ELIOT NESS


Eliot Ness
Eliot Ness
  • Born: April 19, 1903
  • Died: May 16, 1957
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Public Servant

Eliot Ness was an American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to bring down Al Capone and enforce Prohibition in Chicago, Illinois, and the leader of a famous team of law enforcement agents from Chicago, nicknamed The Untouchables. His co-authorship of a popular autobiography, The Untouchables, which was released shortly after his death, launched several television and motion picture portrayals that established Ness's posthumous fame as an incorruptible crime fighter.