cowboy A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the '' vaquer ...

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 ''Les Cowboys'' () is a 2015 French-Belgian drama film directed by Thomas Bidegain. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * François Damiens as Alain Balland * Finnegan Oldfield as Georges B ...

'', 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, 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), an American country rock band *

Cowboy Records Cowboy Records was a record label in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Buddy DeSylva and Johnny Mercer in 1942. It was later owned by Jimmy DeKnight and Jack Howard. Artists who recorded for the label included Bill Haley, who made his ...

, 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 ''4 Walls'' is the fourth studio album by South Korea-based girl group f(x), released by SM Entertainment and Genie Music on October 27, 2015. A dominant electropop and synthpop record that incorporates various genres, such as house, EDM and ...

" *"Cowboy", a song by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion from '' Orange'' *"Cowboy", a song by Lindemann from ''

Skills in Pills ''Skills in Pills'' is the debut studio album by the European supergroup Lindemann, featuring Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann and Peter Tägtgren, founder of Hypocrisy and Pain. It was released on 23 June 2015 through Warner Central Europe. It ...

'' *"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 American English, Southern-accented singing style, early Americana (music), Americana-influenced songs (often ...

'' *"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 ''Troubled Paradise'' is the debut studio album by American singer Slayyyter. It was released on June 11, 2021 by Fader Label. It received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised the updated production, lyricism and maturity i ...

Sports teams

* Alpine Cowboys, an American baseball team *

Calgary Cowboys The Calgary Cowboys were an ice hockey team that played two seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1975–1977. The Cowboys played at the Stampede Corral in Calgary. The franchise was founded in 1972 as the Miami Screaming Eagles, t ...

, 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 divisi ...

, 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 foot ...

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

New Mexico Highlands Cowboys The New Mexico Highlands Cowboys and Cowgirls are the athletic teams that represent New Mexico Highlands University, located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Cowboys and Cowgirls compete as members of the R ...

, the men's athletic teams of New Mexico Highlands University * North Queensland Cowboys, an Australian rugby league team * Oklahoma State Cowboys, the men's athletic teams of Oklahoma State University - Stillwater *

Wyoming Cowboys The Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls are the sport, athletic teams that represent the University of Wyoming, located in Laramie, Wyoming, Laramie. Wyoming is a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 17 ...

, 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 Neal Leon Cassady (February 8, 1926 – February 4, 1968) was a major figure of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic and counterculture movements of the 1960s. He was prominently featured as himself in the "scroll" (first d ...

(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 Ultimat ...

(born 1983), American MMA fighter * Jack Clement (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. Early ...

(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 William Mayer Flett (July 21, 1943 – July 12, 1999) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Atlanta Flames. Flett then moved t ...

(1943–1999), Canadian National Hockey League player * Curt Gowdy (1919–2006), American sportscaster *

Cowboy Hill (American football) Harry Franklin "Cowboy" Hill (March 30, 1899 – February 3, 1966) was an American football Running back, tailback who played four seasons with the Toledo Maroons, Kansas City Blues/Cowboys and New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) ...

(1899–1966), American football player * Cowboy Jones (1874–1958), American baseball player *

John McCormack (boxer) John McCormack (9 January 1935 – 23 May 2014) was a Scottish boxer. Life and career Known as "Cowboy", McCormack started boxing in 1950 at the age of fifteen. He won the 1956 Amateur Boxing Association British light-middleweight title, w ...

(1935–2014), Scottish boxer *

Cowboy Jimmy Moore James William Moore (September 14, 1910 – November 17, 1999), known as "Cowboy Jimmy Moore", was a world-class American pocket billiards (pool) player originally from Troup County, Georgia, and for most of his life a resident of Albuquerque, Ne ...

(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 Byron Wolford (September 14, 1930 – May 13, 2003), also known as Cowboy Wolford, was an American rodeo cowboy and professional poker player, who was the winner of a World Series of Poker bracelet in 1991 and runner-up in the 1984 World Series ...

(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) Alex de Oliveira (born February 21, 1988) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Born and raised in Três Rios, Rio de Janeiro, Oliveira ...

(born 1988), Brazilian UFC fighter *

Bob Orton Jr. Robert Keith Orton Jr. (born November 10, 1950), better known by the ring name "Cowboy" Bob Orton, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is the son of professional wrestler Bob Orton Sr., the brother of professional wrestler Bar ...

(born 1950), American professional wrestler

People with the stage name

Cowboy Copas Lloyd Estel Copas (July 15, 1913 – March 5, 1963), known by his stage name Cowboy Copas, was an American country music singer. He was popular from the 1940s until his death in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country stars Patsy Cline an ...

, 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 Cowboy Mountain is a 5,853-foot-elevation (1,784 meter) mountain summit located in northeast King County of Washington state. It is situated at Stevens Pass, on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. This mountain is best kn ...

, Washington, United States *

Joe West (umpire) Joseph Henry West (born October 31, 1952), nicknamed "Cowboy Joe" or "Country Joe", is an American former Major League Baseball umpire. Born in Asheville, North Carolina, he grew up in Greenville and played football at East Carolina Universit ...

(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 Ameri ...

, 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) The Cowboy is a Prohibition era cocktail made with Scotch and cream. It's been described as a "terrible drink" by Paul Dickson, added to later editions of Patrick Gavin Duffy's book ''The Standard Bartenders Guide''. It also appears in ''The Savo ...

, a Prohibition-era cocktail made with whiskey and cream *

Cowboy pool Cowboy pool (or simply cowboy) is a hybrid pool game combining elements of English billiards through an intermediary game, with more standard pocket billiards characteristics. The game employs four balls, the cue ball and three others, numbered o ...

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 cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the '' vaquer ...

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