Robin Knox-Johnston, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Robin Knox-Johnston

British yacht racer

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1939

Place of Birth: Putney, England, United Kingdom

Profession: explorer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Sir William Robert Patrick Knox-Johnston * (born 17 March 1939) is a British sailor.
In 1969, he became the first person to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe.
Along with Sir Peter Blake, he won the second Jules Verne Trophy, for which they were also named the ISAF Yachtsman of the Year award.
In 2007, at the age of 67, he set a record as the oldest yachtsman to complete a round the world solo voyage in the Velux 5 Oceans Race.