# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/david-kirke
# Generated: 2026-08-13T18:17:19.533Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/david-kirke"
name: "David Kirke"
slug: "david-kirke"
description: "Sir David Kirke was an English privateer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Newfoundland from 1638 to 1651. He is best known for capturing Québec from the French in 1629 during the Anglo-French War. A favourite of Charles I of England, Kirke's downfall came in 1651 when he was arrested after being accused of withholding taxes collected on behalf of the English government. Kirke was sent back to England, where he reportedly died in prison."
tagline: "Newfoundland colonial leader"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/OUR_FIRST_FOOTING_IN_CANADA._CHAMPLAIN_SURRENDERING_QUEBEC_TO_ADMIRAL_KIRKE._JULY_20_1629.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Business Professionals"
  slug: "business-professionals"
profileType:
  name: "Business Professional"
  slug: "business-professional"
birthDate: "1597"
deathDate: "1654"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.34
  momentum:             0.4574332909783991
  historical:           7.629628
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kirke"
    title: "David Kirke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kirke"
    title: "David Kirke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kirke"
    title: "David Kirke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kirke"
    title: "David Kirke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%99%D7%99%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%93_%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%A7"
    title: "דייוויד קירק"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kirke"
    title: "David Kirke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kirke"
    title: "David Kirke"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BA%2C_%D0%94%D1%8D%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4"
    title: "Керк, Дэвид"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3018202"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump