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Albert Anastasia

1902 - 1957

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Umberto "Albert" Anastasia (, Italian: [umˈbɛrto anastaˈziːa]; né Anastasio [anaˈstaːzjo]; 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. organization, he eventually rose to the position of boss in what became the modern Gambino crime family. He also controlled New York City's waterfront for most of his criminal career, mainly through dockworker unions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Albert Anastasia is the 127th most popular extremist (up from 133rd in 2019), the 2,106th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,302nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Italian Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Albert Anastasia ranks 127 out of 283. Before him are Jack Unterweger, Saif al-Adel, Dokka Umarov, Kang Kek Iew, Rafael Caro Quintero, and Kōzō Okamoto. After him are Luciano Leggio, Dinko Šakić, David Berkowitz, Omar Abdel-Rahman, Delphine LaLaurie, and Wilhelm Boger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Albert Anastasia ranks 104. Before him are Elsa Lanchester, Jean Bruller, Langston Hughes, Leon Ames, Peregrino Anselmo, and Santos Iriarte. After him are Albert Bormann, Fuad Chehab, Charan Singh, Albert Forster, Antonia Brico, and Cesare Zavattini. Among people deceased in 1957, Albert Anastasia ranks 88. Before him are Washington Luís, Zhou Xuan, Rezső Kasztner, Paul Walden, Carlos Castillo Armas, and Elizabeth Hesselblad. After him are Ernst Gräfenberg, Prince Franz of Bavaria, Gheorghe Tătărescu, Claude Farrère, Wilhelm Filchner, and Eugène Schueller.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Albert Anastasia ranks 2,106 out of 5,161. Before him are Luigi Allemandi (1903), Aldo Ciccolini (1925), Achille Varzi (1904), Riccardo Paletti (1958), Alexis (-372), and Alessandro Achillini (1463). After him are Publius Cornelius Scipio Nasica (-230), Maria Salviati (1499), Antipope Innocent III (1150), Niccolò de' Niccoli (1365), Olimpia Maidalchini (1591), and Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1413).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Italy

Among extremists born in Italy, Albert Anastasia ranks 10. Before him are Tommaso Buscetta (1928), Carlo Gambino (1902), Johnny Torrio (1882), Vincenzo Peruggia (1881), Leonarda Cianciulli (1893), and Matteo Messina Denaro (1962). After him are Luciano Leggio (1925), Frank Nitti (1886), Sante Geronimo Caserio (1873), Joseph Bonanno (1905), Stefano Delle Chiaie (1936), and Donato Bilancia (1951).

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