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Paul Ricca

American mob boss (1897–1972)
Person Human Q2005004

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
November 14, 1897
Date of death
October 11, 1972
Place of birth
Naples
Place of death
St. Luke's Hospital
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
gangster
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[9]
Family name
Ricca[10]
Given name
Paul[11]
Manner of death
natural causes[12]
Place of burial
Queen of Heaven Cemetery[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en Paul De Lucia en Paul Ricca en Paul "The Waiter" Ricca en The Waiter de Ricca el Ο Σερβιτόρος el Πωλ Ρίκα it Paul De Lucia it Paul "The Waiter" Ricca it The Waiter ja ポール・リッカ ru Пол Рикка ru Рикка, Пол tr Paulo Ricca zh 保羅·利卡
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Paul-Ricca
Find a Grave memorial ID
2796
Freebase ID
/m/04jh85
Geni profile ID
6000000163747896977
WikiTree person ID
DeLucia-22

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Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Paul
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Occupation 1
gangster
Place of birth 1
Naples
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Born in Naples[1], he… he was born on November 14, 1897[2]. He died in St. Luke's Hospital[3]. He died on October 11, 1972[4]. He worked as a gangster[5].

FAQs

Where was Paul Ricca born?

Paul Ricca's place of birth was Naples[1].

Where did Paul Ricca die?

Paul Ricca passed away in St. Luke's Hospital[3].

What did Paul Ricca do for work?

Paul Ricca worked as gangster[5].

Related Entities

United States

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  2. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Naples
    Family name → Ricca
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Given name → Paul
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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