Births
- March 23 - Thomas Bilotti "The Rug", Gambino crime family underboss
- May - Alphonso Sgroia "The Butcher", New York mobster
- September 7 - Roy DeMeo, former Gambino Family soldier
- October 27 - John Gotti "The Dapper Don"/"The Teflon Don", Gambino crime family leader
- December 29 - Charles Majuri "Big Ears", DeCavalcante crime family member
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