This is a list of Old West gunfighters, referring to

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s or lawmen, of the

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who gained fame or notoriety during the

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or Old West. Some listed were never gunfighters. The term ''gunslinger'' is a modern, 20th-century invention, often used in cinema or other media to refer to men in the American Old West who had gained a reputation as being dangerous with a gun. A gunfighter may or may not be an outlaw or a lawman. An outlaw had usually been convicted of a crime, such as Black Bart, but may have only gained a reputation as operating outside the law, such as

Ike Clanton Joseph Isaac Clanton (1847 – June 1, 1887) was a member of a loose association of outlaws known as The Cowboys who clashed with lawmen Wyatt, Virgil and Morgan Earp as well as Doc Holliday. On October 26, 1881, Clanton was present at the Gunf ...

. Some of those listed may have also served in law enforcement, like Marshal Burt Alvord who subsequently became an outlaw, and some outlaws like Johnny Ringo were deputized at one time or another. Some of the gunfighters listed included professionals,

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s, businessmen, and even doctors.

Outlaws

The majority of outlaws in the Old West preyed on banks, trains, and stagecoaches. Some crimes were carried out by Mexicans and Native Americans against white citizens who were targets of opportunity along the U.S.–Mexico border, particularly in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. For example, Pancho Villa was a bandit from

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, Mexico who also conducted cross-border raids into New Mexico and Texas. Some individuals, like

Jesse James Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the " Little Dixie" area of Western Missouri, James and his family maintained stro ...

, became outlaws after serving in the Civil War. Some were simply men who took advantage of the wildness and lawlessness of the frontier to enrich themselves at the expense of others. Some outlaws migrated to the frontier to escape prosecution for crimes elsewhere.

Lawmen

Law was present, if spread thin, in the American Old West. It was usually present on three levels: the

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, the county

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, and the town marshal or

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. Sometimes their jurisdictions overlapped which could lead to conflicts like those between Deputy U.S. Marshal Virgil Earp and

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Sheriff Johnny Behan. When an outlaw committed a crime, the local sheriff or marshal would usually form a posse to attempt to capture them. Rewards were posted for outlaws which encouraged citizens to capture or kill them for the reward, leading to the profession of bounty hunter – people who would find and capture/kill those with a bounty placed on their head by the law.

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* John Hicks Adams (1820–1878) * Robert Clay Allison (1840–1887) * Burt Alvord (1867–1910) * Charlie Anderson (1844–1868) * David L. "Billy Wilson" Anderson (1862–1918) * Hugh Anderson (1851–1873 or 1914?)

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Elfego Baca Elfego Baca (February 10, 1865 – August 27, 1945) was a gunman, lawman, lawyer, and politician in New Mexico; during the later years of the New Mexico Territory frontier he became an American folk hero. His goal in life was to be a peace office ...

(1865–1945) * Cullen Baker (1835–1869) *

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(1849?–1878) * Richard H. "Rattlesnake Dick" Bartar (1833–1859) * Sam Bass (1851–1878) * Tom Bell (1825–1856) *

Jules Beni Jules Beni (died 1861) was a western outlaw who robbed stagecoaches in the Colorado Territory. Beni was involved in illegal activities linked to his trading post near Lodgepole Creek, Colorado, which was called by one Eastern journalist the "''w ...

(??–1861) * John Billee (1873–1890) * William "Tulsa Jack" Blake ( c.1859–1895) * Thomas Hamilton Blanek (1861–1895) *

Dan Bogan Dan Bogan (1860 – unknown) was an American gunfighter and outlaw of the American Old West, is described as one of the most underrated gunmen of the 19th century west in the book ''"Deadly Dozen"'', by author Robert K. DeArment. Early life ...

(1860–??) * William H. "Billy the Kid" Bonney (1859–1881) *

N. K. Boswell Nathaniel Kimball "N.K." Boswell (1836–1921) was an American frontiersman, rancher, cowboy and lawman of the Old West, best known for building the N.K. Boswell Ranch, considered a historical location of Wyoming today. He also helped to se ...

(1836–1921) * Joaquin Botellier (??–??) (member of the Five Joaquins gang) * Charlie Bowdre (1848–1880) *

William Brazelton William Whitney Brazelton (died August 22, 1878) was an outlaw and stage robber of the Wild West. Alleged early life After his death, an 1878 account claimed that Brazelton had come from San Francisco, California; had been orphaned and lived in ...

(?–1878) * Richard M. "Dick" Brewer (1850–1878) * William "Curly Bill" Brocius (1845–1882) * James Brooks (1855–1944) * William L. "Buffalo Bill" Brooks (c. 1832 – 1874) * Henry Newton Brown (1857–1884) *

Sam Brown (outlaw) Sam Brown (6 July 1831?, in Ohio? – 6 July 1861, in Nevada) was an American outlaw, reputed to have killed eleven men and often accused of being a coward and a bully, inclined to unprovoked violence when intoxicated. Mark Twain mentions "Sam B ...

(1831–1861) *

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(??–1878) *

Rufus Buck The Rufus Buck Gang was an outlaw Native American gang whose members were Creek Indian and African American. Their crime spree took place in the Indian Territory of the Arkansas-Oklahoma area from July 30 1895 through August 4 of 1896. Formed by ...

(1877–1896) * John Bull (1836–1929) * Seth Bullock (Marshal) (1849–1919) * Frederick Russell Burnham (1861–1947) * Charlie "Dutch Charley" Burris (??–1881) * Reuben "Rube" Burrow (1854–1890)

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Frank M. Canton Frank M. Canton (born Josiah Horner, September 15, 1849September 27, 1927) was an American Old West fugitive who had a career as a deputy U.S. marshal under an assumed name. Although an ex-sheriff stock detective in Wyoming, Canton and his associ ...

(a.k.a. Josiah Horner) (1849–1927) * "Laughing" Sam Carey (a.k.a. Laughing Dick Carey) (??–??) * Tom Carberry (??–??) * Joaquin Carrillo (??–??) (member of the Five Joaquins gang) * William "News" Carver (1868–1901) *

Butch Cassidy Robert LeRoy Parker (April 13, 1866 – November 7, 1908), better known as Butch Cassidy, was an American train and bank robber and the leader of a gang of criminal outlaws known as the "Wild Bunch" in the Old West. Parker engaged in crimina ...

(1866–1908) * Jose Chavez y Chavez (1851–1924) *

Ned Christie Ned Christie (December 14, 1852 – November 3, 1892), also known as ''NeDe WaDe'' (ᏁᏕᏩᏕ), was a Cherokee statesman. Christie was a member of the executive council in the Cherokee Nation senate, and served as one of three advisers to Pri ...

(1852–1892) * Billy Claiborne (1860–1882) *

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(??–??) (There have been debates about his ethnicity and birth) * Billy Clanton (1862–1881) * Phineas Clanton (1843–1906) *

(1847–1887) * Archie Clement (1846–1866) * "Dynamite" Dan Clifton (1865–1896) * Theodore Clifton (1844–1868) * Frank Coe (1851–1931) * George Coe (1856–1941) *

Chunk Colbert Chunk Colbert (died January 7, 1874) was an Old West gunman, known for having been killed by noted gunfighter Clay Allison. From west Texas, Colbert had earned a reputation as a "gunfighter". He is said to have killed seven men in Texas, New Mexi ...

(??–1874) *

Shotgun John Collins Abraham G. Graham (November 22, 1851 – December 2, 1922), known by the alias "Shotgun" John Collins, was a little-known though well-associated gunfighter and outlaw of the American Old West. Life Abraham G. Graham was born on his grandmother' ...

(1851–1922) * George Contant (1864–?1930), brother of

John Sontag John Sontag (May 27, 1861 – July 3, 1893) was an outlaw of the American West known for train robberies. Background John Sontag was the oldest son of Maria (Bohn) and Jacob Contant of Mankato, Minnesota. After the death of his father in 1867, ...

* Scott Cooley (1845–1876) *

Brack Cornett Braxton "Brack" Cornett (22 May 1841 – 22 January 1888) was a prominent Texas outlaw from 1887 to 1888. He grew up in south Texas, in and around Goliad County. Life He is most well known as a member of the Bill Whitley gang (though it ...

(1859–1888) * Gregorio Cortez (1875–1916) * Juan Cortina (a.k.a. "The Red Robber of the Rio Grande") (1824–1894) * "Longhair" Jim Courtright (1848–1887) * George "Flatnose" Curry (1864–1900) (not to be confused with George Manuse a.k.a. "Big Nose George Parrott")

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* Bob Dalton (1869–1892) * Emmett Dalton (1871–1937) * Frank Dalton (1859–1887) * Gratton "Grat" Dalton (1861–1892) *

William M. Dalton Mason Frakes Dalton (1863–June 8, 1894), called Bill Dalton, was an American outlaw in the American Old West. He was the co-leader of the Wild Bunch gang and he was the brother of the founders of the Dalton Gang, Gratton, Bob and Emmett. Ea ...

(1863–1894) * John Daly (1839–1864) *

Pancho Daniel Pancho Daniel (?–1858) was a Californio bandit, leader of the Flores Daniel Gang who was lynched in November 1858 while awaiting trial for his involvement in the murder of Los Angeles County Sheriff James R. Barton. Biography Together with J ...

(??–1858) *

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(1852–1923) *

Roy Daugherty Roy Daugherty, also known as Arkansas Tom Jones, (1870 – August 16, 1924) was an American outlaw of the Old West, and a member of the Wild Bunch gang, led by Bill Doolin. He was the longest-lived, as well as the last surviving member of the gan ...

(a.k.a. Arkansas Tom Jones) (1870–1924) * Jackson "Diamondfield Jack" Davis (1879–1949) *

Jonathan R. Davis Jonathan R. Davis was an American gold rush prospector. On December 19, 1854, he single-handedly killed eleven armed outlaws at Rocky Canyon near Sacramento, California using two Colt revolvers and a Bowie knife. This episode became one of the d ...

(1816 – not before 1887) *

Pat Desmond Pat Desmond (1842 - February 28, 1890) was a lawman and gunman of the American Old West. He was listed as one of the twelve most underestimated gunmen of the Old West in the book ''"Deadly Dozen"'', written by Robert K. DeArment. Early life D ...

(1842–1890) * Charles "Pony" Diehl (1848–1888) * Bill Doolin (1858–1896) *

Bill Downing Bill Downing a.k.a. William F. Downing (1860 – August 5, 1908) was a notorious outlaw during the Wild West era in Arizona. Downing had fled from the Texas Rangers posse who was after him when he came to Arizona. In Arizona, he was involved in th ...

(1860–1908) *

Mart Duggan Martin J. "Mart" Duggan (November 10, 1848 – April 9, 1888) was a gunfighter of the American Old West who, although mostly unknown today, was at the time one of the more feared men in the west. He is listed by author Robert K. DeArment, in his bo ...

(1848–1888) * William B. Dunn (??–1896)

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* Morgan Earp (1851–1882) * Virgil Earp (1843–1905) * Warren Earp (1855–1900) * Wyatt Earp (1848–1929) * Frank "Pistol Pete" Eaton (1860–1958) * Buck English (1855–1915) * Chris Evans (1847–1917) * Jesse Evans (1853–disappeared 1882)

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* John Fisher "King" (1854–1884) * Juan Flores (1834–1857) * Charles Wilson "Charley" Ford (1857–1884) * Robert Newton Ford (1862–1892) * Jim French (??–??)

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* Lige Gardner ( c.1846 – c. 1901) * Pliney Gardner ( c.1835–1893) * Patrick Floyd "Pat" Garrett (1850–1908) *

John Joel Glanton John Joel Glanton (1819 – 23 April 1850) was an early settler of Arkansas, a Texas Ranger and noted soldier in the Mexican–American War, and the leader of a notorious gang of scalp-hunters in Northern Mexico and the Southwestern United States ...

(1819–1851) * Crawford "Cherokee Bill" Goldsby (1876–1896)

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John Wesley Hardin John Wesley Hardin (May 26, 1853 – August 19, 1895) was an American Old West outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk icon. Hardin often got into trouble with the law from an early age. He killed his first man at the age of 15, claiming h ...

(1853–1895) * Haskay-bay-nay-ntayl "The Apache Kid" (c. 1860 – in or after 1894) *

Marion Hedgepeth Marion Columbus Hedgepeth (April 14, 1856 – December 31, 1909) – also known as the Handsome Bandit, the Debonair Bandit, the Derby Kid and the Montana Bandit – was a famous American Old West, Wild West outlaw. Early life Hedgepeth was b ...

(1856–1909) * Boone Helm (a.k.a. "The Kentucky Cannibal") (1828–1864) * James "Wild Bill" Hickok (1837–1876) * John "Pink" Higgins (1848–1914) * Robert Woodson "Wood" Hite (1850–1881) * Thomas J. "Tom Bell" Hodges (a.k.a. "The Outlaw Doc") (1825–1856) * John Henry "Doc" Holliday (1851–1887) * Tom Horn (1860–1903) *

Jesse Lee Hall Jesse Lee Hall (October 9, 1849 – March 17, 1911) was a Texas Ranger of the Old West, and is a member of the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame, and was later a soldier. Early years Born Jesse Leigh Hall in Lexington, North Carolina, son to James ...

(1849–1911) *

John Reynolds Hughes John Reynolds Hughes (February 11, 1855 – June 3, 1947) was a Texas Ranger Division, Texas Ranger and cowboy of the Old West, and later an author. Several books were written about his long history as one of the most influential Texas Rangers ...

(1855–1947)

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* Frank Jackson (1856–1930?) * Frank James (1843–1915) *

(1847–1882) * Henry Jerrell (1845–1868) * Jack "Turkey Creek" Johnson (c. 1847 – c. 1887)

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* Thomas "Black Jack" Ketchum (1863–1901) * Henry "Billy the Kid" McCarty (1859–1881) * Ben "Tall Texan" Kilpatrick (1874–1912) *

Jeff Kidder Jeff Kidder (November 15, 1875 – April 5, 1908) was an American lawman in the closing days of the American Old West. He was most noted for his service with the Arizona Rangers. Early life Jefferson David Kidder was born in Vermillion, Dakota T ...

(1875–1908) *

Sandy King Sandy King (1852? – November 9, 1881) was an outlaw of the Old West, and a member of the loosely knit gang the Cowboys in Cochise County, Arizona Territory, during the period when the outlaws clashed with deputy U.S. Marshal Virgil Earp in Tom ...

(1852?–1881) * John Kinney (1847–1919)

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* Elzy Lay (1868–1934) * Kitty Leroy (1850–1878) * Buckskin Frank Leslie (1842 – after 1920) * Jim Levy (gunfighter) (1842–1882) * James Andrew "Dick" Liddil (1852–1901) * William Sidney "Cap" Light (c. 1863 – 1893) * Pío Linares (1831–1858) * Harvey "Kid Curry" Logan (1867–1904) * " Steve" Long (?–1868) * Harry "Sundance Kid" Longabaugh (1867–1908) * "Wild Bill" Longley (1851–1878) * Frank Loving (1860–1882)

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Chris Madsen Chris Madsen (February 25, 1851 – January 9, 1944) was a lawman of the Old West who is best known as being one of The Three Guardsmen, the name given to Madsen and two other Deputy US Marshals who were responsible for the apprehension and/or ki ...

(1851–1944) *

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(1862–1889) * Boone Marlow (1864–1889) * Charles Marlow (1850–1941) * George Marlow (1865–1945) * Lewellyn Marlow (?–1889) * John Mason (??–1866) * Bat Masterson (1853–1921) * Ed Masterson (1852–1878) * James Masterson (1855–1895) * Mysterious Dave Mather (1851–1886?) * Clarence L. Maxwell (1860–1909) *

Benjamin Mayfield Benjamin Mayfield (1831–187?) was a cowboy and a miner who killed the outlaw John Mason. Early life Benjamin Mayfield, the second son of American pioneer farmer William Mayfield and his first wife, was born in Illinois in 1831. His father mov ...

(1831–187?) * Lucas McCain (1838–1899) * Tom McCauley a.k.a. James "Jim" Henry (??–1865) * William J. McCloskey (?–1878) * Sherman McMaster (1853–1892) * Frank McNab (??–1878) *

William McWaters William McWaters (ca. 1844–1875) was an American gunfighter from Missouri who once rode with William Clarke Quantrill. Though not as well known today as the likes of the James-Younger Gang, McWaters did belong to that fraternity of dangerous m ...

(1844–1875) * Bob Meeks (??–1912?) * John Middleton (c. 1854 – c. 1885) *

Clell Miller Clell Miller (1849 or 1850 – September 7, 1876) (also known as Cleland D. Miller or Clenand Miller or McClelland Miller) was an outlaw with the James-Younger Gang who was killed during the gang's robbery at Northfield, Minnesota. Miller was ...

(1849 or 1850 – 1876) * Jim "Killer" Miller (1866–1909) * Jeff Davis Milton (1861–1947) *

John J. Moore John J. Moore (c. 1920 – January 18, 1976) was an American politician from New York. Life He entered politics as a Democrat. On February 14, 1974, he was elected to the New York State Senate, to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Nichola ...

(1847–1868) * William C. "Outlaw Bill" Moore (?–?) * Sylvestro "Pedro" Morales (c.late 1850s–??) *

Burton C. Mossman Burton C. Mossman (April 30, 1867 – September 5, 1956) was an American lawman and cattleman in the final years of the Old West. He is most remembered for his capture of the notorious border bandit Augustine Chacon in 1902, though he was also ...

(1867–1956) * Jim Murphy (1861–1879) *

Joaquin Murrieta Joaquin Murrieta Carrillo (sometimes spelled Murieta or Murietta) (1829 – July 25, 1853), also called the Robin Hood of the West or the Robin Hood of El Dorado, was a Mexican-American figure of disputed historicity. The novel '' The Life and ...

( c. 1829–1853) *

L. H. Musgrove Lewis H. Musgrave (1832 – November 23, 1868), known later in life as L. H. Musgrove, was an outlaw in the American Old West. Beginning in 1864, he led the Musgrove Gang, who stole government livestock throughout Wyoming, Colorado and the surro ...

(1832–1868)

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* George "Bittercreek" Newcomb (1866–1895)

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* Joaquin Ocomorenia (a.k.a.

Jesus Valenzuela Jesus Valenzuela, also known as ''Joaquin Ocomorenia'', the alias used by him as a member of the Five Joaquins Gang, born in Pueblo de Murrieta, he was the brother of Joaquin and Teodoro Valenzuela and a cousin of Joaquin Murrieta and his brothers ...

; member of the Five Joaquins gang) * Lon Oden (1863–1910) * Tom O'Folliard ( c. 1858–1880) *

Edward Capehart O'Kelley Edward Capehart O'Kelley (October 1, 1857 – January 13, 1904) was an American killer who killed Robert Ford, who had killed the famous outlaw Jesse James to receive a bounty. He was the subject of a 1994 book by his (O'Kelley's) great-great-ni ...

(1858–1904) * Michael "Johnny Behind the Deuce" O'Rourke (1862–1882) * Commodore Perry Owens (1852–1919)

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Langford M. Peel Langford M. Peel (1829/1831 – July 21, 1867), also known as Farmer Peel was a soldier,gunfighter, gunman, and gambler in the American Old West. Convis alleges that Peel's middle name was "Farner" but this contradicts U.S. Army enlistment records ...

(1829/1831 – 1867) *

Tom Pickett Thomas Augustus Pickett (August 14, 1906 – June 7, 1980), was a United States representative representing Texas's 7th congressional district. Born in Travis, Texas on August 14, 1906, Pickett lived in Iola before moving to Palestine, Texas ...

(1858–1934) * Salomon Pico (1821–1860) *

Charley Pierce Charley Pierce (c. 1866 – May 2, 1895) was an American outlaw in the American Old West who rode with both the Dalton Gang and the Doolin Dalton Gang during the 1890s. He and "Bittercreek" Newcomb were killed by friends, the Dunn brothers, ...

(c. 1866 – 1895) *

Thomas Bell Poole Thomas Bell Poole (1820–1865) was a lawman in Monterey County, who joined the Knights of the Golden Circle and served as a crewman of the Confederate privateer J. M. Chapman. Biography Poole was born in 1820 at Franklin County, Kentucky. He mar ...

(1818–1865) * Jack Powers (1827–1860) *

Procopio Procopio (c. 1841 – 1882 to early 1890s), also known as Red-Handed bebito and Red Dick, was one of the best-known bandits in California history. His nickname was reportedly given due either to his red hair or his violent nature and bloodthirst ...

(c. 1841 – c. 1882) * George Parrott, a.k.a. Big Nose George (1834–1881)

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* Queho (1880 – c. 1940)

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* "Little Bill" Raidler (1870?–1904) * James C. Reed (1845–1874), husband of Belle Starr * Nathanial "Texas Jack" Reed (1862–1950) * Bass Reeves deputy U.S. Marshal (1832–1910) * Frank H. Reid (1844–1898) *

Frank Reno The Reno Gang, also known as the Reno Brothers Gang and The Jackson Thieves, were a group of criminals that operated in the Midwestern United States during and just after the American Civil War. Though short-lived, the gang carried out the firs ...

(1837–1868) * Simeon Reno (1843–1868) * William Reno (1848–1868) *

Levi Richardson Levi Richardson (1851 – April 5, 1879) was an Old West gunman, gambler and buffalo hunter. During his lifetime, Richardson was quite well known. Richardson was born in Wisconsin, migrating to Dodge City, Kansas, after first working for a lengt ...

(1851–1879) * James "Jim" Riley (1853–??) * Johnny Ringo (1850–1882) * Buckshot Roberts (1831–1878) * Porter Rockwell (1813–1878) * Charles Roseberry (1843–1868) * Dave Rudabaugh (1854–1886) * Charles and John D. Ruggles (died 1892) – the "Ruggles Brothers"

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Yginio Salazar Yginio Salazar (February 14, 1858 - January 7, 1936) was a member of the Lincoln County Regulators during the Lincoln County War. Although he is sometimes referred to as the youngest of the Lincoln County Regulators, this is almost certainly in ...

(1863–1936) * Ab Saunders (1851–1883) * George Scarborough (1859–1900) * John Scroggins (??–??) * Doc Scurlock (1849–1929) *

John Selman John Henry Selman (November 16, 1839 – April 6, 1896) was sometimes identified as an outlaw and sometimes a working lawman of the Old West. He is best known as the man who shot John Wesley Hardin in the Acme Saloon in El Paso, Texas, on August ...

(1839–1896) * Luke Short (1854–1893) * Cyrus Skinner (??–1864) * George "Reelfoot Williams" Skinner (??–1856) * Jack Slade (1831–1864) * Adelbert Denton "Bertie" Slye (1856–1940) * Origen Charles "Hairlip Charlie" Smith (1844–1907) * Jefferson Randolph "Soapy Smith" Smith (1860–1898) * "Tiger Sam" Smith (??–1880) *

(1861–1893) * Frank Sparks (1841–1868) * Pete Spence (1852–1914) * "Little Bill" Standifer (1853–1903) * Henry Starr (1873–1921) * Tom "Uncle Tom" Starr (1813–1890) * Matt "Steiny" Steinmueller (??–??) * "Dirty Steve" Stephens (18??–??) * Frank Stilwell (c 1856–1882) *

Ernest St. Leon Ernest "Diamond Dick" St. Leon (d. August 31, 1898) was a French-American law enforcement officer and a member of the Texas Rangers, known prominently during the 1880s as one of its finest undercover officers. He received the nickname "Diamond ...

(??–1898) * Charlie Storms (1822–1881) *

Dallas Stoudenmire Dallas Stoudenmire (December 11, 1845 – September 18, 1882) was an American Old West gunfighter and lawman who gained fame for a brief gunfight that was later dubbed the "Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight." Stoudenmire had a deadly reputatio ...

(1845–1882)

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* William "Russian Bill" Tattenbaum (1853–1881) * Jack Taylor (1884–1887) * Heck Thomas (1850–1912) * Ben Thompson (1843–1884) * Billy Thompson (1845–1897) *

Tom Threepersons Tom Threepersons (July 22, 1889 – April 2, 1969) was an American lawman. He is considered to have been one of the last of what were considered gunfighters of the Old West, although his career did not begin until the early 20th century. He i ...

(1889—1969) * Bill Tilghman (1854–1924) *

Harry Tracy Harry Tracy (23 October 1875 - 6 August 1902) was an outlaw in the American Old West. Biography His real name was Harry Severns, Tracy is said to have run with Butch Cassidy and the Hole in the Wall Gang, but there is no evidence to this claim. ...

(1875–1902) * Dangerous Dan Tucker (1849–after 1892)

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* Francisco Ulibarri (??–??) (Comanche Indian) * David "Big Dave" Updyke (1830–1866)

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Joaquin Valenzuela Joaquin Valenzuela (c. 1820 – 1853 or 1858) was a Sonoran fortyniner who came to California in 1849, during the California Gold Rush, with a small band of people from the vicinity of their hometown with Joaquin Murrieta. He subsequently became o ...

(c. 1820 – died 1853 or 1858?) (member of the Five Joaquins gang) *

Tiburcio Vasquez Tiburcio, the Spanish form of Tiburtius, may refer to: *Tiburcio Carías Andino (1876–1969), Honduran military strongman *Tiburcio de León, Filipino general (the Philippine Revolution and Philippine-American War) * José Tiburcio Serrizuela (bo ...

(1835–1875) * Henry Clay "Hank" Vaughan (1849–1893) * "Texas" Jack Vermillion (1842–1911) * José Doroteo "Pancho Villa" Arango Arámbula (1878–1923)

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* Fred Waite (1853–1895) * George "Red Buck" Weightman (1850—1895) * William "Bronco Bill" Walters (1869–1921) * John Joshua Webb (1847–1882) * Richard "Little Dick" West (1860–1898) *

Harry C. Wheeler Harry Cornwall Wheeler (July 23, 1875 – December 17, 1925) was an Arizona lawman who was the third captain of the Arizona Rangers, as well as the sheriff of Cochise County, serving from 1912 into 1918. He is known as the lead figure in the ill ...

(1875–1925) * Lucius R. "Dink" Wilson (?–1894)

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* Oliver "Ol" Yantis (1869–1892) * Milt Yarberry (1849–1883) * Bob Younger (1853–1889) * Cole Younger (1844–1916) * Jim Younger (1848–1902) *

John Younger John Harrison Younger (1851 – March 17, 1874) was an American outlaw, the brother of Cole, Jim and Bob. He was briefly a member of the James–Younger Gang, a band of outlaws who also included the infamous Jesse James. Origins He was the ...

(1851–1874)

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