This is a list of prominent people who were born in or lived for a significant period of time in

U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...

Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to t ...

The arts

Acting

* Burnu Acquanetta (1921–2004), actress and model; born in

Cheyenne The Cheyenne ( ) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains. Their Cheyenne language belongs to the Algonquian language family. Today, the Cheyenne people are split into two federally recognized nations: the Southern Cheyenne, who are enr ...

Jim Beaver James Norman Beaver Jr. (born August 12, 1950) is an American actor, writer, and film historian. He is most familiar to worldwide audiences as Bobby Singer in ''Supernatural''. He also played Whitney Ellsworth on the HBO Western drama series ...

(born 1950), actor; born in Laramie *

Jim J. Bullock James Jackson Bullock (born February 9, 1955) is an American actor and comedian of stage, television, and motion pictures. He starred in the sitcom ''Too Close for Comfort''. Early life Bullock was born in Casper, Wyoming, and raised in Odessa, ...

(born 1955), actor; born in

Casper Casper may refer to: People * Casper (given name) * Casper (surname) * Casper (Maya ruler) (422–487?), ruler of the Mayan city of Palenque * Tok Casper, first known king of Maya city-state Quiriguá in Guatemala, ruling beginning in 426 * Da ...

* Darren Dalton (born 1965), actor; born in Powell *

Mickey Daniels Richard Daniels Jr. (October 11, 1914 – August 20, 1970) known professionally as Mickey Daniels, was an American actor. Signed by Hal Roach in 1921, he was, along with Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Jackie Davis, Mary Kornman, and Ernie Morrison, ...

(1914–1970), actor; born in Rock Springs *

Matthew Fox Matthew Chandler Fox (born July 14, 1966) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Charlie Salinger on '' Party of Five'' (1994–2000) and Jack Shephard on the drama series ''Lost'' (2004–2010), the latter of which earned h ...

(born 1966), actor; raised in Crowheart * Jesse Garcia (born 1982), actor; born in Rawlins *

Mildred Harris Mildred Harris (April 18, 1901 – July 20, 1944) was an American stage, film, and vaudeville actress during the early part of the 20th century. Harris began her career in the film industry as a child actress when she was 10 years old. She was a ...

(1901–1944), actress; born in Cheyenne *

Cecilia Hart Cecilia Hart (February 19, 1948 – October 16, 2016), sometimes credited as Ceci Jones, was an American actress who played Stacey Erickson in the CBS police drama ''Paris'', which originally ran from 1979 until 1980. Hart co-starred with her f ...

(1948–2016), actress; born in Cheyenne *

Kirby Heyborne Kirby Heyborne (born October 8, 1976) is an American actor, musician, singer, songwriter, narrator and comedian. He is known for his work in films centered around the culture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Heyborn ...

(born 1976), actor; born in Evanston *

Isabel Jewell Isabel Jewell (July 19, 1907 – April 5, 1972) was an American actress who rose to prominence in the 1930s and early 1940s. Some of her more famous films were '' Ceiling Zero'', ''Marked Woman'', ''A Tale of Two Cities (1935 film), A Tale ...

(1907–1972), actress; born in

Shoshoni The Shoshone or Shoshoni ( or ) are a Native American tribe with four large cultural/linguistic divisions: * Eastern Shoshone: Wyoming * Northern Shoshone: southern Idaho * Western Shoshone: Nevada, northern Utah * Goshute: western Utah, e ...

* Michael Pearlman (born 1972), actor; lives in

Jackson Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, Qu ...

* Jim Siedow (1920–2003), actor; born in Cheyenne *

Wally Wales Floyd Taliaferro Alderson (November 13, 1895 – February 10, 1980) was an American film actor who specialized in westerns. After serving in the World War I, Great War, he began his career in the era of silent films, when he frequently used t ...

(1895–1980), actor; born in

Sheridan Sheridan may refer to: People Surname *Sheridan (surname) *Philip Sheridan (1831–1888), U.S. Army general after whom the Sheridan tank is named *Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816), Irish playwright (''The Rivals''), poet and politician ...

Larry Wilcox Larry Dee Wilcox (born August 8, 1947) is an American actor best known for his role as California Highway Patrol officer (later captain) Jonathan "Jon" Baker in the television series '' CHiPs'', which ran from 1977 to 1983 on NBC. A Vietnam ve ...

(born 1947), actor; raised in Rawlins

Literature

* Craig Arnold (born 1967), poet; teaches at the

University of Wyoming The University of Wyoming (UW) is a public land-grant research university in Laramie, Wyoming. It was founded in March 1886, four years before the territory was admitted as the 44th state, and opened in September 1887. The University of Wyoming ...

; lives in Laramie *

C. J. Box Charles James Box Jr. (born 1958) is an American author of more than thirty novels. Box is the author of the Joe Pickett series, as well as several stand-alone novels, and a collection of short stories. The novels have been translated into 27 lan ...

, author of the ''Joe Pickett series'' of novels * Maxwell Struthers Burt (1882–1954), novelist * James A. "Jim" Corbett (1933–2001), writer, philosopher, and human-rights activist; born in

Gretel Ehrlich Gretel Ehrlich is an American travel writer, poet and essayist. Biography Born in 1946 in Santa Barbara, California, she studied at Bennington College and UCLA film school. She began to write full-time in 1978 while living on a Wyoming ranch ...

, novelist *

Joe Clifford Faust Joe Clifford Faust (born 1957) is an American author best known for his seven science fiction novels primarily written during the 1980s and 1990s, including '' A Death of Honor'', '' The Company Man'', the '' Angel's Luck'' Trilogy (all publish ...

, novelist *

Alexandra Fuller Alexandra Fuller (born in 1969 in Glossop, England) is a British-Rhodesian author. Her articles and reviews have appeared in '' The New Yorker'', '' National Geographic'', ''Granta'', ''The New York Times'', ''The Guardian'' and ''The Finan ...

(born 1969), writer, author of '' Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight''; lives in Jackson Hole *

Kathleen O'Neal Gear Kathleen O'Neal Gear (born 1954) is an American archaeologist and writer. She has won numerous awards for her work, including the Spur Award for best historical novel of the west, and two Special Achievement Awards from the U.S. Dept. of the Inte ...

(born 1954), writer * W. Michael Gear (born 1955), writer *

Dan Hausel Dan Hausel (born 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.) a polymath of martial arts, geology, writing, astronomy, art, and public speaking. Hall-of-Fame 10th degree black belt grandmaster of Shorin-Ryu Karate and Kobudo, mineral exploration geol ...

(born 1949), author of several geology books in Wyoming *

Grace Raymond Hebard Grace Raymond Hebard (July 2, 1861 – October 1936) gained prominence as a Wyoming historian, suffragist, pioneering scholar, prolific writer, political economist and noted University of Wyoming educator. Hebard's standing as a historian in pa ...

(1861–1936), western history writer whose findings regarding Sacajawea and

Esther Hobart Morris Esther Hobart Morris (August 8, 1812 – April 2, 1902) was the first woman justice of the peace in the United States. She began her tenure as justice in South Pass City, Wyoming, on February 14, 1870, serving a term of nearly 9 ...

tend to be challenged by contemporary historians * Craig A. Johnson (born 1961), author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries; lives in

Ucross, Wyoming Ucross is an unincorporated community along the Piney Creek on the southern edge of Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. Ucross is located at the junction of U.S. Route 14 and U.S. Route 16, west-southwest of Clearmont. Ucross has a pop ...

* George Clayton Johnson (1929–2015), co-author of the novel '' Logan's Run''; born in Cheyenne *

Theodore Judson Theodore Judson (born December 19, 1951) is an American science fiction writer and high school teacher. He began writing after the death of his wife and he is the author of ''Tom Wedderburn's Life'' (2002), ''Fitzpatrick's War'' (2004), ''The ...

, science-fiction writer *

Patricia MacLachlan Patricia Marie MacLachlan ( Pritzkau; March 3, 1938 – March 31, 2022) was an American children's writer. She was noted for her novel '' Sarah, Plain and Tall'', which won the 1986 Newbery Medal. Early life MacLachlan was born in Cheyenne, Wyo ...

(1938-2022), children's book writer; her book '' Sarah, Plain and Tall'' won the

Newbery Medal The John Newbery Medal, frequently shortened to the Newbery, is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to the author of "the most distinguished cont ...

; born in Cheyenne * Rodger McDaniel (born 1948), legislator, attorney, pastor, author of ''Dying for Joe McCarthy's Sins: The Suicide of Senator Lester Hunt''; from Cheyenne *

Kyle Mills Kyle David Mills (born 15 March 1979) is a New Zealand cricket coach and former international cricketer who is the former bowling coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders. He was also a former captain of the New Zealand cricket team in limited-overs ...

(born 1966), writer; lives in Jackson Hole *

Florabel Muir Florabel Muir (May 6, 1889 – April 27, 1970) was an American reporter, newspaper columnist and author. She became known for covering both Hollywood celebrities and underworld gangsters from the 1920s through the 1960s. Career Muir was b ...

(1889–1970), newspaper reporter and columnist; born in Rock Springs *

Edgar Wilson Nye Edgar Wilson "Bill" Nye (August 25, 1850February 22, 1896) was an American humorist. He was also the founder and editor of the ''Laramie Boomerang''. Biography Nye was born in Shirley, Maine. His parents removed to a farm on the St. Croix ri ...

(1850–1896), journalist and humorist; postmaster of Laramie City in the

Wyoming Territory The Territory of Wyoming was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 25, 1868, until July 10, 1890, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Wyoming. Cheyenne was the territorial capital. The bou ...

Todd Parr Todd Parr (born July 9, 1962) is an American author, illustrator, animator and television producer. Parr grew up in Rock Springs, Wyoming and later moved to San Francisco in 1995, where he pursued a career as an artist. He has also worked as a fl ...

(born 1962), children's book writer, artist, children's television show producer; grew up in Rock Springs *

E. Annie Proulx E is the fifth letter of the Latin alphabet. E or e may also refer to: Commerce and transportation * €, the symbol for the euro, the European Union's standard currency unit * ℮, the estimated sign, an EU symbol indicating that the weigh ...

(born 1935), writer; author of the short story "

Brokeback Mountain ''Brokeback Mountain'' is a 2005 American neo-Western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from the 1997 short story of the same name by Annie Proulx, the screenplay was written ...

"; lives in Wyoming *

Chip Rawlins Chip Rawlins (born 1949) is an American writer and the co-author of '' The Complete Walker IV'' with Colin Fletcher. He also publishes under the name C. L. Rawlins . Rawlins is a non-fiction writer, poet, outdoor guide, and instructor. Previous job ...

, non-fiction writer, outdoorsman; lives in Laramie * Tracy Ringolsby, sports writer, born and lives in Cheyenne, fifth generation * David Romtvedt, Poet Laureate of Wyoming *

Owen Wister Owen Wister (July 14, 1860 – July 21, 1938) was an American writer and historian, considered the "father" of western fiction. He is best remembered for writing '' The Virginian'' and a biography of Ulysses S. Grant. Biography Early life ...

(1860–1938), writer of Western novels

Music

Scott Avett Scott Yancey Avett (born June 19, 1976) is one of the lead singers and founding members of the folk-rock band, The Avett Brothers. Avett primarily plays the banjo but also plays harmonica, drums, piano, acoustic guitar and electric guitar for th ...

(born 1976), musician; member of

The Avett Brothers The Avett Brothers are an American folk rock band from Concord, North Carolina. The band is made up of two brothers, Scott Avett (banjo, lead vocals, guitar, piano, kick-drum) and Seth Avett (guitar, lead vocals, piano, hi-hat) along with Bob C ...

; born in Cheyenne *

John Perry Barlow John Perry Barlow (October 3, 1947February 7, 2018) was an American poet, essayist, cattle rancher, and cyberlibertarian political activist who had been associated with both the Democratic and Republican parties. He was also a lyricist for th ...

(1947–2018),

Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, country, jazz, bluegrass, blues, rock and roll, gospel, reggae, world music, ...

lyricist; co-founder of the

Electronic Frontier Foundation The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is an international non-profit digital rights group based in San Francisco, California. The foundation was formed on 10 July 1990 by John Gilmore, John Perry Barlow and Mitch Kapor to promote Internet ...

; retired cattleman; born in Jackson Hole *

Ronnie Bedford Ronnie Bedford (June 2, 1931 – December 20, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and professor. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Bedford was one of the founders of the Yellowstone Jazz Festival held annually in Cody, Wyoming, and was the recipi ...

(1931–2014), jazz musician; music professor at Northwest College in Powell * Richard Kermode (1946–1996), keyboardist; played with

Janis Joplin Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer and musician. One of the most successful and widely known rock stars of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and "electric" stage presence. ...

, Malo and Santana, born in Lovell * Chris LeDoux (1948–2005), country music singer-songwriter, bronze sculptor and rodeo champion (professional bareback rider); lived in Kaycee * Charlie Martineau, musician * Teenage Bottlerocket, punk rock band from Laramie

Television

Curt Gowdy Curtis Edward Gowdy (July 31, 1919 – February 20, 2006) was an American sportscaster. He called Boston Red Sox games on radio and TV for 15 years, and then covered many nationally televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports and ABC S ...

(1919–2006), sportscaster; born in Green River *

Ian James Lee Ian James Lee (born 1984) is an American journalist based in Britain for CBS News. Prior to working for CBS, he worked for CNN, and, before that, Lee was also the multimedia editor at the Daily News Egypt from 2009 to 2011. During that time, he a ...

, CNN correspondent; born in Lander * Pete Williams,

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, its headquarters are l ...

news correspondent; born in Casper

Visual arts

Earl W. Bascom Earl Wesley Bascom (June 19, 1906 – August 28, 1995) was an American painter, printmaker, sculptor, cowboy, rodeo performer, inventor, and Hollywood actor. Raised in Canada, he portrayed in works of fine art his own experiences of cowboying ...

(1896–1992), painter, sculptor, "Cowboy of Cowboy Artists", "Dean of Rodeo Cowboy Sculpture"; lived in Rock Springs *

Elsa Spear Byron Elsa Spear Byron (1896 in Big Horn, Wyoming – 1992) was an American photographer. As a young child, she learned to help her mother make photographic prints from a plate camera purchased in 1900. Her photographs were sold all over the country ...

(1896–1992), photographer; born in Big Horn; lived most of her life in

Jackson Pollock Paul Jackson Pollock (; January 28, 1912August 11, 1956) was an American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionism, abstract expressionist movement. He was widely noticed for his "Drip painting, drip technique" of pouring or splas ...

(1912–1956), artist; born in

Cody Cody may refer to: People *Cody (given name) *Cody (surname) * Cody (wrestler), a ring name of Cody Runnels Places Canada *Cody, British Columbia United States * Cody, Florida * Cody (Duluth), Minnesota * Cody, Missouri * Cody, Nebraska *Cody, ...

Floyd Shaman Floyd Shaman (December 20, 1935 – August 8, 2005) was a 20th-century American sculptor. Life Born in Wheatland, Wyoming, Shaman lived in several parts of the state in his early years and briefly in Seattle, Washington where his parents worked ...

(1935–2005), sculptor; born in Wheatland *

Penny Wolin Penny Wolin (born June 5, 1953), also known as Penny Diane Wolin and Penny Wolin-Semple, is an American portrait photographer and a visual anthropologist. She has exhibited solo at the Smithsonian Institution and is the recipient of two grants f ...

(born 1953), photographer; author of "The Jews of Wyoming: Fringe of the Diaspora" and "Descendants of Light: American Photographers of Jewish Ancestry"; born in

Other

Tony Andruzzi Tony Andruzzi (born May 22, 1925 in Cheyenne, Wyoming – died December 22, 1991 in Chicago, Illinois) was the name adopted by professional magician Tom S. Palmer from the age of 45 to the end of his life. Changing Names Born to Fay and Tom McG ...

(1925–1991), magician; born in Cheyenne * Robyn Johnson (born 1985), Miss Wyoming USA 2007 * Melba Ogle (born 1942), model; born in Cheyenne *

Lyle Waggoner Lyle Wesley Waggoner (; April 13, 1935 – March 17, 2020) was an American actor, sculptor, presenter, travel trailer salesman and model, known for his work on ''The Carol Burnett Show'' from 1967 to 1974 and for playing the role of Steve Trevor ...

(1935–2020), actor, sculptor; lives in Jackson

Politics and public office

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Thurman Arnold Thurman Wesley Arnold (June 2, 1891 – November 7, 1969) was an American lawyer best known for his trust-busting campaign as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division in President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Department of Justic ...

(1891–1969), associate judge of the Court of Appeals for the D. C. Circuit * Amos W. Barber (1861–1915), Governor of Wyoming (1890–1893) *

John Barrasso John Anthony Barrasso III ( ; born July 21, 1952) is an American physician and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wyoming, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Wyoming State ...

(born 1952), Republican U.S. Senator from Wyoming (since 2007) *

Frank A. Barrett Frank Aloysius Barrett (November 10, 1892May 30, 1962) was an American soldier, lawyer and politician. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, and as the 21st Governor of Wyom ...

(1892–1962), U.S. Senator, Representatives, Governor of Wyoming *

Eli Bebout Eli Daniel Bebout (born October 14, 1946) is an American athlete and politician who served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from a multi-member district in Fremont County and the 55th district from 1987 to 2001, and later served in the ...

(born 1946), Republican gubernatorial nominee (2002); member of the Wyoming State Senate (since 2007) * Mary Bellamy (1861–1954), first woman elected to the Wyoming Legislature * Eliza Stewart Boyd (1833–1912), *

Bryant Butler Brooks Bryant Butler Brooks (February 5, 1861December 8, 1944) was an American businessman, rancher, politician, oilman, banker and published author. He was the seventh governor of Wyoming from January 2, 1905 until January 2, 1911. Brooks was born ...

(1861–1944), Governor of Wyoming (1905–1911) * Anne Gorsuch Burford (1942–2004), first female administrator of the

Environmental Protection Agency A biophysical environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population, and consequently includes the factors that have an influence in their survival, development, and evolution. A biophysical environment can vary in scale ...

; born in

Harriet Elizabeth Byrd Harriet Elizabeth Byrd (April 20, 1926 – January 27, 2015) was an American politician and educator from Wyoming who was the first African-American elected to the Wyoming Legislature. Early life and education Byrd was born Harriet Elizabeth Rh ...

(1926–2015), first African American elected to the

Wyoming Legislature The Wyoming State Legislature is the legislative branch of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is a bicameral state legislature, consisting of a 60-member Wyoming House of Representatives, and a 30-member Wyoming Senate. The legislature meets at th ...

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John Allen Campbell John Allen Campbell (October 8, 1835July 14, 1880) was a politician and officer in the United States Army, as well as the first Governor of the Wyoming Territory. Biography Campbell was born in Salem, Ohio and attended public school in Ohio. As a ...

(1835–1880), first governor of the Wyoming Territory (1869–1875) * Joseph M. Carey (1845–1924), Governor of Wyoming, first U.S. Senator from Wyoming *

Robert D. Carey Robert Davis Carey (August 12, 1878January 17, 1937) was an American politician from Wyoming, a state of which he served as Governor and represented in the United States Senate. He was the first native-born Wyomingite to serve in either positio ...

(1878–1937), Governor of Wyoming (1919–1923), U.S. Senator (1930–1937) *

Vincent Carter Vincent Michael Carter (November 6, 1891 – December 30, 1972) was a United States representative from Wyoming. Born in St. Clair, Pennsylvania, he moved with his parents to Pottsville in 1893. He attended public schools, the United States ...

(1891–1972), U.S. Representative (1929–1935) * Cale Case (born 1958), Wyoming state senator from

Lander Lander may refer to: Media and entertainment * ''Lander'' (computer game), computer game published by Psygnosis in 1999 * ''Lander'' (game demo), the 3D game demo provided with the Acorn Archimedes computer * Lander (Transformers), a fiction ...

(since 1998) * Fenimore Chatterton (1860–1958), Acting Governor of Wyoming (1903–1905) *

Dick Cheney Richard Bruce Cheney ( ; born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. He is currently the oldest living former ...

(born 1941), vice-president of the United States; raised in Casper; lives in Jackson Hole *

Lynne Cheney Lynne Ann Cheney ( ; ; born August 14, 1941) is an American author, scholar, and former talk show host. She is married to the 46th vice president of the United States, Dick Cheney, and served as the second lady of the United States from 2001 to ...

(born 1941), member of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research; chairwoman of the

National Endowment for the Humanities The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent federal agency of the U.S. government, established by thNational Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965(), dedicated to supporting research, education, preserv ...

; wife of

; born in Casper * Alonzo M. Clark (1868–1952), Governor of Wyoming (1931–1933) * Clarence D. Clark (1851–1930), member of the Wyoming constitutional convention, U.S. Representative (1890–1893), U.S. Senator (1895–1917) *

Tom Coburn Thomas Allen Coburn (March 14, 1948 – March 28, 2020) was an American politician and physician who served as a United States senator for Oklahoma from 2005, until his resignation in 2015. A Republican, he previously served as a United St ...

(1948–2020), Junior Republican Senator from Oklahoma; born in Casper * Henry A. Coffeen (1841–1912), U.S. Representative (1893–1895) * Arthur G. Crane (1877–1955), Governor of Wyoming (1949–1951) * Patrick Crank, Attorney General of Wyoming (2002–2007) *

Edward D. Crippa Edward David Crippa (April 8, 1899October 20, 1960) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming. Crippa was born in Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming to an Austrian-born mother and an Italian-born father. He was ...

, interim U.S. Senator (1954) *

Barbara Cubin Barbara Lynn Cubin (born November 30, 1946) is an American politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, Wyoming’s sole member of that body. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Wyoming. Earl ...

(born 1946), U.S. Representative (1995–2009) * W. G. Curtis, founder and mayor of Torrington; Wyoming State representative *

Stephen Wheeler Downey Stephen Wheeler Downey (July 25, 1839 – August 3, 1902) was a lawyer and politician in Wyoming. A Union Army veteran of the American Civil War, he was an early white settler of Wyoming, and served as its treasurer, auditor, and delegate t ...

(1839–1902), Wyoming territorial government leader; member of the Wyoming congressional convention; University of Wyoming trustee and president *

Frank Emerson Frank Collins Emerson (May 26, 1882February 18, 1931) was an American engineer and politician from Wyoming. He was most notable for his service as the 15th Governor of Wyoming from January 3, 1927, until his death. Biography Frank C. Emerson wa ...

(1882–1931), Governor of Wyoming (1926–1931) *

Mike Enzi Michael Bradley Enzi ( ; February 1, 1944 – July 26, 2021) was an American politician who served in the United States Senate from Wyoming as a member of the Republican Party from 1997 to 2021. Prior to his tenure in the United States Senate h ...

(1944–2021), U.S. Senator (1997–2021) *

Dave Freudenthal David Duane Freudenthal (born October 12, 1950) is an American attorney, economist, and politician who served as the 31st Governor of Wyoming from 2003 to 2011. Freudenthal previously was the United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming ...

(born 1950), Governor of Wyoming (2003–2011) * Nancy Freudenthal (born 1954), judge on the

United States District Court for the District of Wyoming The United States District Court for the District of Wyoming (in case citations, D. Wyo.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the state of Wyoming and those portions of Yellowstone National Park situated in Montana an ...

* Jack R. Gage (1899–1970), Governor of Wyoming (1961–1963) *

Jim Geringer James Edward Geringer (born April 24, 1944) is an American politician who was the 30th Governor of Wyoming, serving from 1995 to 2003. Early life and education Geringer was born and raised on a farm in Wheatland, Wyoming. His father, Gottlieb Ge ...

(born 1944), Governor of Wyoming (1995–2003) *

Paul Ranous Greever Paul Ranous Greever (September 28, 1891 – February 16, 1943) was a United States representative from Wyoming. Born in Lansing, Kansas, he attended public and high schools, and was graduated from the law department of the University of Kansas ...

(1891–1943), U.S. Representative (1935–1938); mayor of

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Clifford Hansen Clifford Peter Hansen (October 16, 1912October 20, 2009) was an American politician from the state of Wyoming. A Republican, he served as the 26th Governor of Wyoming (January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967) and subsequently as a United States ...

(1912–2009), Governor of Wyoming (1963–1967), U.S. Senator (1967–1978) *

William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773April 4, 1841) was an American military officer and politician who served as the ninth president of the United States. Harrison died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841, and had the shortest pres ...

(1896–1990), Republican U.S. Representative from Wyoming (1950s and 1960s) * Stanley K. Hathaway (1924–2005), Governor of Wyoming (1967–1975), U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1975) *

Edgar Herschler Edgar Jacob Herschler (October 27, 1918 – February 5, 1990) was an American politician and attorney who served as the 28th Governor of Wyoming from 1975 to 1987. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the longest-serving Governor of Wyoming w ...

(1918–1990), Governor of Wyoming (1975–1987) * John J. Hickey (1911–1970), U.S. Senator (1961–1962) *

Frank O. Horton Frank Ogilvie Horton (October 18, 1882 – August 17, 1948) was a United States representative from Wyoming. Born in Muscatine, Iowa, he attended the public schools, graduated from Morgan Park Military Academy (in Illinois) in 1899 and from th ...

(1882–1948), U.S. Representative (1939–1941) *

Lester C. Hunt Lester Callaway Hunt, Sr. (July 8, 1892June 19, 1954), was an American Democratic politician from the state of Wyoming. Hunt was the first to be elected to two consecutive terms as Wyoming's governor, serving as its 19th Governor from January ...

(1892–1954), Governor of Wyoming (1943–1949); U.S. Senator (1949–1954) *

John B. Kendrick John Benjamin Kendrick (September 6, 1857 – November 3, 1933) was an American politician and cattleman who served as a United States senator from Wyoming and as the ninth Governor of Wyoming as a member of the Democratic Party. Early life ...

(1857–1933), Governor of Wyoming (1915–1917), U.S. Senator (1917–1933) * Frank E. Lucas (1876–1948), Republican Governor of Wyoming (1924–1925) *

Cynthia Lummis Cynthia Marie Lummis Wiederspahn ( ; born September 10, 1954) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Wyoming since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Lummis served as the U.S representative ...

(born 1954), former Republican member of both houses of the Wyoming legislature and former state treasurer * Randall Luthi (born 1953), former Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives * Max Maxfield (born 1945), Republican secretary of state of Wyoming * Rodger McDaniel (born 1948), Democrat, House of Representatives (1970–1976), Wyoming Senate (1976–1980), attorney; author of biography of U.S. Senator Lester C. Hunt (2013) * Gale W. McGee (1915–1992), U.S. Senator (1959–1977) * John J. McIntyre (1904–1974), U.S. Representative (1941–1943); Wyoming Supreme Court Justice *

Ron Micheli Joseph Ronald Micheli, known as Ron Micheli (born May 30, 1948), is a former director of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture who also served from 1977-1992 in the Wyoming House of Representatives. He ran a strong third-place finish as a candi ...

(born 1948), former Republican member of Wyoming Legislature, former Wyoming Director of Agriculture * Leslie A. Miller (1886–1970), Governor of Wyoming (1932–1939) *

Franklin Wheeler Mondell Frank Wheeler Mondell (November 6, 1860August 6, 1939) was a United States representative of Wyoming. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he was educated in the public schools. For many years he was engaged in farming, stock-raising, and ra ...

(1860–1939), U.S. Representative (1895–1897; 1899–1923) ;N–Z Nellie Tayloe Ross

Joseph C. O'Mahoney Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney (November 5, 1884December 1, 1962) was an American journalist, lawyer, and politician. A Democrat, he served four complete terms as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming on two occasions, first from 1934-1953 and then again f ...

(1884–1962), U.S. Senator (1934–1953; 1954–1961) * John Eugene Osborne (1858–1943), Governor of Wyoming (1892–1895), U.S. Representative (1987–1999) *

Dana Perino Dana Marie Perino (born May 9, 1972) is an American political commentator and author who served as the 26th White House Press Secretary, under President George W. Bush from September 14, 2007, to January 20, 2009. She was the second female Whi ...

(born 1972), 26th White House Press Secretary *

Nellie Tayloe Ross Nellie Davis Tayloe Ross (November 29, 1876 – December 19, 1977) was an American educator and politician who served as the 14th governor of Wyoming from 1925 to 1927, and as the 28th and first female director of the United States Mint from 19 ...

(1876–1977), Governor of Wyoming (1925–1927), first female governor of a U.S. state *

DeForest Richards DeForest Richards (August 6, 1846April 28, 1903) was an American banker, farmer, and politician. He was the List of Governors of Wyoming, fifth Governor of the state of Wyoming, and the first to die while still in office. Biography Born in Cha ...

(1846–1903), Governor of Wyoming (1899–1903) *

William A. Richards William Alford Richards (March 9, 1849July 25, 1912) was an American surveyor, rancher and politician. He was the fourth Governor of Wyoming from January 7, 1895 until January 2, 1899; and also served as the 30th Commissioner of the General L ...

(1849–1912), Governor of Wyoming (1895–1899) * Edward V. Robertson (1881–1963), U.S. Senator (1943–1949) *

Teno Roncalio Teno Domenico Roncalio (March 23, 1916 – March 30, 2003), born Celeste Domenico Roncaglio, was an American politician and writer who served in the United States House of Representatives. To date, he is the last Democrat to have represented Wyo ...

(1916–2003), U.S. Representative (1965–1967; 1971–1978) *

William B. Ross William Bradford Ross (December 4, 1873 – October 2, 1924) was an American politician who served as the List of Governors of Wyoming, 12th governor of Wyoming as a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat. Life William Bradford Ross was bor ...

(1873–1924), Governor of Wyoming (1923–1924) * Tom Sansonetti, Assistant U.S. Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Justice Department *

Henry H. Schwartz Henry Herman "Harry" Schwartz (May 18, 1869April 24, 1955) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming. Schwartz was born on a farm near Fort Recovery, Ohio, and was educated in the public schools of Mercer County and ...

(1869–1955), U.S. Senator (1937–1943) * Bryan Sharratt (1947–2007), member of Clinton administration defense team; Democratic candidate for Congress (1988), having been defeated by

* Alan K. Simpson (born 1931), U.S. Senator (1979–1997) * Milward L. Simpson (1897–1993), Republican governor and U.S. Senator from Wyoming * Mike Sullivan (born 1939), Governor of Wyoming (1987–1995) *

Patrick Joseph Sullivan Patrick Joseph Sullivan (March 17, 1864April 8, 1935) was an American politician. He was the mayor of Casper, Wyoming from 1897 to 1898 and was a Republican member of the United States Senate from Wyoming from 1929 to 1930. Biography Sullivan ...

(1865–1935), mayor of

; U.S. Senator (1929–1930) * Patrick Sullivan (1880–1959), Wyoming State Representative (1913–1917) * John Thayer (1820–1906), Governor of Wyoming Territory (1875–1878) *

Craig L. Thomas Craig Lyle Thomas (February 17, 1933 – June 4, 2007) was an American politician who served as United States Senator from Wyoming from 1995 until his death in 2007. He was a member of the Republican Party. In the Senate, Thomas was considered ...

(1930–2007), U.S. Senator (1995–2007) *

Edwin Keith Thomson Edwin Keith Thomson (February 8, 1919 – December 9, 1960), usually known as Keith Thomson, was a United States representative from Wyoming. A highly decorated World War II veteran, Thomson served three terms in Wyoming's only U.S. House seat. ...

(1919–1960), U.S. Representative (1955–1960) * Thyra Thomson (1916–2013), Wyoming Secretary of State (1962–1987) *

Malcolm Wallop Malcolm Wallop (February 27, 1933 – September 14, 2011) was an American rancher and politician. He served as a United States Senator from Wyoming from 1977 to 1995. He was a member of the Republican Party. Early years Wallop was born in New Yo ...

(1933–2011), U.S. Senator (1977–1995) * Francis E. Warren (1844–1929), Governor of Wyoming (1890), U.S. Senator (1890–1893; 1895–1929) *

James G. Watt James Gaius Watt (born January 31, 1938) is a public servant who served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1981 to 1983. He has been described as "anti-environmentalist", and was one of Ronald Reagan's most controversial cabinet appointments ...

(born 1938),

U.S. Secretary of the Interior The United States secretary of the interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior. The secretary and the Department of the Interior are responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land along with natura ...

(1981–1983) *

Charles E. Winter Charles Edwin Winter (September 13, 1870April 22, 1948) was an American attorney, politician, and author who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Wyoming's at-large congressional district from 1923 to 1929. Early ...

(1870–1948), U.S. Representative (1923–1929) * John S. Wold (1916–2017), U.S. Representative (1969–1971)

Sportspeople

1987 Rookies Cartoon Back Mike Devereaux

Adam Archuleta Adam Jason Archuleta (born November 27, 1977) is a former professional American football safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football at Arizona State, and was selected in the first round ...

(born 1977), professional football player; born in Rock Springs * Zane Beadles (born 1986), professional football player; born in Casper * Nick Bebout (born 1951), professional football player; played for the University of Wyoming; born in Riverton * Jim Benepe (born 1963), professional golfer; born in

* Jacob Bobenmoyer (born 1997), NFL

long snapper In American football, the long snapper (or deep snapper) is a center on special teams whose duty is to snap the football over a longer distance, typically around 15 yards during punts, and 7–8 yards during field goals and extra point att ...

for the

Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team is headquar ...

; Born in Cheyenne * Bill Briggs (born 1943), pioneer in ski mountaineering, lives in Jackson Hole *

Tom Browning Thomas Leo Browning (April 28, 1960 – December 19, 2022) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1984 to 1995, spending almost his entire career with the Cincinnati Reds. In his rookie season in 1985, ...

(born 1960), MLB pitcher; born in Casper * John Buck (born 1980), MLB catcher, born in

Kemmerer Kemmerer may refer to: Places in the United States * Kemmerer, Wyoming, a city * Kemmerer High School, a high school in Kemmerer, Wyoming * Kemmerer House, a historic home in Emmaus, Pennsylvania * Kemmerer Hotel, a former historic hotel in Ke ...

* Karen Budge (born 1949), former

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...

and Olympic alpine ski racer; born in

Jaycee Carroll Jaycee Don Carroll (born April 16, 1983) is a former American-born naturalized Azerbaijani professional basketball player. He has also represented the senior Azerbaijani national team. While playing college basketball for the Utah State Universi ...

(born 1983), professional basketball player; born in Laramie *

Gail Cogdill Gail Ross Cogdill (April 7, 1937 – October 20, 2016) was an American professional football split end. He played college football for the Washington State Cougars from 1957 to 1959 and was selected by the Detroit Lions in the 1960 NFL Draft of ...

(1937–2016), professional football player; born in Worland * Chris Cooley (born 1982), professional football player; born in Powell * Alicia Craig (born 1982), distance runner; born in

Gillette Gillette is an American brand of safety razors and other personal care products including shaving supplies, owned by the multi-national corporation Procter & Gamble (P&G). Based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, it was owned by The Gill ...

Jesseca Cross Jesseca H. Cross (born October 5, 1975 in New Orleans, LA) is a former track and field athlete from the United States who specialized in throwing events. She attended the University of Wyoming on a basketball scholarship, and then competed for the ...

(born 1975), Olympic athlete; born in Laramie *

Lance Deal Lance Earl Deal (born August 21, 1961 in Riverton, Wyoming) is a former American athlete who won a silver medal in the hammer throw in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He also competed in the 1988, 1992, and 2000 Summer Olympics. In ...

(born 1961), Olympic athlete; born in Riverton; attended high school in Casper *

Mike Devereaux Michael Devereaux (born April 10, 1963) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fifth round of the amateur draft and made his debut on September 2, 1987. Along with the Dodgers, Dev ...

(born 1963), MLB outfielder; NLCS MVP in 1995 with the

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The Braves were founded in ...

; born in Casper *

Boyd Dowler Boyd Hamilton Dowler (born October 18, 1937) is a former professional football player, a wide receiver in the National Football League. He played 12 seasons from 1959 to 1971, 11 with the Green Bay Packers and one with the Washington Redskins. ...

(born 1937), professional football player; born in Rock Springs * Aaron Elling (born 1978), professional football player; played for the University of Wyoming; lived in

* Dick Ellsworth (born 1940), MLB pitcher; born in Lusk *

Rulon Gardner Rulon Ellis Gardner (born August 16, 1971) is an American retired Greco-Roman Olympic Gold Medalist wrestler. He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics and won the gold medal in 2000, defeating Russia's three-time reigning gold medalist Aleksan ...

(born 1971), wrestler; Olympic gold medalist in

Greco-Roman The Greco-Roman civilization (; also Greco-Roman culture; spelled Graeco-Roman in the Commonwealth), as understood by modern scholars and writers, includes the geographical regions and countries that culturally—and so historically—were di ...

wrestling; born in Afton *

John Godina John Carl Godina (born May 31, 1972) is an American shot putter, whose record includes three World Championship wins and two Olympic medals. He also competes in discus. Godina was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. High school years While attending ...

(born 1972),

shot putter The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's c ...

; three-time world champion; two-time Olympic medalist; lived in Cheyenne * W. Dan Hausel (born 1949), hall-of-fame karate and kobudo grandmaster * Jerry Hill (born 1939), professional football player; born in Torrington *

Bryan Iguchi Bryan Iguchi (born 1973) is a professional snowboarder. He is of half-Japanese ancestry. Born in Los Angeles, California, he has been snowboarding for more than 30 years and his nickname is "Guch". He learned to snowboard at Mountain High and ...

(born 1973), snowboarder; 1997 X-Games bronze medalist in half-pipe; lives in Jackson Hole * James Johnson (born 1987), professional basketball player for the

Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They play their home games a ...

; born in Cheyenne *

Jaelin Kauf Jaelin Charlotte Kauf (born September 26, 1996) is an American freestyle skier who competes internationally. She competed at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics in women's moguls. Career She competed for the United States at the FIS Freestyle Ski ...

(born 1996), Olympic

freestyle skier Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist of a skier performing aerial flips and spins and can include skiers sliding rails and ...

; born in Alta *

Brett Keisel Brett Keisel (born September 19, 1978) is a former American football defensive end who played 12 seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college footba ...

(born 1978), professional football player for the

Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ...

; born in Greybull * Mike Lansing (born 1968), MLB infielder; born in Rawlins *

Nate Marquardt Nathan Joel Marquardt (born April 20, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the middleweight and welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 1999, he is a former Strikeforce W ...

(born 1979),

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

middleweight fighter; born in

Bryce Meredith Bryce Robert Meredith (born April 29, 1995) is an American professional mixed martial artist, former freestyle and graduated folkstyle wrestler who currently competes in the bantamweight division of Bellator MMA. In college, where he competed ...

(born 1995), professional

MMA Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incor ...

fighter, three-time

NCAA Division I NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athleti ...

wrestling Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat s ...

All-American and two-time National Finalist; born in Cheyenne * Tommy Moe (born 1970), world-class alpine skier; two-time Olympic medalist; member of the

National Ski Hall of Fame The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum is located in Ishpeming, Michigan, the birthplace of organized skiing in the United States. Located in the state's Upper Peninsula, the building includes the hall of fame and museum, as well as a t ...

; lives in Jackson Hole *

Heather Moody Heather Moody (born August 21, 1973 in Rexburg, Idaho) is an American water polo player, who won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She was team captain of the US Women's National Team that captured the bronze medal at the 2004 ...

(born 1973), water polo player; two-time Olympic medalist; lived in Green River *

Jonah Nickerson Jonah S. Nickerson (born March 9, 1985 in Casper, Wyoming) is a retired American minor league baseball pitcher. Nickerson played for the 2006 College World Series-winning Oregon State Beavers, and was named the Most Outstanding Player. Early lif ...

(born 1985), pitcher for the

Oregon State Beavers The Oregon State Beavers are the athletic teams that represent Oregon State University, located in Corvallis, Oregon. The Beavers compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I ( Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for ...

; born in Casper * Brandon Nimmo (born 1993), outfielder for

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major lea ...

; born in Cheyenne *

Jay Novacek Jay McKinley Novacek (born October 24, 1962) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League who played for the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals (1985–1989) and the Dallas Cowboys (1990–1995). Novacek was a five-time Pr ...

(born 1962), professional football player; played college football at the University of Wyoming * Gail O'Brien (1911–1978), professional football player; born in Cheyenne *

Brady Poppinga Brady Paul Poppinga (born September 21, 1979) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers, St. Louis Rams and the Dallas Cowboys. With the Packers, he won Super Bowl XLV over the Pittsburgh ...

(born 1979), professional football player; born in Evanston *

Chris Prosinski Chris Prosinski (born April 28, 1987) is a former American football safety. He played college football at the University of Wyoming. Early life Prosinski attended Buffalo High School in Buffalo, Wyoming, where he played football. He was the to ...

(born 1987), professional football player; born in

Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to: *Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England *Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England *Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in Australia, named after Newcastle ...

Travis Rice Travis Rice (born October 9, 1982) is an American professional snowboarder. He is #13 on ''Snowboarder'' magazine's list of the 20 most influential snowboarders of the last 20 years.

(born 1982), professional snowboarder; co-producer of documentary films ''

That's It, That's All ''That's It, That's All'' is a 2008 documentary film about snowboarding written by Brain Farm Productions and directed by Curt Morgan. It is the predecessor to '' The Art of Flight'' film, released on DVD on November 14, 2008. The film presents ...

'' (2008) and ''

The Art of Flight ''The Art of Flight'' is a Red Bull sponsored documentary film about snowboarding and a successor to '' That's It, That's All''. Directed by Curt Morgan, it premiered in New York City on September 8, 2011, at the Beacon Theatre. Cast * Travis R ...

'' (2011); born and raised in Jackson Hole * Ken Sailors (1921–2016), professional basketball player; popularized the jump shot; member of the

National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Kansas City, Missouri, is a hall of fame and museum dedicated to men's college basketball. The museum is an integral portion of the College Basketball Experience created by the National ...

; raised outside Hillsdale, Wyoming; played college basketball at the

Todd Skinner Todd Richard Skinner (October 27, 1958 – October 23, 2006) was an American rock climber and expert in big wall climbing. He made the first free ascents of many routes around the world, including his historic first free ascent with Paul Piana ...

(1958–2006), rock climber; born in Pinedale *

Rick Sofield Richard Michael Sofield (born December 16, 1956) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He was the Pittsburgh Pirates third base coach from 2013 to 2016 and was the Manager (baseball), manager of their Class A (baseball), Class-A South Atl ...

(born 1956), MLB outfielder; born in Cheyenne * Josef Stiegler (born 1937), world-class alpine skier; three-time Olympic medalist in

slalom To slalom is to zigzag between obstacles. It may refer to: Sports ;Alpine skiing and/or snowboarding * Slalom skiing, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Giant slalom, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Super-G ...

and

giant slalom Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in slalom but less than in Super-G. Giant slalom and slalom make up th ...

; lives in Jackson Hole *

Resi Stiegler Resi Stiegler (U.S. Ski Team
– Resi Stiegler – accessed 2012-03-04 (born November 14, 1985) i ...

(born 1985), alpine skier; born and raised in Jackson Hole * John Wendling (born 1983), professional football player; born in

Jamila Wideman Jamila Wideman (born October 16, 1975) is an American lawyer, activist, and former professional basketball player. She is the daughter of author John Edgar Wideman. Early life Wideman was born on October 16, 1975. Her father, John Edgar Wide ...

(born 1975), left-handed point guard basketball player, lawyer and activist *

Logan Wilson Logan Wilson (born July 8, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wyoming and was selected by the Bengals in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft. ...

(born 1996), professional football player for the

Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The club's home ...

; born and raised in Casper

Miscellaneous

(1891–1969), lawyer and judge; born in Laramie * Edward L. Baker Jr. (1865–1913), United States Army; recipient,

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of val ...

; born in

Laramie County Laramie County is a county located at the southeast corner of the state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 100,512 or 17.4% of the state's total 2020 population, making it the most populous county in Wyoming, ...

Harold Roe Bartle Harold Roe Bennett Sturdyvant Bartle (June 25, 1901 – May 9, 1974), better known as H. Roe Bartle, was an American businessman, philanthropist, executive, and professional public speaker who served two terms as mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. A ...

(1901–1974), lawyer; politician; helped to establish

Scouting Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth Social movement, movement employing the Scout method, a program of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hik ...

in Wyoming * George T. Beck (1856–1943), politician; businessman; helped

William Cody William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846January 10, 1917), known as "Buffalo Bill", was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in Le Claire, Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but he lived for several years in ...

establish the town of

* "Buffalo Bill" Cody (1846–1917),

Old West The American frontier, also known as the Old West or the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial ...

figure; helped create

John Colter John Colter (c.1770–1775 – May 7, 1812 or November 22, 1813) was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806). Though party to one of the more famous expeditions in history, Colter is best remembered for explorations he made ...

(1774–1813), explorer; first white man to set foot in Wyoming *

Clayton Danks Clarence Clayton Danks (July 21, 1879 – June 23, 1970) was a three-time winner of Cheyenne Frontier Days, an outdoor rodeo and western celebration held each July in the Wyoming capital city of Cheyenne. He is believed to be the cowboy of th ...

(1879–1970), model cowboy on the Wyoming

trademark A trademark (also written trade mark or trade-mark) is a type of intellectual property consisting of a recognizable sign, design, or expression that identifies products or services from a particular source and distinguishes them from ot ...

, the

Bucking Horse and Rider The Bucking Horse and Rider (BH&R) is a registered trademark of the U.S. state of Wyoming. In 1936, Wyoming trademarked the image for the state's license plates. However, the state's usage of the logo can be traced back to as early as 1918. Wyomi ...

; winner of three competitions at Cheyenne Frontier Days *

Black Elk Heȟáka Sápa, commonly known as Black Elk (December 1, 1863 – August 19, 1950), was a ''wičháša wakȟáŋ'' (" medicine man, holy man") and '' heyoka'' of the Oglala Lakota people. He was a second cousin of the war leader Crazy Horse and ...

(1863–1950), heyoka of the

Oglala The Oglala (pronounced , meaning "to scatter one's own" in Lakota language) are one of the seven subtribes of the Lakota people who, along with the Dakota, make up the Očhéthi Šakówiŋ (Seven Council Fires). A majority of the Oglala live o ...

Lakota people * Otto Franc (1846–1903), cattle baron and homesteader in the

Big Horn Basin The Bighorn Basin is a plateau region and intermontane basin, approximately 100 miles (160 km) wide, in north-central Wyoming in the United States. It is bounded by the Absaroka Range on the west, the Pryor Mountains on the north, the Big ...

* Lilian Heath, first female doctor in Wyoming * James L. Herdt, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy; born in Casper *

Leonard S. Hobbs Leonard S. (Luke) Hobbs (1896–1977) was an American aeronautical engineer who started in 1920 with the Army Air Service at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio and later worked for Stromberg Motor Devices Corporation. He was born in Carbon County, Wyo ...

(1896–1977), aeronautical engineer and author; won the 1952

Collier Trophy The Robert J. Collier Trophy is an annual aviation award administered by the U.S. National Aeronautic Association (NAA), presented to those who have made "the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to ...

for designing the P&W J57 turbojet engine; born in Carbon County * Raymond A. Johnson, aviation pioneer * Harold McCracken (1894–1983), creator and director of the

Buffalo Bill Historical Center The Buffalo Bill Center of the West, formerly known as the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, is a complex of five museums and a research library featuring art and artifacts of the American West located in Cody, Wyoming. The five museums include the B ...

in Cody *

M. Margaret McKeown Mary Margaret McKeown (born May 11, 1951) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit based in San Diego. McKeown has served on the Ninth Circuit since her confirmation in 1998. Early life and ...

(born 1951), U.S. Appeals Court Judge; born in Casper *

(1814–1902), appointed first female judge in United States in 1870 to complete the term of a justice who resigned in protest of the

's passage of women's suffrage * Margaret Murie (1902–2003), conservationist; lived in Wyoming * John Pedersen,

firearm A firearm is any type of gun designed to be readily carried and used by an individual. The term is legally defined further in different countries (see Legal definitions). The first firearms originated in 10th-century China, when bamboo tubes ...

s designer who worked for

Remington Arms Remington Arms Company, LLC was an American manufacturer of firearms and ammunition, now broken into two companies, each bearing the Remington name. The firearms manufacturer is ''Remington Arms''. The ammunition business is called ''Remington ...

Chance Phelps Chance Russell Phelps (July 14, 1984 – April 9, 2004) was a private first class – posthumously promoted to lance corporal – in the United States Marine Corps. He served with 2nd Platoon, Battery L, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Re ...

(1985–2004), soldier; born in Dubois *

Matthew Shepard Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998) was a gay American student at the University of Wyoming who was beaten, tortured, and left to die near Laramie on the night of October 6, 1998. He was taken by rescuers to Pou ...

(1976–1998), murdered student from the University of Wyoming; born in Casper *

Jedediah Smith Jedediah Strong Smith (January 6, 1799 – May 27, 1831) was an American clerk, transcontinental pioneer, frontiersman, hunter, trapper, author, cartographer, mountain man and explorer of the Rocky Mountains, the Western United States, an ...

(1799–1831),

mountain man A mountain man is an explorer who lives in the wilderness. Mountain men were most common in the North American Rocky Mountains from about 1810 through to the 1880s (with a peak population in the early 1840s). They were instrumental in opening up ...

, trapper, explorer; first American to get to California from the East * Gerry Spence (born 1929), lawyer; born in Laramie *

Willis Van Devanter Willis Van Devanter (April 17, 1859 – February 8, 1941) was an American lawyer who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1911 to 1937. He was a staunch conservative and was regarded as a part of the Fo ...

(1859–1941), city attorney for Cheyenne; chief judge of Wyoming territorial court * Robert R. Wilson (1914–2000), physicist; a group leader of the

Manhattan Project The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. From 1942 to 1946, the project w ...

; born in

Frontier A frontier is the political and geographical area near or beyond a boundary. A frontier can also be referred to as a "front". The term came from French in the 15th century, with the meaning "borderland"—the region of a country that fronts ...

References

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