List of American mobsters by organization
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

This list includes
gangster A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Most gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from '' mob'' and the suffix '' -ster''. Gangs provide a level of organization and ...
s and
organized crime Organized crime (or organised crime) is a category of transnational, national, or local groupings of highly centralized enterprises run by criminals to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally th ...
figures by area of operation/sphere of influence. Some names may be listed in more than one city.


Australia

F


Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metro ...

*
Alphonse Gangitano Alphonse John Gangitano (22 April 1957 – 16 January 1998) was an Australian criminal from Melbourne, Victoria. Nicknamed the "Black Prince of Lygon Street", Gangitano was the face of an underground organisation known as the Carlton Crew. H ...
* Graham "The Munster" Kinniburgh *
Tony Mokbel Antonios Sajih Mokbel (Arabic: طوني مقبل) (born 11 August 1965) is an Australian criminal who has been convicted of a number of offences, most prominently commercial drug trafficking. He has spent most of his life in Melbourne, Australi ...
* Jason Moran *
Lewis Moran Lewis Moran (7 July 1941 – 31 March 2004) was an Australian organized crime figure and patriarch of the infamous Moran family of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Notable for his involvement in the Melbourne gangland killings, Moran was shot de ...
* Mark Moran *
Nikolai Radev Nikolai Radev ( bg, Николай "Ник" Радев; 29 January 1959 – 15 April 2003), nicknamed The Russian, was a Bulgarian career criminal and mobster who was involved in crime in Melbourne, Australia. Biography During his life he was ...
* Squizzy Taylor * Andrew "Benji" Veniman * Carl Williams


Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mounta ...

* George Freeman *
Michael Kanaan Michael Kanaan (born 23 May 1975). is an Australian triple murderer from Sydney, currently serving three sentences of life imprisonment plus 50 years and 4 months without the possibility of parole, for the murder of three people and other offence ...
*
Lenny McPherson Leonard Arthur McPherson (born Balmain, New South Wales 19 May 1921; died Cessnock, New South Wales, 28 August 1996) was one of the most notorious and powerful Australian career criminals of the late 20th century. McPherson is believed to have ...
* Abraham Saffro *Ivan bonnano/Craig McLaughlin *


Canada


Blairmore

* Florence Lassandro (1900–1923) *
Emilio Picariello Emilio Picariello (, ; also known as Emileo PicarielloGray 62 and Emil Picariello,Foster 83 1875Anderson 43 or 1879Brennan 51 – May 2, 1923) was an Italian-Canadian bootlegger and convicted murderer, who was hanged at Fort Saskatchewan in 1923 ...
(1875 or 1879–1923)


Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...

*
Giuseppe Ursino The 'Ndrangheta (, , ) is a prominent Italian Mafia-type organized crime syndicate and criminal society based in the peninsular and mountainous region of Calabria and dating back to the late 18th century. It is considered one of the most powe ...


Guelph Guelph ( ; 2021 Canadian Census population 143,740) is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as "The Royal City", Guelph is roughly east of Kitchener and west of Downtown Toronto, at the intersection of Highway 6, Highway 7 and Wel ...

*
Tony Sylvestro The Papalia crime family () also known as Papalia 'ndrina, is a 'Ndrangheta organized crime family based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, as well as Platì in Southern Italy and Buccinasco in Northern Italy. Another branch of the family is based i ...


Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilto ...

*
Agueci brothers Alberto (; 1922–November 1961) and Vito Agueci (), also known as the Agueci brothers, were Sicilian mafiosi who were involved in the French Connection heroin smuggling ring from Europe into the United States and Canada during the late 1950s and e ...
*
Carmen Barillaro Carmen Barillaro (24 July 1944 – 23 July 1997) was an Italian-Canadian mobster who served as the right-hand man to Johnny Papalia of the Papalia crime family based in Hamilton, Ontario. Barillaro was briefly the boss of the Papalia family in 19 ...
(1944–1997) *
Giacomo Luppino The Luppino crime family, () also known as the Luppino-Violi crime family, is a 'Ndrangheta organized crime family based and founded in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in the 1950s by Giacomo Luppino. The Luppino family is one of three centralized Mafi ...
(1900–1987) * Enio Mora (1949–1996) *
Angelo Musitano The Musitano crime family () is a 'Ndrangheta organized crime family based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, as well as Platì in Southern Italy and Buccinasco and Bareggio in Northern Italy. The Musitano family was founded by Angelo Musitano in Can ...
(1978–2017) * Pat Musitano (1968–2020) * Johnny Papalia (1924–1997) * Rocco Perri (1887–disappeared 1944) *
Santo Scibetta The Luppino crime family, () also known as the Luppino-Violi crime family, is a 'Ndrangheta organized crime family based and founded in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in the 1950s by Giacomo Luppino. The Luppino family is one of three centralized Mafi ...
*
Bessie Starkman Bessie Starkman (born Besha Starkman; June 21, 1890 – August 13, 1930) was an organized crime figure in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in the early 20th century. She and her common-law husband, Italian-born Rocco Perri, established a business in ...
(1889 or 1890–1930) * Domenico Violi (born 1966) *
Giuseppe Violi The Luppino crime family, () also known as the Luppino-Violi crime family, is a 'Ndrangheta organized crime family based and founded in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in the 1950s by Giacomo Luppino. The Luppino family is one of three centralized Mafi ...
(born 1970)


Mississauga Mississauga ( ), historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, adjoining the western border of Toronto. With a popu ...

*
Vincenzo DeMaria Vincenzo "Jimmy" DeMaria (; born 1954) is an Italian-Canadian businessman and alleged mobster originally from Calabria, Italy, now based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. In 1982, DeMaria was convicted of murder, and upon his release in 1990, has s ...
(born 1954)


Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...

* Richard Blass (1945–1975) *
Alfonso Caruana Alfonso Caruana (; born January 1, 1946) is an Italian-Canadian crime boss and member of the Sicilian Mafia and was the head of the Sicilian Cuntrera-Caruana Mafia clan's branch in Canada. In 1997, he was sentenced ''in absentia'' in Italy, on s ...
(born 1946) *
Frank Cotroni Frank Cotroni (born Francesco Cotrone; ; 1931 – 17 August 2004) was an Italian-Canadian crime boss of the Cotroni crime family in Montreal, Quebec. Cotroni was born in 1931, in Montreal. His family, including his brother Vincenzo, had immigr ...
(1931–2004) * Vincenzo Cotroni (1911–1984) * Harry Davis (1898–1946) *
Raynald Desjardins Raynald Desjardins (born October 2, 1953) is a prominent organized crime figure in Montreal, and a former associate of the Rizzuto crime family. In 2010, he was part of a violent effort to take control of the Rizzutos' operations. He is currently ...
(born 1953) *
Antonio Macrì Antonio Macrì (; – January 20, 1975), popularly known as ("Unca Tony"), was a historical and charismatic boss of the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal and mafia-type organisation in Calabria, Italy. He was born in Siderno on the Ionian coast of Cal ...
(1902–1975) * Salvatore Montagna 1971–2011) * Sabatino Nicolucci (born 1946/47) * Monica Proietti (1940–1967) * Paolo Renda (1939–declared dead in 2018 after missing since 2010) * Nicolo Rizzuto (1924–2010) *
Vito Rizzuto Vito Rizzuto (; February 21, 1946 – December 23, 2013), also known as "Montreal's Teflon Don", was an Italian-Canadian crime boss alleged to be the leader of the Sicilian Mafia in Canada. He headed the notorious Rizzuto crime family based ...
(1946–2013) * Frank Ryan (1942–1984) * Gerlando Sciascia (1934–1999) * Réal Simard (born 1951) * Rocco Sollecito (1948–2016) *
Paolo Violi Paolo Violi (; 6 February 1931 – 22 January 1978) was an Italian-Canadian mobster and ''capodecina'' in the Cotroni crime family of Montreal. Violi was born in Sinopoli, Calabria, Italy, in 1931; his father Domenico was the boss of the Violi c ...
(1931–1978)


Niagara Falls Niagara Falls () is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the Canada–United States border, border between the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario in Canada and the U.S. state, state ...

*
Carmen Barillaro Carmen Barillaro (24 July 1944 – 23 July 1997) was an Italian-Canadian mobster who served as the right-hand man to Johnny Papalia of the Papalia crime family based in Hamilton, Ontario. Barillaro was briefly the boss of the Papalia family in 19 ...
(1944–1997) *
Nick Nero Nicola "Nick" Nero (born 1977) is a Canadian gangster currently serving a life sentence for murder. Nero served as one of the leaders of the Wolfpack Alliance and was briefly one of Canada's most successful cocaine smugglers. Entry into crime N ...
(born 1977)


Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...

*
Agueci brothers Alberto (; 1922–November 1961) and Vito Agueci (), also known as the Agueci brothers, were Sicilian mafiosi who were involved in the French Connection heroin smuggling ring from Europe into the United States and Canada during the late 1950s and e ...
*
Salvatore Calautti Salvatore "Sam" Calautti (; 1971/72 – July 12, 2013), was an Italian-Canadian hitman for the Calabrian-based Mafia organization 'Ndrangheta, based in Toronto and Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada. The organization rivals the Sicilian Rizzuto crime fa ...
(1971 or 1972–2013) *
Giuseppe Coluccio Giuseppe Coluccio (; born 12 April 1966) is an Italian criminal and a member of the 'Ndrangheta, a Mafia-type organisation in Calabria. He was a fugitive since 2005 and included in the list of most wanted fugitives in Italy until his capture on 7 A ...
(born 1966) * Cosimo Commisso (born 1950) *
Raffaele Delle Donne Raffaele Delle Donne (; born 1967/68) is an Italian-Canadian Mafia associate based in Toronto and Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada, who later voluntarily turned police informant. After a botched hit on a rival mobster at a North York California Sandwich ...
(born 1967 or 1968) *
Antonio Macrì Antonio Macrì (; – January 20, 1975), popularly known as ("Unca Tony"), was a historical and charismatic boss of the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal and mafia-type organisation in Calabria, Italy. He was born in Siderno on the Ionian coast of Cal ...
(1902–1975) *
Salvatore Miceli Salvatore Miceli (; born April 12, 1946, in Salemi) is a member of the Sicilian Mafia. He was on the " Most wanted list" of the Italian Ministry of the Interior from 2001 until his arrest in Venezuela in June 2009. Some Mafia turncoats ( pentiti ...
(born 1946) * Roberto Pannunzi (born 1948) * Johnny Papalia (1924–1997) *
Michele Racco The Siderno Group is a criminal association in Canada, Australia and Italy related to the 'Ndrangheta, a Mafia-type organization in Calabria. The association is labelled the "Siderno Group" because its members primarily came from the town of Sider ...
(?–1980) *
Norman Ryan Norman "Red" Ryan, (July 8, 1895 – May 23, 1936) was a notorious gangster in early 20th century Toronto, Ontario. He came from an Irish Catholic upbringing and he took to the streets as a young man to engage in crime. He was called the 'Jesse Ja ...
(1895–1936) *
Pietro Scarcella Pietro "Peter" Scarcella (; born 12 July 1950) is an Italian-Canadian mobster based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, linked to the Sicilian Rizzuto crime family of Montreal, Quebec. In the 1970s, Scarcella became the driver of Toronto mobster, Pau ...
(born 1950) *
Asau Tran Asau "Johnny" Tran (1952/1953 – August 16, 1991) was the former ring-leader of a large Vietnamese mob in Toronto during the 1980s, until his death in 1991. Background Tran had immigrated to Canada in the early 1980s as a refugee from the Vietn ...
(1952 or 1953–1991) * Paul Volpe (1927–1983) * Rocco Zito (1928–2016)


Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. ...

* Bindy Johal (1971–1998)


Woodbridge

*
Carmelo Bruzzese Carmelo Bruzzese (; born July 13, 1949), is an Italian-Canadian from Grotteria, Calabria, who was connected to the 'Ndrangheta and the Siderno Group branch based in Woodbridge, Ontario. Early life and family Bruzzese was born in 1949, in Grotteri ...
(born 1949) *
Salvatore Calautti Salvatore "Sam" Calautti (; 1971/72 – July 12, 2013), was an Italian-Canadian hitman for the Calabrian-based Mafia organization 'Ndrangheta, based in Toronto and Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada. The organization rivals the Sicilian Rizzuto crime fa ...
(1971 or 1972–2013) *
Alfonso Caruana Alfonso Caruana (; born January 1, 1946) is an Italian-Canadian crime boss and member of the Sicilian Mafia and was the head of the Sicilian Cuntrera-Caruana Mafia clan's branch in Canada. In 1997, he was sentenced ''in absentia'' in Italy, on s ...
(born 1946) *
Antonio Commisso The Commisso 'ndrina () is a powerful clan of the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal and mafia-type organization in Calabria, Italy. The 'ndrina is based in Siderno, but also has a branch in the Greater Toronto Area in Canada as part of the Siderno Group. ...
(born 1956) *
Raffaele Delle Donne Raffaele Delle Donne (; born 1967/68) is an Italian-Canadian Mafia associate based in Toronto and Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada, who later voluntarily turned police informant. After a botched hit on a rival mobster at a North York California Sandwich ...
(born 1967 or 1968) * Angelo Figliomeni *
Pietro Scarcella Pietro "Peter" Scarcella (; born 12 July 1950) is an Italian-Canadian mobster based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, linked to the Sicilian Rizzuto crime family of Montreal, Quebec. In the 1970s, Scarcella became the driver of Toronto mobster, Pau ...
(born 1950) *
Carmine Verduci Carmine Verduci (; May 12, 1959 – April 24, 2014) was an Italian-Canadian mobster from Oppido Mamertina, Calabria, based in Woodbridge, Ontario linked to the Greater Toronto Area 'Ndrangheta group called the Siderno Group. He also had a seat on t ...
(1959–2014)


Colombia


Cali Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second ...

*
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela Gilberto José Rodríguez Orejuela (30 January 1939 – 31 May 2022) was a Colombian drug lord, who was one of the leaders of the Cali Cartel, based in the city of Cali. Cali Cartel Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, along with his brother Migue ...
* Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela *
Mery Valencia Mery Valencia de Ortiz (born August 28, 1953), also known as "La Señora", is a former Colombian drug trafficker who led a narcotics operation based on Miami and was one of the leaders of the Cali Cartel. Between 1997 and 1998, Valencia's orga ...


Medellín Medellín ( or ), officially the Municipality of Medellín ( es, Municipio de Medellín), is the second-largest city in Colombia, after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central re ...

* José Abello Silva (born 1954) * Griselda Blanco *
Pablo Escobar Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (; ; 1 December 19492 December 1993) was a Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist who was the founder and sole leader of the Medellín Cartel. Dubbed "the king of cocaine", Escobar is the wealthiest criminal i ...
* Carlos Lehder Rivas *
Fabio Ochoa Restrepo Fabio Ochoa Restrepo (1923 – February 18, 2002), also known as Don Fabio, was the patriarch of a major Colombian drug trafficking family. A renowned horse breeder and Paso Fino enthusiast, he died of kidney failure in 2002. Biography Career ...
* Jorge Luis Ochoa Vásquez * José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha


Ireland


Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 ...

*
Martin Cahill Martin "The General" Cahill (23 May 1949 – 18 August 1994) was an Irish crime boss from Dublin. He masterminded a series of burglaries and armed robberies, and was shot and killed while out on bail for kidnapping charges. The Provisional Iris ...
, "The General" (1949–1994) * John Gilligan, "Factory John" (born 1952) *
Gerry Hutch Gerard "Gerry" Hutch is an Irish criminal. He was the prime suspect for two of the biggest armed robberies in Irish history. Known for leading a "disciplined, ascetic lifestyle" since leaving prison in 1985, he was nicknamed "The Monk" by Veronic ...
, "The Monk" (born 1963) *
Daniel Kinahan Daniel Joseph Kinahan (born 25 June 1977) is an Irish boxing promoter and suspected crime boss. He has been named by the High Court of Ireland as a senior figure in organised crime on a global scale. The Criminal Assets Bureau has stated he " ...
*
Christy Kinahan Christopher Vincent Kinahan, Sr. (born 23 March 1957) better known as Christy 'the Dapper Don' Kinahan; is an Irish drug dealerBreen, Stephen, "GANGSTERS' PARADISE" ''News of the World'' 21 February 2010 with convictions for ecstasy (drug), ecst ...


Israel


Netanya Netanya (also known as Natanya, he, נְתַנְיָה) is a city in the Northern Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa, between Poleg stream and Wingate ...

* Asi Abutbul


Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

* Yaakov Alperon *
Zeev Rosenstein Zeev Rosenstein ( he, זאב רוזנשטיין; born 1954) is an infamous Israeli drug trafficker. Rosenstein was born in Jaffa to immigrant parents, a Romanian Jewish father and a Mountain Jewish mother. He never completed high school, and in ...


Italy


Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adm ...

* Renato Cinquegranella (born 1949) * Patrizio Bosti (born 1959) *
Edoardo Contini Edoardo Contini (; born July 6, 1955) is an Italian Camorra boss. He is the founder and head of the Contini clan, a Camorra clan with its central base in the Arenaccia, that also operates in the Poggioreale, Vasto, Mercato and San Carlo all ...
(born 1955) * Maria Licciardi (born 1951) *
Salvatore Lo Russo Salvatore Lo Russo (Naples, February 18, 1953) is a former member of the Camorra. Officially unemployed, Lo Russo was the head of the powerful Lo Russo clan, a Camorra clan, now defunct, that was based on its territory within the city of Naples, ...
(born 1953) * Paolo Di Lauro (born 1953) * Cosimo Di Lauro (born 1973) * Marco Di Lauro (born 1980) *
Vincenzo Licciardi Vincenzo Licciardi (; born June 27, 1965) is the boss of the Licciardi clan, and one of the main leaders of the Secondigliano Alliance, a Camorra crime syndicate operating in Naples and the surrounding Campania region. His nickname is ("Fatso") ...
(born 1965) * Francesco Mallardo (born 1951) *
Giuseppe Dell'Aquila Giuseppe Dell'Aquila (; born March 20, 1962 in Giugliano in Campania), nicknamed ("Joe the Jackass"), is an Italian criminal and a member of the Neapolitan Camorra. Biography He was a fugitive since 2002 wanted for Mafia association, robbery, fe ...
(born 1962) *
Raffaele Amato Raffaele Amato (born November 11, 1965 in Naples) is an Italian Camorra boss and head of the Amato-pagano clan, a Camorra clan from Naples. He is known by multiple nicknames in the Neapolitan criminal underworld, including ''"Lo Spagnolo"'' (The ...
(born 1965) *
Cesare Pagano Cesare Pagano (; born October 22, 1969) is an Italian Camorrista. Until his arrest in July 2010, he had been on the "most wanted list" of the Italian ministry of the Interior since March 2009, for Camorra association, international drug trafficki ...
(born 1969) * Ketty Gabriele (born 1981)


Salerno Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...

*
Francesco Matrone Francesco Matrone (; 15 July 1947 – 5 October 2023) was an Italian Camorrista. He was on the "most wanted list" of the Italian ministry of the Interior for murder in 2007 and other organized crime related charges until his arrest on 17 Augus ...
(born 1947)


Siderno Siderno ( scn, label= Calabrian, Sidernu or ; ) is a town and '' comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, southern Italy, about 3 kilometres from Locri. Some notable people from Siderno are Marco stalteri, Patrizia lunc ...

*
Vincenzo DeMaria Vincenzo "Jimmy" DeMaria (; born 1954) is an Italian-Canadian businessman and alleged mobster originally from Calabria, Italy, now based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. In 1982, DeMaria was convicted of murder, and upon his release in 1990, has s ...
(born 1954) *
Giuseppe Coluccio Giuseppe Coluccio (; born 12 April 1966) is an Italian criminal and a member of the 'Ndrangheta, a Mafia-type organisation in Calabria. He was a fugitive since 2005 and included in the list of most wanted fugitives in Italy until his capture on 7 A ...
(born 1966) * Cosimo Commisso (born 1950) *
Antonio Macrì Antonio Macrì (; – January 20, 1975), popularly known as ("Unca Tony"), was a historical and charismatic boss of the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal and mafia-type organisation in Calabria, Italy. He was born in Siderno on the Ionian coast of Cal ...
(1902–1975) * Roberto Pannunzi (born 1948) *
Michele Racco The Siderno Group is a criminal association in Canada, Australia and Italy related to the 'Ndrangheta, a Mafia-type organization in Calabria. The association is labelled the "Siderno Group" because its members primarily came from the town of Sider ...
(?–1980) *
Carmelo Bruzzese Carmelo Bruzzese (; born July 13, 1949), is an Italian-Canadian from Grotteria, Calabria, who was connected to the 'Ndrangheta and the Siderno Group branch based in Woodbridge, Ontario. Early life and family Bruzzese was born in 1949, in Grotteri ...
(born 1949) *
Antonio Commisso The Commisso 'ndrina () is a powerful clan of the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal and mafia-type organization in Calabria, Italy. The 'ndrina is based in Siderno, but also has a branch in the Greater Toronto Area in Canada as part of the Siderno Group. ...
(born 1956) *
Carmine Verduci Carmine Verduci (; May 12, 1959 – April 24, 2014) was an Italian-Canadian mobster from Oppido Mamertina, Calabria, based in Woodbridge, Ontario linked to the Greater Toronto Area 'Ndrangheta group called the Siderno Group. He also had a seat on t ...
(1959–2014)


Oppido Mamertina Oppido Mamertina ( el, label=Calabrian Greek, script=Latn, Oppidù, ) is a town and '' comune'' of the province of Reggio Calabria in Calabria in southern Italy at about northeast of Reggio Calabria and about southwest of Catanzaro. It is the ...

*
Saverio Mammoliti Saverio Mammoliti (; born December 13, 1942), also known as ''Saro'', is an Italian mobster and member of the 'Ndrangheta. He was the capobastone (head of command) of the Mammoliti 'ndrina based in Oppido Mamertina and Castellace in Calabria. In ...
(born 1942)


Gioia Tauro

*
Girolamo Piromalli Girolamo Piromalli (October 7, 1918 – February 11, 1979), also known as ''Mommo'', was an Italian mobster and member of the 'Ndrangheta. He was capobastone (head of command) of the Piromalli 'ndrina based in his home town Gioia Tauro on the Ty ...
(1918–1979)


Sicily (man) it, Siciliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Ethnicity , demographics1_footnotes = , demographi ...
(region)


Japan


Tokyo

*
Hisayuki Machii , nicknamed the , was the founder of one of Japan's most notorious yakuza gangs, the Tosei-Kai. Life Early years According to his widow Yasuyo, Machii was born Jeong Geon-Yeong (정건영/) as the first-generation Korean born in Minami-Sakuma C ...
(1923–2002)


Yokohama is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of T ...

*
Kakuji Inagawa Kakuji Inagawa (稲川 角二 ''Inagawa Kakuji''), also known as Seijō Inagawa (稲川 聖城 ''Inagawa Seijō''; November 1914 – December 22, 2007) was a Japanese yakuza boss best known for founding the Inagawa-kai, Japan's third-largest yakuz ...
(1914–2007) *
Susumu Ishii Susumu Ishii (石井 進 ''Ishii Susumu''; 1924–1991) a.k.a. 石井 隆匡 was the second ''kaicho'' (godfather) of the Inagawa-kai yakuza gang in Japan. He was also fifth ''socho'' of the Yokosuka-ikka. Ishii was born in Yokosuka in 1924. In ...
(1924–1991)


Mexico


Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Juárez ( ; ''Juarez City''. ) is the most populous city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It is commonly referred to as Juárez and was known as El Paso del Norte (''The Pass of the North'') until 1888. Juárez is the seat of the Ju ...

*
Amado Carrillo Fuentes Amado Carrillo Fuentes (; December 17, 1956 – July 7, 1997) was a Mexican drug lord who seized control of the Juárez Cartel after assassinating his boss Rafael Aguilar Guajardo. Amado Carrillo became known as "''El Señor de Los Cielos''" ( ...
(1956–1997) *
Vicente Carrillo Fuentes Vicente Carrillo Fuentes (born 16 October 1962), commonly referred to by his alias El Viceroy, is a Mexican convicted drug lord and former leader of the Juárez Cartel, a drug trafficking organization. The cartel is based in Chihuahua, one of t ...
(born 1963) *
Rafael Aguilar Guajardo Rafael Aguilar Guajardo (1950 – 12 April 1993) was a Mexican drug lord, federal police commander of the Direccion Federal de Seguridad (DFS) in Mexico, and one of the Juárez Cartel co-founders. He was the right-hand man to Pablo Acosta Vi ...
(died 1993) *
Pablo Acosta Villarreal Pablo Acosta Villarreal, commonly referred to as El Zorro de Ojinaga ("The Ojinaga Fox") was a Mexican narcotics smuggler who controlled crime along a 200-mile stretch of U.S.-Mexico border. At the height of his power, he was smuggling 60 tons ...
(died 1987)


Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Mexico, while the Guadalaj ...

*
Javier Barba-Hernandez Javier may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Javier, in video game '' Advance Wars: Dual Strike'' * Javier Rios, a character in the Monsters, Inc. franchise. * ''Javier'' (album), a 2003 album by the American singer Javier Colon, known a ...
(died 1986) * Rafael Caro Quintero (born 1952) * Juan José Esparragoza Moreno (born 1949) * Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo (born 1942) *
Juan Matta-Ballesteros ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...
(born 1945)


Matamoros

*
Juan Nepomuceno Guerra Juan Nepomuceno Guerra Cárdenas (July 18, 1915 – July 12, 2001) was a Mexican drug lord who founded and led the Gulf Cartel for over 50 years. He is often considered the "godfather" of U.S-Mexico border cartels. He began his criminal career ...
(1915–2001) * Juan García Ábrego (born 1944) * Osiel Cárdenas Guillén (born 1967) *
Antonio Cárdenas Guillén Antonio Ezequiel Cárdenas Guillén (5 March 1962 – 5 November 2010), commonly referred to by his alias Tony Tormenta ("Tony Storm"), was a Mexican drug lord and co-leader of the Gulf Cartel, a drug trafficking organization based in Tamaul ...
(1962–2010) *
Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez Jorge Eduardo Costilla Sánchez (born 1 August 1971), is a Mexican former drug lord and top leader of the criminal drug trafficking organization known as the Gulf Cartel. He was among Mexico's most-wanted drug lords. He joined the ranks of th ...
(born 1971) * Arturo Guzmán Decena (1976–2002) * Mario Cárdenas Guillén * Rafael Cárdenas Vela


Nuevo Laredo Nuevo Laredo () is a city in the Municipality of Nuevo Laredo in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The city lies on the banks of the Rio Grande, across from Laredo, United States. The 2010 census population of the city was 373,725. Nuevo Lar ...

*
Miguel Treviño Morales Miguel Ángel Treviño Morales (born 18 November 1970), commonly referred to by his alias ''Z-40'', is a Mexican former drug lord and leader of the criminal organization known as Los Zetas. Considered a violent, resentful and dangerous crimin ...
(born 1970) *
Alejandro Treviño Morales Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander (Czech, Polish), Alexandre ( French), Alexandros (Greek), Alsander (Irish), Alessandro (Italian), Aleksandr (Rus ...
(born 1974) *
Iván Velázquez-Caballero Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...
(born 1970) * José Treviño Morales


Reynosa Reynosa () is a border city in the northern part of the state of Tamaulipas, in Mexico. It is also the municipal seat of Reynosa Municipality. The city is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande in the international Reynosa–McAllen Me ...

*
Samuel Flores Borrego Samuel Flores Borrego (a.k.a. Metro 3; 6 August 1972 – 2 September 2011) was a Mexican drug lord and high-ranking lieutenant of the Gulf Cartel. He was a former state judicial policeman who protected the ex-leader of the Gulf cartel, Osiel C ...
(1972–2011) *
Jaime González Durán Jaime González Durán (a.k.a. ''El Hummer'', born 8 October 1971) is a Mexican former drug lord who was one of the 14 original founding members and third-in-command of the criminal organization known as Los Zetas. A former Mexican Army elite sol ...
(born 1971) * Mario Ramírez Treviño (born 1962)


Tijuana Tijuana ( ,"Tijuana"
(US) and
< ...

*
Ramón Arellano Félix Ramón Eduardo Arellano Félix (August 31, 1964 – February 10, 2002) was a Mexican drug lord who alongside his brothers founded and led the Tijuana Cartel (a.k.a. the Arellano-Félix Organization). He was the leader of the enforcement wing o ...
(1962–2002) *
Benjamín Arellano Félix Benjamín Arellano Félix (born 12 March 1952) is a Mexican former drug lord who alongside his brothers founded and led the Tijuana Cartel or "Arellano-Félix Organization” until his arrest in March 2002. Biography Benjamín Arellano Féli ...
(born 1952) *
Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix (24 October 1949 – 18 October 2013) was a Mexican drug lord and former leader of the Tijuana Cartel, a drug trafficking organization. He was the oldest of seven brothers and headed the criminal organization ea ...
(1949–2013) *
Carlos Arellano Félix Carlos Alberto Arellano Félix (born August 20, 1955) is a Mexican medical doctor who is known for his illegal involvement in money laundering for the Tijuana Cartel. Carlos was born on the 20th of August in the year 1955 in the city of Culiac ...
(born 1955) *
Francisco Javier Arellano Félix Francisco Javier Arellano Félix (born 11 December 1969) is a former Mexican drug lord who alongside his brothers founded and led the Tijuana Cartel (a.k.a. the Arellano-Félix Organization) until his capture by the United States Coast Guard o ...
(born 1969) *
Enedina Arellano Félix Enedina Arellano Félix de Toledo (born April 12, 1961) is a Mexican drug lord who, alongside her brothers, founded the Tijuana Cartel and played a role as a logistical accountant for the criminal organization. Throughout most of the 1990s, the T ...
(born 1961) *
Edgardo Leyva Escandón Edgardo Leyva Escandón is a Mexican suspected criminal and high-ranking member of the Tijuana Cartel, a criminal group based in Baja California. Bounty Since the August 16, 2006 capture of Javier Arellano Félix, Leyva Escandón has kept a ...
(born 1969) *
Luis Fernando Sánchez Arellano Luis Fernando Sánchez Arellano (b. ca. 1977), commonly referred to by the alias El Ingeniero ("The Engineer"), is a Mexican suspected drug lord and former leader of the Tijuana Cartel, a drug trafficking organization based in Tijuana, Baja Cali ...
(born 1977)


Netherlands


Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

*
Hüseyin Baybaşin Hüseyin Baybaşin (born 25 December 1956) is a Kurdish drug trafficker. He is currently serving life sentence in the Netherlands convicted of murder, drug smuggling and other charges. Rise to leadership of a drug empire In 1976, he was appreh ...
(born 1956)


Poland


Pruszków

* Andrzej Kolikowski, "Pershing" (1954–1999)


Puerto Rico


San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John, may refer to: Places Argentina * San Juan Province, Argentina * San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province * San Juan, Salta, a village in Iruya, Salta Province * San Juan (Buenos Aires Underground), ...

* Martinez Familia Sangeros *
Tony Tursi Anthony "Tony" Tursi (February 16, 1901 – April 22, 1989) was an Italian-American organized crime figure associated with San Juan, Puerto Rico from the 1950s to the 1970s. Within the history of crime in Puerto Rico, he attracted notice primarily ...
(1901–1989)


Caguas Caguas (, ) is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico, south of San Juan and Trujillo Alto, west of Gurabo and San Lorenzo, and east of Aguas Buenas, Cidra, and Cayey. Caguas was founded ...

* Edsel Torres Gomez


Russia


Moscow

* Sergey Mikhaylov *
Semion Mogilevich Semion Yudkovich Mogilevich ( uk, Семен Юдкович Могилевич, Semén Yúdkovych Mohylévych ; born June 30, 1946) is a Ukrainian-born Russian organized crime boss. He quickly built a highly structured criminal organization, in ...
(born 1946)


Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

*
Vladimir Kumarin Vladimir Kumarin, aka Vladimir Barsukov, aka "Kum" is a Russian businessman, former deputy president of the Petersburg Fuel Company (PTK) between 1998 and 1999, and the boss of the criminal Tambovskaya Bratva (Tambov gang) of Saint Petersburg. ...
(born 1958)


Sweden


Gothenburg

*
Denho Acar Denho Acar (born 1974 in Midyat), also known as Dano and Djingis Khan, is a mobster of Assyrian/Syriac descent and founder of the Swedish crime syndicate Original Gangsters (OGs). Biography Acar was born to Syriac-speaking parents in the town o ...
(born 1974)


Turkey


Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

* Dündar Kılıç (1935–1999)


Istanbul ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_i ...

*
Nurullah Tevfik Ağansoy Nurullah Tevfik Ağansoy (1960, Topcular, Istanbul – August 28, 1996, Bebek, Istanbul) was a Turkish mob boss and former Grey Wolves member who was involved in the Susurluk scandal. After the 1980 Turkish coup, he was arrested and sentenced to 1 ...
(1960–1996) * Alaattin Çakıcı (born 1953) *
Abdullah Çatlı Abdullah Çatlı (1 June 1956 – 3 November 1996) was a Turkish secret government agent, as well as a contract killer for the National Intelligence Organization (MİT). He led the Grey Wolves, the youth branch of the Nationalist Movement Part ...
(1956–1996) *
Sedat Peker Reis Sedat Peker (; born 26 June 1971) is a Turkish mafia boss and whistle-blower who has made various allegations about Turkish politicians and numerous government engagements in illegal activities through his own YouTube channel. He has describe ...
(born 1971) *
Mahmut Yıldırım Mahmut Yıldırım (born 1951, Yenidal, Solhan, Bingöl Province), better known as Yeşil ( Turkish for "Green"), is a Turkish rogue agent of Zaza origins. He is wanted for the murders of eight people in Turkey. Among the murders he is accused of ...
(born 1951) * Kürşat Yılmaz


United Kingdom


Liverpool Liverpool is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the List of English districts by population, 10th largest English district by population and its E ...

* Tommy "Tacker" Comerford (1933–2003) * Paul Grimes (born 1950) * John Haase (born 1948) *
Sean Mercer On 22 August 2007, Rhys Milford Jones, an eleven-year-old English boy, was murdered in Liverpool while walking home from football practice. Sean Mercer, aged 16 at the time of the shooting, went on trial on 2 October 2008, and was found guilty o ...
*
Michael Showers Michael Showers (born 14 July 1945) is a British convicted drug trafficker from Liverpool. Early life Showers was sent to juvenile prison aged 17 in 1963 for his part in a stabbing. After being released, Showers started his criminal career as ...
(born 1945) * Curtis "Cocky" Warren (born 1963) * Anthony Whitney * Gary Whitney * Paul Whitney


London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

* Christopher Brayford (Born 1965) * Jack Comer (1912–1996) * George Cornell (1928–1966) *
Tony Lambrianou Anthony Thomas Lambrianou (15 April 1942, Bethnal Green, London - 26 March 2004, Kent) was an English criminal known for his association with the Kray Twins. He was born to a Greek Cypriot father and English mother from Consett Consett is a to ...
* Kenneth Noye *
Bobby Cummines Robert Cummines (born 23 November 1951) is an English former gang leader, protection racketeer, armed robber, and criminal enforcer who was chief executive of Unlock, The National Association of Reformed Offenders from April 1999 until March 2 ...
*
Albert Dimes George Albert "Italian Al" Arthur Dimeo (1914 – November 1972) was a Scottish-Italian criminal and enforcer, who operated in Little Italy, London. Early life Born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire to an Italian father and Scottish mother, he mov ...
(1914–1972) *
Frankie Fraser Frank Davidson Fraser (13 December 1923 – 26 November 2014), better known as "Mad" Frankie Fraser, was an English gangster who spent 42 years in prison for numerous violent offences.
, "Mad Frankie" (1923–2014) * William Hill (1911–1984) *
David Hunt (gangster) David Charles Hunt (born April 1961 in Canning Town, London) is an English organised crime boss linked to violence, fraud, prostitution, money laundering and murder. He heads a gang dubbed The Hunt Syndicate, which has been described as bein ...
*
Kray twins Ronald Kray (24 October 193317 March 1995) and Reginald Kray (24 October 19331 October 2000) were identical twin brothers, gangsters and convicted criminals. They were the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in the East End of London, Engl ...
(Reggie Kray 1933–2000; Ronnie Kray 1933–1995) * Jack McVitie, "Jack the Hat" (1932–1967) * The Richardson Gang, Charlie and Eddie Richardson * Terry Adams (born 1954) * Patrick Adams (born 1956) * Tommy Adams (born 1958) *
Dave Courtney David John Courtney (born 17 February 1959) is an English self-proclaimed former gangster who has become both an author and celebrity. Author Bernard O'Mahoney and Frankie Fraser (the former member of the Richardson gang) have accused Courtn ...
(born 1959) *
Alf White (gangster) Alfred Henry White (1887–1942), better known as Big Alf White was an English gangster, who headed the White Family street gang. Biography He was born in Copenhagen Street, Islington, London, to Alfred White, a drinking club proprietor), and V ...
(1887–1942) *
Ronnie Knight Ronnie Knight (born 20 January 1934) is an English former nightclub owner and convicted criminal. On 4 January 1995, 16 days prior to his 61st birthday, Knight was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for handling £314,813 in stolen money fro ...
* Freddie Foreman *
Ronnie Biggs Ronald Arthur Biggs (8 August 1929 – 18 December 2013) was an English criminal who helped plan and carry out the Great Train Robbery of 1963. He subsequently became notorious for his escape from prison in 1965, living as a fugitive for 36 ye ...
(1929–2013) *
Charlie Wilson (criminal) Charles Frederick Wilson (30 June 1932 – 23 April 1990) was an English career criminal. A member of the Great Train Robbery gang, of which he was treasurer, he was murdered by gunshots on his Marbella doorstep in 1990. Early life Wilson was b ...
(1932–1990) * David McMillan (smuggler) *
Roy Shaw Royston Henry Shaw (11 March 1936 – 14 July 2012), also known as Roy "Pretty Boy" Shaw, Roy "Mean Machine" Shaw and Roy West, was a property investor, author and businessman from the East End of London who was formerly a criminal and Category ...
* Lenny McLean *
Bruce Reynolds Bruce Richard Reynolds (7 September 1931 – 28 February 2013) was an English criminal who masterminded the 1963 Great Train Robbery. At the time it was Britain's largest robbery, netting , equivalent to £ million today. Reynolds spent fiv ...
*
Charlie Wilson (criminal) Charles Frederick Wilson (30 June 1932 – 23 April 1990) was an English career criminal. A member of the Great Train Robbery gang, of which he was treasurer, he was murdered by gunshots on his Marbella doorstep in 1990. Early life Wilson was b ...
* Buster Edwards * Mark Lambie *
Mickey Green Mickey Green (born 1942 in Holloway, London – 13 July 2020) was an English gangster and drug lord who had also held Irish nationality. A convicted armed robber he had allegedly been one of Britain's leading drug dealers for many years and wa ...
* Gilbert Wynter


Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the We ...

*
Michael Michael Michael Michael (born 12 November 1957) is the ex-boss of a criminal empire called the Organisation which was involved in drug smuggling, prostitution and money laundering. Following his arrest, Michael turned supergrass/police informer, with h ...


Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The ...

*
Desmond Noonan Desmond Patrick "Dessy" Noonan (8 August 1959 – 19 March 2005) was an English organised crime figure from Manchester, who acted as a political fixer for the Noonan crime family. He and his younger brother, Dominic Noonan, were suspected by pol ...
(1959–2005) * Dominic Noonan (born 1964) * Anthony "White Tony" Johnson (1969–1991) *
Lee Amos Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese s ...
* Colin Joyce * Dale Cregan


Salford Salford () is a city and the largest settlement in the City of Salford metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. In 2011, Salford had a population of 103,886. It is also the second and only other city in the metropolitan county afte ...

*
Paul Massey (gangster) Paul Massey (7 January 1960 – 26 July 2015) was an English organised crime figure and Salford-based businessman. He was shot dead outside his home by Mark Fellows on 26 July 2015. Early life Massey was born on 7 January 1960 in Ordsall, Salfo ...
(1960–2015)


Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the ...

* Brian Charrington (born 1956)


Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is ...

*
Viv Graham VIV or Viv may refer to: People * Viv (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Viv., the standard author abbreviation of Domenico Viviani (1772–1840), Italian botanist and naturalist Places * 2558 Viv, a main belt asteroid * VI ...
(1959–1993)


Essex Essex () is a Ceremonial counties of England, county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the Riv ...

* Tony Tucker (1957–1995) * Patrick Tate (1958–1995) * Craig Rolfe (1969–1995) * Carlton Leach * Harry Roberts


Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popu ...

* Paul Ferris (Scottish writer) * Arthur Thompson *
Tam McGraw Thomas "Tam" McGraw (19 February 1952 – 30 July 2007), also known as "The Licensee" or "Wan-Baw McGraw", was a gangster involved in organised crime including extortion and drug trafficking in Glasgow, Scotland. Once one of the wealthiest bu ...
*
Ian McAteer Ian Douglas McAteer (born November 1961) is a Scottish former gangster who was a prominent figure in the Glasgow and Liverpool criminal underworlds during the later 20th century. McAteer accumulated various convictions, and in 2001 was sentence ...


Widnes Widnes ( ) is an industrial town in the Borough of Halton, Cheshire, England, which at the 2011 census had a population of 61,464. Historically in Lancashire, it is on the northern bank of the River Mersey where the estuary narrows to form th ...

*
Shaun Attwood Shaun Attwood (born 28 October 1968) is an English former ecstasy trafficker turned YouTuber, speaker, activist and author. Born in Widnes, Attwood became interested in the stock-market at age 14, trading for the first time at the age of 16. ...


United States


Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

*
Gennaro Angiulo Gennaro Joseph "Jerry" Angiulo Sr. (; March 20, 1919 – August 29, 2009) was an American mobster who rose to the position of underboss in the Patriarca crime family of New England under Raymond L. S. Patriarca. Angiulo was convicted of racketeer ...
(1919–2009) * Joe Barboza (1932–1976) *
James J. Bulger James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger Jr. (; September 3, 1929 – October 30, 2018) was an American organized crime boss who led the Winter Hill Gang in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, a city directly northwest of Bo ...
, "Whitey" (1929–2018) * Arthur Doe, Jr. (1960–2018) * Stephen Flemmi (born 1934) *
Vincent Flemmi Vincent James Flemmi (September 5, 1935 – October 16, 1979), also known as "Jimmy The Bear", was an American mobster who freelanced for the Winter Hill Gang and the Patriarca crime family. He was also a longtime informant for the Federal Bureau ...
(1935–1979) * Jimmy Flynn (born 1934) * Donald Killeen (1923–1972) * Johnny Martorano (born 1940) * Bernard McLaughlin (1921–1961) *
Edward McLaughlin Edward J. McLaughlin (May 16, 1917 – October 20, 1965) was an American boxer and a member of " The McLaughlin Brothers" gang of Charlestown, Massachusetts. Vincent Teresa, former mobster described Edward in his biography "My Life in the Mafia" ...
(died 1965) * Paul McGonagle (1939–1974) * James McLean (1929–1965) * Patrick Nee (born 1943) * James O'Toole (1929–1973) *
Alex Rocco Alex Rocco (born Alessandro Federico Petricone Jr.; February 29, 1936 – July 18, 2015) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive, gravelly voice, he was often cast as villains, including Moe Greene in ''The Godfather'' (1972) and his Pr ...
(1936–2015) * Frank Salemme (1933-2022) * Charles Solomon (1884–1933) * Vincent Teresa (1930–1990) * Kevin Weeks (born 1956) *
Howie Winter Howard Thomas Winter (March 17, 1929 – November 12, 2020) was an American mobster. He was a leader of the Winter Hill Gang. Early life Winter was born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 17, 1929. He was of German and Irish descent. Winter die ...
(1929–2020)


Buffalo

*
Albert Agueci Alberto (; 1922–November 1961) and Vito Agueci (), also known as the Agueci brothers, were Sicilian mafiosi who were involved in the French Connection heroin smuggling ring from Europe into the United States and Canada during the late 1950s and e ...
*
Vito Agueci Alberto (; 1922–November 1961) and Vito Agueci (), also known as the Agueci brothers, were Sicilian mafiosi who were involved in the French Connection heroin smuggling ring from Europe into the United States and Canada during the late 1950s and e ...
*
Peter Magaddino Stefano "The Undertaker" Magaddino (; October 10, 1891 – July 19, 1974) was an Italian-born crime boss of the Buffalo crime family in western New York. His underworld influence stretched from Ohio to Southern Ontario and as far east as Montre ...
(1917–1976) * Stefano Magaddino (1891–1974) *
Joseph E. Todaro Joseph E. Todaro (September 18, 1923 – December 26, 2012), sometimes known by the nicknames "Leadpipe Joe" or "Papa Joe" was a prominent Buffalo, New York businessman, and the Mafia boss of the Buffalo crime family. He was usually referre ...
, "Lead Pipe Joe" (1923–2012) *
Frank Valenti Frank J. Valenti (September 14, 1911 – September 20, 2008) was Crime boss, boss of the criminal organization known as the Rochester crime family from 1964 to 1972. As the head of the organization he oversaw gambling, prostitution and extorti ...
(1911–2008)


Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = List of sovereign states, Count ...

*
Tony Accardo Anthony Joseph Accardo (; born Antonino Leonardo Accardo, ; April 28, 1906 – May 22, 1992), also known as "Joe Batters" and "Big Tuna", was an American longtime mobster. In a criminal career that spanned eight decades, he rose from small-time ho ...
, Antonino "Joe Batters", "Big Tuna" (1906–1992) * Joseph Aiuppa, "Joey Doves" (1907–1997) * Felix Alderisio, "Milwaukee Phil" (1912–1971) * Harry Aleman (1939–2010) * Gus Alex, "Gussie", "Mr. Ryan" (1916–1998) *
Louis Alterie Louis "Two Gun" Alterie (August 2, 1886 – July 18, 1935), born Leland A. Varain, and aka "Diamond Jack Alterie", was a Californian who became a notorious hitman for the Chicago North Side Gang during the early years of Prohibition. Early yea ...
, Leland A. "Two Gun" Varain (1886–1935) *
Samuzzo Amatuna Salvatore "Samoots" Ammatuna (August 3, 1898 – November 13, 1925) was an Italian-born American mobster and member of the Genna Brothers in Chicago who served as president of the Unione Siciliane. Early life Ammatuna was born in Pozzallo, Sic ...
, "Smoots" (1899–1925) *
Joseph Andriacchi Joseph Andriacchi (born October 20, 1932) is a Chicago area resident and convicted criminal, considered by that city's Crime Commission to be a high-ranking member of the Outfit, the city's LCN organization. Chicago Outfit career In 1989, the ...
(born 1932) *
Donald Angelini Donald Angelini (September 30, 1926 – December 6, 2000) was a mobster nicknamed "The Wizard of Odds" with the Chicago Outfit, a criminal organization that specialized in gambling operations. Career After years in the Outfit, Angelini became th ...
, "The Wizard of Odds" (1926–2000) *
Dominick Basso Dominick J. Basso (February 15, 1938 – March 25, 2001), sometimes shown incorrectly as Dominic Basso, was an American mobster in the Chicago Outfit and a high-ranking bookmaker who was convicted in 1988 for syndicated gambling. Basso most notab ...
(1938–2001) * Sam Battaglia, "Teets" (1908–1973) *
James Belcastro James "Mad Bomber" Belcastro (1895 – August 23, 1945) was a Black Hand gang member, extortionist, and later chief bomber for the Chicago Outfit during Prohibition. Biography Known as "King of the Bombers", Belcastro was highly skilled at con ...
(1895–1945) * Fifi Buccieri (1907–1973) *
Frank Buccieri Frank "The Horse" Buccieri (January 23, 1919 – March 8, 2004), also known as "Frank Russo" or "Big Frank", was an American mobster who headed mob operations on the West Coast of the United States during the 1970s and 1980s. He was the brother of ...
, "The Horse" (1919–2004) *
Marshall Caifano Marshall Caifano (born Marcello Giuseppe Caifano; July 19, 1911 – September 6, 2003) was an Italian-American mobster who became a high-ranking member of the Chicago Outfit in Las Vegas. Early career Caifano was born on July 19, 1911, in Sicily ...
(1911–2003) *
Frank Calabrese, Sr. Frank James Calabrese Sr. (March 17, 1937 – December 25, 2012), also known as "Frankie Breeze", was a made man who ran major loansharking and illegal gambling operations for the Chicago Outfit. He is best known as a central figure in Operation ...
(1937–2012) * Frank LaPorte, "Frankie" *
Nicholas Calabrese Nicholas W. Calabrese (born November 30, 1942) is an American former mob hitman, best known for being the second made man ever to testify against the Chicago Outfit. His testimony and cooperation with federal prosecutors helped result in the 20 ...
(born 1942) *
Al Capone Alphonse Gabriel Capone (; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the ...
, Alphonse "Big Al", "Scarface" (1899–1947) * Frank Capone, Salvatore (1895–1924) * Ralph Capone, Raffaele James "Bottles" (1894–1974) *
Sam Cardinelli Samuele Cardinelli (born Salvatore Cardinella; September 3, 1869 - Apr 15, 1921) was an American mobster, extortionist, and leader of Cardinelli Gang during the 1920s. With lieutenants Nicholas "The Choir Boy" Viana, only age 18, and Frank Campio ...
, ardinella(1869–1921) *
Samuel Carlisi Samuel A. Carlisi also known as "Black Sam" and "Sam Wings" (December 15, 1914 – January 2, 1997), was an American gangster who was the boss of the Chicago Outfit criminal organization Between 1989 – 1996. Sam Carlisi's brother Roy was a cap ...
(1914–1997) *
Anthony Centracchio Anthony Centracchio (October 12, 1929 – August 6, 2001) was a reputed mob boss in the Chicago Outfit who died in 2001 while awaiting trial on federal racketeering charges. Role as Chicago Outfit leader In 1997, the Chicago Sun-Times identified ...
(1929–2001) * Jackie Cerone, "Jackie the Lackey" (1914–1996) *
Eco James Coli Eco James Coli (February 15, 1922-December 1982) was an alleged labor racketeer in Chicago. Starting in 1945, Coli's arrest record included attempted hijacking and assault and battery. He also was questioned in the murder of a Republican ward com ...
(1922–1982) *
James Colosimo Vincenzo Colosimo (; February 16, 1878 – May 11, 1920), known as James "Big Jim" Colosimo or as "Diamond Jim", was an Italian-American Mafia crime boss who emigrated from Calabria, Italy, in 1895 and built a criminal empire in Chicago based on ...
, "Big Jim" (1878–1920) * Dominic Cortina (1925–1999) *
William Daddano, Sr. William Daddano Sr. (December 28, 1912 – September 9, 1975), also known as "William Russo" and "Willie Potatoes," was a top enforcer and loan shark for the Chicago Outfit and a participant in some high-profile robberies. Early years Born i ...
, "Willie Potatoes" (1912–1975) *
Marco D'Amico Marco "The Mover" D'Amico (January 1, 1936 – April 22, 2020) was a Chicago mobster and consigliere of the Chicago Outfit crime organization. He admitted his role in the Chicago Outfit in federal court in 1995. Chicago Outfit career D'Amico ...
(1936-2020) *
William Dauber William E. "Billy" Dauber (June 30, 1935-July 2, 1980) was a Chicago mobster, hitman and associate in the Chicago Outfit's South Side chop shop ring. Born in Chicago and moved to Blue Island, Dauber was brought into the Chicago crime syndicate ...
(1935–1980) * Mario Anthony DeStefano (1915–1975) * Sam DeStefano, "Mad Sam" (1909–1973) * John DiFronzo, "No Nose" (1928-2018) *
John Dillinger John Herbert Dillinger (June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American gangster during the Great Depression. He led the Dillinger Gang, which was accused of robbing 24 banks and four police stations. Dillinger was imprisoned several times an ...
(1903–1934) *
Vincent Drucci Vincent Drucci (born Ludovico D'Ambrosio; January 1, 1898 – April 4, 1927), also known as "The Schemer", was an American mobster during Chicago's Prohibition era who was a member of the North Side Gang, Al Capone's best known rivals. A fri ...
, "Schemer" (1898–1927) *
Terry Druggan The Valley Gang was an Irish-American street gang in Chicago, Illinois during the early 20th century, which ultimately made the transition to organized crime and became a de facto extension of the Chicago Outfit under Al Capone. Formed in the 1 ...
, "Machine Gun" (1903–1954) * Ken Eto, "Joe the Jap", "Tokyo Joe", "Montana Joe" (1919–2004) * Joseph Ferriola (1927–1989) *
Rocco Fischetti Rocco Fischetti, also known as "Rocky" and "Ralph Fisher" (March 24, 1903 – July 5, 1964), was a Chicago mobster with the Chicago Outfit criminal organization who ran many illegal gambling operations. Fischetti also accompanied singer Frank ...
(1903–1964) *
Louis Fratto Louis Thomas Fratto (July 17, 1907 – November 24, 1967), born Luigi Tommaso Giuseppe Fratto, also known as "Lew Farrell" and "Cock-eyed", was an American labor racketeer and organized crime figure in Chicago, Illinois and Des Moines, Iowa fro ...
, "Lew Farrell", "Cockeyed Louie" (1907–1967) *
Sam Giancana Salvatore Mooney Giancana (; born Gilormo Giangana; ; May 24, 1908 – June 19, 1975) was an American mobster who was boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1957 to 1966. Giancana was born in Chicago to Italian immigrant parents. He joined the 4 ...
, "Momo", "Mooney" (1908–1975) * Joseph Glimco, Joey, "Tough Guy", Joseph Glinico, Joseph Glielmi, "Little Tim Murphy" (1909–1991) * Jake Guzik, "Greasy Thumb" (1886–1956) * Murray Humphreys (1899–1965) *
Joseph Lombardo Joseph Patrick Lombardo (born Giuseppe Lombardi; January 1, 1929 – October 19, 2019), also known as "Joey the Clown", was an American mobster and a high-ranking member of the Chicago Outfit crime organization. He was alleged to be the ''Consi ...
, Sr., "Joey The Clown" (1929-2019) * James Marcello, "Jimmy the Man" (born 1943) * Louis Marino (1932-2017) * Jack McGurn, "Machine Gun," Vincenzo Antonio Gibaldi (1902–1936) *
Bugs Moran George Clarence "Bugs" Moran (; Adelard Leo Cunin; August 21, 1893 – February 25, 1957) was an American Chicago Prohibition-era gangster. He was incarcerated three times before his 21st birthday. Seven members of his gang were gunned dow ...
(1893–1957) *
Charles Nicoletti Charles Nicoletti (; December 3, 1916 – March 29, 1977), also known as "Chuckie the Typewriter", was an American mobster of the Chicago Outfit, who served as hitman under boss Sam Giancana before and after Giancana's rise and fall. Nicoletti w ...
, "Chuckie", "The Typewriter" (1916–1977) * Frank Nitti, "The Enforcer" (1886–1943) *
Dean O'Banion Charles Dean O'Banion (July 8, 1892 – November 10, 1924) was an American mobster who was the main rival of Johnny Torrio and Al Capone during the brutal Chicago bootlegging wars of the 1920s. The newspapers of his day made him better known ...
(1892–1924) *
Ross Prio Ross Prio (born Rosario Priolo) (d. 1972) was a Chicago mobster and high-ranking member of the Chicago Outfit criminal organization from the 1930s until the early 1970s, when he died of natural causes. Early years Born in Sicily, Prio was brough ...
(1901–1972) * Paul Ricca, "The Waiter" (1897–1972) *
John Roselli John "Handsome Johnny" Roselli (born Filippo Sacco; July 4, 1905 – August 7, 1976), sometimes spelled Rosselli, was an influential mobster for the Chicago Outfit who helped that organization control Hollywood and the Las Vegas Strip. In the ear ...
(1905–1976) * Frank Rosenthal, "Lefty" (1929–2008) *
Michael Sarno Michael Sarno (born January 7, 1958) is an American mobster who has been identified as the alleged, current leader of the Cicero street crew, in the Chicago Outfit criminal organization. On February 8, 2012, Sarno was sentenced to 25 years in pr ...
(born 1958) *
Gerald Scarpelli Gerald Hector Scarpelli (1938 - May 2, 1989) was a hitman for the Chicago Outfit criminal organization who later became a government witness. Early life Born in Chicago, Scarpelli was the son of a baker on the Near West Side of the city. Scarpe ...
(1938–1989) *
Frank Schweihs Francis John Schweihs (February 7, 1932 – July 23, 2008), aka "Frank the German", was an American gangster, who worked for The Outfit, the organized crime family of Chicago. At the time of his death, federal prosecutors planned to indict hi ...
chwehis "The German" (1932–2008) *
Anthony Spilotro Anthony John Spilotro (May 19, 1938 – June 14, 1986), nicknamed "Tony the Ant", was an American mobster and high ranking member for the Chicago Outfit in Las Vegas during the 1970s and '80s. Spilotro managed the Outfit's illegal casino profits ...
, "Tony the Ant," "Tough Tony" (1936–1986) *
Michael Spilotro Michael Peter "Micky" Spilotro (September 12, 1944 – June 14, 1986) was the younger brother of Anthony "Tony the Ant" Spilotro and was an associate of the Chicago organized crime organization referred to as " The Outfit". Family background M ...
(1944–1986) * Victor Spilotro (1933–1996) *
Al Tornabene Alfonso "Al the Pizza Man" Tornabene (1923 – May 17, 2009) was a Chicago-area resident who was reported by several newspapers to have been a high-ranking member of the Chicago Outfit crime organization. Career as a pizzeria owner In 1955, ...
, "Pizza Al" (1923–2009) *
John Torrio John Donato Torrio (born Donato Torrio, ; January 20, 1882 – April 16, 1957) was an Italian born-American mobster who helped build the Chicago Outfit in the 1920s later inherited by his protégé Al Capone. Torrio proposed a National Crime Syn ...
, "The Brain"; "The Fox"; "Pappa Johnny" (1882–1957) *
Frankie Yale Francesco Ioele (; January 22, 1893 – July 1, 1928), known as Frankie Yale or Frankie Uale, was an Italian-American gangster based in Brooklyn and second employer of Al Capone. Early life Yale was born in Longobucco, Italy, on January 22, ...
(1893–1928) * Frank Zito (1893–1974)


Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the United States, U.S. U.S. state, state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along ...

* Danny Greene (1933–1977) * James "Jack White" Licavoli (1904–1985) *
John Nardi John Nardi (January 21, 1916 − May 17, 1977) was an influential associate of the Cleveland crime family who was involved in labor racketeering in Cleveland, Ohio. At the end of his criminal career, Nardi turned against his crime family in a blo ...
(1916–1977) * Alfred "Big Al" Polizzi (1900–1994) * John "John Scalise" Scalish (1912–1976) * Frank Milano (1891–1970) * Joseph "Big Joe" Lonardo (1884–1927) * Salvatore "Black Sam" Todaro (1885–1929) *
John "Peanuts" Tronolone John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...
(1910–1991) * Anthony "Tony" Milano (1888–1978) * Angelo "Big Ange" Lonardo (1911–2006)


Dallas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...

* Joseph Civello (1902–1970)


Detroit Detroit ( , ; , ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...

:''see Purple Gang'' * Salvatore Catalanotte (1894–1930) * Anthony Giacalone, "Tony Jack" (1919–2001) *
Kwame Kilpatrick Kwame Malik Kilpatrick (born June 8, 1970) is an American former politician who served as the 72nd mayor of Detroit from 2002 to 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented the 9th district in the Michigan House of Represen ...
(born 1970) * Vincent Meli (1921–2008) * Joseph Zerilli (1897–1977)


Galveston Galveston ( ) is a coastal resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas. The community of , with a population of 47,743 in 2010, is the county seat of surrounding Ga ...

*
Rosario Maceo Rosario Maceo (Sr.) ( June 8, 1887 – March 29, 1954), also known as Papa Rose or Rose Maceo, was an Italian-American businessman, power broker and crime boss in Galveston, Texas in the United States. Because of his efforts and those of his br ...
(1887–1954) *
Sam Maceo Salvatore V. "Sam" Maceo (; March 1, 1894 – April 16, 1951) was an American business entrepreneur, power broker and racketeer in Galveston, Texas, who controlled both the government and organized crime in the city for almost 30 years. During ...
(1894–1951) *
George Musey George Musey, also known as "one-armed George Musey", was a mob boss in Galveston, Texas, during the Prohibition era. Along with Johnny Jack Nounes, he led the Downtown Gang, one of two gangs which controlled the Galveston underworld until the e ...
(1900–1935) * Johnny Jack Nounes (1890–1970) *
Ollie Quinn Ollie Johnson Quinn (26 May 1893 – 23 August 1949) was a mob boss in Galveston, Texas in the United States, who was involved in bootlegging, illegal gambling, numbers racket, prostitution and other criminal activities from the 1910s up until th ...
* Dutch Voight


Kansas City The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more th ...

*
Charles Binaggio Charles Binaggio (January 12, 1909 - April 6, 1950) was an American gangster who became the boss of the Kansas City crime family and concocted a bold plan to control the police forces in Kansas City, Missouri and St. Louis, Missouri. Early life B ...
(1909–1950) * William "Willie the Rat" Cammisano, Sr. (1914–1995) * Anthony "Tiger" Cardarella (1926–1984) * Charles V. "Charley The Wop" Carrollo (1902–1979) * Anthony Civella (1930–2006) * Carl "Cork" Civella (1910–1994) * Giuseppe Nicoli "Nick" Civella (1912–1983) * Frank DeMayo (1885–1949) * Charles "Mad Dog" Gargotta (1900–1950) * Anthony "Tony" Gizzo (1902–1953) *
Nicolo Impostato Nicolo Impastato (January 6, 1906- September 1979), also known as "Nick Tousa", was a Kansas City gangster. Nicolo Impastato was an admitted member of the Mafia who was born near Palermo, Sicily and became a Mafioso while still in Sicily. He fle ...
(1906–1979) *
John Lazia John Lazia, also known as Brother John (September 22, 1896 – July 10, 1934), was an American organized crime figure in Kansas City, Missouri, during Prohibition. Early years According to his draft card for World War I, Lazia (spelled Lazio on ...
(1896–1934) * Gaetano Lococo (1895–1993) *
Tom Pendergast Thomas Joseph Pendergast (July 22, 1872 – January 26, 1945), also known as T. J. Pendergast, was an American political boss who controlled Kansas City and Jackson County, Missouri, from 1925 to 1939. Pendergast only briefly held elected ...
(1873–1945) * Peter Simone (born 1945)


Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Veg ...

* Charles Baron, "Babe" (1920s-1960s) * David Berman, "Davie the Jew" (1903–1957) * Herbert Blitzstein, "Fat Herbie" (1934–1997), representing the
Chicago Outfit The Chicago Outfit (also known as the Outfit, the Chicago Mafia, the Chicago Mob, the Chicago crime family, the South Side Gang or The Organization) is an Italian-American organized crime syndicate or crime family based in Chicago, Illinois, ...
*
Marshall Caifano Marshall Caifano (born Marcello Giuseppe Caifano; July 19, 1911 – September 6, 2003) was an Italian-American mobster who became a high-ranking member of the Chicago Outfit in Las Vegas. Early career Caifano was born on July 19, 1911, in Sicily ...
, representing the Chicago Outfit (1911–2003) *
Frank Cullotta Frank John Cullotta (December 14, 1938 – August 20, 2020) was an American mobster in the Chicago Outfit and a member of the Hole in the Wall Gang burglary ring in Las Vegas with friend and mobster Tony Spilotro. After his arrest in 1982, he ...
, "The Las Vegas Boss" (1938-2020), representing the Chicago Outfit *
Gus Greenbaum Gus Greenbaum (February 26, 1893 – December 3, 1958) was an American gangster in the casino industry, best known for taking over management of the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas after the murder of co-founder Bugsy Siegel. Early life Gustave ...
(1894–1958), representing the Chicago Outfit *
John Roselli John "Handsome Johnny" Roselli (born Filippo Sacco; July 4, 1905 – August 7, 1976), sometimes spelled Rosselli, was an influential mobster for the Chicago Outfit who helped that organization control Hollywood and the Las Vegas Strip. In the ear ...
(1905–1976), representing the Chicago Outfit * Frank Rosenthal, "Lefty" (1929–2008) * Irving Shapiro, "Slick" (1904-1931) *
Benjamin Siegel Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (February 28, 1906 – June 20, 1947) was an American mobster who was a driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip. Siegel was not only influential within the Jewish Mob, but along with his childhood frie ...
, "Bugsy" (1906–1947) *
Anthony Spilotro Anthony John Spilotro (May 19, 1938 – June 14, 1986), nicknamed "Tony the Ant", was an American mobster and high ranking member for the Chicago Outfit in Las Vegas during the 1970s and '80s. Spilotro managed the Outfit's illegal casino profits ...
, "Tony the Ant"; "Little Guy" (1938–1986), representing the Chicago Outfit *
Michael Spilotro Michael Peter "Micky" Spilotro (September 12, 1944 – June 14, 1986) was the younger brother of Anthony "Tony the Ant" Spilotro and was an associate of the Chicago organized crime organization referred to as " The Outfit". Family background M ...
, "Micky" (1944–1986), representing the Chicago Outfit * Joseph Stacher, "Doc" (1902–1977)


Los Angeles

* Girolamo Adamo, "Momo" (1884–1956) *
Joseph Ardizzone Joseph "Joe Iron Man" Ardizzone (born Giuseppe Ernesto Ardizzone; ; November 19, 1884 – disappeared October 15, 1931, declared dead 1938) was an Italian-born early Los Angeles mobster, who became the first Boss of the Los Angeles crime family. ...
, "Iron Man" (1884–1931) *
Frank Bompensiero Frank "Bomp" Bompensiero (October 29, 1905 – February 10, 1977) was a Mafia hitman and longtime caporegime in the Los Angeles crime family. In 1956, with the death of boss Jack Dragna, Bompensiero was demoted to the rank of soldier by the new ...
, "Bomp" (1905–1977) *
Dominic Brooklier Dominic Phillip Brooklier (born Domenico Brucceleri; November 19, 1914 — July 18, 1984) was an American mobster and boss of the Los Angeles crime family of the Mafia during the mid-1970s who mainly worked in pornography, extortion, and gamblin ...
(1914–1984) *
Frank Buccieri Frank "The Horse" Buccieri (January 23, 1919 – March 8, 2004), also known as "Frank Russo" or "Big Frank", was an American mobster who headed mob operations on the West Coast of the United States during the 1970s and 1980s. He was the brother of ...
(1919–2004) *
Jimmy Caci Vincent Dominic "Jimmy" Caci
''
Mickey Cohen Meyer Harris "Mickey" Cohen (September 4, 1913 – July 29, 1976) was an American gangster, boxer and entrepreneur based in Los Angeles during the mid-20th century. Early life Mickey Cohen was born on September 4, 1913, in New York City to Je ...
(1913–1976) * Frank DeSimone (1909–1967) *
Rosario DeSimone Rosario DeSimone (; 11 December 1873 – 15 July 1946) was the head of an Italian crime family during the 1920s to 1940s that was the predecessor to the Los Angeles crime family of the American Mafia. Rosario was the father of the future Califor ...
, "The Chief" (1873–1946) *
Vito Di Giorgio Vito Di Giorgio (; March 19, 1880 – May 13, 1922) was an Italian-born crime boss based in Los Angeles. Originally from Palermo, Sicily, Di Giorgio lived most of his life as a grocer in New Orleans, where he was also an active Black Hander. Wh ...
(1880–1922) *
Joseph Dippolito Joseph Charles Dippolito (December 28, 1914 – January 14, 1974), also well known as Joe Dip, was an Italian American Mafia member in the Los Angeles crime family. The son of fellow Mafioso Salvatore Charles Dippolito (known as Charlie Dip) ...
, "Joe Dip" (1914–1974) * Jack Dragna (1891–1956) *
Louis Tom Dragna Louis Tom Dragna (; July 18, 1920 – November 16, 2012) was an Italian-American mobster, nephew of Jack Dragna and son of Tom Dragna. He was active in the Los Angeles crime family from the 1940s until the early 1980s. Early life Louis Tom Dragna ...
(1920–2012) * Tom Dragna (1899–1977) * Rene Enriquez (born 1962) * Jimmy Fratianno, "Jimmy the Weasel" (1913–1993) * Nicholas Licata (1897–1974) *
Carmen Milano Carmen Joseph Milano was an American lawyer who eventually became a member of the American Mafia, serving as underboss of the Los Angeles crime family. The criminal organization he served was headed by his older brother Peter Milano. His nicknam ...
, "Flipper" (1929–2006) *
Peter Milano Peter John Milano (December 22, 1925 – April 21, 2012) was a Los Angeles-based, American mobster, and former boss of the Los Angeles crime family. Milano was active in organized crime from the 1950s until his death. His legitimate businesses we ...
(1925–2012) *
Joe Morgan Joe Leonard Morgan (September 19, 1943 – October 11, 2020) was an American professional baseball second baseman who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Colt .45s / Astros, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, ...
, "Pegleg" (1929–1993) * Michael Rizzitello, "Mike Rizzi" (1929–2005) *
Simone Scozzari Simone "Sam" Scozzari (January 7, 1900 – 1980s) was a Sicilian mobster and a member of the American Mafia in Los Angeles. He served as a soldier in the Los Angeles crime family during the 1940s and 1950s. When Frank DeSimone became boss of the L.A ...
, "Sam" *
Joseph Sica Joseph "JS" Sica (August 20, 1911 – November 21, 1982) was a New Jersey mobster involved in armed robbery, murder for hire, extortion, and narcotics distribution. Sica mentored many West Coast mobsters, including Mike Rizzitello and Anthony "t ...
(1911–1992) *Ori Spado (born 1944) *
Johnny Stompanato John Stompanato Jr. (October 10, 1925 – April 4, 1958), was a United States Marine who became a bodyguard and enforcer for gangster Mickey Cohen and the Cohen crime family. In the mid-1950s, he began an abusive relationship with actress L ...
(1925–1958)


Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee i ...

* Felix Alderisio, "Milwaukee Phil" * Frank Balistrieri


Minneapolis–Saint Paul Minneapolis–Saint Paul is a metropolitan area in the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States centered around the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi, Minnesota River, Minnesota and St. Croix River (Wisconsin–Minnesota) ...

*
Isadore Blumenfeld Isadore Blumenfeld (September 8, 1900 – June 21, 1981), commonly known as Kid Cann, was a Romanian Jewish-American organized crime enforcer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for over four decades. He remains the most notorious mobster in the ...
, “Kid Cann” (1900–1981) * Danny Hogan, “Dapper” (c. 1880 – 1928) *
A. A. Ames Albert Alonzo "Doc" Ames (January 18, 1842 – November 16, 1911) was an American physician and politician who held four non-consecutive terms as mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota. His fourth term was marked by multiple prosecutions for political ...
, “Doc” (1842–1911) * David Berman (1903–1957) *
Amanda Danielson Amanda is a Latin feminine gerundive (i.e. verbal adjective) name meaning, literally, “she who must (or is fit to) be loved”. Other translations, with similar meaning, could be "deserving to be loved," "worthy of love," or "loved very much b ...
(1984-Present)


New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delawa ...

*
Joseph Abate Past member(s) Joseph Abate Joseph "Joe" Abate (July 8, 1902 – 1994) was a capo in the family's New Jersey faction. In the 1920s, Abate served as an enforcer for Al Capone in Chicago before settling in New Jersey.Raab, p.1-3 In June 1976, Aba ...
* Philip Abramo, "The King Of Wall Street" (born 1945) * Anthony Accetturo, "Tumac" (born 1938) * Jose Miguel Battle, Sr. (1930–2007) "El Padrino" Former Godfather of "The Corporation" (a.k.a. The Cuban Mafia) * Ruggiero Boiardo, "Richie the Boot" (1890–1984) * Salvatore Briguglio, "Sally Bugs" (1930-1978) *
Anthony Capo Anthony "Tony" Capo (1959/60 – January 23, 2012) was an American hitman in the DeCavalcante crime family who later became a government witness and entered the Witness Protection Program. His aliases included Marshall Beach, Mathew Beach and Wade ...
, "Tony" (1959/1960–2012) *
Antonio Caponigro Antonio Rocco Caponigro (January 22, 1912 – April 18, 1980), also known as Tony Bananas, was the consigliere of Angelo Bruno in the Philadelphia crime family. He is known for ending the peaceful Bruno regime by ordering his murder over a d ...
, "Tony Bananas" (Philadelphia family member based in North Jersey) (1912–1980) *
Gerardo Catena Gerardo "Jerry" Catena (January 8, 1902 – April 23, 2000) was an American mobster and a top member of the Genovese crime family during the 1950s and 1960s, along with Thomas "Tommy Ryan" Eboli, Philip "Benny Squint" Lombardo and Michael "Big ...
, "Jerry" (1902–2000) * Angelo DeCarlo, "Gyp" (1902–1973) * Sam DeCavalcante, "The Plumber" (1912–1997) *
Lawrence Dentico Lawrence John Dentico (born August 22, 1923), also known as "Larry Fab", "Little Larry" and "The Little Guy", is a New Jersey captain in the Genovese crime family and a former consigliere. Dentico was born in Seaside Park, New Jersey, the son of ...
, "Larry Fab" (born 1923) * John DiGilio (1932–1988) * Vincent Palermo, "Vinny Ocean" (born 1944) *
Angelo Prisco Angelo Prisco (August 1, 1939 – June 21, 2017) also known as "The Horn", was an American mobster in New Jersey who became a caporegime in the Genovese crime family. Prisco was a relative of Genovese crime family soldier Rudolph "Rudy" Prisco w ...
, "The Horn" (born 1939) * Marco Reginelli (Philadelphia family member based in South Jersey) (1897–1956) * Giovanni Riggi, "John the Eagle" (1925–2015) *
Nicodemo Scarfo Nicodemo Domenico "Little Nicky" Scarfo Sr. (March 8, 1929 – January 13, 2017) was a member of the American Mafia who became the boss of the Philadelphia crime family after the deaths of Angelo Bruno and Phil Testa. During his criminal car ...
, "Little Nicky" (Philadelphia family member based in Atlantic City) (1929–2017) *
Giuseppe Schifilliti Giuseppe "Pino" Schifilliti (born 1938) is a former prominent member of the DeCavalcante crime family since the 1980s, heavily involved in labor racketeering and extortion activities. Made by DeCavalcante Toward the mid 1970s, Giuseppe Schifi ...
, "Pino" (born 1938) *
Gaetano Vastola Gaetano Vastola (born 10 May 1978) is an Italian football player, who plays as defender for S.S. Racing Club Fondi. Career In the past he played with Scafatese, Giugliano, Narnese, Maceratese, Salernitana, Avellino, Ascoli Calcio 1898 ...
, "Corky" (born 1928) *
Abner Zwillman Abner "Longie" Zwillman (July 27, 1904 – February 26, 1959) was a Jewish-American mobster who was based primarily in North Jersey. He was a long time friend and associate of mobsters Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky. Zwillman's criminal org ...
, "Longie", "Al Capone of New Jersey" (1904–1959)


New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

* Sam Carolla (1896–1972) *
Carlos Marcello Carlos Joseph Marcello (; born Calogero Minacore ; February 6, 1910 – March 3, 1993) was an Italian-American crime boss of the New Orleans crime family from 1947 until the late 1980s. Aside from his role in the American Mafia, he is also n ...
(1910–1993)


New York City

*
Settimo Accardi Past member(s) Joseph Abate Joseph "Joe" Abate (July 8, 1902 – 1994) was a capo in the family's New Jersey faction. In the 1920s, Abate served as an enforcer for Al Capone in Chicago before settling in New Jersey.Raab, p.1-3 In June 1976, Aba ...
, "Big Sam" (1902–1997) *
Joe Adonis Joseph Anthony Doto (born Giuseppe Antonio Doto, ; November 22, 1902 – November 26, 1971), known as Joe Adonis, was an Italian-American mobster who was an important participant in the formation of the modern Cosa Nostra crime families in New Y ...
(1902–1971) * Evsei Agron (died 1985) *
John Alite John Edward Alite (born September 30, 1962) is an American former Gambino crime family associate and a government witness who testified against the crime family and John A. "Junior" Gotti in 2008. That year, Alite pleaded guilty to racketeering ...
(born 1962) * Vincent Alo, "Jimmy Blue Eyes" (1904–2001) * Louis Amberg (1897–1935) *
Victor Amuso Vittorio "Little Vic" Amuso (born November 4, 1934) is an American mobster and the boss of the Lucchese crime family. He was described as "The Deadly Don" by Assistant United States Attorney Charles Rose. Amuso's reign is considered one of the b ...
, "Little Vic" (born 1934) *
Albert Anastasia Umberto "Albert" Anastasia (, ; ; September 26, 1902 – October 25, 1957) was an Italian-American mobster, hitman, and crime boss. One of the founders of the modern American Mafia, and a co-founder and later boss of the Murder, Inc. organizat ...
(1902–1957) *
Anthony Anastasio Anthony Anastasio (; born Antonio Anastasio, ; February 24, 1906 – March 1, 1963) was an Italian-American mobster and labor racketeer for the Gambino crime family who controlled the Brooklyn dockyards for over thirty years. He controlled Broo ...
, "Tough Tony" (1906–1963) * Marat Balagula (1943-2019) * Leroy Barnes (1933-2012) *
Thomas Bilotti Thomas "Tommy" Bilotti (March 23, 1940 – December 16, 1985) was an American mobster with the Gambino crime family who served as underboss for two weeks. It was this promotion that helped trigger the 1985 assassination of Gambino boss Paul Caste ...
(1940–1985) *
Joseph Bonanno Joseph Charles Bonanno (born Giuseppe Carlo Bonanno; ; January 18, 1905 – May 11, 2002), sometimes referred to as Joe Bananas, was an Italian-American crime boss of the Bonanno crime family, which he ran from 1931 to 1968. Bonanno was born i ...
, "Joe Bananas" (1905–2002) * Salvatore Bonanno (1932–2008) *
Lepke Buchalter Louis Buchalter, known as Louis Lepke or Lepke Buchalter, (February 6, 1897March 4, 1944) was an American mobster and head of the Mafia hit squad Murder, Inc., during the 1930s. Buchalter was one of the premier labor racketeers in New York Cit ...
(1897–1944) * Louis Buchalter (1897–1944) * James Burke, "Jimmy the Gent" (1931–1996) * Anthony Casso, "Gaspipe" (1942–2020) * Louis Campagna, "Little New York" (1900–1955) *
Anthony Carfano Anthony Carfano (1895 – September 25, 1959), also known as "Little Augie Pisano", was a New York gangster who became a caporegime, or group leader, in the Luciano crime family under mob bosses Charles "Lucky" Luciano and Frank Costello. Ear ...
, "Little Augie Pisano" (1895–1959) *
Paul Castellano Constantino Paul Castellano (; June 26, 1915 – December 16, 1985), was an American crime boss who succeeded Carlo Gambino as head of the Gambino crime family. Castellano was killed in an unsanctioned hit on December 16, 1985. Early life Cast ...
, "Big Paul", called "PC" by his family. (1915–1985) *
Gerardo Catena Gerardo "Jerry" Catena (January 8, 1902 – April 23, 2000) was an American mobster and a top member of the Genovese crime family during the 1950s and 1960s, along with Thomas "Tommy Ryan" Eboli, Philip "Benny Squint" Lombardo and Michael "Big ...
, "Jerry" (1902–2000) *
Dominick Cirillo Dominick "Quiet Dom" Cirillo (born July 4, 1929 in East Harlem) is a high-ranking member of the Genovese crime family, who briefly served as acting boss for the imprisoned Boss Vincent Gigante, Vincent "Chin" Gigante. Early life Cirillo was bo ...
, "Quiet Dom" (born 1929) *
Vincent Coll Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll (born Uinseann Ó Colla, July 20, 1908 – February 8, 1932) was an Irish-American mob hitman in the 1920s and early 1930s in New York City. Coll gained notoriety for the allegedly accidental killing of a young child durin ...
, "Mad Dog" (1908–1932) * Joseph Colombo (1914–1978) *
Jimmy Coonan James Michael Coonan (born December 21, 1946), nicknamed "Jimmy C", is an Irish-American mobster and racketeer from Manhattan, New York who, from approximately 1977 to 1988, served as the boss of the Westies gang, an Irish mob group based in He ...
(born 1946) * Mike Coppola, "Trigger Mike" (1904–1966) *
Anthony Corallo Anthony "Tony Ducks" Corallo (February 12, 1913 – August 23, 2000) was an American mobster and boss of the Lucchese crime family in New York City. Corallo exercised tremendous control over trucking and construction unions in New York. Biograph ...
, "Tony Ducks" (1913–2000) * Nicholas Corozzo (born 1940) *
Frank Costello Frank Costello (; born Francesco Castiglia; ; January 26, 1891 – February 18, 1973) was an Italian-American crime boss of the Luciano crime family. In 1957, Costello survived an assassination attempt ordered by Vito Genovese and carried out ...
(1891–1973) *
Steven Crea Steven L. "Stevie" Crea (born July 18, 1947) is an American mobster and former underboss of the Lucchese crime family. In August 2020, he was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and racketeering. Lucchese crime family Rise to power Crea ...
, "Wonderboy" (born 1947) *
Edward Cummiskey Edward "Eddie The Butcher" Cummiskey Jr. (1934 Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan to August 20, 1976 Chelsea, Manhattan) was a New York mobster who served as a mentor to Jimmy Coonan, leader of the Westies. Cummiskey is reputed to have shown Coonan how t ...
, "Eddie the Butcher" (1934-1976) * Domenico Cutaia, "Danny" (1936–2018) * Alphonse D'Arco, "The Professor" (1932–2019) *
Aniello Dellacroce Aniello John "Neil" Dellacroce (March 15, 1914 – December 2, 1985) was an American mobster and underboss of the Gambino crime family. He rose to the position of underboss when Carlo Gambino moved Joseph Biondo aside. Dellacroce was a mentor ...
, "Mr. Neil" (1914–1985) *
Roy DeMeo Roy Albert DeMeo (; September 7, 1940 – January 10, 1983) was an Italian-American mobster in the Gambino crime family of New York City. He headed a group referred to as the "DeMeo crew", which became notorious for the large number of murder ...
(1942–1983) * Thomas DeSimone, "Two-Gun Tommy" (1950–1979) *
Tom Devaney Tom Devaney (died July 20, 1976) was a New York mobster and an enforcer to Mickey Spillane during the 1960s and 70s. As Spillane's chief lieutenant, Devaney played a leading role in the growing animosity between Spillane and the Genovese crime f ...
(died 1976) * Jack Diamond, "Legs" (1897–1931) *
Johnny Dio Giovanni Ignazio Dioguardi (; April 29, 1914 – January 12, 1979), known as John "Johnny Dio" Dioguardi, was an Italian-American organized crime figure and a labor racketeer. He is known for being involved in the acid attack which led to the ...
(1914–1979) * Thomas Eboli, "Tommy Ryan" (1911–1972) *
Carmine Fatico Carmine "Charley Wagons" Fatico (January 19, 1910, East New York, Brooklyn - August 1, 1991) was a powerful Caporegime in the New York Gambino crime family. Fatico is best known as an early mentor to Gambino boss John Gotti. Biography Fatico was ...
, "Charley Wagons" (1910–1991) *
Mickey Featherstone Francis T. "Mickey" Featherstone (born September 2, 1948) is a former Irish American mobster and member of the Westies, an organized crime syndicate from Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan in New York City, led by James Coonan. Featherstone committed se ...
(born 1948) *
John Franzese John "Sonny" Franzese Sr. (; February 6, 1917 – February 24, 2020) was an Italian-born American mobster who was a longtime member and former underboss of the Colombo crime family. Franzese's career in organized crime began in the 1930s and ...
, "Sonny" (1917–2020) * Michael Franzese, "Yuppie Don" (born 1951) *
Christopher Furnari Past member(s) Joseph Abate Joseph "Joe" Abate (July 8, 1902 – 1994) was a capo in the family's New Jersey faction. In the 1920s, Abate served as an enforcer for Al Capone in Chicago before settling in New Jersey.Raab, p.1-3 In June 1976, Aba ...
, "Christie Tick" (1924-2018) * Thomas Gagliano (1884–1951) *
Carmine Galante Carmine Galante (; February 21, 1910 – July 12, 1979) was an American mobster. Galante was rarely seen without a cigar hanging from is mouth, leading to the nickname "The Cigar" and "Lilo" (a Sicilian term for cigar). Galante had a long caree ...
(1910–1979) *
Joey Gallo Joseph Nicholas Gallo (born November 19, 1993) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, and Los Angele ...
, "Crazy Joe" (1929–1972) *
Carlo Gambino Carlo Gambino (; August 24, 1902 – October 15, 1976) was an Italian-American crime boss of the Gambino crime family. After the Apalachin Meeting in 1957, and the imprisonment of Vito Genovese in 1959, Gambino took over the Commission o ...
(1902–1976) *
Vito Genovese Vito Genovese (; November 21, 1897 – February 14, 1969) was an Italian-born American mobster who mainly operated in the United States. Genovese rose to power during Prohibition as an enforcer in the American Mafia. A long-time associate and chi ...
(1897–1969) *
Mario Gigante Mario "the shadow" Gigante (November 4, 1923 – March 10, 2022) was an American mobster in New York City who served as caporegime for the Genovese crime family. He was the elder brother of late family boss Vincent "The Chin" Gigante. Biography ...
(born 1923) * Vincent Gigante, "Chin" (1928–2005) * Gene Gotti (born 1946) *
John Gotti John Joseph Gotti Jr.Capeci, Mustain (1996), pp. 25–26 (, ; October 27, 1940 – June 10, 2002) was an American gangster and Crime boss, boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. He ordered and helped to orchestrate the murder of ...
(1940–2002) *
John A. Gotti John Angelo Gotti (born February 14, 1964) is an American former mobster who was the acting boss of the Gambino crime family from 1991 to 1999. Gotti became acting boss when the boss of the family, his father John Gotti, was sent to prison. The ...
, "Junior" (born 1964) *
Peter Gotti Peter Arthur Gotti (October 15, 1939 – February 25, 2021) was an American mobster. He was the boss of the Gambino crime family, part of the American Mafia, and the elder brother of the former Gambino boss John Gotti. Early life Gotti was bor ...
(1939–2021) *
Richard G. Gotti Richard G. Gotti (born November 30, 1967) is an American mobster who is a member of the Gambino crime family. His father is Gambino capo Richard V. Gotti and cousins are capo John A. "Junior" Gotti, former reality television star Victoria Gotti ...
(born 1967) *
Richard V. Gotti Richard V. Gotti (born 1942) is an American mobster in the Gambino crime family. Gotti was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1942. He was one of 13 children (two had died at birth) of John Joseph Gotti Sr. and Philomena "Fannie" DeCarlo. Gotti's br ...
(born 1942) *
Sammy Gravano Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano (born March 12, 1945) is an American former mobster who became underboss of the Gambino crime family. Gravano played a major role in prosecuting John Gotti, the crime family's boss, by agreeing to testify as a ...
, "The Bull" (born 1945) * Henry Hill (1943–2012) *
Vyacheslav Ivankov Vyacheslav Kirillovich Ivankov (russian: Вячесла́в Кири́ллович Иванько́в) (January 2, 1940 – October 9, 2009) was a Russian mafia boss and thief in law who was believed to have connections with Russian state intellig ...
(1940–2009) *
Ronald Jerothe The Gambino crime family (pronounced ) is an Italian-American Mafia crime family and one of the "Five Families" that dominate organized crime activities in New York City, United States, within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known as the Am ...
, "Foxy" (1947–1974) *
Gennaro Langella Gennaro Adriano Langella (; December 30, 1938 – December 15, 2013), also known as "Gerry Lang", was an American mobster in the Colombo crime family of New York City, and eventually became underboss and acting boss. Biography Background Langell ...
, "Jerry Lang" (1938–2013) *
Meyer Lansky Meyer Lansky (born Maier Suchowljansky; July 4, 1902 – January 15, 1983), known as the "Mob's Accountant", was an American organized crime figure who, along with his associate Charles "Lucky" Luciano, was instrumental in the development of the ...
(1902–1983) * Philip Lombardo, "Benny Squint" (1908–1987) *
Anthony Loria, Sr. Past member(s) Joseph Abate Joseph "Joe" Abate (July 8, 1902 – 1994) was a capo in the family's New Jersey faction. In the 1920s, Abate served as an enforcer for Al Capone in Chicago before settling in New Jersey.Raab, p.1-3 In June 1976, Aba ...
, "Tony Aboudamita" (died 1989) *
Salvatore Lucania Charles "Lucky" Luciano (, ; born Salvatore Lucania ; November 24, 1897 – January 26, 1962) was an Italian-born gangster who operated mainly in the United States. Luciano started his criminal career in the Five Points gang and was instrumenta ...
, "Charlie 'Lucky' Luciano" (1897–1962) *
Frank Lucas Frank Lucas (September 9, 1930 – May 30, 2019) was an American drug trafficker who operated in Harlem, New York City, during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was known for cutting out middlemen in the drug trade and buying heroin directly f ...
(1930-2019) * Thomas Lucchese, "Three Finger Brown" (1899–1967) *
Owney Madden Owen Vincent "Owney" Madden (December 18, 1891 – April 24, 1965) was a British-born gangster of Irish ancestry who became a leading underworld figure in New York during Prohibition. Nicknamed "The Killer", he garnered a brutal reputation within ...
(1891–1965) * Joseph Magliocco (1898–1963) *
Vincent Mangano Vincent Mangano (born Vincenzo Giovanni Mangano; ; March 28, 1888 – disappeared April 19, 1951, declared dead October 30, 1961) was an Italian-born mobster also known as "Vincent The Executioner" as named in a Brooklyn newspaper, and the head of ...
(1888–1951) * Francesco Manzo, "Frankie the Wop" (1925–2012) *
Richard Martino Richard Martino (born 1961) is a member of the New York Gambino crime family who was involved in Internet and phone scams that cost consumers $750 million. Martino introduced the Cosa Nostra into this area of crime. Biography A major earner for the ...
(born 1961) *
Joe Masseria Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria (; January 17, 1886April 15, 1931) was an early Italian-American Mafia boss in New York City. He was boss of what is now called the Genovese crime family, one of the New York City Mafia's Five Families, from 1922 ...
, "Joe the Boss" (1886–1931) *
Joe Massino Joseph Charles Massino (born January 10, 1943) is an American former mobster. He was a member of the Mafia and boss of the Bonanno crime family from 1991 until 2004, when he became the first boss of one of the Five Families in New York City to tu ...
, "Big Joey" (born 1943) *
Giuseppe Morello Giuseppe "the Clutch Hand" Morello (; May 2, 1867 – August 15, 1930), also known as "The Old Fox", was the first boss of the Morello crime family and later top adviser to Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria. He was known as ''Piddu'' ( Sicilian ...
(1867–1930) * Nicholas Morello (1890–1916) *
Willie Moretti Guarino "Willie" Moretti (February 24, 1894 – October 4, 1951), also known as Willie Moore, was a notorious underboss of the Genovese crime family and a cousin of the family boss Frank Costello. Criminal career Born Guarino Moretti in Bari ...
, "Willie" (1894–1951) *
Hughie Mulligan Hughie Mulligan (died 1973) was a New York mobster and bookmaker who headed criminal activities of the "Irish Mob" in Hell's Kitchen during the 1950s. His protégés included Jimmy Burke, an associate of the Lucchese crime family, and his eventua ...
(died 1973) *
Victor Orena Vittorio "Little Vic" Orena (born August 4, 1934) is a New York City mobster who became the acting boss of the Colombo crime family. A challenge by Orena to boss Carmine Persico triggered one of the bloodiest Mafia wars of the late 20th century, ...
, "Little Vic" (born 1934) *
Vincent Papa Past member(s) Joseph Abate Joseph "Joe" Abate (July 8, 1902 – 1994) was a capo in the family's New Jersey faction. In the 1920s, Abate served as an enforcer for Al Capone in Chicago before settling in New Jersey.Raab, p.1-3 In June 1976, Aba ...
(1917–1977) *
Carmine Persico Carmine John Persico Jr. (; August 8, 1933 – March 7, 2019), also known as "Junior", "The Snake" and "Immortal", was an American mobster and the longtime boss of the Colombo crime family in New York City from 1973 until his death in 2019. He h ...
(born 1933) * Joseph Pinzolo (1887–1930) * Joe Profaci (1897–1962) *
Bosko Radonjich Bosko is an animated cartoon character created by animators Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. Bosko was the first recurring character in Leon Schlesinger's cartoon series and was the star of 39 ''Looney Tunes'' shorts released by Warner Bros. He ...
(1943–2011) * Philip Rastelli (1918–1991) * Abraham Reles (1906–1941) *
Arnold Rothstein Arnold Rothstein (January 17, 1882 – November 4, 1928), nicknamed "The Brain", was an American racketeer, crime boss, businessman, and gambler in New York City. Rothstein was widely reputed to have organized corruption in professional athletic ...
, "The Big Bankroll" (1882–1928) * Alex Rudaj (born 1968) * Anthony Salerno, "Fat Tony" (1911–1992) *
Frank Scalice Frank Scalice (; born Francesco Scalisi, ; September 23, 1893 – June 17, 1957), also known as "Don Ciccio" and "Wacky", was an Italian-American mobster active in New York City, who led the future Gambino crime family from 1930 to 1931. He ...
, "Don Cheech" (1893–1957) *
Gregory Scarpa Gregory Scarpa (May 8, 1928 – June 4, 1994) nicknamed the Grim Reaper and also the Mad Hatter, was an American caporegime and hitman for the Colombo crime family, as well as an informant for the FBI. During the 1970s and 80s, Scarpa was the ...
, "The Grim Reaper" and "The Mad Hatter" (1928–1994) *
Nicolo Schiro Nicolo "Cola" Schiro (born Nicolò Schirò; ; September 2, 1872April 29, 1957) was an early Sicilian-born New York City mobster who, in 1912, became the boss of what later become known as the Bonanno crime family. Schiro's leadership of the ga ...
, "Cola" (1872–1957) *
Dutch Schultz Dutch Schultz (born Arthur Simon Flegenheimer; August 6, 1901October 24, 1935) was an American mobster. Based in New York City in the 1920s and 1930s, he made his fortune in organized crime-related activities, including bootlegging and the n ...
(1901–1935) *Bugsy Siegel (1906–1947) *Mickey Spillane (mobster), Mickey Spillane (1934–1977) *Harry Strauss, "Pittsburgh Phil" (1909–1941) *Anthony Strollo, "Tony Bender" (1899–1962) *Vojislav Stanimirović (criminal), Vojislav Stanimirović, "Mr Stan" Born (1937) *Ciro Terranova, "The Artichoke King" (1888–1938) *Frank Tieri (mobster), Frank Tieri (1904–1981 *Joe Valachi (1903–1971) *Paul Vario (1914–1988) *
Frankie Yale Francesco Ioele (; January 22, 1893 – July 1, 1928), known as Frankie Yale or Frankie Uale, was an Italian-American gangster based in Brooklyn and second employer of Al Capone. Early life Yale was born in Longobucco, Italy, on January 22, ...
(1893–1928)


Philadelphia

*Angelo Bruno (1910–1980) *Andrew Thomas DelGiorno (born 1940) * Jack Diamond (1897–1931) *Mickey Duffy (1888–1931) *Waxey Gordon (1888–1952) *Joseph Ida *Phil Leonetti, "Crazy Phil" (born 1953) *Joseph Ligambi, "Uncle Joe" (born 1939) *Joseph Massimino *Joseph Merlino, "Skinny Joey" (born 1962) * Marco Reginelli, "Small Man" (1897–1956) *Harry Riccobene (1909–2000) *Harry Rosen (mobster), Harry Rosen, "Nig" *Salvatore Sabella (1891–1962) *Nicky Scarfo Jr., "Nicky" (born 1964) *
Nicodemo Scarfo Nicodemo Domenico "Little Nicky" Scarfo Sr. (March 8, 1929 – January 13, 2017) was a member of the American Mafia who became the boss of the Philadelphia crime family after the deaths of Angelo Bruno and Phil Testa. During his criminal car ...
, "Little Nicky" (1929–2017) *Pat Spirito (1939–1983) *John Stanfa (born 1940) *Philip Testa, "Chicken Man" (1924–1981) *Salvatore Testa (1956–1984)


Pittsburgh

*John Larocca (1956–1984) *Michael James Genovese (1984–2006) *John Bazzano Jr (2006–2008) *Thomas "Sonny" Ciancutti (2008–2021)


Providence, Rhode Island, Providence

*Nicholas Bianco (1932–1994) *Matthew L. Guglielmetti, Jr. (born 1949) *Luigi Manocchio (born 1927) *Raymond L.S. Patriarca (1908–1984)


St. Louis, Missouri, St. Louis

*Dinty Colbeck (1890–1943)


San Diego

*
Frank Bompensiero Frank "Bomp" Bompensiero (October 29, 1905 – February 10, 1977) was a Mafia hitman and longtime caporegime in the Los Angeles crime family. In 1956, with the death of boss Jack Dragna, Bompensiero was demoted to the rank of soldier by the new ...
, "Bomp" (1905–1977)


San Francisco

*James Lanza, "Jimmy the Hat" (1902–2006)


San Jose, California, San Jose

*Onofrio Sciortino (died 1959)


Tampa, Florida, Tampa

*Ignacio Antinori (1885–1940) *Santo Trafficante, Sr. (1886–1954) *Santo Trafficante, Jr. (1914–1987)


Wyoming Valley, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

*Russell Bufalino, Rosario "Russell" Bufalino (1903–1994) *John Sciandra (1899–1940) *Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran (1920–2003) *


Vietnam


Ha Noi, Hanoi

*Khánh Trắng, Dương Văn Khánh ( Khánh Trắng ) (1956-1998) *Nguyễn Thị Hạnh ( Hạnh Sự ) (born 1956) *Trần Quốc Sơn ( Sơn Bạch Tạng ) (born 1962)


Hai Phong, Haiphong

*Ngô Đức Minh ( Minh Sứt ) (1956-2018) *Dung Hà, Vũ Hoàng Dung ( Dung Hà ) (1965-2000) *Ngô Chí Thành ( Thành Chân ) *Phạm Đình Nên ( Cu Nên ) (1957-1997)


Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon

*Bảy Viễn, Lê Văn Viễn ( Bảy Viễn ) (1904-1972) *Đại Cathay, Lê Văn Đại ( Đại Cathay ) (1940-1967) *Huỳnh Tỳ (1944-?) *Vũ Đình Khánh ( Sơn Đảo ) (1944-1975) *Năm Cam, Trương Văn Cam ( Năm Cam ) (1947-2004) *Châu Phát Lai Em ( Lai Em ) (1959-2004)


See also

*List of American mobsters of Irish descent *List of British gangsters *List of godfathers *List of Italian-American mobsters *List of Italian Mafia crime families *List of Jewish-American mobsters *List of post-Soviet mobsters *List of Sicilian mafiosi *Mafia {{DEFAULTSORT:Mobsters by city Gangsters, City Organized crime-related lists