Most Famous Australian Explorers

Australia has produced 32 notable explorers throughout history, led by Edward John Eyre. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Edward John Eyre — Australian Explorer (1815–1901) , ranked #28604
  2. Hubert Wilkins — Australian Explorer (1888–1958) , ranked #31655
  3. Hamilton Hume — Australian Explorer (1797–1873) , ranked #66249
  4. Augustus Charles Gregory — Australian Explorer (1819–1905) , ranked #101146
  5. John Rymill — Australian Explorer (1905–1968) , ranked #119670
  6. Harold Gatty — Australian Navigator (1903–1957) , ranked #180015
  7. Vadim Gerasimov — Australian Engineer (Born 1969) , ranked #305260
  8. Henry Deane (engineer) — Australian Engineer (1847–1924) , ranked #306082
  9. Teddy Sheean — Australian Sailor (1923–1942) , ranked #360037
  10. George Fletcher Moore — Australian Explorer (1798–1886) , ranked #360206
  11. Harry Poulos — Australian Engineer (Born 1940) , ranked #369794
  12. David Lindsay (explorer) — Australian Explorer (1856–1922) , ranked #389434
  13. Paddy Hannan — Australian Explorer (1840–1925) , ranked #395326
  14. George Swinburne — Australian Engineer (1861–1928) , ranked #518992
  15. Ralph Sarich — Australian Inventor (Born 1938) , ranked #622070
  16. Morton Moyes — Australian Explorer (1886–1981) , ranked #669654
  17. William Gilbert Rees — Australian Explorer (1827–1898) , ranked #703159
  18. Robert Austin (explorer) — Australian Explorer (1825–1905) , ranked #712257
  19. Henry Sutton (inventor) — Australian Inventor (1856–1912) , ranked #722691
  20. Thomas Braidwood Wilson — Australian Explorer (1792–1843) , ranked #735025