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Bernardo Provenzano

1933 - 2016

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Bernardo Provenzano (Italian pronunciation: [berˈnardo provenˈtsaːno]; 31 January 1933 – 13 July 2016) was an Italian mobster and chief of the Sicilian Mafia clan known as the Corleonesi, a Mafia faction that originated in the town of Corleone, and de facto the boss of bosses ("il capo dei capi"). His nickname was Binnu u tratturi (Sicilian for "Bernie the tractor") because, in the words of one informant, "he mows people down". Another nickname was il ragioniere ("the accountant"), due to his apparently subtle and low-key approach to running his crime empire, at least in contrast to some of his more violent predecessors. Provenzano was part of the Corleonesi Mafia clan who backed mob boss Luciano Leggio in the ambush and murder of Michele Navarra in the late 1950s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bernardo Provenzano is the 17th most popular mafioso (down from 9th in 2019), the 962nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 651st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Italian Mafioso.

Bernardo Provenzano is most famous for being the head of the Sicilian Mafia.

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Among MAFIOSOS

Among mafiosos, Bernardo Provenzano ranks 17 out of 70. Before him are Griselda Blanco, Meyer Lansky, John Dillinger, Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, Frank Abagnale, and Karl Gebhardt. After him are Velupillai Prabhakaran, Wyatt Earp, Mark David Chapman, Vito Genovese, John Gotti, and Semion Mogilevich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Bernardo Provenzano ranks 46. Before him are Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, Jerry Falwell, Costa-Gavras, Joan Collins, Ilia II of Georgia, and Rik Van Looy. After him are Samora Machel, John Hopfield, Gian Maria Volonté, Gene Wilder, Lee Radziwill, and Charles K. Kao. Among people deceased in 2016, Bernardo Provenzano ranks 49. Before him are Andrzej Żuławski, Frano Selak, George Kennedy, Vera Rubin, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and Reinhard Selten. After him are Esma Redžepova, Viktor Korchnoi, Gene Wilder, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Michael Cimino, and Yasuo Takamori.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Bernardo Provenzano ranks 962 out of 5,161. Before him are Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (-2), Frank Costello (1891), Luigi Nono (1924), Simone Inzaghi (1976), Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este (1787), and Masolino da Panicale (1383). After him are William I of Sicily (1126), Gemma Galgani (1878), Frances of Rome (1384), Alfonso II of Naples (1448), Giorgio Morandi (1890), and Arrigo Boito (1842).

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Among MAFIOSOS In Italy

Among mafiosos born in Italy, Bernardo Provenzano ranks 3. Before him are Lucky Luciano (1897), and Salvatore Riina (1930). After him are Vito Genovese (1897), Vito Cascio Ferro (1862), Salvatore Giuliano (1922), Salvatore Maranzano (1886), Russell Bufalino (1903), Giuseppe Morello (1867), Joe Profaci (1897), and Peggy Hettrick murder case (null).

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