John Franklin

John Franklin

male, deceased (1847)
Rear Admiral Sir John Franklin FRGS (April 15, 1786 - June 11, 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer who mapped almost two...
Martin Frobisher

Martin Frobisher

male, deceased (1594)
Martin Frobisher was an English seaman (from Wakefield, Yorkshire) who made three voyages to the New World to look for the Northwest Passage. All...
John Ross

John Ross

male, deceased (1856)
Sir John Ross (June 24, 1777 - August 30, 1856) was a Scottish rear admiral and Arctic explorer. Ross was the son of the Rev. Andrew Ross, minister...

John Davis

male, deceased (1605)
John Davis (1543-December 29 1605), was one of the chief English navigators and explorers under Elizabeth I, especially in Polar regions. Davis was...
Alexander MacKenzie

Alexander MacKenzie

male, deceased (1820)
Sir Alexander MacKenzie (1764 - March 11, 1820) was a Scottish-Canadian explorer. MacKenzie was born in Stornoway on the isle of Lewis in the Outer...
Kenneth Roberts

Kenneth Roberts

male, deceased (1957)
Kenneth Lewis Roberts was an American author of historical novels. After serving as an Army lieutenant during the American Siberian campaign in the...
Juan de Fuca

Juan de Fuca

male, deceased (1602)
Juan de Fuca (born 1536 as Ioannis Phokas in Kefalonia, Greece; died 1602 in Zákynthos, Greece, often reported as Apostolos Valerianos), was a G...
John Rae

John Rae

male, deceased (1893)
John Rae (September 30, 1813 - July 22, 1893) was a Scottish explorer of Canada's Arctic. Rae was born at the Hall of Clestrain in the parish of...
James Clark Ross

James Clark Ross

male, deceased (1862)
Sir James Clark Ross (April 15, 1800 - April 3, 1862), was a British naval officer and explorer. He explored the Arctic with his uncle Sir John...
William Baffin

William Baffin

male, deceased (1622)
William Baffin (1584 - January 23, 1622) was an English navigator and discoverer. Nothing is known of his early life, but it is conjectured that he...