Ernest Shackleton

Ernest Shackleton

male, deceased (1922)
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton CVO, OBE (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Irish explorer, knighted for the success of the "British An...
John Muir

John Muir

male, deceased (1914)
John Muir was one of the first modern preservationists. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, and wildlife,...
Roald Amundsen

Roald Amundsen

male, deceased (1928)
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He led the first successful Antarctic expedition to the South Pole...
David Livingstone

David Livingstone

male, deceased (1873)
David Livingstone (19 March 1813 - 4 May 1873) was a Scottish Presbyterian pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and...
Alexander von Humboldt

Alexander von Humboldt

male, deceased (1859)
(September 14, 1769, Berlin – May 6, 1859, Berlin) was a Prussian naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, ph...
Simon Fraser

Simon Fraser

male, deceased (1862)
Simon Fraser (1776-18 August 1862) was a fur trader and an explorer who charted much of what is now the Canadian province of British Columbia....
Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

male, deceased (1820)
Daniel Boone (October 22, 1734 - September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and hunter whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk...
Ferdinand Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan

male, deceased (1521)
Ferdinand Magellan ; Spring 1480-April 27, 1521, Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines) was a Portuguese-born maritime explorer who, at the service of...
Henry Hudson

Henry Hudson

male, deceased (1611)
Henry Hudson (September 12, 1570s - 1611) was an English sea explorer and navigator in the early 17th century. His place of birth was London,...
Amerigo Vespucci

Amerigo Vespucci

male, deceased (1512)
'Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454 -February 22, 1512) was an Italian merchant, explorer and cartographer. He played a senior role in two voyages...