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John Gotti

1940 - 2002

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John Gotti ( GOT-ee, Italian: [ˈɡɔtti]; October 27, 1940 – June 10, 2002) was an American mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. He ordered and helped to orchestrate the murder of Gambino boss Paul Castellano in December 1985 and took over the family shortly thereafter, leading what was described as America's most powerful crime syndicate. Gotti and his brothers grew up in poverty and turned to a life of crime at an early age. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Gotti has received more than 21,416,163 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). John Gotti is the 18th most popular mafioso (up from 19th in 2019), the 1,001st most popular biography from United States (up from 1,215th in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Mafioso.

John Gotti is most famous for being the head of the Gambino crime family. He was convicted on charges of racketeering, murder, and conspiracy to commit murder.

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  • 62.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MAFIOSOS

Among mafiosos, John Gotti ranks 18 out of 70. Before him are Karl Gebhardt, John Dillinger, Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, Mark David Chapman, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, and Wyatt Earp. After him are Semion Mogilevich, Velupillai Prabhakaran, Ned Kelly, Ta Mok, Tamam Shud case, and Vito Genovese.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, John Gotti ranks 70. Before him are Joachim Frank, Astrud Gilberto, Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein, Jacques Rancière, Fatema Mernissi, and Dennis Tito. After him are Bruce Chatwin, Raul Julia, Brian Josephson, Roberto Cavalli, Al Jarreau, and Lance Henriksen. Among people deceased in 2002, John Gotti ranks 35. Before him are Robert Nozick, Jonas Savimbi, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Rod Steiger, James Tobin, and George Porter. After him are Pim Fortuyn, Hildegard Knef, Ne Win, Song Hye-rim, Aileen Wuornos, and Zizinho.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Gotti ranks 1,001 out of 20,380. Before him are Tori Amos (1963), Daniel Goleman (1946), Anton LaVey (1930), Tony Bennett (1926), Roger Zelazny (1937), and Kary Mullis (1944). After him are Sherwood Anderson (1876), Karl Barry Sharpless (1941), John Franklin Enders (1897), Jerry Bruckheimer (1943), Louise Fletcher (1934), and Mae West (1893).

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Among MAFIOSOS In United States

Among mafiosos born in United States, John Gotti ranks 9. Before him are Jack Ruby (1911), Jesse James (1847), Frank Abagnale (1948), John Dillinger (1903), Mark David Chapman (1955), and Wyatt Earp (1848). After him are Richard Kuklinski (1935), Frank Lucas (1930), Sundance Kid (1867), Mickey Cohen (1913), Robert Hanssen (1944), and Vincent Gigante (1928).

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