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Most Famous American Explorers
Exploration 96
United States 23,678
1,687 JG 
John Glenn American Fighter Pilot 1921–2016
John Glenn American Fighter Pilot 1921–2016 3,591 RP 
Robert Peary American Explorer 1856–1920
Robert Peary American Explorer 1856–1920 4,445 DB 
Daniel Boone American Explorer 1734–1820
Daniel Boone American Explorer 1734–1820 5,962 CJ 
Calamity Jane American Explorer 1852–1903
Calamity Jane American Explorer 1852–1903 7,759 CM Chris McCandless American Explorer 1968–1992
8,197 WC 
William Clark American Explorer 1770–1838
William Clark American Explorer 1770–1838 9,795 AR 
Aron Ralston American Mountaineer b. 1975
Aron Ralston American Mountaineer b. 1975 12,579 S 
Sacagawea American Explorer 1780–1812
Sacagawea American Explorer 1780–1812 12,814 FC 
Frederick Cook American Explorer 1865–1940
Frederick Cook American Explorer 1865–1940 14,505 KC 
Kit Carson American Explorer 1809–1868
Kit Carson American Explorer 1809–1868 16,613 JS 
Jedediah Smith American Explorer 1799–1831
Jedediah Smith American Explorer 1799–1831 17,067 JS 
Joshua Slocum American Explorer 1844–1909
Joshua Slocum American Explorer 1844–1909 18,263 ZP 
Zebulon Pike American Explorer 1779–1813
Zebulon Pike American Explorer 1779–1813 20,840 MH 
Matthew Henson American Explorer 1866–1955
Matthew Henson American Explorer 1866–1955 21,438 FR 
Frederick Russell Burnham American Explorer 1861–1947
Frederick Russell Burnham American Explorer 1861–1947 21,608 RC Roy Chapman Andrews American Explorer 1884–1960
34,183 WP 
Wiley Post American Aviator 1898–1935
Wiley Post American Aviator 1898–1935 35,830 JL 
John Lloyd Stephens American Explorer 1805–1852
John Lloyd Stephens American Explorer 1805–1852 37,333 JB 
James Beckwourth American Explorer 1798–1866
James Beckwourth American Explorer 1798–1866 51,329 DP 
Dean Potter American Mountaineer 1972–2015
Dean Potter American Mountaineer 1972–2015 52,961 SH 
Stephen Harriman Long American Explorer 1784–1864
Stephen Harriman Long American Explorer 1784–1864 55,534 RG 
Robert Gray (sea captain) American Explorer 1755–1806
Robert Gray (sea captain) American Explorer 1755–1806 62,304 AB 
Ann Bancroft American Explorer b. 1955
Ann Bancroft American Explorer b. 1955 82,309 JB Jean Baptiste Charbonneau American Explorer 1805–1866
95,209 WH 
William H. Emory American Explorer 1811–1887
William H. Emory American Explorer 1811–1887 100,802 FB 
Floyd Bennett American Aviator 1890–1928
Floyd Bennett American Aviator 1890–1928 132,319 GP 
George P. Putnam American Explorer 1887–1950
George P. Putnam American Explorer 1887–1950 143,232 JW 
John Williams Gunnison American Explorer 1812–1853
John Williams Gunnison American Explorer 1812–1853 144,111 CC 
Charles Chaillé-Long American Explorer 1842–1917
Charles Chaillé-Long American Explorer 1842–1917 155,986 KA 
Kenneth Arnold American Aviator 1915–1984
Kenneth Arnold American Aviator 1915–1984 167,579 PS 
Paul Siple American Explorer 1908–1968
Paul Siple American Explorer 1908–1968 169,601 RT Roscoe Turner American Aviator 1895–1970
176,521 ES 
Ed Schieffelin American Explorer 1847–1897
Ed Schieffelin American Explorer 1847–1897 195,706 DE David Edward Jackson American Explorer 1788–1837
197,502 AW Amiel Weeks Whipple American Explorer 1817–1863
198,956 AB 
Ada Blackjack American Explorer 1898–1983
Ada Blackjack American Explorer 1898–1983 202,564 JW 
John William Mackay American Explorer 1831–1902
John William Mackay American Explorer 1831–1902 205,357 JG 
John Gore (Royal Navy officer (Died 1790)) American Explorer 1730–1790
John Gore (Royal Navy officer (Died 1790)) American Explorer 1730–1790 207,813 WA 
William Austin Burt American Explorer 1792–1858
William Austin Burt American Explorer 1792–1858 219,833 TW Thomas Walker (explorer) American Explorer 1715–1794
221,790 DB 
Donald Baxter MacMillan American Explorer 1874–1970
Donald Baxter MacMillan American Explorer 1874–1970 225,446 FR 
Fernando Rivera y Moncada American Explorer 1725–1781
Fernando Rivera y Moncada American Explorer 1725–1781 235,936 SB 
Squire Boone American Explorer 1744–1815
Squire Boone American Explorer 1744–1815 252,340 FC 
Floyd Collins American Explorer 1887–1925
Floyd Collins American Explorer 1887–1925 258,180 WP 
W. Price Hunt American Explorer 1783–1842
W. Price Hunt American Explorer 1783–1842 262,449 AM Alvin M. Johnston American Test Pilot 1914–1998
294,860 MF 
Mike Fink American Explorer 1770–1823
Mike Fink American Explorer 1770–1823 305,644 RP Ralph Plaisted American Explorer 1927–2008
310,008 AB 
A. B. Rogers American Explorer 1829–1889
A. B. Rogers American Explorer 1829–1889 310,034 DL 
David Legge Brainard American Explorer 1856–1946
David Legge Brainard American Explorer 1856–1946
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