# Robert Pitcairn

> Robert Pitcairn was a Scottish midshipman in the Royal Navy. Pitcairn Island was named after him; he was the first person to spot the island, on 2 July 1767, while serving in a voyage in the South Pacific on HMS Swallow, captained by Philip Carteret.

*Scottish midshipman in the Royal Navy*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Born:** 1752
- **Died:** 1770
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Robert Pitcairn was a Scottish midshipman in the Royal Navy. Pitcairn Island was named after him; he was the first person to spot the island, on 2 July 1767, while serving in a voyage in the South Pacific on HMS Swallow, captained by Philip Carteret.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.6 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 2.4 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 8.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 31.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Robert Pitcairn (Royal Navy officer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Pitcairn_(Royal_Navy_officer))
- [ロバート・ピトケアン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%94%E3%83%88%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18069531)

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