List of Irish American mobsters

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

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

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

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.

E

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

F

*Mickey Featherstone (born 1947) - a New York mobster and member of the Westies
*Richie Fitzpatrick (1880–1905) - a New York mobster and member of the Eastman Gang
*Stephen Flemmi "The Rifleman" (born 1935), a Boston mobster and associate of Whitey Bulger
*Jimmy Flynn (born 1934) - a Boston mobster and member of the Winter Hill Gang

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

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

K

*Kevin Kelly, Reputed Former Boss of the Westies

L

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

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
*Bernie 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

N

*Patrick Nee (born 1943), Boston mobster and associate of Whitey Bulger

O

*Myles O'Donnell (d. 1931), Chicago mobster and founder of the The O'Donnell Mob
*Dean O'Banion (1892–1924), Chicago mobster and founder of the North Side Mob
*Carleton O'Brien (1913–1952), an independent Providence mobster
*Gordon O'Brien, an associate of the Patriarca crime family
*Daniel O'Leary "Danny" (d. 1928)
*James Patrick O'Leary "Big Jim" (1860–1926), a Chicago organized crime figure involved in illegal gambling
*James O'Toole "Spike" (1929–1973), a Boston mobster and associate of the Winter Hill Gang
*Patrick Kelly (d. 1942), Boston mobster

R

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

*Frank Salemme, ¹ "Cadillac Frank" (born 1933) - a Boston mobster and one time leader of the Patriarca crime family
*John Shea, "Red" (born 1965) - a Boston mobster and member of the Winter Hill Gang
*Frank Sheeran, "The Irishman" (1920–2003) - an associate and freelance assassin for the Genovese crime family
*Mickey Spillane (1934–1977), New York mobster and head of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen during the 1950s and 60s
*Joseph Sullivan, "Mad Dog" (born 1940) - New York mobster and freelance assassin for the Genovese crime family

T

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

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.

Footnotes

:¹ Is of mixed ethnicity.

References

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