Arnold Rothstein

Profession: Businessman, Gambler, and Mobster

Why Famous: Widely reputed to have organized corruption in professional athletics, conspiring in the fixing of the 1919 World Series. Also took advantage of Prohibition by turning it into a profitable business, and he transformed organized crime into a business run like a corporation.

Born: January 17, 1882
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Star Sign: Capricorn

Died: November 6, 1928 (aged 46)
Cause of Death: Shot to death