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Al Capone

1899 - 1947

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Alphonse Gabriel Capone ( kə-POHN; Italian: [kaˈpoːne]; 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 Chicago Outfit from 1925 to 1931. His seven-year reign as a crime boss ended when he was imprisoned at the age of 33. Capone was born in New York City in 1899 to Italian immigrants. He joined the Five Points Gang as a teenager and became a bouncer in organized crime premises such as brothels. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al Capone is the 2nd most popular mafioso, the 91st most popular biography from United States (down from 78th in 2019) and the most popular American Mafioso.

Al Capone was the famous mobster who was the head of the Chicago Outfit during the Prohibition era. He was most famous for bootlegging, prostitution, and racketeering.

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Among MAFIOSOS

Among mafiosos, Al Capone ranks 2 out of 70. Before him are Pablo Escobar. After him are Billy the Kid, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Lucky Luciano, Salvatore Riina, Frank Lucas, Jesse James, Tamam Shud case, Jack Ruby, Griselda Blanco, and Meyer Lansky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Al Capone ranks 6. Before him are Huang Xianfan, Ernest Hemingway, Jorge Luis Borges, Alfred Hitchcock, and Frederick IX of Denmark. After him are Lavrentiy Beria, Vladimir Nabokov, Yasunari Kawabata, Friedrich Hayek, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, and Humphrey Bogart. Among people deceased in 1947, Al Capone ranks 4. Before him are Max Planck, Aleister Crowley, and Henry Ford. After him are Christian X of Denmark, Rudolf Höss, Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, Philipp Lenard, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, George II of Greece, Kurt Lewin, and Jozef Tiso.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Al Capone ranks 91 out of 20,380. Before him are B.B. King (1925), Brigham Young (1801), Jack London (1876), Stanley Kubrick (1928), Robin Williams (1951), and John Glenn (1921). After him are Stephen King (1947), Caitlyn Jenner (1949), John D. Rockefeller (1839), Gene Hackman (1930), Jeff Bezos (1964), and Barack Obama (1961).

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Among MAFIOSOS In United States

Among mafiosos born in United States, Al Capone ranks 1. After him are Billy the Kid (1859), Frank Lucas (1930), Jesse James (1847), Jack Ruby (1911), John Dillinger (1903), Frank Abagnale (1948), Wyatt Earp (1848), Mark David Chapman (1955), John Gotti (1940), Lepke Buchalter (1897), and Sundance Kid (1867).

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