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Russell Bufalino

1903 - 1994

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Russell Alfred Bufalino (; born Rosario Alfredo Bufalino, Italian: [roˈzaːrjo alˈfreːdo bufaˈliːno]; October 29, 1903 – February 25, 1994) was an Italian-American mobster who became the crime boss of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Italian-American Mafia crime family known as the Bufalino crime family, which he ruled from 1959 to 1994. He was a cousin of attorney William Bufalino, the longtime counsel for Jimmy Hoffa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Russell Bufalino is the 42nd most popular mafioso (up from 45th in 2019), the 2,455th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,726th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Italian Mafioso.

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Among MAFIOSOS

Among mafiosos, Russell Bufalino ranks 42 out of 70Before him are Mickey Cohen, Murder of Kitty Genovese, Vincent Gigante, Salvatore Maranzano, Du Yuesheng, and Richard Kuklinski. After him are Vyacheslav Ivankov, Robert Hanssen, Salomon Morel, Giuseppe Morello, Dutch Schultz, and Belle Starr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Russell Bufalino ranks 135Before him are Dolores Costello, Flaminio Bertoni, Bartel Leendert van der Waerden, Boris Blacher, Cigerxwîn, and Vladimir Jankélévitch. After him are Florence Owens Thompson, Khalid al-Azm, Grigori Aleksandrov, John Wyndham, John Williams, and Jorge Eliécer Gaitán. Among people deceased in 1994, Russell Bufalino ranks 139Before him are Giovanni Goria, Alexander Shelepin, Dean Rusk, Vazgen I, Elissa Aalto, and Stuart Roosa. After him are Mai Zetterling, Ivan Sidorenko, Jean Carmet, Zoltán Fábri, Agathe Uwilingiyimana, and Alex Wilson.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Russell Bufalino ranks 2,455 out of 5,161Before him are Elio Petri (1929), Paolo Bonacelli (1937), Giovanni Battista Vitali (1632), Giovanni de' Bardi (1534), Roger of Salerno (1100), and Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (1707). After him are Eleonora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino (1493), John Italus (1025), Gino Colaussi (1914), Gregorio Barbarigo (1625), Joseph the Hymnographer (816), and Jarno Trulli (1974).

Among MAFIOSOS In Italy

Among mafiosos born in Italy, Russell Bufalino ranks 8Before him are Salvatore Riina (1930), Bernardo Provenzano (1933), Vito Genovese (1897), Vito Cascio Ferro (1862), Salvatore Giuliano (1922), and Salvatore Maranzano (1886). After him are Giuseppe Morello (1867), Joe Profaci (1897), and Peggy Hettrick murder case (null).