Gay Future

Gay Future

male
Gay Future was the racehorse at the centre of an attempted coup by an Irish betting syndicate in Great Britain in 1974. The plot involved a...

Thomas King

male, deceased (1888)
Tom King (born: August 14 1835 died: October 3, 1888) also known as "The Fighting Sailor" was an English boxer who fought both bare-knuckle and...
Freddy Dicongilio

Freddy Dicongilio

male
Born Alfred DiCongilio lives in Ozone Park (a New York City neighborhood) and made a living as an illegal bookmaker. At the age of 77 he became a...
Nicky Arnstein

Nicky Arnstein

male, deceased (1965)
Julius "Nicky" W. Arnstein (??? - October 2, 1965) was an American businessman, professional gambler, and con artist. Among his aliases were Nick...

Sam Mesi

male, deceased (1971)
Samuele "Sam" Mesi (June 28, 1900 - March, 1971) was a Chicago bookmaker, suspected in at least four gangland slayings, who operated three off...
Godfrey Evans

Godfrey Evans

male, deceased (1999)
Thomas Godfrey Evans CBE (August 18, 1920 - May 3, 1999) was an English cricketer who played for Kent and England. Described by "Wisden" as...

William Crockford

male
William Crockford was born a fishmonger in 1775 London. He had natural aptitudes for probability and psychology, which allowed him to be a...
Mimi Smith

Mimi Smith

female, deceased (1992)
Mary Elizabeth "Mimi" Smith (née Stanley is best known as the maternal aunt and parental guardian of the English musician John Lennon. She was b...

Flockton Grey

male
Flockton Grey was the British racehorse at the centre of one of the largest betting scandals to hit British horseracing, which remains the...

Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin

female, 26 years old
On Tuesday, 23rd August 2005, 22 year old Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin was crowned the 47th International Rose of Tralee before a live audience of ove...