Meyer Lansky was an American gangster who, with Charles "Lucky" Luciano, was instrumental in the development of the so-called "National Crime Syndicate" in the United States. He was the intellectual impetus behind the Commission and the so-called "Mogul of the Mob." Interestingly, while nearly all Lansky's contemporary criminal associates were either arrested or murdered, Lansky himself served only a short sentence and died a natural death.

John "Papa Johnny" Torrio, a.k.a."The Fox" (born Giovanni Torrio) (February, 1882 - April 16, 1957) was an American mobster who helped build the criminal empire known as the Chicago Outfit in the 1920s that would later be inherited by his protege, Al Capone. He also put forth the idea of the National Crime Syndicate in the 1930s and became an unofficial advisor to the Genovese crime family.

Abe "Kid Twist" Reles (1906 - 12 November, 1941) was an American mobster who was probably the most feared hitman in the stable of Murder, Inc., the enforcement arm of the National Crime Syndicate.

Carlos Marcello (Calogero Minacore ) was born in Tunis, North Africa, on 6th February, 1910. Marcello emigrated to the United States and in 1929 was arrested for bank robbery by the police in New Orleans . These charges were later dropped but the following year he was convicted of assault and robbery and was sentenced to the State penitentiary for 9 years (served 5 years). In 1938 Marcello was arrested and charged with the sale of more than 23 pounds of narcotics.

Waxey Gordon (1886/1889-June 24, 1952) was an American gangster who specialized in bootlegging and illegal gambling. Born Irving Wexler to immigrant parents in New York's Lower East Side around 1889, Gordon became known as a pickpocket and sneak thief as a child, becoming so successful he earned the nickname "Waxey" for supposedly being so skilled in picking pockets it was as if his victims' wallets were waxed.

Abner "Longy" Zwillman (July 27, 1899/1904 - February 27, 1959), known as the "Al Capone of New Jersey", was an early Prohibition gangster, a founding member of the National Crime Syndicate, and member of the "Big Six" Mafia Ruling Commission.

Harry "Happy" Maione (1908 - February 19 1942) was a New York mobster who served as a hitman for Murder, Inc. (the enforcement arm of the National Crime Syndicate) during the 1930s. Maione was called "Happy" because he never smiled and his face displayed an eternal scowl.

Albert Tannenbaum (July 4, 1887 - June, 1976), nicknamed Allie or Tick-Tock, was an American hitman for Murder, Inc., the enforcement arm of the National Crime Syndicate, during the 1930s. Tannenbaum was born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, to Sam and Anna (Schwartz) Tannenbaum, and moved to the Lower East Side of Manhattan at the age of three; his family later relocated to Brooklyn.

Joseph Magliocco (c. 1898-December 28, 1963) was a New York mobster and the boss of the Profaci crime family (later to become the Colombo crime family) from 1962 to 1963.

Ralph "Bottles" Capone (January 12, 1894-November 22, 1974) was a Chicago mobster and an older brother of Al Capone. Ralph got the nickname "Bottles" from his involvement in the beverage industry. Born "Raffaele James Capone", Ralph Capone was brought to Chicago by his brother Al and placed in charge of the Chicago Outfit's bottling plants during Prohibition.

Emanuel "Mendy" Weiss (June 11, 1906 - March 4, 1944) was a highly prolific professional hitman who worked for the criminal organization known as Murder, Inc. during the 1930's and up to the time of his arrest in 1940. Starting as an enforcer for the labor rackets run by Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, Weiss rose to become one of the organization's most dependable hired assassins, taking part in a number of high-profile contract killings for the National Crime Syndicate.

Joseph "Doc" Stacher (1902-1977) was a Jewish syndicate leader who helped bring together the Jewish and Italian Mafia into a national organized crime syndicate. Born in Letichev, Ukraine around 1902, Stacher (who shortened his name from Oystacher) immigrated with his family to the United States in 1912. As a teenager living in Newark, New Jersey he became known as a pushcart thief, later befriending future Jewish gangsters such as Meyer Lansky and Abner Zwillman.

Anthony C. Strollo (June 18, 1899 - April 8, 1962), also known as "Tony Bender", was a New York mobster who served as a high ranking member in three of the New York mafia "Five Families".

Ferdinand "The Shadow" Boccia (March 18, 1900 - September 19, 1934) was an New York mobster and gambling racketeer who was killed by Vito Genovese. After Lucky Luciano's imprisonment for pandering in 1936, Genovese saw an opening to become the boss. Taking advantage of Luciano's absence from the New York underworld, Boccia became an early victim of Genovese's killing spree to gain status in the National Crime Syndicate. A minor New York mobster involved in illegal gambling, …

Enoch L. "Nucky" Johnson (c. 1883-December 9, 1968) was an Atlantic City mobster involved in bootlegging, prostitution, running numbers and other criminal activities during Prohibition. A host of the Atlantic City Conference in 1929, he was a prominent organized crime figure in the "Big Seven" and the later alleged National Crime Syndicate. Under "Nucky" Johnson, Atlantic City was one of the leading ports for importng bootleg liquor and, in 1927, …