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Giovanni Falcone

1939 - 1992

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Giovanni Falcone (Italian: [dʒoˈvanni falˈkoːne]; 18 May 1939 – 23 May 1992) was an Italian judge and prosecuting magistrate. From his office in the Palace of Justice in Palermo, Sicily, he spent most of his professional life trying to overthrow the power of the Sicilian Mafia. After a long and distinguished career, culminating in the Maxi Trial in 1986–1987, on 23 May 1992, Falcone was assassinated by the Corleonesi Mafia in the Capaci bombing, on the A29 motorway near the town of Capaci. His life parallels that of his close friend Paolo Borsellino. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Falcone is the 2nd most popular judge, the 544th most popular biography from Italy (down from 415th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Judge.

Giovanni Falcone was an Italian judge who led the struggle against the Sicilian Mafia. He was killed by a bomb in 1992, along with his wife and three bodyguards.

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Among JUDGES

Among judges, Giovanni Falcone ranks 2 out of 53. Before him are Deborah. After him are Adly Mansour, Roland Freisler, Paolo Borsellino, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Maryanne Trump Barry, Fritz Bauer, Carlo Biotti, John Roberts, Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou, and Panagiotis Pikrammenos.

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Among people born in 1939, Giovanni Falcone ranks 15. Before him are Gro Harlem Brundtland, Peter Grünberg, Giovanni Trapattoni, Amos Oz, Amanda Lear, and Harvey Keitel. After him are Ada Yonath, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Reuven Rivlin, Margaret Atwood, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, and James Fox. Among people deceased in 1992, Giovanni Falcone ranks 14. Before him are Menachem Begin, Mikhail Tal, Olivier Messiaen, John Cage, Francis Bacon, and Barbara McClintock. After him are Li Xiannian, Daniel Bovet, Karl Carstens, Ernst Happel, Joan Fuster, and Jan Oort.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Falcone ranks 544 out of 5,161. Before him are Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863), Salvatore Riina (1930), Emilio Segrè (1905), Pope Agapetus II (900), Theocritus (-315), and Lorenzo Valla (1407). After him are Anna Magnani (1908), Domenico Cimarosa (1749), Calpurnia (-77), Francesco I Sforza (1401), Gaius Julius Caesar (-135), and Giulietta Masina (1921).

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Among JUDGES In Italy

Among judges born in Italy, Giovanni Falcone ranks 1. After him are Paolo Borsellino (1940), and Carlo Biotti (1901).

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