List of cowboys and cowgirls
The following list of cowboys and cowgirls from the frontier era of the American West (approximately 1830 to 1910) was compiled to show examples of the cowboy and cowgirl genre.
Cattlemen, ranchers, and cowboys
- Bill H. "Barbeque" Campbell
- Wilber Emery "W.E." Campbell (1847–1907)
- John Chisum (1824–1884)
- Charles Francis Colcord (1859–1934)
- Robert Driscoll (1871–1929)
- Jesse Lincoln "J.T." Driskill (1824–1890)
- Major Andrew Drumm (1828–1919]
- Frank "Pistol Pete" Eaton (1860–1958)
- John King Fisher (1854–1884)
- Charles Goodnight (1836–1929)
- William Bradford Grimes (1866–)
- E.M. "Ed" Hewins ( –1898)
- Montford T. Johnson (1843–1896)
- James "Nigger Jim" Kelly (1839–1912)
- Richard King (1824–1885)
- Peter "Pete" Kitchen (1822–1895)
- George Washington Littlefield (1842–1920)
- Nat Love (1854–1921)
- Oliver Loving (1812–1867)
- Willis McCutcheon (1836–1906)
- James Alfred "J.A." McFaddin (1840–1916)
- George W. "Nigger George" McJunkin (1851–1922)
- Robert Benjamin "Ben" Masterson (1853–1931)
- Colonel George Washington Miller (1841–1903)
- Zachary Taylor "Zack" Miller (1878–1952)
- Burt Mossman (1867–1956)
- Thomas O'Connor (1819–1887)
- Isom Prentice "Print" Olive (1840–1887)
- William "Bill" Pickett (1870–1932)
- Shanghai Pierce|Abel Head "Shanghai" Pierce (1834–1900)
- Isaac Thomas "Ike" Pryor (1852–1937)
- Laban Samuel Records (1856–1941)
- William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935)
- Charles Angelo "Charlie" Siringo (1855–1928)
Wild West Show and Rodeo performers
- Earl W. Bascom (1906–1995)
- Yakima Canutt (1896–1986)
- William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (1846–1917)
- James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok (1837–1876)
- Jack Hoxie (1885–1965)
- Gordon William "Pawnee Bill" Lillie (1860–1942)
- May Lillie, née Manning (1871–1936)
- Thomas E. "Tom" Mix (1880–1940)
- Lucille Mulhall (1885–1940) — The original cowgirl.
- Annie Oakley (1860–1926)
- Connie Douglas Reeves (1901–2003)
People sometimes mistaken for cowboys and cowgirls
- Black Bart
- Ned Buntline
- Nate Champion
- Mountain Charley aka Elsa Jane Forest Guerin
- Jose Chavez y Chavez
- George Armstrong Custer
- Mysterious Dave
- Deadwood Dick
- Morgan Earp
- Wyatt Earp
- Virgil Earp
- Pat Garrett
- John Wesley Hardin
- Doc Holliday
- Frank James
- Jesse James
- Calamity Jane
- Billy the Kid
- Butch Cassidy
- The Pink Gimp
- The Sundance Kid
- Bat Masterson
- Mollie Monroe
- Johnny Ringo
- George Scarborough
- Belle Starr
Fictional
- Hopalong Cassidy
- Cisco Kid
- Lone Ranger
- Lucky Luke
- Punaniska
- Red Ryder
- Shane
- Tonto
- Zorro
- Barbarosa
- Jack Twist
- Ennis Del Mar
- Marlboro Man
- Woody and Jessie, from the Disney/Pixar films Toy Story and Toy Story 2.