- Sadakichi Hartmann
- Fernando Wood
- Junius Brutus Booth
- Edward C.Z. “Buntline” Judson
- Diamond Jim Brady
- Baby-Face Willie
- Colly Cibber
- Laloo the East Indian Enigma
- Jo-Jo the Dog Faced Boy
- Gallus Mag
- Owney Geoghegan
- Charles Solomon aka Silver Dollar Smith
- Slippery Johnny Leipzinger
- Cross-Eyed Murphy
- Mustache Ike Witkoski
- Big Feet Louie Gorden
- Stitch McCarthy aka Samuel Rothberg
- Blonde Madge Davenport
- Big Mame
- Swipes the Newsboy
- Scotchy Lavelle
- Chinatown Nellie
- Gin Buck
- Eddie the Plague
- Johnny Basketball
- Commodore Dutch
- Louie (the Lump) Piaggi
- Chick Tricker
- Harry Hamburger
- Monk Eastman
- Johnny Spanish
- John “Old Smoke” Morrissey
- Christ Tracy
- Larry the Lug
- Limehouse Chappie
- Herman “Beansy” Rosenthal
- Gyp the Blood
- Red Light Lizzie
- Hester Jane Haskins aka Jane the Grabber
- Shang Allen
- Hell-Cat Maggie
- Slobbery Jim
- Patsy the Barber
- Sow Madden
- Cowlegged Sam McCarthy
- Skinner Meehan
- Hop-Along Peter
- Kid Shanahan
- Kid Twist
- Kid Jigger
- Kid Twist
- Kid Glove Rosey
- Pugsey Hurley
- Wreck Donovan
- Tom the Mick
- Beany Kane
- Piggy Noles
- Wild Bill Lovett
- Banjo Pete Emerson
- Ephraim “Old” Snow
- George Washington Dixon
- George Washington Plunkitt
- Marm Mandelbaum
- Dr. Jakob Rosenzweig aka the Hackensack Mad Monster
- Annie Walden the Man-Killing Race-Track Girl
- Hoggy Walsh
- Slops Connolly
- Googy Corcoran
- Goo Goo Knox
- Baboon Dooley
- Red Rocks Farrell
- Pretty Kitty McGown
- Eat-’em-up Jack McManus
- Stumpy Malarkey
- Rubber Shaw
- One Lung Curran
[Top: Photo of Fernando Wood; Image Credit: Wikipedia]
not even having read the book or knowing what it’s about, it’s got such a cool vibe from the names alone
It’s a great read! Really interesting stuff about all of the shadiness going on in Manhattan in the 19th century. All of the little details (like the names!) only make it better.