PIRATES

Pantheon has 29 people classified as pirates born between 67 BC and 1931. Of these 29, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased pirates include Hayreddin Barbarossa, Blackbeard, and Eric of Pomerania. As of April 2024, 1 new pirates have been added to Pantheon including Awilda.

Deceased Pirates

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  Hayreddin Barbarossa

  1478 - 1546

  HPI: 78.70

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  Blackbeard

  1680 - 1718

  HPI: 73.56

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  Eric of Pomerania

  1381 - 1459

  HPI: 72.10

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  Anne Bonny

  1702 - 1782

  HPI: 68.52

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  Calico Jack

  1682 - 1720

  HPI: 66.48

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  Henry Morgan

  1635 - 1688

  HPI: 66.20

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  Mary Read

  1695 - 1721

  HPI: 66.08

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  Bartholomew Roberts

  1682 - 1722

  HPI: 65.70

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  D. B. Cooper

  1931 - 1971

  HPI: 65.14

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  François l'Olonnais

  1635 - 1669

  HPI: 64.78

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  William Kidd

  1645 - 1701

  HPI: 64.50

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  Henry Every

  1659 - 1699

  HPI: 64.29

Newly Added Pirates (2024)

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  Awilda

  HPI: 55.07

Most pirates were born in United Kingdom (12), Ireland (3), and Netherlands (3). By city, the most common birth places were Bristol (2), England (2), and Xinhui, Jiangmen (2).The most common death places of pirates were Jamaica (5), United States (3), and Türkiye (2). By city, these were Port Royal (4), Büyükdere, Sarıyer (1), and Ocracoke, North Carolina (1).

The earliest biographies classified as pirates in Pantheon are Hayreddin Barbarossa, Eric of Pomerania, and Sextus Pompey.  The concentration of pirates was largest during the Printing Era, which lasted from 1450 to 1699. Some birth or death locations for earlier pirates are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.