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Al Capone

American gangster and businessman (1899–1947)

This article is about the gangster. For other uses, see Al Capone (disambiguation).

"Capone" redirects here. For other uses, see Capone (disambiguation).

Al Capone

Capone in 1930

Born

Alphonse Gabriel Capone


(1899-01-17)January 17, 1899

Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.

DiedJanuary 25, 1947(1947-01-25) (aged 48)

Palm Island, Florida, U.S.

Resting placeMount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois, U.S.
Other names
  • Scarface
  • Big Al
  • Big Boy
  • Public Enemy No. 1
  • Snorky
Occupations
Known for
SuccessorFrank Nitti
Spouse
Children1
Relatives
AllegianceChicago Outfit
Conviction(s)Tax evasion (26 U.S.C. § 145) (5 counts)
Criminal penalty11 years imprisonment (1931)

Alphonse Gabriel Capone (kə-POHN,[1]Italian:[kaˈpoːne]; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-

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    Al Capone

    Born: January 17, 1899, Brooklyn, New York
    Died: January 25, 1947, Palm Island, Florida
    Nicknames: Scarface, Snorky, the Big Guy, Big Al
    Associations: Johnny Torrio, Jim Colosimo, Lucky Luciano, the Outfit, Bugs Moran

    Alphonse Capone may be the most celebrated, or infamous, mobster in American history. His story has been told in dozens of fictionalized and true-to-life movies, television shows, books and other media. It’s an impressive collection for a man whose success and indeed whose life were relatively brief.

    Growing up in New York City, Capone was active in the Five Points gang, a criminal enterprise of mostly younger Italian-Americans in Manhattan that also graduated such well-known mobsters as Charlie “Lucky” Luciano and Johnny Torrio. It was in New York that Capone suffered a facial wound in a fight at a brothel, earning him the nickname “Scarface.”

    Torrio moved to Chicago in 1909 to work for syndicate boss “Big Jim” Colosimo, and in 1920 Torrio called upon Capone to join their growing enterprise in the Windy City. Colosimo operated hundreds of

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