Due to the heavy intermingling of P-Funk bands, including a great many uncredited contributions from musicians, the following groups and solo artists (most with at least one album credit under the name) can be considered parts of P-Funk.
... Tasman, (1603-1659), discovered Tasmania and New Zealand
Luis Vaez de Torres[?], sea explorer
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Giovanni da Verrazano, (died 1528), sea explorer
Amerigo ...