John Rolfe

English-born explorer, farmer, and merchant
Person human Q433948
John Rolfe
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John Rolfe

Summary

John Rolfe is a human[1]. His place of birth was Heacham[2]. He was born on +1585-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Varina Farms[4]. He died on +1622-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an explorer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,221 views/month, #5,845 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Heacham[2], John Rolfe…
  • John Rolfe died in Varina Farms[4].
  • John Rolfe was born on +1585-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Rolfe died on +1622-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Rolfe died on +1622-03-20T00:00:00Z[8].
  • John Rolfe was married to Pocahontas[9].
  • John Rolfe was married to Jane Pierce[10].
  • A child of John Rolfe was Thomas Rolfe[11].
  • John Rolfe held citizenship in Kingdom of England[12].
  • John Rolfe's professions included explorer[6].
  • John Rolfe's religion is recorded as Roman Catholic[13].
  • John Rolfe's image is recorded as Pocahontas Rolfe crop.jpg[14].
  • John Rolfe is recorded as male[15].
  • John Rolfe's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Rolfe's ISNI is recorded as 0000000047620507[17].
  • John Rolfe's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 76155848[18].
  • John Rolfe's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr00029543[19].
  • John Rolfe's Commons category is recorded as John Rolfe[20].
  • John Rolfe's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 14575730[21].
  • John Rolfe's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01yz_9[22].
  • John Rolfe's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1872700A[23].
  • John Rolfe's family name is recorded as Rolfe[24].
  • John Rolfe's given name is recorded as John[25].
  • John Rolfe's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 071092196[26].
  • John Rolfe's Rodovid ID is recorded as 140385[27].

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Origins and Family

John Rolfe's place of birth was Heacham[2]. He was born on +1585-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

John Rolfe worked as an explorer[6].

Personal Life

Spouses include Pocahontas[9], a writer[28], 1596–1617[29], of Tsenacommacah[30] and Jane Pierce[10]. A child of John Rolfe was Thomas Rolfe[11]. His religion is recorded as Roman Catholic[13].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1622-01-01T00:00:00Z[5] and +1622-03-20T00:00:00Z[8]. John Rolfe died in Varina Farms[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Rolfe include Rolfe[31], a city in the United States[32], in United States[33].

Why It Matters

John Rolfe ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,221 views/month, #5,845 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for him include Rolfe[31], a city in the United States[32], in United States[33].

FAQs

Where was John Rolfe born?

Born in Heacham[2], John Rolfe…

Where did John Rolfe die?

John Rolfe passed away in Varina Farms[4].

Who was John Rolfe married to?

John Rolfe's spouses include Pocahontas[9] and Jane Pierce[10].

What did John Rolfe do for work?

John Rolfe worked as explorer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Genealogics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Genealogics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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