Exploration
599 people, sorted by fame.
Charles DarwinFebruary 12, 1809 – April 19, 1882 · Exploration
Christopher Columbus1451 – May 20, 1506 · Exploration
Marco PoloSeptember 15, 1254 – January 8, 1324 · Exploration
Yuri GagarinMarch 9, 1934 – March 27, 1968 · Exploration
Ferdinand Magellancirca 1480 – April 27, 1521 · Exploration
Roald AmundsenJuly 16, 1872 – June 18, 1928 · Exploration
James CookOctober 27, 1728 – February 14, 1779 · Exploration
Hernán Cortés1485 – December 2, 1547 · Exploration
Ibn BattutaFebruary 24, 1304 – circa 1368 · Exploration
Jacques CartierDecember 31, 1491 – September 24, 1557 · Exploration
Alexander von HumboldtSeptember 14, 1769 – May 6, 1859 · Exploration
Edmund HillaryJuly 20, 1919 – January 11, 2008 · Exploration
Arthur C. ClarkeDecember 16, 1917 – March 19, 2008 · Exploration
Francis Drakecirca 1540 – January 28, 1596 · Exploration
James CameronAugust 16, 1954 – present · Exploration
Peter KropotkinNovember 27, 1842 – February 8, 1921 · Exploration
Amerigo VespucciMarch 9, 1454 – February 22, 1512 · Exploration
Alfred Russel WallaceJanuary 8, 1823 – November 7, 1913 · Exploration
Ernst HaeckelFebruary 16, 1834 – August 9, 1919 · Exploration
Abel Tasman1603 – October 10, 1659 · Exploration
Leif Eriksoncirca AD 972 – circa 1020 · Exploration
David LivingstoneMarch 19, 1813 – May 1, 1873 · Exploration
Jacques CousteauJune 11, 1910 – June 25, 1997 · Exploration
Cecil John RhodesJuly 5, 1853 – March 26, 1902 · Exploration
Tenzing NorgayMay 29, 1914 – May 9, 1986 · Exploration
Francis XavierApril 7, 1506 – December 3, 1552 · Exploration
Thor HeyerdahlOctober 6, 1914 – April 18, 2002 · Exploration
Carl Gustaf Emil MannerheimJune 4, 1867 – January 27, 1951 · Exploration
Alexey LeonovMay 30, 1934 – October 11, 2019 · Exploration
Alfred WegenerNovember 1, 1880 – November 1930 · Exploration
Steve IrwinFebruary 22, 1962 – September 4, 2006 · Exploration
Vitus BeringAugust 5, 1681 – December 1741 · Exploration
Bartolomeu Diascirca 1467 – May 29, 1500 · Exploration
Pedro Álvares Cabral1467 – circa 1520 · Exploration
Robert Falcon ScottJune 6, 1868 – March 29, 1912 · Exploration
Henry Morton StanleyJanuary 28, 1841 – May 10, 1904 · Exploration
XuanzangApril 6, AD 602 – March 7, AD 664 · Exploration
Ernest ShackletonFebruary 15, 1874 – January 5, 1922 · Exploration
Alexander KolchakNovember 4, 1874 – February 7, 1920 · Exploration
Francis GaltonFebruary 16, 1822 – January 17, 1911 · Exploration
Nicholas RoerichOctober 9, 1874 – December 13, 1947 · Exploration
Henry Hudsoncirca 1565 – June 1611 · Exploration
Hernando de Sotocirca 1500 – May 21, 1542 · Exploration
Richard Francis BurtonMarch 19, 1821 – October 20, 1890 · Exploration
Adelbert von ChamissoJanuary 30, 1781 – August 21, 1838 · Exploration
Afonso de Albuquerque1453 – December 16, 1515 · Exploration
Svetlana SavitskayaAugust 8, 1948 – present · Exploration
Erik the Redcirca AD 950 – 1003 · Exploration
John HurtJanuary 22, 1940 – January 25, 2017 · Exploration
Bear GryllsJune 7, 1974 – present · Exploration