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Famous Pirates

Name: Famous Pirates
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Notable pirates throughout history.

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Name↕	Life↕	Years active↕	Country of origin↕	Comments↕
Capt. Edmond Du Chastel James Allison	1662-1713 ?	1680-1713 1689–1691	France-United states Colonial America	Capt. Edmond Chastel was active during Queen annes war and sailed up and down the east coast into the tropical islands & active around charlestón SC. He was commisioned to command a sloop called the “Resolution” during Queen Annes war & he was a privateer and had warrant for being a pirate around Philadelphia. Active near Cape Verde and the Bay of Campeche. Almost the entire record of Allison's piracy comes from trial records of a single incident, the seizure of the merchantman Good Hope.
Thomas Anstis	d. 1723	1718–1723	England	Was mainly active in the Caribbean, and served under first Howell Davis and later Bartholomew Roberts.
Leigh Ashworth	?	1716–1719	Unknown	A pirate and privateer operating in the Caribbean in the early 1700s.
John Auger	1678–1718	1718	Unknown	Active in the Bahamas around 1718. He is primarily remembered for being captured by pirate turned pirate-hunter Benjamin Hornigold.
Adam Baldridge	?	fl. c. 1685–1697	England	English pirate and one of the early founders of the pirate settlements in Madagascar.
Jonathan Barnet	?	1715–1720	England	English privateer active in the Caribbean. He is best known for capturing pirates John Rackham, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read.
Thomas Barrow	d. 1726	1702–1718	Unknown	Pirate active in the Caribbean. He is best known for proclaiming himself Governor of New Providence.
Don Benito	?	1725	Spain	Real name possibly Benito Socarras Y Aguero, he was a Spanish pirate and guarda costa privateer active in the Caribbean.
Charles Bellamy	?	1717–1720	England	English pirate who raided colonial American shipping in New England and later off the coast of Canada. He is often confused with the more well-known Samuel Bellamy, as they operated in the same areas at the same time.
Samuel Bellamy	1689–1717	1716–1717	Hittisleigh, Devonshire, England	Despite having a career of only 16 months, Bellamy was extraordinarily successful, capturing more than 50 ships before his death at age 28. His acquired wealth of five tons of treasure from his short career is speculated at US$120 million in 2008 dollars. Bellamy began his pirate career under the command of Henry Jennings, a Buccaneer that turned pirate; but double-crossing Jennings, Bellamy fled to the Bahamas and joined Jennings' nemesis, Benjamin Hornigold of the Mary Anne. But quickly growing wearisome of Hornigold's refusal to attack English ships, Bellamy called for a vote of no confidence, and the crew ousted Hornigold and Blackbeard by a majority vote, electing Bellamy as captain. Bellamy's prize flagship, Whydah Galley, discovered by underwater explorer Barry Clifford in 1984, is currently the world's only fully authenticated Golden Age pirate shipwreck ever found.
Blackbeard (Edward Teach)	1680–1718	1716–1718	England	With his fearsome appearance, Blackbeard is often credited with the creation of the stereotypical image of a pirate. Although his real name remains unknown, he began his pirate career as the first officer of Buccaneer-turned-pirate Captain Benjamin Hornigold of the Mary Anne. When a young crewman, Samuel Bellamy, called for a vote of no confidence in Hornigold for his refusal to attack English ships, the crew by a vote ousted Hornigold and Blackbeard, leaving the Mary Anne to Bellamy whom the crew elected their new captain. His legend solidified after he took command of the Queen Anne's Revenge.
Black Caesar	d. 1718	1700s–1718	Africa	A captured slave turned pirate, legend held that Black Caesar had been a well-known pirate active off the Florida Keys during the early 18th century. Historically, he was part of Blackbeard's crew and was one of five Africans serving on his flagship.
Augustin Blanco	?	1700–1725	Cuba	He was noted for attacking in open boats, and for having a mixed-race crew.
Richard Bobbington	d. 1697	1695–1696	Unknown	Active in the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, and Persian Gulf. Sailed with Thomas Tew's crew after Tew's death. One of several captains of the Charming Mary.
Jean Bonadvis	?	1717–1720	France	He is best known for his involvement with Benjamin Hornigold.
Stede Bonnet	1688–1718	1717–1718	Barbados	Nicknamed "The Gentleman Pirate", Bonnet was born into a wealthy family before turning to piracy.
Anne Bonny	d. 1733	1720	Unknown	Despite never commanding a ship herself, Anne Bonny is remembered as one of few known female pirates.
George Booth	d. 1700	1696–1700	England	One of the earliest pirates active in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea.
John Bowen	d. 1704	1700–1704	Bermuda	Was active in the Indian Ocean, his contemporaries included George Booth and Nathaniel North.
Joseph Bradish	d. 1700	1698–1700	Unknown	A pirate best known for a single incident involving a mutiny.
John Breholt	17th–18th centuries	1697–1711	England	Pirate and salvager active in the Caribbean, the Carolinas, and the Azores. He is best known for organizing several attempts to get the pirates of Madagascar to accept a pardon and bring their wealth home to England.
Nicholas Brown	d. 1726	to 1726	England	Active off the coast of Jamaica, Brown was eventually killed – and his head pickled – by childhood friend John Drudge.
Phineas Bunce	d. 1718	1717–1718	Unknown	Pirate active in the Caribbean. He was pardoned for piracy but reverted to it immediately afterwards and was killed by a Spanish pirate hunter.
Nathaniel Burches	?	1705–1707	Unknown	A privateer who operated out of New England. He was known for sailing alongside Regnier Tongrelow and Thomas Penniston, and for single-handedly defeating a huge Spanish ship.
Josiah ("Thomas") Burgess	1689–1719	1716–1719	England	He is best known as one of the heads of New Providence's "Flying Gang."
Samuel Burgess	1650–1716	1690–1708	England	Member of Captain William Kidd's crew in 1690 when the Blessed William was seized by Robert Culliford and some of the crew.
William Burke	d. 1699	1699	Ireland	Pirate and trader active in the Caribbean and near Newfoundland, best known for aiding William Kidd.
James Carnegie	?	1716	Unknown	Sailed in consort with Henry Jennings.
Canoot	?	1698	France	French pirate active off the coast of New England.
Dirk Chivers	early 18th century	1694–1699	Netherlands	Active in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, Chivers later retired from piracy and returned to the Netherlands.
Adrian Claver	?	1704–1705	Netherlands	A Dutch privateer based out of New England. He sailed alongside other prominent privateers such as John Halsey, Regnier Tongrelow, and Thomas Penniston.
Edward Coates	?	1689–1694	Colonial America	A colonial American privateer in English service during the King William's War and later a pirate operating in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean during the mid-1690s.
Thomas Cocklyn	early 18th century	1717 to death	England	Primarily known for his association with Howell Davis and Oliver La Buze, Cocklyn's activities after 1719 are unknown.
John Cockram	?	1713–1718	England	Pirate, trader, and pirate hunter in the Caribbean, best known for his association with Benjamin Hornigold.
John Cole	d. 1718	1718	England	Associated with Richard Worley and William Moody. He is known more for the unusual cargo of his pirate ship than for his piracy.
Robert Colley	d. 1698	1695–1698	Colonial America	An American pirate active near Newfoundland and the Indian Ocean.
Thomas Collins	d. 1719	1690s–1719	Unknown	Active in the Indian Ocean. He is best known for leading a pirate settlement and trading post on Madagascar.
Christopher Condent	d. 1734	1718–1720	England	After entering into piracy in 1718, Condent later took a prize of £150,000 with his ship Fiery Dragon and retired to France, becoming a wealthy merchant. Known by many names, including Condent, Congdon, Connor or Condell; and by given names including William, Christopher, Edmond or John.
Joseph Cooper	d. 1725	1718–1725	Colonial America	Active in the Caribbean and the American East Coast. He was best known for sailing alongside Francis Spriggs, and for the manner of his death.
William Cotter	b.1670 d.1702	1690–1692	England	He was mainly active in Jamaica and the Red Sea sailing under George Raynor.
William Coward	?	1689–1690	Unknown	A minor pirate active off the coast of Massachusetts. He is known for a single incident involving the seizure of one small vessel, largely thanks to events surrounding his trial.
Captain Crapo	18th century	1704–1708	France	French privateer active in the Caribbean and off the American east coast during the War of Spanish Succession. He was highly successful, capturing a large number of English vessels which he sent back to his home ports in Martinique and Port Royal.
Mary Critchett	?	1729	Colonial America	She is best known for being one of only four female pirates from the Golden Age of Piracy.
Robert Culliford	Early 18th century	1690–1698	England	The former first mate of William Kidd, Culliford led a first mutiny against Kidd, stealing his ship Blessed William. One of the few pirates documented as participating in matelotage, with John Swann.
Alexander Dalzeel	1662–1715	1685–1715	Scotland	Served under Henry Every. Was captured four times before finally being hanged.
Howell Davis	1690–1719	1718–1719	Wales	Having a career that lasted only 11 months, Davis was ambushed during an attempt to kidnap the governor of Príncipe.
Captain Davy	early 18th century	1704–1705	France	French privateer active off New England during Queen Anne's War. He is best known for repeatedly evading capture by rival English and Dutch privateers such as Adrian Claver and Thomas Penniston.
Thomas Day	?	1697	Unknown	Pirate and privateer active off the American East Coast. He is known for being one cause of increasing tensions between the Governors of Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Robert Deal	d. 1721	1718–1721	England	He is best known for his association with Charles Vane.
Nicholas de Concepcion	?	1720	Unknown	Pirate active off the New England coast. An escaped slave, he was one of the few black or mulatto pirate captains.
Mathurin Desmarestz	1653–1700	1685–1697	France	French pirate and buccaneer active in the Caribbean, the Pacific, and the Indian Ocean.
Étienne de Montauban	?	1691–1695	France	French flibustier (buccaneer), privateer, and pirate active in the Caribbean and off the west African coast. Frequently referred to as Sieur de Montauban (last name occasionally Montauband), he wrote an account of his later voyages, including surviving a shipwreck.
Francis Demont	?	1716–1717	Colonial America	Pirate active in the Caribbean. His trial was important in establishing Admiralty law in South Carolina.
John Derdrake	?	Early 1700s	Denmark	Known as "Jack of the Baltic." Danish pirate active in the 1700s. His story, if true, makes him one of the few pirates known to force his victims walk the plank.
George Dew	1666–1703	1686–1695	England	He once sailed alongside William Kidd and Thomas Tew, and his career took him from Newfoundland to the Caribbean to the coast of Africa.
Jean Thomas Dulaien	?	1727-1728	France	French pirate active in the Caribbean. He is known for preserved copies of his Articles and black flag.
Edward England	1690–1720	1717–1720	Ireland	Differing from many other pirates of his day, England did not kill captives unless necessary.
John Evans	d. 1723	1722–1723	Wales	After an unsuccessful career as a legitimate sailor, Evans turned to piracy – initially raiding houses from a small canoe.
Henry Every (Avery)	?	1694–1695	England	Famous as one of the few pirates of the era who was able to retire with his takings without being either arrested or killed in battle.
Mary Farley, alias Mary / Martha Farlee / Harley / Harvey		1725–1726	Irish	In 1725, Mary Harvey and her husband Thomas were transported to the Province of Carolina as felons. In 1726, Mary and three men were tried for piracy. Two of the men were hanged (their leader John Vidal was convicted and later pardoned), but Mary was released. Her husband Thomas was never caught.
Joseph Faro	?	1694–1696	Colonial America	Active in the Indian Ocean. He is best known for sailing alongside Thomas Tew to join Henry Every's pirate fleet which captured and looted the fabulously rich Mughal ship Gunsway.
John Fenn	d. 1723	to 1723	England	Sailed with Bartholomew Roberts and, later, Thomas Anstis.
Lewis Ferdinando	?	1699–1700	Unknown	Active near Bermuda during the Golden Age of Piracy.
Francis Fernando	?	1715–1716	Jamaica	Jamaican pirate and privateer active in the Caribbean. He was one of the few confirmed mixed-race captains in the Golden Age of Piracy.
James Fife	d. 1718	1718	Unknown	Active in the Caribbean. Murdered by forced men on his crew.
William Fly	d. 1726	to 1726	England	Raided off the New England coast before being captured and hanged at Boston, Massachusetts.
William Fox	?	1718–1723	Unknown	Pirate active in the Caribbean and off the African coast. He was indirectly associated with a number of more prominent pirates such as Bartholomew Roberts, Edward England, and Richard Taylor.
Richard Frowd	?	1718–1719	England	He is best known for sailing with William Moody. He was one of a number of pirates to have both white and black sailors in his crew.
Ingela Gathenhielm	1692–1729	1718–1721	Sweden	Widow of Lars Gathenhielm, active on the Baltic Sea.
Lars Gathenhielm	1689–1718	1710–1718	Sweden	Active on the Baltic Sea
Captain Gincks	?	1705–1706	Unknown	A privateer based in New York. He is best known for sailing alongside Adrian Claver, and for a violent incident involving his sailors while ashore.
Richard Glover	d. 1698	1694–1698	Colonial America	A pirate and slave trader active in the Caribbean and the Red Sea in the late 1690s.
Robert Glover	d. 1698	1693–1698	Ireland / Colonial America	An Irish-American pirate active in the Red Sea area in the late 1690s.
Christopher Goffe	?	1683–1691	Colonial America	A pirate and privateer active in the Red Sea and the Caribbean. He was eventually trusted to hunt down his former comrades.
John Golden	d. 1698	1696–1698	England	A Jacobite pirate and privateer active in the waters near England and France. His trial was important in establishing Admiralty law, differentiating between privateers and pirates, and ending the naval ambitions of the deposed James II.
Thomas Goldsmith	d. 1714	1714	England	Chiefly remembered not for his piracy but for retiring and dying peacefully in his bed, and for his gravestone inscription.
Thomas Griffin (pirate)	?	1691	Colonial America	A pirate and privateer active off New England. He is known for his association with George Dew.
Captain Grinnaway	?	1718	Unknown	A pirate from Bermuda, best known for being briefly and indirectly involved with Edward Teach (or Thatch, alias Blackbeard).
Nathaniel Grubing	17th century	1692–1697	England	English pirate who sailed in service to the French. He is best known for leading several raids on Jamaica before his capture.
Jean Baptiste Guedry	d. 1726	1726	Acadia	Took over a small ship off Acadia and was tried for piracy. The trial was publicized to Indians as an example of English law.
Charles Harris	1698–1723	1722–1723	England	He is best known for his association with George Lowther and Edward Low.
John Halsey	d. 1708	1705–1708	Colonial America	Active in the Atlantic and Indian oceans, Halsey is remembered by Defoe as "brave in his Person, courteous to all his Prisoners, lived beloved, and died regretted by his own People."
John Ham (pirate)	?	1699-1720	England	Pirate and privateer operating in the Caribbean in the early 18th century. He is best known for his involvement with Samuel Bellamy, Paulsgrave Williams, John Rackham, and the female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read.
Israel Hands	?	1700s–1718	Colonial America	Also known as Basilica Hands. He is best known for being second in command to Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard. Hands' first historical mention was in 1718, when Blackbeard gave him command of David Herriot's ship Adventure after Herriot was captured by Teach in March 1718.
Don Miguel Enríquez (Henríquez)	1674–1743	1701–1735	Puerto Rico	Although born a shoemaker, Enríquez was later awarded a letter of marque by Spain, going on to become knighted and gathering a fortune of over 500,000 pieces of eight. Considered the "most accomplished" of the Hispanic privateers.
David Herriot	?	1700s–1718	Jamaica	Captain of the Jamaican sloop Adventure, captured by Edward Teach, alias Blackbeard, in 1718. He joined Blackbeard's crew, and later when Stede Bonnet separated from Blackbeard, Herriot became his sailing master. During the Battle of Cape Fear River Herriott was taken by Col. Rhet, of the sloop Royal James, on September 27, 1718. Herriot and boatswain, Ignatius Pell, turned King's evidence at their trial but escaped their Charleston prison on October 25. Herriot was shot and killed on Sullivan Island a few days later.
John Hoar	d. 1697	1694–1697	Colonial America	A pirate and privateer active in the late 1690s in the Red Sea area.
Benjamin Hornigold	1680–1719	1717–1719	England	Known for being less aggressive than other pirates, Hornigold once captured a ship for the sole purpose of seizing the crew's hats.
Thomas Howard	early 18th century	1698–1703	England	Howard served under both George Booth and John Bowen and later commanded the Prosperous.
Samuel Inless	?	1698–1699	Unknown	Active in the Indian Ocean, best known for serving as Captain over Nathaniel North and George Booth.
John Ireland	?	1694–1701	Colonial America	A pirate active in the Indian Ocean. He is best known for sailing with Thomas Tew. One of several captains of the Charming Mary.
John James	?	1699–1700	Wales	A Welsh pirate active near Madagascar, Nassau, and the American east coast.
Henry Jennings	d. 1745	1715	England	Jennings was a later governor of the pirate haven of New Providence. Although the Governor of Jamaica personally commissioned Jennings' privateering in 1715, after Jennings' began attacking salvage camps and Spanish, English and French vessels, Jennings was declared a pirate in April 1716. Jennings and his fleet of pirates and privateers subsequently moved to Nassau. Jennings was one of 400 pirates who took advantage of the British amnesty in 1718, and afterwards retired to Bermuda to live the rest of his life "as a wealthy, respected member of society."
Henry Johnson	?	1730	Ireland	Irish pirate active in the Caribbean. He shared captaincy with a Spaniard, Pedro Poleas. Johnson was best known thanks to an autobiography written by a sailor he captured and marooned.
Evan Jones	?	1698–1699	Wales	Welsh-born pirate from New York active in the Indian Ocean, best known for his indirect connection to Robert Culliford and for capturing a future Mayor of New York.
John Julian	d. 1733	1716–1717	Miskito origins	Recorded as the first black pirate to operate in the New World.
James Kelly (James Gilliam)	d. 1701	to 1699	England	Active in the Indian Ocean, Kelly was a long-time associate of William Kidd.
William "Captain" Kidd	1645–1701	1695–1699	Scotland	Although modern historians dispute the legitimacy of his trial and execution, the rumor of Captain Kidd's buried treasure has served only to build a legend around the man as a great pirate. His property was claimed by the crown and given to the Royal Hospital, Greenwich, by Queen Anne.
Henry King (pirate)	?	1700	Unknown	He is best known for attacking the slave ship John Hopewell, whose captured crew turned the tables and took his ship from him.
John King (pirate)	c. 1706/9–1717	1716–1717	England	Although not ever a captain, King joined the crew of Samuel Bellamy when they boarded the ship he was on, and is one of the youngest known pirates on record. His age is disputed at anywhere from 8–11 years.
Montigny la Palisse	?	1720–1721	France	Sailed in consort with Bartholomew Roberts.
Robert Lane	d. 1719	1719	Unknown	Was given command of a prize ship by Edward England, which was lost off Brazil with all hands.
Thomas Larimore	?	1677–1706	Colonial America	Active in the Caribbean and off the eastern seaboard of the American colonies. After helping suppress Bacon's Rebellion and serving as a militia leader he turned to piracy, operating alongside John Quelch.
Peter Lawrence	?	1693–1705	Netherlands	Dutch pirate and privateer active off New England and Newfoundland, and in the Caribbean. His and other pirates' dealings with Rhode Island's governors nearly led to the colony losing its charter.
John Leadstone / "Old Captain Crackers"	?	1704–1721	Unknown	A pirate and slave trader active off the west coast of Africa. Often called "Captain Crackers" or "Old Captain Cracker," he is best known for his actions against the English Royal African Company and for his brief involvement with Bartholomew Roberts.
Francois Le Sage	d. 1694	1682–1694	France or Netherlands	Pirate and buccaneer active in the Caribbean and off the coast of Africa. He is primarily associated with fellow buccaneers Michiel Andrieszoon and Laurens de Graaf.
Francis Leslie (pirate)	?	1717–1718	England	He is best known as one of the leaders of the "Flying Gang" of pirates operating out of New Providence.
Olivier Levasseur (Oliver La Buse)	1688–1730	1716–1730	France	Nicknamed "la Buse" (the Buzzard) for the speed with which he attacked his targets, Levasseur left behind a cryptic message that has yet to be deciphered fully today.
Samuel Liddell	?	1716	Unknown	A pirate, privateer, and merchant active in the Caribbean. He is best known for sailing alongside Henry Jennings.
Edward "Ned" Low	1690–1724	1721–1724	England	A pirate known for his vicious torture, his methods were described as having "done credit to the ingenuity of the Spanish Inquisition in its darkest days".
George Lowther	d. 1723	to 1723	England	Active in the Caribbean and the Atlantic, one of Lowther's lieutenants included Edward Low.
Matthew Luke (Matteo Luca)	d. 1722	1722	Italy	A pirate and Spanish Guarda Costa active in the Caribbean.
Philip Lyne	d. 1726	1725–1726	Unknown	Known for his cruelty and his association with Francis Spriggs.
Duncan Mackintosh	d.1689	1686-1689	England	Pirate who cruised the East Indies, the Indian Ocean, and the coast of Africa, Captain to some of William Dampier's former crew.
John Martel	?	1716–1718	England	English pirate active in the Caribbean.
Simon Mascarino	?	1701–1721	Portugal	A Portuguese pirate active in the Caribbean. He was also a privateer in service of the Spanish.
John Massey (pirate)	d.1723	1708-1723	England	Royal African Company military officer. He is best known for leaving his post in Gambia along with his soldiers to sail with pirate George Lowther.
William May	?	1689–1700	Unknown	Active in the Indian Ocean. He was best known for taking over William Kidd's ship Blessed William and sailing with Henry Every.
Edward Miller	?	1718–1720	England	English pirate active in the Caribbean.
Christopher Moody	d. 1718	1713–1718	England	Active off North and South Carolina, Moody offered no quarter to captured crews, signified by his flying of a red standard. Often conflated with William Moody.
William Moody (pirate)	d. 1718	1717–1718	England	He is best known for his association with Olivier Levasseur and Thomas Cocklyn, crewmembers who succeeded him as captains in their own right. Often conflated with Christopher Moody.
Thomas Mostyn (sea captain)	?	1695-1716	England	Sea trader between Madagascar and New York, Captain to Robert Allison and Hendrick van Hoven.
Captain Napin	?	1717–1718	Unknown	A pirate active in the Caribbean and off the American east coast. He is best known for sailing alongside Benjamin Hornigold.
Thomas Nichols	?	1717–1718	Unknown	A pirate active in the Caribbean and off the American east coast. He is best known as a leader among the "Flying Gang" of pirates operating out of New Providence.
Richard Noland	?	1717–1724	Ireland	He was best known for sailing with Samuel Bellamy before working for the Spanish.
John Norcross	1688–1758	1715–1727	England	English Jacobite pirate and privateer who sailed in service to Sweden.
Nathaniel North	b. 1672	1689–1709	Bermuda	Active in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea, North served with other famous contemporaries, including John Bowen and George Booth.
Amaro Pargo	1678–1695	1703–1737	Spain	He was one of the most famous pirates of the golden age of piracy, and one of the most important personalities of the 18th century Spain.
Ignatius Pell	?	1718-1724	England	Pirate who served as boatswain to Stede Bonnet, later commanded his own vessel.
Major Penner	?	1718	Unknown	Pirate captain active in the Caribbean. Kept his title of "Major" instead of "Captain."
Thomas Penniston	d. 1706	1704–1706	Unknown	A privateer who operated out of New England. He was known for sailing alongside Adrian Claver and Regnier Tongrelow.
James Plantain	early 18th century	1725–1728	Jamaica	Plantain ruled the island of Madagascar between 1725 and 1728, primarily through fear, and was known as the "King of Ranter Bay".
Daniel Porter	?	1718–1721	Unknown	Pirate and trader active in the Caribbean. He is best known for his associations with Benjamin Hornigold and Bartholomew Roberts.
John Prie	d. 1727	1727	Unknown	A mutineer and minor pirate in the Caribbean.
John Pro	d. 1719	1690s–1719	Netherlands	Best known for leading a pirate trading post near Madagascar.
John Quelch	1666–1704	1703–1704	England	Quelch was the first person tried for piracy outside England under Admiralty Law and therefore without a jury.
John Rackham	d. 1720	1720	England	Short lived pirate best known for sailing with Anne Bonny and Mary Read.
George Raynor	1665–1743	1683–1694	Colonial America	Active in the Red Sea. Before he was briefly a pirate captain, he was a sailor on the Batchelor's Delight which circumnavigated the globe with William Dampier.
Mary Read	d. 1721	1720	England	Along with Anne Bonny, one of few known female pirates. When captured, Read escaped hanging by claiming she was pregnant, but died soon after of a fever while still in prison.
William Read	d. 1701	1701	England	Active in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar. He is best known for rescuing fellow pirate captains John Bowen and Thomas White.
Lieutenant Richards (pirate)	?	1718	Unknown	Active in the Caribbean and off the Carolinas. He is best known for sailing alongside Blackbeard (Edward Teach / Thatch).
John Rivers (pirate)	d. 1719	1686–1719	England	A pirate best known for leading a settlement and trading post on Madagascar.
Bartholemew Roberts ("Black Bart")	1682–1722	1719–1722	Wales	The most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy, estimated to have captured more than 470 vessels.
Philip Roche (pirate)	1693–1723	1721	Ireland	Active in the seas of northern Europe, best known for murdering the crews and captains of ships he and his men took over.
Tempest Rogers	1672–1704	1693–1699	England	A pirate trader active in the Caribbean and off Madagascar. He is best known for his association with William Kidd.
Woodes Rogers	1679–1732	1709–1710	England	Played a major role in the suppression of pirates in the Caribbean.
John Russell	18th century	1722–1723	Unknown	Pirate active from Nova Scotia to the Caribbean to the African coast. He is best known for his association with Edward Low and Francis Spriggs, and for his involvement with two well-known and well-documented maroonings.
Jasper Seagar	d. 1721	1719–1721	England	Active in the Indian Ocean, best known for sailing with Edward England, Olivier Levasseur, and Richard Taylor.
Robert Semple (Richard Sample)	d. 1719	1719	Unknown	Was given command of a prize ship by Edward England, which was run ashore and captured off Brazil.
Abraham Samuel	d.1705	1696-1705	Madagascar	Known as "Deaan Tuley-Noro" or "Tolinar Rex," a mulatto pirate of the Indian Ocean. Briefly led a combined pirate-Antanosy kingdom from Fort Dauphin, Madagascar (modern Tôlanaro).
Giles Shelley	d.1710	1690s-1699	England	A pirate trader active between New York and Madagascar. His trips greatly enriched colonial merchants while angering officials.
Richard Shipton	d. 1726	1723–1726	Unknown	Active in the Caribbean, best known for sailing alongside Edward Low and Francis Spriggs.
James Skyrme	d. 1722	1720–1722	Wales	A Welsh pirate best known for captaining two of Bartholomew Roberts' prize ships.
Francis Spriggs	d. 1725	to 1725	England	Along with George Lowther and Edward Low, Spriggs was primarily active in the Bay of Honduras during the early 1720s.
Daniel Stillwell	?	1715–1718	England	A minor pirate in the Caribbean, best known for his association with Benjamin Hornigold.
Ralph Stout	d. 1697	1692–1697	Unknown	Active in the Indian Ocean. He is best known for rescuing fellow pirate Robert Culliford after each of them spent separate 4-year periods in Mughal Empire prisons.
Thomas Sutton	1699–1722	1719–1722	Scotland	Active off the coast of Africa. He was best known for sailing alongside Bartholomew Roberts.
John Swann (pirate)	?	1698–1699	Unknown	A minor pirate in the Indian Ocean, known almost entirely for speculation about his relationship with Robert Culliford.
John Taylor	early 18th century		England	At Reunion Island, Taylor is reputed to have captured the most valuable prize in pirate history.
Thomas Tew	d. 1695	1692–1695	England	Despite only going on two pirate voyages, Tew pioneered a route later known as the Pirate Round.
Captain Thompson	d. 1719	1719	Cuba	Active in the Caribbean. He is primarily known for a single incident involving grenades.
John Thurber	1649–1717 (or 1625–1705)	1685–1693	Unknown	Last name also Churcher, he was a pirate trader and slave trader active off Madagascar. He is best known for his role in introducing rice to America as a staple crop and export commodity.
Regnier Tongrelow	?	1704–1705	France or Netherlands	A prolific privateer who operated out of New England. He captured a large number of ships over a short career, sending most back to New York, and was known for attacking the largest ships he could find.
Richard Tookerman	1691–1723	1718–1723	England	As a pirate, smuggler, and trader active in the Caribbean and the Carolinas, he became best known for involvement with pirates Stede Bonnet and Bartholomew Roberts.
Rais Hamidou	1770–1815	1790–1815	Algiers	An Algerian privateer, later admiral who captured several ships during his career.
Turn Joe	?	1717	Ireland	Irish pirate and privateer who left English service and sailed for Spain instead as a guarda costa privateer in the Caribbean.
Charles Vane	1680–1721	1716–1721	England	Disliked due to his cruelty, Vane showed little respect for the pirate code, cheating his crew out of their shares in the takings.
Hendrick van Hoven	d. 1699	1698–1699	Netherlands	A buccaneer and pirate active in the Caribbean. He was known as "the grand pirate of the West Indies."
Thomas Vaughan (pirate)	d.1696	1692-1696	Ireland	Irish pirate and privateer who sailed for France during the Nine Years' War. His trial was notable as a test of English common law against admiralty law.
John Vidal	?	1727	Ireland / Colonial America	A minor Irish-American pirate briefly active near Ocracoke Inlet off North Carolina. He is best known for bringing the Farley family with him, causing Martha Farley to be one of the few women tried for piracy.
Thomas Wake	d. 1696	1694–1696	Colonial America	Best known for sailing alongside Thomas Tew to join Henry Every in the Indian Ocean, hunting the Moghul treasure fleet.
Richard Want	?	1692–1696	Colonial America	Active in the Indian Ocean. He is best known for sailing alongside Thomas Tew and Henry Every.
James Weatherhill	d. 1703	1693	Caribbean	A privateer and pirate active in King William's War.
Brigstock Weaver	?	1720–1725	Unknown	He is best known for his association with fellow pirates Thomas Anstis and Bartholomew Roberts.
Edward Welch (pirate)	d.1708	1691-1708	American colonies	Best known for leading a pirate settlement and trading post at Madagascar.
John West (pirate)	?	1713–1714	Unknown	A minor pirate in the Caribbean, best known for his association with Benjamin Hornigold.
Joseph Wheeler (pirate)	?	1696–1698	Unknown	He is best known for sailing alongside Dirk Chivers and Robert Culliford.
Thomas White	d. 1708	1698–1708	England	He was only briefly a captain on his own but served under several more prominent captains such as George Booth, John Bowen, Thomas Howard, John Halsey, and Nathaniel North.
David Williams (pirate)	d. 1709	1698–1709	Wales	Welsh sailor who turned pirate after being abandoned on Madagascar. He was only briefly a captain, and is best known for sailing under a number of more prominent pirate captains.
Paulsgrave Williams	?	1716–1723	Colonial America	A pirate who sailed the Caribbean, American eastern seaboard, and off West Africa. He is best known for sailing alongside Samuel Bellamy.
Christopher Winter	?	1716–1723	England	English pirate active in the Caribbean. He is best known for sailing in Spanish service and launching the career of Edward England.
Nicholas Woodall	?	1718	Unknown	He is best known for his involvement with Charles Vane and Benjamin Hornigold.
Edward Woodman	?	1692–1706	Colonial America	A pirate active in the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean.
Richard Worley	d. 1719	to 1719	England	Credited as one of the first pirates to fly the skull and crossbones pirate flag.
Emanuel Wynn	early 18th century		France	Was the first pirate to fly the "skull and crossbones" Jolly Roger. His design also incorporated an hourglass below the skull.
Charles Yeats	?	1718	Unknown	He is best known for sailing alongside and then abandoning Charles Vane.

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