Thor Heyerdahl [1914-2002] Norwegian Rank: 101 Explorer, Adventurer
Thor Heyerdahl was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in zoology, botany, and geography. He became notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947, in which he sailed 8,000 km across the Pacific Ocean in a hand-built raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands. Alone, Chance, Communication, Funny, Future, Happiness, Nature, Society, Strength, Technology, War | ![](apic/22713.jpg) |