I picked Joe "Bananas" Bonanno's. He died of natural causes at the age of 97. And he never went to jail.

Luciano, the father of modern lobbyists.

Good old Al Capone, from the era of true gangsters.

(When I say good old.....I mean.....well you know what I mean?)

@ Tony Soprano.
Al Capone.

Al Capone

Al Capone

When Torrio was shot by rival gang members and consequently decided to leave Chicago, Capone inherited the "outfit" and became boss. The outfit's men liked, trusted, and obeyed Capone, calling him "The Big Fellow." He quickly proved that he was even better at organization than Torrio, syndicating and expanding the city's vice industry between 1925 and 1930. Capone controlled speakeasies, bookie joints, gambling houses, brothels, horse and race tracks, nightclubs, distilleries and breweries at a reported income of $100,000,000 a year. He even acquired a sizable interest in the largest cleaning and dyeing plant chain in Chicago.

Although he had been doing business with Capone, the corrupt Chicago mayor William "Big Bill" Hale Thompson, Jr. decided that Capone was bad for his political image. Thompson hired a new police chief to run Capone out of Chicago. When Capone looked for a new place to live, he quickly discovered that he was unpopular in much of the country. He finally bought an estate at 93 Palm Island, Florida in 1928.


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I voted Al Capone ! (because I`ve never heard about anyone off the others)

Meyer Lansky.... He used his brain more often then he used a gun.

I picked Al Capone

Crime investigations is one of my favorite subjects to study and I learn most stuff at CrimeLibrary.com or on Documentaries. I can't remember which one was the worse criminal but Al Capone is the most popular to study.

http://www.crimelibrary.com/index.html

Al capone

Capone and Gotti, its a tossup.

Al Capone.

I'm surprised you don't have Capone's rival...Bugs Morane...

Al Capone I guess....Luciano is my second choice.

'Bugsy' Siegel.... He's the founding father of Las Vagas. How can he not be number 1 ??

You never heard about Tony Soprano ??

Hes american, isn`t he ? I don`t think you ever have heard about any norwegian gangsters.

Yeah you're right. Tony Soprabo is a fake gangster, he has a show on HBO. You should watch it. It's kind of funny.

Is that an american TV-Channel ?

Yes it is. But I think you can get it on Satellite TV as well.

I don't have any "favorite" gangster, but the three I've always found the most interesting didn't even make the list:

1. Johnny Dio, who had sense enough to retire at the very height of his power and thereafter spent many decades relaxing on the front porch of a resort hotel in Little Rock, Arkansas.

2. Frank Costello, who handled prostitution but flatly refused to handle drugs of any kind, "because if you push drugs little kids get their hands on the stuff."

3. Red Masterson, Syndicate enforcer, whose strong code of personal ethics kept him alive decades after many of his old comrades were dead.

I picked Gotti,, it takes a set of big ones to take out the boss. My all time favorite is Joe Pesci role of Tommy in GoodFellows ,base on the real Tommy Desimone . Talk about psycho killer.

The list also omits Al Capone's trusted right-hand man, Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti.

Tony Soprano

Tony Soprano from the hbo show is an actual gangster in real life?

I never quite understood the reverence of common criminals that either directly or indirectly killed, tortured, maimed or otherwise ruined peoples lives... It is right up their with the gangster rap mentality that thinks that murderers are tough and cool and prison time is a right of passage...

Yeah you wise guys, what about George the Hick and Dick the Prick?

Notorious BIG

How you is not include big bad the george bush in gangsta list ?? He is holding of gun to any nation leader head for offer they cant refuse , he wonderful big time bad guy , Borat is vote mr bush .

Al Capone

Carlo Gambino he knew exactley how to run his organisation.

None of them are "favorites" because they're all death-dealing, murderous thugs who destroyed countless lives and dreams.
Refuse to pay protection money? Okay, here's a dose of acid in your face!
Won't do our bidding? We'll beat and torture you for hours or days, then bury you in a shallow grave with less ceremony than a dog.
How can we possibly vote a "favorite" among such heinous criminals?
Why not create a poll asking who our "favorite" dictator is: Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein and General Santa Ana?
This is a disgusting poll.
Whether its the old gangsters or the new crop of gangstas, they're all evil, murderous, drug-dealing scum buckets that deserve a .44-40 bullet in the brainpan.

I picked Meyer Lansky. Jewish people don't get enough credit for being able to be hardcore gangsters..

Well, outside of the Conspiracies forum, that is..

Agreed.

An incarcerated Gangster is my personal favourite

why are they all mafia guys?
and why you got a couple of small time losers like gotti and gravano in there?

Bonnie and Clyde should've been on poll list. They would've had my vote.

Al Capone has my vote. I've always liked him. Don't know why. Besides he's the only real gagster.