Where can I get a list of all the known naked-eye comets?

Above image is of Comet Hyakutake from Kitt Peak.

. For details about the brightest comets seen since the 1800's, visit John Bortle's page at NASA/JPL. Here is his list:


COMET HALE-BOPP (C/1995 O1). 

COMET HYAKUTAKE (C/1996 B2). 

COMET WEST (C/1975 V1=1976 VI 

COMET KOHOUTEK, (1973 E1=1973 XII). 

COMET WHITE-ORTIZ-BOLELLI, (C/1970 K1=1970 VI). 

COMET BENNETT, (C/1969 Y1=1970 II). 

COMET IKEYA-SEKI, (C/1965 S1=1965 VIII). 

COMET SEKI-LINES, (C/1962 C1=1962 III). 

COMET WILSON-HUBBARD, (C/1961 O1=1961 V). 

COMET MRKOS, (C/1957 P1=1957 V). 

COMET AREND-ROLAND, (C/1956 R1=1957 III). 

ECLIPSE COMET, (C/1948 V1=1948 XI). 

SOUTHERN COMET, (C/1947 X1=1947 XII). 

COMET DE KOCK-PARASKEVOPOULOS, (C/1941 B2=1941 IV). 

COMET SKJELLERUP-MARISTANY, (C/1927 X1=1927 IX). 

COMET BROOKS, (C/1911 O1=1911 V). 

COMET BELJAWSKY, (C/1911 S3=1911 IV). 

P/HALLEY, (1P=1910 II). 

DAYLIGHT COMET, (C/1910 A1=1910 I). 

GREAT COMET, (C/1901 G1=1901 I). 

GREAT SOUTHERN COMET, (C/1887 B1=1887 I). 

GREAT SEPTEMBER COMET, (C/1882 R1=1882 II). 

COMET WELLS, (C/1882 F1=1882 I). 

GREAT COMET, (C/1881 K1=1881 III). 

GREAT SOUTHERN COMET, (C/1880 C1=1880 I). 

COMET COGGIA, (C/1874 H1=1874 III). 

COMET TEBBUTT, (C/1861 N1=1861 II). 

GREAT COMET, (C/1860 M1=1860 III). 

COMET DONATI, (C/1858 L1=1858 VI). 

GREAT COMET, (C/1854 F1=1854 II). 

COMET KLINKERFUES, (C/1853 L1=1853 III). 

COMET HIND, (C/1847 C1=1847 I). 

GREAT MARCH COMET, (C/1843 D1=1843 I). 

P/HALLEY, (1P=1835 III). 

GREAT COMET OF 1831, (C/1831 A1=1830 II). 

GREAT COMET OF 1830, (1830 F1=1830 I). 

COMET PONS, (C/1825 N1=1825 IV). 

GREAT COMET, (C/1819 N1=1819 II. 

GREAT COMET, (C/1811 F1=1811 I). 

GREAT COMET, 1807 (1807 R1).

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