# Nicholas van Hoorn

> Nicholas van Hoorn was a merchant sailor, privateer and pirate. He was born in the Dutch Republic and died near Veracruz after being wounded on the Isla de Sacrificios. Nikolaas or Klaas was engaged in the Dutch merchant service from about 1655 until 1659, and then bought a vessel with his savings. With a band of reckless men whom he had enlisted, he became a terror to the commerce of the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Empire. Later he had several ships in his employment and obtained such notoriety that some governments were willing to employ him against their enemies.

*Dutch pirate*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/nicholas-van-hoorn

## Identity
- **Country:** Netherlands
- **Born:** 1635
- **Died:** 1683
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.1 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Nicholas van Hoorn](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_van_Hoorn)
- [Nicholas van Hoorn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_van_Hoorn)
- [Nicolas Van Horn](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Van_Horn)
- [Хорн, Николас ван](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%2C_%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81_%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD)
- [Nicolaes van Hoorn](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaes_van_Hoorn)
- [Nicholas van Hoorn](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_van_Hoorn)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2728874)

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