one of the most feared mob hitmen during the 1960s. He is reputed to have murdered at least 26 men in his lifetime—yet never proven. José "Joseph" Costa, Golden Age aviation pioneer, born in Santa Cruz, Madeira Island, emigrated to Corning, attempted a solo Atlantic crossing in 1936. David Leite (born Fall River, Massachusetts) Portuguese American food writer. Joe Madureira, comic book artist and videogame developer. Paul Charles Morphy, American chess player. Dominic Sandoval, American dancer, of mixed Filipino, Indonesian, Hispanic, and Portuguese heritage David J. Silva, Ph.D. (born 1964), language scholar and university administrator. Both parents were born in the Azores. Johnny Jack Nounes (1890–1970) mob boss in Galveston, Texas. Timothy Mello, is a mobster associated with the Patriarca crime family. See also List of Cape Verdeans List of Portuguese people Luso-American Portuguese Canadians References External links Distinguished Americans & Canadians of Portuguese Descent History of Hawaii: The Pokiki: Portuguese Traditions Azoreans to California: A History of Migration and Settlement Portuguese Americans are organized and well connected Portuguese Americans Americans Portuguese