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Dominick "Quiet Dom" V. Cirillo MP (1929 - 2024)

"Quiet Dom"

: Dominick "Quiet Dom" Cirillo (born July 4, 1929, in East Harlem) is a high-ranking member of the Genovese crime family, who briefly served as acting boss for the imprisoned Boss Vincent "Chin" Gigan...

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3/29/2018
9/8/2024
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Dominick "Quiet Dom" V. Cirillo MP (1929 - 2024)

"Quiet Dom"

: Dominick "Quiet Dom" Cirillo (born July 4, 1929, in East Harlem) is a high-ranking member of the Genovese crime family, who briefly served as acting boss for the imprisoned Boss Vincent "Chin" Gigan...

9/8/2024

Abraham Greenthal (1822 - 1889)

"“General”", "Leslau", "Grenthal", "Gruenthal", "Green", "“Meyers/Myers”"

Biography From biographies based on NYPD Chief Thomas Byrnes 1886 book, "Professional Criminals of America"DESCRIPTION. Sixty years old in 1886. Jew, born in Poland. Calls himself a German. Widower. No...

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9/7/2017
9/22/2019
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Abraham Greenthal (1822 - 1889)

"“General”", "Leslau", "Grenthal", "Gruenthal", "Green", "“Meyers/Myers”"

Biography From biographies based on NYPD Chief Thomas Byrnes 1886 book, "Professional Criminals of America"DESCRIPTION. Sixty years old in 1886. Jew, born in Poland. Calls himself a German. Widower. No...

9/22/2019

Vincent Mad Dog Coll MP (1908 - 1932)

"Uinseann O'Colla"

Vincent Mad Dog Coll =Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll (born Uinseann Ó Colla, July 20, 1908 – February 8, 1932) was an Irish American mob hitman in the 1920s and early 1930s in New York City. Coll gained notori...

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1/30/2015
8/27/2016
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1/30/2015

Vincent Mad Dog Coll MP (1908 - 1932)

"Uinseann O'Colla"

Vincent Mad Dog Coll =Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll (born Uinseann Ó Colla, July 20, 1908 – February 8, 1932) was an Irish American mob hitman in the 1920s and early 1930s in New York City. Coll gained notori...

8/27/2016

Jesse James, American Outlaw MP (1847 - 1882)

"James L. Courtney"

Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847 — April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Y...

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12/22/2007
9/23/2015
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12/22/2007

Jesse James, American Outlaw MP (1847 - 1882)

"James L. Courtney"

Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847 — April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Y...

9/23/2015

Russell Wendell Simmons (born October 4, 1957) is an American business magnate. He co-founded the hip-hop music label Def Jam and created the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and Americ...

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2/28/2011
4/22/2015
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2/28/2011

Russell Wendell Simmons (born October 4, 1957) is an American business magnate. He co-founded the hip-hop music label Def Jam and created the clothing fashion lines Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and Americ...

4/22/2015

Joe E. Lewis MP (1902 - 1971)

"Money doesn't buy happiness but it calms the nerves."From iMdb Actor Joe E. Lewis (born Joseph Klewan) was the vitim of a botched mob hit in 1927, after refusing a request by Jack "Machine Gun" McGurn...

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12/15/2013
12/15/2013
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12/15/2013

Joe E. Lewis MP (1902 - 1971)

"Money doesn't buy happiness but it calms the nerves."From iMdb Actor Joe E. Lewis (born Joseph Klewan) was the vitim of a botched mob hit in 1927, after refusing a request by Jack "Machine Gun" McGurn...

12/15/2013

Otto "Abbadabba" Berman MP (1891 - 1935)

"Adolph", "Otto Biederman", "Otto Berman", "Dutch Otto", "Abba Dabba", "Avisack"

Otto Biederman, known as Otto "Abbadabba" Berman (1889? – October 23, 1935), was an accountant for American organized crime. He is known for coining the phrase "Nothing personal, it's just business."Be...

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5/30/2013
5/30/2013
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5/30/2013

Otto "Abbadabba" Berman MP (1891 - 1935)

"Adolph", "Otto Biederman", "Otto Berman", "Dutch Otto", "Abba Dabba", "Avisack"

Otto Biederman, known as Otto "Abbadabba" Berman (1889? – October 23, 1935), was an accountant for American organized crime. He is known for coining the phrase "Nothing personal, it's just business."Be...

5/30/2013

Robert Carson MP (1936 - c.2002)

"Sonny", "Mwlina Imiri Abubadika"

Imiri Abubadika (May 22, 1936 — December 20, 2002), best known as Sonny Carson, was a controversial activist and a community leader in Brooklyn. A black nationalist, he was best known for his autobiogr...

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12/11/2011
12/11/2011
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12/11/2011

Robert Carson MP (1936 - c.2002)

"Sonny", "Mwlina Imiri Abubadika"

Imiri Abubadika (May 22, 1936 — December 20, 2002), best known as Sonny Carson, was a controversial activist and a community leader in Brooklyn. A black nationalist, he was best known for his autobiogr...

12/11/2011

Norman Podhoretz MP

Brooklyn, Kings, New York

Norman B. Podhoretz (January 16, 1930) is an American neoconservative pundit and writer for Commentary magazine.==Biographical Highlights==From Hudson Institute Norman Podhoretz is editor-at-large of C...

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9/18/2010
11/16/2011
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9/18/2010

Norman Podhoretz MP

Brooklyn, Kings, New York

Norman B. Podhoretz (January 16, 1930) is an American neoconservative pundit and writer for Commentary magazine.==Biographical Highlights==From Hudson Institute Norman Podhoretz is editor-at-large of C...

11/16/2011

Jim McGowan is a former member of the Four Fellows vocal R&B group. He is an author specializing in the history of the Underground Railroad, etc.* The Life and Time of... * Jim McGowan Today * Jim McGo...

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5/23/2011
5/23/2011
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5/23/2011

Jim McGowan is a former member of the Four Fellows vocal R&B group. He is an author specializing in the history of the Underground Railroad, etc.* The Life and Time of... * Jim McGowan Today * Jim McGo...

5/23/2011

Alphonse "Scarface Al" Gabriel Capone MP (1899 - 1947)

"Snorkey", "Scarface", "Scarface Al", "Al"

"I came to Chicago with forty dollars in my pocket...My son is now twelve. I am still married and I love my wife dearly. We had to make a living. I was younger than I am now, and I thought I needed mor...

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5/28/2008
3/28/2011
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Alphonse "Scarface Al" Gabriel Capone MP (1899 - 1947)

"Snorkey", "Scarface", "Scarface Al", "Al"

"I came to Chicago with forty dollars in my pocket...My son is now twelve. I am still married and I love my wife dearly. We had to make a living. I was younger than I am now, and I thought I needed mor...

3/28/2011

Colin Powell was an American politician, diplomat and four-star general who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African-American Secretary of State. ...

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3/11/2011
3/14/2011
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Colin Powell was an American politician, diplomat and four-star general who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African-American Secretary of State. ...

3/14/2011