Robert Ballard

Quick Facts

Full Name	Robert Ballard
Occupation	Explorer
Date Of Birth	Jun 30, 1942(1942-06-30)
Age	82
Birthplace	Wichita
Country	United States
Birth City	Kansas
Horoscope	Gemini

Robert Ballard Biography

Robert Ballard is one of the most popular and richest Explorer who was born on June 30, 1942 in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Ocean explorer who discovered the wreckage of Titanic and several other lost vessels.

He was inspired by He was inspired to study what’s at the bottom of the oceans by Jules Verne‘s classic Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.’s classic Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea to explore what’s below the oceans.

In 1991, he married Barbra Ballard. Barbra and he have four children, named Emily, Doug and Todd. His parents were British and German, and his father worked as an engineer at North American Aviation.

Robert Ballard Net Worth

Robert Ballard is one of the richest Explorer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Robert Ballard 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a keen child-researcher on marine life and decided to pursue it as a college major.

He discovered the wreckage of the German battleship Bismarck four years after the Titanic. In 1998, he also found the U.S. carrier Yorktown, which was sunk in WWII.

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Who is Robert Ballard Dating?

According to our records, Robert Ballard married to Barbra Ballard , Marjorie Jacobsen. As of December 1, 2023, Robert Ballard’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Robert Ranked on the list of most popular Explorer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Robert Ballard celebrates birthday on June 30 of every year.

What is Robert Ballard famous for?

Among the most accomplished and well known of the world’s deep-sea explorers, Dr. Robert Ballard is best known for his historic discoveries of hydrothermal vents, the sunken R.M.S. Titanic, the German battleship Bismarck, and numerous other contemporary and ancient shipwrecks around the world.

Who found Titanic first?

(CNN) — In a career that’s spanned more than 60 years, Robert Ballard has conducted over 150 underwater expeditions and made countless significant scientific discoveries. But the renowned oceanographer says he’s made peace with the fact that he will probably always be known as “the man who found Titanic.”

What ships did Robert Ballard discover?

He is most known for the discoveries of the wrecks of the RMS Titanic in 1985, the battleship Bismarck in 1989, and the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in 1998. He discovered the wreck of John F. Kennedy’s PT-109 in 2002 and visited Biuku Gasa and Eroni Kumana, who saved its crew.

Did Robert Ballard find the Titanic by accident?

For many years, there was a shroud of mystery surrounding exactly how it was found. The truth was later declassified by the Department of the Navy. As it turns out, finding the Titanic was a complete accident on the part of US Navy Cmdr. Robert Ballard , who was searching for the wreckage of two Navy nuclear submarines.

Where is Titanic ship now?

The wreck of the Titanic—which was discovered on September 1, 1985—is located at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, some 13,000 feet (4,000 metres) underwater. It is approximately 400 nautical miles (740 km) from Newfoundland, Canada. The ship is in two main pieces, the bow and the stern.