# William Mynors

> William Mynors was an English sea-captain, master of the East India Company (EIC) vessel Royal Mary. His voyage in 1643 discovered Christmas Island on Christmas Day of that year, when he sailed past it and named it. Besides this, little is known of Mynors.

*English sea-captain of the Royal Mary*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1550
- **Died:** 1700
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

William Mynors was an English sea-captain, master of the East India Company (EIC) vessel Royal Mary. His voyage in 1643 discovered Christmas Island on Christmas Day of that year, when he sailed past it and named it. Besides this, little is known of Mynors.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.0 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 55.6 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Mynors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Mynors)
- [William Mynors](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Mynors)
- [ويليام مينورس](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3)
- [Майнорс, Уильям](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%2C_%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8015983)

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