MAFIOSO
Al Capone
1899 - 1947
Al Capone
Alphonse Gabriel Capone ( kə-POHN, Italian: [kaˈpoːne]; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1925 to 1931. His seven-year reign as a crime boss ended when he went to prison at the age of 33. Capone was born in New York City in 1899 to Italian immigrants. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al Capone has received more than 31,870,701 page views. His biography is available in 80 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 78 in 2019). Al Capone is the 2nd most popular mafioso, the 78th most popular biography from United States (down from 42nd 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.
Memorability Metrics
32M
Page Views (PV)
77.10
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
80
Languages Editions (L)
7.67
Effective Languages (L*)
4.72
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MAFIOSOS
Among mafiosos, Al Capone ranks 2 out of 70. Before him are Pablo Escobar. After him are Griselda Blanco, Salvatore Riina, Lucky Luciano, Billy the Kid, Jack Ruby, Jesse James, Bernardo Provenzano, Meyer Lansky, Frank Abagnale, and Karl Gebhardt.
Most Popular Mafiosos in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPablo Escobar
1949 - 1993
HPI: 81.35
Rank: 1
Al Capone
1899 - 1947
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 2
Griselda Blanco
1943 - 2012
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 3
Salvatore Riina
1930 - 2017
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 4
Lucky Luciano
1897 - 1962
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 5
Billy the Kid
1859 - 1881
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 6
Jack Ruby
1911 - 1967
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 7
Jesse James
1847 - 1882
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 8
Bernardo Provenzano
1933 - 2016
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 9
Meyer Lansky
1902 - 1983
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 10
Frank Abagnale
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 11
Karl Gebhardt
1897 - 1948
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Al Capone ranks 5. Before him are Huang Xianfan, Ernest Hemingway, Alfred Hitchcock, and Jorge Luis Borges. After him are Vladimir Nabokov, Friedrich Hayek, Frederick IX of Denmark, Lavrentiy Beria, Yasunari Kawabata, Humphrey Bogart, and László Bíró. Among people deceased in 1947, Al Capone ranks 3. Before him are Max Planck, and Henry Ford. After him are Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, Philipp Lenard, Christian X of Denmark, Rudolf Höss, Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, Aleister Crowley, Kurt Lewin, George II of Greece, and Jozef Tiso.
Others Born in 1899
Go to all RankingsHuang Xianfan
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1982
HPI: 85.39
Rank: 1
Ernest Hemingway
WRITER
1899 - 1961
HPI: 81.40
Rank: 2
Alfred Hitchcock
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1980
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 3
Jorge Luis Borges
WRITER
1899 - 1986
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 4
Al Capone
MAFIOSO
1899 - 1947
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 5
Vladimir Nabokov
WRITER
1899 - 1977
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 6
Friedrich Hayek
ECONOMIST
1899 - 1992
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 7
Frederick IX of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1972
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 8
Lavrentiy Beria
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1953
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 9
Yasunari Kawabata
WRITER
1899 - 1972
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 10
Humphrey Bogart
ACTOR
1899 - 1957
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 11
László Bíró
INVENTOR
1899 - 1985
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1947
Go to all RankingsMax Planck
PHYSICIST
1858 - 1947
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 1
Henry Ford
INVENTOR
1863 - 1947
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 2
Al Capone
MAFIOSO
1899 - 1947
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 3
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1947
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 4
Philipp Lenard
PHYSICIST
1862 - 1947
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 5
Christian X of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1947
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 6
Rudolf Höss
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1947
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 7
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
NOBLEMAN
1906 - 1947
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 8
Aleister Crowley
OCCULTIST
1875 - 1947
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 9
Kurt Lewin
PSYCHOLOGIST
1890 - 1947
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 10
George II of Greece
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1947
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 11
Jozef Tiso
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1947
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, Al Capone ranks 78 out of 20,380. Before him are Jack London (1876), Toni Morrison (1931), Patrick Swayze (1952), Bill Clinton (1946), Theodore Roosevelt (1858), and Woody Allen (1935). After him are Abraham Maslow (1908), Robin Williams (1951), Stephen King (1947), Morgan Freeman (1937), Larry Ellison (1944), and John D. Rockefeller (1839).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJack London
WRITER
1876 - 1916
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 72
Toni Morrison
WRITER
1931 - 2019
HPI: 77.48
Rank: 73
Patrick Swayze
ACTOR
1952 - 2009
HPI: 77.26
Rank: 74
Bill Clinton
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 75
Theodore Roosevelt
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1919
HPI: 77.18
Rank: 76
Woody Allen
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 77
Al Capone
MAFIOSO
1899 - 1947
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 78
Abraham Maslow
PSYCHOLOGIST
1908 - 1970
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 79
Robin Williams
COMEDIAN
1951 - 2014
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 80
Stephen King
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 81
Morgan Freeman
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 82
Larry Ellison
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 83
John D. Rockefeller
BUSINESSPERSON
1839 - 1937
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 84
Among MAFIOSOS In United States
Among mafiosos born in United States, Al Capone ranks 1. After him are Billy the Kid (1859), Jack Ruby (1911), Jesse James (1847), Frank Abagnale (1948), John Dillinger (1903), Mark David Chapman (1955), Wyatt Earp (1848), John Gotti (1940), Richard Kuklinski (1935), Frank Lucas (1930), and Sundance Kid (1867).
Al Capone
1899 - 1947
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 1
Billy the Kid
1859 - 1881
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 2
Jack Ruby
1911 - 1967
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 3
Jesse James
1847 - 1882
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 4
Frank Abagnale
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 5
John Dillinger
1903 - 1934
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 6
Mark David Chapman
1955 - Present
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 7
Wyatt Earp
1848 - 1929
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 8
John Gotti
1940 - 2002
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 9
Richard Kuklinski
1935 - 2006
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 10
Frank Lucas
1930 - 2019
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 11
Sundance Kid
1867 - 1908
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 12