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 Gunfighters, also called gunslingers (), or in the 19th and early 20th centuries gunmen, were individuals in the American Old West who gained a reputation of being dangerous with a gun and participated in gunfights and shootouts. Today, the te ...

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 Albert "Burt" Alvord (September 11, 1867 – after 1910) was an American lawman and later outlaw of the Old West. Alvord began his career in law enforcement in 1886 as a deputy under Sheriff John Slaughter in Cochise County, Arizona, but turne ...

who subsequently became an outlaw, and some outlaws like

Johnny Ringo John Peters Ringo (May 3, 1850 – July 13, 1882), known as Johnny Ringo, was an American Old West outlaw loosely associated with the Cochise County Cowboys in frontier boomtown Tombstone, Arizona Territory. He took part in the Mason County War ...

were deputized at one time or another. Some of the gunfighters listed included professionals,

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s, businessmen, and even

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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 Francisco "Pancho" Villa (,"Villa"
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was a

bandit Banditry is a type of organized crime committed by outlaws typically involving the threat or use of violence. A person who engages in banditry is known as a bandit and primarily commits crimes such as extortion, robbery, and murder, either as an ...

from

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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

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. 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 Deputy U.S. Marshal, the county

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, and the

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. Sometimes their jurisdictions overlapped which could lead to

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like those between Deputy U.S. Marshal

Virgil Earp Virgil Walter Earp (July 18, 1843 – October 19, 1905) was both deputy U.S. Marshal and Tombstone, Arizona City Marshal when he led his younger brothers Wyatt and Morgan, and Doc Holliday, in a confrontation with outlaw Cowboys at the Gunfig ...

and

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Sheriff

Johnny Behan John Harris Behan (October 24, 1844 – June 7, 1912) was an American law enforcement officer and politician who served as Sheriff of Cochise County in the Arizona Territory, during the gunfight at the O.K. Corral and was known for his opposit ...

. When an outlaw committed a crime, the local sheriff or marshal would usually form a

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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

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– people who would find and capture/kill those with a

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placed on their head by the law.

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John Hicks Adams John Hicks Adams (1820–1878) was an American 49er of the California Gold Rush and sheriff of Santa Clara County between 1864 and 1870, and again between 1871 and 1875. He was also Deputy United States Marshal for the Arizona Territory 1878, ...

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Robert Clay Allison Robert A. Clay Allison (September 2, 1841 – July 1, 1887) was a cattle rancher, cattle broker, and sometimes gunfighter of the American Old West. He fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War. Allison had a reputation for violence, having s ...

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(1867–1910) *

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(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 Cullen Montgomery Baker (June 23, 1835 – January 1869) was a Tennessee-born desperado whose gang terrorized Union soldiers and civilians in Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and Northwest Louisiana during the early days of the American Old We ...

(1835–1869) * Seaborn Barnes (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 (1860–??) * William H. "Billy the Kid" Bonney (1859–1881) * N. K. Boswell (1836–1921) * Joaquin Botellier (??–??) (member of the

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gang) *

Charlie Bowdre Charles Bowdre (1848 – December 23, 1880) was an American cowboy and outlaw. He was an associate of Billy the Kid and member of his gang. Early life Bowdre was born in Wilkes County, Georgia. When he was three years old, he and his parent ...

(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 Henry Newton Brown (1857 – April 30, 1884) was an American Old West gunman who played the roles of both lawman and outlaw during his life. Brown was raised in Cold Springs Township, in Phelps County, ten miles south of Rolla, Missouri. An o ...

(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 Br ...

(1831–1861) * Roscoe Bryant (??–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) *

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Seth Bullock Seth Bullock (July 23, 1849 – September 23, 1919) was a Canadian-American frontiersman, business proprietor, politician, sheriff, and U.S. Marshal. He was a prominent citizen in Deadwood, South Dakota, where he lived from 1876 until his death, ...

(Marshal) (1849–1919) *

Frederick Russell Burnham Frederick Russell Burnham DSO (May 11, 1861 – September 1, 1947) was an American scout and world-traveling adventurer. He is known for his service to the British South Africa Company and to the British Army in colonial Africa, and for teach ...

(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

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) *

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(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 Billy Claiborne ( – November 14, 1882) was an American outlaw cowboy, drover, miner, and gunfighter in the American Old West. He killed James Hickey in a confrontation in a saloon, but it was ruled self-defense. He was present at the begin ...

(1860–1882) *

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Billy Clanton William Harrison Clanton (1862 – October 26, 1881) was an outlaw Cochise County Cowboys, Cowboy in Cochise County, Arizona Territory. He, along with his father Newman Haynes Clanton, Newman Clanton and brother Ike Clanton, worked a ranch nea ...

(1862–1881) *

Phineas Clanton Phineas Fay Clanton (December 1843 – January 5, 1906) was the son of Newman Haynes Clanton and the brother of Billy and Ike Clanton. He was witness to and possibly played a part in a number of illegal activities during his life. He moved frequ ...

(1843–1906) *

(1847–1887) *

Archie Clement Archie Clement (January 1, 1846 – December 13, 1866), also known as "Little Arch" or "Little Archie", was an American pro-Confederate guerrilla leader during the American Civil War, known for his brutality towards Union soldiers and pro-Union ...

(1846–1866) * "Dynamite" Dan Clifton (1865–1896) * Theodore Clifton (1844–1868) * Frank Coe (1851–1931) *

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(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 George C. Contant, aka George Sontag (April 10, 1864 - 1930), was an outlaw of the American West known mostly for train robberies. Like his older brother, John Sontag, he was originally from Mankato, Minnesota. Background Contant was the younger ...

(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 Scott Cooley (1845 – June 1876) was an Old West Texas Ranger and later outlaw, best known for his association with gunman Johnny Ringo. Biography Cooley was born in Texas, and was unofficially adopted as a boy and raised by rancher Tim Willia ...

(1845–1876) * Brack Cornett (1859–1888) *

Gregorio Cortez Gregorio Cortez Lira (June 22, 1875 – February 28, 1916) was born in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico on June 22, 1875 and became a folk hero to the border communities of the United States and Mexico. After an altercation in which he killed Sheri ...

(1875–1916) *

Juan Cortina Juan Nepomuceno Cortina Goseacochea (May 16, 1824 – October 30, 1894), also known by his nicknames Cheno Cortina, the Red Robber of the Rio Grande and the Rio Grande Robin Hood, was a Mexican rancher, politician, military leader, outlaw a ...

(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 Robert Rennick Dalton (May 13, 1869 – October 5, 1892), better known as Bob Dalton, was an American outlaw in the American Old West. Beginning in 1891, he led the Dalton Gang, whose varying members included three of his brothers. They were kn ...

(1869–1892) *

Emmett Dalton Emmett Dalton (May 3, 1871 – July 13, 1937) was an American outlaw, train robber and member of the Dalton Gang in the American Old West. Part of a gang that attempted to rob two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas, on October 5, 1892, he was the ...

(1871–1937) *

Frank Dalton John Franklin "Frank" Dalton (June 8, 1859 – November 27, 1887) was a Deputy US Marshal of the Old West under Judge Isaac Parker (the hangin' judge), for Oklahoma Territory, as well as the older brother to the members of the Dalton Gang, in addi ...

(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 (??–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 (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) *

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

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Morgan Earp Morgan Seth Earp (April 24, 1851 – March 18, 1882) was an American sheriff and lawman. He served as Tombstone, Arizona's Special Policeman when he helped his brothers Virgil and Wyatt, as well as Doc Holliday, confront the outlaw Cochise C ...

(1851–1882) *

(1843–1905) *

Warren Earp Warren Baxter Earp (March 9, 1855 – July 6, 1900) was an American frontiersman and lawman. He was the youngest of Earp brothers, Wyatt, Morgan, Virgil, James, and Newton Earp. Although he was not present during the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ...

(1855–1900) *

Wyatt Earp Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929) was an American lawman and gambler in the American West, including Dodge City, Deadwood, and Tombstone. Earp took part in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral, during which law ...

(1848–1929) * Frank "Pistol Pete" Eaton (1860–1958) * Buck English (1855–1915) * Chris Evans (1847–1917) *

Jesse Evans Jesse Evans (c. 1853 — unknown; disappeared 1882) was an American outlaw and gunman of the Old West, and leader of the Jesse Evans Gang. He received some attention due to his disappearance in 1882, after which he was never seen or heard from ag ...

(1853–disappeared 1882)

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"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 Elijah Gardner, known as Lige Gardner, (c. 1846 – c. 1901) was a Texas gunfighter sketched in the book titled ''Pages from a Worker's Life'' by William Z. Foster. Early life Gardner was born in 1846 at Mississippi to an aristocratic Southern f ...

( 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 Levi Boone Helm (January 28, 1828 – January 14, 1864) was an American mountain man, Old West gunfighter and serial killer known as the Kentucky Cannibal. Helm gained his nickname for his opportunistic and unrepentant proclivity for consuming ...

(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 Thomas Horn Jr., (November 21, 1860 – November 20, 1903) was an American scout, cowboy, soldier, range detective, and Pinkerton agent in the 19th-century and early 20th-century American Old West. Believed to have committed 17 killings as a ...

(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 Alexander Franklin James (January 10, 1843 – February 18, 1915) was a Confederate soldier and guerrilla; in the post-Civil War period, he was an outlaw. The older brother of outlaw Jesse James, Frank was also part of the James–Younger ...

(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 (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 William Ellsworth "Elzy" Lay (November 25, 1869 – November 10, 1934) was an outlaw of the Old West in the United States. He was a member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch, gang, operating out of the Hole-in-the-Wall Pass in Johnson County, Wyoming ...

(1868–1934) *

Kitty Leroy Kitty Leroy (1850 – December 6, 1877) was a dancer, gambler, saloon owner, prostitute, madam, and trick shooter of the American Old West. Leroy was born in Michigan and by the age of 10 she was dancing professionally. By the time she was ...

(1850–1878) *

Buckskin Frank Leslie Buckskin Franklyn Leslie (March 18, 1842 – after 1920) was a U.S. Army scout, gambler, bartender, rancher, miner, gunfighter, and con-man. He is known for his fringed buckskin jacket. He became famous in Tombstone, Arizona, for killing two me ...

(1842 – after 1920) *

Jim Levy (gunfighter) James H. Leavy (1842 – June 5, 1882) was an Irish gunfighter in the Old West. He is remembered today by Western historians for participating in at least two instances of a quick draw duel. In his time, Leavy was one of the most notorious gunmen i ...

(1842–1882) * James Andrew "Dick" Liddil (1852–1901) *

William Sidney "Cap" Light William Sidney "Cap" Light was a Texas lawman from 1884 until his death in 1893, when he accidentally shot himself. He had a shining reputation, except for the period (1891–1892) when he worked for his brother-in-law, the infamous badman, Soap ...

(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 Frank Loving (1860 – April 21, 1882), sometimes called "Cockeyed" Frank Loving, was an Old West gambler and gunman. He was involved in two well-publicized shootouts of the day. Early life Loving was born in Jackson County, Missouri, and later ...

(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) * Alfred Marlow (1862–1889) * Boone Marlow (1864–1889) * Charles Marlow (1850–1941) * George Marlow (1865–1945) * Lewellyn Marlow (?–1889) * John Mason (??–1866) *

Bat Masterson Bartholemew William Barclay "Bat" Masterson (November 26, 1853 – October 25, 1921) was a U.S. Army scout, lawman, professional gambler, and journalist known for his exploits in the 19th and early 20th-century American Old West. He was born to ...

(1853–1921) *

Ed Masterson Edward John "Ed" Masterson (September 22, 1852 – April 9, 1878) was a Law enforcement officer, lawman and the oldest brother of the American West gunfighters Bat Masterson and James Masterson. Early life Of Irish descent, Edward John Maste ...

(1852–1878) *

James Masterson James Patrick "Jim" Masterson (September 18, 1855 – March 31, 1895), was a lawman of the American West and a younger brother of gunfighters and lawmen Bat Masterson and Ed Masterson. Early life After working on the western frontier as a ...

(1855–1895) *

Mysterious Dave Mather David Allen Mather (August 10, 1851 – unknown), also known by the nickname "Mysterious Dave," was an American lawman, gunfighter, and occasional criminal in the Old West. His taciturn personality may have earned him the nickname "Mysterious Da ...

(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 move ...

(1831–187?) * Lucas McCain (1838–1899) *

Tom McCauley Tom McCauley (1??? – 1865), better known by his alias James Henry or Jim Henry, was one of the many California Gold Rush criminals later a leader of the Mason Henry Gang. Criminal career Tom McCauley, his origins unknown, was one of the crimina ...

a.k.a. James "Jim" Henry (??–1865) * William J. McCloskey (?–1878) *

Sherman McMaster Sherman McMaster (1853–1892) was an outlaw turned lawman, who was one of the six men involved in the Earp vendetta ride. Early life Sherman W. McMaster was born in 1853 in Rock Island, Illinois, the son of Sylvester W. McMaster. Not much is k ...

(1853–1892) *

Frank McNab Frank McNab (or MacNab) (died 1878) was a member of the Regulators who fought on behalf of John Tunstall during the Lincoln County War. Of Scottish origin, McNab was a "cattle detective" who worked for Hunter, Evans, & Company, which was managed b ...

(??–1878) * William McWaters (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 James Francis Murphy (born 23 August 1967) is a Scottish former politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2014 to 2015 and Secretary of State for Scotland from 2008 to 2010. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for East Ren ...

(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 A ...

( 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

gang) *

Lon Oden Lon Oden (March 15, 1863 – August 10, 1910) was a Texas Ranger of the Old West, and is a legend inside the Texas Rangers organization. Early life He was born Alonzo Van Oden and called "Lon", in Tilden, Texas, in McMullen County. At the time, T ...

(1863–1910) *

Tom O'Folliard Tom O'Folliard (1858 – December 19, 1880) was the best friend of outlaw William Bonney, a.k.a. Billy the Kid. Both were members of the Regulators during the Lincoln County War. After the war ended, they became cattle rustlers, forming the Bon ...

( 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 Commodore Perry Owens (July 29, 1852 – May 10, 1919) was an American lawman and gunfighter of the Old West. One of his many exploits was the Owens-Blevins Shootout in Arizona Territory during the Pleasant Valley War. Early life Anthony Per ...

(1852–1919)

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* Langford M. Peel (1829/1831 – 1867) * Tom Pickett (1858–1934) *

Salomon Pico Salomon may refer to: People * Salomon (given name) * Salomon (surname) Companies * Salomon Brothers, a former investment bank, now a part of Citigroup * Salomon Group, a company manufacturing sporting equipment (which was a part of Adidas-Salom ...

(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 (1818–1865) *

Jack Powers Jack Powers (1827 – October 26, 1860), whose real name was John A. Power, was an Irish-born American outlaw who emigrated to New York as a child and later served as a volunteer soldier in the Mexican–American War in the garrison of Santa Bar ...

(1827–1860) * Procopio (c. 1841 – c. 1882) * George Parrott, a.k.a.

Big Nose George George Parrott (20 March 1834 – 22 March 1881) also known as Big Nose George, Big Beak Parrott, George Manuse, and George Warden, was a cattle rustler and highwayman in the American Wild West in the late 19th century. His skin was made into a pa ...

(1834–1881)

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Queho Queho (born around 1880; his name was also spelled Quehoe on his grave or Quejo in other sources) was a Native American outlaw and renegade whose exploits became part of Nevada legend. Many deaths were blamed on Queho and so he earned the title o ...

(1880 – c. 1940)

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* Bill Raidler, "Little Bill" Raidler (1870?–1904) * Jim Reed (outlaw), James C. Reed (1845–1874), husband of Belle Starr * Nathaniel Reed (outlaw), Nathanial "Texas Jack" Reed (1862–1950) * Bass Reeves deputy U.S. Marshal (1832–1910) * Frank H. Reid (1844–1898) * Frank Reno (1837–1868) * Simeon Reno (1843–1868) * William Reno (1848–1868) * Levi Richardson (1851–1879) * James Riley (gunman), James "Jim" Riley (1853–??) *

(1850–1882) * Buckshot Roberts (1831–1878) * Porter Rockwell (1813–1878) * Reno gang, Charles Roseberry (1843–1868) * Dave Rudabaugh (1854–1886) * Lynching of the Ruggles brothers, Charles and John D. Ruggles (died 1892) – the "Ruggles Brothers"

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* Yginio Salazar (1863–1936) * Ab Saunders (1851–1883) * George Scarborough (cowboy), George Scarborough (1859–1900) * John Scroggins (??–??) * Doc Scurlock (1849–1929) * John Selman (1839–1896) * Luke Short (1854–1893) * Cyrus Skinner (??–1864) * George Skinner (gunfighter), George "Reelfoot Williams" Skinner (??–1856) * Jack Slade (1831–1864) * Adelbert Denton "Bertie" Slye (1856–1940) * Charles Smith (cowboy), Origen Charles "Hairlip Charlie" Smith (1844–1907) * Soapy Smith, Jefferson Randolph "Soapy Smith" Smith (1860–1898) * "Tiger Sam" Smith (??–1880) *

(1861–1893) * Reno Gang, Frank Sparks (1841–1868) * Pete Spence (1852–1914) * Bill Standifer, "Little Bill" Standifer (1853–1903) * Henry Starr (1873–1921) * Tom Starr, Tom "Uncle Tom" Starr (1813–1890) * Matt Steinmueller, Matt "Steiny" Steinmueller (??–??) * Steve Stephens (outlaw), "Dirty Steve" Stephens (18??–??) * Frank Stilwell (c 1856–1882) * Ernest St. Leon (??–1898) * Charlie Storms (1822–1881) * Dallas Stoudenmire (1845–1882)

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* William Tattenbaum, William "Russian Bill" Tattenbaum (1853–1881) * Jack Taylor Gang, Jack Taylor (1884–1887) * Heck Thomas (1850–1912) * Ben Thompson (lawman), Ben Thompson (1843–1884) * Billy Thompson (gunman), Billy Thompson (1845–1897) * Tom Threepersons (1889—1969) * Bill Tilghman (1854–1924) * Harry Tracy (1875–1902) * Dan Tucker (lawman), 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 (c. 1820 – died 1853 or 1858?) (member of the

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

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* Fred Waite (1853–1895) * George Waightman, George "Red Buck" Weightman (1850—1895) * William Walters (outlaw), William "Bronco Bill" Walters (1869–1921) * John Joshua Webb (1847–1882) * Richard West (outlaw), Richard "Little Dick" West (1860–1898) * Harry C. Wheeler (1875–1925) * Lucius R. "Dink" Wilson (?–1894)

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* Oliver Yantis, Oliver "Ol" Yantis (1869–1892) * Milton J. Yarberry, Milt Yarberry (1849–1883) * Bob Younger (1853–1889) * Cole Younger (1844–1916) * Jim Younger (1848–1902) * John Younger (1851–1874)

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