Famous Pirates
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There are many famous pirates both real and fictional that have left their mark on history.
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Blackbeard is probably the single most famous pirate known, not counting Captain Jack Sparrow made famous by Johnny Depp in the three Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
The list of famous pirates is pretty long and it also depends on how you rate their popularity or notoriety. (this is by far not a complete list)
List of Famous Pirates
Kanhoji Angria
Joseph BannisterSamuel Bellamy (Black Bellamy)
Stede Bonnet
Anne Bonny (female)
Henri Caesar (Black Caesar)
Madame Ching (wife of pirate Ching I)
Christopher CondentHowell Davis
Francis Drake (Sir Francis Drake the gentleman pirate)
Henry Every (The Arch-Pirate)
Jose Gaspar (Gasparilla)
Charles GibbsJohn Hawkins (Sir John Hawkins, cousin to Francis Drake)
Benjamin HornigoldThomas Jones
Aruj and Hizir Kheir (Barbarossa Brothers, Mediterranean)William Kidd (Captain Kidd)
Jean Laffite
Edward LowHenry Morgan (Sir Henry Morgan)
Grace O’Malley (female)
John Rackham (Jack Rackham, Calico Jack)
Murat Rais (Murat Reis)Mary Read (female)
Bartholomew Roberts (Bart Robert, Black Bart Roberts)
Bartholomew SharpeEdward Teach (Blackbeard)
Thomas Tew
Charles Vane
Emmanuel WynneSo there you have it. There are plenty more pirates well known and not so well known. Some may have lasted as Captain only for a day. Pirates were known all over the world. Wherever a ship sailed, you were sure to find a pirate.
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