Sailors have been instrumental in discovering new places and in development of trade and commerce in the world. Know more about famous sailors who played a key role in shaping human history.
Felipe VI of SpainSpanish
Francis DrakeBritish
Sterling HaydenAmerican
John NewtonBritish
William McMaster MurdochScottish
William AdamsBritish
Carroll O’ConnorAmerican
Marcus Luttrell American
John de Lancie American
William Kidd British, Scottish
Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset British
Fletcher Christian British
Matthew Fontaine Maury American
Edward Boscawen British
David Hedison American
Carl Brashear American
Donald Crowhurst Indian
Paul Le Mat American
Paul Watson Canadian
Ben Ainslie British
Ellen MacArthur British
David Hackworth American
Laura Dekker German, New Zealander
Frederick Fleet British
Jessica Watson Australian, New Zealander
William Dampier British
Jan Janszoon Moroccan
Harry Carey, Jr. American
Joshua Slocum Canadian
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Harold Lowe British
Brendan Hughes Northern Irish
Jack Ward British
Stephen Girard French, American
James Lawrence American
Henry Tingle Wilde British
Arthur Rostron British
Martin Frobisher British
Michael Dillon British
Robin Knox-Johnston British
David Dixon Porter American
Christopher Newport British
Poon Lim Chinese, American
Jacques Rogge Belgian
Bernard Moitessier French
Willem Barentsz Dutch
Nathaniel Bowditch American
Robert F. Stockton American
Nicholas Monsarrat British
Rockwell Kent American
Adolphus Greely American
Richard Grenville British
Frederick Townsend Ward American
Piet Pieterszoon Hein Dutch
Stepan Makarov Ukrainian, Russian
Robert Surcouf French
Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape -
Robert Mosbacher American
Dirk Hartog Dutch
Harry Bridges Australian, American
Franklin Buchanan American
John Byron British
Richard Hawkins British
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville Canadian, French
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke British
Thomas Cavendish British
James Lancaster British
Russell Coutts New Zealander
Katsu Kaishū Japanese
Juan de la Cosa Spanish
Thomas Sopwith British
Jordan Weisman American
Harry Martinson Swedish
Martín Alonso Pinzón Spanish
Éric Tabarly French
Edward John Trelawny British
Helge Ingstad Norwegian
Pierre André de Suffren French
Adam Johann von Krusenstern Estonian
William Iron Arm French
William T. Sampson American
Samuel Argall British
Sergei Preminin -
Watkin Tench British
Florence Arthaud French
Felix de Weldon Austrian, American
Robert McClure Irish, British
William FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton British
Ben Lexcen Australian
James Weddell British
Lane Kirkland American
Eugene Robert Black South Georgia
Henry Kelsey Canadian, British
Edward Bransfield Irish
Tobias Furneaux British
Richard Chancellor British
Nilus of Sinai Turkish
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