(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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Gunfighters of the Old West sorted by Popular Name
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 | Bat Masterson Birth Name: William Barclay Masterson • Gunfighter, gambler, Wyatt Earp's deputy, newspaper columnist Born: 1853, November 27 → Died: 1921, October 25 Age: 67y 10m 28d → Cause of death: heart attack |
 | Ben Thompson Birth Name: Ben Thompson • Gunman, gambler, lawman, saloon operator, friend of Bat Masterson. Born: 1843, November 2 → Died: 1884, March 11 Age: 40y 4m 9d → Cause of death: shot in a gunfight |
 | Big Jim Courtright Birth Name: Timothy Isaiah Courtright (Tim Isaiah) • Lawman, gunfighter, Born: 1848, ? ? → Died: 1887, February 8 Age: 39y ?m ?d → Cause of death: shot in a gunfight |
 | Bill Tilghman Birth Name: William Matthew "Bill" Tilghman, Jr. • Deputy sheriff, gunfighter, saloon owner Born: 1854, July 4 → Died: 1924, November 1 Age: 70y 3m 28d → Cause of death: shot by a corrupt prohibition agent |
 | Billy the Kid Birth Name: William Henry McCarty (Aka: Henry Antrim, William H. Bonney) • Outlaw, gunfighter, member of the Regulators gang Born: 1859, November 23 → Died: 1881, July 14 Age: 21y 7m 21d → Cause of death: shot by Pat Garrett |
 | Chris Madsen Birth Name: Christian "Chris" Madsen • Danish born gunfighter; U.S. Deputy Marshal in Oklahoma; member of the Three Guardsmen crime fighers Born: 1851, December 25 → Died: 1944, January 9 Age: 92y 2m 15d → Cause of death: old age |
 | Clay Allison Birth Name: Robert Clay Allison • Ruthless killer, gunfighter Born: 1841, September 2 → Died: 1887, July 3 Age: 46y 10m 1d → Cause of death: accident, broken neck |
 | Curly Bill Brocius Birth Name: William "Curly Bill" Brocius • Gunman, rustler and outlaw cowboy Born: 1845, ? ? → Died: 1882, March 24 Age: 37y ?m ?d → Cause of death: shot by Wyatt Earp |
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 | Dallas Stoudenmire Birth Name: Dallas Stoudenmire • Gunfighter and marshal; involved in a famous gunfight dubbed the "Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight" Born: 1845, December 11 → Died: 1882, September 18 Age: 36y 9m 7d → Cause of death: shot in a gun fight |
 | Doc Holliday Birth Name: John Henry Holliday • Dentist, gambler, and gunfighter; at the O.K. Corral gunfight Born: 1851, August 14 → Died: 1887, November 8 Age: 36y 2m 25d → Cause of death: tuberculosis |
 | Doc Scurlock Birth Name: Josiah Gordon Scurlock • Cowboy and gunfighter; was in several posses to pursue and arrest horse thieves Born: 1849, January 11 → Died: 1929, July 25 Age: 80y 9m 25d → Cause of death: heart attack |
 | Elfego Baca Birth Name: Elfego Baca • Lawman, gunman, lawyer, and politician; "Frisco Shootout" incident where Elfego faced 80 men firing 4,000 shots at the home where he was cornered Born: 1865, February 10 → Died: 1945, August 27 Age: 80y 6m 17d → Cause of death: old age |
 | Frank Canton Birth Name: Josiah Horner • Lawman, gunslinger, cowboy and at one point in his life, an outlaw Born: 1849, September 15 → Died: 1927, September 27 Age: 78y 0m 12d → Cause of death: old age |
 | Jim Levy Birth Name: James H. Levy • One of the most notorious gunmen in the Old West known for challenging other gunmen to a duel. Born: 1842, ? ? → Died: 1882, June 5 Age: 40y ?m ?d → Cause of death: shot in an ambush |
 | John Jackson "Jack" Helm Birth Name: John Jackson Helm • Lawman, cowboy, gunfighter, and inventor in the American Old West Born: 1839, ? ? → Died: 1873, May 17 Age: 34y ?m ?d → Cause of death: shot in an ambushed |
 | John Wesley Hardin Birth Name: John Wesley Hardin • Gunfighter, killer; claimed to have killed 44 men Born: 1853, May 26 → Died: 1895, August 19 Age: 42y 2m 24d → Cause of death: shot by lawman John Selman |
 | Kid Curry Birth Name: Harvey Logan • Outlaw, gunman, "wildest of the Wild Bunch" Born: 1867, ? ? → Died: 1904, June 17 Age: 37y ?m ?d → Cause of death: suicide during a gun battle |
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 | King Fisher Birth Name: John King Fisher • Gunfighter, gang leader, rancher Born: 1854, ? ? → Died: 1884, March 11 Age: 30y ?m ?d → Cause of death: shot as he leapt from a theater balcony |
 | Luke Short Birth Name: Luke L. Short • Noted gunfighter, who had worked as a farmer, cowboy, whiskey peddler, army scout, dispatch rider, gambler and saloon keeper Born: 1854, January 22 → Died: 1893, September 8 Age: 39y 7m 17d → Cause of death: heart failure |
 | Perry Owens Birth Name: Commodore Perry Owens • Arizona lawman and gunfighter Born: 1852, July 29 → Died: 1919, May 10 Age: 66y 9m 11d → Cause of death: Bright's disease |
 | Texas Jack Vermillion Birth Name: John Wilson Vermillion • Gunfighter, soldier, lawman, outlaw, Methodist preacher; participated in the Earp vendetta ride Born: 1842, ? ? → Died: 1911, ? ? Age: 69y ?m ?d → Cause of death: heart attack in his sleep |
 | Tom Horn Birth Name: Tom Horn (Aka: James Hicks) • Lawman, scout, soldier, hired gunman, detective, outlaw and assassin Born: 1860, November 21 → Died: 1903, November 20 Age: 42y 11m 30d → Cause of death: hanged |
 | Wild Bill Hickok Birth Name: James Butler Hickok • Marksman, professional gambler, gunfighter, scout, lawman Born: 1837, May 27 → Died: 1876, August 2 Age: 39y 2m 6d → Cause of death: shot in the back of the head |
 | William Longley Birth Name: William Preston Longley • Outlaw, ruthless and ill-tempered gunfighter; killed at least 32 people Born: 1851, October 6 → Died: 1878, October 11 Age: 27y 4m 5d → Cause of death: hanged |
 | Wyatt Earp Birth Name: Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp • Lawman, gambler; in gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Tombstone, Arizona Born: 1848, March 19 → Died: 1929, January 13 Age: 80y 9m 25d → Cause of death: old age |
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. | Bat Masterson (Masterson) |
| 2. | Dallas Stoudenmire (Stoudenmire) |
| 3. | King Fisher (Fisher) |
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Sorted by popular name
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| 1. | Bat Masterson (Masterson) |
| 2. | Ben Thompson (Thompson) |
| 3. | Big Jim Courtright (Courtright) |
| 4. | Bill Tilghman (Tilghman, Jr.) |
| 5. | Billy the Kid (McCarty) |
| 6. | Chris Madsen (Madsen) |
| 7. | Clay Allison (Allison) |
| 8. | Curly Bill Brocius (Brocius) |
| 9. | Dallas Stoudenmire (Stoudenmire) |
| 10. | Doc Holliday (Holliday) |
| 11. | Doc Scurlock (Scurlock) |
| 12. | Elfego Baca (Baca) |
| 13. | Frank Canton (Horner) |
| 14. | Jim Levy (Levy) |
| 15. | John Jackson "Jack" Helm (Helm) |
| 16. | John Wesley Hardin (Hardin) |
| 17. | Kid Curry (Logan) |
| 18. | King Fisher (Fisher) |
| 19. | Luke Short (Short) |
| 20. | Perry Owens (Owens) |
| 21. | Texas Jack Vermillion (Vermillion) |
| 22. | Tom Horn (Horn) |
| 23. | Wild Bill Hickok (Hickok) |
| 24. | William Longley (Longley) |
| 25. | Wyatt Earp (Earp) |
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