MAFIOSO
Salvatore Riina
1930 - 2017

Salvatore Riina
Salvatore Riina (Italian pronunciation: [salvaˈtoːre (toˈtɔ r)riˈiːna]; 16 November 1930 – 17 November 2017), called Totò (sicilian diminutive of Salvatore), was an Italian mobster and chief of the Sicilian Mafia, known for a ruthless murder campaign that reached a peak in the early 1990s with the assassinations of Antimafia Commission prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, resulting in widespread public outcry, legal change and a major crackdown by the authorities. He was also known by the nicknames la belva ("the beast") and il capo dei capi (Sicilian: 'u capu di 'i capi, "the boss of bosses"). Riina succeeded Luciano Leggio as head of the Corleonesi criminal organisation in the mid-1970s and achieved dominance through a campaign of violence, which caused police to target his rivals. Riina had been a fugitive since the late 1960s after he was indicted on a murder charge. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Salvatore Riina is the 6th most popular mafioso (down from 4th in 2019), the 539th most popular biography from Italy (down from 329th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Italian Mafioso.
Salvatore Riina is most famous for being the boss of the Sicilian Mafia. He was also known as "The Beast" and "The Boss of Bosses." Riina was arrested in 1993 and is currently serving a life sentence.
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Among MAFIOSOS
Among mafiosos, Salvatore Riina ranks 6 out of 70. Before him are Pablo Escobar, Al Capone, Billy the Kid, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, and Lucky Luciano. After him are Frank Lucas, Jesse James, Tamam Shud case, Jack Ruby, Griselda Blanco, and Meyer Lansky.
Most Popular Mafiosos in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPablo Escobar
1949 - 1993
HPI: 84.96
Rank: 1
Al Capone
1899 - 1947
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 2
Billy the Kid
1859 - 1881
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 3
Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán
1957 - Present
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 4
Lucky Luciano
1897 - 1962
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 5
Salvatore Riina
1930 - 2017
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 6
Frank Lucas
1930 - 2019
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 7
Jesse James
1847 - 1882
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 8
Tamam Shud case
1903 - 1948
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 9
Jack Ruby
1911 - 1967
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 10
Griselda Blanco
1943 - 2012
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 11
Meyer Lansky
1902 - 1983
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Salvatore Riina ranks 28. Before him are Pete Conrad, John Young, Buzz Aldrin, Ed White, Jean-Louis Trintignant, and Tu Youyou. After him are Ion Iliescu, Frank Lucas, Silvana Mangano, Maximilian Schell, Philippe Noiret, and Yves Chauvin. Among people deceased in 2017, Salvatore Riina ranks 15. Before him are Bill Paxton, Tom Petty, Raymond Kopa, Jalal Talabani, Jeanne Moreau, and Zbigniew Brzezinski. After him are Ali Abdullah Saleh, David Rockefeller, Chuck Berry, Nicolaas Bloembergen, Manuel Noriega, and Hans Georg Dehmelt.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsPete Conrad
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1999
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 22
John Young
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2018
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 23
Buzz Aldrin
ASTRONAUT
1930 - Present
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 24
Ed White
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1967
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 25
Jean-Louis Trintignant
ACTOR
1930 - 2022
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 26
Tu Youyou
CHEMIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 27
Salvatore Riina
MAFIOSO
1930 - 2017
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 28
Ion Iliescu
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 29
Frank Lucas
MAFIOSO
1930 - 2019
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 30
Silvana Mangano
ACTOR
1930 - 1989
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 31
Maximilian Schell
ACTOR
1930 - 2014
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 32
Philippe Noiret
ACTOR
1930 - 2006
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 33
Yves Chauvin
CHEMIST
1930 - 2015
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 34
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsBill Paxton
ACTOR
1955 - 2017
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 9
Tom Petty
MUSICIAN
1950 - 2017
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 10
Raymond Kopa
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 11
Jalal Talabani
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2017
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 12
Jeanne Moreau
ACTOR
1928 - 2017
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 13
Zbigniew Brzezinski
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2017
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 14
Salvatore Riina
MAFIOSO
1930 - 2017
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 15
Ali Abdullah Saleh
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2017
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 16
David Rockefeller
BUSINESSPERSON
1915 - 2017
HPI: 74.20
Rank: 17
Chuck Berry
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 18
Nicolaas Bloembergen
PHYSICIST
1920 - 2017
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 19
Manuel Noriega
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 20
Hans Georg Dehmelt
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2017
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 21
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Salvatore Riina ranks 539 out of 5,161. Before him are Tarcisio Bertone (1934), Peter Damian (1007), Trebonianus Gallus (206), Januarius (272), Gaius Gracchus (-154), and Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863). After him are Emilio Segrè (1905), Pope Agapetus II (900), Theocritus (-315), Lorenzo Valla (1407), Giovanni Falcone (1939), and Anna Magnani (1908).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsTarcisio Bertone
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.55
Rank: 533
Peter Damian
PHYSICIAN
1007 - 1072
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 534
Trebonianus Gallus
POLITICIAN
206 - 253
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 535
Januarius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
272 - 305
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 536
Gaius Gracchus
POLITICIAN
154 BC - 121 BC
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 537
Gabriele D'Annunzio
WRITER
1863 - 1938
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 538
Salvatore Riina
MAFIOSO
1930 - 2017
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 539
Emilio Segrè
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1989
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 540
Pope Agapetus II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 955
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 541
Theocritus
WRITER
315 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 542
Lorenzo Valla
WRITER
1407 - 1457
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 543
Giovanni Falcone
JUDGE
1939 - 1992
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 544
Anna Magnani
ACTOR
1908 - 1973
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 545
Among MAFIOSOS In Italy
Among mafiosos born in Italy, Salvatore Riina ranks 2. Before him are Lucky Luciano (1897). After him are 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).
Lucky Luciano
1897 - 1962
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 1
Salvatore Riina
1930 - 2017
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 2
Bernardo Provenzano
1933 - 2016
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 3
Vito Genovese
1897 - 1969
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 4
Vito Cascio Ferro
1862 - 1943
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 5
Salvatore Giuliano
1922 - 1950
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 6
Salvatore Maranzano
1886 - 1931
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 7
Russell Bufalino
1903 - 1994
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 8
Giuseppe Morello
1867 - 1930
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 9
Joe Profaci
1897 - 1962
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 10
Peggy Hettrick murder case
HPI: 37.39
Rank: 11