Disasters
These goos are from the Disasters category, people famous for their connection to a natural disaster or calamity. Browse another way.
Bahia Bakari
miracle off Moroni Go »
Billy Tyne
Thirty years ago, this George Clooney lookalike took his boat to go fishing off the Boston coast and didn't come back. Go »
Bruce Ismay
titanic miscalculation Go »
Charles Joughin
He was there when Oregon went down near New York, but he was the last survivor to evacuate something more famous. Go »
Charles Lightoller
This naval officer in WWI you can't take too lightly, except he's the senior-most officer who survived. Go »
Chesley Sullenberger
Dude. I'm sure you're a great pilot, but I want this goo flying my plane. Go »
Christa McAuliffe
Traveling all over Florida was a blast for this doomed schoolteacher. Go »
David Hahn
Jeez, the worst thing I ever tried to make in my parents' backyard was a treehouse. Go »
Esteban Rojas
in the darkness, you can still make out the face of hope Go »
Gene Kranz
Failure wasn't an option for this mission control director on any of his Apollo missions, including 11 and 13. Go »
Harry R. Truman
On May 18, 1980, this presidential-sounding folk hero got a swift rebuke from nature when he doubted geologists. Go »
Henry Tingle Wilde
Hey mate! Going wild over this chief may give you a splitting headache. Go »
Herbert Morrison
A long-time journalist, he'll always be remembered for reporting on a particular air disaster. Go »
Jack Swigert
Have you ever had one of those bad days at work when everything goes wrong, and it's extra frustrating because you were only there to cover for a sick co-worker? Go »
Jamuna Tamung
The Earth itself has just tried for the third time to shake off this centenarian, and failed again. Go »
Jim Lovell
He was Apollo 11's backup commander in case of a problem, but he found a very famous problem himself as a commander two missions later. Go »
Ludger Sylbaris
This street fighter joined a circus after one explosive morning changed his life. Go »
Margaret Brown
This famous survivor was not really named Molly. Go »
Max Pruss
He'd done it 170 times before, but bad things can happen when you pilot passengers while using hydrogen as a pick-me-up. Go »
Nando Parrado
lived to tell the tale Go »
Red Adair
burned the midnight oil Go »
Roberto Canessa
Alive after crashing in the Andes, his tale of survival horrified his country. Go »
Tammie Jo Shults
She learned to fly Navy fighter jets in the 1990s, so landing one Southwest plane with a damaged engine wasn't going to make her nervous. Go »
Thomas Andrews
Guessing correct answers may be a good thing, but being an architect may not. Go »
Tilly Smith
Are you smarter than a fourth grader? This one predicts tsunamis. Go »
