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Ellen MacArthur
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long-distance yachtswoman
Key facts
- Born
- Ellen Patricia MacArthur , ( 1976-07-08 ) 8 July 1976 (age 49) , Whatstandwell , Derbyshire, England
- Occupations
- Sailor charity founder
- Known for
- Previous holder of fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe in a yacht
- Website
- ellenmacarthur .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Patricia
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Whatstandwell
- Occupation
- geographer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- circular economy
- Sport
- sailing
- Official website
- www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org
- Image
- Ellen McArthur, 2010 (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Ellen MacArthur
- date of birth
- 1975-00-00
- birth name
- Ellen Patricia Macartur
- Commons gallery
- Ellen Patricia MacArthur
- member of
- Club of Rome
- social media followers
- 60200
- affiliation string
- Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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Encyclopedic overview
Dame Ellen Patricia MacArthur DBE (born 8 July 1976) is an English retired sailor and charity founder. On 7 February 2005, she broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe, a feat which gained her international renown. She held the record until early 2008. Following her retirement from professional sailing on 2 September 2010, MacArthur announced the launch of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, a charity that works with business and education to promote a circular economy.
Personal life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ellen MacArthur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.