List of bank robbers and robberies

This is a list of famous bank robberies, bank robbers and gangs involved in bank robberies.

Contents 1 Australia 2 Brazil 3 Canada 4 China 5 France 6 Germany 7 Hungary 8 India 9 Iraq 10 Israel 11 Italy 12 Norway 13 Netherlands 14 Romania 15 South Africa 16 Serbia 17 Sweden 18 United Kingdom 19 United States 19.1 Robbers 19.2 Robberies 20 Uruguay

Australia

• Ned Kelly
• Brenden Abbott - The Postcard Bandit

Brazil

• Banco Central burglary at Fortaleza - 2005, One of the largest robberies in history

Canada

Paddy Mitchell

• The Boyd Gang
• Roger Caron
• Ty Conn
• Monica Proietti
• Front de Libération du Québec

China

• Agricultural Bank of China robbery, the largest bank robbery in China's history (51 million yuan, US$6.7 million)

France

• Bonnot gang
• Jacques Mesrine
• Albert Spaggiari
• Jaba Ioseliani

Germany

• Red Army Faction
• Andreas Baader

Hungary

• Attila Ambrus - The "Whiskey Robber," he was a Szekely from Romania.

India

• Chelembra Bank Robbery, Calicut - Stole 75 million Indian Rupees

Iraq

• Central Bank of Iraq -- Nearly US$1 billion is stolen on March 18, 2003, just hours after the United States began bombing Baghdad. This is considered the largest bank heist in history. (Source CNN [1] )
• Dar Es Salaam Bank in Baghdad -- About US$282 million is stolen on July 11, 2007 by the bank's security guards. (Source: Reuters [2])

Israel

• Lehi
• Ofnabank Ronnie Leibowitz aka "Motorobber" robbed 21 bank branches around Tel Aviv using a motorcycle, and hiding it in a truck after getaways. Enjoyed unusual popular support from Israeli public.

Italy

• Valerio Viccei (convicted of Knightsbridge Security Deposit robbery)

Norway

• Nokas robbery

Netherlands

• Hans Gruyters

Romania

• Ioanid Gang

South Africa

• Andre Stander

Serbia

• Željko Ražnatović

Sweden

• The Norrmalmstorg Robbery
• John Ausonius - The Laser Man killer.

United Kingdom

• Ronnie Biggs
• The Great Train Robbery of 1963
• Brinks Mat robbery, 1983, Heathrow Airport, England, £26 million gold bullion
• Knightsbridge Security Deposit robbery, 1987 - £40m, US$68m, one of the largest robberies in history.
• Northern Bank robbery, 2004, Belfast, Northern Ireland, £26 million
• Securitas depot robbery, 2006, Kent, South East England, £53,116,760

United States

Robbers

• Adam Worth
• Barbie Bandits (Heather Johnston and Ashley Miller), 2007
• Ma Barker
• Naomi Betts
• Bonnie and Clyde
• Butch Cassidy
• Harry Longabaugh "The Sundance Kid"
• Emmett Dalton and the Dalton Gang, 1890s
• William Daddano Sr.
• John Dillinger
• Johnny Dobbs
• Bill Doolin, 1890s
• Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd
• The James Brothers, Frank and Jesse
• Patty Hearst
• J.L. Hunter
• James-Younger gang, 1866-1881
• Alvin Karpis
• Tom Ketchum
• McCanles gang, 1861
• Midwest Bank Robbers, 1990s
• Emil Matasareanu, 1997
• Larry Eugene Phillips Jr., 1997
• Bugs Moran
• George "Baby Face" Nelson
• Joseph "Specs" O'Keefe
• Nathan Lanzendorfer "The BCO Bandit", 2006
• Romper Room Gang
• Symbionese Liberation Army, James Kilgore
• Mutulu Shakur
• Luke Elliott Sommer
• Henry Starr
• Willie "The Actor" Sutton
• Wilbur Underhill
• Bobby "One-Eye" Wilcoxson
• John Wojtowicz
• Rufus Perciful "Mad Dog of the Ozarks"
• Candice Rose Martinez "The Cell Phone Bandit"

Robberies

• Great Brink's Robbery, 1950, $1.2m cash, $1.5m other
• Air France Robbery, 1967, $420k Cash, unprosecuted.
• Lufthansa heist, 1978
• Security Pacific Bank, Norco, California, 1980
• North Hollywood shootout, 1997
• Dunbar Armored robbery, 1997, $18.9m cash
• Loomis Fargo Bank Robbery, 1997, $17.3 million in cash
• Bank of America Robbery, 1998, $1.6 million cash

Uruguay

• Tupamaros