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John Dillinger

1903 - 1934

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John Herbert Dillinger (; June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American gangster during the Great Depression. He commanded the Dillinger Gang, which was accused of robbing twenty-four banks and four police stations. Dillinger was imprisoned several times and escaped twice. He was charged with but not convicted of the murder of East Chicago, Indiana, police officer William O'Malley, who shot Dillinger in his bulletproof vest during a shootout; it was the only time Dillinger was charged with homicide. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Dillinger is the 13th most popular mafioso, the 839th most popular biography from United States (down from 647th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Mafioso.

John Dillinger was a famous bank robber in the 1930s. He is most famous for robbing banks with his gang and then escaping from jail.

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Among MAFIOSOS

Among mafiosos, John Dillinger ranks 13 out of 70. Before him are Frank Lucas, Jesse James, Tamam Shud case, Jack Ruby, Griselda Blanco, and Meyer Lansky. After him are Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, Frank Abagnale, Karl Gebhardt, Bernardo Provenzano, Velupillai Prabhakaran, and Wyatt Earp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, John Dillinger ranks 34. Before him are Karl Hanke, Rudolf Abel, Nikolai Podgorny, Fahri Korutürk, José Antonio Primo de Rivera, and Raymond Queneau. After him are Hans Jonas, Irène Némirovsky, John Eccles, The French Angel, Alec Douglas-Home, and Bing Crosby. Among people deceased in 1934, John Dillinger ranks 17. Before him are Kurt von Schleicher, Sergey Kirov, Engelbert Dollfuss, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Gregor Strasser, and Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont. After him are John Collier, Gustav Holst, Tōgō Heihachirō, Augusto César Sandino, Charley Patton, and Louis Barthou.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Dillinger ranks 839 out of 20,380. Before him are John Carpenter (1948), Krist Novoselic (1965), Roy J. Glauber (1925), Merrick Garland (1952), Allen Ginsberg (1926), and King Oliver (1881). After him are Steve Perry (1949), Jason Robards (1922), Theodore Maiman (1927), Linda Lovelace (1949), Ralph Asher Alpher (1921), and Kathleen Kennedy (1953).

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Among MAFIOSOS In United States

Among mafiosos born in United States, John Dillinger ranks 6. Before him are Al Capone (1899), Billy the Kid (1859), Frank Lucas (1930), Jesse James (1847), and Jack Ruby (1911). After him are Frank Abagnale (1948), Wyatt Earp (1848), Mark David Chapman (1955), John Gotti (1940), Lepke Buchalter (1897), and Sundance Kid (1867).

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