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  Antipope John XXIII

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  Roche Braziliano

  Roche Braziliano (sometimes spelled Rock, Roch, Roc, Roque, Brazilliano, or Brasiliano) (c. 1630 – disappeared c. 1671), was a Dutch pirate born in the town of Groningen. His pirate career lasted from 1654 until his disappearance around 1671. He was first eternalized in Alexandre Exquemelin's 1678...
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  Jean Bart

  Jean Bart (21 October 1651 - 27 April 1702) was a French naval commander and privateer. His birth name was most probably Jan Baert. He almost certainly spoke Dutch , at that time the native language of the region. Born in Dunkirk as the son of a fisherman, Bart served when young in the Dutch navy...
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  Samuel Bellamy

  Samuel Bellamy (c. February 23, 1689–April 27, 1717), aka "Black Sam" Bellamy, was a formidable pirate in the early eighteenth century. Though his known career as a pirate captain lasted little more than a year, Bellamy and his crew captured more than 50 ships before his death at age 28. Called ...

• Nathaniel Butler

  Nathaniel Butler (born c. 1577, date of death unknown) was an English privateer who later served as the colonial governor of Bermuda during the early 17th century. He had built many structures still seen in Bermuda today including many of the island's coastal fortresses and the State House, in St....

• George Lowther

  George Lowther (? - 1723) was an 18th century English pirate who, although little is known of his life, was active in the Caribbean and Atlantic. One of his lieutenants was Edward Low. Not much is known about him before becoming the 2nd Mate on the slave ship, Gambia Castle, which was under the...