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Tommaso Buscetta

1928 - 2000

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Tommaso Buscetta (Italian pronunciation: [tomˈmaːzo buʃˈʃetta]; 13 July 1928 – 2 April 2000) was a high-ranking Italian mobster and a member of the Sicilian Mafia. He became one of the first of its members to turn informant and explain the inner workings of the organization. Buscetta participated in criminal activity in Italy, the United States and Brazil before being arrested and extradited from Brazil to Italy. He became disillusioned with the Mafia after the murders of several of his family members, and in 1984, decided to cooperate with the authorities. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tommaso Buscetta is the 63rd most popular extremist (down from 38th in 2019), the 1,283rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 877th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Italian Extremist.

Tommaso Buscetta was most famous for being a Sicilian Mafioso who became a pentito, or informant, in 1984. Buscetta was originally a member of the Sicilian Mafia, but he eventually became a pentito after he was arrested in Brazil and extradited to Italy. He testified against many other Mafiosi, including Salvatore "Toto" Riina and Bernardo Provenzano.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Tommaso Buscetta ranks 63 out of 283. Before him are Karl Denke, Friedrich Jeckeln, Gary Gilmore, Dennis Rader, Edmund Kemper, and Fritz Haarmann. After him are Henri Désiré Landru, Aileen Wuornos, Rodney Alcala, Marvin Heemeyer, Jordan Belfort, and Marc Dutroux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Tommaso Buscetta ranks 73. Before him are James Garner, Pat Hitchcock, Hannah Pick-Goslar, Giampiero Boniperti, Zhu Rongji, and Carl Woese. After him are Hans Modrow, Gustav Leonhardt, Lina Wertmüller, Capucine, Musa al-Sadr, and Gaston Thorn. Among people deceased in 2000, Tommaso Buscetta ranks 43. Before him are Rudolf Kirchschläger, Empress Kōjun, Takashi Kano, Petar Mladenov, Lila Kedrova, and Steve Reeves. After him are Akira Nozawa, Anatoly Sobchak, John Harsanyi, Merton Miller, Richard Farnsworth, and Leonid Rogozov.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Tommaso Buscetta ranks 1,283 out of 5,161. Before him are Mario Del Monaco (1915), Giuseppe Castiglione (1688), Rainier I of Monaco, Lord of Cagnes (1267), Antipope Christopher (900), Fra Mauro (1385), and Massimiliano Allegri (1967). After him are Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (1630), Sebastiano Venier (1496), Niccolò Jommelli (1714), Lucilio Vanini (1585), Fede Galizia (1578), and Ildibad (450).

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Among EXTREMISTS In Italy

Among extremists born in Italy, Tommaso Buscetta ranks 4. Before him are Man in the Iron Mask (1640), Patrizia Reggiani (1948), and Charles Ponzi (1882). After him are Carlo Gambino (1902), Johnny Torrio (1882), Vincenzo Peruggia (1881), Leonarda Cianciulli (1893), Matteo Messina Denaro (1962), Albert Anastasia (1902), Luciano Leggio (1925), and Frank Nitti (1886).

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