Stephan Gavrilovich Glotov (Russian: Степа́н Гаврилович Гло́тов) (c. 1729 in Yarensk, Russia – May 5, 1769 in Unimak Island)[1] was a Russian navigator, explorer, and fur trader. He was the first Russian captain to enter the waters of the eastern Aleutian Islands,[2] and was the European discoverer of Kodiak Island and several other Alaskan islands.