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Wyoming History
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Wyoming
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US Famous People
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Which famous people have lived in your state?
People listed are almost always native to the state. We do (on occasion) include those that have
either lived within a state for most of their adult life, or have made a significant
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Wyoming Famous People
Famous Americans: History and Biographies
 Links to histories and biographies of the famous people of Wyoming. Many famous people of Wyoming have made significant contributions to the history of our nation and the state of Wyoming. These famous Americans, famous entertainers, famous players, famous scientist, famous singers, famous statesmen, famous women, heroes, great explorers, and others Wyoming famous Americans have all made Wyoming their home. This list includes Wyoming historical figures, celebrities and those individuals of Wyoming who have influenced the lives of others.
- (1804 - 1881) Trapper, guide and storyteller.
- (1845 - 1924) Mayor of Cheyenne, first US Senator from Wyoming, Wyoming Governor; born in Milton, Delaware.
- (1941 - ) White House Chief of Staff to President Ford, US congressman, Secretary of Defense and Vice president of the US; grew up in Casper.
- (1846 - 1917) Founder of Cody, Wyoming and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Nebraska; born in Iowa.
- (1919 - ) Sportscaster, TV play-by-play man for AFL, NFL and major league baseball.
- Leonard S. Hobbs (1896 - 1977) Developed the engine for turbo jet airplanes; born in Carbon County.
- (1938 - ) Author of children's books and Newberry Medal for Sarah, Plain and Tall; born in Cheyenne.
- (1814 - 1902) Helped women receive the right to vote in Wyoming and the nation's first female judge; born in New York.
- Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956) Artist well known for his abstract paintings; born in Cody.
- (1876 - 1977) Governor of Wyoming; born November near St. Joseph, Missouri.
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(1799 - 1830) Mountain man and first American to get to California from the East.
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Alan K. Simpson (1931 - ) Wyoming senator from 1979-1997.
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(1844 - 1929) First state governor.
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James G. Watt (1938 - ) Former secretary of the Interior; born in Lusk.
More Famous People of
Wyoming
- John Colter trader
- June Etta Downey educator
- Thomas Fitzpatrick mountain man and guide
- Tom Horn detective
- Isabel Jewell actress
- Velma Linford writer
- Ted Olson writer
- John "Portugee" Phillips frontiersman
- Jackson Pollock painter, Cody
- Alan Swallow publisher and author
- Chief Washakie chief of the Shoshone
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US Famous People
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Links to histories and biographies of famous people from each
of the 50 states. Learn history through the biographies of the famous people from your state. These
famous Americans have influenced the lives of others and all have made the US their home. |
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