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Sir Ranulph Fiennes

(1944-), Explorer

Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, 3rd Bt

Sitter associated with 20 portraits
Fiennes grew up in South Africa before studying at Eton. He joined the Army in 1963 and served in the Cold War. In 1970 he received the Sultan's Bravery Medal and married Ginny Pepper. Their Transglobe Expedition saw them reach both Poles, cross the Antarctic and Arctic Oceans and circumnavigate the world by its polar axis. In 1984 he received the Polar Medal and in 1993 was made an OBE. Since his wife's death, he has used his expeditions to fundraise: in 2009 he raised £6.2m for Marie Curie as the oldest Briton to reach Everest's summit. At 71, he ran 250 km through the Sahara. In 2018, in his Global Reach Challenge, he aims to have crossed both polar caps and climbed the highest mountain on each continent.

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes, by Chris Levine - NPG P2079

Sir Ranulph Fiennes

by Chris Levine
archival inkjet print, 2017
NPG P2079

Sir Ranulph Fiennes, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x175875

Sir Ranulph Fiennes

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 6 January 1964
NPG x175875

Sir Ranulph Fiennes, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x175885

Sir Ranulph Fiennes

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 6 January 1964
NPG x175885

Sir Ranulph Fiennes, by Chris Winter - NPG x137379

Sir Ranulph Fiennes

by Chris Winter
chromogenic print, 17 September 2012
NPG x137379

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 6 January 1964
NPG x175874

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 6 January 1964
NPG x175876

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 6 January 1964
NPG x175877

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 6 January 1964
NPG x175878

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 6 January 1964
NPG x175879

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 6 January 1964
NPG x175880

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 6 January 1964
NPG x175881

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 6 January 1964
NPG x175882

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 6 January 1964
NPG x175883

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 6 January 1964
NPG x175884

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 25 July 1966
NPG x176671

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 25 July 1966
NPG x176672

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 25 July 1966
NPG x176673

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 25 July 1966
NPG x176674

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate film negative, 25 July 1966
NPG x176675

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