1)Christopher Columbus was Italian explorer. he is best known for Discovering America. it was discovered in 1492
2)Jacques Cartier was French explorer. He discovered Canada in 1534.
3)Prince Henry was best known by the name Prince Henry The navigator. under his patronage Madeira was discovered in 1419. Also Under the Prince Henry's sponsorship west African Coast was explored
4)René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle was a French explorer. He explored Great lakes region of U.S. and Canada. Also, he explored the Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi river.
5)Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant traveler. his travels are described in The Travels of Marco Polo. It serves as a valuable source for geography, ethnography, the history of Armenia, Iran, China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, India, Indonesia and other countries in the Middle Ages.This book was inspiration for many travelers and explorers.
6)Vasco Núñez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer, conquistador, and governor. He was first Europian to see the pacific ocean and he claimed pacific ocean and all of its shores for Spain.
7)Samuel de Champlain was French explorer. He is best know because he found New France and Quebec city. He found New France and Quebec City on July 3, 1608. He is also known as The Father of New France.