Francis Drake

Francis Drake

male, deceased (1596)
Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c. 1540 - January 27 1596) was an English privateer, navigator, slave trader, politician and civil engineer of...
Dennis Wilson

Dennis Wilson

male, deceased (1983)
Dennis Carl Wilson was an American rock and roll musician best known as a founding member and the drummer of The Beach Boys.
Zheng He

Zheng He

male, deceased (1433)
Zheng He (1371-1433), was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who made the voyages collectively referred to as the travels of...
Adoniram Judson

Adoniram Judson

male, deceased (1850)
Adoniram Judson, Sr. was an American Baptist missionary who labored for almost forty years in Burma (now known as Myanmar). At the age of 25,...
Edward Smith

Edward Smith

male, deceased (1912)
:"For other people named Edward Smith, see Edward Smith (disambiguation)."Captain Edward John Smith, RD, RNR (January 27, 1850 - April 15, 1912)...
Bartholomew Roberts

Bartholomew Roberts

male, deceased (1722)
Born John Roberts (May 17, 1682 - February 10, 1722), Bartholomew Roberts, also known as Bart Roberts (Welsh: "Barti Ddu"), was a Welsh pirate who...
Alexander Selkirk

Alexander Selkirk

male, deceased (1721)
Alexander Selkirk, born Alexander Selcraig, (1676-13 December 1721) was a Scottish sailor who spent four years as a castaway on an uninhabited...

John Cooke

male, deceased (1805)
Captain John Cooke 1763 - 21 October 1805) was a highly experienced and well-renowned officer in the Royal Navy during the American War of...

Thomas Coke

male, deceased (1814)
Thomas Coke, M.A., D.C.L. (September 9, 1747 - May 2, 1814) was the first Methodist Bishop and is known as the Father of Methodist Missions. Born...
Nicholas Monsarrat

Nicholas Monsarrat

male, deceased (1979)
Commander Nicholas John Turney Monsarrat RNVR (22 march 1910 - 8 august 1979) was a UK novelist best known today for his sea stories, particularly...