The Most Famous
EXPLORERS from Greece
This page contains a list of the greatest Greek Explorers. The pantheon dataset contains 498 Explorers, 1 of which were born in Greece. This makes Greece the birth place of the 45th most number of Explorers behind South Africa, and Jersey.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Greek Explorers of all time. This list of famous Greek Explorers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Juan de Fuca (1536 - 1602)
With an HPI of 49.26, Juan de Fuca is the most famous Greek Explorer. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.
Juan de Fuca (10 June 1536, Cefalonia – 23 July 1602, Cefalonia) was a Greek sailor who served Philip II of Spain. He is best known for his claim to have explored the Strait of Anián—now known as the Strait of Juan de Fuca—between Vancouver Island (now part of British Columbia, Canada) and the Olympic Peninsula (northwestern Washington state in the United States).
2. Androsthenes of Thasos (-400 - -360)
With an HPI of 48.34, Androsthenes of Thasos is the 2nd most famous Greek Explorer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Androsthenes (Ancient Greek: Ἀνδροσθένης; literally meaning: "Man's Strength") of Thasos, son of Callistratus, was one of the admirals of Alexander the Great. He sailed as a trierarch with Nearchus, and was also sent by Alexander down the Euphrates to explore the coast of the Persian Gulf, skirting the coast of Arabia in a triacontor and sailing further than Archias of Pella. He wrote an account of this voyage, titled The Navigation of the Indian sea (''Ὁ τῆς Ἰνδικῆς παραπλοῦς).
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Greek explorers born between 400 BC and 1536. Of these 2, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Greek explorers include Juan de Fuca, and Androsthenes of Thasos. As of April 2024, 1 new Greek explorers have been added to Pantheon including Androsthenes of Thasos.
