Famous Arctic Explorers
Famous Arctic Explorers is a structured people dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Explorer, Nationality, Born. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 7 columns
- Source
- Not provided
- Data updated
- Apr 10, 2026
Included fields: Explorer, Nationality, Born, Died, Major Expedition, and 2 more.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Year span
- 1879 to 1994
- Across 15 preview rows
- Born range
- 1,832 to 1,962
- Across 15 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Explorer, Nationality, and Born across people entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Explorer↕ | Nationality↕ | Born↕ | Died↕ | Major Expedition↕ | Year↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Peary | American | 1,856 | 1,920 | North Pole claim | 1909 | First widely credited North Pole expedition, though disputed |
Fridtjof Nansen | Norwegian | 1,861 | 1,930 | Fram drift across Arctic Ocean | 1896 | Farthest north record, Nobel Peace Prize for refugee work |
Roald Amundsen | Norwegian | 1,872 | 1,928 | Northwest Passage | 1906 | First to navigate the Northwest Passage and reach the South Pole |
Robert Falcon Scott | British | 1,868 | 1,912 | Terra Nova Expedition | 1912 | Tragic race to the South Pole, died on return journey |
Ernest Shackleton | British-Irish | 1,874 | 1,922 | Endurance Expedition | 1916 | Legendary survival after Endurance was crushed by ice |
Matthew Henson | American | 1,866 | 1,955 | North Pole with Peary | 1909 | First African American Arctic explorer, reached Pole with Peary |
Vilhjalmur Stefansson | Canadian-Icelandic | 1,879 | 1,962 | Canadian Arctic Expedition | 1918 | Lived with Inuit, promoted Arctic habitation and diet |
Wally Herbert | British | 1,934 | 2,007 | First surface crossing of Arctic Ocean | 1969 | First undisputed surface journey to the North Pole |
Adolphus Greely | American | 1,844 | 1,935 | Lady Franklin Bay Expedition | 1884 | Harrowing Arctic survival, only 6 of 25 men rescued alive |
Knud Rasmussen | Danish-Greenlandic | 1,879 | 1,933 | Fifth Thule Expedition | 1924 | First to cross the Northwest Passage by dogsled, Inuit ethnographer |
Otto Sverdrup | Norwegian | 1,854 | 1,930 | Second Fram Expedition | 1902 | Mapped vast areas of the Canadian Arctic archipelago |
Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiold | Finnish-Swedish | 1,832 | 1,901 | Northeast Passage | 1879 | First to navigate the Northeast Passage in one expedition |
Louise Arner Boyd | American | 1,887 | 1,972 | East Greenland expeditions | 1941 | First woman to fly over the North Pole, society explorer |
Umberto Nobile | Italian | 1,885 | 1,978 | Italia airship expedition | 1928 | Airship flights over the North Pole, controversial Italia crash |
Borge Ousland | Norwegian | 1,962 | 0 | Solo unsupported North Pole trek | 1994 | First solo unsupported crossing of the Arctic Ocean |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Famous Arctic Explorers organized?
The table starts in the source data's default order. You can sort and filter the loaded rows by the displayed fields.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 15 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 15 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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