(Also see Famous Western (Cowboy) Characters, and Famous Western (Cowboy) Actors
("Cowboy" is not sex specific, just like highboy, busboy, bellboy, paperboy, etc.)
 
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Entertainers of the Old West sorted by Popular Name
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 | Annie Oakley Birth Name: Phoebe Ann Oakley Moses • Sharpshooter and exhibition shooter; starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show Born: 1860, August 13 → Died: 1926, November 3 Age: 66y 6m 3d → Cause of death: pernicious anemia |
 | Bee Ho Gray Birth Name: Emberry Cannon Gray • Performer who spent fifty years in Wild West shows, vaudeville, circus, and silent films doing rope trick, knife throwing, bullwhips, and trick riding, often combined in comedy. Born: 1885, April 7 → Died: 1951, August 3 Age: 76y 3m 23d → Cause of death: unknown |
 | Bill Pickett Birth Name: William Pickett (The Bull Dogger) • Rodeo cowboy; introduced bulldogging Born: 1870, December 5 → Died: 1932, April 2 Age: 61y 3m 28d → Cause of death: accident, kicked in the head by a horse |
 | Buffalo Bill Birth Name: William Frederick Cody • Organized Buffalo Bill's Wild West, an outdoor extravaganza Born: 1846, February 26 → Died: 1917, January 10 Age: 70y 10m 15d → Cause of death: kidney failure |
 | Calamity Jane Birth Name: Martha Jane Cannary • Sharpshooter, prospector, rowdy prostitute, gambler, heavy drinker Born: 1852, May 1 → Died: 1903, August 1 Age: 51y 3m 0d → Cause of death: alcoholism |
 | Casey Tibbs Birth Name: Casey Duane Tibbs • Cowboy, rodeo performer, and actor. Born: 1929, March 5 → Died: 1990, January 28 Age: 60y 10m 23d → Cause of death: cancer, lung |
 | Chuck Roberson Birth Name: Charles Hugh Roberson • Cowboy, actor, and stuntman Born: 1919, May 10 → Died: 1988, June 8 Age: 69y 1m 29d → Cause of death: cancer |
 | Cole Younger Birth Name: Thomas Coleman Younger • Train and bank robber; lectured and toured with Frank James in a wild west show (2) Born: 1844, January 15 → Died: 1916, March 21 Age: 72y 2m 6d → Cause of death: old age |
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 | Deadwood Dick Birth Name: Nat Love • (pronounced "Nate") Well travelled cowboy; won every competition and $200 prize at July 4, 1876 Deadwood cowboy contest Born: 1854, June 14 → Died: 1921, ? ? Age: 66y ?m ?d → Cause of death: unknown |
 | Earl Bascom Birth Name: Earl Wesley Bascom • American painter, printmaker, rodeo performer and sculptor Born: 1906, June 19 → Died: 1995, August 28 Age: 89y 2m 9d → Cause of death: old age |
 | Emmett Dalton Birth Name: Emmett Dalton • Train and bank robber, real estate agent, author and actor (1) Born: 1871, May 3 → Died: 1937, July 13 Age: 66y 2m 10d → Cause of death: unknown |
 | Florence "Flores" LaDue Birth Name: Florence "Flores" LaDue • Champion trick roper and vaudeville performer Born: 1883, ? ? → Died: 1951, ? ? Age: 68y ?m ?d → Cause of death: heart failure |
 | Frank Eaton Birth Name: Frank Boardman "Pistol Pete" Eaton • Author, cowboy, scout, Indian fighter, and Deputy U. S. Marshal Born: 1860, October 26 → Died: 1958, April 8 Age: 97y 5m 13d → Cause of death: old age |
 | Frank H. Maynard Birth Name: Frank Henry Maynard • Cowboy and author of the revised version of the well-known ballad "The Streets of Laredo" Born: 1853, December 16 → Died: 1926, March 28 Age: 72y 3m 12d → Cause of death: heart disease |
 | George McJunkin Birth Name: George McJunkin • Cowboy, amateur archaeologist and historian Born: 1851, ? ? → Died: 1922, January 21 Age: 71y ?m ?d → Cause of death: old age |
 | Helen Gibson Birth Name: Helen Gibson • Actress, vaudeville performer, trick rider and rodeo performer, and is the first professional stunt woman for film Born: 1892, August 27 → Died: 1977, October 10 Age: 85y 1m 13d → Cause of death: heart failure |
 | John Ware Birth Name: John Ware • Remembered for his ability to ride and train horses Born: 1845, ? ? → Died: 1905, September 12 Age: 60y ?m ?d → Cause of death: accident, when his horse tripped |
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 | Kitty Canutt Birth Name: Katherine Derre • Bronco rider, known as "Diamond Kitty" Born: 1899, July 15 → Died: 1988, June 3 Age: 88y 10m 19d → Cause of death: heart attack |
 | Kitty Leroy Birth Name: Kitty Leroy • Dancer, gambler, saloon owner, madam, and trick shooter Born: 1850, ? ? → Died: 1877, December 6 Age: 27y ?m ?d → Cause of death: shot by jealous husband |
 | Lillian Smith Birth Name: Lillian Frances Smith • Billed as "the champion California huntress" she was a young trick shooter and rider who joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1886 Born: 1871, August 4 → Died: 1930, February 3 Age: 58y 4m 29d → Cause of death: unknown |
 | Lucille Mulhall Birth Name: Lucille Mulhall • One of the first women to compete with men in roping and riding events Born: 1885, October 21 → Died: 1940, December 21 Age: 55y 2m ?d → Cause of death: accident, automobile |
 | Pawnee Bill Birth Name: Gordon William Lillie • Showman, created the Wild West show "Pawnee Bill's Historic Wild West"; later joined with "Buffalo Bill" Cody Born: 1860, February 14 → Died: 1942, February 3 Age: 81y 11m 20d → Cause of death: old age |
 | Ruth Roach Birth Name: Ruth Scantlin • Professional bronco rider, and world champion rodeo performer Born: 1896, ? ? → Died: 1986, June 26 Age: 90y ?m ?d → Cause of death: old age |
 | Texas Jack Birth Name: John Baker Omohundro • Frontier scout, actor, and cowboy; first performer to do roping acts on stage Born: 1846, July 26 → Died: 1880, June 28 Age: 33y 11m 2d → Cause of death: pneumonia |
 | Vera McGinnis Birth Name: Vera McGinnis • Champion American rodeo rider Born: 1892, November 12 → Died: 1990, October 23 Age: 97y 11m 11d → Cause of death: old age |
 | Will Rogers Birth Name: William Penn Adair Rogers • Humorist, social commentator, vaudeville performer, actor, newspaper columnist Born: 1879, November 7 → Died: 1935, August 5 Age: 55y 8m 29d → Cause of death: accident, plane crash over Alaska |
Footnotes Note 1: Dalton brothers gang included George "Bitter Creek" Newcomb, "Blackfaced" Charlie Bryant, Bill Doolin, Dick Broadwell, and Bill Powers. Note 2: The Younger gang included Clell Miller, Arthur McCoy, Charlie Pitts, John Jarrette,and Bill Chadwell. — Not included are eastern pioneers, such as Daniel Boone, because they belong to, shall we say, the Old East. |
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First popular name on each page
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| 1. | Annie Oakley (Moses) |
| 2. | Deadwood Dick (Love) |
| 3. | Kitty Canutt (Derre) |
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Sorted by popular name
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| 1. | Annie Oakley (Moses) |
| 2. | Bee Ho Gray (Gray) |
| 3. | Bill Pickett (Pickett) |
| 4. | Buffalo Bill (Cody) |
| 5. | Calamity Jane (Cannary) |
| 6. | Casey Tibbs (Tibbs) |
| 7. | Chuck Roberson (Roberson) |
| 8. | Cole Younger (Younger) |
| 9. | Deadwood Dick (Love) |
| 10. | Earl Bascom (Bascom) |
| 11. | Emmett Dalton (Dalton) |
| 12. | Florence "Flores" LaDue (LaDue) |
| 13. | Frank Eaton (Eaton) |
| 14. | Frank H. Maynard (Maynard) |
| 15. | George McJunkin (McJunkin) |
| 16. | Helen Gibson (Gibson) |
| 17. | John Ware (Ware) |
| 18. | Kitty Canutt (Derre) |
| 19. | Kitty Leroy (Leroy) |
| 20. | Lillian Smith (Smith) |
| 21. | Lucille Mulhall (Mulhall) |
| 22. | Pawnee Bill (Lillie) |
| 23. | Ruth Roach (Scantlin) |
| 24. | Texas Jack (Omohundro) |
| 25. | Vera McGinnis (McGinnis) |
| 26. | Will Rogers (Rogers) |
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