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Henry Worsley

1960 - 2016

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Lieutenant Colonel Alastair Edward Henry Worsley, (4 October 1960 – 24 January 2016) was a British explorer and British Army officer. He was part of a 2009 expedition that retraced Ernest Shackleton's footsteps in the Antarctic. Worsley died in 2016 while attempting to complete the first solo and unaided crossing of the Antarctic. He trekked more than 900 miles (1450 km) but was forced by exhaustion and ill health to call for help 126 miles (200 km) from his journey's intended end. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Worsley is the 484th most popular explorer (up from 497th in 2019), the 5,687th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,707th in 2019) and the 79th most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Henry Worsley ranks 484 out of 498. Before him are Harry Johnston, David Thompson, Hamilton Hume, Ellen MacArthur, Adolphus Greely, and Wiley Post. After him are John Oxley, Benjamin Morrell, Erling Kagge, John Rae, William Lashly, and James Wordie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Henry Worsley ranks 533. Before him are Makoto Sugiyama, Rosario Fiorello, Ioan Andone, Kaz Hirai, Kenny Garrett, and Charles Ng. After him are Aleksandr Uvarov, Bill Johnson, Michel Faber, Dean Malenko, Claudio Langes, and Tomás Reñones. Among people deceased in 2016, Henry Worsley ranks 536. Before him are Elizaveta Glinka, Andrew Sachs, Clyde Lovellette, Ashot Anastasian, Rod Temperton, and Toimi Pitkänen. After him are Patrick Manning, Bill Johnson, M. Balamuralikrishna, Nené, Tage Henriksen, and Zyta Gilowska.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Worsley ranks 5,689 out of 8,785. Before him are Jimmy Murphy (1910), Jenny Beavan (1950), Ian Livingstone (1949), Barriemore Barlow (1949), Lionel Atwill (1885), and Walter Chaffe (1870). After him are Reginald Hill (1936), Danny Welbeck (1990), Peter Christopherson (1955), William Gott (1897), Roland Young (1887), and A. H. Albut (null).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Henry Worsley ranks 79. Before him are Thomas Button (1575), Henry Robertson Bowers (1883), Bartholomew Gosnold (1572), Harry Johnston (1858), David Thompson (1770), and Ellen MacArthur (1976). After him are John Oxley (1785), John Rae (1813), William Lashly (1867), James Wordie (1889), and Thomas Mitchell (1792).

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