Jack Sheppard (December 1702 – 16 November 1724) was a notorious English robber, burglar and thief of early 18th century London. Jack was arrested five times in 1724, but escaped four times, bringing him a degree of public notoriety in his brief criminal career. Ultimately convicted and hanged at Tyburn, he was as renowned for his attempts to escape justice as for his crimes. His repeated arrests were part of the downfall of the notorious "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild.