How many characters are based on real life pirates?


Throughout the One Piece series, several pirates seem to be based upon real
life pirates. Some of which are quite obvious

  * Like Blackbeard & Whitebeard. These names combined would be the real name of Blackbeard, [Edward Teach](http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Edward_Teach).

And some are a bit less obvious, but still well known

  * Like Roronoa Zoro based on: [François l'Olonnais](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_l'Olonnais).

Now my question is:

Are there more pirates in One Piece named after, or based upon real life
pirates?




Here is a list of known references to actual pirates used in One Piece (most
of which are just borrows names) as mentioned on various sources:

  * Alvida - Awilda

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lVu5N.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lVu5N.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qh9oo.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qh9oo.png)

  * Bartolomeo - Bartholomew Roberts "Black Bart"

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sz7yP.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sz7yP.jpg)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hpCKb.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hpCKb.png)

  * Basil Hawkins - John Hawkins

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/t206Z.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/t206Z.jpg)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HjD0q.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HjD0q.jpg)

  * Bellamy - Samuel Bellamy 

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y02Rq.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y02Rq.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/QzIMl.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/QzIMl.png)

  * Blackbeard - Edward Teach "Blackbeard" 

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yVE6J.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yVE6J.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lafBz.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lafBz.png)

  * Cavendish - Thomas Cavendish:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rOGaA.gif)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rOGaA.gif)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/00JwV.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/00JwV.png)

  * Charlotte Linlin (Big Mom) - Charlotte Badger

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oiWjc.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oiWjc.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3oQ4p.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3oQ4p.png)

  * Eustass Kid - William "Captain" Kidd:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xu6Nq.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xu6Nq.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/t10Du.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/t10Du.png)

  * Gol D Roger - Olivier Levasseur:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/twxx0.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/twxx0.png)

  * Jewelry Bonney - Anne Bonny 

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/E05xt.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/E05xt.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4dq42.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4dq42.png)

  * Lafitte - Jean Lafitte:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MmdYw.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MmdYw.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vdHjX.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vdHjX.png)

  * Roronoa Zoro - François l'Olonnais

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1VMQW.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1VMQW.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BGKEO.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BGKEO.jpg)

  * Scratchmen Apoo - Chui A-poo:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cAG7A.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cAG7A.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/k9qjx.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/k9qjx.png)

  * Silvers Rayleigh - Sir Walter Raleigh:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/WxRcN.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/WxRcN.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HgFhf.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HgFhf.png)

  * Thatch - Edward Thatch

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8lkHR.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8lkHR.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GcTzx.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GcTzx.png)

  * Urouge - Oruç Reis

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/W5cPP.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/W5cPP.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mvVo7.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mvVo7.png)

  * X Drake - Sir Francis Drake:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/x6AAa.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/x6AAa.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pxusk.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pxusk.png)

  * Yorki - Calico Jack

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oyslx.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oyslx.jpg)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/R7swO.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/R7swO.png)

  * Zeff - "Red Legs" Greaves

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xmnDt.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xmnDt.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/DWyMB.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/DWyMB.jpg)

Although these are the references to actual pirates which was intended by Oda,
there are also coincidental lookalikes to real life people which has been
mentioned in [this BuzzOtaku article.](http://buzzotaku.com/2014-04/one-piece-
real-life.html)




Here is a list of known references to actual pirates used in One Piece (most
of which are just borrows names) as mentioned on various sources:

  * Alvida - Awilda

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lVu5N.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lVu5N.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qh9oo.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qh9oo.png)

  * Bartolomeo - Bartholomew Roberts "Black Bart"

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sz7yP.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sz7yP.jpg)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hpCKb.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hpCKb.png)

  * Basil Hawkins - John Hawkins

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/t206Z.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/t206Z.jpg)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HjD0q.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HjD0q.jpg)

  * Bellamy - Samuel Bellamy 

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y02Rq.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Y02Rq.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/QzIMl.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/QzIMl.png)

  * Blackbeard - Edward Teach "Blackbeard" 

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yVE6J.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yVE6J.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lafBz.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lafBz.png)

  * Cavendish - Thomas Cavendish:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rOGaA.gif)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rOGaA.gif)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/00JwV.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/00JwV.png)

  * Charlotte Linlin (Big Mom) - Charlotte Badger

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oiWjc.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oiWjc.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3oQ4p.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3oQ4p.png)

  * Eustass Kid - William "Captain" Kidd:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xu6Nq.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xu6Nq.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/t10Du.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/t10Du.png)

  * Gol D Roger - Olivier Levasseur:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/twxx0.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/twxx0.png)

  * Jewelry Bonney - Anne Bonny 

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/E05xt.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/E05xt.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4dq42.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4dq42.png)

  * Lafitte - Jean Lafitte:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MmdYw.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MmdYw.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vdHjX.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vdHjX.png)

  * Roronoa Zoro - François l'Olonnais

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1VMQW.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1VMQW.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BGKEO.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BGKEO.jpg)

  * Scratchmen Apoo - Chui A-poo:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cAG7A.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cAG7A.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/k9qjx.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/k9qjx.png)

  * Silvers Rayleigh - Sir Walter Raleigh:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/WxRcN.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/WxRcN.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HgFhf.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HgFhf.png)

  * Thatch - Edward Thatch

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8lkHR.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8lkHR.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GcTzx.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GcTzx.png)

  * Urouge - Oruç Reis

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/W5cPP.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/W5cPP.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mvVo7.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mvVo7.png)

  * X Drake - Sir Francis Drake:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/x6AAa.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/x6AAa.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pxusk.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Pxusk.png)

  * Yorki - Calico Jack

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oyslx.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oyslx.jpg)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/R7swO.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/R7swO.png)

  * Zeff - "Red Legs" Greaves

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xmnDt.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xmnDt.png)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/DWyMB.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/DWyMB.jpg)

Although these are the references to actual pirates which was intended by Oda,
there are also coincidental lookalikes to real life people which has been
mentioned in [this BuzzOtaku article.](http://buzzotaku.com/2014-04/one-piece-
real-life.html)

