# John Smith

> John Smith was an English soldier, explorer, admiral of New England, and author. He was knighted for his services to Sigismund Báthory, Prince of Transylvania, and his friend Mózes Székely. Following his return to England from a life as a soldier of fortune and as a slave, he played an important role in the establishment of the colony at Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in North America, in the early 17th century. He was a leader of the Virginia Colony between September 1608 and August 1609, and he led an exploration along the rivers of Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay, during which he became the first English explorer to map the Chesapeake Bay area. Later, he explored and mapped the coast of New England.

*English soldier, explorer, writer (1580–1631)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/john-smith-q228024

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1580-01-06
- **Died:** 1631-06-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 59.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.1 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 24.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 17.1 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Smith_di_Jamestown)
- [جون سميث (مستكشف)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AB_(%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%83%D8%B4%D9%81))
- [جون سميث (كاتب سير ذاتيه من مملكه انجلترا)](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AB_(%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B1_%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%87_%D9%85%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7))
- [جان ایسمیت (کاشیف)](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AA_(%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%81))
- [Con Smit](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Con_Smit)
- [Джон Сміт (даследчык)](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A1%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%82_(%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%87%D1%8B%D0%BA))
- [Джон Смит](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A1%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82)
- [John Smith](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith)
- [Смит, Джон (капитан)](https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%82%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_(%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD))
- [John Smith (cestovatel)](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(cestovatel))
- [John Smith (Jamestown)](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(Jamestown))
- [John Smith (Abenteurer)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(Abenteurer))
- [Τζον Σμιθ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B6%CE%BF%CE%BD_%CE%A3%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%B8)
- [John Smith (explorer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(explorer))
- [John Smith](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith)
- [John Smith (explorador)](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(explorador))
- [John Smith (maadeavastaja)](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(maadeavastaja))
- [John Smith (kapitaina)](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(kapitaina))
- [جان اسمیت (کاشف)](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AA_(%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%81))
- [John Smith (tutkimusmatkailija)](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(tutkimusmatkailija))
- [John Smith de Jamestown](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_de_Jamestown)
- [John Smith (ûntdekkingsreizger)](https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(%C3%BBntdekkingsreizger))
- [ג'ון סמית'](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92'%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%A1%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%AA')
- [जॉनस्मिथ (अन्वेषक)](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%89%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A5_(%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%95))
- [John Smith (felfedező)](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Smith_(felfedez%C5%91))
- [Ջոն Սմիթ (ծովագնաց)](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8B%D5%B8%D5%B6_%D5%8D%D5%B4%D5%AB%D5%A9_(%D5%AE%D5%B8%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%A3%D5%B6%D5%A1%D6%81))
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Smith_(explorer))
- [Wikiquote](https://id.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Smith_(penjelajah))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228024)

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