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Jan Janszoon

1570 - 1641

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Jan Janszoon van Haarlem, commonly known as Reis Mourad the Younger (c. 1570 – c. 1641), was a Dutch pirate who later became a Barbary corsair in the Regency of Algiers and the Republic of Salé. After being captured by Algerian corsairs off Lanzarote in 1618, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Mourad. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Janszoon is the 17th most popular pirate (up from 18th in 2019), the 237th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 200th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Pirate.

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Among PIRATES

Among pirates, Jan Janszoon ranks 17 out of 29. Before him are Bartholomew Roberts, William Kidd, Henry Every, François l'Olonnais, Sextus Pompey, and Benjamin Hornigold. After him are Stede Bonnet, Charles Vane, Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Samuel Bellamy, Edward England, and Thomas Tew.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1570, Jan Janszoon ranks 6. Before him are Guy Fawkes, Hans Lippershey, Henry Hudson, Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Willem Janszoon. After him are John Smyth, Hendrick van Balen the Elder, Giorgi Saakadze, Péter Pázmány, Kara Davud Pasha, and Alessandro Salvio. Among people deceased in 1641, Jan Janszoon ranks 10. Before him are Domenichino, Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, Jane Frances de Chantal, Thomas Mun, Jeremiah Horrocks, and Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully. After him are Johan Banér, Pau Claris i Casademunt, Franciscus Gomarus, Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, Hedwig of Denmark, and Adam van Noort.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Janszoon ranks 237 out of 1,646. Before him are Cornelis Johannes van Houten (1920), John Goodricke (1764), Willem Kalf (1619), Maarten Tromp (1598), Jan Davidsz. de Heem (1606), and Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547). After him are Princess Christina of the Netherlands (1947), Hans Kramers (1894), Anton Geesink (1934), Pieter Boddaert (1730), Princess Sophie of the Netherlands (1824), and Jan Peter Balkenende (1956).

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Among PIRATES In Netherlands

Among pirates born in Netherlands, Jan Janszoon ranks 1. After him are Piet Pieterszoon Hein (1577), and Roche Braziliano (1630).

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