Robert Ballard Net Worth, Age, Family, Daughter, Alive

Robert Ballard Net Worth, Age, Family, Daughter, Alive

Robert Ballard Net Worth

Robert Ballard, an American retired Navy officer whose full name is Robert Duane Ballard has a net worth of $10 million USD.

Profile Summary

Net Worth$10 million USD
NameRobert Ballard
Full NameRobert Duane Ballard
GenderMale
BornJune 30, 1942
Age81 years old (as of 2023)
Place of birthWichita, Kansas, U.S.
ChildrenBen Ballard, Emily Ballard, Doug Ballard, Todd Ballard
WifeBarbra Ballard (m. 1991), Marjorie Jacobsen (m. 1966–1990)
NationalityAmerican

Robert Ballard Biography

Robert Ballard, a retired American Navy officer and oceanography professor at the University of Rhode Island, is famous for finding shipwrecks like the Titanic and Bismarck. Also, read more about Dave Stewart

He also discovered hydrothermal vents. Ballard established the JASON Project and led ocean exploration on the research vessel E/V Nautilus.

He got interested in underwater exploration from watching the movie "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." During high school, he joined oceanographers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Read more about Reginald Ballard

He graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and worked on submersible projects. Ballard earned a Ph.D. in marine geology and geophysics from the University of Rhode Island.

Robert Ballard Age

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The American retired Navy officer was born on June 30, 1942, in Wichita, Kansas, United States of America. Robert Ballard is 81 years old as of 2023. 

Robert Ballard Wife

Ballard got married to Marjorie Jacobsen in 1966 and they got divorced in 1990. He got married again in 1991 to Barbara Earle. Ballard has three sons and one daughter.





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