Howie Morenz[?], voted top athlete of the 1st half of the 20th century
Bobby Orr, (born 1948), considered by many to be the best ever, revolutionized the role of a defensemen becoming the first to win the scoring title (twice).
... abbot who sailed the Atlantic Ocean
Richard Francis Burton, (1821-1890), looking for the source of the Nile, discovered Lake Tanganyika
Richard E. Byrd, (1888-1957), ...