Crime boss
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A crime boss is someone in charge of a criminal organization, especially the Mafia or a terrorist organization. A crime boss has command over his subordinates, and his profits come from his men's criminal endeavors, which he usually orders himself. Crime bosses typically are respected and feared by their men.
For example, a typical organization scheme in the Mafia would consist of:
- The Boss or Don
- The Underboss
- The Consigliere (a close advisor)
- The Capo (Caporegime) or Captain (head of a crew of soldiers)
- Made Member/Soldier (serve as foot soldiers on the street)
- Associates
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Famous crime bosses
- Tony Accardo
- Joe Adonis
- Evsei Agron
- Gus Alex
- Albert Anastasia
- Marat Balagula
- Leroy "Nicky" Barnes
- Jose Miguel Battle
- Joseph "Joe Bananas" Bonanno
- Al Capone
- Paul Castellano
- Mickey Cohen
- Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll
- Joe Colombo
- "Big Jim" Colosimo
- Jimmy Coonan
- Anthony "Tony Ducks" Corallo
- Frank Costello
- Moe Dalitz
- Aniello Dellacroce
- Jack "Legs" Diamond
- Johnny Dio
- Monya Elson
- Ludwig "Tarzan" Fainberg
- Vito Cascio Ferro
- Jimmy "The Weasel" Fratianno
- Carmine Galante
- "Crazy Joey" Gallo
- Carlo Gambino
- Vito Genovese
- Sam "Momo" Giancana
- Vincent "The Chin" Gigante
- Waxey Gordon
- John Gotti
- Vyacheslav Ivankov
- Meyer Lansky
- Louis Lepke
- Tommy Lucchese
- Charles "Lucky" Luciano
- Owney "The Killer" Madden
- Salvatore Maranzano
- Carlos Marcello
- Joe "The Boss" Masseria
- Semion Mogilevich
- George "Bugs" Moran
- Willie Moretti
- Boris Nayfeld
- Dion O'Banion
- Carmine "The Snake" Persico
- Ross Prio
- Joe Profaci
- Bernardo Provenzano
- Paul "The Waiter" Ricca
- Johnny Roselli
- Arnold Rothstein
- Ignazio "Lupo the Wolf" Saietta
- "Fat Tony" Salerno
- Nicodemo "Little Nicky" Scarfo
- Dutch Schultz
- Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel
- Anthony "Tony the Ant" Spilotro
- Frank "Funzi" Tieri
- Johnny Torrio
- Santo Trafficante, Jr.
- Hymie Weiss
- Frankie Yale
- Abner "Longy" Zwillman
Famous fictional crime bosses
In film
- Michael Corleone, The Godfather
- Sonny Corleone, The Godfather
- Vinnie Mancini-Corleone, The Godfather
- Vito Corleone, The Godfather
- Antonio "Tony" Montana, Scarface
- O-Ren Ishii, Kill Bill
- Jabba the Hutt, Star Wars
- Keyser Soze, The Usual Suspects
In television
- Anthony "Tony" Soprano, The Sopranos
- Corrado "Junior" Soprano, The Sopranos
- Hesh Rabkin, The Sopranos
- Jackie Aprile, Sr., The Sopranos
- Phil Leotardo, The Sopranos
- Carmine Lupertazzi, The Sopranos
- Johnny "Sack" Sacrimoni, The Sopranos
- Jack Dalton, EastEnders
- Andy Hunter, EastEnders
- Anthony "Fat Tony" D'Amico, The Simpsons
- Valmont, Jackie Chan Adventures
- Fat Cat, ''Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
In comics
- Black Mask
- Oswald Chesterfield "The Penguin" Cobblepot, Batman
- Harvey "Two-Face" Dent, Batman
- Jack "Joker" Napier, Batman
- Carl Grissom, Batman
- Carmine Falcone, Batman
- Rupert Thorne, Batman
- Tony Zucco, Batman
- Viper
- Silvio "Silvermane" Manfredi, Marvel Comics
- Wilson "The Kingpin" Fisk, Marvel Comics
In video games
- Salvatore Leone, Grand Theft Auto 3
- Paulie Sindaco, Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories
- Vladimir Lem, Max Payne
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