John Torrio

Purported organizer of organized crime in the United States, predecessor to Alphonse (Al) Capone.

Al (Alphonse) Capone

Chicago gangster, 1919

Al Capone, 1931

As federal prisoner, for income tax evasion

Carlo Gambino

1935, New York Crime Boss (deceased), Gambino Family

Joe Colombo

New York Crime Boss (deceased, murdered)

John Gotti

Alleged current Gambino boss, in jail as of 1996. Old black and white photo.

John Gotti

More recent, color photo.

John Gotti, Jr

Son of alleged Gambino boss.

Salvatore (Sammy Bull) Gravano

Former under-boss (consigliere) of Gambino family, under John Gotti. Testified against Gotti.

Carmine (Junior) Persico

Alleged boss of the Colombo family for more than 15 years. New York City.

Alphonse Persico

Son of alleged Colombo family boss Carmine Persico, and his choice to succeed him.

Meyer Lanksy (1940)

Invented modern money laundering. Deceased.

Meyer Lansky (1950)

Outlived almost everybody.

Lucky Luciano in Naples

New York Mafia leader, specialized in prostitution earlier in his career.

Jose Gonzalo Rodriquez Gacha

Mexican drug lord.

Raymond L.S. Patriarca

New England crime boss, now deceased.

Dutch Schultz

Looking at his death wound.

Santo Traficante Sr.

Florida crime boss. Deceased.

Arnold Rothstein, 1929

New York gambler and Jewish gang leader

Dragna family

New York crime family, Louis, Tom, Frank, Adam & Paul

Vincent "the Chin" Gigante

1959 photo, alleged head of Genovese family, 1996, attempting to allude courts by claiming incompetency

Vincent Gigante

More recent, color photo of alleged Genovese family boss.

Joseph ValachiInformer who put away many US Mafia bosses

Canada - Vietnamese

Asua Tran

Toronto Vietnamese gang leader. Violent enforcer of extortions of restaurants and Chinese entertainers. Murdered 1991

Nguyen Thang Quang

Toronto Vietnamese gang enforcer, wanted Canada-wide in 1992 for alleged stabbing

Truong Chi Trong

Originally from Boston, Vietnamese gang criminal in Montreal and Toronto, late 1980's, known for violent jewellry store robberies. Currently in prison in Massachusetts

Canada - Chinese

Lau Wing Kui

Founder of Toronto Kung Lok triad. Ordered out of Canada circa 1980, last seen Macao, in Stanley Ho's casino. This photo from 1974

Danny Mo

Toronto Kung Lok triad boss, after Kui.

Canada - Italian

Cosimo Elia Commisso

A Toronto cousin of Italian 'Ndrangheta boss (see below). Charged in murder of gangster Paul Volpe. Brother to Rocco below.

Rocco Remo Commisso

A Toronto cousin of Italian 'Ndrangheta boss (see below). Charged in murder of gangster Paul Volpe.

Johhny Papalia

Hamilton, Ontario gangster. Convicted heroin trafficking, extortion.

Nick Rizzuto

Montreal gangster, Sicilian links

Pablo Escobar Gaviria

Colombian Cocaine/Drug Lord

Jorge Luis Ochoa Vasquez

Colombian drug lord

Carlos Lehder Rivas

Colombian drug lord.