Joseph Rene Bellot
Explorer
A French arctic explorer who took part in the expeditions to find Sir John Franklin.
He was part of a French expedition to Madagascar, for which he received the Legion of Honor.
Instead of finding Sir John Franklin, he shared his fate and fell through the broken ice.
His father was a farrier, trimming horse hooves and fitting horseshoes.
Fridtjof Nansen was another famed arctic explorer.