PIRATE
Henry Every
1659 - 1699
Henry Every
Henry Every, also known as Henry Avery (20 August 1659 – Disappeared: June 1696), sometimes erroneously given as Jack Avery or John Avery, was an English pirate who operated in the Atlantic and Indian oceans in the mid-1690s. He probably used several aliases throughout his career, including Benjamin Bridgeman, and was known as Long Ben to his crewmen and associates. Dubbed "The Arch Pirate" and "The King of Pirates" by contemporaries, Every was infamous for being one of very few major pirate captains to escape with his loot without being arrested or killed in battle, and for being the perpetrator of what has been called the most profitable act of piracy in history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Every has received more than 3,483,211 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Henry Every is the 12th most popular pirate (up from 13th in 2019), the 534th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 647th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Pirate.
Henry Every is most famous for being a pirate. He was born in 1659 and died in 1725. His nickname was "Long Ben."
Memorability Metrics
3.5M
Page Views (PV)
64.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
5.25
Effective Languages (L*)
3.24
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PIRATES
Among pirates, Henry Every ranks 12 out of 29. Before him are Henry Morgan, Mary Read, Bartholomew Roberts, D. B. Cooper, François l'Olonnais, and William Kidd. After him are Sextus Pompey, Benjamin Hornigold, Charles Vane, Ching Shih, Edward England, and Jan Janszoon.
Most Popular Pirates in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHenry Morgan
1635 - 1688
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 6
Mary Read
1695 - 1721
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 7
Bartholomew 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1659, Henry Every ranks 4. Before him are Henry Purcell, Hyacinthe Rigaud, and Jacob Roggeveen. After him are Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang, Georg Ernst Stahl, Pieter van der Aa, Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Sebastiano Ricci, Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt, Adriaen van der Werff, and Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach. Among people deceased in 1699, Henry Every ranks 3. Before him are Jean Racine, and Christian V of Denmark. After him are Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria, Maria Sophia of Neuburg, Mattia Preti, Hortense Mancini, Marco d'Aviano, Lucrezia Barberini, Albert V, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, François Le Fort, and Patrick Gordon.
Others Born in 1659
Go to all RankingsHenry Purcell
COMPOSER
1659 - 1695
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 1
Hyacinthe Rigaud
PAINTER
1659 - 1743
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 2
Jacob Roggeveen
EXPLORER
1659 - 1729
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 3
Henry Every
PIRATE
1659 - 1699
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 4
Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang
COMPANION
1659 - 1701
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 5
Georg Ernst Stahl
CHEMIST
1659 - 1734
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 6
Pieter van der Aa
POLITICIAN
1659 - 1733
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 7
Yamamoto Tsunetomo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1659 - 1719
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 8
Sebastiano Ricci
PAINTER
1659 - 1734
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 9
Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1659 - 1719
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 10
Adriaen van der Werff
PAINTER
1659 - 1722
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 11
Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
POLITICIAN
1659 - 1732
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1699
Go to all RankingsJean Racine
WRITER
1639 - 1699
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 1
Christian V of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1646 - 1699
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 2
Henry Every
PIRATE
1659 - 1699
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 3
Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria
COMPANION
1692 - 1699
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 4
Maria Sophia of Neuburg
COMPANION
1666 - 1699
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 5
Mattia Preti
PAINTER
1613 - 1699
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 6
Hortense Mancini
POLITICIAN
1646 - 1699
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 7
Marco d'Aviano
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1631 - 1699
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 8
Lucrezia Barberini
NOBLEMAN
1628 - 1699
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 9
Albert V, Duke of Saxe-Coburg
POLITICIAN
1648 - 1699
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 10
François Le Fort
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1656 - 1699
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 11
Patrick Gordon
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1635 - 1699
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Every ranks 534 out of 8,785. Before him are Ronnie Wood (1947), Stanley Baldwin (1867), William Lassell (1799), Eadweard Muybridge (1830), Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844), and Tom Wilkinson (1948). After him are James Hutton (1726), Henry, Duke of Cornwall (1511), Donald Pleasence (1919), Graham Hill (1929), Oliver Sacks (1933), and Gregory Bateson (1904).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRonnie Wood
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 528
Stanley Baldwin
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1947
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 529
William Lassell
ASTRONOMER
1799 - 1880
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 530
Eadweard Muybridge
PHOTOGRAPHER
1830 - 1904
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 531
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1900
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 532
Tom Wilkinson
ACTOR
1948 - 2023
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 533
Henry Every
PIRATE
1659 - 1699
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 534
James Hutton
GEOLOGIST
1726 - 1797
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 535
Henry, Duke of Cornwall
NOBLEMAN
1511 - Present
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 536
Donald Pleasence
ACTOR
1919 - 1995
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 537
Graham Hill
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 1975
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 538
Oliver Sacks
WRITER
1933 - 2015
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 539
Gregory Bateson
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1904 - 1980
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 540
Among PIRATES In United Kingdom
Among pirates born in United Kingdom, Henry Every ranks 7. Before him are Blackbeard (1680), Calico Jack (1682), Henry Morgan (1635), Mary Read (1695), Bartholomew Roberts (1682), and William Kidd (1645). After him are Benjamin Hornigold (1680), Charles Vane (1680), Samuel Bellamy (1689), Thomas Tew (1649), and Edward Low (1690).
Blackbeard
1680 - 1718
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 1
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