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Robin Knox-Johnston

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is a British sailor who became the first person to complete a solo, nonstop circumnavigation of...

Contemporary Global British Maritime

8.5 Great

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Meriwether Lewis

Meriwether Lewis was an American army officer and explorer who, with William Clark, led the Lewis and Clark Expedition f...

American 19TH Century North America Terrestrial

8.3 Great

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William Clark

William Clark was an American soldier, explorer, territorial official, and Indian agent who co-led the Lewis and Clark E...

American 19TH Century North America Terrestrial

8.2 Great

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Ellen MacArthur

Ellen MacArthur is a British sailor known for long-distance solo ocean racing. In February 2005 she completed a nonstop,...

Contemporary Global British Maritime

7.9 Good

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Fabian von Bellingshausen

Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen was a Russian naval officer and explorer who lived from 1778 to 1852. He commanded th...

Russian 19TH Century Antarctic Maritime

7.8 Good

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Isabella Bird

Isabella Bird was a British traveler, writer, photographer, and natural observer whose journeys took her through North A...

Global 19TH Century Female British

7.7 Good

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Dumont d'Urville

Jules Dumont d'Urville was a French naval officer, explorer, and cartographer who led voyages through the Pacific, the M...

French 19TH Century Maritime Circumnavigation

7.5 Good

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Nellie Bly

Nellie Bly, born Elizabeth Cochran Seaman, was an American journalist and writer who pioneered the field of investigativ...

American Global 19TH Century Terrestrial

7.4 Good

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Kay Cottee

Kay Cottee is an Australian sailor who achieved international recognition in 1988 when she became the first woman to com...

Global Australian 20TH Century Maritime

7.3 Good

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Jedidiah Smith

Jedidiah Smith (1799-1831) was an American fur trader and explorer who made significant contributions to the mapping of...

American 19TH Century North America Mountain Man

7.2 Good

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Ida Pfeiffer

Ida Pfeiffer (1797–1858) was an Austrian traveler and author who gained international recognition for her extensive solo...

Austrian Global 19TH Century Terrestrial

7.2 Good

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Jessica Watson

Jessica Watson is an Australian sailor who gained international recognition for completing a solo circumnavigation of th...

Contemporary Global Australian Maritime

7.2 Good

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James Weddell

James Weddell was a British navigator, merchant seaman, and seal hunter who made significant contributions to the geogra...

19TH Century British Antarctic Maritime

7.2 Good

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John C. Frémont

John C. Frémont was an American military officer, explorer, and politician known for his significant role in the westwar...

American 19TH Century West North America

7.1 Good

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Freya Hoffmeister

Freya Hoffmeister is a German athlete and expedition sea kayaker recognized for completing some of the most demanding lo...

German Contemporary Global Maritime

7.1 Good

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Naomi James

Naomi James was a New Zealand-born sailor who became the first woman to complete a solo circumnavigation of the world by...

Global 20TH Century Maritime New Zealander

7.1 Good

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Tori Murden McClure

Tori Murden McClure is an American adventurer, author, and academic administrator known for long-distance rowing and pol...

American Contemporary Maritime Atlantic

7.0 Good

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Edward Bransfield

Edward Bransfield was an Irish-born officer in the British Royal Navy who took part in the early exploration of Antarcti...

19TH Century British Antarctic Maritime

7.0 Good

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Fanny Bullock Workman

Fanny Bullock Workman (1859-1925) was an American geographer, explorer, writer, and mountaineer. In the early twentieth...

American 19TH Century Mountaineering Female

6.9 Fair

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Nathaniel Palmer

Nathaniel Brown Palmer was an American sea captain, explorer, and sealer associated with the early exploration of Antarc...

American 19TH Century Antarctic Maritime

6.9 Fair