This is a list of known pirates, buccaneers, corsairs, privateers, and others involved in piracy. This list includes both captains and prominent crew members.

 

 

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), Scottish
• 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
• John Calles (15??-1575), English
• 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 (c. 1552-1622?), 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
• John Ansell (16??-1689?), English
• Captain Archembeau [Archembo] (16??-1681?), French
• 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 Cooke [Cook] (16??-1683), 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
• Thomas Pound (16??-1703), English
• 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
• William Fly (17??-1726), English
• Charles Harris (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
• Edward Low (16??-1724?), English
• George Lowther (16??-1728?), English
• Captain Misson (16??-1694), French
• William Phillips (16??-1724), English
• James Plaintain (16??-1715?), English
• John Quelch (16??-1704), English
• Mary Read (c. 1685-1721), English
• Bartholomew Roberts (16??-1722), English
• Woodes Rogers (c. 1679-1732), English
• Francis Spriggs (16??-1725?), English
• John Taylor (16??-17??), English
• Thomas Tew (16??-1695), English
• Charles Vane (16??-1720), English
• Richard Worley (16??-1718), English
• Emanuel Wynne (16??-17??), French

 

Decline of Piracy: 1730-1850

• Tuanku Abbas (17??-18??), Malayan
• Mancel Alcantra (18??-1829),
• Sumbhajee Angria (17??-1743), Indian
• Toolajee Angria (17??-17??), Indian
• Joseph Baker (17??-1800), Canadian
• 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 (1794/1800-1831), American
• Pedro Gilbert (17??-1834), Spanish
• Vincent Gambi (17??-1820), Italian
• Rahmah bin Jabir al-Jalahimah (c. 1760-1826), Arabian
• Jasim bin Jabir (18??-18??), Arabian
• Edward Jordan (17??-1809), Canadian
• Jean Lafitte (c. 1780-1826?), French
• Ching Shih (Cheng I Sao) (17??-1844), Chinese
• Benito de Soto (18??-1827/1833?), Portuguese
• Shap-'ng Tsai (18??-1849), Chinese
• Cheung Po Tsai (17??-18??), Chinese
• Dominique You (1775-1830), French

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Present Day: 1850-2000

• Nathaniel Gordon (18??-1862), American
• Boysie Singh (1908-1957), Trinidad

 

Notable privateers

• William Dampier
• Sir Francis Drake, also British admiral; regarded by the Spanish as a pirate
• Sir Walter Ralegh, who spent little time at sea but organised many pirate expeditions. See Derek Parker, 'The Queen's Pirates', a dual biograph of Drake and Ralegh. London, Scholastic, 2004
• Jean Bart
• Sir Andrew Barton, Scots privateer, regarded by the English as a pirate
• Surcouf
• Hippolyte de Bouchard
• Khair ad Din Barbarossa
• Murat Rais
• Uluj Ali
• Victual Brothers
• Jean Laffite New Orleans privateer, helped America through the Revolutionary War.