1. Marco Polo (1254)

Explorer

Marco Polo is a famous Explorer, who was born on September 15, 1254 in Italy. Thirteenth-century explorer and namesake of the swimming pool game. He was the first European to...

2. Henry The Navigator (1394)

Explorer

Henry The Navigator is a famous Explorer, who was born on March 4, 1394 in Portugal. Portuguese explorer who was credited with beginning the Age of Exploration. According to Astrologers,...

3. Christopher Columbus (1451)

Explorer

Italian explorer and navigator who, sponsored by the Spanish crown, set out to claim the East Indies. His voyages resulted in Spanish colonization of the American continent, also known as...

4. Hernando Cortes (1485)

Explorer

Famed Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that decimated the Aztec Empire. He was not awarded the title of viceroy as he had hoped, but was named Marques del Valle...

5. Jacques Cartier (1491)

Explorer

French explorer of Breton descent who claimed Canada for France and was the first European to venture inland in America.

6. Andrés Deurdaneta (1498)

Explorer

Augustinian friar and explorer who journeyed across the Pacific Ocean from the Philippines to Acapulco, a way which was eventually named Urdaneta's Route.

7. Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542)

Explorer

Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira is a famous Explorer, who was born on October 1, 1542 in Spain. Spanish navigator who led two voyages into the Pacific to seek out...

8. Cornelis Dehoutman (1565)

Explorer

Dutch explorer who set to open a spice route to the East Indies that was tightly controlled by Portugal.

9. Dirk Hartog (1580)

Explorer

Dirk Hartog is a famous Explorer, who was born on October 3, 1580 in Netherlands. Dutch sailor who made the first European exploration of Australia’s Western coast. According to Astrologers,...

10. Willem De Vlamingh (1640)

Explorer

Willem De Vlamingh is a famous Explorer, who was born on November 28, 1640 in Netherlands. 17-century Dutch explorer who captained sea voyages to the western coast of New Holland,...

11. Jacques Marquette (1637)

Explorer

French Jesuit missionary who discovered Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan's first European settlement.

12. Jean Chardin (1643)

Explorer

This French jeweler's travel's to the Middle East became one of the best contemporary accounts of the region.

13. Robert De la Salle (1643)

Explorer

Robert De la Salle is a famous Explorer, who was born on November 21, 1643 in France. French seventeenth-century explorer who traveled to the Mississippi River, the Gulf of Mexico,...

14. Rene-Robert Cavelier (1643)

Explorer

French surveyor who explored much of Mississippi River basin and claimed it for France.

15. William Kidd (1645)

Explorer

Scottish explorer who was executed on charges of piracy by the English Parliament in 1701. However, the accounts of his actions as a pirate contained more fiction than fact.

16. Antoine delamothe Cadillac (1658)

Explorer

Antoine delamothe Cadillac is a famous Explorer, who was born on March 5, 1658 in France. Remembered for exploring and trading in the area of North America known during the...

17. James Cook (1728)

Explorer

James Cook is a famous Explorer, who was born on November 7, 1728 in United Kingdom. British explorer who mapped the South Pacific, including Australia’s eastern coastline and Hawaii. He...

18. Daniel Boone (1734)

Explorer

American frontier legend who blazed Wilderness Road in old Kentucky and lived off the land as a hunter and trapper.

19. Pierre Laclède (1729)

Explorer

Best remembered as the co-founder (with his stepson Auguste Chouteau) of the city of St. Louis, Missouri, this eighteenth-century fur trader was tasked with establishing a trading post close to...

20. Moric Benyovszky (1746)

Explorer

Statesman and adventurer who served with France, Poland, Slovakia, and America.

21. Alessandro Malaspina (1754)

Explorer

Spanish naval officer who was commissioned to sail around the world.

22. Alexander Vonhumboldt (1769)

Explorer

Considered the founder of modern geography, he published many influential works with solid grounding in science.

23. Louis Defreycinet (1779)

Explorer

French explorer who circled the globe and outlined the entire Australian coast.

24. William Clark (1770)

Explorer

He explored the American Northwest with Meriwether Lewis and served as the governor of the Missouri Territory from 1822 to 1838.

25. Peter Skene Ogden (1790)

Explorer

Peter Skene Ogden is a famous Explorer, who was born on February 12, 1790 in Canada. Trapper and mountaineer who was the first to cross the entire inter-mountain U.S. from...

26. Edmund Lockyer (1784)

Explorer

Remembered for his early nineteenth-century expeditions to Western Australia, this English explorer and military man served during the 1850s in the New South Wales Legislative Council.

27. Sandor Korosi Csoma (1784)

Explorer

Sandor Korosi Csoma is a famous Explorer, who was born on March 7, 1784 in Hungary. Explorer who published the first Tibetan-English dictionary. According to Astrologers, Sandor Korosi Csoma's zodiac...

28. Phillip Parker King (1791)

Explorer

Phillip Parker King is a famous Explorer, who was born on December 13, 1791 in Australia. Remembered as an explorer of the coasts of Argentina, Chile, and Australia, this early...

29. Stephen Austin (1793)

Explorer

Considered The Father of Texas, he led the first legal settlement expedition of 300 families to the region, thus "founding" the state for the early Americans.

30. Jim Beckwourth (1798)

Explorer

Iconic African American pioneer who worked as a fur trapper while living with the Crow.

31. John Batman (1801)

Explorer

Best remembered as a member of the 19th-century expedition that established a settlement near Australia's Port Phillip Bay that would later become the city of Melbourne, this farmer and businessman...

32. Jim Bowie (1796)

Explorer

Early American folk hero who fought skillfully with knives and helped Texas to gain its independence.

33. Richard Lemon Lander (1804)

Explorer

Richard Lemon Lander is a famous Explorer, who was born on February 8, 1804 in United Kingdom. British explorer who participated in the expedition to map the Niger River. According...

34. John McKinlay (1819)

Explorer

Remembered for his nineteenth-century exploration of Australia, this Scottish-born adventurer is particularly notable for his involvement in the search and rescue effort following the disastrous Burke and Wills expedition of...

35. William Lewis Herndon (1813)

Explorer

William Lewis Herndon is a famous Explorer, who was born on October 25, 1813 in United States. American naval officer who led the expedition to the Amazon. According to Astrologers,...

36. Augustus Charles Gregory (1819)

Explorer

Augustus Charles Gregory is a famous Explorer, who was born on August 1, 1819 in United Kingdom. Remembered for leading several mid-nineteenth-century expeditions along Australia’s waterways, this British-born explorer earned...

37. Richard Francis Burton (1821)

Explorer

Richard Francis Burton is a famous Explorer, who was born on March 19, 1821 in United Kingdom. Prolific author and traveler who was one of the first Europeans to visit...

38. Robert O'Hara-Burke (1820)

Explorer

Robert O'Hara-Burke is a famous Explorer, who was born on May 6, 1820 in Ireland. British officer who became an infamous explorer of Australia. According to Astrologers, Robert O'Hara-Burke's zodiac...

39. Joseph Rene Bellot (1826)

Explorer

Joseph Rene Bellot is a famous Explorer, who was born on March 18, 1826 in France. A French arctic explorer who took part in the expeditions to find Sir John...

40. Henry Walter Bates (1825)

Explorer

Henry Walter Bates is a famous Explorer, who was born on February 8, 1825 in United Kingdom. Naturalist who traversed the Amazon rainforest and noted animal mimicry. According to Astrologers,...

41. Henri Mouhout (1826)

Explorer

French explorer who is credited with discovering the Angkor Wat, though it was never really lost.

42. Charles Debrille (1825)

Explorer

Called the Father of Arizona, his trailblazing and lobbying helped to establish the territory, and eventually the state.

43. Romolo Gessi (1831)

Explorer

Italian soldier and explorer who mapped out the last unexplored part of the Nile.

44. John Wesley Powell (1834)

Explorer

John Wesley Powell is a famous Explorer, who was born on March 24, 1834 in United States. Explorer of the western U.S. who became the first person to study the...

45. Ernest Giles (1835)

Explorer

Explorer of Australia's interior who called himself the last of the Australian explorers.

46. Nikolai Przhevalsky (1839)

Explorer

This Russian general's explorations contributed greatly to the geographical understanding of central Asia.

47. Albert Hastings Markham (1841)

Explorer

Albert Hastings Markham is a famous Explorer, who was born on November 11, 1841 in France. Royal Navy officer who designed the New Zealand flag and participated in an 1876...

48. Emil Holub (1847)

Explorer

Explorer of Africa who made some of the first ethnographic studies of the region.

49. John Clum (1851)

Explorer

Arizona frontiersman who fought Indians and governed the wild town of Tombstone.

50. Robert Peary (1856)

Explorer

Robert Peary is a famous Explorer, who was born on May 6, 1856 in United States. He led the first team, along with Matthew Henson, to reach the North Pole....