Top Ten Pirates of the Caribbean Characters

Every notable character from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (2003-2017), ranked by charisma, humor, and screen presence. Captain Jack Sparrow is one of cinema's most iconic characters — Johnny Depp's improvised performance turned a theme park ride into a $4.5 billion franchise.

Hector Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) is the franchise's secret weapon — he steals every scene he's in across all five films. Davy Jones' tentacle-faced design and Bill Nighy's motion capture performance made him one of the best CGI characters ever created. Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann ground the first trilogy in genuine emotion. Vote for the characters you'd want on your crew.