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103 famous people found

  • Photo of Robert SURCOUF

    Robert SURCOUF

    French privateer and slave trader

    French1773 - 1827
  • Photo of René DUGUAY-TROUIN

    René DUGUAY-TROUIN

    Famous Breton corsair of Saint-Malo

    French1673 - 1736
  • Photo of Giacomo CASANOVA

    Giacomo CASANOVA

    Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice

    Italian1725 - 1798
  • Photo of Martin PREVOST

    Martin PREVOST

    New France settler

    French1611 - 1691
  • Photo of Pedro ARIAS DAVILA

    Pedro ARIAS DAVILA

    Spanish colonial administrator

    Spanish1468 - 1531
  • Photo of Zebulon PIKE

    Zebulon PIKE

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

    American1779 - 1813
  • Photo of Pierre GAULTIER DE VARENNES

    Pierre GAULTIER DE VARENNES

    French Canadian military officer, fur trader and explorer

    Canadian1685 - 1749
  • Photo of Jan VAN RIEBEECK

    Jan VAN RIEBEECK

    Dutch colonial administrator and founder of Cape Town

    Dutch1619 - 1677
  • Photo of Joseph R. WALKER

    Joseph R. WALKER

    American mountain man and experienced scout

    American1798 - 1876
  • Photo of Philip CARTERET

    Philip CARTERET

    British naval officer and explorer who participated in two of the Royal Navy's circumnavigation expeditions in 1764-66 and 1766-69

    English1733 - 1796
  • Photo of Richard GRENVILLE

    Richard GRENVILLE

    English Member of Parliament for Cornwall, Soldier, High Sheriff of County Cork, Armed Merchant Fleet Owner, Privateer, Sheriff of Cornwall, Colonizer, and explorer

    English1542 - 1591
  • Photo of John ROSS

    John ROSS

    British naval officer and Arctic explorer

    English1777 - 1856
  • Photo of James Clark ROSS

    James Clark ROSS

    British naval officer and explorer remembered today for his exploration of the Arctic with his uncle Sir John Ross and Sir William Parry

    English1800 - 1862
  • Photo of Walter RALEIGH

    Walter RALEIGH

    English aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy, and explorer

    English1552 - 1618
  • Photo of Thomas CAVENDISH

    Thomas CAVENDISH

    English explorer and a privateer

    English1560 - 1592
  • Photo of Álvar Núñez CABEZA DE VACA

    Álvar Núñez CABEZA DE VACA

    Spanish explorer of the New World, one of four survivors of the 1527 Narváez expedition

    Spanish1488 - 1557
  • Photo of Charles WILKES

    Charles WILKES

    American naval officer and explorer

    American1798 - 1877
  • Photo of George CLIFFORD

    George CLIFFORD

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

    American1558 - 1605
  • Photo of Richard HAWKINS

    Richard HAWKINS

    English seaman, explorer and Elizabethan "Sea Dog"

    English1562 - 1622
  • Photo of Álvaro DE MENDAñA

    Álvaro DE MENDAñA

    Spanish navigator

    Spanish1543 - 1595
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