The Hall of Great Westerners was established by the
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in 1958. Located in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., the Hall was created to celebrate the contributions of more than 200 men and women of the
American West
The Western United States (also called the American West, the Far West, and the West) is the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. As American settlement in the U.S. expanded westward, the meaning of the term ''the Wes ...
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Inductees include explorers,
Native American leaders, writers, poets, politicians, statesmen and others.
[Faragher, J.M. (1994) "National Cowboy Hall of Fame Thundering Hooves." ''Journal of American History. 81''(1) June, pp. 215-220.]
Members of the Hall of Great Westerners
The following are Hall of Great Westerners inductees, followed by their birth and death dates, the year they were inducted, areas of influence, and occupations.
See also
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:People of the American Old West
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Hall of Great Western Performers
The Hall of Great Western Performers is a Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. It is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and sometimes referred to as the "Western Performers Hall of Fame". It is a presentation that explo ...
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Rodeo Hall of Fame
The Rodeo Hall of Fame was established by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in 1955. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., the Hall was created to celebrate the contributions of cowboys and cowgirls from around the world. The ha ...
References
External links
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
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1955 establishments in Oklahoma
Cowboy halls of fame
Sports halls of fame
Sports hall of fame inductees
West
Awards established in 1955
Lists of sports awards
Culture of Oklahoma City
Culture of the Western United States
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum