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Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Bt OBE
Sir Ranulph Fiennes at Wexas in 2014
Fiennes in 2014
Born
Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes

(1944-03-07) 7 March 1944 (age 80)
Windsor, Berkshire, England
Alma materMons Officer Cadet School
Occupation(s)British Army Officer; explorer and travel writer
Spouses
Ginny Pepper
(m. 1970; died 2004)
Louise Millington
(m. 2005)
Children1
Relatives
  • Mark Fiennes (third cousin)
  • Joseph Fiennes
    (third cousin, once removed)
  • Magnus Fiennes
    (third cousin, once removed)
  • Martha Fiennes
    (third cousin, once removed)
  • Ralph Fiennes
    (third cousin, once removed)
  • Sophie Fiennes
    (third cousin, once removed)
  • Hero Fiennes Tiffin
    (third cousin, twice removed)
Awards
  • Order of the British Empire
  • Polar Medal (with double clasp)
Military career
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1963–1983
RankLieutenant
Service number474357
Unit
  • Royal Scots Greys
    (1963–1966, 1966–1968)
  • 22 SAS (1966)
  • Royal Army of Oman (1967–1970)
  • 22 SAS (R Sqn) (1970–1971)
  • 21 SAS (1971–1983)

Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Baronet OBE (born 7 March 1944), commonly known as Sir Ranulph Fiennes (/ˈrænʌlf ˈfnz/) and sometimes as Ran Fiennes,[a] is a British explorer, writer and poet, who holds several endurance records.

Fiennes served in the British Army for eight years, including a period on counter-insurgency service while attached to the Army of the Sultanate of Oman. He later undertook numerous expeditions and was the first person to visit both the North Pole and South Pole by surface means and the first to completely cross Antarctica on foot. In May 2009, at the age of 65, he reached the summit of Mount Everest.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records in 1984, he was the world's greatest living explorer.[1] Fiennes has written numerous books about his army service and his expeditions as well as books on explorers Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton.


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  1. ^ "SPOTLIGHT SERIES 60th ICONS". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

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