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Calico Jack

1682 - 1720

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John Rackham (hanged 18 November 1720), was a pirate captain, probably of English nationality, operating in the Bahamas and Jamaica during the early 18th century. Rackham was active in 1720, towards the end of the "Golden Age of Piracy". He is most remembered for having two female pirate crew members: Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Rackham's life prior to piracy is unknown. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Calico Jack is the 6th most popular pirate (down from 5th in 2019), the 204th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 373rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Pirate.

Calico Jack was a pirate who sailed the Caribbean Sea in the early 18th century. He is most famous for his involvement in the capture of the slave ship "The Concorde" in 1720.

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Among PIRATES

Among pirates, Calico Jack ranks 6 out of 29. Before him are Hayreddin Barbarossa, Henry Morgan, Eric of Pomerania, Blackbeard, and Ching Shih. After him are Grace O'Malley, Anne Bonny, D. B. Cooper, Mary Read, Bartholomew Roberts, and William Kidd.

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Among people born in 1682, Calico Jack ranks 2. Before him is Charles XII of Sweden. After him are Louis, Duke of Burgundy, Bartholomew Roberts, Johann Friedrich Böttger, Princess Albertina Frederica of Baden-Durlach, Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Şehsuvar Sultan, Shahu I, William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Claudine Guérin de Tencin, and Jacopo Amigoni. Among people deceased in 1720, Calico Jack ranks 1. After him are Sukjong of Joseon, Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg, Maria Barbara Bach, Maria Margaretha Kirch, Antoine Coysevox, Edward England, Peter Tordenskjold, Anne Dacier, Abdul-Qādir Bedil, Giovanni Maria Lancisi, and Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Calico Jack ranks 204 out of 8,785. Before him are Blackbeard (1680), Ian McKellen (1939), Eric Clapton (1945), Cat Stevens (1948), Saint Patrick (385), and Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900). After him are Michael Caine (1933), Rowan Atkinson (1955), Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796), Mick Jagger (1943), Alfred Russel Wallace (1823), and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930).

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Among PIRATES In United Kingdom

Among pirates born in United Kingdom, Calico Jack ranks 3. Before him are Henry Morgan (1635), and Blackbeard (1680). After him are Mary Read (1695), Bartholomew Roberts (1682), William Kidd (1645), Henry Every (1659), Benjamin Hornigold (1680), Charles Vane (1680), Samuel Bellamy (1689), Thomas Tew (1649), and Edward Low (1690).

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