Notorious figures · 1897–1972William Toccofounding member of the Detroit PartnershipSicilian-born bootlegger known as Black Bill who co-founded the Detroit Mafia with his brother-in-law Joseph Zerilli and lived for decades in Grosse Pointe Park.DETROIT / A living lexicon / ¼
Famous Detroiters
People who were born here, moved here or built their careers in Detroit: musicians, carmakers, athletes, writers, inventors, civil-rights leaders and a few notorious names. With their dates, their Detroit story and the places where they lived, worked and played, closed ones included.
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Clear filtersNotorious figures · 1897–1972William Toccofounding member of the Detroit PartnershipSicilian-born bootlegger known as Black Bill who co-founded the Detroit Mafia with his brother-in-law Joseph Zerilli and lived for decades in Grosse Pointe Park.
Notorious figures · 1926–2014Jack Toccoboss of the Detroit Partnership (1979–2014)Grosse Pointe Park-raised son of William Tocco and nephew of Joseph Zerilli who led the Detroit Mafia for decades while holding extensive legitimate businesses.The lexicon keeps growing. Every entry lists its sources at the bottom. Dates were checked against Wikidata and Wikipedia. The texts are our own. Famous people's places among the sights ↗