(1899–1947), American gangster, of Italian descent; full name Alphonse Capone. He dominated organized crime in Chicago in the 1920s and was indirectly responsible for many murders, including the St Valentine's Day Massacre.
Definition of Capone, Al in US English:
Capone, Al
proper nounkəˈpōn
(1899–1947), US gangster; full name Alphonse Capone. He was notorious for his domination of organized crime in Chicago in the 1920s. Although he was believed responsible for many murders, including the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, it was for federal income tax evasion that he was eventually imprisoned in 1931.