| Birth Day | January 22, 1552 |
| Birth Place | England |
| Age | 467 YEARS OLD |
| Died On | Oct 29, 1618 (age 66) |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
English Explorer, aristocrat, spy, poet, Writer, and soldier who popularized tobacco in England.
He founded an early American colony at Roanoke.
He fought at the siege of Smerwick, where he organized the massacre of Spanish and Italian Soldiers after they had admitted defeat.
He secretly married Elizabeth Raleigh, one of a Queen Elizabeth I's ladies-in-waiting, without the Queen's permission, and when his ruse was uncovered, he was sentenced to the infamous Tower of London. He had three children named Carew, Damerei and Walter.
He was a famous English Explorer, whereas Jacques Cartier was a famous French Explorer.
