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Sam Giancana

1908 - 1975

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Salvatore "Mooney" Giancana ( JEE-ahn-KAH-nə; born Gilormo Giangana, Italian: [dʒiˈlɔrmo dʒaŋˈɡaːna]; May 24, 1908 – June 19, 1975) was an American mobster who was boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1957 to 1966. Giancana was born in Chicago to Italian immigrant parents. He joined the 42 Gang as a teenager, developing a reputation in organized crime, which gained him the notice of the leaders of the Chicago Outfit, which he joined during the late 1930s. From the 1940s through the 1950s, he controlled illegal gambling, illegal liquor distribution, and political rackets in Louisiana. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Giancana is the 161st most popular extremist (down from 140th in 2019), the 4,055th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,094th in 2019) and the 54th most popular American Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Sam Giancana ranks 161 out of 283. Before him are Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, Elisabeth Becker, Peter Sutcliffe, Anatoly Onoprienko, Samuel Little, and Charles Whitman. After him are Luciano Moggi, Andrew Cunanan, Richard Chase, Nancy Spungen, Cleveland Torso Murderer, and Mary Bell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Sam Giancana ranks 154. Before him are Carl Laemmle Jr., Son Ngoc Thanh, Jack Crawford, Fritz Fischer, Doria Shafik, and Elio Vittorini. After him are Louis, Prince of Hesse and by Rhine, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, John Tuzo Wilson, Nicholas Kaldor, Richard Wright, and William Hartnell. Among people deceased in 1975, Sam Giancana ranks 107. Before him are Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli, Jacques Duclos, Jan Mukařovský, W. V. D. Hodge, Doria Shafik, and Georg Ots. After him are Morgan Taylor, Tim Buckley, William Hartnell, K. Kamaraj, Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, and Vladimir Kuts.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Giancana ranks 4,055 out of 20,380. Before him are Gene Deitch (1924), Jesse Ventura (1951), Dan Castellaneta (1957), Ada Blackjack (1898), David Graeber (1961), and Frank McCourt (1930). After him are Mira Sorvino (1967), Luther Burbank (1849), Morgan Taylor (1903), Colleen Hoover (1979), Desmond Child (1953), and Maclyn McCarty (1911).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United States

Among extremists born in United States, Sam Giancana ranks 54. Before him are Patricia Krenwinkel (1947), Whitey Bulger (1929), Stephen Paddock (1953), Joseph Valachi (1904), Samuel Little (1940), and Charles Whitman (1941). After him are Andrew Cunanan (1969), Richard Chase (1950), Nancy Spungen (1958), Jerry Brudos (1939), Ross Ulbricht (1984), and Baby Face Nelson (1908).

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