List of inmates of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

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This is a list of notable inmates of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: An inmate register reveals that there was 1576 prisoners in total which were held at Alcatraz during its time as a Federal Penitentiary, between 1934 to 1963, although figures reported have varied and some have stated 1557.

Noted prisoners

Clarence Anglin Escaped in the June 1962 Alcatraz escape

John Anglin Escaped in the June 1962 Alcatraz escape

Harvey Bailey ("The Dean of American Bank Robbers")

Basil Banghart ("The Owl")

Arthur Barker ("Doc")

Albert L. Bates

Edward Bentz

James Boarman

Joseph Bowers ("Dutch")

Harold Brest

Alexander Brickhaus ("Loose Noose")

James "Whitey" Bulger

Al Capone ("Scarface")

Clarence Carnes

Meyer Cohen ("Mickey")

Theodore Cole ("Ted")

Bernard Coy

Joseph Cretzer

A. W. Davis

Volney Davis ("Curley")

Elmer Farmer

Herbert Farmer ("Deafy")

Harry Fleisher

Sam Fleisher

Rufus Franklin

John Giles

Richard Galatas

Floyd Hamilton

Maurice Herring

Carl Janaway

Ellsworth Raymond Johnson ("Bumpy")

Alvin Francis Karpavicz ("Creepy Karpis")

George Celino Barnes ("Machine Gun Kelly")

Arnold Kyle

Henry Larry

Thomas Limerick

James Lucas ("Texas Bank Robber")

Rafael Cancel Miranda

Rufus McCain

Frank Morris Escaped in (June 1962 Alcatraz escape)

Frank Mulloy

Rufe Persful

Burton Phillips

Donald Phoenix

Pet Reed

Ralph Roe

Harry Sawyer

Jack Selbin

Sam Shockley

Cecil Snow

Morton Sobell

Walton Spark

Dale Stamphill

Robert Stroud ("Birdman of Alcatraz")

Leon "Whitey" Thompson (1923–2005)

Henri Young

Harmon Waley

Huron Walters

Irving Wexler ("Waxey Gordon")

Allen West

References

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