Who is the most infamous gangster of all time?

Al Capone, perhaps the most infamous gangster of all time, spelled bad news for everybody who knew him, from the female teacher he beat up at age 14 to the seven members of the Bugs Moran gang he famously had gunned down in Chicago on Valentine's Day, 1929. read more

“El Chapo” is one of Mexico’s most infamous drug lords; he controls the majority of cocaine and marijuana movements in several countries all over the world. His doings have also influenced crime in Chicago, where he has connections to Larry Hoover’s Gangster Disciples. read more

Lansky was one of the most well-known gangsters of his time. Born a Polish Jew in Russia, he immigrated to the U.S. with his parents in 1911, moving to New York’s Lower East Side. read more

Perhaps you mean the most infamous figure from the American Prohibition era. That would likely be Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone, who was born in Brooklyn, NY but made his name in Chicago. read more