George Washington

George Washington

male, deceased (1799) (Mount Vernon, Virginia, United States)
George Washington was a central and critical figure in the founding of the United States, and is commonly referred to as father of the nation. He...

John Brown

male
John Brown was a 19th-century architect in Norwich, in the county of Norfolk, England. He is best known for his churches, especially cathedrals. He...
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...

John Young

male
John Young was an American surveyor and pioneer. He is best known as the founder of Youngstown, Ohio, a village that eventually became one of the...

John White

male, deceased (1593)
John White (c.1540 - c.1606), flourishing 1585-1590, the Virginian pioneer and English colonist in America, sailed with Richard Grenville in 1585,...

John Wood

male, deceased (1871)
John Wood (1812 - November 14, 1871) was a Scottish naval officer, surveyor, cartographer and explorer, principally remembered for his exploration...
Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

male, deceased (1855)
Major Sir Thomas Livingston Mitchell (June 16, 1792-1855), surveyor and explorer of south-eastern Australia, was born at Grangemouth in...
George Everest

George Everest

male, deceased (1866)
Colonel Sir George Everest (4 July, 1790 - 1 December, 1866) was a Welsh surveyor, geographer and Surveyor-General of India from 1830 to 1843. He...
David Thompson

David Thompson

male, deceased (1857)
David Thompson (April 30, 1770 - February 10, 1857), was an English-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and map-maker, known to some native peoples as...

George Smith

male, deceased (1869)
George Smith (1782-1869) was an English architect and surveyor of the early 19th century, with strong connections with central and south-east...