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Anne Bonny

1702 - 1782

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Anne Bonny (disappeared after 28 November 1720) was a pirate who served under John Rackham. Amongst the few recorded female pirates in the Golden Age of Piracy, she has become one of the most recognized pirates of the era, as well as in the history of piracy in general. Much of Bonny's background is unknown. The first biography of Bonny comes from Captain Charles Johnson's 1724 book A General History of the Pyrates. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anne Bonny is the 8th most popular pirate (down from 4th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 17th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Irish Pirate.

Anne Bonny was a pirate who was born in Ireland and moved to America. She was one of the most famous female pirates of all time.

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Among PIRATES

Among pirates, Anne Bonny ranks 8 out of 29. Before her are Henry Morgan, Eric of Pomerania, Blackbeard, Ching Shih, Calico Jack, and Grace O'Malley. After her are D. B. Cooper, Mary Read, Bartholomew Roberts, William Kidd, Henry Every, and François l'Olonnais.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1702, Anne Bonny ranks 2. Before her is Muhammad Shah. After her are Emperor Nakamikado, Thomas Bayes, Jean-Étienne Liotard, Maria Clementina Sobieska, Legall de Kermeur, Francesco Zuccarelli, Enrichetta d'Este, William Fermor, Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Jacques Aved. Among people deceased in 1782, Anne Bonny ranks 5. Before her are Daniel Bernoulli, Farinelli, Johann Christian Bach, and Hyder Ali. After her are Taksin, Pietro Metastasio, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Jacques de Vaucanson, Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, Anna Göldi, and Sophie of France.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Anne Bonny ranks 28 out of 549. Before her are William Rowan Hamilton (1805), Pierce Brosnan (1953), Grace O'Malley (1530), J. D. Bernal (1901), W. B. Yeats (1865), and G. E. M. Anscombe (1919). After her are Ernest Shackleton (1874), John Field (1782), Kevin Farrell (1947), Augusta, Lady Gregory (1852), George Francis FitzGerald (1851), and Columbanus (540).

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Among PIRATES In Ireland

Among pirates born in Ireland, Anne Bonny ranks 2. Before her are Grace O'Malley (1530). After her are Edward England (1685).

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