[[Image:WilliamAdams.jpg|thumb|150px|Picture of William Adams]]'''William Adams''' (''c.'' 1564-1620) was an [[England|English]] navigator. He was born in Gillingham, [[Kent]] and became the first Englishman to visit [[Japan]]<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9003678/William-Adams Britannica Online: William Adams]</ref> | [[Image:WilliamAdams.jpg|thumb|150px|Picture of William Adams]]'''William Adams''' (''c.'' 1564-1620) was an [[England|English]] navigator. He was born in Gillingham, [[Kent]] and became the first Englishman to visit [[Japan]]<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9003678/William-Adams Britannica Online: William Adams]</ref> |