List of highwaymen

List of highwaymen

This is a chronological list of highwaymen active in Europe and colonial America from the 16th to 18th century.


* Humphrey Kynaston (1474-1534)
* James Hind (d. September 24, 1652)
* Lady Katherine Ferrers (1634-1660), believed to be the "Wicked Lady"
* Claude Duval (1643-1670) - known as 'The Gallant Highwayman'
* "Swift Nick" John Nevison (1639-1684) aka "William Nevison"
* William Davies (1627-1690), robbed the rich for 40 long years, otherwise known as "Golden Farmer"
* Juraj Jánošík (1688-1713), who became legendary in Slovak, Polish, and Czech cultures.
* Neesy O'Haughan (d. 1720)
* Joseph "Blueskin" Blake (c. 1700-November 11, 1724), English highwayman and former associate of Jack Sheppard and Jonathan Wild
* Tom King (d.1737)
* Dick Turpin (1706-1739), most well known outlaw of 18th century
* William Plunkett and James MacLaine (d. October 3, 1750)
* John Rann (d. 1774)
* John Austin (d. November 3, 1783), the last person to be publicly hanged from the gallows at Tyburn, London.
* Nicolas J. Pelletier (d.1789 ?), the first person executed by guillotine during the French Revolution.
* Jerry Abershawe (1773-1795)
* Richard "Galloping Dick" Ferguson (d. 1800), an associate of Jerry Abershawe.
* Joseph Warshaw (1756-1806)
* Willie Brennan (d. 1804)
* George Lyons (1761-1815), the last known highwayman to be hanged in Lancashire.
* Captain Gallagher (d. 1818)


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