PIRATE
Jean Lafitte
1776 - 1826
Jean Lafitte
Jean Lafitte (c. 1780 – c. 1823) was a French pirate and privateer who operated in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century. He and his older brother Pierre spelled their last name Laffite, but English language documents of the time used "Lafitte". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Lafitte has received more than 2,020,280 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Jean Lafitte is the 23rd most popular pirate (up from 24th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Haiti (up from 2,278th in 2019) and the most popular Haitian Pirate.
Memorability Metrics
2.0M
Page Views (PV)
55.21
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
3.18
Effective Languages (L*)
3.39
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PIRATES
Among pirates, Jean Lafitte ranks 23 out of 29. Before him are Edward England, Jan Janszoon, Stede Bonnet, Samuel Bellamy, Piet Pieterszoon Hein, and Thomas Tew. After him are Edward Low, Awilda, Roche Braziliano, Cheung Po Tsai, Grace O'Malley, and Carlo Rambaldi.
Most Popular Pirates in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdward 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
Piet Pieterszoon Hein
1577 - 1629
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 21
Thomas Tew
1649 - 1695
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 22
Jean Lafitte
1776 - 1826
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 23
Edward Low
1690 - 1724
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 24
Awilda
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 25
Roche Braziliano
1630 - 1671
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 26
Cheung Po Tsai
1783 - 1822
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 27
Grace O'Malley
1530 - 1603
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 28
Carlo Rambaldi
1925 - 2012
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 29
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1776, Jean Lafitte ranks 20. Before him are Pehr Henrik Ling, Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński, Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este, Simon Fraser, Peter Barlow, and Vasily Tropinin. After him are Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Lady Hester Stanhope, Vasily Golovnin, Friedrich Stromeyer, Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus, and Karl Friedrich Burdach. Among people deceased in 1826, Jean Lafitte ranks 27. Before him are Franz Danzi, Friedrich Krupp, Johann Baptist von Spix, François-Joseph Talma, Nikolay Rumyantsev, and Conrad Malte-Brun. After him are Shaykh Ahmad, John Flaxman, Fyodor Rostopchin, Clarke Abel, Johann Peter Hebel, and Georg Franz Hoffmann.
Others Born in 1776
Go to all RankingsPehr Henrik Ling
WRITER
1776 - 1839
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 14
Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński
OCCULTIST
1776 - 1853
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 15
Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1848
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 16
Simon Fraser
EXPLORER
1776 - 1862
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 17
Peter Barlow
MATHEMATICIAN
1776 - 1862
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 18
Vasily Tropinin
PAINTER
1776 - 1857
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 19
Jean Lafitte
PIRATE
1776 - 1826
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 20
Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1857
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 21
Lady Hester Stanhope
EXPLORER
1776 - 1839
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 22
Vasily Golovnin
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1831
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 23
Friedrich Stromeyer
CHEMIST
1776 - 1835
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 24
Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus
PHYSICIAN
1776 - 1837
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 25
Karl Friedrich Burdach
PHYSICIAN
1776 - 1847
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 26
Others Deceased in 1826
Go to all RankingsFranz Danzi
CONDUCTOR
1763 - 1826
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 21
Friedrich Krupp
BUSINESSPERSON
1787 - 1826
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 22
Johann Baptist von Spix
BIOLOGIST
1781 - 1826
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 23
François-Joseph Talma
ACTOR
1763 - 1826
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 24
Nikolay Rumyantsev
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1826
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 25
Conrad Malte-Brun
GEOGRAPHER
1775 - 1826
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 26
Jean Lafitte
PIRATE
1776 - 1826
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 27
Shaykh Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1753 - 1826
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 28
John Flaxman
SCULPTOR
1755 - 1826
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 29
Fyodor Rostopchin
POLITICIAN
1763 - 1826
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 30
Clarke Abel
PHYSICIAN
1780 - 1826
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 31
Johann Peter Hebel
WRITER
1760 - 1826
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 32
Georg Franz Hoffmann
BIOLOGIST
1760 - 1826
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 33
In Haiti
Among people born in Haiti, Jean Lafitte ranks 15 out of 94. Before him are René Préval (1943), John James Audubon (1785), Ariel Henry (1949), Jeanne Duval (1820), Anacaona (1474), and Jean-Bertrand Aristide (1953). After him are Faustin Soulouque (1782), Jean-Jacques Honorat (1931), Leslie Manigat (1930), Jovenel Moïse (1968), Silvio Cator (1900), and Pedro Santana (1801).
Others born in Haiti
Go to all RankingsRené Préval
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2017
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 9
John James Audubon
BIOLOGIST
1785 - 1851
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 10
Ariel Henry
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 11
Jeanne Duval
ACTOR
1820 - 1862
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 12
Anacaona
POLITICIAN
1474 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 13
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 14
Jean Lafitte
PIRATE
1776 - 1826
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 15
Faustin Soulouque
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1867
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 16
Jean-Jacques Honorat
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2023
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 17
Leslie Manigat
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2014
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 18
Jovenel Moïse
POLITICIAN
1968 - 2021
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 19
Silvio Cator
ATHLETE
1900 - 1952
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 20
Pedro Santana
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1864
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 21
Among PIRATES In Haiti
Among pirates born in Haiti, Jean Lafitte ranks 1.