PIRATE
Mary Read
1695 - 1721
Mary Read
Mary Read (unknown – 28 April 1721), fictionally known as Mark Read, was an English pirate about whom there is very little factual documentation. She and Anne Bonny were two famous female pirates from the 18th century, and among the few women known to have been convicted of piracy at the height of the "Golden Age of Piracy". Read was born in England between 1680 and 1693. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Read has received more than 2,828,434 page views. Her biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Mary Read is the 8th most popular pirate, the 386th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 326th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Pirate.
Mary Wollstonecraft is most famous for her feminist work, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.
Memorability Metrics
2.8M
Page Views (PV)
66.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
6.73
Effective Languages (L*)
3.15
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among PIRATES
Among pirates, Mary Read ranks 8 out of 25. Before her are Blackbeard, Henry Morgan, Eric of Pomerania, Anne Bonny, Bartholomew Roberts, and Calico Jack. After her are D. B. Cooper, William Kidd, François l'Olonnais, Sextus Pompey, Henry Every, and Ching Shih.
Most Popular Pirates in Wikipedia
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Blackbeard
1680 - 1718
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 2
Henry Morgan
1635 - 1688
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 3
Eric of Pomerania
1381 - 1459
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 4
Anne Bonny
1702 - 1782
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 5
Bartholomew Roberts
1682 - 1722
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 6
Calico Jack
1682 - 1720
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 7
Mary Read
1695 - 1721
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 8
D. B. Cooper
1931 - 1971
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 9
William Kidd
1645 - 1701
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 10
François l'Olonnais
1635 - 1669
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 11
Sextus Pompey
67 BC - 35 BC
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 12
Henry Every
1659 - 1699
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 13
Ching Shih
1775 - 1844
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 14
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1695, Mary Read ranks 1. After her are Pietro Locatelli, Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Adrien Manglard, Henri Pitot, Louis Armand II, Prince of Conti, John Bevis, Giuseppe Sammartini, François de Cuvilliés, Johann Christian Günther, and Edward Braddock. Among people deceased in 1721, Mary Read ranks 4. Before her are Pope Clement XI, Jean-Antoine Watteau, and Alexander Selkirk. After her are Charles Vane, Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein, Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Johann Christoph Bach, Rudolf Jakob Camerarius, Edward Colston, and Elihu Yale.
Others Born in 1695
Go to all RankingsMary Read
1695 - 1721
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 1
Pietro Locatelli
1695 - 1764
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 2
Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans
1695 - 1719
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 3
Nicolaus II Bernoulli
1695 - 1726
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 4
Adrien Manglard
1695 - 1760
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 5
Henri Pitot
1695 - 1771
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 6
Louis Armand II, Prince of Conti
1695 - 1727
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 7
John Bevis
1695 - 1771
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 8
Giuseppe Sammartini
1695 - 1750
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 9
François de Cuvilliés
1695 - 1768
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 10
Johann Christian Günther
1695 - 1723
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 11
Edward Braddock
1695 - 1755
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1721
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Pope Clement XI
1649 - 1721
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 1
Jean-Antoine Watteau
1684 - 1721
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 2
Alexander Selkirk
1676 - 1721
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 3
Mary Read
1695 - 1721
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 4
Charles Vane
1680 - 1721
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 5
Marguerite Louise d'Orléans
1645 - 1721
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 6
Anton Florian, Prince of Liechtenstein
1656 - 1721
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 7
Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
1667 - 1721
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 8
Johann Christoph Bach
1671 - 1721
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 9
Rudolf Jakob Camerarius
1665 - 1721
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 10
Edward Colston
1636 - 1721
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 11
Elihu Yale
1649 - 1721
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Mary Read ranks 386 out of 7,765. Before her are Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1887), Robert Burns (1759), Bonnie Tyler (1951), David Niven (1910), Henry Moore (1898), and Benjamin Graham (1894). After her are Thomas Cook (1808), John le Carré (1931), Beatrix Potter (1866), Saint Boniface (680), Christian de Duve (1917), and Margot Fonteyn (1919).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
1887 - 1969
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 380
Robert Burns
1759 - 1796
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 381
Bonnie Tyler
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 382
David Niven
1910 - 1983
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 383
Henry Moore
1898 - 1986
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 384
Benjamin Graham
1894 - 1976
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 385
Mary Read
1695 - 1721
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 386
Thomas Cook
1808 - 1892
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 387
John le Carré
1931 - 2020
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 388
Beatrix Potter
1866 - 1943
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 389
Saint Boniface
680 - 754
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 390
Christian de Duve
1917 - 2013
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 391
Margot Fonteyn
1919 - 1991
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 392
Among PIRATES In United Kingdom
Among pirates born in United Kingdom, Mary Read ranks 5. Before her are Blackbeard (1680), Henry Morgan (1635), Bartholomew Roberts (1682), and Calico Jack (1682). After her are William Kidd (1645), Henry Every (1659), Benjamin Hornigold (1680), Charles Vane (1680), Samuel Bellamy (1689), and Edward Low (1690).
Blackbeard
1680 - 1718
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 1
Henry Morgan
1635 - 1688
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 2
Bartholomew Roberts
1682 - 1722
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 3
Calico Jack
1682 - 1720
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 4
Mary Read
1695 - 1721
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 5
William Kidd
1645 - 1701
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 6
Henry Every
1659 - 1699
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 7
Benjamin Hornigold
1680 - 1719
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 8
Charles Vane
1680 - 1721
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 9
Samuel Bellamy
1689 - 1717
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 10
Edward Low
1690 - 1724
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 11
