MAFIOSO
Salvatore Riina
1930 - 2017
Salvatore Riina
Salvatore Riina (Italian pronunciation: [salvaˈtoːre (toˈtɔ r)riˈiːna]; 16 November 1930 – 17 November 2017), called Totò (sicilian diminutive of Salvatore), was an Italian mobster and chief of the Sicilian Mafia, known for a ruthless murder campaign that reached a peak in the early 1990s with the assassinations of Antimafia Commission prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, resulting in widespread public outcry and a major crackdown by the authorities. He was also known by the nicknames la belva ("the beast") and il capo dei capi (Sicilian: 'u capu di 'i capi, "the boss of bosses"). Riina succeeded Luciano Leggio as head of the Corleonesi criminal organisation in the mid-1970s and achieved dominance through a campaign of violence, which caused police to target his rivals. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Salvatore Riina has received more than 2,542,333 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Salvatore Riina is the 4th most popular mafioso (up from 7th in 2019), the 329th most popular biography from Italy (up from 433rd in 2019) and the most popular Italian Mafioso.
Salvatore Riina is most famous for being the boss of the Sicilian Mafia. He was also known as "The Beast" and "The Boss of Bosses." Riina was arrested in 1993 and is currently serving a life sentence.
Memorability Metrics
2.5M
Page Views (PV)
71.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
40
Languages Editions (L)
8.38
Effective Languages (L*)
2.59
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MAFIOSOS
Among mafiosos, Salvatore Riina ranks 4 out of 70. Before him are Pablo Escobar, Al Capone, and Griselda Blanco. After him are 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 1930, Salvatore Riina ranks 18. Before him are Jean-Luc Godard, Mobutu Sese Seko, Hafez al-Assad, Baudouin of Belgium, Steve McQueen, and Buzz Aldrin. After him are Pete Conrad, Gene Hackman, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Philippe Noiret, Tu Youyou, and Richard Harris. Among people deceased in 2017, Salvatore Riina ranks 8. Before him are Helmut Kohl, Michael I of Romania, Roger Moore, Stanislav Petrov, Gene Cernan, and Zygmunt Bauman. After him are Ali Abdullah Saleh, David Rockefeller, Jalal Talabani, Raymond Kopa, Chuck Berry, and Zbigniew Brzezinski.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsJean-Luc Godard
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2022
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 12
Mobutu Sese Seko
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1997
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 13
Hafez al-Assad
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2000
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 14
Baudouin of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1993
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 15
Steve McQueen
ACTOR
1930 - 1980
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 16
Buzz Aldrin
ASTRONAUT
1930 - Present
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 17
Salvatore Riina
MAFIOSO
1930 - 2017
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 18
Pete Conrad
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1999
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 19
Gene Hackman
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 20
Jean-Louis Trintignant
ACTOR
1930 - 2022
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 21
Philippe Noiret
ACTOR
1930 - 2006
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 22
Tu Youyou
CHEMIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 23
Richard Harris
ACTOR
1930 - 2002
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 24
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsHelmut Kohl
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 2
Michael I of Romania
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2017
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 3
Roger Moore
ACTOR
1927 - 2017
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 4
Stanislav Petrov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1939 - 2017
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 5
Gene Cernan
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 2017
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 6
Zygmunt Bauman
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 7
Salvatore Riina
MAFIOSO
1930 - 2017
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 8
Ali Abdullah Saleh
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2017
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 9
David Rockefeller
BUSINESSPERSON
1915 - 2017
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 10
Jalal Talabani
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2017
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 11
Raymond Kopa
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 12
Chuck Berry
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 13
Zbigniew Brzezinski
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2017
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 14
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Salvatore Riina ranks 329 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Alexander I (100), Charles Borromeo (1538), Aldo Moro (1916), Pope Eugene I (600), Pope Alexander III (1100), and Pope Marinus I (830). After him are Man in the Iron Mask (1640), Pope Eugene II (780), Giambattista Vico (1668), Antonio da Correggio (1489), Cosimo de' Medici (1389), and Pope Agatho (574).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsPope Alexander I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 116
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 323
Charles Borromeo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1538 - 1584
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 324
Aldo Moro
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1978
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 325
Pope Eugene I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 657
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 326
Pope Alexander III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1181
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 327
Pope Marinus I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
830 - 884
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 328
Salvatore Riina
MAFIOSO
1930 - 2017
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 329
Man in the Iron Mask
EXTREMIST
1640 - 1703
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 330
Pope Eugene II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
780 - 827
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 331
Giambattista Vico
PHILOSOPHER
1668 - 1744
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 332
Antonio da Correggio
PAINTER
1489 - 1534
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 333
Cosimo de' Medici
BUSINESSPERSON
1389 - 1464
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 334
Pope Agatho
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
574 - 681
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 335
Among MAFIOSOS In Italy
Among mafiosos born in Italy, Salvatore Riina ranks 1. After him are Lucky Luciano (1897), Bernardo Provenzano (1933), Vito Genovese (1897), Vito Cascio Ferro (1862), Salvatore Giuliano (1922), Salvatore Maranzano (1886), Giuseppe Morello (1867), Russell Bufalino (1903), Joe Profaci (1897), and Peggy Hettrick murder case (null).
Salvatore Riina
1930 - 2017
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 1
Lucky Luciano
1897 - 1962
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 2
Bernardo Provenzano
1933 - 2016
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 3
Vito Genovese
1897 - 1969
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 4
Vito Cascio Ferro
1862 - 1943
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 5
Salvatore Giuliano
1922 - 1950
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 6
Salvatore Maranzano
1886 - 1931
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 7
Giuseppe Morello
1867 - 1930
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 8
Russell Bufalino
1903 - 1994
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 9
Joe Profaci
1897 - 1962
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 10
Peggy Hettrick murder case
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11