PIRATE
Thomas Tew
1649 - 1695
Thomas Tew
Thomas Tew (died September 1695), also known as the Rhode Island Pirate, was a 17th-century English privateer-turned-pirate. He embarked on two major pirate voyages and met a bloody death on the second, and he pioneered the route which became known as the Pirate Round. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Tew has received more than 687,207 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Thomas Tew is the 22nd most popular pirate, the 1,341st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,204th in 2019) and the 11th most popular British Pirate.
Memorability Metrics
690k
Page Views (PV)
57.21
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
5.45
Effective Languages (L*)
2.13
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PIRATES
Among pirates, Thomas Tew ranks 22 out of 29. Before him are Ching Shih, Edward England, Jan Janszoon, Stede Bonnet, Samuel Bellamy, and Piet Pieterszoon Hein. After him are Jean Lafitte, Edward Low, Awilda, Roche Braziliano, Cheung Po Tsai, and Grace O'Malley.
Most Popular Pirates in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChing 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
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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1649, Thomas Tew ranks 6. Before him are Pope Benedict XIII, Pope Clement XI, Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark, Marie Anne Mancini, and Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp. After him are Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth, Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, John Blow, Jan Luyken, James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, and Giuseppe Maria Tomasi. Among people deceased in 1695, Thomas Tew ranks 10. Before him are Henry Purcell, Juana Inés de la Cruz, Johann Ambrosius Bach, Pierre Mignard, Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, and Zumbi. After him are François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł, Melchior d'Hondecoeter, Georg von Derfflinger, Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, and Huang Zongxi.
Others Born in 1649
Go to all RankingsPope Benedict XIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1649 - 1730
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 1
Pope Clement XI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1649 - 1721
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 2
Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1649 - 1704
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 3
Marie Anne Mancini
POLITICIAN
1649 - 1714
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 4
Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp
POLITICIAN
1649 - 1728
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 5
Thomas Tew
PIRATE
1649 - 1695
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 6
Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth
NOBLEMAN
1649 - 1734
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 7
Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1649 - 1664
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 8
John Blow
COMPOSER
1649 - 1708
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 9
Jan Luyken
WRITER
1649 - 1712
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 10
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
POLITICIAN
1649 - 1685
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 11
Giuseppe Maria Tomasi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1649 - 1713
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1695
Go to all RankingsHenry Purcell
COMPOSER
1659 - 1695
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 4
Juana Inés de la Cruz
WRITER
1648 - 1695
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 5
Johann Ambrosius Bach
COMPOSER
1645 - 1695
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 6
Pierre Mignard
PAINTER
1612 - 1695
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 7
Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1641 - 1695
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 8
Zumbi
POLITICIAN
1655 - 1695
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 9
Thomas Tew
PIRATE
1649 - 1695
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 10
François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1628 - 1695
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 11
Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł
POLITICIAN
1667 - 1695
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 12
Melchior d'Hondecoeter
PAINTER
1636 - 1695
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 13
Georg von Derfflinger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1606 - 1695
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 14
Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
POLITICIAN
1633 - 1695
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 15
Huang Zongxi
PHILOSOPHER
1610 - 1695
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 16
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Tew ranks 1,341 out of 8,785. Before him are Victor Turner (1920), Edward Walter Maunder (1851), Malcolm McLaren (1946), Horace Walpole (1717), James Glaisher (1809), and Paul Scholes (1974). After him are George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784), Anne Perry (1938), Roger Fenton (1819), Edmund Kean (1787), George Atwood (1745), and Edward Waring (1736).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsVictor Turner
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1920 - 1983
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 1,335
Edward Walter Maunder
ASTRONOMER
1851 - 1928
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 1,336
Malcolm McLaren
SINGER
1946 - 2010
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,337
Horace Walpole
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1797
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,338
James Glaisher
ASTRONOMER
1809 - 1903
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,339
Paul Scholes
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,340
Thomas Tew
PIRATE
1649 - 1695
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,341
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1860
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 1,342
Anne Perry
WRITER
1938 - 2023
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 1,343
Roger Fenton
PHOTOGRAPHER
1819 - 1869
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 1,344
Edmund Kean
ACTOR
1787 - 1833
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 1,345
George Atwood
MATHEMATICIAN
1745 - 1807
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 1,346
Edward Waring
MATHEMATICIAN
1736 - 1798
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 1,347
Among PIRATES In United Kingdom
Among pirates born in United Kingdom, Thomas Tew ranks 11. Before him are Bartholomew Roberts (1682), William Kidd (1645), Henry Every (1659), Benjamin Hornigold (1680), Charles Vane (1680), and Samuel Bellamy (1689). After him are Edward Low (1690).
Bartholomew Roberts
1682 - 1722
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 5
William Kidd
1645 - 1701
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 6
Henry Every
1659 - 1699
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 7
Benjamin Hornigold
1680 - 1719
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 8
Charles Vane
1680 - 1721
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 9
Samuel Bellamy
1689 - 1717
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 10
Thomas Tew
1649 - 1695
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 11
Edward Low
1690 - 1724
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 12