# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-williams-wilson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:24:32.785Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-williams-wilson"
name: "John Williams Wilson"
slug: "john-williams-wilson"
description: "John Williams Wilson, also known as Juan Guillermos, was an English-Chilean sailor and politician. Born in Bristol, he entered the newly founded Chilean navy in 1824 and rose to the rank of commander. He was appointed governor of Talcahuano (1849–1855). He supervised construction of Fuerte Bulnes in 1843, which the government intended for a settlement at the Strait of Magellan. Puerto Williams, founded in 1953, was named for the naval commander."
tagline: "Chilean Navy lieutenant, governor of Talcahuano (1798-1857)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John_Williams_Wilson_1867.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1798"
deathDate: "1857-09-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           41.98
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.351981333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams_Wilson"
    title: "John Williams Wilson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_(%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%89)"
    title: "جون ويلسون (عسكرى)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams"
    title: "John Williams"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams_Wilson"
    title: "John Williams Wilson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams_Wilson"
    title: "John Williams Wilson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams_Wilson"
    title: "John Williams Wilson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams_Wilson"
    title: "John Williams Wilson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q380774"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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