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Arnold Rothstein

1882 - 1928

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Arnold Rothstein (January 17, 1882 – November 6, 1928), nicknamed "The Brain", was an American racketeer, crime boss, businessman and gambler who became a kingpin of the Jewish Mob in New York City. Rothstein was widely reputed to have organized corruption in professional athletics, including conspiring to fix the 1919 World Series. He was also a mentor of future crime bosses Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Frank Costello, Bugsy Siegel and numerous others. Rothstein is credited with "transform[ing] organized crime from a thuggish activity by hoodlums into a big business run like a corporation," gaining notoriety as the person who first realized the lucrative opportunities afforded by Prohibition and "understood the truths of early 20th century capitalism (giving people what they want) and came to dominate them." His notoriety inspired several fictional characters based on his life, portrayed in contemporary and later forms of media, including the character Meyer Wolfsheim in F. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Arnold Rothstein is the 379th most popular businessperson (down from 347th in 2024), the 4,649th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,988th in 2019) and the 120th most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Arnold Rothstein ranks 379 out of 847. Before him are Erin Brockovich, Jorge Mendes, Theo Albrecht, Charles Pathé, Gennady Timchenko, and Johanna Quandt. After him are Dieter Zetsche, Akio Toyoda, Henry E. Steinway, Thierry Breton, Paul Sacher, and Douglas Tompkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Arnold Rothstein ranks 145. Before him are N. C. Wyeth, Karl Rapp, José Vasconcelos, Sylvia Pankhurst, Oldřich Duras, and Yakov Perelman. After him are Karl Valentin, Kazimierz Bartel, Monteiro Lobato, Louis Pergaud, Holland Smith, and Hendrik Willem van Loon. Among people deceased in 1928, Arnold Rothstein ranks 64. Before him are Mauritz Stiller, Robert Lansing, Anita Berber, Carl Axel Magnus Lindman, Enrico Cecchetti, and Alexander Spendiaryan. After him are Arthur Gore, Franz Roubaud, Wilhelm Fliess, Larry Semon, Alexander Trepov, and Émile Fayolle.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Arnold Rothstein ranks 4,649 out of 20,380. Before him are James Nachtwey (1948), Mayim Bialik (1975), Cassius Marcellus Coolidge (1844), Paul Adelstein (1969), Chris Penn (1965), and John Neumeier (1939). After him are Robert Morris (1931), Andrew M. Gleason (1921), Dennis Haysbert (1954), R-Truth (1972), Joe Spinell (1936), and Eliza McCardle Johnson (1810).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Arnold Rothstein ranks 120. Before him are John Sculley (1939), Jack Welch (1935), David Stern (1942), Roger Ailes (1940), Timothy Dexter (1747), and Erin Brockovich (1960). After him are Douglas Tompkins (1943), Sylvia Beach (1887), Robert Mercer (1946), Howard Schultz (1953), Peter Lynch (1944), and Edwin Drake (1819).

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