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13 famous people found

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  Davy CROCKETT

  American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician

  1786 - 1836
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  Daniel BOONE

  American pioneer and hunter

  1734 - 1820
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  Zebulon PIKE

  American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named

  1779 - 1813
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  Joseph R. WALKER

  American mountain man and experienced scout

  1798 - 1876
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  Charles WILKES

  American naval officer and explorer

  1798 - 1877
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  George CLIFFORD

  English peer, as well as a naval commander and courtier in the court of Queen Elizabeth I

  1558 - 1605
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  Aaron Olmsted

  American wealthy sea captain in the China trade out of New England

  1753 - 1806
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  John KENDRICK

  American sea captain, both during the American Revolutionary War and the exploration and maritime fur trading of the Pacific Northwest

  1740 - 1794
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  Nathaniel PALMER

  American seal hunter, explorer, sailing captain, and ship designer

  1799 - 1877
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  Josiah HARLAN

  American adventurer, best known for travelling to Afghanistan and Punjab with the intention of making himself a king

  1799 - 1871
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  James John FLOYD

  Pioneer of the Midwestern United States around the Louisville, Kentucky

  1750 - 1783
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  Meriwether LEWIS

  American explorer, soldier, and 2nd Governor of Louisiana Territory

  1774 - 1809
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  William CLARK

  American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and 4th Governor of Missouri Territory

  1770 - 1838