The richest pirates of all time
Matt Bradfield
03 June 2024
Which pirate plundered the most loot?
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Anne Bonny: $1.5 million (£1.2m)
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Anne Bonny: $1.5 million (£1.2m)
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Mary Read: $1.5 million (£1.2m)
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Mary Read: $1.5 million (£1.2m)
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James Martel: $2.1 million (£1.7m)
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James Martel: $2.1 million (£1.7m)
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John Rackham: $2.1 million (£1.7m)
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John Rackham: $2.1 million (£1.7m)
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Edward Low: $2.5 million (£2m)
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Edward Low: $2.5 million (£2m)
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Charles Vane: $3.3 million (£2.6m)
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Charles Vane: $3.3 million (£2.6m)
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Stede Bonnet: $6.4 million (£5.1m)
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Stede Bonnet: $6.4 million (£5.1m)
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Howell Davis: $6.4 million (£5.1m)
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Howell Davis: $6.4 million (£5.1m)
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Edward "Blackbeard" Teach: $17.7 million (£13.9m)
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Edward "Blackbeard" Teach: $17.7 million (£13.9m)
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Jean Fleury: $44.6 million (£35.2m)
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Jean Fleury: $44.6 million (£35.2m)
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Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts: $45.3 million (£35.7m)
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Bartholomew "Black Bart" Roberts: $45.3 million (£35.7m)
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Thomas Tew: $145 million (£114m)
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Thomas Tew: $145 million (£114m)
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Sir Francis Drake: $162 million (£128m)
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Sir Francis Drake: $162 million (£128m)
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Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy: $170 million (£134m)
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Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy: $170 million (£134m)
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Grace O'Malley: Unknown
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Grace O'Malley: Unknown
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