The Blacklist

Overview

“Let’s call it The Blacklist. That sounds exciting. That’s why we're all here, of course. My wish list. A list I’ve been cultivating for over twenty years; politicians, mobsters, hackers, spies. I’m talking about the criminals who matter. Ones you can’t find because you don’t even know they exist. Zamani was a small fish. I’m Ahab. And if you want the whales on my list, you have to play by my rules.” -- Raymond Reddington (“Pilot”)

The Blacklist is a list of criminals that Raymond Reddington has compiled in his illegal business dealings. Names on the list are criminals that the FBI does not have overwhelming evidence against, hence why they have never been caught. Some criminals, such as the Kingmaker, are unknown to the FBI. Some, such as Nathaniel Wolff, have avoided leaving behind the needed evidence for conviction. Others like Madeline Pratt live a high profile public life whilst concealing their criminal behaviour.

The list is truly international, with at least 1 member from Russia (Ivan), the People's Republic of China (Wujing), Japan (Mako Tanida), Serbia (Pavlovich brothers) and the UK (Kingmaker), in addition to those from the USA.

According to a list in "The Blacklist (Comic)", the list contains 161 names. This is later shown as 192 names. According to a behind the scenes special for season 4, there will be 200 blacklisters.

The Blacklist is not numbered by importance or threat level. Unlike the Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards, Red is certainly using a different set of standards for his personal list.

Blair, Dembe Zuma, and Kathryn Nemec were added after they emerged as a viable threat.

In "Smokey Putnum" Red tells Cooper that the Blacklist changes constantly as yesterday's criminals cease being a threat, today's criminals are a threat, and tomorrow's criminals are an unknown possible threat.

In "The Cook" it is shown that Red will add people to the Blacklist in order to obtain the services of another person.

In "Abraham Stern" Red adds a person to the Blacklist so the FBI will indirectly aid his black market activities.

Known Members

Number on The Blacklist	Name	Current Status	Number Revealed
Number 4	Kathryn Nemec	Status Deceased	”Mr. Kaplan” ”Mr. Kaplan: Conclusion”
Number 7	Tom Keen	Status Deceased	”Tom Keen”
Number 8	Milos Kirchoff	Status Deceased	”Berlin” “Berlin Conclusion”
Number 10	Dembe Zuma	Status Active	”Dembe Zuma”
Number 11	Thomas Connolly	Status Deceased	“Tom Connolly”
Number 12	Alan Fitch	Status Deceased	“The Decembrist”
Number 13	Ian Garvey	Status Deceased	”Ian Garvey” ”Ian Garvey: Conclusion”
Number 14	Constantin Rostov	Status Active	“Alexander Kirk” “Alexander Kirk: Conclusion”
Number 16	Anslo Garrick	Status Deceased	”Anslo Garrick” “Anslo Garrick Conclusion”
Number 17	Sutton Ross	Status Deceased	”Sutton Ross”
Number 18	Susan Scott Hargrave	Status Active	”Susan Hargrave”
Number 19	Sharon Fulton	Status Active	”The Capricorn Killer”
Number 21	Luther Todd Braxton	Status Deceased	”Luther Braxton” “Luther Braxton Conclusion”
Number 22	Scimitar	Status Deceased	”The Scimitar”
Number 23	Zarak Mosadek	Status Deceased	”Zarak Mosadek”
Number 24	Peter Kotsiopulos	Status Deceased	”The Director” ”The Director: Conclusion”
Number 25	Anna-Gracia Duerte	Status Incarcerated	”Anna-Gracia Duerte”
Number 26	Lawrence Dane Devlin	Status Deceased	”Lawrence Dane Devlin”
Number 29	Bogdan Ivanovich Krilov	Status Incarcerated	”Dr. Bogdan Krilov”
Number 30	Joe Putnum	Status Active	”Smokey Putnum”
Number 31	Shahin Navabi	Status Captured	”Zal Bin Hasaan”
Number 32	Matias Solomon	Status Active	”Mr. Solomon” ”Mr. Solomon: Conclusion”
Number 34	Judith Pruitt	Status Incarcerated	”Isabella Stone”
Number 37	Greyson Blaise	Status Incarcerated	”Greyson Blaise”
Number 38	Bo Chang	Status Incarcerated	”The Troll Farmer”
Number 41	Artax Network	Status Active	”The Artax Network”
Number 42	Kingmaker	Status Deceased	”The Kingmaker”
Number 43	Nasim Bakhash	Status Incarcerated	”The Djinn”
Number 44	Nirah Ahmad	Status Deceased	”The Endling”
Number 46	Edgar Grant	Status Deceased	“The Debt Collector“
Number 47	Frederick Barnes	Status Deceased	”Frederick Barnes”
Number 48	Colin Kilgannon	Status Deceased	”The Kilgannon Corporation”
Number 50	Blair	Status Active	”Arioch Cain”
Number 51	Raleigh Sinclair III	Status Active	”Mr. Raleigh Sinclair III”
Number 52	Ranko Zamani	Status Deceased	”Pilot”
Number 53	Thrushes	Status Incarcerated	”The Thrushes”
Number 54	Leon Cox	Status Active	“Ilyas Surkov“
Number 55	Karakurt	Status Incarcerated	”Karakurt”
Number 56	Thomas Owen Wattles	Status Deceased	”The Cook”
Number 57	Ruth Kipling	Status Incarcerated	”The Judge”
Number 59	Asa Hightower	Status Incarcerated	”The Apothecary”
Number 61	Philomena	Status Incarcerated	”Philomena”
Number 62	Leonard Caul	Status Active	”Leonard Caul”
Number 63	Invisible Hand	Status Deceased Status Incarcerated	”The Invisible Hand”
Number 64	Owen Mallory	Status Incarcerated	”The Cyprus Agency”
Number 65	Miles McGrath	Status Incarcerated	”Miles McGrath”
Number 66	Mato	Status Deceased	”Mato”
Number 67	Ruslan Denisov	Status Active	”Ruslan Denisov”
Number 68	Patricia Sue Edwards	Status Incarcerated	”Pattie Sue Edwards”
Number 71	Justin Kenyon	Status Deceased	”The Kenyon Family”
Number 72	Eli Matchett	Status Incarcerated	”Eli Matchett”
Number 73	Madeline Pratt	Status Active	”Madeline Pratt”
Number 74	Maddox Beck	Status Deceased	”The Front”
Number 75	Major	Status Deceased	”The Major”
Number 76	Rebecca Thrall	Status Incarcerated	”Miss Rebecca Thrall”
Number 77	Lady Ambrosia	Status Deceased	”Lady Ambrosia”
Number 78	Albert Janus	Status Incarcerated	”The Caretaker”
Number 79	Manuel Orentez Esteban	Status Incarcerated	”Esteban”
Number 80	Marvin Gerard	Status Incarcerated	”Marvin Gerard”
Number 81	Owen Ayers	Status Deceased	”Gaia”
Number 82	Linus Creel	Status Deceased	”Dr. Linus Creel”
Number 83	Mako Tanida	Status Deceased	”Mako Tanida”
Number 84	Wujing	Status Incarcerated	”Wujing”
Number 85	Tommy Phelps	Status Deceased	”The Courier”
Number 86	Crispin Crandall	Status Deceased	”Sir Crispin Crandall”
Number 87	Quon Zhang	Status Incarcerated	”Quon Zhang”
Number 88	Ivan	Status Active	”Ivan”
Number 89	James Covington	Status Incarcerated	”Dr. James Covington”
Number 90	Seawall Travel Agency	Status Deceased Status Incarcerated	“The Travel Agency“
Number 93	Tracy Solobotkin	Status Incarcerated	”The Deer Hunter”
Number 94	King family	Status Deceased Status Incarcerated	”T. Earl King VI”
Number 95	Gregory Devry	Status Deceased	”Mr. Gregory Devry”
Number 97	Roger Hobbs	Status Deceased	”The Longevity Initiative”
Number 98	Sonia Bloom	Status Active	”Dr. Adrian Shaw” ”Dr. Adrian Shaw: Conclusion”
Number 100	Abraham J. Stern	Status Incarcerated	”Abraham Stern”
Number 101	Eric Trettel	Status Deceased	”The Alchemist”
Number 102	Harem	Status Deceased Status Incarcerated	”The Harem”
Number 103	Alistair Pitt	Status Deceased	”Alistair Pitt”
Number 104	Nora Mills	Status Incarcerated	”Lord Baltimore”
Number 105	Silas Gouldsberry	Status Deceased	”The Lindquist Concern”
Number 106	Karl Hoffman	Status Deceased	”The Good Samaritan”
Number 107	Architect	Status Deceased	”The Architect”
Number 108	Kings of the Highway	Status Deceased Status Incarcerated	”Kings of the Highway”
Number 109	Nathaniel Wolff	Status Incarcerated	”General Ludd”
Number 110	Nicholas Tyler Moore	Status Deceased	“Nicholas T. Moore“
Number 111	New Martyrs Brigade	Status Active	”Lipet's Seafood Company”
Number 112	Monarch Douglas Bank	Status Active	”Monarch Douglas Bank”
Number 113	Reginald Turner	Status Incarcerated	”Drexel”
Number 114	Geoff Perl	Status Deceased	”The Mombasa Cartel”
Number 117	Vanessa Anne Cruz	Status Active	”Vanessa Cruz”
Number 118	Howard Ray Bishop	Status Incarcerated	”The Informant”
Number 119	Pavlovich brothers	Status Deceased	”The Pavlovich Brothers”
Number 120	Pavlovich brothers	Status Deceased	”The Pavlovich Brothers”
Number 121	Pavlovich brothers	Status Deceased	”The Pavlovich Brothers”
Number 122	Pavlovich brothers	Status Deceased	”The Pavlovich Brothers”
Number 123	Ethan Donovan	Status Deceased	”The Blacklist (Comic)”
Number 132	Richards	Status Deceased	”The Vehm”
Number 135	Milton Bobbit	Status Deceased	”Milton Bobbit”
Number 145	Freelancer	Status Incarcerated	”The Freelancer”
Number 148	Leon Kiklinski	Status Deceased	”The Blacklist (Comic)”
Number 152	Gina Zanetakos	Status Active	”Gina Zanetakos”
Number 159	Griffin	Status Deceased	”The Blacklist - The Beekeeper No. 159”
Number 161	Stanley R. Kornish	Status Deceased	”The Stewmaker”
Number 163	Chris Farnsworth	Status Active	”The Forecaster”
Number 166	Michael Hoagland	Status Deceased	“The Blacklist: The Dead Ring No. 166“
Number 184	Natalie Luca	Status Incarcerated	”Natalie Luca”
Number 192	John X	Status Deceased	”The Blacklist (Comic)”