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Gil Eannes (15th century) was a Portuguese explorer who was the first person to sail beyond the dreaded Cape Bojador.
Francisco Fernández de Córdoba was a Spanish explorer and slave trader who explored Mexico and Nicaragua.
James Lovell, Jr. was an astronaut who flew on Gemini missions orbiting the Earth and Apollo trips circling the moon.
Richard Lemon Lander (1804-1834) was an English explorer who made three trips to West Africa.
Christopher 'Kit' Carson (1809-1868) was an American explorer, guide, fur trapper, Indian agent, rancher, and soldier.
Madam C. J. Walker (1867-1919) was an African-American inventor, businesswoman, and self-made millionaire.
Linus Yale Jr. (1821-1868) was an American mechanical engineer who developed the cylinder pin-tumbler lock.
Charles Marie de la Condamine was sent to Ecuador in 1735 to measure the Earth at the equator.
Sir Ranulph Fiennes is an English explorer and author who has led over 30 expeditions to the North and South Poles.
This biography is about Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Antarctic explorer.
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