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This is a list of American organized crime leaders, known as "Godfathers" or Dons, who usally control Mafia crime families.


See also: List of famous Mafiosi by city, List of Italian-American mobsters This list includes American Mafiosi by area of operation/sphere of influence. ... This is an alphabetical list of Italian-American mobsters in the United States. ...


Prohibition

  • Joe Aiello (1928-1930), assassinated October 23, 1930.
  • Al Capone, died 1947.
  • Steve Ferrigno, assassinated November 5, 1930.
  • Antonio Lombardo, assassinated September 7, 1928
  • Salvatore Maranzano, assassinated September 11, 1931.
  • Giuseppe Masseria (Joe the Boss), assassinated April 10, 1931.
  • Alfred Mineo, assassinated November 5, 1930.
  • Joseph Pinzolo (1930), assassinated September, 1930.
  • Gaetano Reina, assassinated February 28, 1930.
  • Johnny Torrio (The Fox), died of natural causes April 16, 1957.
  • Frankie Yale, assassinated July 1, 1928.

Jump to: navigation, search FBI mugshot of Capone, 1931 Alphonse Gabriel Capone (January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), more popularly known as Al Scarface Capone, was a famous American Gangster in the 1920s and 1930s, although his business card is reported to have said he was a dealer in used... Antonio The Scourge Lombardo (1892-September 7, 1928) was an advisor, or consigliere, to Al Capone and later President of the Unione Siciliana. ... Salvatore Maranzano (1868-September 10, 1931) was an organized crime figure from the town of Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, and an early Mafia boss in the United States. ... REDIRCT:Joe Masseria ... Alfred Al Mineo Manfredi (? - November 5, 1930) was a Mafia Godfather, leader of the family that became the Gambino crime family. ... Johnny The Fox Torrio (February 1882 - April 16, 1957) was an Italian-American mobster famous for building a criminal empire in Chicago during the 1920s that would later be inherited by his protege, Al Capone. ... Frankie Yale (1893 - July 1, 1928) was a Brooklyn gangster and original employer of Al Capone, before the latter moved to Chicago to start his own gang. ...

Depression-era

  • Gaetano Gagliano (1930-1953), natural death in 1953.
  • Thomas Lucchese (1953-1967), natural death in 1967.
  • Charles Luciano (1932-1936), heart attack at Naples airport in 1962.
  • Philip Mangano (1931-1951), assassinated April 10, 1951.
  • Vincent Mangano (1931-1951), disappeared in 1951.
  • Giuseppe Profaci (Joe) (1931-1962), died of cancer June 7, 1962.

Lucky Luciano. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Joe Profaci (October 2, 1897–June 7, 1962) was a New York Mafia boss who was the head of the Columbo Family for over three decades. ...

Post-WWII

  • Albert Anastasia (1951-1957), assassinated October 25, 1957.
  • Thomas Eboli, assassinated July 15, 1972.
  • Vito Genovese (1952-1959), died naturally in prison in 1969.
  • Tony "Mafia" Manganella,(1987-Present)

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This is a list of American organized crime leaders, known as "Godfathers" or Dons, who usally control Mafia crime families.
See also: List of famous Mafiosi by city, List of Italian-American mobsters
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