Al Capone

Al Capone is probably the worlds most famous gangster. He was born in 1899 in Brooklyn, NY, the fourth of nine children. Capone left school during the sixth grade after he was beaten by the principal for beating up his tutor. He joined the James Street Gang, a tough street gang of teenagers run by Johnny Torrio who would himself become a founder member of the Chicago Mob. The James Street Gang was a part of the much larger (and less youthful) Five Points Gang where Capone later graduated to.Capone was hired by Torrio as a bouncer at a seedy dive bar and brothel in Brooklyn. It was whilst working here that Al got his famous 'Scarface' nickname after a fight with another hood called Frank Galluccio when his left cheek got slashed.