List of geographers

• Hardo Aasmäe (Estonia, 1951–2014) • Aziz Ab'Saber (Brazil, 1924–2012) • Diogo Abreu (Portugal, born 1947) • John Adams, (England, pre–1670–1738) • Peter Adams (Canada, 1936–2018) • Agatharchides (Ancient Greece, 2nd c. BCE) • Agathedaemon of Alexandria (Ancient Greece, 2nd c. CE) • John A. Agnew (England/US, born 1949) • Irasema Alcántara-Ayala (Mexico, born 1970) • T. Alford-Smith (US/England, 1864–1936) • Margaret Swainson Anderson (England) (1902–1952) • Richard Andree (Germany, 1835–1912) • A. W. Andrews (England, 1868–1959) • Ash Amin (England, born 1955) • Alypius of Antioch (Roman Empire, fl. c. 450) • Jacques Ancel (France, 1879–1943) • Karl Andree (Germany, 1808–1875) • Benoît Antheaume (France, born 1946) • Pilar Benejam Arguimbau (Spain, born 1937) • Aaron Arrowsmith (England, 1750–1823) • Väinö Auer (Finland, 1895–1981) • Félix de Azara (Spain, 1742–1821) ==B==

• Zonia Baber (US, 1862–1956) • Karl Ernst von Baer (Russia, 1792–1876) • Robert Bailey (US, born 1939) • Thomas Bailey (England, 1785–1856) • Oliver Edwin Baker (US, 1883–1949) • Abu Abdullah al-Bakri (Al-Andalus, 1014–1094) • Adriano Balbi (Italy, 1782–1848) • Ahmed ibn Sahl al-Balkhi (Persia, 850–934) • Robert Balling (US, born 1952) • Yvette Barbaza (1914–2009), French geographer • Alexandre Barbié du Bocage (France, 1798–1835) • John Barrow (England, fl. 1735–1774) • Harlan H. Barrows (US, 1877–1960) • Mark Bassin (US, living) • Keith Barber (England, 1944–2017) • John George Bartholomew (Scotland, 1860–1920) • Ibn Battuta (Morocco, 1304–1369) • Oscar Baumann (Austria, 1864–1899) • Jacqueline Beaujeu-Garnier (France, 1917–1995) • Anthony Bebbington (US, born 1962) • Battista Beccario (Italy, 15th c.) • Bertha Becker (Brazil, 1930–2013) • Frederick William Beechey (England, 1796–1856) • Walter Behrmann (Germany, 1882–1955) • Charles Tilstone Beke (England, 1800–1874) • Elena Berezovich (Russia, born 1966) • Lev Semenovich Berg (Russia/Soviet Union, 1876–1950) • Heinrich Berghaus (Germany, 1797–1884) • Luiza Bialasiewicz (Poland/Netherlands, born 1971) • Abū Rayhān Bīrūnī (Persia, 973–1048) • Joan Blaeu (Netherlands, 1596–1673) • Harm de Blij (US, 1935–2014) • Franz Boas (Germany/US, 1858–1942 • Roland Bonaparte (France, 1858–1924) • John Bowack (England, fl. 1737) • E. G. Bowen (Wales, 1900–1983) • Isaiah Bowman (Canada/US, 1878–1950) • Edward William Brayley (England, 1801–1870) • Harold Brookfield (England/Australia, born 1926) • John Brown (England, 1797–1861) • Conrad Malte-Brun (Denmark/France, 1775–1826) • Sylvie Brunel (France, born 1960) • Manola Brunet (Spain, born 1955) • Jean Brunhes (France, 1869–1930) • Harriet Bulkeley (England, born 1972) • William Bunge (US/Canada, 1928–2013) • Cristoforo Buondelmonti (Italy, 1386 – c. 1430) • Philip Burden (US, living) • Richard Francis Burton (England, 1821–1890) • Anne Buttimer (Ireland, 1938–2017) ==C==

• Anna Cabré (Spain, born 1943) • Rafael Torres Campos (Spain, 1853–1904) • Giovanni da Carignano (Italy, c. 1250–1329) • Ana Fani Alessandri Carlos (Brazil, living) • Nathanael Carpenter (England, 1589 – c. 1628) • Manuel Castells (Spain, born 1942) • Emanuela Casti (Italy, born 1950) • Richard Cathcart (US, born 1943) • Nicolay de Caveri (Italy, fl. 15th–16th cc.) • Andreas Cellarius (Germany/Netherlands, c. 1596–1665) • Samuel de Champlain (France/Canada, 1567–1635) • Sylvia Chant (England, 1960–2019) • Chen Cheng-Siang Chen (China, 1922–2003) • Elena Chiozza (Argentina, 1919–2011) • George Chisholm (Scotland, 1850–1930) • Richard Chorley (England, 1927–2002) • Walter Christaller (Germany, 1893–1969) • Georgius Chrysococcas (Greece/Persia, fl. 1340s) • Václav Cílek (Czech Republic, born 1955) • Claudius Clavus (Claudus Claussøn Swart, Denmark, born 1388) • Philipp Clüver (Poland/Netherlands, 1580–1622) • Denis Cosgrove (England, 1948–2008) • John Antony Cramer (England, 1793–1848) • Abraham Cresques (Spain, 1325–1387) • George Cressey (US, 1896–1963) • James Croll (Scotland, 1821–1890) • Mike Crang (England, living) • Vital Cuinet (France/Turkey, 1833–1896) • Janel Curry (US, living) • Sarah Curtis (England, living) • Susan Cutter (US, born 1950) • Jovan Cvijić (Serbia, 1865–1927) ==D==

• Patricia Daley (Jamaica, living) • Alexander Dalrymple (Scotland, 1737–1808) • Jack Dangermond (US, born 1945) • Amanda Davies (Australia, living) • William Morris Davis (US, 1850–1934) • Frank Debenham (Australia/England, 1883–1965) • John Dee (England, 1527–1608) • Ruth DeFries (US, born 1957) • Paul Vidal de la Blache (France, 1845–1918) • Félix Delamarche (France, fl. 18th–19th cc.) • Michael N. DeMers (US, born 1951) • Jared Diamond (US, born 1937) • Dicaearchus (Greece, c. 350–28 BCE) • Peter Dicken (England, born 1938) • Frans Dieleman (Netherlands, 1942–2005) • Al-Dimashqi (Syria, 1256–1327) • Abu Hanifa Dinawari (Iran, 828–896) • Vasily V. Dokuchaev (Russian Empire, 1846–1903) • William E. Doolittle (US, born 1947) • Mona Domosh (US, born 1957) • Veronica Della Dora (Italy, born 1976) • Angelino Dulcert (Italy/Spain, 14th c.) • John Dunkin (England, 1782–1846) • G. H. Dury (England, 1916–1996) ==E==

• William Gordon East (England, 1902–1998) • Sally Eden (England, 1967–2016) • Marthe Emmanuel (France, 1901–1997) • Gerd Enequist (Sweden, 1903–1989) • Eratosthenes (Greece, 276–194 BCE) • Lewis Evans (Wales/British American colonies, c. 1700–1756) • George Everest (England, 1790–1866) ==F==

• Ahmad ibn Fadlan (Iraq, 10th c.) • Eileen Fairbairn (New Zealand, 1893–1981) • Ghazi Falah (Canada, living) • Abraham Farissol (Italy, c. 1451–1525 or 1526) • Ibn al-Faqih (Persia, 10th c.) • Filippo Ferrari (Italy, 1551–1626) • Franco F. Ferrario (Italy, born 1934) • Carlos Ferrás Sexto (Iran, fl. 902) • Abu'l-Fida (Abulfeda) (Syria, 1273–1331) • Louise Filion (Canada, born 1945) • Ruth Fincher (Australia, born 1951) • Alexander George Findlay (England, 1812–1875) • Irene Fischer (Austria, US, 1907–2009) • W. B. Fisher (United Kingdom, 1916–1984) • Regina Fleszarowa (Poland, 1888–1969) • Georges Fournier (France, 1595–1652) • Janet Franklin (US, born 1959) • J. Keith Fraser (Canada, born 1922) • Gemma Frisius (Netherlands, 1508–1555) • Lynne Frostick (England, born 1949) • Masahisa Fujita (Japan, born 1943) ==G==

• Alfons Gabriel (Austria, 1894–1976) • Fay Gale (Australia, 1932–2008) • Johann Georg August Galletti (Germany, 1750–1828) • Paul Gallez (Argentina, 1920–2007) • Francis Galton (England, 1822–1911) • Henry Gannett (US, 1846–1914) • Abu Sa'id Gardezi (Iran, died 1061) • Rita Gardner (England, born 1955) • Alice Garnett (England, 1903–1989) • William Garrison (US, 1924–2015) • Artur Gavazzi (Croatia/Slovenia, 1861–1944) • Johann Gottlieb Georgi (Germany, 1729–1802) • Nicolaus Germanus (Germany, c. 1420 – c. 1490) • Gerald of Wales (Wales, fl. 1310–1330) • Ruth Wilson Gilmore (US, born 1950) • Gim Jeong-ho (Korea, 1804 – c. 1866) • Giuseppe Maria Giulietti (Italy, 1847–1881) • John Alan Glennon (US, born 1970) • John of Głogów (Poland, c. 1445–1507) • Johann Georg Gmelin (Germany, 1709–1755) • Johann Friedrich Goldbeck (Germany, 1748–1812) • Reginald G. Golledge (Australia/US, 1937–2009) • Michael Frank Goodchild (Canada/US, born 1944) • Jean Gottman (France, 1915–1994) • Peter Gould (US, 1932–2000) • Derek Gregory (England/Canada, born 1951) • Jean Grove (England, 1927–2001) • Gu Yanwu (China, 1613–1682) • Lev Gumilev (Russia/Soviet Union, 1912–1992) • Arnold Henry Guyot (Switzerland/US, 1807–1884) ==H==

• Mohammad Reza Hafeznia (Iran, born 1955) • Toni Hagen (Switzerland, 1917–2003) • Torsten Hägerstrand (Sweden, 1916–2004) • Peter Haggett (England, born 1933) • Yaqut al-Hamawi (Near East, 1179–1229) • Hamdani (Near East, 893–945) • Susan Hanson (US, born 1943) • John Brian Harley (England, 1932–1991) • Cole Harris (Canada, born 1936) • Richard Hartshorne (US, 1899–1992) • David Harvey (US/Britain, born 1935) • Margaret Hasluck (Scotland, 1885–1948) • Henri Hauser (France, 1866–1946) • Karl Haushofer (Germany, 1869–1946) • Harriet Hawkins (England, born 1980) • Ibn Hawqal (Near East, died after 977) • Iain Hay (New Zealand/Australia, living) • Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) (Iraq, 965–1039) • Zheng He (China, 1371–1433 or 1435) • Lesley Head (Australia, living) • John Heap (England, 1932–2006) • Sven Hedin (Sweden, 1865–1952) • Karl Helbig (Germany, 1903–1991) • Gamal Hemdan (Egypt, 1928–1993) • Andrew John Herbertson (Scotland, 1865–1915) • Robert Heron (Scotland, 1764–1807) • Alfred Hettner (Germany, 1859–1941) • Hipparchus (Greece, 190–120 BCE) • Filip Hjulström (Sweden, 1092–1982) • Jacoba Hol (Netherlands, 1886–1964) • Thomas Holdich (England, 1843–1929) • John Holmes (Australia, living) • Johann Homann (Germany, 1664–1724) • Sally P. Horn (US, living) • J. F. Horrabin (England, 1886–1942) • Robert E. Horton (US, 1875–1945) • Carl Humann (Germany, 1839–1896) • Alexander von Humboldt (Germany, 1769–1859) • Ellsworth Huntington (US, 1876–1947) • Thomas Hutchins (US, 1730–1789) ==I==

• Muhammad al-Idrisi (Dreses) (Islamic Spain, 1100–1166) • Cosmas Indicopleustes (Greece, 6th c. CE) • Anastas Ishirkov (Bulgaria, 1868–1937) ==J==

• Jane Jacobs (US/Canada, 1916–2006) • Jane M. Jacobs (Australia, born 1958) • Preston E. James (United States, 1899–1986) • Mariel Jean-Brunhes Delamarre (France, 1905–2001) • Thomas Jefferys (England, c. 1719–1771) • Alexander Keith Johnston (Scotland, 1804–1871) • Alexander Keith Johnston (Scotland, 1844–1879) • Ron J. Johnston (England, 1941–2020) • Gareth Jones (England, living) • Kelvyn Jones (Wales/England, born 1953) • Reece Jones (US, born 1976) • Ibn Jubayr (Taifa of Valencia/Arabia, 1145–1217) ==K==

• Felix Philipp Kanitz (Austria-Hungary, 1829–1904) • Mahmud al-Kashgari (Kara-Khanid Khanate, 1005–1102) • Robert Kates (US, 1929–2018) • Cindi Katz (US, born 1954) • Ibn Khordadbeh (Persia, c. 820–912) • Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī (Persia, 780–850) • Heinrich Kiepert (Germany, 1818–1899) • Richard Kiepert (Germany, 1846–1915) • Al-Kindi (Alkindus, Abbasid Caliphate, 801–873) • Cuchlaine King (England, 1922–2019) • Caroline King-Okumu (Kenya, living) • Fred B. Kniffen (US, 1900–1993) • Peter Knight (England, born 1947) • Anne Kelly Knowles (US, born 1957) • Janelle Knox-Hayes (US, living) • Audrey Kobayashi (Canada, born 1951) • Grigorios Konstantas (Greece, 1753–1844) • Peter Kosler (Carniola, 1824–1879) • Blasius Kozenn (Carniola, 1821–1871) • Stepan Krasheninnikov (Russia, 1711–1755) • Peter Kropotkin (Russia, 1842–1921) ==L==

• Yves Lacoste (France, born 1929) • Joannes de Laet (Netherlands, 1581–1649) in Dutch and Latin • William Lambton (England, c. 1753–1823) • Marcia Langton (Australia, born 1951) • Wendy Larner (New Zealand, living) • Eugenie Lautensach-Löffler (Germany, 1902–1987) • Vanessa Lawrence (England, born 1962) • Giovanni Leardo (Italy, 15th c.) • Philippe Le Billon (Canada, living) • Jean Le Clerc (France, c. 1560–1621/1624) • Peirce F. Lewis (US, 1927–2018) • Elisabeth Lichtenberger (Austria, 1925–2017) • Diana Liverman (England, born 1954) • Liu An (China, 177–122 BCE) • David Livingstone (Scotland/East Africa, 1813–1873) • Rita López de Llergo y Seoane (Mexico, 1905–1979) • Fyodor Luzhin (Russia, died 1727) ==M==

• Halford John Mackinder (UK, 1861–1947) • Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi (Arabia, 1213–1286) • Ahmad ibn Mājid (Arabia, born 1432) • Conrad Malte-Brun (Denmark/France, 1775–1826) • Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun (France, 1816–1889) • Luigi Ferdinando Marsili (Italy, 1658–1730) • Kenneth Mason (England, 1887–1976) • Doreen Massey (England, 1944–2016) • Abu al-Hasan (Arabia, 896–956) • Otto Maull (Austria/Germany, 1887–1957) • Linda McDowell (England, born 1949) • Katherine McKittrick (Canada, living) • Megasthenes (Greece, c. 350 – c. 290 BCE) • Simion Mehedinți (Romania, 1868–1962) • Karl Eduard Meinicke (Germany, 1803–1876) • D. W. Meinig (US, born 1928) • August Meitzen (Germany 1822–1910) • Anton Melik (Slovenia, 1890–1966) • Josefina Gómez Mendoza (Spain, born 1942) • Daniel Gottlieb Messerschmidt (Germany/Russia, 1685–1735) • Alfred Merz (US, born 1924) • Nick Middleton (England, born 1960) • Don Mitchell (US, born 1961) • Henry Mitchell (US, 1830–1902) • Katharyne Mitchell (US, born 1961) • Aleksandra Monedzhikova, (Bulgaria, 1889–1959) • Janice Monk (Australia, born 1937) • Mark Monmonier (US, born 1943) • Elina González Acha de Correa Morales (Spain, 1861–1942) • Jedidiah Morse (US, 1761–1826) • Michael Mortimore (England, 1937–2017) • William G. Moseley (US, born 1965) • Al-Muqaddasi (Jerusalem/Fatimid Caliphate, c. 945–1000) • Hamdallah Mustawfi (Persia, 1281–1349) ==N==

• Richa Nagar (India, born 1968) • Catherine Nash (England, living) • Christophe Neff (Germany/France, born 1964) • Marion Newbigin (Scotland, 1869–1934) • Linda Newson (England, living) • Joseph Nicollet (France, 1786–1843) • Ng Cho-nam (Hong Kong, 1960–2019) • Ljubinka Nikolić (Yugoslavia/Serbia, born 1964) • Salme Nõmmik (Estonia, 1910–1988) • Pedro Nunes (Portugal, 1502–1578) ==O==

• Erich Obst (Germany, 1886–1981) • Vladimir Obruchev (Russia/Soviet Union, 1863–1956) • Patrick O'Flanagan (Ireland, born 1947) • Miles Ogborn (England, living) • Kenneth Olwig (US, born 1946) • Gearóid Ó Tuathail (Ireland, born 1962) • Susan Owens (England, born 1954) ==P==

• Diego de Pantoja (Spain/Macau, 1571–1618) • Xoán Paredes (Spain/Ireland, born 1975) • Joseph Partsch (Germany, 1851–1925) • Martin J. Pasqualetti (US, living) • Patrick Geddes (Scotland, 1854–1932) • Pausanias (Greece, fl. c. 150) • Ceri Peach (Wales, 1939–2018) • Albrecht Penck (Germany, 1858–1945) • Walther Penck (Germany, 1888–1923) • Jocelyne Pérard (France, born 1940) • Nikolai Petrusevich (Russia, 1838–1880) • Daniel Philippidis (Greece, c. 1750–1832) • Chris Philo (England/Scotland, born 1960) • Domenico and Francesco Pizzigano (Italy, 14th c.) • Marco Polo (Italy, 1254–1324) • Posidonius (Greece, 135–51 BCE) • Alice Poulleau (France, 1885–1960) • Allan Pred (US, 1936–2007) • John Robert Victor Prescott (England/Australia, 1931–2018) • Nikolai Przhevalsky (Russia, 1839–1888) • Pseudo-Scymnus (Greece, c. 100 BCE) • Ptolemy (Roman Egypt, c. 85–165) • Denise Pumain (France, born 1946) • Pytheas (Greece, fl. c. 360 BCE) ==Q==

• Qudama ibn Ja'far (Syria, c. 873 – c. 932/948) ==R==

• Sarah A. Radcliffe (England, living) • Friedrich Ratzel (Germany, 1844–1904) • Amin Razi (Persia, 16th century) • Élisée Reclus (France, 1830–1905) • Judith Rees (England, born 1944) • Edward Ayearst Reeves (Britain, 1862–1945) • Piri Reis (Turkey, 1465–1554) • James Rennell (England, 1742–1830) • Ebenezer Rhodes (England, 1762–1839) • Orlando Ribeiro (Portugal, 1911–1997) • Ferdinand Baron Von Richthofen (19th century) • Tristram Risdon (England, c. 1580–1640) • Carl Ritter (Germany, 1779–1859) • Arthur H. Robinson (US, 1915–2004) • Edward Robinson (US, 1894–1963) • Jean Baptiste Gaspard Roux de Rochelle (France, 1762–1849) • Joseph Rock (Austria/US, 1884–1962) • Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs (Germany, 1831–1896) • Bernard Romans (Netherlands, 1741–1784) • Albrecht Roscher (Germany, 1836–1860) • Gillian Rose (England, born 1962) • Thomas E. Ross (US, born 1942) • William Roy (Scotland, 1726–1790) • Ibn Rushd (Averroes, 1126–1198) • Ibn Rustah (Persia, died 903 CE) ==S==

• David Sadler (England, born 1960) • Louis Vivien de Saint-Martin (France, 1802–1896) • Luis García Sáinz (Spain, 1894–1965) • Milton Santos (Brazil, 1926–2001) • Saskia Sassen (US, born 1947) • Carl Sauer (US, 1889–1975) • Fred K. Schaefer (Germany/US, 1904–1953) • Henry Schoolcraft (US, 1793–1864) • Leopold von Schrenck (Russia, 1826–1894) • Peter Carl Ludwig Schwarz (Germany/Russia, 1822–1894) • Allen J. Scott (US, born 1938) • Scymnus of Chios (Greece, fl. c. 185 BCE) • Pyotr Semenov-Tyan-Shansky (Russia, 1827–1914) • Ellen Churchill Semple (US, 1863–1932) • Karen Seto (US, living) • Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton (England, 1911–1994) • Shen Kuo (沈括, China, 1031–1095) • Yuly Shokalsky (Russia/Soviet Union, 1856–1940) • Kirsten Simonsen (Denmark, born 1946) • Ibn Sina (Persia, 980–1037) • Paul Allen Siple (US, 1908–1968) • Andrew Sluyter (US, born 1958) • Barry Smit (Canada, born 1948) • George Smith (Scotland, 1833–1919) • Neil Smith (Scotland/US, 1954–2012) • Richard G. Smith (England/Wales, living) • Susan J. Smith (England, born 1956) • Edward Soja (US, 1940–2015) • Pavle Solarić (Slavonia, 1779–1821) • Guillem Soler (Spain, fl. 1380s) • Su Song (蘇頌, China, 1020–1101) • Nikolai Spathari (Moldavia/Russia, 1636–1708) • Oskar Spate (England/Australia, 1911–2000) • John Hanning Speke (England, 1827–1864) • Alison Stenning (England, living) • Evelyn Stokes (New Zealand, 1936–2005) • Strabo (Roman Empire, Greece, c. 63/64 – c. 24 BCE) ==T==

• Andres Tarand (Estonia, born 1940) • Pierre Tardi (France, 1897–1972) • Ralph Stockman Tarr (US, 1864–1912) • Eva Germaine Rimington Taylor (England, 1879–1966) • Peter J. Taylor (England, born 1944) • Nigel Thrift (England, born 1949) • Johann Heinrich von Thünen (Germany, 1783–1850) • Joy Tivy (Ireland/Scotland, 1924–1995) • Waldo R. Tobler (US, 1930–2018) • Wilhelm Tomaschek (Austrian Empire, 1841–1901) • Roger Tomlinson (England, 1933–2014) • George Trebeck (England/India, 1800–1825) • Emil Trinkler (Germany, 1896–1931) • Carl Troll (Germany, 1899–1975) • Aadel Brun Tschudi (Norway, 1909–1980) • Yi-Fu Tuan (段義孚, US/China, born 1930) • Billie Lee Turner II (US, born 1945) • Marinos of Tyre (Greece, c. 70–130 CE) ==U==