Hierarchical outline list of biographical articles about underwater divers
Agnes Milowka This is a list of underwater divers whose exploits have made them notable.[a]
Who is an underwater diver? This list refers to people who are notable for their underwater diving activities and for whom a biographical article exists in Wikipedia. The following lists may also be relevant:
Pioneers of diving Jacques Cousteau Victor Berge – Swedish diving pioneer and author (1891–1974) Alberto Gianni – Italian underwater diver and inventor (1891–1930) James F. Cahill – American scuba diving pioneer (1926–2008)[1] Alphonse and Théodore Carmagnolle – Inventors of an early atmospheric diving suitCharles Condert – American inventor of a failed underwater breathing apparatus Jacques Cousteau – French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author Charles Anthony Deane – Pioneering diving engineer and inventor of a surface supplied diving helmet Guglielmo de Lorena – Underwater archaeologist who invented a diving bell Auguste Denayrouze – French inventor of a demand air supply regulator for underwater diving Philippe Diolé – French author and undersea explorer (1908–1977)Frédéric Dumas – French pioneer of scuba divingTed Eldred – Australian inventor of the single hose diving regulator Maurice Fernez – French inventor and pioneer in underwater breathing apparatus Émile Gagnan – French engineer and co-inventor of the open circuit demand scuba regulator Gary Gentile – American author and pioneering technical diver (1946–)Bret Gilliam – Pioneering technical diver and author (1951–2023)Edmond Halley – English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicistHans Hass – Austrian biologist, film-maker, and underwater diving pioneer (1919–2013)Stig Insulán – Inventor of an adjustable automatic exhaust valve for variable volume dry suitsJim Jarret – Test diver of the first successful atmospheric diving suitYves Le Prieur – French naval officer and inventor of a free-flow scuba systemJohn Lethbridge – English wool merchant who invented a diving machine in 1715William Hogarth Main – Cave diver and scuba configuration experimentalistTom Mount – Pioneering technical and cave diver (1939–2022)Bill Nagle – American wreck diving pioneer (1952–1993) wreck divingPhil Nuytten – Canadian deep-ocean explorer, scientist, and inventor of the NewtsuitJoseph Salim Peress – Pioneering British diving engineerBenoît Rouquayrol – French inventor of an early diving demand regulatorDick Rutkowski – American pioneer in hyperbaric and diving medicine and use of mixed breathing gases for divingJoe Savoie – Diver and inventor of diving helmetsAugustus Siebe – British engineer mostly known for his contributions to diving equipmentCharles Spalding – Scottish confectioner and amateur diving bell designerE. Lee Spence – Underwater archaeologist (1947–)′Robert Sténuit – Belgian journalist, writer, underwater archeologist and the first aquanaut.Philippe Tailliez – French pioneer of scuba diving and underwater photographer (1905–2002)Teseo Tesei – Italian naval officer and pioneering military diver (1909–1941) inventor of human torpedoArne Zetterström – Swedish diver and researcher (1917–1945)Underwater explorers Underwater scientists, environmentalists and archaeologists Eugenie Clarke in 2011 Sylvia Earle prepares to dive in a JIM suit Honor Frost Freedivers Herbert Nitsch Natalia Molchanova Scuba divers John Bennett (diver) – British technical diver and former record holder lost in commercial diving incident Pascal Bernabé – French claimant to scuba diving depth recordJim Bowden (diver) – Record breaking technical and cave diver Mark Ellyatt – British technical diver and previous depth record holderSheck Exley – American cave and deep diving pioneer and record breakerNuno Gomes – South African diver and holder of scuba depth record Simon Mitchell – New Zealand physician and author on diving medicineClaudia Serpieri – Italian technical diver and depth record holderDave Shaw – Australian technical diver and former record holder killed in a diving incidentKrzysztof Starnawski – Polish technical and cave diverSurface supplied and saturation divers Underwater filmmakers Hans Hass Eduard Admetlla i Lázaro – Catalan scuba diving pioneer and underwater filmmakerSamir Alhafith – Australian technical diver, cave explorer and adult underwater filmmakerHenri Bource – Dutch-Australian scuba diver, underwater filmmaker, musician and shark attack survivorScott Cassell – American underwater film maker.Jacques Cousteau – French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and authorBen Cropp – Australian documentary filmmaker, conservationist and spearfishermanHans Hass – Austrian biologist, film-maker, and underwater diving pioneerJill Heinerth – Canadian diver, writer and underwater filmmakerHenry Kaiser (musician) – American guitarist, film director, and scientific diver Ron Taylor – Australian diver and shark cinematographer Valerie Taylor – Australian underwater photographer Stan Waterman – American cinematographer and underwater film producer (1923–2023)Andrew Wight – Australian screenwriter and producer (1959–2012)Underwater photographers Tamara Benitez Peter Scoones Brian Skerry Tamara Benitez – Filipina cinematographerGeorges Beuchat – French inventor, diver and businessmanAdrian Biddle – English cinematographer (1952–2005)Jonathan Bird – American photographer, cinematographer, director and television hostEric Cheng – Taiwanese American entrepreneur and professional photographerNeville Coleman – Australian naturalist, underwater photographer, writer, publisher and educatorJacques Cousteau – French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and authorJohn D. Craig – American businessman, writer, soldier, and diverBen Cropp – Australian documentary filmmaker, conservationist and spearfishermanBernard Delemotte – French diver and photographer (1939–2023)David Doubilet – Underwater photographer and authorJohn Christopher Fine – American marine biologist, wreck diver and authorDermot FitzGerald [Wikidata ] – Irish photographer Rodney Fox – Australian diver, film maker and conservationistRic Frazier – American photographerStephen Frink – Underwater photographer and publisherPeter Gimbel – American filmmaker and underwater photojournalist (1927–1987)Monty Halls – British TV broadcaster, diver and naturalistHans Hass – Austrian biologist, film-maker, and underwater diving pioneerHenry Way Kendall – American particle physicist who won the Nobel Prize in PhysicsRudie Hermann Kuiter – Dutch-born Australian underwater photographer, taxonomist, and marine biologistJoseph B. MacInnis – Canadian physician, author, poet and aquanautLuis Marden – American photographer, explorer, writer, filmmaker, diver, navigator, and linguistAgnes Milowka – Australian cave diverBruce Mozert – American photographerNoel Monkman – New Zealand born Australian filmmaker specialising in underwater photographySteve Parish – British born Australian photographer and publisherZale Parry – American pioneer scuba diver, underwater photographer and actressPierre Petit – French photographer (1831–1909) Leni Riefenstahl – German film director (1902–2003)Peter Scoones – Underwater cameramanBrian Skerry – American photojournalistWesley C. Skiles – American cave diver and cinematographerE. Lee Spence – Underwater archaeologistPhilippe Tailliez – French pioneer of scuba diving and underwater photographerRon Taylor – Australian diver and shark cinematographer Valerie Taylor – Australian underwater photographer Albert Tillman – American educator and underwater diverJohn Veltri – American filmmaker and underwater photographerStan Waterman – American cinematographer and underwater film producer (1923–2023)Michele Westmorland – American underwater photographerJ. Lamar Worzel – American geophysicist and underwater photographerUnderwater artists Christ of the Abyss at San Fruttuoso, Liguria Combat divers, frogmen and saboteurs Lionel Crabb Lionel Crabb – Royal Navy frogman and MI6 diverIan Edward Fraser – Royal Navy Victoria Cross recipient (1920–2008)Sydney Knowles – British naval frogman during and after WWIIJohn H. Lang – American soldier and sailor (1899–1970)Alain Mafart – French military officer convicted for his part in the bombing of the Rainbow WarriorTeseo Tesei – Italian naval officer and pioneering military diverAquanauts Scott Carpenter Sylvia Earle displays samples to aquanaut inside TEKTITE Albert Falco in 2011 Michael Gernhardt Karen Kohanowich Sunita Williams Aquanaut – Diver who remains at depth underwater for longer than 24 hours
Astronauts – Commander, pilot, or crew member of a spacecraft Joseph M. Acaba – American educator, hydrogeologist, and NASA astronautClayton Anderson – Retired NASA astronaut and member of the ISS Expedition 15 crewRichard R. Arnold – American educator and NASA astronautSerena Auñón-Chancellor – American physician, engineer, and NASA astronautMichael Barratt (astronaut) – American aerospace medicine physician and astronaut born 1959 Bob Behnken – US Air Force officer, NASA astronaut and former Chief of the Astronaut Office (born 1970)Randolph Bresnik – United States Marine Corps officer and a NASA astronaut on three expeditionsScott Carpenter – American astronaut and aquanaut (1925–2013)Gregory Chamitoff – Canadian born engineer and NASA astronaut (born 1962)Catherine Coleman – American astronaut, chemist, engineer and USAF colonel (born 1960)Timothy Creamer – NASA flight director, astronaut and US Army officerJeanette Epps – American aerospace engineer and NASA astronaut born 1970Andrew J. Feustel – American-Canadian NASA astronaut and geophysicistMichael Fincke – American astronaut and USAF colonel (born 1967)Satoshi Furukawa – Japanese surgeon and astronaut (born 1964)Ronald J. Garan Jr. – American astronautMichael L. Gernhardt – NASA astronaut and manager of Environmental Physiology Laboratory (born 1956)Chris Hadfield – Canadian astronaut (born 1959)Jeremy Hansen – Canadian astronaut and future lunar explorer (born 1976)José M. Hernández – American engineer and former NASA astronautJohn Herrington – American astronaut, aviator and engineer (born 1958)Akihiko Hoshide – Japanese astronaut and engineer (born 1968)Norishige Kanai – Japanese doctor and astronaut (born 1976)Scott Kelly (astronaut) – American engineer and astronaut (born 1964) Timothy Kopra – Engineer, colonel in the United States Army, and astronautMichael López-Alegría – Spanish-American astronaut (born 1958)Sandra Magnus – American astronaut and engineer (born 1964)Thomas Marshburn – American physician and NASA astronautK. Megan McArthur – American oceanographer and NASA astronaut (born 1971)Jessica Meir – American astronaut and marine biologistDorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger – American astronautAndreas Mogensen – Danish engineer and astronaut (born 1976)Soichi Noguchi – Japanese astronaut and engineer (born 1965)Karen Nyberg – American mechanical engineer and NASA astronautJohn D. Olivas – American engineer and a former NASA astronautTakuya Onishi – Japanese astronaut, engineer and pilot (born 1975)Luca Parmitano – Italian astronaut, pilot and engineer (born 1976)Nicholas Patrick – British-American astronaut and engineer (born 1964)Tim Peake – British Army Air Corps officer and astronaut (born 1972)Thomas Pesquet – French aerospace engineer, pilot, and astronaut (born 1978)Marc Reagan – American Station Training Lead in Mission Operations at NASA's Johnson Space CenterGarrett Reisman – American engineer and former NASA astronaut (born 1968)Kathleen Rubins – American microbiologist and NASA astronautDavid Saint-Jacques – Canadian astronaut (born 1970)Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper – American astronaut and Navy captain (born 1963)Hervé Stevenin – European aquanaut at the European Astronaut Centre (born 1962)Nicole Stott – American engineer and a NASA astronautDaniel M. Tani – American astronaut and engineer (born 1961)Robert Thirsk – Canadian engineer, astronaut and physician (born 1953)Bill Todd – Project Manager for Exploration Analogs at NASA's Johnson Space CenterMark T. Vande Hei – American engineer and NASA astronautKoichi Wakata – Japanese engineer and astronaut (born 1963)Rex J. Walheim – American astronaut, engineer and USAF colonel (born 1962)Shannon Walker – American scientist and NASA astronautDouglas H. Wheelock – American engineer and astronaut (born 1960)Peggy Whitson – American astronaut and biochemistry researcher (born 1960)Dafydd Williams – Canadian astronaut, physician and public speaker (born 1954)Jeffrey Williams (astronaut) – American astronaut and US Army officer (born 1958) Sunita Williams – American astronaut and Navy officer (born 1965)Gregory R. Wiseman – American astronaut, engineer, and naval aviator (born 1975)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Kimiya Yui – Japanese pilot and astronaut (born 1970)Andrew Abercromby – Biomedical engineer from Scotland working for NASATimothy J. Broderick – Professor of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering at the University of CincinnatiBerry L. Cannon – American aquanaut who died in a diving incident (1935–1969)Justin Brown (aquanaut) – American professional aquanaut and habitat technician Steve Chappell – American aerospace engineerRobin Cook (American novelist) – American physician and novelist (born 1940) Craig B. Cooper – American aquanautFabien Cousteau – Aquanaut, ocean conservationist, and documentary filmmakerPhilippe Cousteau – French diver and cinematographer (1940–1979)Jonathan Dory – Human Systems Integration Lead at NASA's Johnson Space CenterSylvia Earle – American marine biologist and lecturerSheck Exley – American cave and deep diving pioneer and record breakerAlbert Falco – French scuba diver, chief diver and captain of the CalypsoChristopher E. Gerty – American aerospace engineer who worked on NASA's Constellation ProgramPaul Hill (flight director) – Former Director of Mission Operations at the NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Mark Hulsbeck – American professional aquanautEmma Hwang – Scientist with Wyle Laboratories and aquanaut on NEEMO 5Les Kaufman – American evolutionary ecologist specializing in aquatic ecosystemsKaren Kohanowich – American aquanaut and ex US Navy diverDominic Landucci – American professional aquanaut and Network Analyst at the NOAA Aquarius Reef BaseJon Lindbergh – American underwater diver (1932–2021)Joseph B. MacInnis – Canadian physician, author, poet and aquanautCraig McKinley (physician) – Canadian physician and aquanaut Simone Melchior – First woman scuba diver and aquanaut (1919–1990)Dick Rutkowski – American pioneer in hyperbaric and diving medicine and use of mixed breathing gases for divingTara Ruttley – Associate Chief Scientist for Microgravity Research at NASA HeadquartersJosef Schmid (flight surgeon) – NASA flight surgeon and Major General in the United States Air Force Reserves Robert Sheats – American Master Diver retired from the United States NavyDewey Smith – American aquanaut. Died in diving accident.Steve Squyres – Professor of Physical Sciences at Cornell UniversityRobert Sténuit – Belgian journalist, writer, underwater archeologist and the first aquanaut.James Talacek – American professional aquanautJoachim Wendler – German aquanaut (1939–1975)Cave divers Graham Balcombe – Pioneering British cave diver (1907–2000)Jon Lindbergh – Pioneering American cave diver and early aquanaut (1932-2021)Jim Bowden – Record breaking technical and cave diver Sheck Exley – American cave and deep diving pioneer and record breaker (1949–1994)Martyn Farr – British cave diver (1951–)Jarrod Jablonski – Pioneer American cave diver, author and previous cave diving record holder (1969–)Artur Kozłowski – Polish cave diver (1977–2011) (1977–2011) Jack Sheppard – British cave diver (1909–2001) Wesley C. Skiles – American cave diver and cinematographer (1958–2010)Krzysztof Starnawski – Polish technical and cave diverRick Stanton – British cave diver who specialises in rescuesPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets (1961/2–) John Volanthen – British volunteer cave diver who specialises in rescues (1971–)Notable for other reasons (to be allocated)
Michael C. Barnette – American underwater diver, author and founder of the Association of Underwater Explorers (born 1971)Leigh Bishop – Diver known for shipwreck exploration and photography (shipwreck discovery)John Chatterton – American wreck diver, co-host for History Channel's Deep Sea Detectives series(shipwreck discovery)Jean-Michel Cousteau – French oceanographic explorerBilly Deans (diver) – American pioneering wreck and technical diver Leonardo D'Imporzano – Italian free-diver and AIDA International JudgeDeon Dreyer – South African diver (1974–1994)Oscar Gugen – Founder of the British Sub-Aqua ClubBob Halstead – Underwater photographer, author, journalist and commentator on the recreational diving industry.Mehgan Heaney-Grier – American free-diver, fashion model, actress, conservationist and television personalityPaul Hosie – Australian cave diverKeith Jessop – British salvage diver and treasure hunterRichie Kohler – American technical diver and shipwreck historianSteve Lewis (diver) – Technical scuba diver and author John Mattera – American wreck diver and author (shipwreck discovery)Lesley Rochat – South African underwater photographer, filmmaker and environmental activistWillard Franklyn Searle – US Navy ocean engineer and developer of diving and salvage equipment and systemsBill Nagle – American wreck diving pioneerAristotelis Zervoudis – Greek professional diver (born 1964)See also Underwater diving portal ^ Notability to qualify for this list is established by having, as a minimum requirement, cited mention in an article on English Wikipedia, in which their notability as a diver is explained. References ^ Hanauer, Eric (1994). Diving pioneers: an oral history of diving in America . San Diego: Watersport Publishing Inc. p. 33. ISBN 0-922769-43-5 . Retrieved 2009-09-08 .
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