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Flag officers of the Royal Navy

 * ✅ John Blankett (d. 1801), admiral; Blankett, John (DNB00)
 * ✅ James Crawford Caffin (1812–1883), admiral; Caffin, James Crawford (DNB00)
 * ✅ James Carpenter (Royal Navy officer) (1760–1845), admiral; Carpenter, James (DNB00)
 * ✅ Richard Carter (Royal Navy officer) (d. 1692), rear-admiral; Carter, Richard (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Chicheley (d. 1691), rear-admiral; Chicheley, John (DNB00)
 * ✅ Charles Cornewall (1669–1718), vice-admiral; Cornewall, Charles (DNB00)
 * ✅ Ralph Delavall (d. 1707), admiral; Delavall, Ralph (DNB00)
 * ✅ Thomas Dilkes (1667?–1707), rear-admiral; Dilkes, Thomas (DNB00)
 * ✅ James Gifford (Royal Navy officer) (1768–1853), rear-admiral; Gifford, James (1768-1853) (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Goodsonn (fl. 1634–1662), vice-admiral in the Royal Navy, and shipowner; Goodsonn, William (DNB00)
 * ✅ Thomas le Marchant Gosselin (1765–1857), admiral; Gosselin, Thomas le Marchant (DNB00)
 * ✅ Charles Hardy (Royal Navy officer) (1680?-1744), vice-admiral; Hardy, Charles (1680?-1744) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Thomas Hardy (Royal Navy officer, 1666–1732) (1666–1732), vice-admiral; Hardy, Thomas (1666-1732) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Lucius Ferdinand Hardyman (1771–1834), rear-admiral; Hardyman, Lucius Ferdinand (DNB00)
 * ✅ Thomas Harlowe (d. 1673), admiral; Harlowe, Thomas (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Harman (Royal Navy officer) (d. 1673), admiral; Harman, John (d.1673) (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Hay (Royal Navy officer) (1793–1851), rear-admiral; Hay, John (1793-1851) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Bartholomew James (1752–1827), rear-admiral; James, Bartholomew (DNB00)
 * ✅ James Littleton (d. 1723), vice-admiral; Littleton, James (DNB00)
 * ✅ John MacDougall (Royal Navy officer) (1790–1865), vice-admiral; MacDougall, John (DNB00)
 * ✅ Thomas Mansell (1777–1858), rear-admiral; Mansell, Thomas (DNB00)
 * ✅ Perry Mayne (1700?–1761), vice-admiral; Mayne, Perry (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Munden (d. 1719), rear-admiral; Munden, John (DNB00)
 * ✅ Joseph Nias (1793–1879), admiral; Nias, Joseph (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Toup Nicolas (1788–1851), rear-admiral; Nicolas, John Toup (DNB00)
 * ✅ James Noble (Royal Navy officer) (1774–1851), vice-admiral; Noble, James (DNB00)
 * ✅ Donat Henchy O'Brien (1785–1857), rear-admiral; O'Brien, Donat Henchy (DNB00)
 * ✅ Benjamin William Page (1765–1845), admiral; Page, Benjamin William (DNB00)
 * ✅ George Parker (Royal Navy officer) (1767–1847), admiral; Parker, George (1767-1847) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Charles William Paterson (1756–1841), admiral; Paterson, Charles William (DNB00)
 * ✅ Philip Patton (1739–1815), admiral; Patton, Philip (DNB00)
 * ✅ James Peacock (Royal Navy officer) (d. 1653), vice-admiral; Peacock, James (d.1653) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Watkin Owen Pell (1788–1869), admiral; Pell, Watkin Owen (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Perburn (fl. 1316–1343), admiral; Perburn, John (DNB00)
 * ✅ Henry Raper (Royal Navy officer) (1767–1845), admiral; Raper, Henry (1767-1845) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Hercules Robinson (Royal Navy officer) (1789–1864), admiral; Robinson, Hercules (DNB00)
 * ✅ George Frederick Ryves (1758–1826), rear-admiral; Ryves, George Frederick (DNB00)
 * ✅ Edward St. Lo (1682?–1729), rear-admiral; St. Lo, Edward (DNB00)
 * ✅ Robert Sansum (d. 1665), vice-admiral; Sansum, Robert (DNB00)
 * ✅ George Saunders (Royal Navy officer) (1671?–1734), rear-admiral; Saunders, George (1671?-1734) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Thomas Searle (Royal Navy officer) (1777–1849), rear-admiral; Searle, Thomas (DNB00)
 * ✅ Alexander Shippard (1771–1841), rear-admiral; Shippard, Alexander (DNB00)
 * ✅ Peter Frederick Shortland (1815–1888), vice-admiral; Shortland, Peter Frederick (DNB00)
 * ✅ Richard Stayner (d. 1662), admiral; Stayner, Richard (DNB00)
 * ✅ Thomas Ball Sulivan (1780–1857), rear-admiral; Sulivan, Thomas Ball (DNB00)
 * ✅ James Haldane Tait (1771–1845), rear-admiral; Tait, James Haldane (DNB00)
 * ✅ Policarpus Taylor (d. 1780), rear-admiral; Taylor, Policarpus (DNB00)
 * ✅ Frederick Jennings Thomas (1786–1855), rear-admiral; Thomas, Frederick Jennings (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Thompson (Royal Navy officer) (1776–1864), admiral; Thompson, John (1776-1864) (DNB00)
 * ✅ George Tobin (Royal Navy officer) (1768–1838), rear-admiral; Tobin, George (DNB00)
 * ✅ Nicholas Tomlinson (Royal Navy officer) (1765–1847), vice-admiral; Tomlinson, Nicholas (DNB00)
 * ✅ Eaton Stannard Travers (1782–1858), rear-admiral; Travers, Eaton Stannard (DNB00)
 * ✅ Henry Vansittart (Royal Navy officer) (1777–1843), vice-admiral; Vansittart, Henry (1777-1843) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Philip Westphal (1782–1880), admiral; Westphal, Philip (DNB00)
 * ✅ Frederick Warren (1775–1848), vice-admiral; Warren, Frederick (DNB00)
 * ✅ Robert Williams (Royal Navy officer) (1765–1827), rear-admiral; Williams, Robert (1765-1827) (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Wolseley (admiral) (1756–1842), admiral,; Wolseley, William (1756-1842) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Christopher Wyvill (Royal Navy officer) (1792–1863), rear-admiral; Wyvill, Christopher (1792-1863) (DNB00)
 * ✅ George Young (Royal Navy officer) (1732–1810), admiral; Young, George (1732-1810) (DNB00)
 * ✅ James Young (1717–1789) (d. 1789), admiral; Young, James (d.1789) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Claude Henry Mason Buckle (1803–1894), admiral; Buckle, Claude Henry Mason (DNB01)
 * ✅ Lewis Tobias Jones (1797–1895), admiral; Jones, Lewis Tobias (DNB01)

Admirals of other navies

 * ✅ George Camocke (1666?–1722?), captain in the Royal Navy, renegade, and admiral in the service of Spain; Camocke, George (DNB00)
 * ✅ Thomas Goodall (1767–1832?), admiral of Hayti; Goodall, Thomas (DNB00)
 * ✅ George Tate (Russian Navy officer) (1745–1821), admiral in the Russian navy; Tate, George (1745-1821) (DNB00)

Commodores of the Royal Navy

 * ✅ Matthew Michell (d. 1752), commodore; Michell, Matthew (DNB00)
 * ✅ Robert Wilmot (Royal Navy officer) (d. 1695), commodore; Wilmot, Robert (d.1695) (DNB00)

Captains of the Royal Navy

 * ✅ William Blair (Royal Navy officer), captain in the Royal Navy Blair, William (1741-1782) (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Blight (1785–1862), captain in the Royal Navy; Blight, William (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Booth (Royal Navy officer) (fl. 1673-1689), captain in the Royal Navy; Booth, William (DNB00)
 * ✅ Nathaniel Boteler (fl. 1625-1627), captain in the Royal Navy; Boteler, Nathaniel (DNB00)
 * ✅ Robert Carkett (d. 1780), captain in the Royal Navy; Carkett, Robert (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Cony (d. 1707), captain in the navy; Cony, William (DNB00)
 * ✅ Edward Cooke (Royal Navy officer) (1772–1799), captain in the Royal Navy; Cooke, Edward (1770?-1799) (DNB00)
 * ✅ James Cornewall (1699–1744), captain in the navy; Cornewall, James (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Crookshanks (1708–1795), captain in the navy; Crookshanks, John (DNB00)
 * ✅ Andrew Douglas (Royal Navy officer) (d. 1725), captain in the navy; Douglas, Andrew (d.1725) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Arthur Gardiner (Royal Navy officer) (1716?–1768), captain in the navy; Gardiner, Arthur (DNB00)
 * ✅ Henry Wells Giffard (1810–1854), captain in the navy; Giffard, Henry Wells (DNB00)
 * ✅ James Gilchrist (Royal Navy officer) (d. 1777), captain in the navy; Gilchrist, James (DNB00)
 * ✅ Richard Griffith (Royal Navy officer) (d. 1719), captain in the navy; Griffith, Richard (d.1719) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Robert Harris (Royal Navy officer, 1809–1865) (1809–1865), captain in the navy; Harris, Robert (1809-1865) (DNB00)
 * ✅ James Hawker (Royal Navy officer) (d. 1787), captain in the navy; Hawker, James (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Jennens (Royal Navy officer) (fl. 1661–1690), captain in the navy and Jacobite; Jennens, William (DNB00)
 * ✅ George Matthew Jones (1785?–1831), captain in the navy and traveller; Jones, George Matthew (DNB00)
 * ✅ James Killigrew (d. 1695), captain in the navy; Killigrew, James (DNB00)
 * ✅ Andrew Leake (d. 1704), captain in the navy; Leake, Andrew (DNB00)
 * ✅ Francis Liardet (1798–1863), captain in the navy; Liardet, Francis (DNB00)
 * ✅ David Lloyd (Royal Navy officer) (d. 1714?), captain in the navy and Jacobite agent; Lloyd, David (d.1714?) (DNB00)
 * ✅ James Mangles (Royal Navy officer) (1780–1867), captain in the navy and traveller; Mangles, James (DNB00)
 * ✅ Cornelius Mitchell (d. 1749?), captain in the navy; Mitchell, Cornelius (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Montagu (Royal Navy officer) (1720?–1757), captain in the navy; Montagu, William (1720?-1757) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Henry Mordaunt (Royal Navy officer) (1681?–1710), captain in the navy; Mordaunt, Henry (1681?-1710) (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Strutt Peyton (1786–1838), captain in the navy; Peyton, John Strutt (DNB00)
 * ✅ Wilson Rathborne (1748–1831), captain in the navy; Rathborne, Wilson (DNB00)
 * ✅ Josias Rogers (1755–1795), captain in the navy; Rogers, Josias (DNB00)
 * ✅ Philip Saumarez (1710–1747), captain in the navy; Saumarez, Philip (DNB00)
 * ✅ Lancelot Skynner (1766?–1799), captain in the navy; Skynner, Lancelot (DNB00)
 * ✅ George Smith (Royal Navy officer) (1797?–1850), captain in the navy; Smith, George (1797?-1850) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Thomas Smith (Royal Navy officer, died 1708) (d. 1708), captain in the navy and renegade; Smith, Thomas (d.1708) (DNB00)
 * Thomas George Shortland (1771–1827), captain in the navy; Shortland, Thomas George (DNB00)
 * ✅ Robert Cavendish Spencer (1791–1830), captain in the navy; Spencer, Robert Cavendish (DNB00)
 * ✅Wittewronge Taylor (1719?–1760), captain in the navy; Taylor, Wittewronge (DNB00)
 * ✅ George Henry Towry (1767–1809), captain in the navy; Towry, George Henry (DNB00)
 * ✅ Aaron Tozer (1788–1854), captain in the navy; Tozer, Aaron (DNB00)
 * ✅ Richard Budd Vincent (1770?–1831), captain R.N.; Vincent, Richard Budd (DNB00)
 * James Robertson-Walker (1783–1858), captain in the Royal Navy; Walker, James Robertson- (DNB00)
 * ✅ Rundle Burges Watson (1809–1860), captain R.N.; Watson, Rundle Burges (DNB00)
 * ✅ Thomas Watson (Royal Navy officer) (d. 1744), captain in the navy; Watson, Thomas (d.1744) (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Wetwang (d. 1684), captain in the navy; Wetwang, John (DNB00)
 * ✅ George Wickens Willes (1785–1846), captain in the navy; Willes, George Wickens (DNB00)
 * ✅ Thomas Withers (Royal Navy officer) (1769–1843), captain in the navy; Withers, Thomas (DNB00)

Royal Navy other ranks

 * ✅ Hugh Colvill Goldsmith (1789–1841), lieutenant in the navy; Goldsmith, Hugh Colvill (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Layman (1768–1826), commander in the navy; Layman, William (DNB00)
 * ✅ Murdoch McKenzie (Royal Navy officer) (1743–1829), commander in the navy and hydrographer; McKenzie, Murdoch (1743-1829) (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Mudge (Royal Navy officer) (1796–1837), commander in the navy; Mudge, William (1796-1837) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Baker Philipps (1718?–1745), lieutenant in the navy; Philipps, Baker (DNB00)
 * ✅ Robert Pitcairn (midshipman) (1747?–1770?), midshipman; Pitcairn, Robert (1747?-1770?) (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Innes Pocock (1783–1836), lieutenant in the navy and author; Pocock, William Innes (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Rivers (Royal Navy officer) (1788–1856), lieutenant in the navy and adjutant of Greenwich Hospital; Rivers, William (DNB00)

Surgeons

 * ✅ Edward Ives (surgeon) (d. 1786), surgeon and traveller; Ives, Edward (DNB00)
 * ✅ John McLeod (surgeon) (1777?–1820), naval surgeon and author; McLeod, John (1777?-1820) (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Moyle (surgeon) (d. 1714), naval surgeon; Moyle, John (d.1714) (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Renwick (surgeon) (1740?–1814), naval surgeon and author; Renwick, William (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Warden (surgeon) (1777–1849), naval surgeon and author; Warden, William (DNB00)

Administrators

 * ✅ Thomas Corbett (secretary of the Admiralty) (d. 1751), secretary of the Admiralty; Corbett, Thomas (DNB00)
 * ✅ George St. Lo (d. 1718), commissioner of the navy; St. Lo, George (DNB00)
 * ✅ Sir Charles Saxton, 1st Baronet (1732–1808), commissioner of the navy; Saxton, Charles (DNB00)
 * ✅ Benjamin Tucker (Admiralty secretary) (1762–1829), secretary of the admiralty and surveyor-general of the duchy of Cornwall; Tucker, Benjamin (DNB00)

East India Company, Bombay marine, Indian Navy

 * ✅ Nicholas Downton (d. 1615), commander in the service of the East India Company; Downton, Nicholas (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Henry Grose (fl. 1750–1783), civil servant of the East India Company; Grose, John Henry (DNB00)
 * ✅ James Henry Johnston (1787–1851), commander in the Royal Navy and controller of the steamers of the East India Company; Johnston, James Henry (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Felix Jones (d. 1878), captain in the Indian navy and surveyor; Jones, John Felix (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Jourdain (d. 1619), captain in the service of the East India Company, and president of the council of India; Jourdain, John (DNB00)
 * ✅ John McCluer (d. 1794?), commander in the Bombay marine and hydrographer; McCluer, John (DNB00)
 * ✅ Gabriel Towerson (East India Company) (d. 1623), captain and agent for the East India Company; Towerson, Gabriel (d.1623) (DNB00)

Miscellaneous naval and military commanders and officers

 * ✅ John Burgh (officer) (1562–1594), military and naval commander; Burgh, John (DNB00)
 * ✅ Richard Leake (1629–1696), master-gunner of England; Leake, Richard (DNB00)
 * ✅ Nicholas Parker (officer) (1547–1619), military commander; Parker, Nicholas (DNB00)
 * ✅ Amyas Preston (d. 1617?), naval commander; Preston, Amyas (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Rainborow (d. 1642), naval commander; Rainborow, William (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Boscawen Savage (1760–1843), major-general; Savage, John Boscawen (DNB00)
 * ✅ Richard Swanley (d. 1650), naval commander; Swanley, Richard (DNB00)
 * ✅ Sackvill Trevor (fl. 1632), naval commander; Trevor, Sackvill (DNB00)

Sea-captains and merchants

 * ✅ William Hawkins (died c. 1554) (d. 1554?), sea-captain and merchant; Hawkins, William (d.1554?) (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Hawkins (fl. 1595) (fl. 1595), sea-captain and merchant; Hawkins, William (fl.1595) (DNB00)
 * ✅ David Middleton (merchant) (d. 1615), merchant and sea-captain; Middleton, David (DNB00)
 * ✅ James Modyford (d. 1673), merchant, colonial agent, deputy-governor of Jamaica; Modyford, James (DNB00)
 * ✅ Edward Nicholls (captain) (fl. 1617), sea-captain; Nicholls, Edward (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Oxenham (d. 1575), sea-captain; Oxenham, John (DNB00)
 * ✅ Clement Paston (1515?–1597), sea-captain; Paston, Clement (DNB00)
 * ✅ George Peacock (captain) (1805–1883), sea captain and shipowner; Peacock, George (1805-1883) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Charles Saltonstall (fl. 1642), sea-captain; Saltonstall, Charles (DNB00)
 * ✅ Alexander Sharpeigh (fl. 1607–1613), merchant and sea-captain; Sharpeigh, Alexander (DNB00)
 * ✅ Jacob Whiddon (fl. 1585–1595), sea-captain; Whiddon, Jacob (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Wolstenholme (merchant) (1562–1639), merchant-adventurer; Wolstenholme, John (DNB00)

Mariners

 * ✅ Peter Carder (fl. 1577–1586), mariner; Carder, Peter (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Knight (mariner) (d. 1606), mariner; Knight, John (d.1606) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Harry Paulet (d. 1804), master-mariner; Paulet, Harry (d.1804) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Miles Philips (fl. 1587), mariner; Philips, Miles (DNB00)
 * ✅ Richard Pike (mariner) (1834–1893), master-mariner; Pike, Richard (1834-1893) (DNB00)
 * ✅ George Roberts (mariner) (fl. 1726), mariner; Roberts, George (fl.1726) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Richard Tomson (fl. 1588), mariner; Tomson, Richard (DNB00)

Buccaneers, pirates and smugglers

 * ✅ Thomas Johnstone, Captain Johnson (1772–1839), smuggler and pilot; Johnson, Thomas? (DNB00)
 * ✅ Basil Ringrose (d. 1686), buccaneer and author; Ringrose, Basil (DNB00)
 * ✅ Bartholomew Sharpe (fl. 1679–1682), buccaneer; Sharpe, Bartholomew (DNB00)
 * ✅ Aaron Smith (mariner) (fl. 1823), alleged pirate; Smith, Aaron (fl.1823) (DNB00)

Navigators, explorers, travellers, adventurers

 * ✅ John Davis (English explorer) (c. 1550-1621), navigator; Davis, John (d.1622) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Edward Glemham (fl. 1590–1594), voyager; Glemham, Edward (DNB00)
 * ✅ Job Hortop (fl. 1591), seaman and traveller; Hortop, Job (DNB00)
 * ✅ Edward Michelborne (c.1562-1611?), adventurer; Michelborne, Edward (d.1611?) (DNB00)
 * ✅ William Scoresby, the elder (1760–1829), arctic navigator; Scoresby, William (1760-1829) (DNB00)

Hydrographers, surveyors, topographers

 * ✅ Ralph Gosling (1693–1758), topographer; Gosling, Ralph (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Seller (fl. 1700), hydrographer to the king; Seller, John (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Ward (Royal Navy officer) (1825–1896), naval captain and surveyor; Ward, John (1825-1896) (DNB00)

Shipbuilders

 * ✅ George Mills (ship-builder) (1808–1881), ship-builder, journalist, and novelist; Mills, George (1808-1881) (DNB00)
 * ✅ Peter Pett (shipwright) (d. 1589), master-shipwright at Deptford; Pett, Peter (d.1589) (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Randall (shipbuilder) (1755–1802), shipbuilder; Randall, John (1755-1802) (DNB00)

Authors

 * ✅John Charnock (1756–1807), author; Charnock, John (DNB00)
 * ✅James Stanier Clarke (1765?–1834), author; Clarke, James Stanier (DNB00)
 * ✅Samuel Colliber (fl. 1718–1737), author; Colliber, Samuel (DNB00)
 * ✅John McArthur (Royal Navy officer) (1755–1840), author; McArthur, John (DNB00)
 * ✅William Mitchell (writer) (1811–1878), maritime writer; Mitchell, William (DNB00)
 * ✅Mungo Murray (writer) (d. 1770), writer on shipbuilding; Murray, Mungo (DNB00)
 * ✅Peter Pett (lawyer) (1630–1699), lawyer and author; Pett, Peter (1630-1699) (DNB00)
 * ✅James Ralfe (fl. 1820–1829), writer on naval history; Ralfe, James (DNB00)
 * ✅ John Tapp (writer) (fl. 1596–1615), writer on navigation; Tapp, John (DNB00)

Others

 * ✅Samuel Mosley, Samuel Moseley (fl. 1675-1676), New England settler; Mosley, Samuel (DNB00)
 * ✅James Saxon (painter) (d. 1817?), portrait-painter; Saxon, James (DNB00)
 * ✅ Richard Walter (naval chaplain) (1716?–1785), chaplain in the navy; Walter, Richard (DNB00)
 * ✅ Samuel Alfred Warner (d. 1853), inventor; Warner, Samuel Alfred (DNB00)