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Jesse James

1847 - 1882

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Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847 – April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the "Little Dixie" area of Missouri, James and his family maintained strong Southern sympathies. He and his brother Frank James joined pro-Confederate guerrillas known as "bushwhackers" operating in Missouri and Kansas during the American Civil War. As followers of William Quantrill and "Bloody Bill" Anderson, they were accused of committing atrocities against Union soldiers and civilian abolitionists, including the Centralia Massacre in 1864. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jesse James is the 8th most popular mafioso, the 560th most popular biography from United States (down from 418th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Mafioso.

Jesse James was a notorious outlaw in the American west. He was born in Missouri in 1847 and died in 1882. He was most famous for robbing trains, banks, and stagecoaches.

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Among MAFIOSOS

Among mafiosos, Jesse James ranks 8 out of 70. Before him are Al Capone, Billy the Kid, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Lucky Luciano, Salvatore Riina, and Frank Lucas. After him are Tamam Shud case, Jack Ruby, Griselda Blanco, Meyer Lansky, John Dillinger, and Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1847, Jesse James ranks 9. Before him are Paul von Hindenburg, Maria Feodorovna, Otto Wallach, Bram Stoker, Auguste Escoffier, and Joseph Pulitzer. After him are Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, Georges Sorel, Jean Casimir-Perier, Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, Max Liebermann, and Jens Peter Jacobsen. Among people deceased in 1882, Jesse James ranks 6. Before him are Charles Darwin, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Friedrich Wöhler, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Arthur de Gobineau. After him are Theodor Schwann, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Francesco Hayez, Bruno Bauer, Léon Gambetta, and Louis Blanc.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jesse James ranks 560 out of 20,380. Before him are Steve Wozniak (1950), Pontiac (1714), Dick Cheney (1941), Herbert A. Hauptman (1917), Michael Clarke Duncan (1957), and Charles M. Schulz (1922). After him are Elinor Ostrom (1933), Dan Brown (1964), Shirley Temple (1928), Harper Lee (1926), Jodie Foster (1962), and Vesto Slipher (1875).

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Among MAFIOSOS In United States

Among mafiosos born in United States, Jesse James ranks 4. Before him are Al Capone (1899), Billy the Kid (1859), and Frank Lucas (1930). After him are 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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