Henry The Navigator

Henry The Navigator

male, deceased (1460)
ceuta, Muslim, Portuguese, From Porto, Map-maker, North Africa…navigator, prince henry the navigator
Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu <small>KG</small> (Porto, March 4, 1394-Sagres, November 13, 1460); pron.), was an "infante" (prince) of the...

Hanno The Navigator

male
carthage, Explorer of Africa, Carthaginian
Hanno the Navigator was a Carthaginian explorer who flourished c. 450 BC.
Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

male, deceased (1506)
new world, Italian, from Genoa, colonialist, cristoforo colombo, Pinta…navigator
Christopher Columbus (Genoa?, 1451 - May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain) was a navigator and colonialist who is one of several historical figures...
James Cook

James Cook

male, deceased (1779)
explorer, From Middlesbrough, Explorer of Australia, Royal Navy, endeavour, MeRchAnT NavY…navigator
Captain James Cook FRS RN (27 October 1728 (O.S.) – 14 February 1779) was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer. Ultimately rising to th...
Francis Drake

Francis Drake

male, deceased (1596)
pirate, civil engineer, ducats, Philip II, buried at sea, Royal Navy admiral…navigator
Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c. 1540 - January 27 1596) was an English privateer, navigator, slave trader, politician and civil engineer of...
John Cabot

John Cabot

male, deceased (1498)
Roman Catholic, Genoese, from Genoa, matthew, genoa, Jean Cabot…navigator
Giovanni Caboto (c. 1450 - c.1498), known in English as John Cabot, and in French as Jean Cabot, was a Genoese navigator and explorer commonly...
Henry Hudson

Henry Hudson

male, deceased (1611)
Jan Mayen Island, Muscovy Company, Northeast passage, Dutch East India Company, far east, arctic ocean…navigator
Henry Hudson (September 12, 1570s - 1611) was an English sea explorer and navigator in the early 17th century. His place of birth was London,...
Fred Noonan

Fred Noonan

male, deceased (1937)
new guinea, Sailor, LAE, navigator, disappeared, aviation
Frederick Joseph Noonan (4 April 1893 - missing 2 July 1937, declared dead 20 June 1938) was a flight navigator, sea captain and aviation pioneer...
Jacques Cartier

Jacques Cartier

male, deceased (1557)
French, Explorer of Canada, navigator, explorer, Saint Lawrence River, from Bretagne
Jacques Cartier (December 31, 1491 - September 1 1557) was a French navigator who first explored and described the Gulf of St-Lawrence and the...
Hernando de Soto

Hernando de Soto

male, deceased (1542)
Jerez de los Caballeros, Exploration, hidalgo, spanish conquistador, Florida colonial, hidalgos…navigator
Hernando de Soto (c.1496/1497 –May 21, 1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. Born in the Extremadura region of Spain, he participated, in...