Henry Every

Henry Every

Henry Every, also known as Henry Avery (20 August 1659 – after 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 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. Although Every's career as a pirate lasted only two years, his exploits captured the public's imagination, inspired others to take up piracy, and spawned works of literature. Every began his pirate career while he was first mate aboard the warship Charles II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Every has received more than 2,163,579 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Henry Every is the 12th most popular pirate (up from 16th in 2019), the 448th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 812th in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Pirate.