Seafarers

Discover a comprehensive list of renowned seafarers who have made significant contributions to maritime history and exploration. From renowned sailors like Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama to contemporary adventurers, this page showcases the lives and achievements of those who have braved the open seas.

Lope de Aguirre

Conquistador of Basque origin

British Arctic navigator

Portuguese navigator

Chinese merchant and navigator, pirate and admiral of the Ming Empire

Henrih Moreplavotel

Portuguese prince - organizer of sea expeditions to explore and capture the northwest coast of Africa.

Willem Barentsz

Dutch navigator and explorer

15th century Portuguese navigator

English Antarctic navigator

Amerigo Vespucci

Italian navigator. Both Americas bear his name.

James Lancaster

English navigator

Pedro Alvares Cabral

Portuguese navigator

Dutch navigator

English navigator

Portuguese navigator

Bartolomeu Diash

Portuguese navigator, the first European to circumnavigate Africa from the south; discovered the Cape of Good Hope

Gaspar Corte-Real

Portuguese navigator

Lone navigator, descendant of the famous pirate

Pedro-Alvaresh Cabral

Portuguese navigator

Head of the rescue expedition to find McClure

Dutch navigator who discovered New Zealand

Hendrik Brouwer

Dutch navigator, admiral and 8th Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies

Portuguese navigator and explorer

Nicholay Dreyer

Russian navigator, captain of the patrol ship "Svyatogor".

Thomas Cavendish

English explorer, navigator and privateer

A remarkable Russian sailor and scientist

Yakob Roggeveen

Dutch navigator

Italian traveler, one of the first Europeans to visit the countries of the East.

Christopher Columbus

Spanish traveler, navigator and colonialist.

Portuguese navigator

Grandfather of the famous poet, discoverer of new lands and naval commander

Nils Nordensheld

Swedish geologist, Arctic explorer, who in 1878-79 was the first to navigate the Northeast Passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean on the steamship Vega.

Portuguese navigator

Hovard Blackbern

The Fingerless Sailor Who Crossed the Atlantic Twice Alone

French navigator

Vladimir Rusanov

Arctic Explorer

French navigator

Edvard Holm Johannesen

Norwegian navigator.

The Lone Sailor

Portuguese navigator and discoverer of lands

William Keeling

English navigator and captain of the East India Company

Alvize Cadamosto

Venetian navigator-adventurer, discovered the Cape Verde Islands

Ferdinand Magellan

Portuguese navigator (made the first trip around the world)

Louis-Antoine de Bougainville

Navigator, leader of the first French expedition around the world

Estevao Da Gama

Portuguese navigator and military leader, governor of Portuguese India in 1540-1542.

Italian and French navigator and merchant

English navigator, Arctic explorer