Which people achieved significant fame or success in two or more completely different careers or areas of life?

Some people race on the roads. Some fly in the skies. But this one man, has done both - from scorching the rubber on Formula1 tracks to running a successful airline company. He is arguably one of the world's most famous Austrian! The F1 Career: He is widely considered as a Formula 1 legend and one of the most courageous racing heroes ever. ​ He won the F1 World Champion ship for the first time in 1975. ​ However, life in the circuit is fraught with risks. In 1976, he suffered a crash and almost died. ​ He survived but was scarred for life. ​ But don't you think that it stopped him. He came back. He raced. Again. And went on to win two more World Championships. ​ His rivarly with McLaren's racer James Hunt was brought onto the silver screen by Ron Howard. ​ And then he retired. But only from the sport and embarked on another career. Soaring the skies: He established 'Lauda Air' in 1979 with an operating base at Vienna International Airport. But he didn't have enough money to get the airplanes flying. He got back to racing. Made money. Retired again. But only this time, 'Lauda Air' took off. ​ The initial days of 'Lauda Air' were in the form of charter and cargo business and he himself had earned a commercial pilot license and often flew his own planes. ​ The business expanded. He got into international routes and started operating a commercial airliner as well. Life wasn't smooth though. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauda_Air_Flight_004 crashed in Thailand killing 223 people on board. It was an airplane which he himself had flown multiple times. ​ Investigation proved that the accident primarily occurred because of a mechanical error. He fought hard and established the reputation which the airline once had. Eventually, in 1991, Lauda Air was merged into Austrian Airlines. Back on the ground: He is currently a commentator and consultant for Formula 1 teams. His name is Niki Lauda. And that is one amazing life to live ! ​ References and further reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niki_Lauda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauda_Air_Flight_004 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niki_(airline) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauda_Air Thanks for the A2A . Image Courtesy: Internet

Peter Garett : lead singer of midnight oil and later minister for the environment in Australia Yannick Noah : famous french tennisman that now "sings" (younger generations don't even know he was a tennis legend) Numerous actresses that make music, and the other way round, Scarlet Johanson, Björk ...(Dancers in the dark was a brillant movie) Leonardo Da Vinci : science, arts, study of anatomy ... Gandhi : brillant lawyer, philosopher, pacific protester ...

Howard Hughes was American business magnate,investor,aviator,engineer, film producer, director, and philanthropist. He was also one of the wealthiest people in the world during his time.The 2004 movie The Aviator,directed by Martin Scorcese was based on his life.More about him on the Wikipedia page here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hughes

Can Richard Branson be included? Music, Airlines, Mobile phones, Accommodation Donald Trump? Real estate, casinos, model pageants, reality shows Elle Macpherson? Modeling, fashion design Steve Jobs? Software, Hardware, Films Hmm there's gotta be HEAPS!

The Bohr brothers. Niels and Harald Bohr. The two both played football. Harald won a silver medal in Olympics for Denmark, while Niels was also a professional player. Harald was a mathematician and founded the field of almost periodic functions. Niels was a physicist and won a Nobel.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Alan_Thomas Twice British Chess Champion. 21-time All-England Open Badminton champion. Semi-finalist, Wimbledon men's doubles in tennis.

Rene Lacoste? Tennis, clothes business. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Lacoste Thomas Edison? sciense,business (over 1000 patents, founder of general electrics)

Omar Sharif is very famous as a bridge player. I'm told he also acted in some movies.