Salvatore Maranzano (Italian: [salvaˈtoːre maranˈtsaːno]; July 31, 1886 – September 10, 1931), nicknamed Little Caesar, was an Italian-American mobster from the town of Castellammare …

Jan 1, 2026 · Salvatore Maranzano was an American gangster of the Prohibition era and leader among the old-country-oriented Italians, known as “Moustache Petes,” many of whom were …

Oct 13, 2024 · Maranzano so admired the Roman dictator that he earned the nickname “Little Caesar.” But before this “Little Caesar” shaped the American Mafia as we know it and crowned …

Salvatore Maranzano was a prominent Italian-American gangster during the Prohibition era of American history. Maranzano was a unique gangster in that he held one of the highest titles in …

Sep 12, 2023 · The autocratic reign of self-proclaimed boss of all bosses Salvatore Maranzano came to a bloody end 92 years ago this month. A progressive faction of underworld gangsters …

Salvatore Maranzano immigrated to the United States around 1925, settling first in Buffalo, New York, at the peak of the Prohibition era (1920–1933), when the federal ban on alcohol …

Mar 6, 2014 · The great Salvatore Maranzano was born on July 31, 1886 in Sicily. Little is known about Maranzano while he lived in Italy; however he was once rumored to have wanted to …

Aug 5, 2023 · After seeing his rival Joe "The Boss" Masseria betrayed and dispatched, Salvatore Maranzano became the chief Mafia leader in the New York area.

Salvatore was raised and educated in Castellammare del Golfo, in Sicily. There, he studied the Bible and Catholocism, with a minor in nuns. In 1918, he shipped himself to America, and …

By September 1931, Maranzano realized Luciano was a threat, and hired Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll, an Irish gangster, to kill him. However, Tommy Lucchese alerted Luciano that he was marked …