is for ALBUQUERQUE, AFONSO de

(14??-1515) was a Portuguese soldier and explorer 

BALBOA, VASCO NUNEZ DE

(1475-1519) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer.

is for CABOT, JOHN

John Cabot (1450-1499) was an Italian-born English explorer and navigator. 

is for DAMPIER, WILLIAM

William Dampier (1651 or 1652-1715) was a British buccaneer (pirate), explorer and map-maker.

is for ERIC THE RED

Eric the Red (950?-1003 or 1004?) was a Viking explorer who was the first European to sail to Greenland.

is for FIENNES, RANULPH

Sir Ranulph Twistleton-Wykeham-Fiennes (March 7, 1944- ) is an English explorer and author who has led over 30 expeditions to the North and South Poles, the desert, the Nile, and many other remote places

is for ARCES, FRANCISCO

father Francisco Tomás Garcés, (April 12, 1738 - July 18, 1781) was a Spanish Franciscan priest who was a missionary and explorer.

is for HANNU

Hannu was an ancient Egyptian explorer; he made the first recorded exploring expedition. 

is for IBN BATTUTA,

Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta [also spelled Buttuta] (1303-1365), was a Moroccan explorer who traveled through Africa, the Middle East, and parts of the Far East.

is for JOLIET, LOUIS

Louis Joliet (1645-1700) was a Canadian explorer (born in Québec City) who explored the Canadian wilderness, including the Great Lakes area

is for KENNEDY, EDMUND

Edmund Kennedy (1818-1848) was an explorer and the Assistant-Surveyor of New South Wales, Australia.

is for LANDER, RICHARD LEMON

Richard Lemon Lander (1804-1834) was an English explorer who made three trips to West Africa; he and his brother John were the first Europeans to canoe down the lower Niger River to its delta (where it meets the sea).

is for MARCO POLO

Marco Polo (1254-1324) was an Italian voyager and merchant who was one of the first Europeans to travel across Asia through China, visiting the Kublai Khan in Beijing.

is for NEWPORT, CHRISTOPHER

Captain Christopher Newport (1560? - 1617) was an English privateer and navigator who transported colonists to the first permanent English colony in America

is for ONIZUKA, ELLISON S.

(June 24, 1946 - January 28, 1986) was a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force, an aerospace engineer, and a NASA astronaut

is for PEREZ, JUAN

Perez (ca.1725-1775) was a Spanish navigator who explored the northwest coast of North America