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Famous Explorers

This list currently contains 38 personalities among which there are for example, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Christophe Colomb, Marco Polo, Amerigo Vespucci, Jean Raspail, Fernand de Magellan, Mike Horn, Jacques Cartier, James Cook, Jean-Louis Étienne, David Livingstone, Nicolas Vanier, Vasco de Gama, Louis-Antoine de Bougainville, Roald Amundsen, ...
Conquistadors
Pedro Álvares Cabral
† at ~53 years
Pedro Álvares Cabral
Portugal ~1467 • ~1520
Navigators
Roald Amundsen
† at 55 years
Roald Amundsen
Norway 1872 • 1928
Explorers
Jeanne Barret
† at 67 years
Jeanne Barret
France 1740 • 1807
Explorers
Jean Cabot
† at ~48 years
Jean Cabot
Italy ~1450 • ~1498
Navigators
Jacques Cartier
† at 65 years
Jacques Cartier
France 1491 • 1557
Navigators
Jean-Baptiste Charcot
† at 69 years
Jean-Baptiste Charcot
France 1867 • 1936
Explorers
Christophe Colomb
† at ~55 years
Christophe Colomb
Spain ~1451 • 1506
Navigators
James Cook
† at 50 years
James Cook
United Kingdom 1728 • 1779
Navigators
Hernán Cortés
† at ~62 years
Hernán Cortés
Spain ~1485 • 1547
Conquistadors
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
† at 87 years
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
France 1910 • 1997
Navigators
Alexandra David-Néel
† at 100 years
Alexandra David-Néel
France 1868 • 1969
Lyric artists
Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
† at 81 years
Louis-Antoine de Bougainville
France 1729 • 1811
Navigators
Samuel de Champlain
† at ~68 years
Samuel de Champlain
France ~1567 • 1635
Navigators
Vasco de Gama
Died 500 years ago in 2024
† at ~55 years
Vasco de Gama
Portugal ~1469 • 1524
Navigators
Fernand de Magellan
† at 41 years
Fernand de Magellan
Portugal 1480 • 1521
Navigators
Bartolomeu Dias
† at ~50 years
Bartolomeu Dias
Portugal ~1450 • 1500
Conquistadors
Francis Drake
† at ~56 years
Francis Drake
England ~1540 • 1596
Explorers
Sylvia Earle
88 years
Sylvia Earle
United States 1935
Explorers
Jean-Louis Étienne
77 years
Jean-Louis Étienne
France 1946
Explorers
Richard Francis Burton
† at 69 years
Richard Francis Burton
United Kingdom 1821 • 1890
Explorers
Bear Grylls
49 years
Bear Grylls
United Kingdom 1974
Explorers
Edmund Hillary
† at 88 years
Edmund Hillary
New Zealand 1919 • 2008
Explorers
Mike Horn
57 years
Mike Horn
South Africa 1966
Explorers
Henry Hudson
† at 45 years
Henry Hudson
England 1565 • 1611
Conquistadors
Henri le Navigateur
† at 66 years
Henri le Navigateur
Portugal 1394 • 1460
Navigators
Erik le Rouge
† at ~53 years
Erik le Rouge
Norway ~950 • ~1003
Explorers
David Livingstone
† at 60 years
David Livingstone
United Kingdom 1813 • 1873
Explorers
Jean Malaurie
† at 101 years
Jean Malaurie
France 1922 • 2024
Ethnologists
Henry Morton Stanley
† at 63 years
Henry Morton Stanley
United Kingdom 1841 • 1904
Explorers
Fridtjof Nansen
† at 68 years
Fridtjof Nansen
Norway 1861 • 1930
Explorers
Francisco Pizarro
† at 66 years
Francisco Pizarro
Spain 1475 • 1541
Conquistadors
Marco Polo
† at 69 years
Marco Polo
Italy 1254 • 1324
Navigators
Jean Raspail
† at 94 years
Jean Raspail
France 1925 • 2020
Writers
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
† at 53 years
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
Italy 1852 • 1905
Explorers
Ernest Shackleton
† at 47 years
Ernest Shackleton
United Kingdom 1874 • 1922
Explorers
Nicolas Vanier
61 years
Nicolas Vanier
France 1962
Explorers
Amerigo Vespucci
† at 57 years
Amerigo Vespucci
Italy 1454 • 1512
Navigators
Alexander von Humboldt
† at 89 years
Alexander von Humboldt
Germany 1769 • 1859
Scientists