Claim To Fame : Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities
774 memorials found
Albert Anastasia
26 Feb 1902 – 25 Oct 1957Oragnized Crime Figure. He was part of "Murder Incorporated", a...
Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA
Kate “Ma” Barker
8 Oct 1873 – 16 Jan 1935Criminal. Known as "Ma," she and her sons, Herman, Lloyd, Arthur...
Welch, Craig County, Oklahoma, USA
Clyde Barrow
24 Mar 1909 – 23 May 1934Criminal, American Folk Figure. Even though he lived on the edge...
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
William “Billy The Kid” Bonney
17 Sep 1859 – 14 Jul 1881Legendary Outlaw. He was born in New York City as Henry McCarty....
Fort Sumner, De Baca County, New Mexico, USA
Lizzie Borden
19 Jul 1860 – 1 Jun 1927Alleged Murderess. At the age of 32 she was accused of the double...
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Al Capone
17 Jan 1899 – 25 Jan 1947Organized Crime Figure, Chicago Gangster. This is Al Capone's...
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Al Capone
17 Jan 1899 – 25 Jan 1947Organized Crime Figure, Chicago Gangster. This is Al Capone's...
Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Edgar Cayce
18 Mar 1877 – 3 Jan 1945American Folk Figure. Known as a psychic counselor and healer, he...
Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, USA
Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll
20 Jul 1908 – 8 Feb 1932Organized Crime Figure. An Irish-born gangster in New York City,...
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
Frank Costello
26 Jan 1891 – 18 Feb 1973Organized Crime Figure. Mafia member known as the "Prime Minister...
East Elmhurst, Queens County, New York, USA
Kid Curry
1867 – 9 Jun 1904Western Outlaw. Born in Tama County, Iowa, he was an orphaned...
Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado, USA
Kid Curry
1867 – 9 Jun 1904Western Outlaw. Born in Tama County, Iowa, he was an orphaned...
Glenwood Springs, Garfield County, Colorado, USA
Leon Czolgosz
5 May 1873 – 29 Oct 1901Assassin of President William McKinley. Born in 1873 in Alpena,...
Sennett, Cayuga County, New York, USA
Bob Dalton
13 May 1869 – 5 Oct 1892Western Outlaw. Born in Jackson County, Missouri, before entering...
Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas, USA
Gratton Hanley “Grat” Dalton
30 Mar 1861 – 5 Oct 1892American Frontier Outlaw. Born near Lawrence, Kansas, he had a...
Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas, USA
Jack “Legs” Diamond
10 Jul 1897 – 18 Dec 1931Gangster bootlegger. Born Jack Moran on July, 1897, in...
Maspeth, Queens County, New York, USA
John Herbert Dillinger
22 Jun 1903 – 22 Jul 1934Criminal. He was made an outlaw hero during the depths of the...
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd
3 Feb 1904 – 22 Oct 1934Bank Robber. He was nicknamed "Pretty Boy Floyd" by the press, a...
Akins, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, USA
Joey Gallo
7 Apr 1929 – 7 Apr 1972Organized Crime Figure. Born and raised in the Red Hook section...
Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA
Vito Genovese
21 Nov 1897 – 14 Feb 1969Organized Crime Figure. Born in Naples, Italy. He and his family...
Middle Village, Queens County, New York, USA
