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 ''The Cowboys'' is a 1972 American Western film starring John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Bruce Dern, and featuring Colleen Dewhurst and Slim Pickens. It was the feature film debut of Robert Carradine. Based on the 1971 novel of the sam ...

'', 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 Georg ...

'', 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 The Cochise County Cowboys is the modern name for a loosely associated group of outlaws living in Pima and Cochise Counties in Arizona in the late 19th century. The term "cowboy", as opposed to " cowhand," had only begun to come into wider use ...

, 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 Claudius Smith (1736 – January 22, 1779) was a Loyalist guerrilla leader during the American Revolution. He led a band of irregulars who were known locally as the 'cowboys'. Claudius was the eldest son of David Smith (1701–1787), a respected ...

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 ''I Said I Love You First'' is a collaborative studio album by American singer Selena Gomez and American record producer Benny Blanco. It is Gomez's fourth studio album and Blanco's second. Following their respective studio albums '' Rare'' (202 ...

'' *"Cowboy", a song by The Sugarcubes from ''

Life's Too Good ''Life's Too Good'' is the debut studio album by Icelandic alternative rock group the Sugarcubes. It was released April 25, 1988 by One Little Indian in the UK and Europe and in May 1988 by Elektra Records in the US. The album was an unexpected s ...

'' *"Cowboy", a song by Tyler, the Creator from ''

Wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a Canis, canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus, subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, includin ...

'' *"Cowboy", a song by the Reklaws from '' Good Ol' Days'', 2022 *"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 ...

Sports teams

Alpine Cowboys The Alpine Cowboys are a professional baseball team based in Alpine, Texas, in the Big Bend (Texas), Big Bend region of West Texas. The Cowboys are a franchise of the Pecos League, which is not affiliated with a Major League Baseball organization ...

, 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 to 1977. The Cowboys played at the Stampede Corral in Calgary. The franchise was founded in 1972 as the Miami Screaming Eagles ...

, 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 Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Oklahoma State University, located in Stillwater. The program's mascot is a cowboy named Pistol Pete. Oklahoma State participates at the National ...

, 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) Thomas Linton "Cowboy" Anderson (July 9, 1910 – September 15, 1971) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League between 1934 and 1942 for the Detroit Red Wings and the New York/Brook ...

(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 Leroy Harry Edwards (April 11, 1914 – August 25, 1971), nicknamed "Cowboy" and "Lefty", was one of the greatest basketball players of his era. He was an NCAA All-American at the University of Kentucky and also one of the most lauded profession ...

(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 Curtis Edward Gowdy (July 31, 1919 – February 20, 2006) was an American sportscaster. He called Boston Red Sox games on radio and TV for 15 years, and then covered many nationally televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports and ABC S ...

(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 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, N ...

(1910–1999), American pocket billiards player *

Kevin Neale Kevin Neale (18 July 1945 – 16 September 2023) was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda Football Club, St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Later in his career, he was a player-coach or captain-coach for a numbe ...

(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 Robert Keith Wiggins (September 20, 1960 – September 8, 1989), known by his stage names Keef Cowboy and Cowboy was an American rapper and a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. He is widely credited as having invented the term "hip ...

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 mountain summit located in northeast King County, Washington, King County of Washington (U.S. state), Washington state. It is situated at Stevens Pass, on land managed by Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. This mou ...

, 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 Reijo Juhani Mäki (born 12 October 1958) is a Finnish writer of crime fiction. Career Mäki published his first novel ''Enkelipölyä'' in 1985. His most well-known character is private detective Jussi Vares who was first introduced in the ...

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