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Seafarer Biographies
Every archived life recorded as seafarer, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Medieval era
Leif Erikson
972 CE – 1020
Norse explorer (c. 970 – c. 1020)
Early Modern era
Christopher Columbus
1450 – May 19, 1506
Genoese navigator whose Atlantic crossings joined two worlds
Medieval era
Vasco da Gama
1469 – December 24, 1524
Portuguese explorer (c. 1460s – 1524)
Early Modern era
Ferdinand Magellan
1480 – April 27, 1521
Portuguese explorer whose expedition first circled the globe
Medieval era
Jacques Cartier
December 31, 1491 – September 24, 1557
Breton maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557)
Early Modern era
Henry Hudson
b. 1565
English explorer b1565
Early Modern era
James Cook
October 27, 1728 – February 14, 1779
British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)
Medieval era
Ahmad ibn Majid
1432 – 1500
Arab navigator and cartographer
Ancient era
Brendan the Navigator
486 CE – 577 CE
Irish monastic saint
Ancient era
Hanno the Navigator
c. 499 BCE – c. 401 BCE
5th century BC Carthaginian explorer
Medieval era
Pedro Alvares Cabral
1467 – 1520
Portuguese military commander and explorer (c.1467/8 – c.1521)
Medieval era
Juan Sebastian Elcano
November 30, 1476 – August 4, 1526
Castillian Basque sailor, explorer, and circumnavigator with the Magellan Expedition
Early Modern era
Abel Tasman
1603 – October 10, 1659
Dutch seafarer, explorer and merchant (1603–1659)
Early Modern era
Vitus Bering
August 5, 1681 – December 8, 1741
Danish-born Russian explorer (1681-1741)