# William Kidd

> William Kidd, also known as Captain William Kidd or simply Captain Kidd, was a Scottish privateer. Conflicting accounts exist regarding his early life, but he was likely born in Dundee and later settled in New York City. By 1690, Kidd had become a highly successful privateer, commissioned to protect English interests in the Thirteen Colonies in North America and the West Indies.

*Scottish sailor who was tried and executed for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-kidd

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1645
- **Died:** 1701-05-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 22.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Kidd)
- [وليام كيد](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%AF)
- [وليام كيد](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%AF)
- [Vilyam Kidd](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilyam_Kidd)
- [উইলিয়াম কিড](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1)
- [William Kidd](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kidd)
- [William Kidd](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kidd)
- [William Kidd (Pirat)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kidd_(Pirat))
- [Κάπτεν Κιντ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%AC%CF%80%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%BD_%CE%9A%CE%B9%CE%BD%CF%84)
- [William Kidd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kidd)
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- [William Kidd](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kidd)
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- [ویلیام کید](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85_%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%AF)
- [William Kidd](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kidd)
- [William Kidd](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kidd)
- [William Kidd](https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kidd)
- [ויליאם קיד](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%90%D7%9D_%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%93)
- [William Kidd](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kidd)
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- [William Kidd](https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kidd)
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- [ウィリアム・キッド](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%89)
- [ವಿಲಿಯಂ ಕಿಡ್](https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%82_%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A1%E0%B3%8D)
- [윌리엄 키드](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9C%8C%EB%A6%AC%EC%97%84_%ED%82%A4%EB%93%9C)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26558)

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