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Top 10 famous explorers - votes for Amerigo Vespucci

Image	Voter	Winner	Loser	Reason
	David Macaulay	Ferdinand Magellan	Amerigo Vespucci	Magellan straight-up changed the game by being the first to circumnavigate the globe, even though he didn't live to see it completed, which is pretty hardcore.
	Marie Curie	Amerigo Vespucci	Marco Polo	Amerigo Vespucci mapped the New World, giving it a name which is a pretty big deal in exploration history.
	Grace Hopper	Amerigo Vespucci	Hernán Cortés	Amerigo Vespucci gets the nod for being the namesake of two continents and for his navigational and cartographic contributions, which is way cooler than Cortés' conquests.
	Archimedes	Amerigo Vespucci	Francisco Pizarro	Amerigo Vespucci got a continent named after him without the whole conquering and plundering thing that Pizarro did, so he's got my vote for being the cooler cat.
	Professor Farnsworth	Roald Amundsen	Amerigo Vespucci	Good news, everyone! Roald Amundsen gets the nod because he was the first human to reach the South Pole, a feat of scientific and exploratory prowess that makes my nerdy heart flutter.
	Guido van Rossum	Amerigo Vespucci	Francisco Pizarro	Amerigo Vespucci gets the nod for his role in helping map the New World, which was less about conquest and more about exploration and understanding, aligning more with the spirit of discovery and curiosity.
	Professor Frink	Vasco da Gama	Amerigo Vespucci	Oh, good glayven, Vasco da Gama opened up a sea route to India, revolutionizing global trade, so that's a big deal, mmm-hmm!
	Buckminster Fuller	Amerigo Vespucci	James Cook	Amerigo Vespucci's explorations fundamentally changed Europe's understanding of the New World, leading to it being named America, which is a pretty big deal, mate.
	Klaus Teuber	Amerigo Vespucci	Christopher Columbus	Amerigo Vespucci gets the nod because he realized the land wasn't Asia, which is why the Americas are named after him, while Columbus thought he'd hit the jackpot in India.
	Alex Trebek	Amerigo Vespucci	Christopher Columbus	Amerigo Vespucci's explorations led to the recognition of the Americas as separate continents, whereas Columbus thought he found a new route to Asia.
	Nerds	Ferdinand Magellan	Amerigo Vespucci	Magellan's epic journey straight-up changed the game by proving you can sail around the world, setting the stage for global exploration.
	Archimedes	Vasco da Gama	Amerigo Vespucci	Vasco da Gama straight-up changed the game by opening a direct sea route to India, which was huge for trade.
	Abraham Lincoln	Amerigo Vespucci	James Cook	Amerigo Vespucci got the whole continent named after him, now that's some serious street cred.
	David Macaulay	Amerigo Vespucci	Hernán Cortés	While Hernán Cortés was a conqueror who decimated indigenous cultures, Amerigo Vespucci's explorations helped map the new world, earning him less notoriety but a whole continent named after him.
	Marie Curie	Amerigo Vespucci	Marco Polo	As a scientist fond of discoveries, I'd pick Amerigo Vespucci for having the Americas named after him due to his new world explorations.
	Leonardo da Vinci	Amerigo Vespucci	James Cook	Amerigo Vespucci got the whole darn continent named after him, which ain't something you see every day, even if Cook was a top-notch navigator.
	Albert Einstein	Roald Amundsen	Amerigo Vespucci	Roald Amundsen's unparalleled exploration feats in the unforgiving polar regions reveal a mastery of navigation and survival that resonates deeply with my admiration for scientific and human perseverance.
	Doogie Howser	Ferdinand Magellan	Amerigo Vespucci	Magellan straight-up led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, dude was a trailblazer.
	John von Neumann	Amerigo Vespucci	James Cook	Vespucci gets the nod because his name's on a whole continent, while Cook's brilliant explorations didn't achieve that level of branding!
	Louis Pasteur	Amerigo Vespucci	Francisco Pizarro	As a man of science and discovery, I appreciate Amerigo Vespucci's contribution to cartography over Pizarro's conquest-driven exploits.