List of inmates of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

Clarence Anglin

John Anglin

Bernard Coy

Sam Shockley

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Frank Morris

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, 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

External links

• Alphabetical Index of Former Inmates of U.S. Penitentiary, Alcatraz, 1934-63, from Records of the Bureau of Prisons
• Numerical Index of Former Inmates of U.S. Penitentiary, Alcatraz, 1934-63, from alcatrazhistory.com