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Benjamin Hornigold

1680 - 1719

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Benjamin Hornigold (1680–1719) was an English pirate who operated during the tail 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. He helped to establish the "Republic of Pirates" in Nassau and by 1717 was the captain of one of the most heavily armed ships in the region, called the Ranger. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benjamin Hornigold has received more than 2,041,511 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Benjamin Hornigold is the 15th most popular pirate (down from 14th in 2019), the 723rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 659th 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.

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Among PIRATES

Among pirates, Benjamin Hornigold ranks 15 out of 25. Before him are D. B. Cooper, William Kidd, François l'Olonnais, Sextus Pompey, Henry Every, and Ching Shih. After him are Charles Vane, Samuel Bellamy, Edward England, Jan Janszoon, Piet Pieterszoon Hein, and Stede Bonnet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1680, Benjamin Hornigold ranks 3. Before him are Blackbeard and Catherine Opalińska. After him are Charles Vane, Richard Cantillon, Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, James Anderson, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, Saliha Sultan, Princess Luise Dorothea of Prussia, Ephraim Chambers, and Emanuele d'Astorga. Among people deceased in 1719, Benjamin Hornigold ranks 5. Before him are Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, John Flamsteed, and Michel Rolle. After him are Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Johann Friedrich Böttger, Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt, Joseph Addison, Boris Sheremetev, and Farrukhsiyar.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Hornigold ranks 723 out of 7,765. Before him are John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (1924), Thomas Malory (1405), George Martin (1926), Willibrord (658), John Paul Jones (1946), and Ian Paice (1948). After him are Wilkie Collins (1824), Nevill Francis Mott (1905), Thomas Mun (1571), Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757), James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell (1534), and Robert III of Scotland (1330).

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Among PIRATES In United Kingdom

Among pirates born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Hornigold ranks 8. Before him are Henry Morgan (1635), Bartholomew Roberts (1682), Calico Jack (1682), Mary Read (1695), William Kidd (1645), and Henry Every (1659). After him are Charles Vane (1680), Samuel Bellamy (1689), and Edward Low (1690).

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