Mini Bio (1). Infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone was born in the tough Williamsburgh section of Brooklyn, NY, the fourth of nine children of Italian immigrants from Naples.Capone was a born sociopath. In the sixth grade he beat up a teacher and promptly quit school.' 10½ (1.79 m). Infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone was born in the tough Williamsburgh section of Brooklyn, NY, the fourth of nine children of Italian immigrants from Naples.