Mafioso
Gustavo Gaviria
Colombian drug trafficker
1946 - 1990
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Gustavo Gaviria
His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Gustavo Gaviria is the 30th most popular mafioso, the 21st most popular biography from Colombia and the 4th most popular Colombian Mafioso.
Gustavo Gaviria is most famous for being a key figure in the Medellín Cartel, serving as Pablo Escobar's cousin and the organization's chief financial operator. Surprisingly, he was an electrical engineer by training, which he used to innovate the cartel's money laundering and smuggling techniques. His legacy includes contributing to the cartel's vast wealth and influence, though his 1990 death in a police raid underscored the violent perils of the drug trade and aided in dismantling the organization.
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Among Mafiosos
Among mafiosos, Gustavo Gaviria ranks 30 out of 70. Before him are Ta Mok, Ned Kelly, José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, Vito Cascio Ferro, and Lepke Buchalter. After him are Carlos Lehder, Khun Sa, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, Sundance Kid, Joe Masseria, and Salvatore Giuliano.
Most Popular Mafiosos in Wikipedia
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Ta Mok
1926 - 2006
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 24
Ned Kelly
1855 - 1880
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 25
José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha
1947 - 1989
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 26
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 27
Vito Cascio Ferro
1862 - 1943
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 28
Lepke Buchalter
1897 - 1944
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 29
Gustavo Gaviria
1946 - 1990
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 30
Carlos Lehder
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 31
Khun Sa
1934 - 2007
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 32
Amado Carrillo Fuentes
1956 - 1997
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 33
Sundance Kid
1867 - 1908
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 34
Joe Masseria
1886 - 1931
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 35
Salvatore Giuliano
1922 - 1950
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 36
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Gustavo Gaviria ranks 162. Before him are Andrew Davis, Petre Roman, Norio Yoshimizu, Artur Jorge, Fancy, and Robby Krieger. After him are Aziz Sancar, Alejandro Toledo, Anthony Daniels, Irena Szewińska, Brigitte Fossey, and Alpha Oumar Konaré. Among people deceased in 1990, Gustavo Gaviria ranks 64. Before him are Arthur Samuel, Vasili Kuznetsov, Philippe Soupault, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Taiichi Ohno, and Volodymyr Shcherbytsky. After him are Manuel Puig, Nina Kulagina, Meir Kahane, Edmund Conen, Art Blakey, and Curtis LeMay.
Others Born in 1946
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Andrew Davis
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 156
Petre Roman
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 157
Norio Yoshimizu
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 158
Artur Jorge
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2024
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 159
Fancy
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 160
Robby Krieger
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 161
Gustavo Gaviria
MAFIOSO
1946 - 1990
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 162
Aziz Sancar
CHEMIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 163
Alejandro Toledo
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 164
Anthony Daniels
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 165
Irena Szewińska
ATHLETE
1946 - 2018
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 166
Brigitte Fossey
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 167
Alpha Oumar Konaré
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 168
Others Deceased in 1990
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Arthur Samuel
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1901 - 1990
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 58
Vasili Kuznetsov
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1990
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 59
Philippe Soupault
WRITER
1897 - 1990
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 60
Stevie Ray Vaughan
MUSICIAN
1954 - 1990
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 61
Taiichi Ohno
INVENTOR
1912 - 1990
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 62
Volodymyr Shcherbytsky
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1990
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 63
Gustavo Gaviria
MAFIOSO
1946 - 1990
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 64
Manuel Puig
WRITER
1932 - 1990
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 65
Nina Kulagina
OCCULTIST
1926 - 1990
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 66
Meir Kahane
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1990
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 67
Edmund Conen
COACH
1914 - 1990
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 68
Art Blakey
MUSICIAN
1919 - 1990
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 69
Curtis LeMay
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1990
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 70
In Colombia
Among people born in Colombia, Gustavo Gaviria ranks 21 out of NaN. Before him are José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha (1947), Pedro López (1948), Nicolás Gómez Dávila (1913), Sofía Vergara (1972), Luis Carlos Galán (1943), and Luis Garavito (1957). After him are Rafael Orozco Maestre (1954), Carlos Lehder (1949), Radamel Falcao (1986), Francisco de Paula Santander (1792), Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921), and Julio César Turbay Ayala (1916).
Others born in Colombia
Go to all RankingsJosé Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha
MAFIOSO
1947 - 1989
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 15
Pedro López
EXTREMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 16
Nicolás Gómez Dávila
WRITER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 17
Sofía Vergara
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 18
Luis Carlos Galán
POLITICIAN
1943 - 1989
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 19
Luis Garavito
EXTREMIST
1957 - 2023
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 20
Gustavo Gaviria
MAFIOSO
1946 - 1990
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 21
Rafael Orozco Maestre
SINGER
1954 - 1992
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 22
Carlos Lehder
MAFIOSO
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 23
Radamel Falcao
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 24
Francisco de Paula Santander
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1840
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 25
Virgilio Barco Vargas
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1997
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 26
Julio César Turbay Ayala
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2005
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 27
Among Mafiosos In Colombia
Among mafiosos born in Colombia, Gustavo Gaviria ranks 4. Before him are Pablo Escobar (1949), Griselda Blanco (1943), and José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha (1947). After him are Carlos Lehder (1949).
Pablo Escobar
1949 - 1993
HPI: 84.96
Rank: 1
Griselda Blanco
1943 - 2012
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 2
José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha
1947 - 1989
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 3
Gustavo Gaviria
1946 - 1990
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 4
Carlos Lehder
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 5
