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Vivian Fuchs

1908 - 1999

Vivian Fuchs

Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs ( FUUKS; 11 February 1908 – 11 November 1999) was an English scientist-explorer and expedition organizer. He led the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition which reached the South Pole overland in 1958. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vivian Fuchs is the 365th most popular explorer (up from 393rd in 2019), the 3,278th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,440th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Vivian Fuchs ranks 365 out of 498. Before him are Albert von Le Coq, Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs, Edward S. Curtis, Theodor von Heuglin, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, and Piet Retief. After him are Eudoxus of Cyzicus, John Biscoe, Stepan Krasheninnikov, Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie, Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, and Miguel Corte-Real.

Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia

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Albert von Le Coq
1860 - 1930
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 359
Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs
1831 - 1896
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 360
Edward S. Curtis
1868 - 1952
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 361
Theodor von Heuglin
1824 - 1876
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 362
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
1661 - 1706
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 363
Piet Retief
1780 - 1838
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 364
Vivian Fuchs
1908 - 1999
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 365
Eudoxus of Cyzicus
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 366
John Biscoe
1794 - 1843
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 367
Stepan Krasheninnikov
1711 - 1755
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 368
Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie
1815 - 1893
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 369
Alexandre de Serpa Pinto
1846 - 1900
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 370
Miguel Corte-Real
1448 - 1502
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 371

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Vivian Fuchs ranks 226. Before him are Gustavo Marzi, Ludwig Goldbrunner, Artem Alikhanian, Harald Reinl, Frol Kozlov, and Arturo de Córdova. After him are Mohammad Natsir, Helen Jacobs, František Douda, Gunnar Olsson, Nils Poppe, and Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ. Among people deceased in 1999, Vivian Fuchs ranks 168. Before him are Albert Charles Smith, Igor M. Diakonoff, Minoru Chiaki, Jacques Lecoq, Riccardo Cucciolla, and Fritzi Burger. After him are Alfred Bickel, Lee Falk, Horst Frank, Carlos Hathcock, Josef Zeman, and Galina Bystrova.

Others Born in 1908

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Gustavo Marzi
ATHLETE
1908 - 1966
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 220
Ludwig Goldbrunner
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1981
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 221
Artem Alikhanian
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1978
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 222
Harald Reinl
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1986
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 223
Frol Kozlov
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1965
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 224
Arturo de Córdova
ACTOR
1908 - 1973
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 225
Vivian Fuchs
EXPLORER
1908 - 1999
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 226
Mohammad Natsir
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1993
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 227
Helen Jacobs
TENNIS PLAYER
1908 - 1997
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 228
František Douda
ATHLETE
1908 - 1990
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 229
Gunnar Olsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1974
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 230
Nils Poppe
ACTOR
1908 - 2000
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 231
Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1976
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 232

Others Deceased in 1999

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Albert Charles Smith
BIOLOGIST
1906 - 1999
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 162
Igor M. Diakonoff
LINGUIST
1914 - 1999
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 163
Minoru Chiaki
ACTOR
1917 - 1999
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 164
Jacques Lecoq
ACTOR
1921 - 1999
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 165
Riccardo Cucciolla
ACTOR
1924 - 1999
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 166
Fritzi Burger
SKATER
1910 - 1999
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 167
Vivian Fuchs
EXPLORER
1908 - 1999
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 168
Alfred Bickel
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1999
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 169
Lee Falk
COMIC ARTIST
1911 - 1999
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 170
Horst Frank
ACTOR
1929 - 1999
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 171
Carlos Hathcock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1942 - 1999
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 172
Josef Zeman
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1999
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 173
Galina Bystrova
ATHLETE
1934 - 1999
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 174

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Vivian Fuchs ranks 3,279 out of 8,785. Before him are Norman Read (1931), John Peel (1939), Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury (1400), John D. Barrow (1952), Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (1435), and William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (1891). After him are Flora Sandes (1876), James Sowerby (1757), Harry Gregson-Williams (1961), John Bradley (1988), Harry Edwin Wood (1881), and Thomas Nuttall (1786).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Norman Read
ATHLETE
1931 - 1994
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 3,273
John Peel
PRESENTER
1939 - 2004
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 3,274
Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury
POLITICIAN
1400 - 1460
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 3,275
John D. Barrow
PHYSICIST
1952 - 2020
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 3,276
Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby
POLITICIAN
1435 - 1504
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 3,277
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1970
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 3,278
Vivian Fuchs
EXPLORER
1908 - 1999
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 3,279
Flora Sandes
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1876 - 1956
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 3,280
James Sowerby
BIOLOGIST
1757 - 1822
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 3,281
Harry Gregson-Williams
COMPOSER
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 3,282
John Bradley
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 3,283
Harry Edwin Wood
ASTRONOMER
1881 - 1946
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 3,284
Thomas Nuttall
BIOLOGIST
1786 - 1859
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 3,285