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Samuel Bellamy

1689 - 1717

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Captain Samuel Bellamy (c. 23 February 1689 – 26 April 1717), erroneously known as "Black Sam" Bellamy, was an English sailor turned pirate during the early 18th century. He is best known as one of the wealthiest pirates in the Golden Age of Piracy. Though his known career as a pirate captain lasted little more than a year, he and his crew captured at least 53 ships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel Bellamy is the 21st most popular pirate (down from 20th in 2019), the 1,811th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,120th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Pirate.

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Among PIRATES

Among pirates, Samuel Bellamy ranks 21 out of 29. Before him are Sextus Pompey, Benjamin Hornigold, Jan Janszoon, Stede Bonnet, Charles Vane, and Piet Pieterszoon Hein. After him are Edward England, Thomas Tew, Jean Lafitte, Roche Braziliano, Cheung Po Tsai, and Edward Low.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1689, Samuel Bellamy ranks 8. Before him are John V of Portugal, Samuel Richardson, Jacques I, Prince of Monaco, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and Zahir al-Umar. After him are Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, Blas de Lezo, Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, Alexis Piron, Jan Klemens Branicki, and Szymon Czechowicz. Among people deceased in 1717, Samuel Bellamy ranks 5. Before him are Maria Sibylla Merian, Princess Anna Sophie of Denmark, Jeanne Guyon, and Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld. After him are Anna Leszczyńska, Magnus Stenbock, Nicolaes Witsen, Jean Jouvenet, Abraham Darby I, and Abdul Aziz Hotak.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Samuel Bellamy ranks 1,811 out of 8,785. Before him are Catherine Eddowes (1842), John Bowring (1792), William Boyce (1711), George MacDonald (1824), Kate Sheppard (1848), and Nehemiah Grew (1641). After him are James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (1531), Terry Cooper (1944), Brian Clough (1935), Frederick Marryat (1792), Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence (1451), and Dominic Purcell (1970).

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Among PIRATES In United Kingdom

Among pirates born in United Kingdom, Samuel Bellamy ranks 10. Before him are Mary Read (1695), Bartholomew Roberts (1682), William Kidd (1645), Henry Every (1659), Benjamin Hornigold (1680), and Charles Vane (1680). After him are Thomas Tew (1649), and Edward Low (1690).

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