Jean Lafitte
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Most Influential Person Across History
French pirate and privateer
Why Is Jean Lafitte Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Jean Lafitte was a French pirate and privateer who operated in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century. He and his older brother Pierre spelled their last name Laffite, but English language documents of the time used "Lafitte". This has become the common spelling in the United States, including places named after him.
