PIRATE
Benjamin Hornigold
1680 - 1719
Benjamin Hornigold
Benjamin Hornigold (c. 1680–1719) was an English pirate towards the end of the Golden Age of Piracy. Born in England in the late 17th century, Hornigold began his pirate career in 1713, attacking merchant ships in the Bahamas. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benjamin Hornigold has received more than 2,188,029 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Benjamin Hornigold is the 14th most popular pirate (up from 15th in 2019), the 695th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 723rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Pirate.
Benjamin Hornigold was most famous for being a pirate who operated in the Caribbean, off the coast of Central America, and in the Gulf of Mexico. He is also notable for being the mentor of Blackbeard.
Memorability Metrics
2.2M
Page Views (PV)
62.47
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
5.06
Effective Languages (L*)
2.91
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PIRATES
Among pirates, Benjamin Hornigold ranks 14 out of 29. Before him are Bartholomew Roberts, D. B. Cooper, François l'Olonnais, William Kidd, Henry Every, and Sextus Pompey. After him are Charles Vane, Ching Shih, Edward England, Jan Janszoon, Stede Bonnet, and Samuel Bellamy.
Most Popular Pirates in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBartholomew Roberts
1682 - 1722
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 8
D. B. Cooper
1931 - 1971
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 9
François l'Olonnais
1635 - 1669
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 10
William Kidd
1645 - 1701
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 11
Henry Every
1659 - 1699
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 12
Sextus Pompey
67 BC - 35 BC
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 13
Benjamin Hornigold
1680 - 1719
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 14
Charles Vane
1680 - 1721
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 15
Ching Shih
1775 - 1844
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 16
Edward England
1685 - 1720
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 17
Jan Janszoon
1570 - 1641
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 18
Stede Bonnet
1688 - 1718
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 19
Samuel Bellamy
1689 - 1717
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 20
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1680, Benjamin Hornigold ranks 3. Before him are Blackbeard, and Catherine Opalińska. After him are Saliha Sultan, Charles Vane, James Anderson, Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Richard Cantillon, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, Bulleh Shah, Princess Luise Dorothea of Prussia, and Johann Baptist Zimmermann. Among people deceased in 1719, Benjamin Hornigold ranks 4. Before him are Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, and John Flamsteed. After him are Michel Rolle, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Johann Friedrich Böttger, Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt, Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Boris Sheremetev, Arnold Houbraken, and Joseph Addison.
Others Born in 1680
Go to all RankingsBlackbeard
PIRATE
1680 - 1718
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 1
Catherine Opalińska
COMPANION
1680 - 1747
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 2
Benjamin Hornigold
PIRATE
1680 - 1719
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 3
Saliha Sultan
POLITICIAN
1680 - 1739
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 4
Charles Vane
PIRATE
1680 - 1721
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 5
James Anderson
WRITER
1680 - 1739
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 6
Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1680 - 1735
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 7
Richard Cantillon
ECONOMIST
1680 - 1734
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 8
Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria
POLITICIAN
1680 - 1741
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 9
Bulleh Shah
WRITER
1680 - 1757
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 10
Princess Luise Dorothea of Prussia
COMPANION
1680 - 1705
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 11
Johann Baptist Zimmermann
PAINTER
1680 - 1758
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1719
Go to all RankingsFrançoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon
COMPANION
1635 - 1719
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 1
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1651 - 1719
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 2
John Flamsteed
ASTRONOMER
1646 - 1719
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 3
Benjamin Hornigold
PIRATE
1680 - 1719
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 4
Michel Rolle
MATHEMATICIAN
1652 - 1719
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 5
Yamamoto Tsunetomo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1659 - 1719
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 6
Johann Friedrich Böttger
BUSINESSPERSON
1682 - 1719
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 7
Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1659 - 1719
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 8
Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans
POLITICIAN
1695 - 1719
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 9
Boris Sheremetev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1652 - 1719
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 10
Arnold Houbraken
PAINTER
1660 - 1719
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 11
Joseph Addison
WRITER
1672 - 1719
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Hornigold ranks 695 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Shilton (1949), William Oughtred (1574), Stephen Gray (1666), John Frederic Daniell (1790), Brian Josephson (1940), and Harry Kroto (1939). After him are Charles Wheatstone (1802), James May (1963), George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592), Peter Greenaway (1942), Francis Hutcheson (1694), and David Brewster (1781).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsPeter Shilton
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 689
William Oughtred
MATHEMATICIAN
1574 - 1660
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 690
Stephen Gray
ASTRONOMER
1666 - 1736
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 691
John Frederic Daniell
CHEMIST
1790 - 1845
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 692
Brian Josephson
PHYSICIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 693
Harry Kroto
CHEMIST
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 694
Benjamin Hornigold
PIRATE
1680 - 1719
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 695
Charles Wheatstone
PHYSICIST
1802 - 1875
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 696
James May
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 697
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
POLITICIAN
1592 - 1628
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 698
Peter Greenaway
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 699
Francis Hutcheson
PHILOSOPHER
1694 - 1746
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 700
David Brewster
PHYSICIST
1781 - 1868
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 701
Among PIRATES In United Kingdom
Among pirates born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Hornigold ranks 8. Before him are Calico Jack (1682), Henry Morgan (1635), Mary Read (1695), Bartholomew Roberts (1682), William Kidd (1645), and Henry Every (1659). After him are Charles Vane (1680), Samuel Bellamy (1689), Thomas Tew (1649), and Edward Low (1690).
Calico Jack
1682 - 1720
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 2
Henry Morgan
1635 - 1688
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 3
Mary Read
1695 - 1721
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 4
Bartholomew Roberts
1682 - 1722
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 5
William Kidd
1645 - 1701
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 6
Henry Every
1659 - 1699
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 7
Benjamin Hornigold
1680 - 1719
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 8
Charles Vane
1680 - 1721
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 9
Samuel Bellamy
1689 - 1717
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 10
Thomas Tew
1649 - 1695
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 11
Edward Low
1690 - 1724
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 12