Some random facts on John Smith

As we learned from history class John Smith was a great leader of the Jamestown colony, who may or may not have had his life saved by Pocahontas (who was so much younger then in the movie.) But what else do you know about him. Here are some random facts on John Smith.

• John Smith was born in 1580 and died in 1631.
  
• John Smith fought in the Dutch Wars and was captured by the Turkish.
  
• John Smith was a leader of the Virginia Colony.
  
• John Smith named New England.
  
• John Smith was captured by pirates.
  
• John is the 18th most popular boys name in the USA as of 2005 and Smith is the most common last name and the US and Great Britain.
  
• According to Yellowbook.com there are 153 John Smiths in New York City.
  
• If you Google (John Smith) you get 211,000,000 results
  
• John Smith wrote the tune used in “The Star-Spangled Banner”.
  
• John Smith has been the governor of Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Maryland.
  
• John Smith was both an uncle and nephew of the founder of the Mormon Church.
  
• John Smith was a member of The A-Team.
  
• John Smith is currently coaching football at Michigan State.