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- Crispus Attucks (1723–1770), victim of "Boston Massacre"
- Peter Blake (yachtsman) (1944–2001), winner of the Whitbread Round the World Race, the America's Cup and the Jules Verne Trophy
- Chay Blyth (born 1940), first westwards single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the world 1971
- Jean-Charles de Borda (1733–1799), scientist and engineer working at sea
- William Harvey Carney (1842–1908), Civil War soldier previously a sailor
- Donald Crowhurst, lost at sea during the Golden Globe race.
- Russ Chauvenet (1920–2003), science fiction fan and amateur sailor
- Sir Francis Chichester, first single-handed circumnavigation of the world with just one port of call 1966-1967
- Charles Henry George Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk and 13th Earl of Berkshire, Apprentice on windjammer Mount Stewart. See Wikipedia article Charles Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk
- Samuel Leech (1798–1848), wrote of experiences in both Royal Navy and US Navy
- Robin Knox-Johnston (born 1939), first single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the world 1968-1969
- Doris Miller (1919–1943), cook that fought back at Pearl Harbor
- Jacob Nagle (1762–1841), well-traveled seaman who wrote a journal.
- Ellen McArthur British sailor and round the world record holder.
- Bernard Motissier (1925–1994) renowned French yachtsman and author of books about his voyages and sailing.
- Jure Šterk (1937–2009) Slovenian round-the-world sailor and author of books about his voyages and sailing.
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