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Richard Kuklinski

1935 - 2006

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Richard Leonard Kuklinski (: April 11, 1935 – March 5, 2006), also known by his nickname the Iceman, was an American criminal and leader of a New Jersey-based burglary ring. He engaged in criminal activities for most of his adult life that began when he distributed pirated pornography and eventually escalated to at least five murders committed between 1980 and 1984 for personal profit. His nickname derives from him freezing the body of one of his victims in an attempt to disguise the time of death. At the time of his crimes, Kuklinski lived with his wife and children in the New Jersey suburb of Dumont. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Kuklinski is the 41st most popular mafioso (down from 34th in 2019), the 3,536th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,384th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Mafioso.

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Among MAFIOSOS

Among mafiosos, Richard Kuklinski ranks 41 out of 70. Before him are Richard Hauptmann, Mickey Cohen, Murder of Kitty Genovese, Vincent Gigante, Salvatore Maranzano, and Du Yuesheng. After him are Russell Bufalino, Vyacheslav Ivankov, Robert Hanssen, Salomon Morel, Giuseppe Morello, and Dutch Schultz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Richard Kuklinski ranks 159. Before him are Vladimir Aksyonov, Annie Proulx, Jerry Orbach, Alfonso López Trujillo, Robert Conrad, and Serge Klarsfeld. After him are Lando Buzzanca, Oleg Tabakov, Geoffrey Lewis, Kenneth Tsang, Esther Vilar, and Jack Charlton. Among people deceased in 2006, Richard Kuklinski ranks 136. Before him are Valentín Paniagua, Asima Chatterjee, Igor Sergeyev, Joe Rosenthal, William Auld, and Basil Poledouris. After him are Gérard Oury, Gennadiy Aygi, Jack Williamson, George Koval, Rocío Dúrcal, and Trevor Berbick.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Kuklinski ranks 3,536 out of 20,380. Before him are Stephen Paddock (1953), Alex Haley (1921), Carl W. Stalling (1891), Basil Poledouris (1945), Ron Kovic (1946), and William Hoyt (1875). After him are Kelly Bishop (1944), Cynthia Nixon (1966), Forrest J Ackerman (1916), Waylon Jennings (1937), Michael Parks (1940), and Katharine Burr Blodgett (1898).

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Among MAFIOSOS In United States

Among mafiosos born in United States, Richard Kuklinski ranks 15. Before him are Mark David Chapman (1955), John Gotti (1940), Lepke Buchalter (1897), Sundance Kid (1867), Mickey Cohen (1913), and Vincent Gigante (1928). After him are Robert Hanssen (1944), Dutch Schultz (1902), Belle Starr (1848), Sammy Gravano (1945), Joseph Colombo (1923), and Tony Accardo (1906).

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