Are the characters from Boardwalk Empire real?

Are the characters from Boardwalk Empire real?

The following is a list of characters from the HBO television show Boardwalk Empire. The show dramatizes the prohibition era in Atlantic City and the early history of the American Mafia. Many of the characters on the show are fictional.

Is Nucky Thompson based on a real person?

Enoch Malachi “Nucky” Thompson is a fictional character and the protagonist of the HBO TV series Boardwalk Empire, portrayed by Steve Buscemi. Nucky is loosely based on former Atlantic City, New Jersey political figure Enoch Lewis “Nucky” Johnson.

How many characters from Boardwalk Empire were real?

21 Real-Life Gangsters on Boardwalk Empire.