Michael Geare

Sir Michael Geare
Bornc. 1565
Limehouse, London, England
Died
Stepney, London
Piratical career
TypeSea Dog
AllegianceEngland
Years activec. 1584–1603
RankCaptain
Base of operationsCaribbean
Battles/warsAnglo–Spanish War
Later workMerchant

Sir Michael Geare (b. 1565-?) was a 16th-century English sailor, privateer and merchant. One of the many Sea Dogs who plagued the Spanish Empire during the Elizabethan age, Geare was well known to the Spaniards of the West Indies and the Spanish Main as commander of the Little John. He remained one of the most active in the region throughout the 1590s and up until his retirement in 1603.