Premiered: 17 November 2001. Last updated: 21 July 2008
| Name | Date of Birth | Place of Birth | Date of Death | Place of Death | Issue | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amundsen, Roald | not given | "near Oslo" | 18? June 1928 | Return from the Pole | Vol 72, No 4 | October 1928 | Belgica expedition, 1897-99; Fram expedition, 1910-12. |
| Armitage, Captain Albert Borlase, R.D., R.N.R. (Retd.) | not given | not given | October 1943 | not given | Vol 104, No 1/2 | July-Aug 1944 | Second in command, Discovery expedition, 1901-04. |
| Bage, Captain R. | not given | not given | July 1915 | not given | Vol 46, No 1 | December 1915 | Astronomer, Member, Australasian Antarctic expedition, 1911-14. |
| Beaumont, Admiral Sir Lewis Anthony | 1847 | not given | not given. "age 75" [1922] | not given | Vol 60, No 2 | August 1922 | Superintended the equipping of Discovery to rescue Endurance expedition members from Elephant Island [not done]. |
| Bernacchi, Lieut.-Commander L.C., O.B.E., R.N.V.R. | 1876 | Tasmania | 24 April 1942 | not given | Vol 99, No 5/6 | May-June 1942 | Member, Southern Cross expedition, 1898-1900; member, Discovery expedition, 1901-04. |
| Borchgrevink, Carsten E. | 1864 | Oslo | 21 April 1934 | Oslo | Vol 83, No 6 | June 1934 | Member, Bull expedition, 1893-95; Leader, Southern Cross expedition, 1898-1900. |
| Bowers, Lieut. Henry R. | 1883 | not given | ca. 29 March 1912 | On return from the Pole | Vol 41, No 3 | March 1913 | Member, Terror Nova expedition, 1910-13; Died with Scott. |
| Bruce, William Speirs | not given [1867] | not given [London] | 28 October 1921 | Edinburgh | Vol 58, No 6 | December 1921 | Member, Balaena expedition, 1892-93; Leader, Scotia expedition, 1902-04. |
| Buchanan, John Young | 1844 | Glasgow | 16 October 1925 | London | Vol 66, No 6 | December 1925 | Chemist and physicist, Challenger expedition, 1872. |
| Byrd, Admiral Richard Evelyn. | 25 October 1888 | Winchester, Virginia | 11 March 1957 | not given [Boston] | Vol 123, No 2 | June 1957 | Leader, Byrd Antarctic Expedition I and II, US Antarctic Service Expedition, Operation Highjump, Operation Deepfreeze. |
| Campbell, Captain V.L.A., D.S.O., R.N. | not given ['age of eighty-one.'] | not given | November 1956 | Newfoundland | Vol 123, No 1 | March 1957 | Leader, Scott's Northern Party, Terra Nova expedition, 1910-13. |
| Charcot, Dr Jean | not given | not given | 16 September 1936 | Off Iceland | Vol 88, No 5 | November 1936 | Leader, Française and Pourquoi Pas? expeditions (1903-05 and 1908-10). |
| Cherry-Garrard, Apsley | 2 January 1886 | not given | 19 May 1959 | not given | Vol 125, No 3/4 | September-December 1959 | Member, Terra Nova expedition, 1910-13. |
| Cherry-Garrard, Miss Edith | not given "age 65" | not given | 16 April 1967 | Edinburgh | Vol 133, No 3 | September 1967 | Sister of Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Terra Nova expedition, 1910-13. |
| Christensen, Lars | not given "age 81" | not given | 10 December 1965 | New York | Vol 132, No 3 | September 1966 | Norwegian whaler and ship-owner; explorer. |
| Clark, Major-General Henry | not given | not given | 28 February 1913 | not given | Vol 41, No 4 | April 1913 | Magnetic observer on the Pagoda, supplementing James Clark Ross expedition, 1839-42. |
| Cocks, Edward Lygon Somers | not given | not given | 18 November 1923 | not given | Vol 62, No 6 | December 1923 | Treasurer of the Royal Geographical Society; Helped organize Discovery expedition, 1901-04. |
| Colbeck, Captain William, R.N.R. | 1871 | Hull | 18 October 1930 | not given | Vol 76, No 6 | December 1930 | Southern Cross expedition, 1898-1900; Commanded relief ship Morning, Discovery expedition, 1901-04. |
| Davis, Captain John King, C.B.E. | 1884 | London | 7 May 1967 | not given | Vol 133, No 3 | September 1967 | Chief Officer, Nimrod, Nimrod expedition 1907-09; Master, Aurora, AAE 1911-14; Ross Sea Party relief expedition 1916; Master Discovery BANZARE 1929-30. |
| Debenham, Professor Frank, O.B.E. | 26 December 1883 | Boural, New South Wales | 23 November 1965 | not given | Vol 132, No 1 | March 1966 | Geologist, Terra Nova expedition, 1910-13; First director, Scott Polar Research Institute. |
| Ellsworth, Lincoln | 12 May 1880 | Chicago | May 1951 | not given | Vol 115, No 4 | December 1951 | Leader, various Antarctic flying expeditions. |
| [Evans] Mountevans, Admiral Lord, K.C.B., D.S.O. | not given | not given | ['announced 22 August 1957'] | not given | Vol 123, No 4 | December 1957 | Member, Discovery relief expedition, 1902; Terra Nova expedition, 1910-13. |
| Filchner, Dr Wilhelm | 1877 | Munich | 7 May 1957 | Zurich | Vol 124, No 1 | March 1958 | Leader, Deutschland expedition, 1910-12. |
| Gregory, Prof. J.W., F.R.S. | not given | not given | 2 June 1932 | not given | Vol 80, Nos 2 & 3 | August & September 1932 | Original Scientific Director (later resigned), Discovery expedition, 1901-04. |
| Grierson, John | 1909 | not given | not given | USA | Vol 143, No 3 | November 1977 | Author, aviator. |
| Herbert, Sir Wally | not given ['age of 72'] | England | 12 June 2007 | not given | Vol 173, No 4 | December 2007 | Member, FIDS, 1956-57; Surveying, Axel Heiberg Glacier area, 1961, 1962; Artist. |
| Hillary, Sir Edmund | 20 July 1919 | Auckland, New Zealand | 11 January 2008 | Auckland, New Zealand | Vol 174, Part 2 | June 2008 | Leader, NZ Antarctic Expedition, 1957-58. |
| Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton | 30 June 1817 | Halesworth, Suffolk | 10 December 1911 | Sunningdale | Vol 39, No 1 | February 1912 | Botanist, James Clark Ross expedition, 1839-42. |
| Johansen, Captain Hjalmar | 1867 | Skien, Norway | 3 January 1913 | Christiana, Norway | Vol 41, No 2 | February 1913 | Member, Belgica expedition, 1897-99; Member, Fram expedition, 1910-12. |
| Joyce, Ernest Mills | not given | not given | 2 May 1940 | not given | Vol 96, No 4 | October 1940 | Member, Discovery expedition, 1901-04; member, Nimrod expedition, 1907-09; member, Ross Sea Party, 1914-17. |
| Keltie, Sir John Scott | 29 March 1840 | Dundee | 12 January 1927 | London | Vol 69, Nos 2 & 3 | February & March 1927 | Secretary and Librarian of the RGS. |
| Klövstad, Dr. Herlof | not given | not given | 29 December 1900 | Tromsø, Norway | Vol 17, No 2 | February 1901 | Surgeon, Southern Cross expedition, 1898-1900. |
| Koettlitz, Dr. Reginald | not given [23 December 1860] | not given [Ostend] | 1916 [10 January 1916] | South Africa [Somerset East] | Vol 47, No 2 | February 1916 | Chief medical officer, Discovery expedition, 1901-04. |
| Laseron, Charles | 'in or about the year 1886' | Mantowic, USA | 27 June 1959 | Sydney | Vol 125, No 3/4 | September-December 1959 | Member, Australasian Antarctic expedition, 1911-14. |
| Lashly, William | not given | not given | 12 June 1940 | not given | Vol 96, No 4 | October 1940 | Member, Discovery expedition, 1901-04; member, Terra Nova expedition, 1910-13. |
| Lauritzen, Knud | not given | not given | May 1978 | England | Vol 144, No 3 | November 1978 | Owner, polar ships. |
| Levick, Audrey | not given | not given | 23 July 1980 | not given | Vol 147, No 1 | March 1981 | Widow of George Murray Levick. Terra Nova expedition, 1910-13. |
| Levick, Commander G. Murray, R.N. | not given | not given | [reported 1 June 1956[ | not given | Vol 122, No 3 | September 1956 | Member, Terra Nova expedition, 1910-13. |
| Longstaff, Colonel Lewellyn W. | 20 November 1841 | not given | 20 November 1918 | Wimbledon | Vol 53, No 1 | January 1919 | Financial supporter of Scott's expeditions. |
| Mackintosh, Captain A.L.A. | 1881 | India | 8 May 1916 | Near Cape Evans, Antarctica | Vol 49, No 3 | March 1917 | Second officer, Nimrod; Commander of Aurora, Ross Sea Party. |
| Maclear, Admiral J.F.L.P. | 1839 | Cape Town | End of July 1907 | Niagara Falls, USA | Vol 30, No 4 | October 1907 | Captain, Challenger, Challenger expedition. |
| Markham, Admiral Sir Albert Hastings | not given | not given | 28 October 1918 | London | Vol 52, No 6 (also Vol 32, No 1) | December 1918 | Wrote biography of his cousin, Sir Clements Markham. |
| Markham, Sir Clements | not given [20 July 1830] | not given [Stillingfleet, Yorkshire] | 30 January 1916 | London | Vol 47, No 3 | March 1916 | The major force in Britain's role in Antarctic exploration during the heroic age. |
| Mawson, Sir Douglas, O.B.E., F.R.S. | not given | Stonehaven | 14 October 1958 | Adelaide | Vol 124, No 4 | December 1958 | Member, Nimrod expedition, 1907-09; Leader, Australasian Antarctic expedition, 1911-14; Leader, BANZARE, 1929-31. |
| McIlroy, James Archibald, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. | 3 November 1879 | Northern Ireland | 27 July 1968 | Surrey | Vol 134, No 4 | December 1968 | Medical Officer, Endurance expedition, 1914-16; Quest expedition, 1921-22. |
| Mill, Hugh Robert, D. SC., LL. D. | not given ["eighty-eighth year"] | Thurso [Scotland] | 5 April 1950 | not given | Vol 115, No 4/6 | April/June 1950 | Librarian, Royal Geographical Society; Friend and advisor to many Antarctic expeditions. |
| Mulock, Captain G.F.A., D.S.O., R.N. | February 1882 | not given | 26 December 1963 | Gibraltar | Vol 130, No 1 | March 1964 | Member, Discovery expedition, 1903-04. |
| Murray, George | not given | Stonehaven | 16 December 1911 | Stonehaven | Vol 39, No 1 | February 1912 | Editor, The Antarctic Manual; Scientific Director, Discovery expedition, 1901-04. |
| Murray, Sir John | 1841 [March 3] | Coburg, Ontario, Canada | 16 March 1914 | not given [near Kirkliston, Scotland] | Vol 43, No 5 | May 1914 | Oceanographer, naturalist in charge of bird specimens on Challenger expedition. |
| Nansen, Fridjof | 10 October 1861 | Fröen, Norway | 13 May 1930 | Lysaker, Norway | Vol 76, No 1 | July 1930 | Not Antarctic per se other than providing Amundsen with the Fram. |
| Nares, Vice-Admiral Sir George Strong | 1831 [Aberdeen, Scotland] | not given | 15 January 1915 | not given | Vol 45, No 3 | March 1915 | Captain, Challenger, first half of Challenger expedition. |
| Nordenskjöld, Otto | not given | not given | June 1928 | not given | Vol 72, No 3 | September 1928 | Leader, Swedish South Polar expedtion, 1901-04. |
| Oates, Captain L.E. G. | 1880 | not given | [17 March 1912] | Return from the Pole | Vol 41, No 4 | April 1913 | Member, Terra Nova expedition, 1910-13. |
| Oates, Mrs W.E. | not given. Age 83. | not given | 25 November 1937 | Gestingthorpe Hall, Esses | Vol 91, No 2 | February 1938 | Mother of Captan L.E.G. Oates. |
| Parry, Rear-Admiral C.R.L. | not given | not given | 31 March 1971 | not given | Vol 143, No 2 | July 1977 | Secretary, Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic expedition, 1955-58. |
| Pennell, Commander H.L.L., R.N. | 1882 | not given | 31 May 1916 | Went down with his ship in Battle of Jutland. | Vol 48, No 2 | August 1916 | Commander, Terra Nova, Terra Nova expedition, 1910-13. |
| Ponting, Herbert G. | died "aged sixty-four" | not given | 7 February 1935 | not given | Vol 85, No 4 | April 1935 | Photographer, Terra Nova expedition, 1910-13. |
| Richards, Richard Walter, GC | 1893 | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia | 7 May 1985 | Pt Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia | Vol 151, No 3 | November 1985 | Physicist, Imperial Trans-Antarctic expedition, 1914-17. |
| Riley, Quinten | 1905 | not given | 25 December 1980 | not given | Vol 147, No 2 | July 1981 | Member, British Graham Land expedition, 1934-37. |
| Royds, Vice-Admiral Sir Charles William Rawson Royds, K.B.E., C.M.G. | not given | not given | 5 January 1931 | not given | Vol 77, No 2 | February 1931 | Member, Discovery expedition, 1901-04. |
| Rudmose Brown, Robert Neal | 1839 | Cape Town | End of July 1907 | Niagara Falls, USA | Vol 123, No 4 | December 1957 | Member, Scotia expedition, 1902-04. |
| Schytt, Valter | 1919 | not given | 30 March 1985 | Tarfaladalen, Kebnekaise, Sweden | Vol 151, No 3 | November 1985 | Glaciologist, Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic expedition, 1949-52. |
| Scott Party, Memorial Issue | - | - | - | - | Vol 41, No 3 | March 1913 | Memorial issue for the Polar Party, Terra Nova expedition, 1910-13. |
| Shackleton, Sir Ernest H. | not given [15 February 1874] | not given [Kilkea, Co. Kildare, Ireland | 5 January 1922 | Aboard the Quest at Grytviken, South Georgia | Vol 59, No 3 | March 1922 | Member or leader of four antarctic expeditions. |
| Siple, Paul Allman | 1908 | Montpelier, Ohio, USA | 25 November 1968 | not given | Vol 135, No 3 | September 1969 | Explorer and geographer, BAEI, 1928-31; BAEII, 1933-35; USAS expedition, 1939-41; Operation Highjump, 1946-47; IGY, 1956-57. |
| Skelton, Engineer Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald, K.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O. | not given | not given | not given | not given | Vol 122, No 4 | December 1956 | Chief Engineer, Discovery, Discovery expedition, 1901-04. |
| Sverdrup, Professor Harald Ulrik | 15 November 1888 | Norway | 21 August 1957 | Oslo | Vol 123, No 4 | December 1957 | Director, Norwegian Polar Institute; Chairman, Norwegian Committee for the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic expedition, 1949-52. |
| Taylor, Thomas Griffith | 1 December 1880 | Walthamstow, London | 5 November 1963 | Sydney, Australia | Vol 130, No 1 | March 1964 | Physiographer, Terra Nova expedition, 1910-13. |
| Tizard, Captain Thomas Henry | not given | not given | 17 February 1924 | not given | Vol 63, No 5 | May 1924 | Navigating officers and Chief Assistant Surveyor, Challenger expedition, 1872. |
| von Neumayer, Dr. Georg | not given | not given | 24 May 1909 | not given | Vol 34, No 4 | October 1909 | Director of German Naval Observatory; Author. |
| Wild, Frank | not given | not given | August 1939 | South Africa | Vol 95, No 3 | March 1940 | Member of five Antarctic expeditions: Discovery, Nimrod, Australasian Antarctic expedition, Endurance and Quest. |
| Wilkins, Sir Hubert, M.C. | 31 October 1888 | Mount Bryan East, Australia | 1 December 1958 | Framingham, Massachusetts | Vol 125, No 1 | March 1959 | Member, Quest expedition, 1921-22; Leader, Wilkins-Hearst expedition, 1928-30; Technical adviser/manager of Lincoln Ellsworth's Antarctic flights. |
| Wilson, Dr. E.A. | 1872 | Cheltenham, England | ca. 29 March 1912 | Return from the Pole | Vol 41, No 4 | April 1913 | Zoologist, physician and artist, Discovery expedition, 1901-03; Terra Nova expedition, 1910-13; Died with Scott. |
| Wordie, Sir James Mann, C.B.E. | 26 April 1889 | not given | 16 January 1962 | not given | Vol 128, No 1 | March 1962 | Geologist, Endurance expedition, 1914-16. |
| Wright, Sir Charles Seymour | 1887 | Toronto, Canada | Recently | Victoria, BC, Canada | Vol 142, No 1 | March 1976 | Physicist, Terra Nova expedition, 1910-13. |