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19th Century Criminals

19th Century Criminals
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Find out more about the greatest 19th Century Criminals, including Billy the Kid, Al Capone, Ned Kelly, Jesse James and Lucky Luciano
Jack the RipperJack the Ripper
1865 AD, British
Serial Killer
H.H. Holmes H. H. Holmes
16 May 1861, American
Serial Killer

Lucky LucianoLucky Luciano
11 November 1897, Italian, American
Gangster

Albert FishAlbert Fish
19 May 1870, American
Serial Killer

Jesse JamesJesse James
05 September 1847, American
American Outlaw & Gang Leader

Billy the KidBilly the Kid
17 November 1859, American
Gunman
Ned KellyNed Kelly
31 May 1855, Australian
Bushranger

Butch CassidyButch Cassidy
13 April 1866, American
Criminal

Arnold RothsteinArnold Rothstein
17 January 1882, American
Racketeer
William M. TweedWilliam M. Tweed
03 April 1823, American
Politician

Leon CzolgoszLeon Czolgosz
05 May 1873, American
Assassin of American President William McKinley
Franz von PapenFranz von Papen
29 October 1879, German
Former Vice-Chancellor of Germany

Charles J. GuiteauCharles J. Guiteau
08 September 1841, American
Guy who Assassinated the US President James A.

John Wesley HardinJohn Wesley Hardin
26 May 1853, American
Gunslinger

Belle GunnessBelle Gunness
11 November 1859, Norwegian, American
Serial Killer

Ching ShihChing Shih
1775 AD, Chinese
19th Century Pirate
Alfred JodlAlfred Jodl
10 May 1890, German
Military Commander, Nazi War Criminal

Alfred RosenbergAlfred Rosenberg
12 January 1893, German
Nazi Party Ideologue, Author

Ma BarkerMa Barker
08 October 1873, American
Matriarch of the Barker Family

Ike ClantonIke Clanton
1847 AD, American
Member of Brigand Group - The Cowboys
Jane ToppanJane Toppan
31 March 1854, American
Serial killer

Frank JamesFrank James
10 January 1843, American
Outlaw
Amelia DyerAmelia Dyer
1837 AD, British
Serial Killer

Hawley Harvey CrippenHawley Harvey Crippen
11 September 1862, American
Homeopath & Killer of His Wife

Bugs MoranBugs Moran
21 August 1893, Irish, Polish, American
Gangster
Mary Ann CottonMary Ann Cotton
31 October 1832, British
Serial Killer

Belle StarrBelle Starr
05 February 1848, American
Outlaw
Joe ProfaciJoe Profaci
02 October 1897, Italian, American
Mafia Boss

Zerelda MimmsZerelda Mimms
21 July 1845, American
Jesse James' Wife

Louis BuchalterLouis Buchalter
06 February 1897, American
Gangster
H. H. HolmesH. H. Holmes
16 May 1861, American
Criminal, Serial killer

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Lizzie Andrew BordenLizzie Andrew Borden
19 July 1860, American
Criminal
Ned KellyNed Kelly
Australian
 

Vito GenoveseVito Genovese
27 November 1897, American
Drug trafficker

Anna AndersonAnna Anderson
16 December 1896, Polish
Impostor

John ChristieJohn Christie
08 April 1899, British
serial killer
Nucky JohnsonNucky Johnson
20 January 1883, American
Politician
William BurkeWilliam Burke
1792 AD, Irish
Criminal

Robert StroudRobert Stroud
08 January 1890, American
Writer

Jean LafitteJean Lafitte
25 September 1780, French, American
Pirate

Sundance KidSundance Kid
1867 AD, American
Criminal
Peter KürtenPeter Kürten
26 May 1883, German
Criminal, Serial killer

William C. QuantrillWilliam C. Quantrill
31 July 1837, American
Confederate guerrilla leader

Tommy LuccheseTommy Lucchese
01 December 1899, Italian, American
Criminal

Dean O'BanionDean O'Banion
08 July 1892, American
Mobster

John Bodkin AdamsJohn Bodkin Adams
21 January 1899, British
Physician, Serial killer
Vincent ManganoVincent Mangano
28 March 1888, Italian, American
Criminal

Alferd PackerAlferd Packer
21 January 1842, American
Criminal, Serial killer
Fritz HaarmannFritz Haarmann
25 October 1879, German
Serial killer

Frankie YaleFrankie Yale
22 January 1893, American
Criminal

James ColosimoJames Colosimo
16 February 1878, American
Criminal
Adam WorthAdam Worth
1844 AD, German
art thief

Giuseppe MorelloGiuseppe Morello
02 May 1867, American
Criminal
Elmer McCurdyElmer McCurdy
01 January 1880, American
Robber

Owney MaddenOwney Madden
18 December 1891, British, American
Gangster

Doc ScurlockDoc Scurlock
11 January 1849, American
Cowboy

Tommy GaglianoTommy Gagliano
29 May 1883, Italian, American
Mobster

Jack DragnaJack Dragna
18 April 1891, Italian
 
Paul RiccaPaul Ricca
14 November 1897, American
mobster

Harvey LoganHarvey Logan
1867 AD, American
Outlaw

Friedrich JeckelnFriedrich Jeckeln
02 February 1895, German
Officer, Politician, War criminal

Servant Girl AnnihilatorServant Girl Annihilator
American
Serial killer
Black BartBlack Bart
1829 AD, British, American
Outlaw

Stefano MagaddinoStefano Magaddino
10 October 1891, American
Funeral director
Sam BassSam Bass
21 July 1851, American
Outlaw

Willie MorettiWillie Moretti
24 February 1894, Italian, American
 

Henri Désiré LandruHenri Désiré Landru
12 April 1869, French
Serial killer, Subdeacon, Accountant, Q3053339,
Béla KissBéla Kiss
1877 AD, Hungarian
Serial Killer

Bill DoolinBill Doolin
1858 AD, American
Robber
Gaetano ReinaGaetano Reina
27 September 1889, American
gangster, businessperson

Joe AielloJoe Aiello
20 September 1891, American
 

Boris SavinkovBoris Savinkov
31 January 1879, Ukrainian, Russian
Revolutionary
Gaetano BresciGaetano Bresci
10 November 1869, Italian
Anarchist

Sher Ali AfridiSher Ali Afridi
 
Manuel Blanco RomasantaManuel Blanco Romasanta
18 November 1809, Spanish
Serial killer

Khioniya GusevaKhioniya Guseva
1881 AD, Russian
Criminal

Violet GibsonViolet Gibson
31 August 1876, Irish
Criminal

Elzy LayElzy Lay
25 November 1868, American
Outlaw
Gaston MeansGaston Means
11 July 1879, American
Private Detective
Roger TouhyRoger Touhy
18 September 1898, American
Crime boss

Frederick Bailey DeemingFrederick Bailey Deeming
British
 

Hans von SalmuthHans von Salmuth
11 November 1888, German
Military General

Giuseppe Marco FieschiGiuseppe Marco Fieschi
13 December 1790, French
Conspirator
John Ernst Worrell KeelyJohn Ernst Worrell Keely
03 September 1837, American
Inventor

Friedrich FlickFriedrich Flick
10 July 1883, German
Industrialist

Hermann PisterHermann Pister
21 February 1885, German
German officer

MiramboMirambo
1840 AD, Tanzanian
Warlord

Samuel TerrySamuel Terry
1776 AD, British
Philanthropist