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==Which Characters in Gangs of New York are Fictional?==

In the 1860s, there were many well-known and influential gang leaders in New York. Indeed, history offers many infamous and colorful characters that could have been used by the Gangs of New York makers. However, by and large, the characters are all fictional. Bill the Butcher was not a real figure, but he was probably based on William Poole, an infamous gang leader from the 1840s. Like Bill, he was virulently anti-Catholic and disliked immigrants, but he was murdered before the Civil War.