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Al Capone

American gangster and businessman

1899 - 1947

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His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 80 in 2024). Al Capone is the 2nd most popular mafioso, the 91st most popular biography from United States (down from 78th in 2019) and the most popular American Mafioso.

Al Capone was the famous mobster who was the head of the Chicago Outfit during the Prohibition era. He was most famous for bootlegging, prostitution, and racketeering.

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Of the 32 Mafiosos born in United States, Al Capone ranks first.

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Al Capone's biography appears in 82 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 97% of all Mafiosos.

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Al Capone shares a January 17 birthday with Muhammad Ali, Benjamin Franklin, and Pope Pius V.

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Al Capone's biography drew 1.3M page views from non-English Wikipedia editions in the past year — fame that reaches well beyond the English-speaking world.

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Among Mafiosos

Among mafiosos, Al Capone ranks 2 out of 70. Before him is Pablo Escobar. After him are Billy the Kid, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Lucky Luciano, Salvatore Riina, Frank Lucas, Jesse James, Tamam Shud case, Jack Ruby, Griselda Blanco, and Meyer Lansky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Al Capone ranks 6. Before him are Huang Xianfan, Ernest Hemingway, Jorge Luis Borges, Alfred Hitchcock, and Frederik IX. After him are Lavrentiy Beria, Vladimir Nabokov, Yasunari Kawabata, Friedrich Hayek, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, and Humphrey Bogart. Among people deceased in 1947, Al Capone ranks 4. Before him are Max Planck, Aleister Crowley, and Henry Ford. After him are Christian X of Denmark, Rudolf Höss, Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, Philipp Lenard, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, George II of Greece, Kurt Lewin, and Jozef Tiso.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Al Capone ranks 91 out of 20,380. Before him are B.B. King (1925), Brigham Young (1801), Jack London (1876), Stanley Kubrick (1928), Robin Williams (1951), and John Glenn (1921). After him are Stephen King (1947), Caitlyn Jenner (1949), John D. Rockefeller (1839), Gene Hackman (1930), Jeff Bezos (1964), and Barack Obama (1961).

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Among Mafiosos In United States

Among mafiosos born in United States, Al Capone ranks 1. After him are Billy the Kid (1859), Frank Lucas (1930), Jesse James (1847), Jack Ruby (1911), John Dillinger (1903), Frank Abagnale (1948), Wyatt Earp (1848), Mark David Chapman (1955), John Gotti (1940), Lepke Buchalter (1897), and Sundance Kid (1867).

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