•
François Le Clerc (died 1563),
privateer •
Cornelis Jol, (1597–1641), privateer and
Dutch West India Company admiral •
Peter Stuyvesant (1612–1672), Dutch
Director-General of
New Amsterdam •
Blas de Lezo (1687–1741), Spanish admiral •
Gouverneur Morris (1752–1816), American politician •
Brook Watson (1735–1807), Lord Mayor of London •
Pierre Daumesnil (1776–1832), French general •
Józef Sowiński (1777–1831), Polish General •
Billy Waters (1778–1823), aka Black Billy, former African American slave, then sailor in the British Navy until he became an amputee. Also, a prolific busker merit. •
Vuk Karadžić (1787–1864), Serbian linguist •
Thomas L. Smith (1801–1866), American mountain man •
Albert Chmielowski (1845–1916), Polish artist, founder of the Albertine Brothers and Sisters, saint of the Catholic Church •
Robert McAlpin Williamson (1804?–1859), nicknamed "Three-legged Willie",
Republic of Texas Supreme Court Justice, state lawmaker, and
Texas Ranger •
Kushibiki Yumindo (1859?–1924), Japanese impresario •
Peg Leg Bates (1907–1998), dancer •
Peg Leg Sam (Arthur Jackson) (1911–1977), American blues musician •
Bill Veeck (1914–1986), American baseball executive •
Joe "Pegleg" Morgan (1929–1993), the first non-Hispanic member of the Mexican Mafia, an American criminal organization ==References==