List of Irish American mobsters

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For a listing by historical period, see List of Irish-American mobsters by era.

This is a list of Irish-American mobsters which includes organized crime figures of predominantly Irish-American criminal organizations or individual mobsters from the early 1900s to the present.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and/or references showing the person is Irish American and a mobster

Contents

[edit] B

  • James J. Bulger "Whitey" (born 1929) - Legendary Boston mobster and former leader of the Winter Hill Gang
  • Jimmy Burke, "Jimmy the Gent" (1931–1996) - a New York mobster and associate of the Lucchese crime family

[edit] C

  • William Colbeck, "Dinty" (1891–1943) - a St. Louis organized crime figure and one time leader of Egan's Rats
  • Vincent Coll "Mad Dog" (1908–1932), a New York mobster and freelance enforcer during Prohibition[1]
  • Eddie Cummiskey, "The Butcher" (died 1976) - a New York mobster and enforcer for mobster Mickey Spillane during the 1950s and 60s
  • James Coonan (born 1947) - a New York mobster and leader of the Westies during the 1970s and 80s

[edit] D

  • Tom Dennison - (died 1934) Political boss of Omaha for 30+ years
  • Joe Dermody (died 1954) - a Boston mobster and father of Ronald Dermody
  • Ronald Dermody (died 1965) - a Boston mobster and associate of Whitey Bulger
  • Tom Devaney (died 1976) - a New York mobster and enforcer for mobster Mickey Spillane during the 1960s and 70s
  • Eddie Diamond, a New York mobster and brother of Jack "Legs" Diamond
  • Jack Diamond (1897–1931), a New York mobster involved in bootlegging during Prohibition
  • Arthur Doe, Jr. "Butchy" (born 1960) - Boston mobster and son of mobster Arthur Doe, Sr.
  • John M. Dunn "Cockeye", (died 1949), a New York mobster and enforcer for labor racketeer Joe Ryan
  • Bill Dwyer "Big Bill", a New York mobster involved in bootlegging during Prohibition
  • Terry Druggan "Machine Gun", (died 1954), a notorious bootlegger in Chicago and boss of the Valley Gang.

[edit] E

  • Maurice Enright, "Mossy" (died 1920) - a Chicago labor racketeer associated with the North Side Gang

[edit] F

[edit] G

  • Danny Greene (died 1977) - a Cleveland mobster involved in union racketeering
  • Lester Joseph Gillis "Baby Face Nelson", "George Nelson", "Tommy Gunn Lester" - a Chicago Mobster who conducted a rein of bank robberies

[edit] H

  • Kevin Hanrahan (1956–1992) - a Providence mobster and associate of the Patriarca crime family
  • Vannie Higgins (1897–1932) - a New York mobster involved in bootlegging during Prohibition
  • Henry Hill 1 (born 1943) - a New York mobster and associate of the Lucchese crime family
  • Danny Hogan, "Dapper" (1880–1928) - an organized crime figure involved in bootlegging in St. Paul during Prohibition
  • Cornelius Hughes (died 1966), a Boston mobster and hitman for the McLaughlin Brothers with his brother Stevie Hughes
  • Stevie Hughes (died 1966), a Boston mobster and, with his brother Corneilius Hughes, a hitman for the McLaughlin Brothers

[edit] K

  • Donald Killeen (died 1972) - a Boston mobster and head of criminal activities in South Boston.

[edit] L

  • John Patrick Looney (1865–1947), a bootlegger and organized crime figure in northern Illinois during Prohibition

[edit] M

  • Owney Madden, "The Killer" (1891–1965) - a New York organized crime figure involved in bootlegging and former leader of the Gopher Gang
  • Frank McErlane (1894–1932), a Chicago mobster and partner of bootlegger Joseph "Polack Joe" Saltis
  • Eddie McGrath, a New York organized crime figure who controlled the waterfront area and oversaw criminal activity in Hell's Kitchen during the 1940s
  • Bernard McLaughlin, "Bernie" (died 1961) - a Boston mobster and founder of the McLaughlin Brothers
  • Edward McLaughlin, "Punchy" (died 1965) - a Boston mobster and member of the McLaughlin Brothers
  • George McLaughlin (born 1927) - a Boston mobster and member of the McLaughlin Brothers
  • James McLean, "Buddy" (1929–1965) - Boston mobster and former head of the Winter Hill Gang
  • Hughie Mulligan, New York mobster and organized crime figure in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen during the 1950s
  • George Moran 1, "Bugs" (1891–1957) - a Chicago mobster and last leader of the North Side Gang
  • Joseph Vincent Moriarty, "Newsboy Moriarty" (1910–1979) - New Jersey mobster involved in the numbers racket
  • John Morrissey, "Old Smoke" (1831-1878) - Famous New York Irish gangster and champion as a bare-knuckle boxer
  • Harry Mulholland, "The Brains" {1897-1935} A Boston Mobster Involved In Number Rackets

[edit] N

  • Patrick Nee (born 1943), Boston mobster and associate of Whitey Bulger
  • Russell Nicholson, Boston police officer and associate of the Winter Hill Gang

[edit] O

[edit] R

  • James M. Ragen (1881–1946) - a Chicago organized crime figure involved in bootlegging and illegal gambing

[edit] S

[edit] T

  • Roger Touhy (died 1959), a Chicago mobster and bootlegger during Prohibition

[edit] W

  • Frank Wallace (died 1931), a Boston mobster and leader of the Gustin Gang during Prohibition.
  • Danny Walsh (1893–1933), a prominent bootlegger and organized crime figure Providence during Prohibition
  • Kevin Weeks, "Two" (born 1965) - Boston mobster affilited with the Winter Hill Gang and a later government witness
  • Howard T. Winter, "Howie" (born 1929) - Boston mobster, second head of the Winter Hill Gang.

[edit] Footnotes

1 Is of mixed ethnicity.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Delap, Breandan. Mad Dog Coll: An Irish Gangster. Dublin: Mercier Press, 1999. ISBN 1-856-35291-9

[edit] Further reading

  • English, T.J. Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster. New York: HarperCollins, 2005. ISBN 0-06-059002-5
  • Fox, Stephen. Blood and Power: Organized Crime in Twentieth-Century America. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1989. ISBN 0-688-04350-X