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 1,906,035 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Lafitte is the 24th most popular pirate, the 2,285th most popular biography from France (down from 2,215th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Pirate.
Memorability Metrics
1.9M
Page Views (PV)
55.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
3.43
Effective Languages (L*)
3.25
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among PIRATES
Among pirates, Jean Lafitte ranks 24 out of 25. Before him are Edward England, Jan Janszoon, Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Stede Bonnet, Thomas Tew, and Edward Low. After him are Cheung Po Tsai, Roche Braziliano, Grace O'Malley, and Carlo Rambaldi.
Most Popular Pirates in Wikipedia
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Edward England
1685 - 1720
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 18
Jan Janszoon
1570 - 1641
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 19
Piet Pieterszoon Hein
1577 - 1629
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 20
Stede Bonnet
1688 - 1718
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 21
Thomas Tew
1649 - 1695
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 22
Edward Low
1690 - 1724
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 23
Jean Lafitte
1776 - 1826
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 24
Cheung Po Tsai
1783 - 1822
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 25
Roche Braziliano
1630 - 1671
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 26
Grace O'Malley
1530 - 1603
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 27
Carlo Rambaldi
1925 - 2012
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 28
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1776, Jean Lafitte ranks 18. Before him are Jean-Pierre Boyer, Barthold Georg Niebuhr, Pehr Henrik Ling, Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński, Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este, and Peter Barlow. After him are Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus, Lady Hester Stanhope, Vasily Tropinin, Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, Bernardino Drovetti, and Karl Friedrich Burdach. Among people deceased in 1826, Jean Lafitte ranks 23. Before him are Levin August von Bennigsen, Johann Elert Bode, Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Franz Danzi, Clarke Abel, and Johann Baptist von Spix. After him are François-Joseph Talma, Marie-Guillemine Benoist, Johann Peter Hebel, Shaykh Ahmad, John Flaxman, and Christian Kramp.
Others Born in 1776
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Jean-Pierre Boyer
1776 - 1850
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 12
Barthold Georg Niebuhr
1776 - 1831
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 13
Pehr Henrik Ling
1776 - 1839
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 14
Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński
1776 - 1853
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 15
Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este
1776 - 1848
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 16
Peter Barlow
1776 - 1862
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 17
Jean Lafitte
1776 - 1826
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 18
Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus
1776 - 1837
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 19
Lady Hester Stanhope
1776 - 1839
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 20
Vasily Tropinin
1776 - 1857
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 21
Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh
1776 - 1857
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 22
Bernardino Drovetti
1776 - 1852
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 23
Karl Friedrich Burdach
1776 - 1847
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 24
Others Deceased in 1826
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Levin August von Bennigsen
1745 - 1826
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 17
Johann Elert Bode
1747 - 1826
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 18
Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga
1806 - 1826
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 19
Franz Danzi
1763 - 1826
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 20
Clarke Abel
1780 - 1826
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 21
Johann Baptist von Spix
1781 - 1826
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 22
Jean Lafitte
1776 - 1826
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 23
François-Joseph Talma
1763 - 1826
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 24
Marie-Guillemine Benoist
1768 - 1826
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 25
Johann Peter Hebel
1760 - 1826
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 26
Shaykh Ahmad
1753 - 1826
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 27
John Flaxman
1755 - 1826
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 28
Christian Kramp
1760 - 1826
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 29
In France
Among people born in France, Jean Lafitte ranks 2,285 out of 6,011. Before him are Théophraste Renaudot (1586), Patrick Hernandez (1949), Henri Cochet (1901), Louis Armand I, Prince of Conti (1661), Herleva (1003), and Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria (1374). After him are Pierre Henry (1927), Jacques Amyot (1513), Honoré d'Urfé (1567), Saint Martial (300), Victorine Meurent (1844), and Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval (1851).
Others born in France
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Théophraste Renaudot
1586 - 1653
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 2,279
Patrick Hernandez
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 2,280
Henri Cochet
1901 - 1987
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 2,281
Louis Armand I, Prince of Conti
1661 - 1685
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 2,282
Herleva
1003 - 1050
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 2,283
Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria
1374 - 1441
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 2,284
Jean Lafitte
1776 - 1826
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 2,285
Pierre Henry
1927 - 2017
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 2,286
Jacques Amyot
1513 - 1593
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 2,287
Honoré d'Urfé
1567 - 1625
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 2,288
Saint Martial
300 - 300
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 2,289
Victorine Meurent
1844 - 1927
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 2,290
Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval
1851 - 1940
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 2,291
Among PIRATES In France
Among pirates born in France, Jean Lafitte ranks 2. Before him are François l'Olonnais (1635).
