Mobsters & Crime Lords Of The World List
This is a list of crime bosses of the world. They are the most dreaded and crual mobsters of the history of crime of the world. They are the individuals, who believed to have assumed leadership of a criminal syndicate of times.
It’s a list of mobsters and organized crime bosses, who operates or active till their deaths in the various parts of the world. This List includes all Mafiosi Bosses, past and present.
We will update this list time to time, when we will get more information and data about Gangstars.
The list is still in progress.
The list is arranged alphabetically.
Abner Zwillman aka Longy (1899–1959), suicide
Al Capone aka Scarface (1899–1947), natural causes
Al Swearengen (1845–1904), natural causes
Aladino Fratianno aka Jimmy the Weasel (1913–1993), natural causes
Albert Anastasia (1902–1957), assassinated
Alex Birns aka Shondor (1907–1975), assassinated
Alfonso Caruana (born 1946), serving twenty-two-year prison sentence
Alfred Polizzi aka Big Al (1900–1975), natural causes
Alfred Mineo (1880–1930), assassinated
Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov (born 1949), international fugitive since 2002
Amado Carrillo Fuentes (1956–1997), natural causes
Andrea Manciaracina (born 1962), serving life sentence in prison
Angelo Bruno (1910–1980), assassinated
Angelo Bruno (1910–1980), assassinated
Angelo La Barbera (1924–1975), assassinated
Anthony Casso aka Gaspipe (born 1942), serving life sentence in prison
Anthony Civella aka Tony Ripe (1930–1976), natural causes
Anthony Corallo aka Tony Ducks (1913–2000), natural causes in prison
Anthony Gizzo aka Fat Tony (1902–1953), natural causes
Anthony Salerno aka Fat Tony (1911–1992), natural causes in prison
Anthony Spilotro aka Tony the Ant (1938–1986), assassinated
Antonio Cottone (1904–1956), assassinated
Antonio Geraci aka Nenè (1917–2007), natural causes
Antonio Lombardo aka The Scourge (1892–1928), assassinated
Antonio Rotolo (born 1946), serving thirteen-year prison sentence
Antonio Salamone (1918–1998), natural causes
Arnold Rothstein (1882–1928), assassinated
Aslan Gagiyev (born c.1971), on trial
Aslan Usoyan aka Grandpa Hassan (1937–2013), assassinated
Benedetto Santapaola aka The Hunter (born 1938), serving life sentence in prison
Benedetto Spera (born 1934), serving life sentence in prison
Benjamin Siegel aka Bugsy (1906–1947), assassinated
Bernardo Provenzano aka Bennie the Tractor (1933–2016), natural causes in prison
Boris Dekanidze (died 1995), executed.
Boris Nayfeld (born c.1947), retired
Bosko Radonjich aka The Yugo (born 1943-2011), natural causes
Braulio Arellano Domínguez (d. 2009), killed by law enforcement
Calcedonio Di Pisa (1931–1962), assassinated
Calogero Vizzini (1877–1954), natural causes
Carl Civella (1910–1994), natural causes in prison
Carlo Gambino (1902–1976), natural causes
Carlos Lehder (born 1950), serving fifty-five-year prison sentence
Carlos Marcello (1910–1993), natural causes
Carmine Galante aka The Cigar (1910–1979), assassinated
Carmine Persico aka Junior (1933–2019), natural causes in prison
Carmine Tramunti aka Mr. Gribbs (1910–1978), natural causes in prison
Cesare Manzella (1897–1963), assassinated
Cesare Pagano (born 1969), imprisoned
Charles Binaggio (1909–1950), assassinated
Charles Carrollo aka Charlie the Wop (1902–1979), natural causes
Charles Luciano aka Lucky (1897–1962), natural causes
Chen Chi-li aka King Duck (1943–2007), natural causes
Christopher Coke aka Dudus (born 1969), serving twenty-three-year prison sentence
Ciro Terranova (1889–1938), natural causes
Cosimo Di Lauro (born 1973), serving life sentence in prison
Đại Cathay (1940-1967), cause of death disputed
Danny Greene (1933–1977), assassinated
David Barksdale aka King (1947–1974), natural causes
David Thai (born 1956), serving life sentence in prison
Dawood Ibrahim (born 1955), international fugitive since 1993
Dean O’Banion (1892–1924), assassinated
Diego León Montoya Sánchez (born 1958), serving forty-five-year prison sentence
Domenico Cefalù (born 1947), retired
Domenico Raccuglia (born 1964), serving life sentence in prison
Dominic Brooklier (1914–1984), natural causes in prison
Donovan Bennett aka Bulbie (1964–2005), killed by law enforcement
Du Yuesheng (1888–1951), natural causes
Dündar Kılıç (1935–1999), natural causes
Dung Hà (1965-2000), assassinated
Dương Văn Khánh (1956-1998), executed
Dutch Schultz (1902–1935), assassinated
Dutch Voight (1888–1986), natural causes
Earl Weiss aka Hymie (1898–1926), assassinated
Eddie McGrath (born 1906, date of death unknown), cause of death unknown
Ellsworth Johnson aka Bumpy (1905–1968), natural causes
Enoch L. Johnson (1883–1968), natural causes
Evsei Agron (died 1985), assassinated
Felix Alderisio aka Milwaukee Phil (1912–1971), natural causes in prison
Felix Mitchell aka The Cat (1954–1986), assassinated
Francesco Madonia (1924–2007), natural causes in prison
Francesco Mallardo (born 1951), imprisoned
Francesco Matrone (born 1947), serving two life sentences in prison
Francesco Paolo Bontade (1914–1974), natural causes
Francisco Javier Arellano Félix (born 1969), serving twenty-three-year prison sentence
Frank Cali (1965–2019), assassinated
Frank Costello (1891–1973), natural causes
Frank DeSimone (1909–1967), natural causes
Frank Lucas, retired from crime since 1991.
Frank Salemme aka Cadillac (born 1933), serving life sentence in prison
Frank Tieri aka Funzi (1904–1981), natural causes
Frankie Yale (1893–1928), assassinated
Gaetano Badalamenti (1923–2004), natural causes in prison
Gaetano Fidanzati (1935–2013), natural causes in prison
Gaetano Reina (1889–1930), assassinated
Gaspar DiGregorio (1905–1970), natural causes
Gaspare Messina (1879–1957), natural causes
George Moran aka Bugs (1891–1957), natural causes
George Remus (1874–1952), natural causes
Georgi Iliev (1966–2005), assassinated
Gerlandino Messina (born 1972), serving nine-year prison sentence
Gianni Nicchi (born 1981), serving eighteen-year prison sentence
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (born 1939), serving thirty-year prison sentence
Giosue Gallucci (1864–1915), assassinated
Giovanni Brusca aka The Pig (born 1957), serving life sentence in prison
Giovanni Motisi (born 1959), international fugitive since 1998
Giuseppa Vitale aka Giusy (born 1972), enrolled in Italian Witness Protection Program
Giuseppe Calderone (1925–1978), assassinated
Giuseppe Calò (born 1931), serving life sentence in prison
Giuseppe Di Cristina aka The Tiger (1923–1978), assassinated
Giuseppe Falsone (born 1970), serving life sentence in prison
Giuseppe Farinella (1925–2017), natural causes in prison
Giuseppe Genco Russo (1893–1976), natural causes
Giuseppe Giacomo Gambino (1941–1996), suicide
Giuseppe Graviano (born 1963), serving life sentence in prison
Giuseppe Lucchese (born 1959), serving life sentence in prison
Giuseppe Masseria aka Joe the Boss (1887–1931), assassinated
Giuseppe Morello, (1867–1930), assassinated
Great Depression and World War II (1933–1945)
Griselda Blanco (1943–2012), assassinated
Gus Alex (1916–1998), natural causes in prison
Guy Fisher (born 1947), serving life sentence in prison
Harukichi Yamaguchi (1881–1938), natural causes
Héctor Luis Palma Salazar (born 1940), awaiting trial
Hisayuki Machii (1923–2002), natural causes
Howard Marks (1945–2016), natural causes
Howie Winter (born 1929), retired as boss in 1978.
Huang Jinrong (1868–1953), natural causes
Ignazio Lupo aka the Wolf (1877–1947), natural causes
Jack Diamond aka Legs (1897–1931), assassinated
Jack Dragna (1891–1956), natural causes
Jackie Cerone aka The Lackey (1914–1996), natural causes
James Bulger aka Whitey (1929–2018), murdered in prison
James Colosimo aka Big Jim (1878–1920), assassinated
James Dolan (1848–1898), natural causes
James Marcello aka Little Jimmy (born 1943), serving life sentence in prison
James McLean aka Buddy (1929–1965), assassinated
James T. Licavoli aka Blackie (1904–1985), natural causes in prison
Jeff Fort (born 1947), serving life sentence in prison
Jefferson R. Smith aka Soapy (1860–1898), assassinated
Jimmy Coonan (born 1946), serving seventy-five-year prison sentence
Joaquín Guzmán aka El Chapo (born 1957), on trial
Joe Adonis (1902–1971), natural causes
Joe Aiello (1891–1930), assassinated
Joe Colombo (1914–1978), natural causes
Joe Gallo aka Crazy (1929–1972), assassinated
Joe Morgan aka Pegleg (1929–1993), natural causes in prison
Joe Profaci (1897–1962), natural causes
John Roselli aka Handsome Johnny (1905–1976), assassinated
John D’Amato (died 1992), assassinated
John DiFronzo aka No Nose (1928–2018), natural causes
John Gilligan aka Factory (born 1952), on trial
John Gotti (1940–2002), natural causes in prison
John Lazia (1896–1934), assassinated
John Morrissey (1831-1878), natural causes
John Sciandra (1899–1940), assassinated
John Stanfa (born 1940), serving life sentence in prison
John T. Scalish (1912–1976), natural causes
John Tronolone aka Peanuts (1910–1991), natural causes
Johnny Dolan (1849–1876), executed
Johnny Jack Nounes (1890-1970)
Johnny Papalia (1924–1997), assassinated
Johnny Torrio (1882–1957), natural causes
José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha (1947–1989), killed by law enforcement
Jose Miguel Battle, Sr. (1930–2007), natural causes in prison
José Santacruz Londoño (1943–1996), killed by law enforcement
Joseph Aiuppa aka Joey Doves (1907–1997), natural causes
Joseph Ardizzone (1884–1932), assassinated
Joseph Barbara aka Joe the Barber (1905–1959), natural causes
Joseph Bonanno aka Joe Bananas (1905–2002), natural causes
Joseph Civello (1902–1970), natural causes
Joseph Ferriola (1927–1989), natural causes
Joseph Ligambi aka Uncle Joe (born 1939), retired
Joseph Lombardo aka Joey the Clown (born 1929), serving life sentence in prison
Joseph Magliocco (1898–1963), natural causes
Joseph Massino aka Big Joey (born 1943), first boss of one of the Five Families in New York City.
Joseph Merlino aka Skinny Joey (born 1962), serving two-year prison sentence
Joseph Pinzolo (1887–1930), assassinated
Joseph Saltis aka Polack Joe (1894–1947), natural causes
Joseph Todaro aka Lead Pipe Joe (1923–2012), natural causes
Juan García Ábrego (born 1944), serving life sentence in prison
Kakuji Inagawa (1914–2007), natural causes
Kazuo Taoka (1913–1981), natural causes
Kenichi Shinoda (born 1942), at large
Kenichi Yamamoto (1925–1982), natural causes
Kenneth McGriff aka Supreme (born 1960), serving life sentence in prison
Khozh-Ahmed Noukhayev (born 1954), missing and presumed dead
Khun Sa (1933–2007), natural causes
Kiyoshi Takayama (born 1947), serving six-year prison sentence
Klaus Bruinsma aka The Minister (1953–1991), assassinated
Koose Muniswamy Veerappan (1952–2004), killed by law enforcement
Larry Hoover (born 1950), serving life sentence in prison
Leoluca Bagarella (born 1942), serving life sentence in prison
Leroy Barnes aka Nicky (1933–2012), disease
Liborio Bellomo aka Barney (born 1957), at large
Louis Lepke (1897–1944), executed
Luciano Leggio (1925–1993), natural causes in prison
Luigi Manocchio aka Baby Shacks (born 1929), at large
Marat Balagula (born 1943), at large
Marcel Francisci (1920–1982), assassinated
Marco Di Lauro (born 1980), serving life sentence in prison
Mariano Agate (born 1939–2013), natural causes
Mario Gigante (born 1923), at large
Mario Prestifilippo (1958–1987), assassinated
Martin Cahill aka The General (1949–1994), assassinated
Masahisa Takenaka (1933–1985), assassinated
Masaru Takumi (1936–1997), assassinated
Matteo Messina Denaro (born 1962), international fugitive since 1993
Mery Valencia (born 1953), at large
Meyer Lansky (1902–1983), natural causes
Michael Mancuso aka The Nose (born 1955), at large
Michele Cavataio aka The Cobra (1929–1969), assassinated
Michele Greco aka The Pope (1924–2008), natural causes in prison
Michele Navarra (1905–1958), assassinated
Michele Zaza aka The Madman (1945–1994), natural causes
Mickey Cohen (1913–1976), natural causes
Mickey Spillane (1934–1977), assassinated
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo (born 1946), serving life sentence in prison
Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela (born 1943), serving thirty-year prison sentence
Moe Dalitz (1899–1989), natural causes
Mohamed Abdi Hassan aka Big Mouth, serving twenty-year prison sentence
Monk Eastman (1875–1920), assassinated
Năm Cam (1947–2004), executed
Natale Evola aka Joe Diamond (1907–1973), natural causes
Nazario Moreno González aka The Rosary (1970–2014), killed by law enforcement
Nicholas Civella (1912–1983), natural causes
Nicholas Morello (1890–1916), assassinated
Nick Licata (1897–1974), natural causes
Nicodemo Scarfo aka Little Nicky (1929–2017), natural causes in prison
Nicolo Rizzuto (1924–2010), assassinated
Nicolo Schiro (1872–1957), natural causes
Nikolay Suleimanov (1955–1994), assassinated
Noboru Yamaguchi (1902–1942), natural causes
Ollie Quinn
Omid Tahvili (born 1970), international fugitive since 2007
Osiel Cárdenas Guillén (born 1967), serving twenty-five-year sentence
Otari Kvantrishvili (1948–1994), assassinated
Owney Madden aka The Killer (1891–1965), natural causes
Pablo Acosta Villarreal (1937–1987), killed by law enforcement
Pablo Escobar (1949–1993), killed by law enforcement.
Paolo Di Lauro (born 1953), imprisoned
Pappu Kalani (born 1951), serving life sentence in prison
Paul Castellano (1915–1985), assassinated
Paul Le Roux (born 1972), currently awaiting sentencing
Paul Ricca aka The Waiter (1897–1972), natural causes
Paul Sciacca (died 1970), natural causes
Peter Chong (born 1943), at large
Peter Gotti aka One-Eyed Pete (born 1939), serving twenty-nine-year prison sentence
Peter Milano aka Shakes (1925–2012), natural causes
Philip Lombardo aka Cockeyed Phil (1908–1987), natural causes
Philip Rastelli aka Rusty (1918–1991), natural causes
Philip Testa aka Chicken Man (1924–1981), assassinated
Pietro Aglieri aka The Little Gentleman (born 1959), serving life sentence in prison
Rafael Aguilar Guajardo (1950–1993), assassinated
Raffaele Amato (born 1965), imprisoned
Raffaele Ganci (born 1932), serving life sentence in prison
Rayful Edmond (born 1964), currently enrolled in the Witness Protection Program
Raymond L.S. Patriarca (1908–1984), natural causes
Raymond Patriarca Jr. (born 1945), retired
Robert Trimbole (1931–1987), natural causes
Ronnie and Reggie Kray (1933-1995 and 2000), natural causes
Rosario DeSimone (1873–1946), natural causes
Rosario Maceo aka Papa Rose (1887-1954), natural causes
Rosario Riccobono (1929–1982), assassinated
Ross Prio (1901–1972), natural causes
Ross Ulbricht (born 1984), serving life sentence in prison
Rovshan Janiyev (1975–2016), assassinated
Russell Bufalino (1903–1994), natural causes
Ryōichi Sasakawa (1899–1995), natural causes
Salvatore D’Aquila aka Toto (1878–1928), assassinated
Salvatore Giuliano (1922–1950), killed by law enforcement.
Salvatore Greco aka Little Bird (1923–1978), natural causes
Salvatore Greco aka The Engineer (born 1924), international fugitive since 1963.
Salvatore Inzerillo (1944–1981), assassinated
Salvatore La Barbera (1922–1963), assassinated
Salvatore Lo Piccolo aka The Baron (born 1942), serving life sentence in prison
Salvatore Lo Russo (born 1953), arrested and became a pentito
Salvatore Maranzano (1886–1931), assassinated
Salvatore Riina aka Totò (1930-2017), natural causes in prison
Salvatore Sabella (1891–1962), natural causes
Sam Giancana aka Momo (1908–1975), assassinated
Sam Maceo aka The Velvet Glove (1894-1951), natural causes
Samuel Carlisi aka Sam Wings (1914–1997), natural causes in prison
Santiago Luis Polanco Rodríguez (born 1961), retired
Santo Trafficante, Jr. (1914–1987), natural causes
Santo Trafficante, Sr. (1886–1954), natural causes
Sebastiano DiGaetano (1862–?), disappeared in 1912
Semion Mogilevich (born 1946), international fugitive since 2003
Sergei Mikhailov (born 1958), at large
Servando Gómez Martínez aka The Teacher (born 1966), imprisoned
Settimo Mineo (born 1938), imprisoned
Simone DeCavalcante aka Sam the Plumber (1912–1997), natural causes
Stefano Bontade (1939–1981), assassinated
Stefano Magaddino (1891–1974), natural causes
Stefano Magaddino aka The Undertaker (1891–1974), natural causes
Stephanie St. Clair aka Queenie (1886–1969), natural causes
Tadamasa Goto (born 1943), retired
Tadashi Irie (born 1944), at large
Tariel Oniani (born 1952), serving ten-year prison sentence
Thomas Eboli aka Tommy Ryan (1911–1972), assassinated
Tokutaro Takayama (1928–2003), natural causes
Tommy Gagliano (1884–1951), natural causes
Tommy Lucchese (1899–1967), natural causes
Tony Accardo aka Big Tuna (1906–1992), natural causes
Vasil Iliev (1964–1995), assassinated
Vicente Carrillo Fuentes (born 1962), imprisoned
Victor Amuso aka Little Vic (born 1934), serving life sentence in prison
Vincent Basciano aka Vinny Gorgeous (born 1959), serving life sentence in prison
Vincent Coll aka Mad Dog (1908–1932), assassinated
Vincent Drucci aka The Schemer (1898–1927), assassinated
Vincent Gigante aka The Chin (1928–2005), natural causes in prison
Vincent Mangano (1888–1951), assassinated
Vincenzo Cotroni (1911–1984), natural causes
Vincenzo Puccio (1945–1989), assassinated
Vincenzo Virga (born 1936), serving life sentence in prison
Vito Cascio Ferro (1862–1943)
Vito Di Giorgio (1880–1922), assassinated
Vito Genovese (1897–1969), natural causes in prison
Vito Rizzuto (1946–2013), natural causes
Vito Vitale (born 1958), at large
Vivian Blake (1956–2010), natural causes
Vladimir Kumarin (born 1956), serving fourteen-year prison sentence
Vyacheslav Ivankov aka Yaponchik (1940–2009), assassinated
Waxey Gordon (1886–1952), natural causes in prison
William Cammisano aka Willie the Rat (1914–1995), natural causes
William D’Elia aka Big Billy (born 1946), retired
Willie Moretti (1894–1951), assassinated
Yaakov Alperon (1955–2008), assassinated
Yoshinori Watanabe (1941–2012), natural causes
Yoshio Kodama (1911–1984), natural causes
Zakhariy Kalashov (born 1953), at large
Željko Ražnatović aka Arkan (1952–2000), assassinated
– Updated till 28th April 2020