List of American mobsters of Irish descent

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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.

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NamePortraitLifeYears activeNotesReferences
Edmund "Eddie" BoyleNo image
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1965–1983–2003 Gambino crime family associate [1] [2] [3]
James J. "Whitey" Bulger James J. Bulger in 1959.jpg 1929–20181952–1995Legendary Boston mobster and former leader of the Winter Hill Gang
Elmer "Trigger" Burke No image
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1919–19581941–1956 New York City mobster and freelance assassin [4]
Jimmy Burke 1931–19961949–1982New York mobster and associate of the Lucchese crime family, popularly known as "Jimmy the Gent", who is credited for organizing the Lufthansa heist in 1978
Dan CarrollNo image
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1883–19461920–1933Organized crime figure who controlled in bootlegging Boston with partner Charles "King" Solomon during Prohibition [4] [5]
William "Dinty" Colbeck Egans Rats.jpg 1891–19431919–1943St. Louis organized crime figure and one time leader of Egan's Rats
Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll 1908–19321924–1932New York mobster and freelance enforcer during Prohibition
James Coonan 1947–1962–1988New York mobster and leader of the Westies during the 1970s and 80s
Timmy Connolly 1 No image
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1958–1976–1995Member of the Winter Hill Gang
Eddie "The Butcher" Cummiskey No image
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1934–1976-1976New York mobster and enforcer for mobster Mickey Spillane during the 1950s and 60s. Later served as a mentor for Jimmy Coonan and other members of the Westies.
Ronald DermodyNo image
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-1965-1965Boston mobster associated with Whitey Bulger. He was murdered after a failed assassination attempt on Buddy McLean. [4]
Tom Devaney No image
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-19761960s–1970sNew York mobster and enforcer for mobster Mickey Spillane during the 1960s and 70s
Eddie Diamond No image
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1899–19291921–1929New York mobster and brother of Jack "Legs" Diamond [4] [6]
Jack Diamond 1897–19311921–1931Philadelphia/New York mobster involved in bootlegging during Prohibition
Arthur "Butchy" Doe, Jr. No image
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1959–2018Boston mobster and son of mobster Arthur Doe, Sr.
Justin M DonahueNo image
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1979–1999 - UnknownHell's Kitchen, New York mobster and high-ranked member of the Westies [4]
John M. "Cockeye" Dunn No image
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1910–1949New York mobster and enforcer for labor racketeer Joe Ryan
William "Big Bill" Dwyer No image
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1883–1946New York mobster involved in bootlegging during Prohibition
William "Jellyroll" Egan No image
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1884–1921St. Louis mobster and co-founder of Egan's Rats
Maurice "Mossy" Enright No image
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-19201911–1920Chicago labor racketeer associated with the North Side Gang
Mickey Featherstone No image
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1947–New York mobster and member of the Westies
Richie Fitzpatrick No image
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1880–1905New York mobster and member of the Eastman Gang
Christopher Flynn No image
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1973–1992–2001NYC mobster involved in drug dealing, numbers rackets, and illegal gambling.
Jimmy Flynn No image
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1934–Boston mobster and member of the Winter Hill Gang
Danny Greene 1933–1977Cleveland mobster involved in union racketeering
Kevin Hanrahan No image
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1956–1992Providence mobster and associate of the Patriarca crime family
Vannie Higgins No image
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1897–1932New York mobster involved in bootlegging during Prohibition
Henry Hill 1 Henryhillmugshot.jpg 1943–2012New York mobster and associate of the Lucchese crime family
"Dapper" Danny Hogan No image
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1880–1928Organized crime figure involved in bootlegging in St. Paul during Prohibition
Cornelius HughesNo image
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-1966Boston mobster and hitman for the McLaughlin Brothers with his brother Stevie Hughes [4] [7]
Stevie HughesNo image
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-1966Boston mobster and, with his brother Corneilius Hughes, a hitman for the McLaughlin Brothers [4] [7]
George Hogan No image
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1952–2000–Boston mobster believed to be the Winter Hill Gang's present boss
Joe Kelly
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1901–19661920–1966New York labor racketeer who, with his cousin Harold Bowers, was a major power on the New York waterfront though the ILA's notorious "Pistol Local" based in Hell's Kitchen [4] [8] [9]

Jeffrey A. Hopkins Call 2003–2012

Martin KilbaneNo image
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1923–1972Cleveland organized crime figure.
Owen KilbaneNo image
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1923–1972Cleveland organized crime figure.
Donald Killeen No image
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1923–1972Boston mobster and head of criminal activities in South Boston
John Patrick Looney No image
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1865–19471909–1925bootlegger and organized crime figure in northern Illinois during Prohibition
Edward "Eddie Mac" MacKenzie, Jr. 1 No image
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1958–1983–1990Drug dealer and enforcer for James "Whitey" Bulger and the Winter Hill Gang [10] [11] [12]
Owney Madden OwneyMadden.jpg 1891–1965New York organized crime figure involved in bootlegging and former leader of the Gopher Gang
James Martorano 1 No image
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1941–1960's-1995Younger brother of Johnny Martorano; Winter Hill Gang associate and member of the Patriarca crime family
Johnny Martorano 1 No image
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1940–1964–1995Hitman for the Winter Hill Gang and older brother of James Martorano
Joseph McDonald No image
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1917–1997One of the charter members of the Winter Hill Gang
Michael Cassius McDonald Michael Cassius McDonald sketch (01).png 1839–1907One of the earliest organized crime figures in Chicago [4] [13] [14] [15]
Frank McErlane No image
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1894–1932Chicago mobster and partner of bootlegger Joseph "Polack Joe" Saltis
Thomas "Blackjack" McGinty
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1892–1970A Cleveland organized crime figure. McGinty was a member of the Cleveland Syndicate with Jewish gangsters Moe Dalitz, Louis Rothkopf and members of the Italian Mayfield Road Mob. [16] The Syndicate operated casinos in Youngstown, Florida, and Northern Kentucky. McGinty and other members of the Syndicate were founders of the Desert Inn. [17]
Eddie McGrath No image
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1906–1936–1959New York organized crime figure who controlled the waterfront area and oversaw criminal activity in Hell's Kitchen during the 1940s
Bernard "Bernie" McLaughlin No image
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-1961Boston mobster and founder of the McLaughlin Brothers
Edward "Punchy" McLaughlin No image
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-1965Boston mobster and member of the McLaughlin Brothers
George McLaughlinNo image
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1927–Boston mobster and member of the McLaughlin Brothers [4] [7] [18]
James "Buddy" McLean No image
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1929–1965Boston mobster and former head of the Winter Hill Gang
Hughie Mulligan No image
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-1973New York mobster and organized crime figure in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen during the 1950s
Joseph Vincent "Newsboy" Moriarty 1910–19791923–1972New Jersey mobster involved in the numbers racket
Patrick Nee No image
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1943–1966–1984Boston mobster and associate of Whitey Bulger
Russell NicholsonNo image
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1931–19641961–1964Boston police officer and associate of the Winter Hill Gang [4] [18]
Myles O'Donnell No image
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1904–1932Chicago mobster and founder of the O'Donnell Mob
Dean O'Banion 1892–1924Chicago mobster and founder of the North Side Mob
Carleton O'Brien No image
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1913–1952
Gordon O'Brien No image
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1947–2008Providence mobster and associate of the Patriarca crime family
"Big" Jim O'Leary No image
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1860–1926Chicago organized crime figure involved in illegal gambling
James "Spike" O'Toole No image
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1929–1973Boston mobster and associate of the Winter Hill Gang
James M. Ragen No image
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1881–1946-1946Chicago organized crime figure involved in bootlegging and illegal gambling
Ciarán "Irish" RedmondNo image
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1968 –1985–2009Irish-American Mobster Currently Serving a 40-year Sentence in solitary confinement Florence ADX Supermax for several bank heists and an alleged "hit".
Joseph RyanNo image
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1884–19631927–1953New York labor racketeer and organized crime figure
Frank "Cadillac Frank" Salemme 1 Frank Salemme (mugshot).jpg 1933–1957–1995Boston mobster and one time leader of the Patriarca crime family
John "Red" Shea No image
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1965–1980–1997Boston mobster and member of the Winter Hill Gang
Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran No image
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1920–20031955–1982Associate and freelance assassin for the Bufalino crime family
Andrew "Squint" SheridanNo image
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1902–1949-1947New York mobster and enforcer for labor racketeer Joe Ryan [4] [8] [9]
Mickey Spillane No image
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1934–19771959–1977New York mobster and head of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen during the 1950s and 60s
Joseph "Mad Dog" SullivanNo image
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1939–20171955–1983New York mobster and freelance assassin for the Genovese crime family [4] [8] [19] [20]
Roger Touhy RogerTouhy.jpg 1898–19591920–1933Chicago mobster and bootlegger during Prohibition
Frank Wallace No image
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1904–1931-1931Boston mobster and leader of the Gustin Gang during Prohibition
Danny Walsh No image
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1893–19331920–1933Providence bootlegger and major organized crime figure in southern New England during Prohibition
Kevin Weeks 1 No image
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1965–1978–1999Boston mobster affiliated with the Winter Hill Gang and a later government witness
Howard T. "Howie" Winter 1 1929–20201959–2012Boston mobster, second head of the Winter Hill Gang [21]

Footnotes

1 Is of mixed ethnicity.

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