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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Eddie Antar
Business
18-Dec-1947   Crazy Eddie
Jim Bakker
Religion
2-Jan-1939   Adulterous bisexual TV evangelist
Sonny Barger
Criminal
8-Oct-1938   Oakland Hells Angels
Conrad Black
Business
25-Aug-1944   Rapacious newspaper mogul
Whitey Bulger
Criminal
3-Sep-1929   Accused Boston crimelord
Albert G. Bustamante
Politician
8-Apr-1935   Congressman from Texas, 1985-93
Bill Campbell
Politician
25-May-1953   Mayor of Atlanta, 1994-2002
Paul Castellano
Criminal
20-Jun-1915 16-Dec-1985 Gambino crime boss
Buddy Cianci
Politician
30-Apr-1941   Twice Mayor of Providence
Joseph Colombo
Criminal
16-Jun-1923 22-May-1978 Colombo Family Boss, 1964-71
John DeLorean
Business
6-Jan-1925 19-Mar-2005 Automobile designer and entepreneur
Edward D. DiPrete
Politician
8-Jul-1934   Governor of Rhode Island, 1985-91
R. Budd Dwyer
Government
21-Nov-1939 22-Jan-1987 Suicided in front of TV cameras
Edwin Edwards
Politician
7-Aug-1927   Former governor, convicted felon
Pablo Escobar
Criminal
1-Dec-1949 2-Dec-1993 Head of the Medellin Cartel
Vincent Gigante
Criminal
29-Mar-1928 19-Dec-2005 Mafia boss, headed the Genovese family
John Gotti
Criminal
27-Oct-1940 10-Jun-2002 The Teflon Don
Peter Gotti
Criminal
c. 1939   Gambino Boss after John Gotti
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano
Criminal
12-Mar-1945   Testified against John Gotti
Domino Harvey
Relative
7-Aug-1969 27-Jun-2005 Laurence Harvey's daughter
William Jefferson
Politician
14-Mar-1947   Congressman from Louisiana, 1991-2009
Charles Keating
Business
4-Dec-1923   Morality crusader, white-collar swindler
Kwame Kilpatrick
Politician
8-Jun-1970   Mayor of Detroit, 2002-08
Carlos Lehder
Criminal
1950   Co-Founder, Medellin Cartel
Marvin Mandel
Politician
19-Apr-1920   Governor of Maryland, 1969-79
Imelda Marcos
First Lady
2-Jul-1929   Former First Lady of the Philippines
Joey Massino
Criminal
10-Jan-1943   Bonanno Family Boss, 1991-2004
Denny McLain
Baseball
29-Mar-1944   Cy Young Award winner, embezzler
Michael Milken
Business
4-Jul-1946   Convicted financial executive
Manuel Noriega
Head of State
11-Feb-1938   Panamanian dictator
Deborah Jeane Palfrey
Criminal
18-Mar-1956 1-May-2008 The DC Madam
Anthony Pellicano
Business
22-Mar-1944   Hollywood private eye
Carmine Persico
Criminal
8-Aug-1933   Boss, Colombo Crime Family
Marc Rich
Criminal
18-Dec-1934   Pardoned by Clinton
George Ryan
Politician
24-Feb-1934   Governor of Illinois, 1999-2003
James Traficant
Politician
8-May-1941   Disgraced former Ohio Congressman
Yahweh ben Yahweh
Religion
27-Oct-1935 7-May-2007 Nation of Yahweh
Malachi York-El
Religion
26-Jun-1945   E.T. leader of United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors
Jacob Zuma
Politician
12-Apr-1942   President of South Africa


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