John Hanning Speke
John Hanning Speke was born on May 4, 1827. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About John Hanning Speke
John Hanning Speke (4 May 1827 – 15 September 1864) was an English explorer and army officer who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa. He is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and, with Richard Burton, was the first European to reach Lake Victoria.