Vito Genovese

About

Infamous Italian-American mobster and head of the notorious Genovese crime family. He was involved in the famous Castellammarese Mafia War of the early 1930s.

Before Fame

He stopped going to school after the fifth grade.

Trivia

In 1930, local authorities found $1 million in counterfeit money in his New York home.

Family Life

Born in Italy, he moved to New York at the age of fifteen. He vowed to marry Anna Petrillo shortly after his first wife's death, although Petrillo was already married at the time.

Associated With

One of his childhood friends was Cosa Nostra founder Lucky Luciano.