Top 20 Explorer celebrities in United States
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Explorer celebrities [Updated January 22, 2022].
Robert Ballard was born
on June 30, 1942
in Wichita, United States.
Four years after the Titanic, he uncovered the remains of the German battleship Bismarck, and in 1998 he found the U.S. carrier Yorktown sunk during WWII.
Net Worth 2020: $10 Million
John Chapman was born
on September 26, 1774
in Leominister, United States.
His love and dedication for apples and animals transformed him into an American legend.
Daniel Boone was born
on November 2, 1734
in Birdsboro, United States.
He became an American legend who symbolized the man of nature who lived in simple harmony with nature.
Annie Edson Taylor was born
on October 24, 1838
in Auburn, United States.
She was featured in the film Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic.
Louise Boyd was born
on September 16, 1887
in United States.
She broke down gender barriers of the time by becoming the first woman to be elected to the Board of the American Geographical Society.
Meriwether Lewis was born
on August 18, 1774
in Ivy, United States.
He explored and mapped the American Northwest with his partner William Clark.
Jim Bridger was born
on March 16, 1804
in Richmond, United States.
He got to know many of the Indian tribes in the West, as well as other prominent figures of the era.
John C Fremont was born
on January 21, 1813
in Savannah, United States.
His Oregon Trail expedition proved instrumental to settling California.
Roy Chapman Andrews was born
on January 26, 1884
in United States.
Among his findings in central Asia were the first fossilized dinosaur eggs ever discovered.
Zebulon Pike was born
on January 5, 1779
in Lamberton, United States.
Pikes Peak in Colorado was named after him, its first American discoverer.
Jim Bowie was born
on April 10, 1796
in United States.
The Bowie knife is named in his honor.
Henry Tureman Allen was born
on April 13, 1859
in Sharpsburg, United States.
His most effective expedition took him and group across difficult terrain and freezing temperatures.
Frederick Cook was born
on June 10, 1865
in Callicoon, United States.
His contemporary Robert E. Peary is more widely credited as the first person to reach the North Pole.
Ernest De Koven Leffingwell was born
on January 13, 1875
in United States.
He and his co-explorer, Ejnar Mikkelsen, financed their own expedition to the North Pole. After their boat got trapped in ice, they used its planks to build a permanent cabin.
Stephen Austin was born
on November 3, 1793
in Austinville, United States.
He was granted Mexican citizenship while living in Texas.
Stephen Meek was born
on July 4, 1807
in United States.
His disastrous trip through the Meek Cutoff in 1845 was dramatized in the critically-acclaimed 2010 western film Meek's Cutoff.
William Clark was born
on August 1, 1770
in United States.
He explored the American Northwest with Meriwether Lewis and served as the governor of the Missouri Territory from 1822 to 1838.
In addition to helping to map the U.S., he served as Governor of Missouri.
Richard E. Byrd was born
on October 25, 1888
in Winchester, United States.
He was the first to a attempt a flyover of the South Pole, and claimed he carried it out, although later there were some doubts.
William Lewis Herndon was born
on October 25, 1813
in Fredericksburg, United States.
His quick thinking saved the women and children of a ship under his command after they were caught in a hurricane.
Wilds P. Richardson was born
on March 20, 1861
in United States.
He led the Polar Bear Expedition because of his experience with cold weather.
