American Explorer
1. Simon Kenton (1755)
American Explorer
Remembered for his service during the American Revolution, the American Indian Wars, and the War of 1812, he is also famous for surviving torture by members of the Shawnee tribe...
2. Meriwether Lewis (1774)
American Explorer
He explored and mapped the American Northwest with his partner William Clark.
3. Jedediah Smith (1799)
American Explorer
The first U.S. citizen to cross the Sierra Nevada, Great Basin, and use the California coast to reach the Oregon Country.
4. Louise Boyd (1887)
American Explorer
American explorer who, in 1955, became the first woman ever to fly over the North Pole. She is remembered for her books detailing her many scientific expeditions, including 1935's The...
5. John Ordway (1824)
American Explorer
Sergeant John Ordway the youngest of ten siblings was an important part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition across the United States. John Ordway was one of the sergeants from...
6. Ann Bancroft (1955)
American Explorer
Ann Bancroft is an American author teacher and adventurer. She was the first woman to successfully finish a number of arduous expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. She was inducted...
7. Todd Carmichael (1963)
American Explorer
Todd Carmichael was the first American explorer to cross Antarctica to the South Pole alone on foot and with no assistance. He arrived at the pole on December 21 2008...