# Bret Gilliam

> Bret Clifton Gilliam was an American pioneering technical diver. He was most famous as co-founder of the certification agency Technical Diving International along with Mitch Skaggs, and as the one time holder of the world record for deep diving on air. He is also one of diving's most popular writers. Gilliam is the author or coauthor of 72 books, over 1500 feature magazine articles, and over 100 magazine cover photos. In his diving career he has logged over 19,000 dives since 1959.

*American writer and underwater diver*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1951-02-03
- **Died:** 2023-10-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Bret Clifton Gilliam was an American pioneering technical diver. He was most famous as co-founder of the certification agency Technical Diving International along with Mitch Skaggs, and as the one time holder of the world record for deep diving on air. He is also one of diving's most popular writers. Gilliam is the author or coauthor of 72 books, over 1500 feature magazine articles, and over 100 magazine cover photos. In his diving career he has logged over 19,000 dives since 1959.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 40.8
- **Momentum:** 2.8

## Sources
- [Bret Gilliam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_Gilliam)
- [بريت جيليام](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA_%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85)
- [بریٹ گیلیم](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%B9_%DA%AF%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%85)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4961932)

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