A selection of the fascinating individuals National Geographic supports
Adventure
- Conrad Anker, Climber
- Robert Ballard, Ocean Explorer
- Barry Bishop, Climber/Photographer
- Jon Bowermaster, Writer/Filmmaker
- Kenny Broad, Environmental Anthropologist
- Jimmy Chin, Climber/Photographer
- Christina Conlee, Archaeologist
- David de Rothschild, Environmental Storyteller
- Joshua Howard, Photojournalist/Filmmaker
- Trip Jennings, Filmmaker
- Kakani Katija, Bioengineer
- Mattias Klum, Photographer/Filmmaker
- Eric Leifer, River Guide and Outfitter
- Andy Maser, Filmmaker
- Børge Ousland, Polar Explorer
- Mark Polzer, Maritime Archaeologist
- Chris Rainier, Photographer
- Kira Salak, Writer/Adventurer
- Tim Samaras, Severe-Storms Researcher
- Stephen Sillett, Forest Scientist
- Becca Skinner, Photographer
- Andrew Skurka, Photographer, Filmmaker, and Explorer
- Bryan Smith, Filmmaker
- Will Steger, Polar Explorer (Emeritus)
- Victor Thompson, Anthropologist
- Bradford and Barbara Washburn, Climbers (Honorary)
Ancient World
- Zeresenay Alemseged, Paleontologist
- Mark Aldenderfer, Archaeologist
- Robert Ballard, Ocean Explorer
- Ronald Beckett, Anthropologist
- Lee Berger, Paleoanthropologist
- Constanza Ceruti, Anthropologist/Archaeologist
- Christina Conlee, Archaeologist
- Katy Croff, Archaeological Oceanographer
- Guillermo de Anda, Underwater Archaeologist
- Francisco Estrada-Belli, Archaeologist
- Alexander Geurds, Archaeologist
- Fredrik Hiebert, Archaeologist
- Salima Ikram, Archaeologist
- John Kelly, Archaeologist
- Meave and Louise Leakey, Paleontologists
- Thomas Levy, Archaeologist
- Albert Yu-Min Lin, Research Scientist and Engineer
- Phillip Manning, Paleontologist/Writer
- Julia Mayo Torne, Archaeologist
- Bolortsetseg Minjin, Paleontologist
- Bobby Model, Photographer/Climber
- Sarah Parcak, Archaeologist
- Dario Piombino-Mascali, Anthropologist
- Mark Polzer, Maritime Archaeologist
- Johan Reinhard, Anthropologist
- Jeffrey Rose, Archaeologist
- Kenneth Rose, Vertebrate Paleontologist/Anatomist
- William Saturno, Archaeologist
- Paul Sereno, Paleontologist
- Donald Slater, Archaeologist
- Daniel Torres Etayo, Archaeologist
Animals
- Jacinta Beehner, Biologist
- Inogwabini Bila-Isia, Conservationist
- Stephen Blake, Biologist
- Dee Boersma, Biologist
- Isabelle Charrier, Biologist
- Lisa Dabek, Conservationist
- Lucy Cooke, Digital Storyteller/Zoologist
- Iain Couzin, Behavioral Ecologist
- Jenny Daltry, Herpetologist
- Aparajita Datta, Wildlife Biologist
- Jared Diamond, Geographer
- Amy Dickman, Animal Conservationist
- Luke Dollar, Conservation Scientist
- Dorothy Fragaszy, Ethologist
- Matt Goode, Ecologist/ Conservation Biologist
- Jane Goodall, Primatologist (Emeritus)
- Samuel H. Gruber, Biologist
- Tyrone Hayes, Biologist and Herpetologist
- Kristofer Helgen, Zoologist
- Amy Hessl, Conservationist
- Zeb Hogan, Ecologist/Photographer
- Shafqat Hussain, Conservationist
- Louis Jacobs, Vertebrate Paleontologist
- Trip Jennings, Filmmaker
- Pieter Johnson, Biologist
- Dereck and Beverly Joubert, Filmmakers/Conservationists
- Paula Kahumbu, Wildlife Conservationist
- Krithi Karanth, Conservation Biologist
- Kakani Katija, Bioengineer
- Pete Klimley, Ethologist
- Cheryl Knott, Biological Anthropologist
- Jonathan Kolby, Conservationist
- Laly Lichtenfeld, Conservationist
- Michael Lombardi, Author/Environmentalist
- Elizabeth Lonsdorf, Primatologist
- Neil Losin, Biologist, Photographer, and Filmmaker
- Thomas E. Lovejoy, Tropical and Conservation Biologist
- John Makombo, Conservationist
- Malik Marjan, Wildlife Biologist/Conservationist
- Dino Martins, Entomologist
- Dash Masland, Marine Biologist
- Mireya Mayor, Primatologist/Conservationist
- Gus Mills, Conservationist
- Brad Norman, Marine Conservationist
- Martin Nweeia, Marine Mammal Biologist/Anthropologist
- Jorge Orejuela, Conservationist
- Eric Patterson, Biologist
- Joshua Ponte, Musical Explorer/Filmmaker
- Joyce Poole, Ethologist/Conservationist
- Jill Pruetz, Biological Anthropologist
- Nicholas Pyenson, Curator
- Denise Marçal Rambaldi, Conservationist
- Andrea Reid, Biologist
- Diana Reiss, Biologist
- Joe Riis, Wildlife Photojournalist
- Katsufumi Sato, Behavioral Ecologist
- William Saturno, Archaeologist
- Çağan Hakkı Şekercioğlu, Ornithologist/Conservation Ecologist
- Tuy Sereivathana, Conservationist
- Adrian Seymour, Wildlife Ecologist/Filmmaker
- Hammerskjoeld Simwinga, Wildlife Conservationist
- Emma Stokes, Conservationist/Wildlife Researcher
- Kyle Summers, Biologist
- Zoltan Takacs, Herpetologist and Toxinologist
- Tierney Thys, Marine Biologist and Filmmaker
- Jose Urteaga, Marine Biologist and Conservationist
- T.N.C. Vidya, Biologist
- Samuel Wasser, Biologist
- Martin Wikelski, Zoologist/Physiological Ecologist
- Rory Wilson, Zoologist
- Steve Winter, Photographer
- Bernd Würsig, Biologist
Environment
- Saleem H. Ali, Environmental Scientist
- Jacinta Beehner, Biologist
- Inogwabini Bila-Isia, Conservationist
- Jon Bowermaster, Writer/Filmmaker
- Jennifer Burney, Environmental Scientist
- Alton Byers, Geographer
- Alexandra Cousteau, Social Environmental Advocate
- Katy Croff, Archaeological Oceanographer
- Thomas Taha Rassam Culhane, Urban Planner
- Aparajita Datta, Wildlife Biologist
- Roman Dial, Biologist
- Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer
- Moi Enomenga, Conservationist
- Corneille Ewango, Tropical Botanist
- Maria Fadiman, Ethnobotanist
- J. Michael Fay, Conservationist
- John Francis, Conservationist
- Drew Fulton, Photographer
- Sean Gerrity, Conservationist
- Jerry Glover, Agroecologist
- Greg Goldsmith, Tropical Ecologist
- Grace Gobbo, Ethnobotanist
- Beverly Goodman, Geo-Archaeologist
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Yu-Guo Guo,
Chemist - Osvel Hinojosa Huerta, Conservationist
- Ben Horton, Photographer
- Jørn Hurum, Paleontologist
- Jaime Incer, Conservationist
- Fatima Jama Jibrell, Conservationist
- Mattias Klum, Photographer/Filmmaker
- Sasha Kramer, Ecologist
- Cynthia Liutkus, Geologist
- Mark Lynas, Broadcast Commentator, Journalist, and Author
- Zephaniah Phiri Maseko, Sustainable Farmer and Water Conservationist
- Christine Meynard, Ecologist
- Tsetsegee Munkhbayar, Environmental Conservationist
- Harini Nagendra, Researcher
- Mark Olson, Plant Biologist
- Sandra Postel, Freshwater Conservationist
- Jill Pruetz, Biological Anthropologist
- Andrés Ruzo, Geothermal Researcher
- Enric Sala, Marine Ecologist
- Stephen H. Schneider, Climatologist
- Beth Shapiro, Molecular Biologist
- Cid Simoes and Paola Segura, Agriculturists
- Stephen Sillett, Forest Scientist
- Kenneth Sims, Geologist
- Vitor Osmar Becker & Clemira Ordoñez Souza, Conservationists
- George Steinmetz, Photographer
- Shannon Switzer, Photojournalist/Water Conservationist
- Ibrahim Togola, Engineer
- Katey Walter Anthony, Aquatic Ecologist/Biogeochemist
- Bradford and Barbara Washburn, Climbers (Honorary)
- Jon Waterhouse, Environmental Steward
- Staffan Widstrand, Photographer/Writer
- Nathan Wolfe, Epidemiologist
- Samuel H. Gruber, Biologist
- Trip Jennings, Filmmaker
Society and Culture
- Emily Ainsworth, Anthropologist
- Stephon Alexander, Physicist
- Stephen Ambrose, Historian (Emeritus)
- Gregory Anderson, Linguist
- Ken Banks, Mobile Technology Innovator
- Lee Berger, Paleoanthropologist
- Dan Buettner, Author
- Amber Case, Cyborg Anthropologist
- Thomas Taha Rassam Culhane, Urban Planner
- John Bul Dau, Humanitarian
- Wade Davis, Anthropologist and Ethnobotanist
- David de Rothschild, Environmental Storyteller
- Feliciano dos Santos, Musician/Activist
- David Harrison, Linguist
- Barrington Irving, Pilot and Educator
- Meave and Louise Leakey, Paleontologists
- Christine Lee, Bio-Archaeologist
- Joseph Lekuton, Teacher
- Albert Yu-Min Lin, Research Scientist and Engineer
- Elizabeth Kapu'uwailani Lindsey, Filmmaker/Anthropologist
- Juan Martinez, Environmentalist
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Patrick Meier,
Crisis Mapper - Ashley Murray, Wastewater Engineer
- Kakenya Ntaiya, Educator/Activist
- Aydogan Ozcan, Electrical Engineer
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Jake Porway,
Data Scientist - Jill Pruetz, Biological Anthropologist
- Losang Rabgey, Tibetan Studies Expert
- Daniel Raven-Ellison, Guerrilla Geographer
- Reza, Photographer/Humanitarian
- Amanda Rivkin, Photographer
- Aziz Abu Sarah, Cultural Educator
- Barton Seaver, Chef and Conservationist
- Maurizio Seracini, Cultural Heritage Engineer
- Beth Shapiro, Molecular Biologist
- Hayat Sindi, Science Entrepreneur
- Zinhle Thabethe, Humanitarian and Musician
- Roshini Thinakaran, Filmmaker/Globalist
- Sol Guy and Josh Thome, New Media Cultural Storytellers
- Spencer Wells, Geneticist
- Michael Wesch, Cultural Anthropologist/Media Ecologist
- Andrew Zolli, Futurist
Photography/Filmmaking
- Emily Ainsworth, Anthropologist
- Jon Bowermaster, Writer/Filmmaker
- James Cameron, Filmmaker/Inventor
- Jimmy Chin, Climber/Photographer
- Trevor Frost, Photographer/Filmmaker
- Drew Fulton, Photographer
- Zeb Hogan, Ecologist/Photographer
- Ben Horton, Photographer
- Joshua Howard, Photojournalist/Filmmaker
- Trip Jennings, Filmmaker
- Dereck and Beverly Joubert, Filmmakers/Conservationists
- Mattias Klum, Photographer/Filmmaker
- Natalia Ledford, Filmmaker
- Elizabeth Kapu'uwailani Lindsey, Filmmaker/Anthropologist
- Neil Losin, Biologist, Photographer, and Filmmaker
- Max Lowe, Photographer/Writer
- Andy Maser, Filmmaker
- Bobby Model, Photographer/Climber
- Joshua Ponte, Musical Explorer/Filmmaker
- Chris Rainier, Photographer
- Reza, Photographer/Humanitarian
- Joe Riis, Wildlife Photojournalist
- Amanda Rivkin, Photographer
- Becca Skinner, Photographer
- Andrew Skurka, Photographer, Filmmaker, and Explorer
- Bryan Smith, Filmmaker
- George Steinmetz, Photographer
- Shannon Switzer, Photojournalist/Water Conservationist
- Roshini Thinakaran, Filmmaker/Globalist
- Sol Guy and Josh Thome, New Media Cultural Storytellers
- Tierney Thys, Marine Biologist/Filmmaker
- Anand Varma, Natural History Photographer
- Carlton Ward, Photographer
- Staffan Widstrand, Photographer/Writer
- Steve Winter, Photographer
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