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.

Famous People

• James Bridger (1804 - 1881) Trapper, guide and storyteller.
• Joseph M. Carey (1845 - 1924) Mayor of Cheyenne, first US Senator from Wyoming, Wyoming Governor; born in Milton, Delaware.
• Dick Cheney (1941 - ) White House Chief of Staff to President Ford, US congressman, Secretary of Defense and Vice president of the US; grew up in Casper.
• William "Buffalo Bill" Cody (1846 - 1917) Founder of Cody, Wyoming and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in Nebraska; born in Iowa.
• Curt Gowdy (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.
• Patricia MacLachlan (1938 - ) Author of children's books and Newberry Medal for Sarah, Plain and Tall; born in Cheyenne.
• Esther Hobart Morris (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.
• Nellie Davis Tayloe Ross (1876 - 1977) Governor of Wyoming; born November near St. Joseph, Missouri.
• Jedediah S. Smith (1799 - 1830) Mountain man and first American to get to California from the East.
• Alan K. Simpson (1931 - ) Wyoming senator from 1979-1997.
• Francis E. Warren (1844 - 1929) First state governor.
• 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