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Al Capone

American gangster (1899–1947)

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Al Capone was an American gangster who operated primarily during the Prohibition era of the early 20th century and became one of the most notorious criminal figures in U.S. history. His rise and fall represent a significant chapter in American crime history and the government's efforts to combat organized crime.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1899-01-17
Died: 1947-01-25
Works: 1

Top works

Al Capone's Cookbook

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Film & TV

Acting · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Alphonse Gabriel Capone, sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit. His seven-year reign as crime boss ended when he was 33.

Known for

JFK Assassination: A New Perspective — Self (archive footage)2025
Gangland Chronicles — Self - Boss of the Chicago Outfit (archive footage)2024
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues — Self (archive footage)2022
The Gangster Files: Bonnie and Clyde, Al Capone, John Dillinger2017
The Hidden Secrets: Gangsters of the 1920s and 1930s — Self (archive footage)2012
Eliot Ness vs. Al Capone — Himself2009
Little Caesar: End of Rico, Beginning of the Antihero — Self (archive footage)

Article

Alphonse Gabriel Capone (/kə.ˈpoʊn/, kə-POHN; 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-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1925 to 1931. His seven-year reign as a crime boss ended when he was imprisoned at the age of 33.

Capone was born in New York City in 1899 to Italian immigrants. He joined the Five Points Gang as a teenager and became a bouncer in organized crime premises such as brothels. In his early twenties, Capone moved to Chicago and became a bodyguard of Johnny Torrio, head of a criminal syndicate that illegally supplied alcohol—the forerunner of the Outfit—and was politically protected through the Unione Siciliana.