List of cowboys and cowgirls
Here are known in alphabetical order, not indigenous people are listed from the history of the Wild West. In a second part fictional characters who were famous follow.
Real people
A
- Johnny Appleseed
- William Henry Ashley
- Johann Jakob Astor
- James Averill
- Clay Allison
B
- Jim Baker
- Collins John H. Baronett
- Roy Bean
- James P. Beckwourth
- Bender Family ( Bloody Benders )
- George Bent
- William Bent
- John Bidwell
- Charles E. Bolton ( Black Bart )
- Benjamin de Bonneville
- William H. Bonney ( Billy the Kid)
- Daniel Boone
- James Bowie
- Bill Brazelton
- Jim Bridger
- Ned Buntline
- Seth Bullock
C
- Yakima Canutt
- Kit Carson
- Butch Cassidy
- Nathan D. Champion
- Jose Chavez y Chavez
- Jesse Chisholm
- John Chisum
- Ike Clanton
- William Clark
- William Frederick Cody ( Buffalo Bill)
- John Colter
- Davy Crockett
- Bill Crook
- George Armstrong Custer
D
- Mysterious Dave
- Andrew Drips
- George Drouillard
E
- Morgan Earp
- Virgil Earp
- Wyatt Earp
F
- William J. Fetterman
- Thomas Fitzpatrick
- Lucien Fontenelle
- Robert Ford
- Henry Fraeb
G
B
- John Wesley Hardin
- Mary Katharine Haroney
- Pearl Heart
- Andrew Henry
- Wild Bill Hickcok
- Ben Holladay
- Doc Holliday
- Tom Horn
J
- David E. Jackson
- Frank James
- Jesse James
- Calamity Jane
- John Jeremiah Johnson ( Liver -Eating Johnson )
K
- Fanny Kelly
L
- Jack Langrishe
- Meriwether Lewis
- Gordon William Lillie ( Pawnee Bill)
- Manuel Lisa
- Harvey Logan
- Harry A. Longabaugh ( Sundance Kid)
M
- Bat Masterson
- Dave Mather
- Jack McCall
- Joseph L. Meek
- Jennie Metcalf (Rose of Cimmaron )
- Nelson Miles
- Mollie Monroe
- Thomas Moran
N
- Joshua Norton
O
- Annie Oakley
- Peter Skene Ogden
- Tom O'Folliard
P
- Isaac Charles Parker ( Judge Parker)
- Etta Place
- John Wesley Powell
- Plummer- gang
Q
- William Clark Quantrill
R
- Connie Douglas Reeves
- Johnny Ringo
- Edward Rose
- William Hepburn Russell
S
- George Scarborough
- Josiah Gordon Scurlock
- Philip Sheridan
- Al Sieber
- John Slaughter
- Soapy Smith
- Thomas James Smith
- Jedediah Smith
- Belle Starr
- Pearl Starr
- William Sublette and his brother
- Milton Sublette
- John Sutter
- Al Swearengen
- Ceran St. Vrain de
T
- Ben Thompson
- William Thompson
- Bill Tilghman (Uncle Billy )
- John Henry Tunstall
V
- Pancho Villa
W
- Joseph Walker Reddeford
- Ella Watson ( Cattle Kate )
- Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth
Y
- Cole Younger
- Brigham Young
Z
Fictional people
- Ben Cartwright
- Broncho Billy
- Hopalong Cassidy
- Cheyenne Harry
- Cheyenne Kid
- Cisco Kid
- Django
- Durango Kid
- Fuzzy
- Will Kane
- Lone Ranger
- Lucky Luke
- Old Shatterhand
- Punaniska
- Range Busters
- Red Ryder
- Rooster Cogburn
- Sabata
- Saint Johnson
- Sartana
- Three Mesquiteers
- Tonto
- Trinità
- The Virginian
- Winnetou
- Zorro
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