List of Famous people named Woodes

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Woodes Rogers

First Name Woodes

Born on January 1, 1679

Died on July 15, 1732 (aged 53)

Born in United Kingdom, England

Woodes Rogers was an English sea captain and privateer and, later, the first Royal Governor of the Bahamas. He is known as the captain of the vessel that rescued marooned Alexander Selkirk, whose plight is generally believed to have inspired Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.

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