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John Gotti

1940 - 2002

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John Joseph Gotti Jr. ( GOT-ee, Italian: [ˈɡɔtti]; October 27, 1940 – June 10, 2002) was an American mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. He ordered and helped to orchestrate the murder of Gambino boss Paul Castellano in December 1985 and took over the family shortly thereafter, leading what was described as the most powerful crime syndicate in the United States. Gotti and his brothers grew up in poverty and turned to a life of crime at an early age. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Gotti is the 22nd most popular mafioso (down from 18th in 2019), the 1,520th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,001st in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Mafioso.

John Gotti is most famous for being the head of the Gambino crime family. He was convicted on charges of racketeering, murder, and conspiracy to commit murder.

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Among MAFIOSOS

Among mafiosos, John Gotti ranks 22 out of 70. Before him are Karl Gebhardt, Bernardo Provenzano, Velupillai Prabhakaran, Wyatt Earp, Mark David Chapman, and Vito Genovese. After him are Semion Mogilevich, Ta Mok, Ned Kelly, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, Vito Cascio Ferro, and Lepke Buchalter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, John Gotti ranks 91. Before him are Shozo Tsugitani, Bruce Chatwin, Mina, Arieh Warshel, Marlène Jobert, and Milena Dravić. After him are Al Jarreau, Gary Gilmore, Masahiro Hamazaki, Edward C. Prescott, Jair da Costa, and George Akerlof. Among people deceased in 2002, John Gotti ranks 48. Before him are Xi Zhongxun, John Cocke, Ne Win, Yoshio Okada, Eduardo Chillida, and Raf Vallone. After him are René Thom, Cyrus Vance, Sigvard Bernadotte, Aileen Wuornos, Pim Fortuyn, and Agatha Barbara.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Gotti ranks 1,520 out of 20,380. Before him are Sarah Knauss (1880), Jerry Lee Lewis (1935), Francis Gary Powers (1929), Arthur Ashe (1943), James Van Allen (1914), and Clifford D. Simak (1904). After him are William Gibson (1948), Pitbull (1981), Al Jarreau (1940), Joseph Kosuth (1945), Adrien Brody (1973), and Thelonious Monk (1917).

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Among MAFIOSOS In United States

Among mafiosos born in United States, John Gotti ranks 10. Before him are Jesse James (1847), Jack Ruby (1911), John Dillinger (1903), Frank Abagnale (1948), Wyatt Earp (1848), and Mark David Chapman (1955). After him are Lepke Buchalter (1897), Sundance Kid (1867), Mickey Cohen (1913), Vincent Gigante (1928), Richard Kuklinski (1935), and Robert Hanssen (1944).

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