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Lucky Luciano

1897 - 1962

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Charles "Lucky" Luciano ( LOO-chee-AH-noh; Italian: [luˈtʃaːno]; born Salvatore Lucania [salvaˈtoːre lukaˈniːa]; November 24, 1897 – January 26, 1962) was an Italian gangster who operated mainly in the United States. He started his criminal career in the Five Points Gang and was instrumental in the development of the National Crime Syndicate. Luciano is considered the father of the Italian-American Mafia for the establishment of the Commission in 1931, after he abolished the boss of bosses title held by Salvatore Maranzano following the Castellammarese War. He was also the first official boss of the modern Genovese crime family. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lucky Luciano is the 5th most popular mafioso, the 517th most popular biography from Italy (down from 441st in 2019) and the most popular Italian Mafioso.

Lucky Luciano is most famous for being the first boss of the Genovese crime family.

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Among MAFIOSOS

Among mafiosos, Lucky Luciano ranks 5 out of 70. Before him are Pablo Escobar, Al Capone, Billy the Kid, and Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. After him are Salvatore Riina, Frank Lucas, Jesse James, Tamam Shud case, Jack Ruby, Griselda Blanco, and Meyer Lansky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Lucky Luciano ranks 18. Before him are Thích Quảng Đức, Paavo Nurmi, Ludwig Erhard, Yun Posun, Jiroemon Kimura, and Anthony Eden. After him are Wilhelm Reich, Georges Bataille, Odd Hassel, Louis Aragon, Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia, and Ferenc Szálasi. Among people deceased in 1962, Lucky Luciano ranks 10. Before him are Hermann Hesse, Adolf Eichmann, William Faulkner, Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Stuart Sutcliffe, and Karen Blixen. After him are Arthur Compton, Georges Bataille, Princess Marie Bonaparte, Gaston Bachelard, Yves Klein, and Hans Luther.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Lucky Luciano ranks 517 out of 5,161. Before him are Tinto Brass (1933), Pope Hilarius (415), Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (1666), Antonio Meucci (1808), Totila (500), and Pope Stephen VIII (900). After him are Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896), Zeuxis (-500), Octavia the Younger (-69), Pope Valentine (780), Gaius Maecenas (-68), and Arturo Toscanini (1867).

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Among MAFIOSOS In Italy

Among mafiosos born in Italy, Lucky Luciano ranks 1. After him are Salvatore Riina (1930), Bernardo Provenzano (1933), Vito Genovese (1897), Vito Cascio Ferro (1862), Salvatore Giuliano (1922), Salvatore Maranzano (1886), Russell Bufalino (1903), Giuseppe Morello (1867), Joe Profaci (1897), and Peggy Hettrick murder case (null).

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