Pirate Roster
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Badger, Charlotte (English) (c.1808) - transported as a pickpocket to the Oceana penal colonies, she is known as Australia's first female pirate
Balbo, Michele (Italian) (c.1270) - active in Aegean Sea
Balestrier, Captain (Majorcan) (c.1709-1742) - active in Eastern Mediterranean
Ballatt, John (English) (c.1707) - third mate and ancillary ships surgeon, sailed with Woodes Rogers and William Dampier
Bamfield, John (English) (c.1665) - sailed with Edward Morgan, helped invade Saint Eustatius and Saba in the Caribbean
Banks, Hugh (c.1699) - suspected pirate, apprehended by Captain Mathew Lowth with £1,500
The Barbarossa Brothers, Aruj (d.1518) and Kheir-ed-Din (d.1546), named for red beards, the latter was so successful he was named regent of the city of Algiers in 1530.
Barbolani Dei Conti De Montauto, Francesco (c.1590) - Knight of Saint Stephen, active near the Barbary Coast against the Muslims
Barbolani Dei Conti De Montauto, Giulio (d.1619) - Knight of Saint Stephen, active against the Muslims
Bardi, Gualterotti (c.1616) - Knight of Malta, active in Mediterranean Sea
Barker, Andrew (English) (d.1577) - active against the Spanish in the Caribbean, marooned by his crew on Guanaja Island where Spanish soldiers killed him
Barker, Edmund (English) (d.1595) - sailed with James Lancaster, raiding in the Caribbean and off South America, died in raid on Pernambuco, Brazil
Barlycorne, Richard (English) (c.1696) - age 14, apprenticed to William Kidd
Barnes, Captain (English) (c.1677) - sailed with Captain Lagarde, raided Santa Marta
Barney, Joshua (American) (1759-1818) - served on the American side during the revolution, served in French navy from 1796-1802, then turned to privateering during the War of 1812
Barre, Chevalier de la (Maltese) (c.1663) - active in Mediterranean Sea
Bart, Jean (French) (1651-1702) - French corsair, operated in English Channel and North Sea out of Dunkirk
Bartolomeo the Portuguese, Bartholemy Portuguez (Portuguese) - buccaneer
Baughe, William (English) (c.1609) - operated out of Ireland
Bavastro (c.1800) - operating out of Nice against English in Mediterranean
Beavin, Thomas (English) (c.1580) - operated out of Wales, captured and hanged in London
Bellamy, Charles (British) (c.1717) - active off New England, raided fishing vessels and trading ships in the area
Bellamy, Samuel (British) (d.1717) - sailed with Benjamin Hornigold and Olivier La Bouche, captured the Whydah, sailed for New England and ran aground off Massachusetts, most of the crew drowned including Bellamy
Beluche, Rene - one of Jean Lafitte's lieutenants, an artillerist like Dominique You, became a commodore in the Venezuelan Navy after the pardon of the Battle of New Orleans
Ben Aissa, Sidi Abdulla (Moroccan) (c.1672-1698) - active against the French
Bernard, Antoine (French) (d.1683) - captain of the Prophete Daniel, involved in sack of Vera Cruz, captured by Spanish at Little Cayman Island, presumed hanged on November 22, 1683 in Vera Cruz
Berry, Charlotte de (English) (b.1636) - led mutiny against cruel captain that had assaulted her, cruised African coast capturing gold ships
Bertagno, Lupo de (Spanish) (c.1442) - raided Venetians, temporarily rules Menemvasia in Southern Greece
Best, Richard (English) (c.1594) - active against Spanish in the Caribbean
Bianco, James (Italian) (c.1303) - active in Mediterranean against Venetians
Biciaki, Captain (Greek) (c.1820) - active in Eastern Mediterranean
Bishop, Richard (English) (c.1561-1617) - active in the Mediterranean and Atlantic
Blanc, Captain (French) (c.1697) - took part in the sack of Cartagena
Blanckmann (c.1800) - corsair, attacked English shipping from Dunkirk
Blauvelt, Abraham (Dutch) (c.1631-1663) - active off New England and in the Caribbean, sailed with Chritopher Myngs when he raided Campeche Bay
Blondel, Robert (French) (c.1553) - raided Spanish in the Caribbean, trapped with John Hawkins by Spanish in San Juan De Ulua, Hawkins escaped, Blondel probably did not
Blout, Captain (French) (c.1697) - took part in the sack of Cartagena
Bodulgate, Thomas (English) (d.1471) - attacked various vessels in the Atlantic, politically influential
Boggs, Eli (American) (c.1850) - sailed with Chinese pirates in the South China Sea, captured by British and sentenced to life in prison
Boisbaudrant, Gabrielle Chambres de (French) (c.1634) - Knight of Malta, killed during the taking of the Ottoman sultan's galley
Bollen, George (English) (c.1696) - chief mate, signed on with William Kidd
Bonfiglio, Nicolo (French) (c.1495) - attacked Venetian shipping in the Mediterranean Sea
Boniton, Peter (English) (c.1609) - born in Cornwall, captured by French and executed in Marseilles, France
(Major) Bonnet, Stede (British) (d.1718)
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somewhat inept pirate, hanged in Charlston, South Carolina in 1718
Bonny, Anne (Irish) (c.1720) - female pirate, sailed with John Rackham
Bontemps, Jean (French) (d.1570) - operated out of Normandy, raided French ships, also attacked Spanish in the Caribbean
Booneter, Jan Gijsbertszoon (Dutch) (c.1630) - attacked Spanish shipping and towns in the Caribbean
Booth, George (British) (c.1696-1700) - active in the Indian Ocean, killed by Arabs near Zanzibar
Borg, Eugenio (Maltese) (c.1704) - active in the Mediterranean
Borough, Robert (English) (c.1543) - born in Devonshire, licensed to take French ships
Borras, Chevalier de (French) (c.1732) - attacked Muslim shipping
Botadilla, Pedro (Spanish) (c.1518) - attacked Italian shipping until captured in 1619
Bournano, Captain (French) (c.1678) - attacked Portobello with Batholomew Sharp
John Bowen (Welsh) (d.1704) - born in Bermuda, he operated mostly in the Indian Ocean and around Madagascar, he eventually died of a stomach ailment
Boyte, Philip (English) (c.1580) - born in Portland, hanged in London
Bradinham, Robert (English) (c.1696) - ship's surgeon signed on with William Kidd
Bradish, Samuel - suspected pirate, apprehended in New York with £942
Bradley, Joseph (English) (d.1671) - Sailed with both Edward Mansfield and Henry Morgan. Died during attack on Chagres under Morgan.
Bradley, Samuel (English) (c.1696) - signed on with William Kidd, Kidd's brother-in-law
Bran (Brand), Captain (English) (c.1668) - sacked Portobello with Henry Morgan and Campeche with Roche Braziliano
Braziliano, Roche, Rock, Roque (Dutch) (c. 1650-1670) - buccaneer named for his origin in Brazil
Brewster, Adam (English) (c.1668) - ship captain, sailed with Henry Morgan on Portobello raid and attack on Maracaibo
John Brewer (English) (c.1577) - sailed with Francis Drake on his round the world journey
Briggeho, William de (English) (d.1228) - from Yorkshire, first Englishman documented as hanged for piracy
Edward Bright (English) (c.1577) - sailed with Francis Drake on his round the world journey
Brocchiero De Anaya, Don Diego (Spanish) (c.1583) - Knight of Malta, attacked Turkish and Venetian shipping
Browne, James (Scottish) (c.1677) - commissioned by the French, he was hanged in Jamaica
Buckmaster, Edward (English) (c.1696) - kept a tavern in the dock area of New York, signed on with William Kidd
Bulgarino D'Anaia (Italian) (c.1275) - attacked Venetian shipping in the Aegean Sea
Bull, Dixey (English) (c.1632) - operated off the New England coast
Bunce, Phineas (British) (c.1718) - pardoned by Woodes Rogers, he returned to piracy, died in battle with Spanish coast guards
Burgess, Daniel (English) (c.1700) - conspired with pirates to capture the ship he was mate on, the Neptune
Burgess, Samuel (British) (d.1716) - active in the Indian Ocean, he traded guns and supplies with the pirates in and around Madagascar
Burton, John (English) (c.1696) - New York shoemaker, signed on with William Kidd
Bury, Mark (English) (c.1589) - active in the Atlantic
Butler, John, Chalona (Irish) (d. 1577) - sailed with John Oxenham, captured by the Spanish in 1577 after raiding the Pacific coast, in particular the Pearl Islands off Panama; he was sent to Lima and tortured and put to death by the Inquisition
Butler, Nathaniel (English) (c.1619-1639) - active in the Caribbean Sea