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Capone

American

[kuh-pohn] / kəˈpoʊn /

noun

Al(phonse) Scarface, 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.

Capone British

/ kəˈpəʊn /

noun

Alphonse, called Al. 1899–1947, US gangster in Chicago during Prohibition

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Some of its most notable inmates have included notorious gangsters Al Capone, Mickey Cohen and George "Machine Gun" Kelly.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

It held a relatively small number of prisoners, including high-profile inmates such as Al Capone.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Recently he seemed to suggest that the Jazz Age gangster Al Capone was still alive.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2024

When he isn’t fetishizing the fictive cannibal Hannibal Lecter — “a wonderful man” — Donald Trump rhapsodizes over the gangster Al Capone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024

“Jane Eyre? Maybe that was the problem. Can you imagine Al Capone reading Jane Eyre?”

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko

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