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Edward Low

1690 - 1724

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Edward Low (also spelled Lowe or Loe; c. 1690–1724) was a pirate of English origin during the latter days of the Golden Age of Piracy, in the early 18th century. Low was born into poverty in Westminster, London, and was a thief from an early age. He moved to Boston, Massachusetts, as a young man. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Low is the 27th most popular pirate (down from 24th in 2019), the 2,314th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,733rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular British Pirate.

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Among PIRATES

Among pirates, Edward Low ranks 27 out of 29Before him are Samuel Bellamy, Edward England, Thomas Tew, Jean Lafitte, Roche Braziliano, and Cheung Po Tsai. After him are Carlo Rambaldi, and Awilda.

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Among people born in 1690, Edward Low ranks 14Before him are Nicolas Lancret, Victor Amadeus I, Prince of Carignano, Peter Tordenskjold, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Patrona Halil, and Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel. After him are Kelemen Mikes, Christopher Middleton, and John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville. Among people deceased in 1724, Edward Low ranks 10Before him are Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours, Johann Homann, Princess Eleonore Juliane of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Bartolomeu de Gusmão, and Marie of Lorraine. After him are Benedetto Luti, Glückel of Hameln, Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Johann Theile, and Jack Sheppard.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Low ranks 2,314 out of 8,785Before him are John Major (1467), John Bagot Glubb (1897), W. V. D. Hodge (1903), Hubert Cecil Booth (1871), Bobby Collins (1931), and H. J. R. Murray (1868). After him are Jim Carter (1948), Roger Byrne (1929), Thomas Otway (1652), Philibert Jacques Melotte (1880), Peter Crouch (1981), and Robert Maynard (1684).

Among PIRATES In United Kingdom

Among pirates born in United Kingdom, Edward Low ranks 12Before him are William Kidd (1645), Henry Every (1659), Benjamin Hornigold (1680), Charles Vane (1680), Samuel Bellamy (1689), and Thomas Tew (1649).