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 ''vaquero'' ...

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'', 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 O.K. 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, 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!'' *"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 predominantly electropop and synth-pop record that incorporates various genres, such as house, ...

" *"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 Pain is a distressing feeling often caused by intense or ...

'' *"Cowboy", a song by Randy Newman from ''

Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer, songwriter, arranger, pianist, composer, conductor and orchestrator. He is known for his non-rhotic Southern American English, Southern-accented singing style, early America ...

'' *"Cowboy", a song by Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco from '' I Said I Love You First'' *"Cowboy", a song by The Sugarcubes from '' Life's Too Good'' *"Cowboy", a song by Tyler, the Creator from ''

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'' *"Cowboy", a song by the Reklaws from '' Good Ol' Days'', 2022 *"Cowboys", a song by Slayyyter from '' Troubled Paradise''

Sports teams

* Alpine Cowboys, an American baseball team * Calgary Cowboys, 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 of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. T ...

, an American football team * McNeese State Cowboys, the men's athletic teams of McNeese State University * Munich Cowboys, an American football team in Germany * New Mexico Highlands Cowboys, the men's athletic teams of New Mexico Highlands University *

North Queensland Cowboys The North Queensland Cowboys is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, the largest city in North Queensland. They compete in Australia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL). Sinc ...

, an Australian rugby league team * Oklahoma State Cowboys, the men's athletic teams of Oklahoma State University - Stillwater * Wyoming Cowboys, 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 (1912–1943), Canadian World War II flying ace * Jeff Brantley (born 1963), American baseball player and broadcaster * Neal Cassady (1926–1968), American Beat poet * Donald Cerrone (born 1983), American MMA fighter * Jack Clement (1931–2013), American singer, songwriter and record and film producer * Herbert Coward (born 1938), American actor * James Dahlman (1856–1930), American politician * Leroy Edwards (1914–1971), American basketball player * Cowboy Morgan Evans (1903–1969), American rodeo cowboy and oil field worker * Bill Flett (1943–1999), Canadian National Hockey League player * Curt Gowdy (1919–2006), American sportscaster * Cowboy Hill (American football) (1899–1966), American football player * Cowboy Jones (1874–1958), American baseball player * John McCormack (boxer) (1935–2014), Scottish boxer * Cowboy Jimmy Moore (1910–1999), American pocket billiards player * Kevin Neale (1945–2023), Australian rules footballer * Cowboy Troy (born 1970), American country rapper * Cowboy Slim Rinehart (1911–1948), American singer and radio broadcaster * Cowboy Saunders (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 (1930–2003), American rodeo cowboy and poker player

People with the ring name

* Cowboy Lang, midget professional wrestler Harry Lang (1950–2007) * Alex Oliveira (fighter) (born 1988), Brazilian UFC fighter * Bob Orton Jr. (born 1950), American professional wrestler

People with the stage name

* Cowboy Copas, American country music singer Lloyd Copas (1913–1963) * Keef Cowboy 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, Washington, United States *

Joe West (umpire) Joseph Henry West (born October 31, 1952), nicknamed "Cowboy Joe" or "Country Joe", is an American former baseball umpire. He worked in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1976 to 2021, umpiring an MLB-record 43 seasons and 5,460 games. Born in As ...

(born 1952), American baseball umpire nicknamed "Cowboy Joe" * Cowboy (comics), a Marvel Comics character * Cowboy (sex position), a type anal sex between two men * Cowboy (cocktail), a Prohibition-era cocktail made with whiskey and cream * Cowboy pool or just cowboy, a hybrid pool game * Cowboys (Heroscape), a type of hero in the wargame ''Heroscape'' *''Cowboy'', a 2014 novel by Finnish writer Reijo Mäki *

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 ''vaquero'' ...

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