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The followinglist of cowboys and cowgirls from the frontier era of theAmerican Old West (circa 1830 to 1910) was compiled to show examples of thecowboy and cowgirl genre.

• Harve Wilson (1867–1951)
• Preston Nutter (1848–1936)
• Calico Jones (1832–????)
• 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)
• Andrew Drumm (1828–1919)
• Frank "Pistol Pete" Eaton (1860–1958)
• John King Fisher (1854–1884)
• Charles Goodnight (1836–1929)
• Montford T. Johnson (1843–1896)
• Richard King (1824–1885)
• Pete Kitchen (1822–1895)
• Raymond Knight (rodeo organizer) (1872–1947)
• George W. Littlefield (1842–1920)
• Oliver Loving (1812–1867)
• Willis McCutcheon (1836–1906)
• James Alfred McFaddin (1840–1916)
• George W. McJunkin (1851–1922)
• Robert Benjamin "Ben" Masterson (1853–1931)
• Frank H. Maynard (1853–1926)
• Colonel George Washington Miller (1841–1903)
• Zachary Taylor "Zack" Miller (1878–1952)
• Burton C. Mossman (1867–1956)
• Thomas O'Connor (1819–1887)
• William "Bill" Pickett (1870–1932)
• Abel Head "Shanghai" Pierce (1834–1900)
• Will Rogers (1879–1935)
• Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)
• Charles Angelo "Charlie" Siringo (1855–1928)
• John Ware (~1845–1905)
• Liam Leatherland (~1842–1859)
• Jordan "Stomach" Cooper (~1870–1904)
• Jack "Two-Shot" Lowe (1874–1892)
• Nate Champion (1857–1892)

• Earl W. Bascom (1906–1995)
• Yakima Canutt (1896–1986)
• William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (1846–1917)
• James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok (1837–1876)
• Raymond Knight (1872–1947)
• Texas Jack Omohundro (1846–1880)
• Texas Jack, Jr. (1860–1905)
• Jack Hoxie (1885–1965)
• Gordon William "Pawnee Bill" Lillie (1860–1942)
• May Lillie, née Manning (1869–1936)
• Thomas E. "Tom" Mix (1880–1940)
• Lucille Mulhall (1885–1940)
• Annie Oakley (1860–1926)
• Will Rogers (1879–1935)
• Gabriel Dumont (1837–1906)
• Brodie "Saltmine" Peele (~1923–1974)

• Quick Gun Murugan
• Hopalong Cassidy
• Rawhide Kid
• Cisco Kid
• Lucky Luke
• Red Ryder
• Shane
• Tonto
• Zorro
• Barbarosa
• Marlboro Man
• Pecos Bill andSlue-Foot Sue
• John Marston (video game character;Red Dead Redemption)
• Arthur Morgan
• Red Harlow
• Sheriff Woody andJessie (Toy Story,Toy Story 2, andToy Story 3)
• Yosemite Sam (animated)
• Cole Cassidy
• SpongeBuck SquarePants (SpongeBob Episode; "Pest of the West")
• Cowboy Zombie (Plants vs. Zombies 2's Wild West)
• Hol Horse
• Sheriff Callie
• Howdy Doody

• List of American Old West outlaws
• List of Western lawmen
• National Cowgirl Hall of Fame Honorees

• American cattlemen
• Cowboys
• Lists of American people by occupation
• American Old West-related lists
• People of the American Old West
• Western (genre) heroes

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