Henry Every

English captain and pirate

  • Fame60.2
  • Momentum10.2
  • Wikipedia35.5K
Source-basedFalling
Lived 1659–1699, aged 40United Kingdom
  • Wikipedia
    35 languages
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  • Era
    1659–1699
    Aged 40
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Updated 2026-06-24

Henry Every, also known as Henry Avery, sometimes erroneously given as Jack Avery or John Avery, was an English pirate who operated in the Atlantic and Indian oceans in the mid-1690s. He probably used several aliases throughout his career, including Benjamin Bridgeman, and was known as Long Ben to his crewmen and associates.

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60.2
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Momentum10.2
Historical23.3
Now attention30.0
Source confidence60.0
Completeness50.0
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