Iceberg Slim

Iceberg Slim

male, deceased (1992)
Iceberg Slim (August 4, 1918 - April 28,1992), also known as Robert Beck and born as Robert Lee Maupin, was an African American writer who started...
Heidi Fleiss

Heidi Fleiss

female, 43 years old
Heidi Lynne Fleiss (born December 30 1965), known as the "Hollywood Madam", is a former American madam. She was convicted in connection with her...

Joseph Silver

male, deceased (1918)
Joseph Silver (executed 1918, in Poland), also known as the "King of Pimps", was a man who terrorized women in Johannesburg, South Africa during...
Al Swearengen

Al Swearengen

male, deceased (1904)
Ellis Alfred Swearengen, known as Al Swearengen, (b. Oskaloosa, Iowa, July 8, 1845 - d. Colorado, 1904) was a pimp and early entertainment...
Sydney Biddle Barrows

Sydney Biddle Barrows

female, 57 years old
Sydney Biddle Barrows (b. January 14, 1952), known as the Mayflower Madam, was a modern American madam. After her escort service was exposed and...
Polly Adler

Polly Adler

female, deceased (1962)
Pearl "Polly" Adler (April 16,1900 - June 11,1962) was a Russian-born madam and author. The oldest child of a large family, Polly Adler emigrated...
Sally Stanford

Sally Stanford

female, deceased (1982)
Sally Stanford was a madam, restaurateur, and the mayor of Sausalito, California. Born Mabel Busby in Baker City, Oregon in 1903, she came to San...
Big Sue

Big Sue

female
Big Sue or Sue, the Turtle was the psudonym of an African-American saloonkeeper and underworld figure whose Grand Street dive bar was destroyed...
James Colosimo

James Colosimo

male, deceased (1920)
James "Big Jim" Colosimo (1877 - May 11, 1920) was an early Chicago mob boss who was noted for his flashy lifestyle and an empire built on...
Louise Wooster

Louise Wooster

female, deceased (1913)
Louise Catharine Wooster (better known as "Lou Wooster") (1842-1913), was a famous madam in Birmingham, Alabama. Her colorful character and nurture...