Mafioso
Alvin Karpis
American gangster
1907 - 1979
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Alvin Karpis
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Alvin Karpis is the 59th most popular mafioso, the 333rd most popular biography from Canada and the most popular Canadian Mafioso.
Alvin Karpis is most famous for leading the Barker-Karpis Gang in high-profile bank robberies and kidnappings as a top Public Enemy during the 1930s. A surprising fact is that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover personally arrested him in 1936 after years on the run. His legacy endures through his record 26-year stint at Alcatraz and his autobiography offering rare insights into Depression-era crime.
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Among Mafiosos
Among mafiosos, Alvin Karpis ranks 59 out of 70. Before him are Belle Starr, Teresa Claramunt Creus, Sammy Gravano, Joseph Colombo, Joe Profaci, and Anna Sorokin. After him are Tony Accardo, 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: 53
Teresa Claramunt Creus
1862 - 1931
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 54
Sammy Gravano
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 55
Joseph Colombo
1923 - 1978
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 56
Joe Profaci
1897 - 1962
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 57
Anna Sorokin
1991 - Present
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 58
Alvin Karpis
1907 - 1979
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 59
Tony Accardo
1906 - 1992
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 60
Carlos Marcello
1910 - 1993
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 61
Abu Qatada
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 62
Sergei Magnitsky
1972 - 2009
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 63
Jonathan Pollard
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 64
Kenneth Lay
1942 - 2006
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 65
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1907, Alvin Karpis ranks 239. Before him are Károly Bartha, Antonín Vodička, Sofia Yablonska, Gene Autry, Reino Kuuskoski, and Alberto Chividini. After him are Émile Veinante, Alexander Knox, Jack Albertson, Víctor Avendaño, Philip Arthur Fisher, and Israel Regardie. Among people deceased in 1979, Alvin Karpis ranks 175. Before him are Carlyle S. Beals, František Kriegel, Waloddi Weibull, Dany Dauberson, Grant Green, and Leandro Remondini. After him are Erich Rademacher, Gérard Blitz, István Bibó, Yahya Petra of Kelantan, Anatoly Kuznetsov, and I. A. Richards.
Others Born in 1907
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Károly Bartha
SWIMMER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 233
Antonín Vodička
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1975
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 234
Sofia Yablonska
WRITER
1907 - 1971
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 235
Gene Autry
MUSICIAN
1907 - 1998
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 236
Reino Kuuskoski
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1965
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 237
Alberto Chividini
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1961
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 238
Alvin Karpis
MAFIOSO
1907 - 1979
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 239
Émile Veinante
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1983
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 240
Alexander Knox
ACTOR
1907 - 1995
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 241
Jack Albertson
ACTOR
1907 - 1981
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 242
Víctor Avendaño
BOXER
1907 - 1984
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 243
Philip Arthur Fisher
WRITER
1907 - 2004
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 244
Israel Regardie
OCCULTIST
1907 - 1985
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 245
Others Deceased in 1979
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Carlyle S. Beals
ASTRONOMER
1899 - 1979
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 169
František Kriegel
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1979
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 170
Waloddi Weibull
ENGINEER
1887 - 1979
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 171
Dany Dauberson
SINGER
1925 - 1979
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 172
Grant Green
MUSICIAN
1935 - 1979
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 173
Leandro Remondini
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1979
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 174
Alvin Karpis
MAFIOSO
1907 - 1979
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 175
Erich Rademacher
SWIMMER
1901 - 1979
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 176
Gérard Blitz
SWIMMER
1901 - 1979
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 177
István Bibó
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1979
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 178
Yahya Petra of Kelantan
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1979
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 179
Anatoly Kuznetsov
WRITER
1929 - 1979
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 180
I. A. Richards
WRITER
1893 - 1979
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 181
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Alvin Karpis ranks 333 out of NaN. Before him are Robert Joy (1951), Kate Nelligan (1950), Robert Borden (1854), William Kahan (1933), Paul Bley (1932), and Jacques Plante (1929). After him are Alexander Knox (1907), Natasha Henstridge (1974), Kenneth E. Iverson (1920), Gérald Lacroix (1957), Percy Faith (1908), and Sunny Leone (1981).
Others born in Canada
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Robert Joy
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 327
Kate Nelligan
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 328
Robert Borden
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1937
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 329
William Kahan
MATHEMATICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 330
Paul Bley
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 331
Jacques Plante
HOCKEY PLAYER
1929 - 1986
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 332
Alvin Karpis
MAFIOSO
1907 - 1979
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 333
Alexander Knox
ACTOR
1907 - 1995
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 334
Natasha Henstridge
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 335
Kenneth E. Iverson
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1920 - 2004
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 336
Gérald Lacroix
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 337
Percy Faith
COMPOSER
1908 - 1976
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 338
Sunny Leone
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 339
Among Mafiosos In Canada
Among mafiosos born in Canada, Alvin Karpis ranks 1.
