List of pirates
This is a list of known pirates, buccaneers, corsairs, privateers, and others involved in piracy. This list includes both captains and prominent crew members.
See also: pirates, buccaneers, corsairs, privateers
Ancient World
- Genthus of Illyria (2?? BC-1?? BC)
- Glauketas (4?? BC-3?? BC)
Middle Ages
- Giorgio Adorno (15??-1558), Italian
- James Alday (15??-15??), English
- William Aleyn (14??-14??), English
- Richard Allen (15??-1572), English
- Jean Ango (15??-1551), French
- Princess Awilda (4??-4??), Scandinavian
- Eustace the Monk (c. 1170-1217), French
- Barbarossa (c. 1470-15??), Greek
- Jean Fleury [Florin] (14??-1527), French
- Klaus Hanslein [Henzlein] (15??-1573), German
- Gödeke Michels
- Klaus Störtebeker
- Hennig Wichmann (c. 1370-1401), Scandinavian (Friesischen)
- Magister Wigbold (13??-1401), Scandinavian
- Wimund (bishop) (11??-11??), English
Rise of the English Sea Dogs and Dutch Corsairs: 1580-1650
- Nicholas Alvel (15??-16??), English
- Pedro de Menendez de Avilles (15??-15??), Spanish
- Samuel Axe (16??-16??), English (in Dutch service)
- Sir Andrew Barton (14??-1511), Scotish
- Robert Blake (16??-16??), English
- Abraham Blauvelt (16??-16??), Dutch
- Nathaniel Butler (1578-16??), English
- Jan de Bouff (15??-16??), Dutch
- Tobias Bridge (15??-16??), English
- Enrique Brower (15??-16??), Dutch
- Thomas Cavendish (1555-1592), English
- Cheng Chih-lung [Chih Lung] (16??-1661), Chinese
- Cheng Ch'eng-kung [Koxinga] (1624-1662), Chinese
- Cheng Chin (c. 1643-1682), Chinese
- Francois le Clerc [Jambe de Bois] (15??-15??), French
- Jacob Collaart (15??-16??), Dutch (in Spanish service)
- Claes Compaan (15??-16??), Dutch
- Baltazar de Cordes (15??-16??), Dutch
- Simon Danziker [Danziger] (15??-1611), Dutch
- [Zyman] Simon the Dancer (15??-16??), Dutch (in Algerian service)
- De Veenboer (15??-16??), Dutch
- Giovanni Dionigi [Ulaj Ali] (1520-15??), Italian
- Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596), English
- Peter Easton (c. 1570-1619?), English
- Daniel Elfrith (15??-16??), English
- Jan Evertsen (16??-16??), Dutch
- Juan Fors (16??-16??), Dutch
- Juan Garcia (15??-16??), Spanish
- Sir Michael Geare (15??-16??), English
- Sir John Hawkins (1532-1595), English
- Piet Hein (1577-1629), Dutch
- Pieter Adriaanszoon Ita (16??-16??), Dutch
- Jan Jacobsen (15??-1622), Dutch (in Spanish service)
- Willem Jacobszoon (15??-16??), Dutch
- Jan Janz [Murad Rais] (15??-16??), Dutch
- Willem Jansen (15??-16??), Dutch
- Cornelis Jol (15??-16??), Dutch
- Sir James Lancaster (c. 1554-1618), English
- Guillaume La Testu (c. 1509-1573), French
- Hendrick Jacobszoon Lucifer (15??-16??), Dutch
- Sir Henry Mainwaring (1587-1653), English
- Oliver Van Noort (15??-16??), Dutch
- John Nutt (15??-16??), English
- Grace O'Malley [Grania Ni Mhaille] (c. 1530-1603?), Irish
- William Parker (15??-16??), English
- Pedro de la Plesa (15??-16??), Spanish
- Murat Rais (1534-15??), Albanian (In Ottoman service)
- Assan Reis [Jan Marinus van Sommelsdijk] (15??-16??), Dutch
- James Riskinner [Reiskimmer] (15??-16??), English
- Isaac Rochussen (1631-17??), Dutch
- Mahieu Romboutsen (15??-1629), Dutch (in Spanish service)
- William Rous (15??-16??), Dutch
- Jan van Ryen (15??-16??), Dutch
- Pieter Schouten (15??-16??), Dutch
- Jacques de Sores (15??-15??), French
- Cornelis Tromp (1629-1691), Dutch
- Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp (1598-1653), Dutch
- Dirck Simonszoon van Uitgeest (15??-16??), Dutch
- Sir Thomas Verney (1584-1615), English
- Walbeeck (15??-16??), Dutch
- John Ward (15??-162?), English
- Cornelis Wittebol (15??-16??), Dutch (in Spanish service)
- Jacob Willekens (15??-16??), Dutch
- Hendrik Worst (15??-16??), Dutch
- Filips van Zuylen (15??-16??), Dutch
Age of the Buccaneers: 1650-1690
- Vincenzo Alessandri (16??-1657), Italian
- Robert Allison (16??-17??), English
- Michel Andriezoon (16??-16??), Dutch
- Jean Bart (1651-1702), French
- Philippe Bequel (16??-16??), French
- Jacob Janssen van den Bergh (16??-16??), Dutch
- Lancelot Blackburne (16??-17??), English
- Edwardo Blomar (16??-16??), Spanish
- Pierre Bot (16??-16??), French
- [Roc, Rock] Roche Braziliano (16??-16??), Dutch
- Manuel Butiens (16??-16??), Dutch (in Spanish service)
- Bartolomé Charpes (16??-16??), Spanish
- Edward Collier (16??-16??), English
- John Cook (16??-1684), English
- John Coxon (16??-1689), English
- William Dampier (c. 1652-1715), English
- Edward Davis (16??-16??), English
- John Davis (16??-16??), English
- Corneles Essex (16??-16??),
- Laurens de Graff [Lorencillo, Cornelius Bahlran Laurent] (16??-17??), Dutch
- Michel de Grammont (16??-1683?), Dutch
- Jean Du Casse (16??-17??), French
- Alexandre Exquemelin (16??-17??), French
- Jean Foccard (16??-16??), French
- "Red Legs" Greaves (16??-168?), Scotch-Irish
- Juan Guartem (16??-16??), Spanish
- Peter Harris (16??-1680), English
- Jean Hamilton (16??-16??), French
- Richard Hawkins (16??-16??), English
- George Hout [d'Hout] (16??-16??), English
- William Jackson (16??-16??), English
- Bartholomeus de Jager (16??-16??), Dutch
- Daniel Johnson (1629-1675), English
- William Knight (16??-16??), English
- Pierre Le Grand (16??-16??), French
- Lessone (16??-16??), French
- Thomas Magott (16??-17??),
- Edward Mansfield (16??-1667), English
- Marquis de Mantenon (16??-16??), French
- David Marteen (16??-16??), English
- Daniel Montbars [Exterminator] (16??-16??), French
- Henry Morgan (c. 1635-1688), Welsh
- John Morris (16??-16??), English
- Sir Christopher Myngs (1625-16??), English
- Jean David Nau [L'Ollonais] (1635-1669?), French
- Thomas Paine (16??-16??), English
- Pierre Le Picard (16??-169?), French
- Chevalier du Plessis (16??-1668), French
- Baron Jean de Pointis (16??-17??), French
- Bartolomeo Portugues (16??-16??), Portuguese
- Lawrence Prince (16??-16??), Dutch
- Mathijs Quars (16??-16??), Dutch
- Philip Ras (16??-16??), Dutch
- Richard Sawkins (16??-1680), English
- Lewis Scot (16??-16??), English
- Bartholomew Sharp (1650?-169?), English
- Bernard Clasen Speirdyke (16??-1670), Dutch
- Charles Swan (16??-16??), English
- Jacques Tavernier (c. 1625-1673), French
- [Nikolaus] Nicholas van Horn (16??-17??), Dutch
- Cornelis Janszoon van de Velde (16??-16??), Dutch
- Moise Vauquelin [Moses Vanclein] (16??-16??), French
- Lionel Wafer (c. 1660-1775?), English
- [Jankie] Yanky Willem (16??-16??), Dutch
- William Wright (16??-16??), English (in French sevice)
- Pinyin Zheng Zhilong (15??-163?), Chinese
Golden Age of Piracy: 1690-1730
- Kanhoji Angria (16??-1729), Indian
- Thomas Antis (16??-1723?), English
- Black Bart [Bartholomew Roberts] (c. 1682-1722), Welsh
- George Booth (16??-1700), English
- John Bowen (16??-1704), English
- Black Bellamy [Samuel Bellamy] (16??-1717), English
- Edward Teach or Thatch, known as Blackbeard (c. 1680-1718), English
- Major Stede Bonnet (16??-1718), English
- Anne Bonney [Anne Cormac] (c. 1697-1782?), Irish
- Nicholas Brown (16??-1726), English
- Dirk Chivers (16??-17??), English
- Chris Condent (16??-17??), English
- Robert Culliford (16??-17??), English
- Howell Davis [Hywel Davies] (16??-1719), Welsh
- Edward England (16??-17??), English
- John Evans (16??-1724), English
- Henry Every [Avery] (1653-c. 1728), English
- John Fenn (16??-1723), English
- John Halsey (1662-1708), English
- Benjamin Hornigold (16??-1719), English
- Thomas Howard (16??-17??), English
- Calico Jack [Jack Rackham] (16??-1720), English
- James Kelly (16??-1701), English
- Captain William Kidd (1645-1701), Scotish
- Olivier Lasouche (16??-17??), French
- George Lowther (16??-1728?), English
- Mary Read (c. 1685-1721), English
- Bartholomew Roberts (16??-1722), English
- Woodes Rogers (c. 1679-1732), English
- John Taylor (16??-17??), English
- Thomas Tew (16??-1695), English
- Charles Vane (16??-1720), English
- Richard Worley (16??-1718), English
Decline of Piracy: 1730-1850
- Tuanku Abbas (17??-18??), Malayan
- Sumbhajee Angria (17??-1743), Indian
- Toolajee Angria (17??-17??), Indian
- Hippolyte de Bouchard (17??-18??), French
- Chi Apu (18??-1851), Chinese
- Pirata Cofresi [Roberto Cofresí Ramirez de Arellano] (1791-1825), Puerto Rican
- Diabolitio [Little Devil] (17??-1823), Cuban
- Charles Gibbs (17??-1831), American
- Pedro Gilbert (17??-1834), Spanish
- Rahmah bin Jabir al-Jalahimah (c. 1760-1826), Arabian
- Jasim bin Jabir (18??-18??), Arabian
- Jean Lafitte (c. 1780-1826?), French
- Ching Shih (Cheng I Sao) (17??-1844), Chinese
- Benito de Soto (18??-1833?), Portuguese
- Shap-'ng Tsai (18??-1849), Chinese
- Cheung Po Tsai (17??-18??), Chinese
- Dominique You (1775-1830), French