Norwegian
- Roald Amundsen (1872-1928)
- First to navigate the Northwest Passage (1903-1906)
- First to reach the South Pole (1911)
- Thor Heyerdahl (1914-2002)
- Sailed on an ancient Peruvian-style raft from Peru to the Tuamotu Archipelago along the Humboldt Current (1947)
- Crossed the Atlantic Ocean in an Egyptian-style papyrus reed boat (1969-1970)
- Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930)
- Traveled by ship, then by foot to 86° 14' N., the farthest north at that time (1893)
- Attempted to cross the Greenland icefield (1888-1889)
- Finn Ronne (1899-1980)
- Made nine Antarctic trips, exploring over 3,600 miles by dog sled (1933+)
- Otto Neumann Sverdrup (1855-1930)
- Explored the southern and western coasts of Ellesmere Island and the Sverdrup Islands (1899-1902)
- Opened a route from England across the Kara Sea to the Ob and Yenesey Rivers
