Several characters have been stated to be based on actual pirates and sailors such as: Eustass Kid (Eustace the Monk and William Kidd), X. Drake (Sir Francis Drake), Basil Hawkins (Basil Ringrose and John Hawkins), … 展开

The protagonists of the One Piece series are all the members of the Straw Hat Pirates (麦わらの一味, Mugiwara no Ichimi), a crew of ten pirates captained by Monkey D. Luffy. The crew's number increases throug… 展开

The following are the known pirate crews:
The Arlong Pirates (アーロン一味, Āron Ichimi) are a pirate crew consisting mostly of fishmen led by the sawshark-type fish-man Arlong and several officers.
Hatchan and Na… 展开

The most powerful pirates in the New World are referred to as the Four Emperors (四皇, Yonkō). Initially the group consists of Shanks, Whitebeard, Kaido, and Big Mom, forming a precarious balance of power with The Seven Warl… 展开