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Fiennes inherited his father's baronetcy, becoming the 3rd Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes baronet, at his birth. After the war his mother moved the family to South Africa , where he remained until he was 12.
- 1963–1971
6 days ago · Sir Ranulph Fiennes (born March 7, 1944, Windsor, Berkshire, England) British adventurer, pioneering polar explorer, and writer, who, among his many exploits, in 1979–82 led the first north-south surface circumnavigation of the world (i.e., along a meridian). Fiennes inherited the baronetcy at birth, as his father, an army officer, had ...
Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet, OBE (born 7 March 1944), better known as Ranulph Fiennes, is a British expedition leader and holder of several endurance records. After failing his A-levels at Eton, Sir Ranulph served in the British Army for eight years, including a period in counter-insurgency service while attached to the ...
Oct 4, 2007 · In the spring of 1979, a few months before Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd baronet, set off to circumnavigate the globe along the Greenwich meridian using surface...
Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet OBE (born 7 March 1944), commonly known as Sir Ranulph Fiennes ( / ˈrænʌlf ˈfaɪnz /) and sometimes as Ran Fiennes, is a British explorer, writer and poet, who holds several endurance records.
Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet OBE (born 7 March 1944), usually known simply as Ranulph (Ran) Fiennes, is a British explorer and holder of several endurance records. He is known to be the first man to visit both the north and south poles by land. Achievments. Since the 1960s Fiennes has been an explorer. He led expeditions ...
His birth took place on March 7, 1944, in Windsor, Berkshire, England. Ranulph’s father was a Lieutenant Colonel, who died 4 months before his birth. Following the death of his father, Ranulph received his baronetcy in inheritance and became the 3rd Baronet of Banbury.
