The Godfather character map

Family

Business

Conflict

1892 to 1959

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People in The Godfather

Vito Corleone, Don of the Corleone family, 1892 to 1955

Carmela Corleone, Vito's wife, 1945 to 1959

Sonny Corleone, Eldest son, acting don, 1916 to 1948

Fredo Corleone, Middle son, 1919 to 1959

Michael Corleone, Youngest son, becomes don, from 1920

Connie Corleone, Daughter, from 1927

Tom Hagen, Consigliere, informally adopted, from 1945

Kay Adams, Michael's wife, from 1945

Carlo Rizzi, Connie's husband, until 1955

Apollonia Vitelli, Michael's first wife, in Sicily, until 1948

Peter Clemenza, Caporegime, from 1945

Salvatore Tessio, Caporegime, until 1955

Luca Brasi, Enforcer, until 1945

Johnny Fontane, Singer, Vito's godson, from 1945

Virgil Sollozzo, Narcotics, the Tattaglia family, until 1946

Philip Tattaglia, Don of the Tattaglia family, until 1955

Emilio Barzini, Don of the Barzini family, until 1955

Captain McCluskey, NYPD, on the Tattaglia payroll, until 1946

Moe Greene, Runs the Las Vegas casino, until 1955

Hyman Roth, Business partner in Havana, until 1959

Frank Pentangeli, Caporegime, inherits Clemenza's crew, 1958 to 1959

Al Neri, Michael's bodyguard, then caporegime, from 1955

Rocco Lampone, Caporegime, 1955 to 1959

Relationships in The Godfather

Vito Corleone and Carmela Corleone: married to (family)

Vito Corleone -> Sonny Corleone: father of (family)

Vito Corleone -> Fredo Corleone: father of (family)

Vito Corleone -> Michael Corleone: father of (family)

Vito Corleone -> Connie Corleone: father of (family)

Vito Corleone -> Tom Hagen: adopted (family)

Connie Corleone and Carlo Rizzi: married to (family, 1945 to 1955)

Michael Corleone and Apollonia Vitelli: married to (family, 1948)

Michael Corleone and Kay Adams: married to (family, from 1951)

Vito Corleone -> Johnny Fontane: godfather to (family)

Vito Corleone -> Tom Hagen: consigliere (business)

Vito Corleone -> Peter Clemenza: caporegime (business)

Vito Corleone -> Salvatore Tessio: caporegime (business)

Vito Corleone -> Luca Brasi: enforcer (business, until 1945)

Vito Corleone -> Sonny Corleone: hands the family to (business, 1946 to 1948)

Vito Corleone -> Michael Corleone: hands the family to (business, 1955)

Virgil Sollozzo -> Vito Corleone: asks to back narcotics (business, 1945)

Michael Corleone and Hyman Roth: does business with (business, 1958 to 1959)

Moe Greene -> Fredo Corleone: employs in Las Vegas (business)

Michael Corleone -> Al Neri: bodyguard (business, from 1955)

Michael Corleone -> Rocco Lampone: caporegime (business, 1955 to 1959)

Michael Corleone -> Frank Pentangeli: caporegime (business, 1958 to 1959)

Peter Clemenza -> Frank Pentangeli: hands his crew to (business, from 1958)

Virgil Sollozzo -> Vito Corleone: shoots (conflict, 1945)

Philip Tattaglia -> Virgil Sollozzo: backs (conflict, 1945 to 1946)

Virgil Sollozzo -> Luca Brasi: kills (conflict, 1945)

Michael Corleone -> Virgil Sollozzo: kills (conflict, 1946)

Michael Corleone -> Captain McCluskey: kills (conflict, 1946)

Emilio Barzini -> Sonny Corleone: has him killed (conflict, 1948)

Carlo Rizzi -> Connie Corleone: beats (conflict, 1948 to 1955)

Carlo Rizzi -> Sonny Corleone: sets up (conflict, 1948)

Michael Corleone -> Emilio Barzini: kills (conflict, 1955)

Michael Corleone -> Philip Tattaglia: kills (conflict, 1955)

Michael Corleone -> Moe Greene: kills (conflict, 1955)

Michael Corleone -> Carlo Rizzi: kills (conflict, 1955)

Salvatore Tessio -> Michael Corleone: betrays (conflict, 1955)

Fredo Corleone -> Michael Corleone: betrays (conflict, 1958)

Michael Corleone -> Fredo Corleone: has him killed (conflict, 1959)

Hyman Roth -> Michael Corleone: moves against (conflict, 1958 to 1959)

Hyman Roth -> Frank Pentangeli: sets up (conflict, 1958)

Frank Pentangeli -> Michael Corleone: turns witness, then recants (conflict, 1958 to 1959)

Al Neri -> Emilio Barzini: kills (conflict, 1955)

Rocco Lampone -> Hyman Roth: kills (conflict, 1959)

Al Neri -> Fredo Corleone: kills (conflict, 1959)

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