Full Name: Umberto Anastasio
Profession: Gangster
Nationality:
Italian
Why Famous: One of the most ruthless and feared mobsters in United States history, he was a founder of the American Mafia and was boss of the modern Gambino crime family during most of the 1950s.
Born: September 26, 1902
Birthplace: Tropea, Calabria, Italy
Generation: Greatest Generation
Star Sign: Libra
Died: October 25, 1957 (aged 55)
Cause of Death: Murdered
Events in the Life of Albert Anastasia
- 1917-03-17 Albert Anastasia is convicted of murdering longshoreman George Turino
- 1923-06-06 Gangster Albert Anastasia is convicted of illegal possession of a firearm and sentenced to two years in prison
- 1957-10-25 Cosa Nostra crime boss Albert Anastasia is murdered in a barber's chair in New York City, probably by fellow mobster Joe Gallo
Arnold Rothstein
Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Louis Buchalter
Meyer Lansky
Pablo Escobar
Sam Giancana