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14 famous people found
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Davy CROCKETT
American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician
1786 - 1836 -
Daniel BOONE
American pioneer and hunter
1734 - 1820 -
Zebulon PIKE
American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named
1779 - 1813 -
Joseph R. WALKER
American mountain man and experienced scout
1798 - 1876 -
Charles WILKES
American naval officer and explorer
1798 - 1877 -
George CLIFFORD
English peer, as well as a naval commander and courtier in the court of Queen Elizabeth I
1558 - 1605 -
Jonathan Carver
Captain in a Massachusetts colonial unit, explorer, and writer
1710 - 1780 -
Aaron Olmsted
American wealthy sea captain in the China trade out of New England
1753 - 1806 -
John KENDRICK
American sea captain, both during the American Revolutionary War and the exploration and maritime fur trading of the Pacific Northwest
1740 - 1794 -
Nathaniel PALMER
American seal hunter, explorer, sailing captain, and ship designer
1799 - 1877 -
Josiah HARLAN
American adventurer, best known for travelling to Afghanistan and Punjab with the intention of making himself a king
1799 - 1871 -
James John FLOYD
Pioneer of the Midwestern United States around the Louisville, Kentucky
1750 - 1783 -
Meriwether LEWIS
American explorer, soldier, and 2nd Governor of Louisiana Territory
1774 - 1809 -
William CLARK
American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and 4th Governor of Missouri Territory
1770 - 1838