A cowboy is a professional pastoralist or mounted livestock herder, usually from the Americas or Australia. Cowboy(s) or The Cowboy(s) may also refer to:

Film and television

* ''Cowboy'' (1958 film), starring Glenn Ford * ''Cowboy'' (1966 film), a documentary *'' The Cowboys'', a 1972 Western film starring John Wayne * ''Cowboy'' (2013 film), a Malayalam film starring Asif Ali and Bala * ''Cowboys'' (2013 film), a Croatian film *'' Les Cowboys'', a 2015 French-Belgian drama film * ''Cowboys'' (2020 film), an American film * ''The Cowboys'' (TV series), a 1974 series based on the 1972 film * ''Cowboys'' (TV series), a British TV sitcom * "Cowboy" (''M*A*S*H''), a 1972 episode of ''M*A*S*H'' *Cowboy, a fictional gang member in ''The Warriors'', a 1979 film and later video game

Groups

Cochise County Cowboys The Cochise County Cowboys is the modern name for a loosely associated group of outlaws living in Pima and Cochise County, Arizona in the late 19th century. The term "''cowboy''", as opposed to "''cowhand''," had only begun to come into wider ...

, an outlaw gang which participated in the Gunfight at the OK Corral *Cowboys, a group of Loyalist irregulars during the American Revolution led by Claudius Smith

Music

Cowboy (band) Cowboy was an American country rock and southern rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969. The group's main members consisted of songwriters Tommy Talton and Scott Boyer, alongside a rotating group of musicians. They released four albu ...

, an American country rock band * Cowboy Records, an American record label * ''Cowboy'' (album), by Erasure, 1997 * "Cowboy" (Kid Rock song), 1999 * "Cowboy" (Ch!pz song), 2003 *"Cowboy", a song by Billy Crawford from '' Big City'' *"Cowboy", a song by Bow Wow Wow from ''

See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy! ''See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy!'' (later retitled ''See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah! City All Over, Go Ape Crazy'') is the debut studio album by English new wave band Bow Wow Wow, rel ...

'' *"Cowboy", a song by f(x) from the single " 4 Walls" *"Cowboy", a song by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion from ''

Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower * Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum ...

'' *"Cowboy", a song by Lindemann from '' Skills in Pills'' *"Cowboy", a song by Randy Newman from ''

Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his Southern-accented singing style, early Americana-influenced songs (often with mordant or satirical lyrics), and vari ...

'' *"Cowboy", a song by The Sugarcubes from '' Life's Too Good'' *"Cowboy", a song by Tyler, the Creator from ''

Wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly u ...

'' *"Cowboys", a song by Slayyyter from '' Troubled Paradise''

Sports teams

* Alpine Cowboys, an American baseball team * Calgary Cowboys, a U.S.–Canadian ice hockey franchise *

Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divis ...

, an American football team *

McNeese State Cowboys The McNeese Cowboys and Cowgirls are composed of 14 teams representing McNeese State University in intercollegiate athletics, including men's and women's basketball, cross country, golf, and track and field. Men's sports include baseball and foo ...

, the men's athletic teams of McNeese State University * Munich Cowboys, an American football team * New Mexico Highlands Cowboys, the men's athletic teams of New Mexico Highlands University *

North Queensland Cowboys The North Queensland Cowboys is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, the largest town in North Queensland. They compete in Australia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL). Sinc ...

, an Australian rugby league team *

Oklahoma State Cowboys The Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Oklahoma State University, located in Stillwater. The program's mascot is a cowboy named Pistol Pete. Oklahoma State participates at the National Col ...

, the men's athletic teams of Oklahoma State University - Stillwater * Wyoming Cowboys, the men's athletic teams of the University of Wyoming

People with the nickname

* Tommy Anderson (ice hockey) (1910–1971), Canadian National Hockey League player *

Howard Blatchford Wing Commander Howard Peter "Cowboy" Blatchford, DFC (25 February 1912 – 3 May 1943) was a flying ace, who achieved the first Canadian victory in World War II. Blatchford was born in Edmonton, Alberta on 25 February 1912, and enlisted in th ...

(1912–1943), Canadian World War II flying ace * Jeff Brantley (born 1963), American baseball player and broadcaster * Neal Cassady (1926–1968), American Beat poet *

Donald Cerrone Donald Cerrone (born March 29, 1983), known professionally by his nickname "Cowboy", is an American retired mixed martial artist, actor, and former professional kickboxer. He competed in the Lightweight and Welterweight division for the Ult ...

(born 1983), American MMA fighter *

Jack Clement Jack Henderson Clement (April 5, 1931 – August 8, 2013) was an American singer, songwriter, and record and film producer. Biography Early life Raised and educated in Memphis, Tennessee, United States, Clement was performing at an early age, ...

(1931–2013), American singer, songwriter and record and film producer *

Herbert Coward Herbert Lee "Cowboy" Coward (born August 21, 1938) is an American actor. He played one of two sadistic mountain men in John Boorman's 1972 film '' Deliverance'' (with Bill McKinney), and several of his lines became infamous in pop culture. Ea ...

(born 1938), American actor *

James Dahlman James Charles Dahlman (December 15, 1856 – January 21, 1930), also known as Jim Dahlman, Cowboy Jim and Mayor Jim, was elected to eight terms as mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, serving the city for 20 years over a 23-year-period. A German-America ...

(1856–1930), American politician * Leroy Edwards (1914–1971), American basketball player *

Cowboy Morgan Evans Charles "Cowboy" Morgan Evans (February 19, 1903 – April 15, 1969) was an American champion rodeo sports cowboy and oil field worker from Texas who worked as a rancher and oil drilling foreman the majority of his life. Evans won the 1927 ...

(1903–1969), American rodeo cowboy and oil field worker * Bill Flett (1943–1999), Canadian National Hockey League player *

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), American sportscaster * Cowboy Hill (American football) (1899–1966), American football player * Cowboy Jones (1874–1958), American baseball player * John McCormack (boxer) (1935–2014), Scottish boxer * Cowboy Jimmy Moore (1910–1999), American pocket billiards player * Kevin Neale (born 1945), Australian footballer *

Cowboy Troy Troy Lee Coleman III (born December 18, 1970), better known by his stage name Cowboy Troy, is an American rapper and singer. He is best known as a representative of the country rap genre. He has released seven studio albums and one EP, including t ...

(born 1970), American country rapper * Cowboy Slim Rinehart (1911–1948), American singer and radio broadcaster *

Cowboy Saunders Martin "Cowboy" Saunders (26 November 1928 – 17 May 2006) was a South African rugby union wing. Saunders played club rugby for Paarl, Hamiltons, Villagers and Pirates and provincial rugby for Border. Although he was never capped for South Afri ...

(1928–2006), South African rugby union player * Cowboy Wheeler (1898–1939), American football player and an original member of the Green Bay Packers * Byron Wolford (1930–2003), American rodeo cowboy and poker player

People with the ring name

Cowboy Lang Harry Lang (August 28, 1950 – January 4, 2007) was a midget professional wrestler best known by his ring name Cowboy Lang. Professional wrestling career Cowboy Lang was recognized for more than 30 years as one of the top midget wrestlers in t ...

, midget professional wrestler Harry Lang (1950–2007) * Alex Oliveira (fighter) (born 1988), Brazilian UFC fighter * Bob Orton Jr. (born 1950), American professional wrestler

People with the stage name

* Cowboy Copas, American country music singer Lloyd Copas (1913–1963) *

Keef Cowboy Robert Keith Wiggins (20 September 1960 – 8 September 1989), known by his stage names Keef Cowboy and Cowboy was an American hip hop recording artist and a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. He is widely credited as having invent ...

and Cowboy, stage names of Keith Wiggins (1960–1989), American hip hop artist and member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

Other uses

* Cowboy Mountain, Washington, United States * Joe West (umpire) (born 1952), American baseball umpire nicknamed "Cowboy Joe" *

Cowboy (comics) Thunderiders is a fictional superhero/motorcycle team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters were originally known as Team America, a property and toy line Marvel licensed from Ideal Toy Company. Team Ame ...

, a Marvel Comics character *

Cowboy (sex position) In human sexuality, top, bottom, and versatile are roles during human sexual activity, sexual activity, especially men who have sex with men, between two men. A ''top'' is usually a person who sexual penetration, penetrates, a ''bottom'' is usua ...

, a type anal sex between two men * Cowboy (cocktail), a Prohibition-era cocktail made with whiskey and cream * Cowboy pool or just cowboy, a hybrid pool game *

Cowboys (Heroscape) A cowboy is a professional pastoralist or mounted livestock herder, usually from the Americas or Australia. Cowboy(s) or The Cowboy(s) may also refer to: Film and television * ''Cowboy'' (1958 film), starring Glenn Ford * ''Cowboy'' (1966 film), ...

, a type of hero in the wargame ''Heroscape'' *''Cowboy'', a 2014 novel by Finnish writer

Reijo Mäki Reijo Juhani Mäki (born 12 October 1958 in Siikainen, Satakunta) is a Finnish writer of crime fiction. Mäki published his first novel ''Enkelipölyä'' in 1985. His most well-known character is private detective Jussi Vares who was first intr ...

* Cowboy, a concept pickup by American Motors based on the AMC Hornet