Exploration
600 people, sorted by fame.
Alexander Mackenzie1764 – March 12, 1820 · Exploration
Bernal Díaz del Brawlcirca 1492 – February 3, 1584 · Exploration
John Wesley PowellMarch 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902 · Exploration
Michel AdansonApril 7, 1727 – August 3, 1806 · Exploration
Nearchus356–300 BC · Exploration
Percy FawcettAugust 18, 1867 – 1925 · Exploration
René LessonMarch 20, 1794 – April 28, 1849 · Exploration
Vasili DokuchayevFebruary 17, 1846 – October 26, 1903 · Exploration
Carl Peter ThunbergNovember 11, 1743 – August 8, 1828 · Exploration
Eduard RüppellNovember 20, 1794 – December 10, 1884 · Exploration
Edward WhymperApril 27, 1840 – September 16, 1911 · Exploration- Georg Wilhelm StellerMarch 10, 1709 – November 14, 1746 · Exploration
Jessica MeirJuly 1, 1977 – present · Exploration
John C. FrémontJanuary 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890 · Exploration
John DavisOctober 1550 – December 1605 · Exploration
Kit CarsonDecember 24, 1809 – May 23, 1868 · Exploration
Steve FossettApril 22, 1944 – September 3, 2007 · Exploration
Vasily TatishchevApril 19, 1686 – July 15, 1750 · Exploration- Willem Janszooncirca 1570 – circa 1630 · Exploration
Adolf BastianJune 26, 1826 – February 2, 1905 · Exploration
James BruceDecember 14, 1730 – April 27, 1794 · Exploration
Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-ShanskyJanuary 2, 1827 – February 26, 1914 · Exploration
Shintarō IshiharaSeptember 30, 1932 – February 1, 2022 · Exploration
William AdamsSeptember 24, 1564 – May 16, 1620 · Exploration
Adrien de GerlacheAugust 2, 1866 – December 4, 1934 · Exploration
Carl Friedrich Philipp von MartiusApril 17, 1794 – December 13, 1868 · Exploration
Charles WilkesApril 3, 1798 – February 8, 1877 · Exploration
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier1605 – July 1689 · Exploration
Jon KrakauerApril 12, 1954 – present · Exploration
Jon PertweeJuly 7, 1919 – May 20, 1996 · Exploration
Lev BergMarch 2, 1876 – December 24, 1950 · Exploration
Nikolai SevertzovOctober 24, 1827 – January 26, 1885 · Exploration
Prince Aimone, 4th Duke of AostaMarch 9, 1900 – January 29, 1948 · Exploration
Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the AbruzziJanuary 29, 1873 – March 18, 1933 · Exploration
Sándor Kőrösi CsomaMarch 27, 1784 – April 11, 1842 · Exploration
Thorfinn Karlsefnicirca AD 980 – circa 1020 · Exploration
Vicente Yáñez Pinzóncirca 1462 – 17th century · Exploration
William ClarkAugust 1, 1770 – September 1, 1838 · Exploration
Alexander BungeSeptember 24, 1803 – July 18, 1890 · Exploration
Alexander von MiddendorffAugust 6, 1815 – January 16, 1894 · Exploration
Álvaro de Mendaña de NeiraOctober 1, 1542 – October 18, 1595 · Exploration
Ban Chao32–102 · Exploration
Engelbert KaempferSeptember 16, 1651 – November 2, 1716 · Exploration
Francis YounghusbandMay 31, 1863 – July 31, 1942 · Exploration
Ida Laura PfeifferOctober 14, 1797 – October 27, 1858 · Exploration
Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de LozierJanuary 14, 1705 – 1786 · Exploration
Johann Baptist von SpixFebruary 9, 1781 – 1826 · Exploration
Juan Díaz de Solíscirca 1470 – January 20, 1516 · Exploration
Philipp Franz von SieboldFebruary 17, 1796 – October 18, 1866 · Exploration
Roy Chapman AndrewsJanuary 26, 1884 – March 11, 1960 · Exploration