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- Birth nameJames Stephen Fossett
- Steve Fossett was born on April 22, 1944 in Jackson, Tennessee, USA. He is known for Nova (1974), Explorations (2003) and Dateline NBC (1992). He was married to Peggy Viehland. He died on September 3, 2007 in Inyo National Forest, California, USA.
- SpousePeggy Viehland(1968 - September 3, 2007) (his death)
- American aviator, sailor and adventurer, best known for breaking 116 world records in five different sports.
- Circumnavigated the globe nonstop and unrefueled in 76 hours, 45 minutes in the GlobalFlyer, also setting the record for the longest flight by any aircraft in history with a distance of 26,389 miles (2006).
- Succeeded in becoming the first person to achieve a solo balloon flight around the world on his sixth attempt (2002).
- Owned homes in Beaver Creek, Colorado and Chicago as well as a vacation home in Carmel, California.
- Good friends with billionaires Richard Branson and Barron Hilton, grandfather of Paris Hilton.
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