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.

French navigator

James Lancaster

English navigator

Portuguese navigator and explorer

Pedro-Alvaresh Cabral

Portuguese navigator

Joao Vaz Corte Real

Portuguese navigator.

Yakob Roggeveen

Dutch navigator

Estevao Da Gama

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

English Antarctic navigator

Portuguese navigator

French navigator

Ferdinand Magellan

Portuguese navigator (made the first trip around the world)

Willem Barentsz

Dutch navigator and explorer

Dutch navigator who discovered New Zealand

Vladimir Rusanov

Arctic Explorer

Swedish engineer, writer, inventor and navigator

Portuguese navigator

Thomas Cavendish

English explorer, navigator and privateer

Italian and French navigator and merchant

English navigator

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

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

Hendrik Brouwer

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

Edvard Holm Johannesen

Norwegian navigator.

French navigator

Portuguese navigator

Portuguese navigator and discoverer of lands

Portuguese navigator

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.

Humphrey Gilbert

English navigator

Vasiliy Golovnin

A talented scientist and writer, a gifted naval theorist of the 1820s.

Gaspar Corte-Real

Portuguese navigator

Canadian police officer who crossed the Northwest Passage in reverse - from west to east in one navigation

Famous sailor-yachtsman

Amerigo Vespucci

Italian navigator. Both Americas bear his name.

The Lone Sailor

Alvize Cadamosto

Venetian navigator-adventurer, discovered the Cape Verde Islands

Bartolomeu Diash

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

English navigator

Pedro Alvares Cabral

Portuguese navigator

Louis-Antoine de Bougainville

Navigator, leader of the first French expedition around the world

Christopher Columbus

Spanish traveler, navigator and colonialist.

Hovard Blackbern

The Fingerless Sailor Who Crossed the Atlantic Twice Alone

Lone navigator, descendant of the famous pirate

English navigator, Arctic explorer

Henrih Moreplavotel

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

George Vancouver

English navigator and explorer

Jan Fransua de La Peruza

Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo

Conquistador and navigator