# William Hawkins

> William Hawkins or Hawkyns was an English sea-captain and merchant and the first Englishman to sail to Brazil.

*English merchant and sea captain (born before 1490, died 1554/5)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-hawkins-q18531374

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1490
- **Died:** 1555
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.7 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 2.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 37.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 41.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Hawkins (died c. 1554)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hawkins_(died_c._1554))
- [William Hawkins (explorateur)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hawkins_(explorateur))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18531374)

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