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Thomas Tew

British pirate
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Thomas Tew

Summary

Thomas Tew is a human[1]. He was born in Bristol[2]. He was born on +1649-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Indian Ocean[4]. He died on +1695-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a privateer[6] and pirate[7]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (353 views/month, #7,045 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Thomas Tew's place of birth was Bristol[2].
  • Thomas Tew died in Indian Ocean[4].
  • Thomas Tew was born on +1649-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Thomas Tew died on +1695-01-01T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Thomas Tew held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9].
  • Thomas Tew's professions included privateer[6].
  • Thomas Tew worked as a pirate[7].
  • Thomas Tew's image is recorded as Captain Tew, A Calm, Rich Christian, from the Pirates of the Spanish Main series (N19) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes MET DP835034.jpg[10].
  • Thomas Tew is recorded as male[11].
  • Thomas Tew's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Thomas Tew's flag image is recorded as Pirate Flag of Thomas Tew.svg[13].
  • Thomas Tew's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1338168290785557610008[14].
  • Thomas Tew's GND ID is recorded as 1287178987[15].
  • Thomas Tew's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03_k9v[16].
  • Thomas Tew's family name is recorded as Q37091676[17].
  • Thomas Tew's given name is recorded as Thomas[18].
  • Thomas Tew's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 61709[19].
  • Thomas Tew's Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID is recorded as 10011858[20].
  • Thomas Tew's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Tew-1575[21].
  • Thomas Tew's Trading Card Database name ID is recorded as 89137[22].
  • Thomas Tew's FactGrid item ID is recorded as Alexander Röder[23].

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Origins and Family

Born in Bristol[2], Thomas Tew… he was born on +1649-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include privateer[6] and pirate[7].

Death and Burial

Thomas Tew died on +1695-01-01T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Indian Ocean[4].

Why It Matters

Thomas Tew ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (353 views/month, #7,045 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was Thomas Tew born?

Born in Bristol[2], Thomas Tew…

Where did Thomas Tew die?

Thomas Tew died in Indian Ocean[4].

What did Thomas Tew do for work?

Thomas Tew worked as privateer[6] and pirate[7].

Related Entities

Bristol United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . FactGrid. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    Instance of → human
    Place of death → Indian Ocean
    Given name → Thomas
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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