Howard Hawks (May 30, 1896 - December 26, 1977) is one of the more critically acclaimed directors of the Classic Hollywood Era[?], though he is not generally well-known among the public. Hawkes directed films considered to be classics in a number of different genres.
... physicist and explorer
Jacques Piccard[?], (born 1922), undersea explorer
Francisco Pizarro, (1471-1541), conqueror of the Inca Empire
Marco Polo, (1254-1323), ...