John Smith (1580-1631)
Jan 6 English explorer (Chesapeake Bay, New England) and leader of the Virginia Colony (Jamestown), born in Lincolnshire, England
- Jan 12 Lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600)
Jan 6 English explorer (Chesapeake Bay, New England) and leader of the Virginia Colony (Jamestown), born in Lincolnshire, England