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Pablo Escobar

1949 - 1993

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Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (; Spanish: [ˈpaβlo eskoˈβaɾ]; 1 December 1949 – 2 December 1993) was a Colombian drug lord, narcoterrorist, and politician who was the founder and leader of the Medellín Cartel. Dubbed the "King of Cocaine", Escobar was one of the wealthiest criminals in history, having amassed an estimated net worth of US$30 billion by his death—equivalent to ~$80 billion as of 2025—while his drug cartel monopolized the cocaine trade into the US in the 1980s and early 1990s. Born in Rionegro and raised in Medellín, Escobar studied briefly at Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana of Medellín but left without graduating; he instead began engaging in criminality, selling illegal cigarettes and fake lottery tickets, as well as participating in motor vehicle theft. In the early 1970s, he began to work for various drug smugglers, often kidnapping and holding people for ransom. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pablo Escobar is the most popular mafioso, the 2nd most popular biography from Colombia (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Colombian Mafioso.

Pablo Escobar was a Colombian drug lord who was responsible for the death of thousands of people.

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Among MAFIOSOS

Among mafiosos, Pablo Escobar ranks 1 out of 70. After him are Al Capone, Billy the Kid, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Lucky Luciano, 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 1949, Pablo Escobar ranks 2. Before him is Ivana Trump. After him are Benjamin Netanyahu, Caitlyn Jenner, Niki Lauda, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Haruki Murakami, Roger Taylor, Nawaz Sharif, António Guterres, Meryl Streep, and Anna Wintour. Among people deceased in 1993, Pablo Escobar ranks 1. After him are Audrey Hepburn, Federico Fellini, Ferruccio Lamborghini, Rudolf Nureyev, James Hunt, Baudouin of Belgium, William Golding, Erich Hartmann, Frank Zappa, Turgut Özal, and Zviad Gamsakhurdia.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Pablo Escobar ranks 2 out of 356. Before him are Gabriel García Márquez (1927). After him are Shakira (1977), Fernando Botero (1932), Griselda Blanco (1943), Juan Manuel Santos (1951), Andrés Escobar (1967), César Gaviria (1947), René Higuita (1966), Carlos Valderrama (1961), Gustavo Petro (1960), and Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela (1943).

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Among MAFIOSOS In Colombia

Among mafiosos born in Colombia, Pablo Escobar ranks 1. After him are Griselda Blanco (1943).

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