Exploration
600 people, sorted by fame.
Samuel WallisApril 23, 1728 – January 21, 1795 · Exploration
Ármin VámbéryMarch 19, 1832 – September 15, 1913 · Exploration
Constantin-François ChassebœufFebruary 3, 1757 – April 25, 1820 · Exploration
Frederick CookJune 10, 1865 – August 5, 1940 · Exploration
Friedrich Benjamin von LütkeSeptember 17, 1797 – August 8, 1882 · Exploration
Isabelle EberhardtFebruary 17, 1877 – October 21, 1904 · Exploration
Jean-Baptiste CharcotJuly 15, 1867 – September 16, 1936 · Exploration
Joel Asaph AllenJuly 19, 1838 – August 29, 1921 · Exploration
Otto von KotzebueDecember 30, 1787 – February 15, 1846 · Exploration
Paul PelliotMay 28, 1878 – October 26, 1945 · Exploration
Tristão da Cunha1460–1540 · Exploration
Túpac Inca Yupanqui1441–1493 · Exploration
William Speirs BruceAugust 1, 1867 – October 28, 1921 · Exploration
Fernão Mendes Pinto1509 – July 8, 1583 · Exploration
Grigory PotaninSeptember 21, 1835 – June 30, 1920 · Exploration
James WeddellAugust 24, 1787 – September 9, 1834 · Exploration
Lincoln EllsworthMay 12, 1880 – May 26, 1951 · Exploration
Matthias Alexander CastrénDecember 2, 1813 – May 7, 1852 · Exploration
Pedro de Mendoza1487 – June 23, 1537 · Exploration
Pedro Fernandes de Queirós1565–1614 · Exploration
Pietro Della ValleApril 11, 1586 – April 21, 1652 · Exploration
Thomas SayJune 27, 1787 – October 10, 1834 · Exploration
Alonso de ErcillaAugust 7, 1533 – November 29, 1595 · Exploration
Andrew SmithDecember 3, 1797 – August 11, 1872 · Exploration
Astolphe-Louis-Léonor de Custine, Marquis de CustineMarch 18, 1790 – September 25, 1857 · Exploration
Bartholomew Columbus1460–1515 · Exploration
Bertrand PiccardMarch 1, 1958 – present · Exploration
Eduardo Chivambo MondlaneJune 20, 1920 – February 3, 1969 · Exploration
Erich von DrygalskiFebruary 9, 1865 – January 10, 1949 · Exploration
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada1509 – February 16, 1579 · Exploration
Gustav Hermann NachtigalFebruary 23, 1834 – April 20, 1885 · Exploration
Jacques MarquetteJune 1, 1637 – May 18, 1675 · Exploration
Johann Karl Ehrenfried KegelOctober 3, 1784 – June 25, 1863 · Exploration
Julius von PayerSeptember 2, 1841 – August 30, 1915 · Exploration
Lachlan MacquarieJanuary 31, 1762 – July 1, 1824 · Exploration
Ludwig LeichhardtOctober 23, 1813 – 1848 · Exploration
Marianne NorthOctober 24, 1830 – August 30, 1890 · Exploration
Pêro da Covilhãcirca 1450 – 1530 · Exploration
Peter ForsskålJanuary 11, 1732 – July 11, 1763 · Exploration
Salomon August AndréeOctober 18, 1854 – 1897 · Exploration
Sylvester McCoyAugust 20, 1943 – present · Exploration
Thomas CavendishSeptember 19, 1560 – May 1592 · Exploration
Walter BonattiJune 22, 1930 – September 13, 2011 · Exploration
Wilhelm FilchnerSeptember 13, 1877 – May 7, 1957 · Exploration
Wilhelm PetersApril 22, 1815 – April 20, 1883 · Exploration
Armand DavidSeptember 7, 1826 – November 10, 1900 · Exploration- Dmitry Laptev1701 – January 20, 1771 · Exploration
Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron LugardJanuary 22, 1858 – April 11, 1945 · Exploration
George W. De LongAugust 22, 1844 – October 31, 1881 · Exploration
Jean RaspailJuly 5, 1925 – June 13, 2020 · Exploration