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Tony Accardo

1906 - 1992

Tony Accardo

Anthony Joseph Accardo (; born Antonino Leonardo Accardo, Italian: [antoˈniːno leoˈnardo akˈkardo]; April 28, 1906 – May 22, 1992), also known as "Joe Batters" and "Big Tuna", was an American longtime mobster. In a criminal career that spanned eight decades, he rose from small-time hoodlum to the position of day-to-day boss of the Chicago Outfit in 1947, to ultimately becoming the power behind the throne in the Outfit by 1972. Accardo moved the Outfit into new operations and territories, significantly increasing its power and wealth during his tenure as boss. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Accardo is the 54th most popular mafioso (down from 53rd in 2019), the 6,691st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,134th in 2019) and the 21st most popular American Mafioso.

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Among MAFIOSOS

Among mafiosos, Tony Accardo ranks 54 out of 70. Before him are Belle Starr, Teresa Claramunt Creus, Sammy Gravano, Joseph Colombo, Joe Profaci, and Anna Sorokin. After him are Assata Shakur, Carlos Marcello, Abu Qatada, Sergei Magnitsky, Jonathan Pollard, and Kenneth Lay.

Most Popular Mafiosos in Wikipedia

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Belle Starr
1848 - 1889
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 48
Teresa Claramunt Creus
1862 - 1931
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 49
Sammy Gravano
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 50
Joseph Colombo
1923 - 1978
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 51
Joe Profaci
1897 - 1962
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 52
Anna Sorokin
1991 - Present
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 53
Tony Accardo
1906 - 1992
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 54
Assata Shakur
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 55
Carlos Marcello
1910 - 1993
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 56
Abu Qatada
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 57
Sergei Magnitsky
1972 - 2009
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 58
Jonathan Pollard
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 59
Kenneth Lay
1942 - 2006
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 60

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Tony Accardo ranks 271. Before him are Maurice Sachs, Käthe Krauss, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Boris Papandopulo, Emília Rotter, and Wilfred Jackson. After him are Hans Walzhofer, Benedicto de Moraes Menezes, Vilmos Kohut, R. K. Narayan, Ilie Subășeanu, and Prithviraj Kapoor. Among people deceased in 1992, Tony Accardo ranks 179. Before him are Bep van Klaveren, Rosemary Sutcliff, Harald Sæverud, Sergey Obraztsov, Anton Malatinský, and Margarita Aliger. After him are Ferenc Karinthy, Iuliu Bodola, Musa Anter, Yevgeny Yevstigneyev, Roberto Bonomi, and Jean Poiret.

Others Born in 1906

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Maurice Sachs
WRITER
1906 - 1945
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 265
Käthe Krauss
ATHLETE
1906 - 1970
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 266
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
WRITER
1906 - 2001
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 267
Boris Papandopulo
COMPOSER
1906 - 1991
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 268
Emília Rotter
SKATER
1906 - 2003
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 269
Wilfred Jackson
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1988
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 270
Tony Accardo
MAFIOSO
1906 - 1992
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 271
Hans Walzhofer
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1970
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 272
Benedicto de Moraes Menezes
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1944
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 273
Vilmos Kohut
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1986
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 274
R. K. Narayan
WRITER
1906 - 2001
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 275
Ilie Subășeanu
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1980
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 276
Prithviraj Kapoor
ACTOR
1906 - 1972
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 277