People murdered in New York City

John Winston Ono Lennon was an English musician, songwriter and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history.

Malcolm X was an African American revolutionary and Black nationalist leader who rose from a background of poverty, family disruption, and criminal activity to a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965. He discovered the religious organization the Nation of Islam while in prison and served as its spokesperson from 1952 until 1964. He was also a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the African American community. A controversial figure accused of preaching violence, Malcolm X is also a celebrated figure with Black people and Muslims worldwide for his pursuit of racial justice.

participant in the Antinomian Controversy

iconic photograph from 9/11

Rabbi, writer and far right American-Israeli politician (1932–1990)

American jazz trumpeter (1938–1972)

American actress (1966–2006)

Italian-born American gangster

American hip hop musician (1965–2002)

organized crime figure from the town of Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily

American crime boss (1915–1985)

American saxophonist (1934–1971)

American-Israeli mathematician and entrepreneur

American Mafia boss (1910-1979)

American insurance business executive; died during the September 11, 2001 attack (1955–2001)

American mobster (1867–1930)

American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, and bassist (1939–1983)

American businessman (1974–2024)

American architect (1853-1906)

Cuban musician (1915-1948)

Sicilian-born American gangster and founder of the Lucchese crime family in New York City

British American army officer, hero and victim of 9/11

American disc jockey (1962–1987)

American astronaut (1952-2001)

American Friar Minor and 1st WTC victim (1933–2001)

American Mafia hitman (1940-1983)

American murder victim

American counter-terrorism expert

American mobster

Turkish basketball player (1980–2015)

American businessman (1835–1872)

American actor and firefighter (1962-2001)

Senegalese boxer (1897–1925)

American mobster during depression-era

American stock trader and volunteer firefighter, victim of September 11 attacks (1977–2001)

American mobster (1950–1979)

American writer (1867–1911)

American murder victim

American mobster (1930–1981)

American mobster (1880–1930)

American politician

American mobster

Korean-American author and artist (1951–1982)

American photojournalist (1947–2001)

American boxer and a founder of the street gang the Bowery Boys (1821–1855)

American businesswoman, 9/11 victim

West Indian cricketer (1969-2001)

Portuguese journalist (1945–2011)

American mobster

American police, first responder and victim of September 11 attacks (1965-2001)

American mobster

murder case in New York

American drummer (1941-1992)

American mobster (1940-1985)

American mobster (1886–1922)

American mobster (1935–1986)

American novelist and biographer (1865–1902)

American sculptor (1963-2001)

American and Puerto Rican victim of the September 11 attacks serving as administrative assistant of Marsh & McLennan

American actor (1933-1980)