A child from an Italian immigrant family, Al Capone, also known as "Scarface," rose to infamy as the leader of the Chicago Outfit, an organized crime syndicate during the Prohibition era.

• Organized Crime
  (1899–1947)

Henry Hill was a member of the Lucchese crime family who became a federal informant, inspiring the Martin Scorsese movie 'Goodfellas.'

• Organized Crime
  (1943–2012)

Gangster Dutch Schultz built up a criminal network that included bootlegging, illegal gambling and murder. His biggest enemies were Legs Diamond and the IRS.

• Organized Crime
  (1902–1935)

John Gotti, also known as 'The Teflon Don,' was an organized crime leader who became head of the Gambino family.

• Organized Crime
  (1940–2002)

Mickey Cohen became the West Coast racket boss in 1947, after his mentor and predecessor, Bugsy Siegel, was assassinated.

• Organized Crime, Murderer, Boxer
  (1913–1976)

By the 1960s, gangster and drug kingpin Frank Lucas had constructed an international drug ring that spanned from New York to South East Asia.

• Drug Dealer
  (1930–)

Whitey Bulger was a prominent figure in Boston's organized crime scene from the 1970s until the mid-'90s, when he fled the area. Captured in 2011, he was later found guilty of federal racketeering, extortion, conspiracy and 11 murders.

• Organized Crime
  (1929–)

Carlos Marcello was best known as the mob boss of New Orleans, and for the FBI's investigation of his possible involvement in JFK's assassination.

• Organized Crime
  (1910–1993)

Reggie Kray and his twin brother Ronnie teamed up to become two of England's most notorious gangsters of all time.

• Criminal
  (1933–2000)

With his identical twin Reggie, gangster Ronnie Kray ruled the streets of London's East End in the 1950s and 1960s.

• Criminal
  (1933–1995)

Arnold Rothstein was a Jewish-American mob boss who inspired a character in 'The Great Gatsby' and was portrayed in the HBO series 'Boardwalk Empire.'

• Organized Crime
  (1882–1928)

Meyer Lansky, an organized-crime figure known for his sharp financial acumen, was instrumental in the development of a national crime syndicate in the United States.

• Organized Crime
  (1902–1983)

Lucky Luciano was an Italian-born American mobster best known for engineering the structure of modern organized crime in the United States.

• Organized Crime
  (1897–1962)

New York gangster Joe Gallo was both a hero and villain; a very public criminal who hung out with pop stars and was immortalized in the Bob Dylan song, Joey.

• Organized Crime
  (1929–1972)

Tony Spilotro is best known as a ruthless Chicago mob representative in Las Vegas from the 1970s to the '80s. He was brutally beaten and murdered by other mobsters in 1986.

• Organized Crime
  (1938–1986)

Tony 'Big Tuna' Accardo turned to a life of crime in his early teens, and quickly rose to infamy as a soldier in Al Capone's Chicago Crime Syndicate.

• Organized Crime
  (1906–c. 1992)

Iconic mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel built the Flamingo casino in Las Vegas, igniting an era of glamour, gambling and gangsters in the desert.

• Organized Crime
  (1906–1947)

John Dillinger was an infamous gangster and bank robber during the Great Depression. He was known as "Jackrabbit" and "Public Enemy No. 1."

• Thief, Organized Crime
  (1903–1934)

"Mad Sam" Destefano was an infamous Chicago loan shark who was known to torture and kill those who defied him or failed to pay their debts.

• Murderer, Organized Crime
  (1909–1973)

Jack "Legs" Diamond was a Prohibition-era mob leader, hit man and bootlegger who was based in New York.

• Murderer, Organized Crime
  (1897–1931)

Donnie Brasco was the alias of Joseph Pistone, an undercover FBI agent that infiltrated the Bonanno crime family.

• Law Enforcement
  (1939–)

Anthony Casso is a member of the Lucchese crime family who was the first major crime boss to be kicked out of the witness protection program.

• Organized Crime
  (1940–)

Vincent Gigante was an Italian-American mobster who led the Genovese crime family of New York City from the early 1980s until 2005.

• Organized Crime
  (1928–2005)

Joseph Valachi was a part of Lucky Luciano's mob family from the 1930s through the 1950s.

• Organized Crime
  (1904–1971)