British Robbers

Rank the Most Wicked British Robbers

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Ronald Kray
(Gangster Involved in Organised Crime in the East End of London, England, from the late 1950s to 1967)
Ronald Kray
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Birthdate: October 24, 1933
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Haggerston, London, England
Died: March 17, 1995

Ronald Kray was a British criminal involved in organized crime in the East End of London in the 1950s and 1960s. Along with his twin brother, Reggie, he ran a gang that was notorious for committing murders, armed robberies, and arson among other criminal activities. The brothers were arrested in 1968 and sentenced to life imprisonment.

 2 
Bruce Reynolds
(English Criminal and the Mastermind Behind the 1963 'Great Train Robbery')
Bruce Reynolds
5
Birthdate: September 7, 1931
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Strand, London, England
Died: February 28, 2013

Bruce Reynolds was a British criminal who was the mastermind behind the Great Train Robbery in 1963. Although he was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 1969, Reynolds was released in 1978 post which he published three books and became a popular public figure, performing alongside Alabama 3. His life and career have inspired several films and TV series.

 3 
Buster Edwards
(Criminal)
Buster Edwards
4
Birthdate: January 27, 1931
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Lambeth, London, England
Died: November 28, 1994
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 4 
Muktar Said Ibrahim
(Involvement in the attempted 21 July attacks on London's public transport system in 2005)
Muktar Said Ibrahim
1
Birthdate: January 24, 1978
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Eritrea
 5 
Mary Frith
(Criminal)
Mary Frith
4
Birthdate: 1584 AD
Birthplace: London, England
Died: July 26, 1659
 6 
Ronald Biggs
(Robber)
Ronald Biggs
8
Birthdate: August 8, 1929
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Stockwell, Lambeth, London, England
Died: December 18, 2013
 7 
Dick Turpin
(Highwayman)
Dick Turpin
13
Birthdate: September 21, 1705
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hempstead, United Kingdom
Died: April 7, 1739
 8 
John Nevison
(Highwayman)
John Nevison
2
Birthdate: 1639 AD
Birthplace: Wortley, England
Died: March 4, 1684
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Reginald Kray
(One of the Leading Perpetrators of Organized Crime in the East End, London from the late-1950s to 1967.)
Reginald Kray
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Birthdate: October 24, 1933
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 1, 2000

Reginald Kray was an English gangster who was one of the leading perpetrators of organized crime in the East End of London along with his twin brother Ronald Kray. Along with their gang, which came to be known as The Firm, the identical twin brothers were involved in armed robbery, murder, arson, and protection rackets from the late-1950s to 1967.