List of people who have gone over Niagara Falls

The first recorded person to survive going over the falls was school teacher Annie Edson Taylor, who in 1901 successfully completed the stunt inside an oak barrel.

The first documented survival of a trip over Niagara Falls was that of school teacher Annie Edson Taylor in 1901.

Taylor went over the falls in an oak barrel as part of a stunt in an attempt to bring her financial security.

[1] Other daredevil attempts have been made by Bobby Leach, Charles Stephens, Jean Lussier, Karel Soucek, and Steve Trotter.

[6] Following the death of daredevil William "Red" Hill, Jr. in 1951, Ontario Premier Leslie Frost issued an order to the Niagara Parks Commission to arrest anyone found to be performing stunts at the falls.

Niagara Falls as viewed from the Canadian side of the river. The three individual falls from left to right are American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, and Horseshoe Falls.
Joseph Avery stranded in Niagara River
Annie Edson Taylor posing with her wooden barrel (1901)
Ed Delahanty with the Washington Senators in 1903
Bobby Leach posing with his steel barrel (1911)
Charles Stephens in his barrel, prior to his fatal July 1920 attempt