Exploration
605 people, sorted by fame.
Matteo RicciOctober 6, 1552 – May 11, 1610 · Exploration
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of KedlestonJanuary 11, 1859 – March 20, 1925 · Exploration
Juan Ponce de LeónApril 8, 1460 – 1521 · Exploration
Nikolai VavilovNovember 13, 1887 – January 26, 1943 · Exploration
Fabian Gottlieb von BellingshausenSeptember 9, 1778 – January 13, 1852 · Exploration
John MuirApril 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914 · Exploration
Pytheascirca 359 BC – circa 289 BC · Exploration
Reinhold MessnerSeptember 17, 1944 – present · Exploration
Vasco Núñez de Balboacirca 1475 – January 15, 1519 · Exploration
Harald III of Norwaycirca 1015 – September 25, 1066 · Exploration
Junko TabeiSeptember 22, 1939 – October 20, 2016 · Exploration
Nikolay PrzhevalskyMarch 31, 1839 – October 20, 1888 · Exploration
James Clark RossApril 15, 1800 – April 3, 1862 · Exploration
Lavr KornilovAugust 18, 1870 – April 13, 1918 · Exploration
Richard E. ByrdOctober 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957 · Exploration
Carl RitterAugust 7, 1779 – September 28, 1859 · Exploration
Karl Ernst von BaerFebruary 17, 1792 – November 16, 1876 · Exploration
Mungo ParkSeptember 11, 1771 – 1806 · Exploration
Peter CushingMay 26, 1913 – August 11, 1994 · Exploration
Richard TrevithickApril 13, 1771 – April 22, 1833 · Exploration- Ahmad ibn Fadlancirca AD 879 – AD 922 · Exploration
George EverestJuly 4, 1790 – December 1, 1866 · Exploration
Davy CrockettAugust 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836 · Exploration
Ferdinand von WrangelDecember 29, 1796 – May 25, 1870 · Exploration
Joseph Dalton HookerJune 30, 1817 – December 10, 1911 · Exploration
William Dampier1651 – March 1715 · Exploration
Giovanni da Pian del Carpine1182 – August 1, 1252 · Exploration
Jules Dumont d'UrvilleMay 23, 1790 – May 8, 1842 · Exploration
Robert FitzroyJuly 5, 1805 – April 30, 1865 · Exploration
Charles de FoucauldSeptember 15, 1858 – December 1, 1916 · Exploration
Edward Drinker CopeJuly 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897 · Exploration
Georg ForsterNovember 27, 1754 – January 10, 1794 · Exploration
Giovanni da VerrazzanoJuly 20, 1491 – 1528 · Exploration
John SmithJanuary 6, 1580 – June 21, 1631 · Exploration
Matthew FlindersMarch 16, 1774 – July 19, 1814 · Exploration
Ingólfr Arnarsoncirca AD 848 – circa AD 910 · Exploration
Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La PérouseAugust 23, 1741 – December 31, 1788 · Exploration- William Baffin1584 – January 23, 1622 · Exploration
Alexandra David-NéelOctober 24, 1868 – September 8, 1969 · Exploration
Aurel SteinNovember 26, 1862 – October 26, 1943 · Exploration
Hiram Bingham IIINovember 19, 1875 – June 6, 1956 · Exploration
Antonio Pigafetta1490s – 16th century · Exploration
AvvakumNovember 20, 1620 – April 14, 1682 · Exploration
George MalloryJune 18, 1886 – June 9, 1924 · Exploration
Giovanni Battista BelzoniNovember 5, 1778 – December 3, 1823 · Exploration
Leo Africanuscirca 1494 – 17th century · Exploration
Mary Wortley MontaguMay 15, 1689 – August 21, 1762 · Exploration
Nikolay GumilevApril 3, 1886 – August 1921 · Exploration- Yaqut al-Hamawi1178 – August 20, 1229 · Exploration
Brendan the Navigatorcirca AD 486 – AD 577 · Exploration