Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Vasco Núñez de Balboa (; c. 1475around January 12–21, 1519) was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. He is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to lead an expedition to have seen or reached the Pacific from the New World.
Vasco M. Tanner
Vasco Myron Tanner (October 29, 1892 – April 25, 1989) was an American entomologist from Utah, and professor of zoology at Brigham Young University. He published over 140 scientific articles, mostly focusing on insects but also researching birds, mammals, reptiles and fishes, and founded the journal "The Great Basin Naturalist".