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Johnny Torrio

1882 - 1957

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John Donato Torrio (born Donato Torrio, Italian: [doˈnaːto ˈtɔrrjo]; January 20, 1882 – April 16, 1957) was an Italian-born mobster who helped build the Chicago Outfit in the 1920s later inherited by his protégé Al Capone. Torrio proposed a National Crime Syndicate in the 1930s and later became an adviser to Lucky Luciano and his Luciano crime family. Torrio had several nicknames, primarily "The Fox" for his cunning and finesse. The US Treasury official Elmer Irey considered him "the biggest gangster in America" and wrote, "He was the smartest and, I dare say, the best of all the hoodlums. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Torrio is the 74th most popular extremist (down from 69th in 2019), the 1,414th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,397th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Italian Extremist.

Johnny Torrio was a Chicago mobster who, along with Al Capone, led the Chicago Outfit in the 1920s. He is most famous for being the first to import the "Chicago way" of doing business to New York City.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Johnny Torrio ranks 74 out of 283. Before him are Jordan Belfort, Marc Dutroux, Boris Savinkov, Carlo Gambino, Jean II, Duke of Alençon, and Sada Abe. After him are Emperor Norton, Gudrun Ensslin, Axeman of New Orleans, George Jung, Taha Yassin Ramadan, and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Johnny Torrio ranks 72. Before him are Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, Fan Noli, John Bauer, Dušan Simović, Feng Yuxiang, and John Rabe. After him are Franz Seldte, Leo Perutz, Eugène Joseph Delporte, Leopold Stokowski, Ernst von Weizsäcker, and Joaquín Turina. Among people deceased in 1957, Johnny Torrio ranks 52. Before him are Erich Auerbach, Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, Moša Pijade, Ramon Magsaysay, Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria, and Max Amann. After him are Édouard Herriot, Mamoru Shigemitsu, Arnold van Gennep, Louis B. Mayer, Leo Perutz, and Sacha Guitry.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Johnny Torrio ranks 1,414 out of 5,161. Before him are Gerard of Csanád (980), Giorgio Basta (1550), Giovanni Lanfranco (1582), Mariotto Albertinelli (1474), Leonardo De Lorenzo (1875), and Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1870). After him are Galeria Valeria (300), Tatiana of Rome (200), Saint Susanna (280), Norberto Bobbio (1909), Giovanni Battista Venturi (1746), and Cosimo Tura (1430).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Italy

Among extremists born in Italy, Johnny Torrio ranks 6. Before him are Man in the Iron Mask (1640), Patrizia Reggiani (1948), Charles Ponzi (1882), Tommaso Buscetta (1928), and Carlo Gambino (1902). After him are Vincenzo Peruggia (1881), Leonarda Cianciulli (1893), Matteo Messina Denaro (1962), Albert Anastasia (1902), Luciano Leggio (1925), and Frank Nitti (1886).

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