Most Famous Russian Explorers

Russia has produced 83 notable explorers throughout history, led by Vitus Bering. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Vitus Bering — Russian Explorer (1681–1741) , ranked #4270
  2. Mikhail Kalashnikov — Russian Engineer (1919–2013) , ranked #6672
  3. Vladimir K. Zworykin — Russian Engineer (1888–1982) , ranked #10942
  4. Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen — Russian Explorer (1778–1852) , ranked #12981
  5. Vladimir Shukhov — Russian Inventor (1853–1939) , ranked #18860
  6. Abram Petrovich Gannibal — Russian Engineer (1696–1781) , ranked #20668
  7. Afanasy Nikitin — Russian Explorer (1433–1472) , ranked #22338
  8. Ivan Papanin — Russian Explorer (1894–1986) , ranked #26216
  9. Semyon Dezhnev — Russian Explorer (1605–1673) , ranked #29328
  10. Oleg Antonov (aircraft designer) — Russian Engineer (1906–1984) , ranked #30351
  11. Grigory Shelikhov — Russian Explorer (1747–1795) , ranked #53746
  12. Pavel Sukhoi — Russian Inventor (1895–1975) , ranked #66232
  13. Georgy Sedov — Russian Explorer (1877–1914) , ranked #73387
  14. Vasily Mishin — Russian Engineer (1917–2001) , ranked #73991
  15. Gennady Nevelskoy — Russian Explorer (1813–1876) , ranked #81580
  16. Mikhail Gurevich (aircraft designer) — Russian Engineer (1892–1976) , ranked #81632
  17. Mikhail Vodopyanov — Russian Explorer (1899–1980) , ranked #82707
  18. Pavel Yablochkov — Russian Inventor (1847–1894) , ranked #84030
  19. Sergei Ivanovich Mosin — Russian Engineer (1849–1902) , ranked #91236
  20. Georgy Ushakov — Russian Explorer (1901–1963) , ranked #100997