List of geographers

This list of geographers is presented in English alphabetical transliteration order (by surnames).

A

 * 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, born 1936)–
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * Richard Andree (Germany, 1835–1912)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * 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

 * 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)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * 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)
 * Ibn Al Ouardy (Arabia, died 1330)
 * 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)
 * 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

 * Edward Ullman (US, 1912–1976)

V

 * Vakhushti of Kartli (Georgia, 1696–1757)
 * Gill Valentine (England, living)
 * Anastasia van Burkalow (American, 1911–2004)
 * Didier Robert de Vaugondy (France, 1723–1786)
 * Pietro Vesconte (Italy, fl. 1310–1330)
 * José Antonio Villaseñor y Sánchez (Mexico, fl. 1740s)
 * Albertinus de Virga (Italy, 15th c.)

W

 * Alfred Russel Wallace (England, 1823–1913)
 * Ibn al-Wardi (Arabia, 1291/1292–1348/1349)
 * Michael Watts (England, born 1951)
 * Bradford Washburn (US, 1910–2007)
 * Alfred Weber (Germany, 1868–1958)
 * Alfred Lothar Wegener (Germany, 1911–2006)
 * Johannes Werner (Germany, 1468–1522)
 * Sarah Whatmore (England, born 1959)
 * Gilbert F. White (US, 1911–2006)
 * Emma Willard (US, 1787–1870)
 * John Francon Williams FRGS (Wales, 1854–1911)
 * Alan Wilson (England, born 1939)
 * Charles W. J. Withers (Scotland, born 1954)
 * Jennifer Wolch (US, living)
 * Denis Wood (US, born 1945)
 * David Woodward (US, 1942–2004)
 * Fanny Bullock Workman (US, 1859–1925))
 * Dawn Wright (US, born 1961)
 * John Kirtland Wright (US, 1891–1969)

X

 * Xu Xiake (徐霞客, China, 1587–1641)

Y

 * Naomasa Yamasaki (山崎 直方, Japan, 1870–1929)
 * Ya'qubi (Abbasid Caliphate, died 897)

Z

 * Wilbur Zelinsky (US, born 1921)
 * Jacob Ziegler (Germany, 1470/1471–1549)
 * Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann (Germany, 1743–1815)
 * Karl Bernhard Zoeppritz (Germany, 1881–1908)