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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 ...
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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 transport only...
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.
Jan 31, 2023 · Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3 rd Baronet and Order of the British Empire, is commonly regarded as one of the greatest British explorers. He was named the World’s Greatest Living Explorer by the Guinness Book of World Records in 1984 for his pioneering expeditions and journeys around the globe. Sir Ranulph Fiennes (as he is more ...
The Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes Baronetcy, of Banbury in the County of Oxford, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created in the 1916 Birthday Honours for the Liberal politician and decorated military officer the Hon. Eustace Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes. [3]
