Steve Fossett

James Stephen Fossett was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon and in a fixed-wing aircraft.

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Who was born first?

• Steve Fossett and Ranulph Fiennes were born the same year
• Steve Fossett and Reinhold Messner were born the same year
• Steve Fossett was born 1 year after Colin Baker
• Steve Fossett was born 1 year after Sylvester McCoy
• Steve Fossett was born 2 years after Peter Habeler

Timeline

1. Peter HabelerJuly 22, 1942 – present
2. Colin BakerJune 8, 1943 – present
3. Sylvester McCoyAugust 20, 1943 – present
4. Ranulph FiennesMarch 7, 1944 – present
5. Reinhold MessnerSeptember 17, 1944 – present
6. Steve Fossett (this page)April 22, 1944 – September 3, 2007

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