Historical figures in Geographic North Pole
The atlas holds 3 people and 3 moments here, from 1926 to 1985. The most recorded lives are Neil Armstrong, Roald Amundsen and Edmund Hillary. Among them Educators and Explorers, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Neil Armstrong
in 1985
1 moment here
American naval aviator, research test pilot, NASA astronaut, aerospace administrator, and professor.…
Roald Amundsen
in 1926
1 moment here
Norwegian polar explorer Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (1872–1928) led the first successful transit of the Northwest Passage, reached the South…
Edmund Hillary
in 1985
1 moment here
New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, diplomat, and philanthropist. Hillary became internationally known after reaching Mount Everest’s summit with…
Moments
- 1926 Flies over the North Pole Roald Amundsen
- 1985 North Pole ski-plane landing Edmund Hillary
- 1985 North Pole expedition Neil Armstrong