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Umberto "Albert" Anastasia (/ˌænəˈsteɪʒə/; Italian: [umˈbɛrto anasˈtaːzja]; né Anastasio; Italian: [anasˈtaːzjo]; September 26, 1902 – October 25, 1957) was an Italian-American mobster, hitman and crime lord. One of the founders of the modern American Mafia and the founder and boss of Murder, Inc., Anastasia was boss of what became the modern Gambino crime family. He was also in control of the New York waterfront for most of his criminal career, including the dockworker unions. He was murdered on October 25, 1957, on the orders of Vito Genovese and Carlo Gambino; Gambino subsequently became boss of the family.
Anastasia was one of the most ruthless and feared organized crime figures in American history; his reputation earned him the nicknames "The One-Man Army", "Mad Hatter" and "Lord High Executioner".