PIRATE
Stede Bonnet
1688 - 1718
Stede Bonnet
Stede Bonnet (c. 1688 – 10 December 1718) was an English pirate who was known as the Gentleman Pirate because he was a moderately wealthy landowner before turning to a life of crime. Bonnet was born into a wealthy English family on the island of Barbados, and inherited the family estate after his father's death in 1694. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stede Bonnet has received more than 3,466,622 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Stede Bonnet is the 19th most popular pirate (up from 21st in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Barbados and the most popular Barbadian Pirate.
Stede Bonnet was most famous for being a pirate. He was known as a "gentleman pirate" because he was born into a wealthy family and was educated.
Memorability Metrics
3.5M
Page Views (PV)
58.91
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
2.90
Effective Languages (L*)
3.79
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PIRATES
Among pirates, Stede Bonnet ranks 19 out of 29. Before him are Sextus Pompey, Benjamin Hornigold, Charles Vane, Ching Shih, Edward England, and Jan Janszoon. After him are Samuel Bellamy, Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Thomas Tew, Jean Lafitte, Edward Low, and Awilda.
Most Popular Pirates in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSextus 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
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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1688, Stede Bonnet ranks 12. Before him are Juraj Jánošík, Maria Luisa of Savoy, Alexander Pope, James Francis Edward Stuart, Giuseppe Castiglione, and Pierre de Marivaux. After him are Domenico Zipoli, Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, Antonio Corradini, François Lemoyne, Marie Victoire de Noailles, and Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel. Among people deceased in 1718, Stede Bonnet ranks 6. Before him are Charles XII of Sweden, Blackbeard, Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, Mary of Modena, and William Penn. After him are Vincenzo Coronelli, Philippe de La Hire, Jacques Ozanam, Charles, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Devlet II Giray, and Margherita Maria Farnese.
Others Born in 1688
Go to all RankingsJuraj Jánošík
POLITICIAN
1688 - 1713
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 6
Maria Luisa of Savoy
COMPANION
1688 - 1714
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 7
Alexander Pope
WRITER
1688 - 1744
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 8
James Francis Edward Stuart
POLITICIAN
1688 - 1766
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 9
Giuseppe Castiglione
PAINTER
1688 - 1766
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 10
Pierre de Marivaux
WRITER
1688 - 1763
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 11
Stede Bonnet
PIRATE
1688 - 1718
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 12
Domenico Zipoli
COMPOSER
1688 - 1726
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 13
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
ASTRONOMER
1688 - 1768
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 14
Antonio Corradini
SCULPTOR
1688 - 1752
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 15
François Lemoyne
PAINTER
1688 - 1737
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 16
Marie Victoire de Noailles
NOBLEMAN
1688 - 1766
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 17
Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel
COMPANION
1688 - 1765
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1718
Go to all RankingsCharles XII of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1682 - 1718
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 1
Blackbeard
PIRATE
1680 - 1718
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 2
Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1690 - 1718
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 3
Mary of Modena
COMPANION
1658 - 1718
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 4
William Penn
POLITICIAN
1645 - 1718
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 5
Stede Bonnet
PIRATE
1688 - 1718
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 6
Vincenzo Coronelli
GEOGRAPHER
1650 - 1718
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 7
Philippe de La Hire
MATHEMATICIAN
1640 - 1718
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 8
Jacques Ozanam
MATHEMATICIAN
1640 - 1718
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 9
Charles, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
NOBLEMAN
1652 - 1718
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 10
Devlet II Giray
POLITICIAN
1648 - 1718
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 11
Margherita Maria Farnese
POLITICIAN
1664 - 1718
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 12
In Barbados
Among people born in Barbados, Stede Bonnet ranks 3 out of 22. Before him are Sandra Mason (1949), and Rihanna (1988). After him are Sue Gardner (1967), Grandmaster Flash (1958), Clifford Husbands (1926), Mia Mottley (1965), Freundel Stuart (1951), Owen Arthur (1949), Elliott Belgrave (1931), Arthur Barclay (1854), and Errol Barrow (1920).
Others born in Barbados
Go to all RankingsSandra Mason
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 1
Rihanna
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 2
Stede Bonnet
PIRATE
1688 - 1718
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 3
Sue Gardner
JOURNALIST
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 4
Grandmaster Flash
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 5
Clifford Husbands
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 6
Mia Mottley
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 7
Freundel Stuart
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 8
Owen Arthur
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2020
HPI: 42.78
Rank: 9
Elliott Belgrave
JUDGE
1931 - Present
HPI: 42.75
Rank: 10
Arthur Barclay
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1938
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 11
Errol Barrow
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1987
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 12
Among PIRATES In Barbados
Among pirates born in Barbados, Stede Bonnet ranks 1.