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Joseph D. Pistone

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Joseph Dominick Pistone (born September 17, 1939) is an American former FBI special agent who worked undercover as Donnie Brasco between September 1976 and July 1981, as part of an infiltration primarily into the Bonanno crime family under the tutelage of Anthony Mirra and later Dominick Napolitano, and to a lesser extent the Colombo crime family, two of the Five Families of the Mafia in New York City. Pistone was an FBI agent for 17 years, from 1969 until he resigned in 1986. The evidence collected by Pistone led to over 200 indictments and over 100 convictions of Mafia members, and some responsible for his infiltration were also killed by other mobsters. Pistone was a pioneer in long-term undercover work. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph D. Pistone is the 2,349th most popular writer (down from 1,790th in 2019), the 3,393rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,257th in 2019) and the 270th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Joseph D. Pistone ranks 2,349 out of 7,302. Before him are Gregory Tsamblak, Musa Cälil, Eupolis, Mary Astell, Andrei Voznesensky, and John Fletcher. After him are Israel Joshua Singer, Keigo Higashino, Marius Maximus, Mikołaj Rej, Ulf Stark, and Guillermo Cabrera Infante.

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Among people born in 1939, Joseph D. Pistone ranks 169. Before him are Grace Slick, Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, Arkady Luxemburg, Neil Sedaka, Dick Scobee, and John Amos. After him are Susan Flannery, Rosanna Schiaffino, Andrew Parker Bowles, Lili Ivanova, Frank Vincent, and Brian Mulroney.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joseph D. Pistone ranks 3,393 out of 20,380. Before him are Jamaal Wilkes (1953), Stephen Foster (1826), Christian Slater (1969), E. G. Marshall (1914), Bruce Boxleitner (1950), and Marty Friedman (1962). After him are Stefanie Powers (1942), Al Freeman Jr. (1934), Stanley Kamel (1943), Lauren Holly (1963), Susan Flannery (1939), and Harry Dexter White (1892).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Joseph D. Pistone ranks 270. Before him are Alfred Bester (1913), Kathy Reichs (1948), Richard Brautigan (1935), Lydia Davis (1947), August Derleth (1909), and Cornell Woolrich (1903). After him are Mary Baker Eddy (1821), Ben Shapiro (1984), Jacques Futrelle (1875), Annie Proulx (1935), Djuna Barnes (1892), and Dorothy Parker (1893).

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