Jean Nicolet

Jean Nicolet Sieur de Belleborne
Jean Nicolet landing at the Bay of Green Bay in 1634.
Born	1598 Cherbourg, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Kingdom of France
Died	29 October 1642 (aged 43–44) Saint Lawrence River, Quebec City, New France
Cause of death	Drowning
Known for	first European to explore Lake Michigan first European to set foot in Wisconsin
Children	Euphrosine-Madeleine Nicolet
Parents	Thomas Nicollet (father) Marguerite de Lamer (mother)

Jean Nicolet (Nicollet), Sieur de Belleborne (1598 – 29 October 1642) was a French coureur des bois noted for exploring Lake Michigan, Mackinac Island, Green Bay, and being the first European to set foot in what is now the U.S. state of Wisconsin.