# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-lawson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T16:29:02.174Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-lawson"
name: "John Lawson"
slug: "john-lawson"
description: "John Lawson was an English explorer, naturalist, and writer. He played an important role in exploring the frontier regions of the Carolinas, publicising his expeditions in a book. He founded two settlements in North Carolina, Bath and New Bern, both located on rivers in the coastal plain. He was killed by the Tuscarora people which led to the outbreak of the Tuscarora War."
tagline: "English explorer, naturalist and writer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/JohnLawson.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1674-12-27"
deathDate: "1711"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.9
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.893594666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%BE%D1%83%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C)"
    title: "Лоусон, Джон (исследователь)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_(%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%81_%D9%85%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B8%D9%85%D9%89)"
    title: "جون لوسون (مستكشف من مملكه بريطانيا العظمى)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lawson_(Entdecker)"
    title: "John Lawson (Entdecker)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lawson_(explorer)"
    title: "John Lawson (explorer)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lawson_(explorateur)"
    title: "John Lawson (explorateur)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lawson"
    title: "John Lawson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioannes_Lawson_(explorator)"
    title: "Ioannes Lawson (explorator)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lawson_(ontdekkingsreiziger)"
    title: "John Lawson (ontdekkingsreiziger)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lawson"
    title: "John Lawson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q359347"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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