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Al Capone
Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate.
Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate.
Angelo Genna
Angelo Genna was a Sicilian-American Mobster and Bootlegger.
Angelo Genna was a Sicilian-American Mobster and Bootlegger.
Angelo Meli
Angelo Meli (February 10, 1897 - December 1969) was a Detroit, Michigan mobster who became a consiglieri and then leading Chairman of the Detroit Partnership criminal organization of La Cosa Nostra.
Angelo Meli (February 10, 1897 - December 1969) was a Detroit, Michigan mobster who became a consiglieri and then leading Chairman of the Detroit Partnership criminal organization of La Cosa Nostra.
Besha Starkman
Besha Starkman was the romantic and criminal partner of Canadian gangster Rocco Perri serving as his aide and underboss.
Besha Starkman was the romantic and criminal partner of Canadian gangster Rocco Perri serving as his aide and underboss.
Blondy Wallace
Charles Edgar "Blondy" Wallace was an early professional football player.
Charles Edgar "Blondy" Wallace was an early professional football player.
Bugs Moran
George Clarence Moran, better known by the alias "Bugs" Moran, was a Chicago Prohibition-era gangster.
George Clarence Moran, better known by the alias "Bugs" Moran, was a Chicago Prohibition-era gangster.
Bumpy Johnson
Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson was an African-American mob boss and bookmaker in New York City's Harlem neighborhood.
Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson was an African-American mob boss and bookmaker in New York City's Harlem neighborhood.
Dutch Schultz
Dutch Schultz (born Arthur Flegenheimer; August 6, 1902October 24, 1935) was a New York City-area Jewish American mobster of the 1920s and 1930s who made his fortune in organized crime-rel...
Dutch Schultz (born Arthur Flegenheimer; August 6, 1902October 24, 1935) was a New York City-area Jewish American mobster of the 1920s and 1930s who made his fortune in organized crime-rel...
Ed Samples
Ed Samples was a pioneering American stock car driver, who competed in NSCRA and NASCAR events in the 1940s and early 1950s.
Ed Samples was a pioneering American stock car driver, who competed in NSCRA and NASCAR events in the 1940s and early 1950s.
Edward Donegan
Edward Donegan was a casual or odd-job laborer in 1919 who became a millionaire within about four months through bootlegging following the implementation of National Prohibition of alcohol in th...
Edward Donegan was a casual or odd-job laborer in 1919 who became a millionaire within about four months through bootlegging following the implementation of National Prohibition of alcohol in th...
Emilio Picariello
Emilio Picariello was an Italian-Canadian bootlegger and convicted murderer, who was hanged at Fort Saskatchewan in 1923 for killing an Alberta police constable the previous year.
Emilio Picariello was an Italian-Canadian bootlegger and convicted murderer, who was hanged at Fort Saskatchewan in 1923 for killing an Alberta police constable the previous year.
Enoch L. Johnson
Enoch Lewis "Nucky" Johnson (January 20, 1883 – December 9, 1968) was an Atlantic City, New Jersey political boss and racketeer.
Enoch Lewis "Nucky" Johnson (January 20, 1883 – December 9, 1968) was an Atlantic City, New Jersey political boss and racketeer.
Fort Whoop-Up
Fort Whoop-Up was the nickname given to a whiskey trading post, originally Fort Hamilton, near what is now Lethbridge, Alberta.
Fort Whoop-Up was the nickname given to a whiskey trading post, originally Fort Hamilton, near what is now Lethbridge, Alberta.
Gaetano Gianolla
Gaetano Gianolla was an Italian-American mobster and former boss of the Detroit Partnership criminal organization.
Gaetano Gianolla was an Italian-American mobster and former boss of the Detroit Partnership criminal organization.
George Cassiday
George L.Cassiday Sr. (1892–1967) was one of the leading Congressional bootleggers during National Prohibition.
George L.Cassiday Sr. (1892–1967) was one of the leading Congressional bootleggers during National Prohibition.
George Remus
George Remus was a famous Cincinnati lawyer and bootlegger during the Prohibition era.
George Remus was a famous Cincinnati lawyer and bootlegger during the Prohibition era.
James Scott Cooper
James Cooper (born London, Ontario, 1874; died 1931) was a Canadian bootleggers who gained prosperity through the prohibition era.
James Cooper (born London, Ontario, 1874; died 1931) was a Canadian bootleggers who gained prosperity through the prohibition era.
Jerry Rushing
Jerry Elijah Rushing (born c. 1937) is an American best known for his years as a bootlegger or "moonrunner" (moonshine runner).
Jerry Elijah Rushing (born c. 1937) is an American best known for his years as a bootlegger or "moonrunner" (moonshine runner).
Joe Ball
Joseph D. (Joe) Ball (January 6, 1896 – September 24, 1938) was an American serial killer, sometimes referred to as "The Alligator Man", the "Butcher of Elmendorf" and the "Bluebeard of South Texas".
Joseph D. (Joe) Ball (January 6, 1896 – September 24, 1938) was an American serial killer, sometimes referred to as "The Alligator Man", the "Butcher of Elmendorf" and the "Bluebeard of South Texas".
Juan Nepomuceno Guerra
Juan Nepomuceno Guerra was a Mexican drug lord and smuggler who co-founded the Gulf Cartel with his nephew Juan García Ábrego.
Juan Nepomuceno Guerra was a Mexican drug lord and smuggler who co-founded the Gulf Cartel with his nephew Juan García Ábrego.
Kenny Wagner
William Kenneth Wagner more commonly known as Kenny Wagner was a bootlegger in the U.S. state of Mississippi, who murdered several people, including two sheriff's deputies.
William Kenneth Wagner more commonly known as Kenny Wagner was a bootlegger in the U.S. state of Mississippi, who murdered several people, including two sheriff's deputies.
Machine Gun Kelly
George Celino Barnes (July 18, 1895 – July 18, 1954), better known as "Machine Gun Kelly", was an American gangster during the prohibition era.
George Celino Barnes (July 18, 1895 – July 18, 1954), better known as "Machine Gun Kelly", was an American gangster during the prohibition era.
Marvin Sutton
Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton was an American Appalachian moonshiner originally from Maggie Valley, North Carolina.
Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton was an American Appalachian moonshiner originally from Maggie Valley, North Carolina.
Rocco Perri
Rocco Perri (born 30 December 1887, date of death unknown; last seen alive 23 April 1944) was an organized crime figure in Ontario, Canada in the early 20th century.
Rocco Perri (born 30 December 1887, date of death unknown; last seen alive 23 April 1944) was an organized crime figure in Ontario, Canada in the early 20th century.
Roy Hall (racing driver)
Roy Hall, known as "Rapid Roy" and "Reckless Roy", was a pioneering American stock car racing driver, who achieved success in the early days of the sport driving cars owned by Raymond Parks and ...
Roy Hall, known as "Rapid Roy" and "Reckless Roy", was a pioneering American stock car racing driver, who achieved success in the early days of the sport driving cars owned by Raymond Parks and ...
Roy Olmstead
Roy Olmstead (September 18, 1886 – April 30, 1966) was one of the most successful and best-known bootleggers in the Pacific Northwest region during American Prohibition.
Roy Olmstead (September 18, 1886 – April 30, 1966) was one of the most successful and best-known bootleggers in the Pacific Northwest region during American Prohibition.
Salvatore Catalanotte
Salvatore "Sam Sings in the Night" Catalanotte (February 15, 1894 – February 14, 1930) was an Italian-American mobster and boss of Detroit's Unione Siciliana from 1920 to 1930.
Salvatore "Sam Sings in the Night" Catalanotte (February 15, 1894 – February 14, 1930) was an Italian-American mobster and boss of Detroit's Unione Siciliana from 1920 to 1930.
Sam Genna
Sam Genna was a Sicilian-American Mobster, Racketeer, Bootlegger and member of the Genna crime family.
Sam Genna was a Sicilian-American Mobster, Racketeer, Bootlegger and member of the Genna crime family.
Shelton Brothers Gang
The Shelton Brothers Gang was an early Prohibition era bootlegging gang based in southern Illinois.
The Shelton Brothers Gang was an early Prohibition era bootlegging gang based in southern Illinois.
Theodore Roe
Teddy Roe (c. 1898 - August 4, 1952) was an African-American mob boss who built an illegal gambling empire in South Side, Chicago during the 1940s and 1950s.
Teddy Roe (c. 1898 - August 4, 1952) was an African-American mob boss who built an illegal gambling empire in South Side, Chicago during the 1940s and 1950s.
Tom Dennison (political boss)
Tom Dennison, aka Pickhandle, Old Grey Wolf, (October 1858 - February 1934) was the early-20th century political boss of Omaha, Nebraska.
Tom Dennison, aka Pickhandle, Old Grey Wolf, (October 1858 - February 1934) was the early-20th century political boss of Omaha, Nebraska.
William McCoy (bootlegger)
William Frederick McCoy, also known as "Bill" McCoy, was an American sea captain and rum runner smuggler during the Prohibition in the United States.
William Frederick McCoy, also known as "Bill" McCoy, was an American sea captain and rum runner smuggler during the Prohibition in the United States.
William S. McCoy
William Frederick McCoy (born 1877 – died December 30, 1948), also known as "Bill" McCoy, was an American sea captain and rum runner smuggler during the Prohibition in the United States.
William Frederick McCoy (born 1877 – died December 30, 1948), also known as "Bill" McCoy, was an American sea captain and rum runner smuggler during the Prohibition in the United States.