List of people from Wyoming
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This is a list of prominent people who were born in or lived for a significant period of time in U.S. state
of Wyoming
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U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
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Native American leaders
- Red CloudRed CloudRed Cloud , was a war leader and the head Chief of the Oglala Lakota . His reign was from 1868 to 1909...
(1822–1909), chief of the Oglala Sioux - WashakieWashakieChief Washakie was a renowned warrior first mentioned in 1840 in the written record of the American fur trapper, Osborne Russell. In 1851, at the urging of trapper Jim Bridger, Washakie led a band of Shoshones to the council meetings of the Treaty of Fort Laramie...
(1804–1900), renowned ShoshoneShoshoneThe Shoshone or Shoshoni are a Native American tribe in the United States with three large divisions: the Northern, the Western and the Eastern....
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Political figures
- Thurman ArnoldThurman ArnoldThurman Wesley Arnold was an iconoclastic Washington, D.C. lawyer. He was best known for his trust-busting campaign as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division in Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Department of Justice from 1938 to 1943...
(1891–1969), associate judge of the Court of Appeals for the D. C. CircuitUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia CircuitThe United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit known informally as the D.C. Circuit, is the federal appellate court for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appeals from the D.C. Circuit, as with all the U.S. Courts of Appeals, are heard on a... - Amos W. BarberAmos W. BarberDr. Amos Walker Barber was an American surgeon and politician. He was the second Governor of Wyoming after that state joined the Union in 1890....
(1861–1915), former Governor of Wyoming - John BarrassoJohn BarrassoJohn Anthony Barrasso is the junior U.S. Senator from Wyoming and a member of the Republican Party. He was appointed to the Senate following Craig L. Thomas's death and won a special election in 2008 to fill the remaining four years of Thomas's term....
(born 1952), Republican U.S. Senator from Wyoming since 2007 - Frank A. BarrettFrank A. BarrettFrank Aloysius Barrett was an American soldier, lawyer and politician. He is best known as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, and as the 21st Governor of Wyoming....
(1892–1962), U.S. Senator, Representatives, Governor of Wyoming - Eli BeboutEli BeboutEli Daniel Bebout is a veteran Wyoming politician and a member of the Wyoming State Senate. He represents District 26 from Riverton, the seat of Fremont County in the central portion of his state. A Republican, Bebout is a former member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, Speaker of the...
(born 1946), Republican gubernatorial nominee in 2002; member of the Wyoming State Senate since 2007 - Mary BellamyMary BellamyMary Godat Bellamy was the first woman elected to the Wyoming State Legislature. A resident of Laramie, she was one of the five state representatives elected at-large from Albany County in 1910. She gained the second-highest vote total, trailing leader Leslie A. Miller by just one vote...
(1861–1954), first woman elected to the Wyoming Legislature - Eliza Stewart BoydEliza Stewart BoydEliza Stewart Boyd was the first woman in America ever selected to serve on a jury....
(1833–1912), first woman in America to serve on a jury - Bryant Butler BrooksBryant Butler BrooksBryant Butler Brooks was an American businessman, rancher and politician. He was the seventh Governor of Wyoming from January 2, 1905 until January 2, 1911....
(1861–1944), Governor of Wyoming (1905–1911) - Anne Gorsuch BurfordAnne M. BurfordAnne Gorsuch Burford , known as Anne M. Gorsuch, was an American attorney and politician. Between 1981 and 1983, while known as Anne M...
(1942–2004), first female Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyUnited States Environmental Protection AgencyThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress...
(born in CasperCasper, WyomingCasper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316...
) - John Allen CampbellJohn Allen CampbellJohn Allen Campbell was a politician and officer in the U.S. Army. During the Civil War, he advanced from lieutenant to brevet brigadier general. He was appointed the first Governor of Wyoming Territory in 1869 and again in 1873...
(1835–1880), first governor of the Wyoming Territory (1869–1875) - Joseph M. CareyJoseph M. CareyJoseph Maull Carey was a lawyer, rancher, judge, and politician, who spent most of his political career in Wyoming before and after it achieved statehood.-Biography:...
(1845–1924), Governor of Wyoming, first U.S. Senator from Wyoming - Robert D. CareyRobert D. CareyRobert Davis Carey was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming and was an important political figure in the state of Wyoming. He was a Republican.In 1919, Carey was elected the 11th Governor of Wyoming and served as such until 1923...
(1878–1937), Governor of Wyoming (1919–1923), U.S. Senator (1930–1937) - Vincent CarterVincent CarterVincent Michael Carter was a United States Representative from Wyoming. Born in St. Clair, Pennsylvania, he moved with his parents to Pottsville in 1893...
(1891–1972), U.S. Representative (1929–1935) - Cale CaseCale CaseCale Case is an economist, businessman, and politician from Lander in central Wyoming. Since 1998, Case has served in the Wyoming State Senate. From 1994 to 1998, he was a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives. He is considered a principal advocate in Wyoming of individual freedom and...
(born 1958), Wyoming state senator from LanderLander, WyomingLander is a city in, and the county seat of, Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. Named for transcontinental explorer Frederick W. Lander, Lander is located in central Wyoming, along the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River. A tourism center with several dude ranches nearby, Lander is located just...
since 1998 - Fenimore ChattertonFenimore ChattertonFenimore Chatterton was an American businessman, politician, and lawyer. He was the sixth Governor of Wyoming from April 28, 1903 until January 2, 1905....
(1860–1958), Acting Governor of Wyoming (1903–1905) - Dick CheneyDick CheneyRichard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States , under George W. Bush....
(born 1941), Vice-President of the United States; raised in CasperCasper, WyomingCasper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316... - Lynne CheneyLynne CheneyLynne Ann Cheney is the wife of former United States Vice President Dick Cheney and served as the Second Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009...
(born 1941), Member of the National Enterprise Institute, Chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Humanities and wife of Dick Cheney; born in CasperCasper, WyomingCasper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316... - Alonzo M. ClarkAlonzo M. ClarkAlonzo Monroe Clark was an American politician who was the 16th Governor of Wyoming from 1931 to 1933.Clark was born in Flint, Indiana. He was raised and educated in Nebraska after his family moved there from Indiana...
(1868–1952), former Governor of Wyoming - Clarence D. ClarkClarence D. ClarkClarence Don Clark was a teacher, lawyer, and politician from New York who participated in the constitutional convention for Wyoming's statehood and was one of that state's first congressmen.-Biography:...
1851-1930), member of the Wyoming constitutional convention, US Representative (1890–1893), US Senator (1895–1917) - Tom CoburnTom CoburnThomas Allen "Tom" Coburn, M.D. , is an American politician, medical doctor, and Southern Baptist deacon. A member of the Republican Party, he currently serves as the junior U.S. Senator from Oklahoma. In the Senate, he is known as "Dr. No" for his tendency to place holds on and vote against bills...
(born 1948), Junior Republican Senator from Oklahoma; born in CasperCasper, WyomingCasper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316... - Henry A. CoffeenHenry A. CoffeenHenry Asa Coffeen was a United States Representative from Wyoming. Born near Gallipolis, Ohio, he moved with his parents to Indiana and thence to Homer, Illinois in 1853. He attended the country schools and was graduated from the scientific department of Abingdon College...
(1841–1912), US Representative (1893–1895) - Arthur G. CraneArthur G. CraneArthur Griswold Crane was an American teacher and politician. He was the 20th Governor of Wyoming from 1949 to 1951....
(1877–1955), former Governor of Wyoming - Patrick CrankPatrick CrankPatrick J. Crank was the 33rd Wyoming Attorney General, from 2002 until 2007. Prior to his appointment, he worked in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Wyoming.His successor in the office of Attorney General was Bruce A. Salzburg....
, Attorney General of Wyoming (2002–2007) - Edward D. CrippaEdward D. CrippaEdward David Crippa was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming.Crippa was born in Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming. During World War I, Crippa served as a private in the United States Army....
, interim US Senator (1954) - Barbara CubinBarbara CubinBarbara Lynn Cubin was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, having served as the sole member of that body from Wyoming. In the 109th Congress, she was a member of the House Resources Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee...
(born 1946), U.S. Representatives from Wyoming - W. G. CurtisW. G. CurtisW. G. Curtis was a farmer and politician in the U.S. state of Wyoming in the late 19th century. He is credited with founding the town of Torrington, Wyoming. The first post office was built in 1889 on the western part of Curtis's farm, approximately a mile from the current town...
, founder and mayor of TorringtonTorrington, WyomingTorrington is a city in and the county seat of Goshen County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 5,776 at the 2000 census. Torrington is the home of Eastern Wyoming College....
; Wyoming State representative - Stephen Wheeler DowneyStephen Wheeler DowneyStephen Wheeler Downey was a lawyer and politician in Wyoming.In 1861, Stephen Downey enlisted as a private in the 3rd Maryland Infantry, Potomac Home Brigade, and successfully promoted to first lieutenant, lieutenant colonel, and colonel...
(1839–1902), Wyoming territorial government leader; member of the Wyoming congressional convention; University of WyomingUniversity of WyomingThe University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
trustee and president - Frank EmersonFrank EmersonFrank Collins Emerson was the 15th Governor of the US state of Wyoming from 1927 until his death.Born in Saginaw, Michigan, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1904....
(1882–1931), Governor of Wyoming (1926–1931) - Mike EnziMike EnziMichael Bradley "Mike" Enzi is the senior U.S. Senator from Wyoming and a member of the Republican Party.Raised in Thermopolis, Wyoming, Enzi attended George Washington University and the University of Denver. He expanded his father's shoe store business in Gillette before being elected mayor of...
(born 1944), Republican U.S. Senator from Wyoming - Dave FreudenthalDave FreudenthalDavid Duane "Dave" Freudenthal , is an American politician who served as the 31st Governor of Wyoming. A Democrat, he was reelected to his second term on November 7, 2006, and announced on March 4, 2010, that he would not attempt to seek a third term as Governor.-Education and early...
(born 1950), Governor of Wyoming (2003–present) - Nancy FreudenthalNancy D. FreudenthalNancy Dell Freudenthal is a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming. She was also the First Lady of Wyoming from January 6, 2003 to January 3, 2011.- Early life and education :...
(born 1954), judge on the United States District Court for the District of WyomingUnited States District Court for the District of WyomingThe United States District Court for the District of Wyoming is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the state of Wyoming and those portions of Yellowstone National Park situated in Montana and Idaho... - Jack R. GageJack R. GageJack R. Gage was an American politician who served as the 25th Governor of Wyoming from January 2, 1961, to January 7, 1963....
(1899–1970), Governor of Wyoming (1961–1963) - Jim GeringerJim GeringerJames Edward "Jim" Geringer was the 30th Governor of Wyoming.-Early life and education:Geringer was raised on a farm in Wheatland, Wyoming. He attended Kansas State University and was a member of Triangle Fraternity, earning a degree in mechanical engineering. He served for ten years in the...
(born 1944), Governor of Wyoming (1995–2003) - Paul Ranous GreeverPaul Ranous GreeverPaul Ranous Greever was a United States Representative from Wyoming. Born in Lansing, Kansas, he attended public and high schools, and was graduated from the law department of the University of Kansas in Lawrence in 1917...
(1891–1943), US Representative (1935–1938); mayor of CodyCody, WyomingCody is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. It is named after William Frederick Cody, primarily known as Buffalo Bill, from William Cody's part in the creation of the original town. The population was 9,520 at the 2010 census... - Clifford HansenClifford HansenClifford Peter Hansen was a Republican politician from the American state of Wyoming. He served as both the 26th Governor and U.S. senator...
(born 1912), former Republican Governor and U.S. Senator from Wyoming - William Henry HarrisonWilliam H. Harrison (Wyoming Congressman)William Henry Harrison was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. representative from Wyoming.-Political career:...
(1896–1990), Republican U.S. Representative from Wyoming during the 1950s and 1960s - Stanley K. HathawayStanley K. HathawayStanley Knapp Hathaway served as 27th Governor of Wyoming from 1967–1975, and as United States Secretary of the Interior under President Gerald R. Ford.- Early life and military service :Stanley K...
(1924–2005), Governor of Wyoming and U.S. Secretary of the Interior - Harold HellbaumHarold HellbaumHarold Hellbaum was a prominent farmer, rancher, and businessman in Platte County near Wheatland north of Cheyenne who was a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1963-1977...
(1926–2007), former Republican Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives from Wheatland - Edgar HerschlerEdgar HerschlerEdgar Jacob Herschler , popularly known as "Gov. Ed", was the 28th Governor of Wyoming from 1975 to 1987. Herschler built a personal appeal to voters based on charisma, a small-town background, and shrewd political maneuvering to such an extent that he was the only three-term governor in Wyoming...
(1918–1990), Democratic Governor of Wyoming, only person to serve three terms as Wyoming governor; born in KemmererKemmerer, WyomingKemmerer is both the largest city and the county seat of Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 2,651 at the 2000 census. It dubs itself the "The Fossil Fish Capital of the World" and the "Gateway to the West." As the county seat of Lincoln County, Kemmerer is the location of... - John J. HickeyJohn J. HickeyJohn Joseph Hickey was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming.Born in Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming, Hickey attended public schools and graduated with a law degree from the University of Wyoming in 1934, and practiced law in Rawlins...
(1911–1970), US Senator (1961–1962) - Richard HonakerRichard HonakerRichard Henderson Honaker is a lawyer in Rock Springs, Wyoming who was nominated on March 19, 2007, by U.S. President George W. Bush to serve as one of three U.S. District Judges for the District of Wyoming. The nomination was given the highest "well qualified" rating by the judicial evaluation...
(born 1951), former state representative from Rock Springs, nominee for U.S. District Judge - Frank O. HortonFrank O. HortonFrank Ogilvie Horton was a United States Representative from Wyoming. Born in Muscatine, Iowa, he attended the public schools, graduated from Morgan Park Military Academy in 1899 and from the University of Chicago in 1903...
(1882–1948), US Representative (1939–1941) - Ray HunkinsRay HunkinsRaymond Breedlove "Ray" Hunkins is an attorney, rancher, former law enforcement officer, United States Marine Corps veteran, and the Republican nominee for Governor of Wyoming in the general election held on November 7, 2006...
(born 1939), Republican gubernatorial nominee in 2006 - Lester C. HuntLester C. HuntLester Callaway Hunt was a Democratic politician and dentist from the state of Wyoming. He served as the 19th Governor of Wyoming from 1943 to 1949 and as United States Senator from January 3, 1949 until his suicide on June 19, 1954....
(1892–1954), Governor of Wyoming (1943–1949); US Senator (1949–1954) - Robert H. JohnsonRobert H. JohnsonRobert H. Johnson was a newspaperman, attorney, and, from 1967 to 1978, a Democratic state senator from Rock Springs, Wyoming.-Early years, military, journalism:...
(1916-2011), state senator from Rock Springs from 1967 to 1978 - Richard R. "Dick" JonesDick Jones (Wyoming politician)Richard R. "Dick" Jones was a trucking executive from Cody and Powell in Park County, Wyoming, who served in his state's House of Representatives and Senate from 1955 to 1974. He was the unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial nominee in the nationally Democratic year of 1974. A conservative, Jones...
(1910–2008), former Republican member of both houses of the Wyoming legislature, former State Senate President, former mayor of PowellPowell, WyomingPowell is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 5,373 at the 2000 census. Powell is an All-America City and home to Northwest College.-Geography:Powell is located at ....
, 1974 gubernatorial nominee; one of the founders of Northwest Community College in Powell - John B. KendrickJohn B. KendrickJohn Benjamin Kendrick was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Wyoming.Kendrick was born near Rusk, Texas, where he attended the public schools, and then moved to Wyoming in 1879 and settled on a ranch near Sheridan, where he raised cattle.He was a member of the State...
(1857–1933), Governor of Wyoming (1915—1917); US Senator (1917—1933) - Frank E. LucasFrank E. LucasFrank E. Lucas was an American politician who served as the 13th Governor of Wyoming from 1924 until 1925. He was a Republican. He was born in Grant City, Missouri....
(1876–1948), Republican Governor of Wyoming from 1924–1925; preceded Nellie Tayloe Ross - Cynthia LummisCynthia LummisCynthia Marie Lummis Wiederspahn is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. She is a member of the Republican Party. She previously served as a state representative , state senator , and state treasurer .-Early life:Lummis was born on September 10, 1954 in Cheyenne...
(born 1954), former Republican member of both houses of the Wyoming legislature and former state treasurer - Randall LuthiRandall LuthiRandall B. Luthi is an attorney and rancher from Freedom, in northwestern Lincoln County in western Wyoming, who served as a Republican in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1995—2007. He was the Speaker for his last two-year term, 2005—2007. Prior to 2005, he had been the House...
(born 1953), former Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives - Max MaxfieldMax MaxfieldMax Maxfield is the Republican Secretary of State of Wyoming.-Biography:A native of Janesville, Wisconsin, Maxfield graduated from Janesville High School in 1963...
(born 1945), Republican secretary of state of Wyoming - Gale W. McGeeGale W. McGeeGale William McGee was a United States Senator of the Democratic Party, and United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States...
(1915–1992), Democratic U. S. Senator from Wyoming - John J. McIntyreJohn J. McIntyreJohn Joseph McIntyre was a United States Representative from Wyoming.-Early years:Born on a farm in Dewey County, Oklahoma, he attended the grade schools at Ramona, Oklahoma and was graduated from the high school at Tulsa, and from the law department of the University of Colorado at Boulder in...
(1904–1974), US Representative (1941–1943); Wyoming Supreme Court Justice - Ron MicheliRon MicheliJoseph Ronald Micheli, known as Ron Micheli , is a former director of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture who also served from 1977-1992 in the Wyoming House of Representatives. He ran a strong third-place finish as a candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2010. His primary...
, former Republican member of Wyoming Legislature, Former Wyoming Director of Agriculture - Leslie A. MillerLeslie A. MillerLeslie Andrew Miller was an American politician who served as the 17th Governor of Wyoming from 1932 until 1939. He was a Democrat....
(1886–1970), Governor of Wyoming (1932–1939) - Franklin Wheeler MondellFranklin Wheeler MondellFrank Wheeler Mondell was a representative of Wyoming born in St. Louis, Missouri, and educated in the public schools. For many years he was engaged in farming, stock-raising, and railroad construction. He lived in Wyoming from 1887 onward, and served in Congress from 1895 to 1897 and then from...
(1860–1939), US Representative (1895–1897; 1899–1923) - Warren A. MortonWarren A. MortonWarren Allen Morton was a Casper oilman and engineer who served as Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1979 to 1980, prior to mounting a Republican gubernatorial campaign in 1982. He served in the Wyoming House from Natrona County from January 1, 1967, to December 31, 1980...
(1924–2002), former Speaker of Wyoming House of Representatives (1979–1980); Republican candidate for governor, 1982 - Joseph C. O'MahoneyJoseph C. O'MahoneyJoseph Christopher O'Mahoney was a Democratic United States Senator from Wyoming.O'Mahoney was born in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, November 5, 1884. He attended the parochial and public schools and Columbia University, New York City...
(1884–1962), Democratic U. S. Senator from Wyoming - John Eugene OsborneJohn Eugene OsborneJohn Eugene Osborne was an American physician, farmer, banker and Democratic politician. He was the third Governor of Wyoming after the Wyoming Territory attained statehood in 1890....
(1858–1943), Governor of Wyoming (1892–1895), US Representative (1987-1899) - John C. OstlundJohn C. OstlundJohn Chapman Ostlund was a diversified businessman from Gillette and Cheyenne, Wyoming, who served in the Wyoming State Senate from 1973 to 1978, when he resigned to seek the Republican gubernatorial nomination...
(1927–2004), Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1978; former member of the Wyoming State Senate - Gordon L. ParkGordon L. ParkGordon Lesley Park was a petroleum engineer and geologist for the Chevron Oil Company, who served from 1993-1996 as a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from District 49 in Uinta County....
(1937–2010), Republican state representative from Uinta County (1993–1996) - Nellie Tayloe RossNellie Tayloe RossNellie Tayloe Ross was an American politician, the 14th Governor of Wyoming from 1925 to 1927, and director of the United States Mint from 1933-1953. She was the first woman to serve as governor of a U.S. state. To date, she remains the only woman to have served as governor of Wyoming...
(1876–1977), Governor of Wyoming, first female governor of a U.S. state - DeForest RichardsDeForest RichardsDeForest Richards was an American banker, farmer, and politician. He was the fifth Governor of the state of Wyoming, and the first to die while still in office....
(1846–1903), Governor of Wyoming (1899–1903) - William A. RichardsWilliam A. RichardsWilliam Alford Richards was an American surveyor, rancher and politician. He was the fourth Governor of Wyoming from 1895-01-07 until 1899-01-01....
(1849–1912), Governor of Wyoming (1895–1899) - Edward V. RobertsonEdward V. RobertsonEdward Vivian Robertson was a United States Senator from Wyoming.Born in Cardiff, Wales, he served in the Third Battalion of the Welsh Regiment during the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1902. He then engaged in mechanical and electric power engineering from 1902 to 1912. Robertson emigrated to the...
(1881–1963), US Senator (1943–1949) - Teno RoncalioTeno RoncalioTeno Roncalio was a Democratic politician from Wyoming who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1967 and again from 1971 until 1978.- Early life and education :...
(1916–2003), US Representative (1965–1967;1971–1978) - William B. RossWilliam B. RossWilliam Bradford Ross was the 12th Governor of Wyoming from 1923 to 1924. He was born in Dover, Tennessee to Ambrose B. Ross and Sue Ross....
(1873–1924), Governor of Wyoming (1923–1924) - Tom SansonettiTom SansonettiThomas Lawrence Sansonetti, known as Tom Sansonetti , is an attorney and a government official from the U.S. state of Wyoming. He now resides in Greenwood Village, a suburb of Denver, Colorado....
, Assistant U.S. Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Justice Department - Robert SchliskeRobert SchliskeRobert Paul Edward Schliske, I , was a founder of Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne and a former Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives. He served in the House from 1971-1975 during the administration of Republican Governor Stanley K...
(1924–2007), Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1971–1975; one of the founders of Laramie County Community CollegeLaramie County Community CollegeLaramie County Community College is a full-service community college in Laramie County, Wyoming, with campuses in Cheyenne and Laramie and outreach centers at F.E. Warren Air Force Base and in Pine Bluffs. LCCC was established in 1968.... - Henry H. SchwartzHenry H. SchwartzHenry Herman "Harry" Schwartz was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Wyoming.Schwartz was born on a farm near Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio, and was educated in the public schools of Mercer County and Cincinnati, Ohio...
(1869–1955), US Senator (1937–1943) - Joseph D. SelbyJoseph D. SelbyJoseph David Selby was a Cheyenne lawyer who served as municipal judge from 1978–1982 and as a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from District 41 in Laramie County from 1995-1997....
(1950–2007), former Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from Cheyenne - Bryan SharrattBryan SharrattBryan Edwards Sharratt was a United States Navy and Air Force officer, a lawyer, a Certified Public Accountant, a real estate broker, and a Democratic politician from Wyoming. After losing his Wyoming's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives to Richard B...
(1947–2007), member of Clinton administration defense team; Democratic candidate for Congress in 1988, having been defeated by Richard B. Cheney - Larry D. ShippyLarry D. ShippyLarry Deleo Shippy was a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, having served in Laramie County District 8, including part of Cheyenne, from 1993–1996. Shippy was known for his efforts to expand the privatizing of government services...
(1946–2007), former Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from Cheyenne - Mike Sullivan (born 1939), Governor of Wyoming (1987-1995_
- Alan K. SimpsonAlan K. SimpsonAlan Kooi Simpson is an American politician who served from 1979 to 1997 as a United States Senator from Wyoming as a member of the Republican Party. His father, Milward L. Simpson, was also a member of the U.S...
(born 1931), former U.S. Senator from Wyoming - Milward L. SimpsonMilward L. SimpsonMilward Lee Simpson was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator and as the 23rd Governor of Wyoming.-Life and career:...
(1897–1993), former Republican Governor and U.S. Senator from Wyoming - Patrick Joseph SullivanPatrick Joseph SullivanPatrick Joseph Sullivan was the mayor of Casper, Wyoming from 1897 to 1898 and was a Republican member of the United States Senate from Wyoming from 1929 to 1930....
(1865–1935), Mayor of CasperCasper, WyomingCasper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316...
; US Senator (1929–1930) - John Thayer (1820–1906), Governor of Wyoming Territory (1875–1878)
- Craig L. Thomas (1930–2007), U.S. Senator from Wyoming
- Edwin Keith ThomsonEdwin Keith ThomsonEdwin Keith Thomson was a United States Representative from Wyoming. Born in Newcastle, Wyoming, he attended the public schools in Beulah, Wyoming and Spearfish, South Dakota...
(1919–1960), US Representative (1955–1960) - Malcolm WallopMalcolm WallopMalcolm Wallop was a Republican politician and former three-term United States Senator from Wyoming.-Early years:...
(born 1933), former U.S. Senator from Wyoming - Francis E. WarrenFrancis E. WarrenFrancis Emroy Warren was an American politician of the Republican Party best known for his years in the United States Senate representing Wyoming.-Early life and military service:...
(1844–1929), Governor of Wyoming, U.S. Senator - James G. WattJames G. WattJames Gaius Watt served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior for President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1983.-Early life and career:...
(born 1938), former U.S. Secretary of the Interior; born in LuskLusk, WyomingLusk is a town in Niobrara County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,447 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Niobrara County. The town was laid out in June 1886 by engineers working on the Wyoming Central Railway. It was named after Frank S... - Charles E. WinterCharles E. WinterCharles Edwin Winter was a United States Representative from Wyoming. Born in Muscatine, Iowa, he attended the public schools and Iowa Wesleyan College at Mount Pleasant. He graduated from the Nebraska Wesleyan University at Lincoln in 1892, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1895 and...
(1870–1948), US Representative (1923–1929) - John S. WoldJohn S. WoldJohn Schiller Wold is a business leader and Republican politician from Wyoming who served a single term in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1971...
(born 1916), US Representative (1969–1971)
Athletes
- Adam ArchuletaAdam ArchuletaAdam Jason Archuleta is a former American football safety. He played college football at Arizona State, and was drafted by the St. Louis Rams 20th overall in the 2001 NFL Draft....
(born 1977), professional football player; born in Rock SpringsRock Springs, WyomingRock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 18,708 at the 2000 census. Rock Springs is the principal city of the Rock Springs micropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 37,975.... - Nick BeboutNick BeboutNick Bebout , was an American football player who played at offensive tackle for three teams over an 8 year career from 1973 to 1980. Bebout played high school football for Shoshoni, Wyoming, and later went on to play for the University of Wyoming...
(born 1951), Professional football player; born in RivertonRiverton, WyomingRiverton is a city in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. It is both the largest city in the county and the largest within the historical boundaries of the Wind River Indian Reservation. The city's population was 9,310 at the 2000 census...
; played for the University of WyomingUniversity of WyomingThe University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
. - Jim BenepeJim BenepeJames L. Benepe III is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Benepe was born, raised and lived most of his life in Sheridan, Wyoming. He attended Northwestern University and was a first-team All-American in 1986 as well as the 1986 Big Ten Champion...
(born 1963), professional golfer; born in SheridanSheridan, WyomingSheridan is a city in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The 2010 census put the population at 17,444 and a Micropolitan Statistical Area of 29,116... - Tom BrowningTom BrowningThomas Leo Browning is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. During a 12-year baseball career, he pitched for the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals...
(born 1960), Major League Baseball pitcher; born in CasperCasper, WyomingCasper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316... - John Buck (born 1980), Major League Baseball catcher, born in KemmererKemmerer, WyomingKemmerer is both the largest city and the county seat of Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 2,651 at the 2000 census. It dubs itself the "The Fossil Fish Capital of the World" and the "Gateway to the West." As the county seat of Lincoln County, Kemmerer is the location of...
- Alicia CraigAlicia CraigAlicia Craig, also known as Alicia Shay, in Gillette, Wyoming, is an American distance runner. She is a two-time NCAA 10,000 meter champion. In 2004, she set the women's collegiate 10,000-meter record in just her third race. She ran at Stanford University...
(born 1982) distance runner; born in GilletteGillette, WyomingGillette is a city in and the county seat of Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 29,087 in 2010. Gillette is a city centrally located in an area involved with the development of vast quantities of American coal, oil, and coal bed methane gas... - Chris Cooley (born 1982) professional football player; born in PowellPowell, WyomingPowell is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 5,373 at the 2000 census. Powell is an All-America City and home to Northwest College.-Geography:Powell is located at ....
- Jesseca CrossJesseca CrossJesseca Cross is a former track and field athlete from the United States who specialized in throwing events. She attended the University of Wyoming on a basketball scholarship, and then competed for the United States in the hammer throw and shot put at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
(born 1975) Olympic athlete; born in LaramieLaramie, WyomingLaramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287.... - Lance DealLance DealLance Earl Deal is a former American athlete who won a silver medal in the hammer throw in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He also competed in the 1988, 1992, and 2000 Summer Olympics....
(born 1961) Olympic athlete; born in RivertonRiverton, WyomingRiverton is a city in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. It is both the largest city in the county and the largest within the historical boundaries of the Wind River Indian Reservation. The city's population was 9,310 at the 2000 census...
; attended high school in CasperCasper, WyomingCasper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316... - Mike DevereauxMike DevereauxMichael Devereaux is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fifth round of the amateur draft and made his debut on September 2, 1987...
(born 1963), Major League Baseball outfielder; NLCS MVP in 1995 with the Atlanta BravesAtlanta BravesThe Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
; born in CasperCasper, WyomingCasper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316... - Aaron EllingAaron EllingAaron John Elling is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2002...
(born 1978), professional football player; lived in LanderLander, WyomingLander is a city in, and the county seat of, Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. Named for transcontinental explorer Frederick W. Lander, Lander is located in central Wyoming, along the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River. A tourism center with several dude ranches nearby, Lander is located just...
; played for the University of WyomingUniversity of WyomingThe University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university... - Dick EllsworthDick EllsworthRichard Clark Ellsworth is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Chicago Cubs , Philadelphia Phillies , Boston Red Sox , Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers . Ellsworth batted and threw left-handed. He is the father of Steve Ellsworth...
(born 1940), Major League Baseball pitcher; born in LuskLusk, WyomingLusk is a town in Niobrara County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,447 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Niobrara County. The town was laid out in June 1886 by engineers working on the Wyoming Central Railway. It was named after Frank S... - Rulon GardnerRulon GardnerRulon Gardner is an American Olympian who competed in the 2000 Olympic games, winning the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling upon defeating Russian Aleksandr Karelin, who was previously undefeated in 13 years of international competition...
(born 1971), Olympic gold medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling; born in AftonAfton, WyomingAfton is a town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,818 at the 2000 census.Afton is home to the world's largest elk horn arch... - John GodinaJohn GodinaJohn Carl Godina is an American shot putter, whose record includes three World Championship wins and two Olympic medals. He also competes in discus.-High School Years:...
(born 1972), 3 time World Champion and 2 time Olympic medalist in the shot putShot putThe shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
; lived in CheyenneCheyenne, WyomingCheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... - James JohnsonJames Johnson (basketball)James Patrick Johnson is an American basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. He was drafted 16th overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. Johnson was the starting power forward for the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest University from 2007-2009...
(born 1987), professional basketball player for the Chicago BullsChicago BullsThe Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
; born in CheyenneCheyenne, WyomingCheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... - Brett KeiselBrett KeiselBrett "The Diesel" Keisel is an American Football player who starts at defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Brett hails from Greybull, Wyoming.-College career:...
(born 1978), professional football player for the Pittsburgh SteelersPittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
; born in GreybullGreybull, WyomingGreybull is a town in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,815 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Greybull is located at .... - Mike LansingMike LansingMichael Thomas Lansing is a former Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Montreal Expos, Colorado Rockies, and the Boston Red Sox between 1993 and 2001...
(born 1968), Major League Baseball infielder; born in RawlinsRawlins, WyomingRawlins is a city in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8,538 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carbon County... - Gail O'BrienGail O'BrienJoseph Gail O'Brien was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Boston Redskins. He played college football at the University of Nebraska....
(1911-??), professional football player; born in CheyenneCheyenne, WyomingCheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... - Jonah NickersonJonah NickersonJonah S. Nickerson is a former minor league pitcher. Nickerson played for the 2006 College World Series-winning Oregon State Beavers, and was named the Most Outstanding Player.-Early life:...
(born 1985), pitcher for the Oregon State BeaversOregon State BeaversThe Oregon State Beavers is a name shared by all sports teams at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. The Beavers are part of the Pacific-12 Conference . Oregon State's mascot is Benny the Beaver...
; born in CasperCasper, WyomingCasper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316... - Brady PoppingaBrady Poppinga-Green Bay Packers:Poppinga entered the National Football League on April 24, 2005, when he was selected in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. On July 26, 2005 Poppinga signed a four-year $2.4 million contract with the Packers.The Packers were excited about Poppinga's...
(born 1979), professional football player; born in EvanstonEvanston, WyomingEvanston is a city in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 12,359 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Uinta County.-Geography:Evanston is located at... - Todd SkinnerTodd SkinnerTodd Richard Skinner was an American free climber. His climbing achievements included the first free ascents of many routes around the world and the world's first free ascent of a grade 7 climb....
(1958–2006), rock climber; born in PinedalePinedale, WyomingPinedale is a town in and the county seat of Sublette County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,412 at the 2000 census. Pinedale is an important hunting outfitting town and a gateway to the Wind River Mountains. It is also a major gateway to the Jackson Hole area in Wyoming. Pinedale is... - Rick SofieldRick SofieldRichard Michael Sofield , who is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball, is a coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates.Sofield played for the Minnesota Twins from to , appearing in 207 games and recording 612 at bats for a career average of .243.After his playing career ended, he became the...
(born 1956), Major League Baseball outfielder; born in CheyenneCheyenne, WyomingCheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... - Nate Marquardt (born 1979), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight Fighter; born in Lander, WyomingLander, WyomingLander is a city in, and the county seat of, Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. Named for transcontinental explorer Frederick W. Lander, Lander is located in central Wyoming, along the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River. A tourism center with several dude ranches nearby, Lander is located just...
- John WendlingJohn WendlingJohn Wendling is an American football safety for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wyoming....
(born 1983), professional football player; born in Cody, WyomingCody, WyomingCody is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. It is named after William Frederick Cody, primarily known as Buffalo Bill, from William Cody's part in the creation of the original town. The population was 9,520 at the 2010 census... - Rulon GardnerRulon GardnerRulon Gardner is an American Olympian who competed in the 2000 Olympic games, winning the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling upon defeating Russian Aleksandr Karelin, who was previously undefeated in 13 years of international competition...
(olympic Gold Medalist: born in Afton Wyoming)
Artists
- Elsa Spear ByronElsa Spear ByronElsa Spear Byron was a renowned photographer born in Big Horn, Wyoming in 1896. As a young child, she learned to help her mother make photographic prints from a plate camera purchased in 1900. Her photographs were sold all over the country and greatly enlarged prints were used by the railroads to...
(1896–1992), photographer; Born in Big HornBig Horn, WyomingBig Horn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 198 at the 2000 census and 490 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
, lived most of her life in SheridanSheridan, WyomingSheridan is a city in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The 2010 census put the population at 17,444 and a Micropolitan Statistical Area of 29,116... - Jackson PollockJackson PollockPaul Jackson Pollock , known as Jackson Pollock, was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety. He was regarded as a mostly reclusive artist. He had a volatile personality, and...
(1912–1956), artist; born in CodyCody, WyomingCody is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. It is named after William Frederick Cody, primarily known as Buffalo Bill, from William Cody's part in the creation of the original town. The population was 9,520 at the 2010 census... - Floyd ShamanFloyd ShamanFloyd Shaman was a prominent twentieth century American sculptor.-Life:Born in Wyoming, Shaman lived in several parts of the state in his early years and briefly in Seattle, Washington where his parents worked in the aircraft industry as part of the war effort. He graduated high school from...
(1935–2005), sculptor; born in Wheatland, WyomingWheatland, WyomingWheatland is a town in and the county seat of Platte County in southeastern Wyoming, United States. The population was 3,548 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wheatland is located at .... - Penny WolinPenny WolinPenny Wolin , also known as Penny Diane Wolin and Penny Wolin-Semple, is an American portrait photographer and a visual anthropologist. She has exhibited solo at the Smithsonian Institution and is the recipient of two grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and one grant from the...
(born 1953), photographer; exhibited solo at the Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian InstitutionThe Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
, born in Cheyenne, WyomingCheyenne, WyomingCheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...
Authors
- Craig ArnoldCraig ArnoldCraig Arnold was an American poet and professor. His first book of poems, Shells , was selected by W. S. Merwin for the Yale Series of Younger Poets...
(born 1967), poet; teaches at the University of WyomingUniversity of WyomingThe University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
; lives in LaramieLaramie, WyomingLaramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287.... - C. J. BoxC. J. BoxCharles James Box, Jr. is an American writer, a native of Wyoming, who lives outside of Cheyenne with his wife Laurie, and daughters, Molly, Becky and Roxanne. His Joe Pickett Series has eleven novels. The first in this series, Open Season, was included in the New York Times list of "Notable...
, author of the Joe Pickett series - Maxwell Struthers BurtMaxwell Struthers BurtMaxwell Struthers Burt , was an American novelist, poet, and short-story writer.-Life:...
(1882–1954), novelist - James A. "Jim" Corbett (1933–2001), writer, philosopher, and human rights activist; born in CasperCasper, WyomingCasper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316...
- Gretel EhrlichGretel EhrlichGretel Ehrlich is an American travel writer, poet, and essayist.Born in 1946 in Santa Barbara, California, she studied at Bennington College and UCLA film school. She began to write full time in 1978, living on a Wyoming ranch, after the death of a loved one. Ehrlich debuted in 1985 with The Solace...
, novelist - Joe Clifford FaustJoe Clifford FaustJoe Clifford Faust is an American author best known for his seven science fiction novels primarily written during the 1980s and 1990s, including A Death of Honor, The Company Man, the Angel's Luck Trilogy , and the satirical Pembroke Hall novels...
, novelist - Shirley E. FlynnShirley E. FlynnShirley E. Flynn is an American author and local historian in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She has written several books on local Cheyenne history, including a work on the history of the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo held since 1897. She was involved with the founding of the Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West...
, Cheyenne historianHistorianA historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is... - Alexandra FullerAlexandra FullerAlexandra Fuller is an Anglo-African author, who currently lives in the U.S. state of Wyoming.-Biography:Her first book was Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, a memoir of life with her family living all around Africa...
(born 1969), writer, author of Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight; lives in Wyoming - Grace Raymond HebardGrace Raymond HebardGrace Raymond Hebard gained prominence as a Wyoming historian, suffragist, pioneering scholar, prolific writer, political economist and noted University of Wyoming educator. Hebard's standing as a historian in part rose from her years trekking Wyoming's high plains and mountains seeking first-hand...
(1861–1936) western history writer whose findings regarding Sacajawea and Esther Hobart MorrisEsther Hobart MorrisEsther Hobart Morris , a Tioga County, New York native, distinguished herself as the first female Justice of the Peace in the United States. A mother of three boys, she began her tenure as justice in South Pass City, Wyoming, on February 14, 1870, and served a term of less than nine months...
tend to be challenged by contemporary historians - Jean Henry-MeadJean Henry-MeadJean Henry Mead is an American novelist, award-winning photojournalist, historian and editor/publisher. She has also written under the names: Jean Henry, Jean Mead, and S...
, writer of Western novels and nonfiction as well as mystery novels and personality interviews; lives in Natrona County - George Clayton JohnsonGeorge Clayton JohnsonGeorge Clayton Johnson is an American science fiction writer most famous for co-writing the novel Logan's Run with William F. Nolan...
(born 1929), co-author of Logan's RunLogan's RunLogan's Run is a novel by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. Published in 1967, it depicts a dystopic ageist future society in which both population and the consumption of resources are maintained in equilibrium by requiring the death of everyone reaching a particular age...
; born in CheyenneCheyenne, WyomingCheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... - Theodore JudsonTheodore JudsonTheodore Judson is an American science fiction writer and highschool teacher. He began writing after the death of his wife and he is the author of Tom Wedderburn's Life , Fitzpatrick's War , The Martian General's Daughter , The Sultan's Emissary and Hell Can...
, science fiction author - Patricia MacLachlanPatricia MacLachlanPatricia MacLachlan is a bestselling U.S. children's author, best known for winning the 1986 Newbery Medal for her book Sarah, Plain and Tall. The book was later turned into a TV movie starring Glenn Close and Christopher Walken.MacLachlan was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She lived in Wyoming and...
(born 1938), children's book author, Newbery MedalNewbery MedalThe John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association . The award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award has been given since 1922. ...
for Sarah, Plain and TallSarah, Plain and TallSarah, Plain and Tall is a children's book written by Patricia MacLachlan, and the winner of the 1986 Newbery Medal and the 1986 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. It explores themes of loneliness, abandonment, and coping with change....
; born in CheyenneCheyenne, WyomingCheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... - Kyle MillsKyle Mills (author)Kyle Mills is an American writer of thriller novels including Rising Phoenix, Fade, and The Second Horseman. Several of his books include a character Mark Beamon, an FBI special agent...
(born 1966), author; lives in Jackson Hole - Florabel MuirFlorabel MuirFlorabel Muir was an American reporter and newspaper columnist from the 1920s through the 1950s. She was famous for covering both Hollywood celebrities and underworld gangsters....
(1889–1970), newspaper reporter and columnist; born in Rock SpringsRock Springs, WyomingRock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 18,708 at the 2000 census. Rock Springs is the principal city of the Rock Springs micropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 37,975.... - Edgar Wilson NyeEdgar Wilson NyeEdgar Wilson "Bill" Nye was a distinguished American journalist, who later became widely known as a humorist...
(1850–1896), journalist and humorist; postmaster of Laramie CityLaramie, WyomingLaramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287....
in the Wyoming Territory - E. Annie ProulxE. Annie ProulxEdna Annie Proulx is an American journalist and author. Her second novel, The Shipping News , won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for fiction in 1994, and was made into a film in 2001...
(born 1935), writer, author of Brokeback MountainBrokeback MountainBrokeback Mountain is a 2005 romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee. It is a film adaptation of the 1997 short story of the same name by Annie Proulx with the screenplay written by Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry...
; lives in Wyoming - Chip RawlinsChip RawlinsChip Rawlins is the co-author of The Complete Walker IV with Colin Fletcher. He also publishes under the name, C. L. Rawlins . Rawlins is a non-fiction writer, poet, outdoor guide and instructor. Previous jobs include: firefighter, science editor, and field hydrologist.-Biography:Rawlins was born...
, non-fiction writer, outdoorsman; lives in LaramieLaramie, WyomingLaramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287.... - David RomtvedtDavid Romtvedt-Life:He graduated from Reed College, and the Iowa Writers' Workshop.He teaches at University of Wyoming. He lives in Buffalo, Wyoming, with his wife, the potter Margo Brown.His work appears in The Sun Magazine, Prairie Schooner, Missouri Review,...
, Wyoming Poet LaureatePoet LaureateA poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events... - Owen WisterOwen WisterOwen Wister was an American writer and "father" of western fiction.-Early life:Owen Wister was born on July 14, 1860, in Germantown, a well-known neighborhood in the northwestern part of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father, Owen Jones Wister, was a wealthy physician, one of a long line of...
(1860–1938), writer of Western novels
Actors and Actresses
- Burnu AcquanettaAcquanettaAcquanetta , nicknamed "The Venezuelan Volcano," was a B-movie actress known for her exotic beauty.-Early years:Although accounts differ, Acquanetta claimed she was born Burnu Acquanetta in Ozone, Wyoming...
(1921–2004), actress and model; born in CheyenneCheyenne, WyomingCheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... - Jim BeaverJim BeaverJames Norman "Jim" Beaver, Jr. is an American stage, film, and television actor, playwright, screenwriter, and film historian...
(born 1950), actor; born in LaramieLaramie, WyomingLaramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287.... - Jim J. Bullock (born 1955), actor; born in CasperCasper, WyomingCasper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316...
- Darren DaltonDarren DaltonDarren Jack Dalton is an American actor, screenwriter, and film producer.-Acting career:Dalton's career began in 1982 when cast as Randy Anderson by Francis Ford Coppola during a nationwide talent search for the ground breaking teen ensemble The Outsiders.After The Outsiders Dalton reunited with C...
(born 1965), actor; born in PowellPowell, WyomingPowell is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 5,373 at the 2000 census. Powell is an All-America City and home to Northwest College.-Geography:Powell is located at .... - Mickey DanielsMickey DanielsRichard "Mickey" Daniels, Jr. was a juvenile actor. Signed by Hal Roach in 1923, he was, along with fat Joe Cobb, scruffy Jackie Condon, pretty Mary Kornman, and smiling "Sunshine Sammy" , a regular in the popular Our Gang comedies.-Biography:The red-haired, gap-toothed, freckled whipper snapper...
(1914–1970), actor; born in Rock SpringsRock Springs, WyomingRock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 18,708 at the 2000 census. Rock Springs is the principal city of the Rock Springs micropolitan statistical area, which has a population of 37,975.... - Harrison FordHarrison FordHarrison Ford is an American film actor and producer. He is famous for his performances as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy and as the title character of the Indiana Jones film series. Ford is also known for his roles as Rick Deckard in Blade Runner, John Book in Witness and Jack Ryan in...
(born in 1942) actor; lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming - Matthew FoxMatthew Fox (actor)Matthew Chandler Fox is an American actor. He is mostly known for his role as Charlie Salinger on Party of Five, and for portraying Jack Shephard on the supernatural drama television series Lost.- Early life :...
(born 1966), actor; raised in CrowheartCrowheart, WyomingCrowheart is a census-designated place in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 163 at the 2000 census. Nearby Crowheart Butte was the site of a battle between the Crow and Shoshone American Indian tribes in 1866... - Jesse GarciaJesse GarciaJesse Garcia is an American actor.Garcia starred in the award-winning film Quinceañera, written and directed by Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer with executive producer Todd Haynes, which won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival in the Dramatic...
(born 1982) actor; born in RawlinsRawlins, WyomingRawlins is a city in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8,538 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carbon County... - Mildred HarrisMildred HarrisMildred Harris was an American film actress. Harris began her career in the film industry as a popular child actress at age eleven. At the age of fifteen, she was cast as a harem girl in D. W. Griffith's Intolerance . She appeared as a leading lady through the 1920s but her career slowed with...
(1901–1944), actress; born in CheyenneCheyenne, WyomingCheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... - Cecilia HartCecilia HartCecilia Hart, born in Cheyenne, Wyoming February 19, 1948, is a television and stage actress married to actor James Earl Jones with whom she has one child, Flynn Earl Jones. Hart costarred with Jones in the short-lived 1979-80 CBS police drama Paris. She was formerly married to actor Bruce Weitz...
(born 1948), actress; born in CheyenneCheyenne, WyomingCheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... - Kirby HeyborneKirby HeyborneKirby Heyborne is an actor, musician, singer-songwriter, and comedian known for his work in LDS films.-Biography:Heyborne graduated from Alta High School in 1995 where he was student body president. He served a full time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Dominican...
(born 1976), actor; born in EvanstonEvanston, WyomingEvanston is a city in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 12,359 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Uinta County.-Geography:Evanston is located at... - Isabel JewellIsabel JewellIsabel Jewell was an American actress most active in the 1930s and early 1940s.-Early life and career:...
(1907–1972), actress; born in ShoshoniShoshoni, WyomingShoshoni is a town in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 635 at the 2000 census. The town is named for the Shoshone tribe of Native Americans, most of whom live on the nearby Wind River Indian Reservation... - Michael PearlmanMichael PearlmanMichael Pearlman , was an actor who appeared in Charles in Charge with Scott Baio. He also appeared in One Trick Pony, a feature film starring Paul Simon that was released in 1980. He now lives in Sheridan, Wyoming, where he works as a freelance writer and maintains a personal blog covering sports...
(born 1972), actor; lives in JacksonJackson, WyomingJackson is a town located in the Jackson Hole valley of Teton County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8,647 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Teton County.... - Jim SiedowJim SiedowJim Nash Siedow was an American actor, best known for his role of Drayton "The Cook" Sawyer in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.-Life and career:Siedow was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming...
(1920–2003), actor; born in CheyenneCheyenne, WyomingCheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... - Wally WalesWally WalesWally Wales was an American film actor who also appeared in many films under the name Hal Taliaferro. He appeared in over 220 films between 1921 and 1964.-Biography:...
(1895–1980), actor; born in SheridanSheridan, WyomingSheridan is a city in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. The 2010 census put the population at 17,444 and a Micropolitan Statistical Area of 29,116...
Television
- Larry BirleffiLarry BirleffiLarry V. Birleffi was a Wyoming broadcaster known as the original "Voice of the University of Wyoming Cowboys", having announced all UW football and basketball games from 1947—1986. He helped to build the UW sports program in Laramie and was a vigorous promoter of its athletic teams...
(1918–2008), sportscaster; born in Platte County - Curt GowdyCurt GowdyCurtis Edward "Curt" Gowdy was an American sportscaster, well known as the longtime "voice" of the Boston Red Sox and for his coverage of many nationally-televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports in the 1960s and 1970s.-Early years:The son of a manager for the Union Pacific railroad,...
(1919–2006), sportscaster; born in Green RiverGreen River, WyomingGreen River is a city in and the county seat of Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 11,808 at the 2000 census.... - Pete Williams, NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
news correspondent; born in CasperCasper, WyomingCasper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316...
Music
- John Perry BarlowJohn Perry BarlowJohn Perry Barlow is an American poet and essayist, a retired Wyoming cattle rancher, and a cyberlibertarian political activist who has been associated with both the Democratic and Republican parties. He is also a former lyricist for the Grateful Dead and a founding member of the Electronic...
(born 1947), former Grateful DeadGrateful DeadThe Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long...
lyricist, co-founder of Electronic Frontier FoundationElectronic Frontier FoundationThe Electronic Frontier Foundation is an international non-profit digital rights advocacy and legal organization based in the United States...
, retired cattleman; born in Jackson Hole - Chris LeDouxChris LeDouxChris Ledoux was an American country music singer-songwriter, bronze sculptor and rodeo champion.During his career LeDoux recorded 36 albums which have sold more than six million units in the United States as of January 2007...
(1948–2005), country music singer and rodeo champion; lived in Wyoming - Ronnie BedfordRonnie BedfordRonnie Bedford is an American jazz drummer and professor. Bedford is one of the founders of the Yellowstone Jazz Festival held annually in Cody, Wyoming, and was the recipient of the 1993 Wyoming Governor's Award for the Arts. In 1993 he released a self-published CD, Tour de West. He later...
(born 1931), jazz musician and music professor at Northwest CollegeNorthwest CollegeNorthwest College is a public two-year residential college located in Powell, Wyoming, 70 miles from Yellowstone National Park.-External links:*...
in Powell, WyomingPowell, WyomingPowell is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 5,373 at the 2000 census. Powell is an All-America City and home to Northwest College.-Geography:Powell is located at .... - Scott AvettScott AvettScott Yancey Avett is one of the lead singers and founding members of the folk-rock band, The Avett Brothers. Avett primarily plays the banjo but also plays harmonica, drums, piano, acoustic guitar and electric guitar for the band based out of Concord, North Carolina...
(born 1976), musician and member of The Avett Brothers, born in Cheyenne, WyomingCheyenne, WyomingCheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...
Other
- Tony AndruzziTony AndruzziAntonio C. "Tony" Andruzzi was a professional magician. From the 1950s to the early 1970s his performances were comedy illusions. He adopted the name Tom Palmer and had his legal name changed to Thomas S. Palmer...
(1925–1991), Magician; born in CheyenneCheyenne, WyomingCheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the... - Kristin GeorgeKristin GeorgeKristin Ann George is a beauty queen from Casper, Wyoming who has competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss USA pageants.George won the Miss Wyoming USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in September 2005. She competed for the title of Miss USA 2006 in Baltimore, MD on April 21, 2006 but failed to...
(born 1982), Miss Wyoming USA 2006 - Robyn JohnsonRobyn JohnsonRobyn Anne Johnson is a beauty queen from Sheridan, Wyoming who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007.Johnson won the Miss Wyoming USA title in a state pageant held in Casper, Wyoming on 10 September 2006. She beat thirty-four other women to win the competition. Johnson had previously...
(born 1985), Miss Wyoming USA 2007 - Melba Ogle (born 1942), model; born in CheyenneCheyenne, WyomingCheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...
Miscellaneous
- Thurman ArnoldThurman ArnoldThurman Wesley Arnold was an iconoclastic Washington, D.C. lawyer. He was best known for his trust-busting campaign as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division in Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Department of Justice from 1938 to 1943...
(1891–1969), lawyer/judge; born in LaramieLaramie, WyomingLaramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287.... - Edward L. Baker, Jr.Edward L. Baker, Jr.Edward Lee Baker, Jr. was an African-American United States Army Sergeant Major received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Spanish-American War — while under fire, he rescued a wounded soldier from drowning.He was promoted to the rank of Captain after the war and put in command of...
(1865–1913), United States Army, Medal of Honor; born in Laramie County, WyomingLaramie County, WyomingLaramie County is the most populous of the 23 counties of the U.S. state of Wyoming. The county is located in the southeastern corner of the state. The county's population was 91,738 at the 2010 census. The county seat is Cheyenne, the state capital... - Harold Roe BartleHarold Roe BartleHarold Roe Bennett Sturdevant Bartle was a businessman, philanthropist, Boy Scout executive, and professional public speaker who served two terms as mayor of Kansas City, Missouri...
(1901–1974), lawyer; politician; helped to establish Scouting in Wyoming - George T. BeckGeorge T. BeckGeorge Washington Thornton Beck was a politician and business entrepreneur in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Beck was born on 26 June 1856 in Lexington, Kentucky, the son of Jane Augusta Washington Thornton and James Burnie Beck, a congressman and US senator from Kentucky.Beck, Horace C. Alger, and...
(1856–1943) politician; businessman; helped William CodyBuffalo BillWilliam Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody was a United States soldier, bison hunter and showman. He was born in the Iowa Territory , in LeClaire but lived several years in Canada before his family moved to the Kansas Territory. Buffalo Bill received the Medal of Honor in 1872 for service to the US...
establish the town of CodyCody, WyomingCody is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. It is named after William Frederick Cody, primarily known as Buffalo Bill, from William Cody's part in the creation of the original town. The population was 9,520 at the 2010 census... - "Buffalo Bill" CodyBuffalo BillWilliam Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody was a United States soldier, bison hunter and showman. He was born in the Iowa Territory , in LeClaire but lived several years in Canada before his family moved to the Kansas Territory. Buffalo Bill received the Medal of Honor in 1872 for service to the US...
(1846–1917), colorful Old West figure, helped create CodyCody, WyomingCody is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. It is named after William Frederick Cody, primarily known as Buffalo Bill, from William Cody's part in the creation of the original town. The population was 9,520 at the 2010 census... - John ColterJohn ColterJohn Colter was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition . Though party to one of the more famous expeditions in history, Colter is best remembered for explorations he made during the winter of 1807–1808, when Colter became the first known person of European descent to enter the region now known...
(1774–1813), explorer, first white man to set foot in Wyoming - James M. FlinchumJames M. FlinchumJames Maxwell Flinchum, Jr., known as Jim Flinchum , was from 1961 until his retirement in 1985 the editor-in-chief of the Wyoming State Tribune, one of two forerunners of the existing Wyoming Tribune Eagle in Cheyenne, Wyoming.-Early years:Flinchum was born in Caddo in Bryan County in southern...
(1916-2011), newspaperman - Otto FrancOtto FrancCount Otto Franc von Lichtenstein was a cattle baron, sheriff and judge in the Big Horn Basin region of the U.S. State of Wyoming. Franc was born in Germany as a member of the German nobility. He emigrated to the United States in 1866...
(1846–1903), cattle baron and homesteader in the Big Horn Basin - Lilian HeathLilian HeathLilian Heath was the first female medical doctor in the state of Wyoming and one of the first to practice medicine west of the Mississippi River...
, first female doctor in Wyoming - James L. HerdtJames L. HerdtJames Lee Herdt , the ninth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy was appointed on March 27, 1998. A native of Casper, Wyoming, Herdt enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1966...
, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy; born in CasperCasper, WyomingCasper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316... - Leonard S. HobbsLeonard S. HobbsLeonard S. Hobbs was an aeronautical engineer who started in 1920 with the Army Air Service at McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio and later worked for Stromberg Motor Devices Corporation. He developed the first float-type carburetor for aircraft engines that was capable of providing normal operation...
(1896–1977), aeronautical engineer and author, won 1952 Collier TrophyCollier TrophyThe Collier Trophy is an annual aviation award administered by the U.S. National Aeronautics Association , presented to those who have made "the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America, with respect to improving the performance, efficiency, and safety of air or space...
for designing the P&W J57Pratt & Whitney JT3C|-Specifications :-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Francillon, René J. McDonnell Douglas Aircraft since 1920. London: Putnam, 1979. ISBN 0-370-00050-1.-External links:* * *...
turbojet engine; born in Carbon CountyCarbon County, WyomingCarbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 15,885. Its county seat is Rawlins.- History :Carbon County was organized in 1868.... - Ralph S. JohnsonRalph S. JohnsonRalph Samuel Johnson was a pioneer of American aviation who served a single term from 1951-1953 as a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives. He represented Cheyenne, the seat of Laramie County, Wyoming, where he resided from 1935-1988...
(1906–2010), aviationAviationAviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
pioneer and former state legislator from Laramie County - William T. KaneWilliam T. KaneWilliam T. Kane was a physicist for Corning Incorporated, formerly Corning Glass Works, Inc., in Corning, New York, who held patents in crystallography and heat-sensing technology—developments which contributed to the early processing and manufacture of fiber optics...
(1932–2008), physicistPhysicistA physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
in field of fiber optics - David "Tex" Little (1902–2006), World War I veteran
- Esther Hobart MorrisEsther Hobart MorrisEsther Hobart Morris , a Tioga County, New York native, distinguished herself as the first female Justice of the Peace in the United States. A mother of three boys, she began her tenure as justice in South Pass City, Wyoming, on February 14, 1870, and served a term of less than nine months...
(1814–1902), appointed first female judge in United States in 1870 to complete the term of a justice who resigned in protest of Wyoming Territory's passage of women's suffrage - Harold McCrackenHarold McCrackenHarold McCracken was an American author, Alaskan grizzly bear hunter, biplane stunt photographer, cinematographer, producer and museum director...
(1894–1983), creator and director of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in CodyCody, WyomingCody is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. It is named after William Frederick Cody, primarily known as Buffalo Bill, from William Cody's part in the creation of the original town. The population was 9,520 at the 2010 census... - M. Margaret McKeownM. Margaret McKeownMary Margaret McKeown, usually styled as M. Margaret McKeown is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and is based in San Diego, California. McKeown, a native of Casper, Wyoming, has served on the Ninth Circuit since her confirmation in 1998...
(born 1951), US Appeals Court Judge; born in Casper, WyomingCasper, WyomingCasper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316... - Margaret MurieMargaret MurieMargaret Thomas "Mardy" Murie was a naturalist, author, adventurer, and conservationist. Dubbed the "Grandmother of the Conservation Movement" by both the Sierra Club and the Wilderness Society, she helped in the passage of the Wilderness Act, and was instrumental in creating the Arctic...
(1902–2003), conservationist; lived in Wyoming - John Pedersen, prolific firearmFirearmA firearm is a weapon that launches one, or many, projectile at high velocity through confined burning of a propellant. This subsonic burning process is technically known as deflagration, as opposed to supersonic combustion known as a detonation. In older firearms, the propellant was typically...
s designer who worked for Remington ArmsRemington ArmsRemington Arms Company, Inc. was founded in 1816 by Eliphalet Remington in Ilion, New York, as E. Remington and Sons. It is the oldest company in the United States which still makes its original product, and is the oldest continuously operating manufacturer in North America. It is the only U.S.... - Chance PhelpsChance PhelpsChance Russell Phelps was a Private First Class in the United States Marine Corps who served with 2nd Platoon, Battery L, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment , 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.Phelps was killed in Iraq as the convoy he was...
(1985–2004), soldier; born in DuboisDubois, WyomingDubois is a town in Fremont County, Wyoming. The population was 962 at the 2000 census, although it nearly doubles in the summer with many part-time residents.-Geography:... - Jedediah SmithJedediah SmithJedediah Strong Smith was a hunter, trapper, fur trader, trailblazer, author, cartographer, cattleman, and explorer of the Rocky Mountains, the American West Coast and the Southwest during the 19th century...
(1799–1831), mountain man, trapper, explorer, first American to get to California from the East - Matthew ShepardMatthew ShepardMatthew Wayne Shepard was a student at the University of Wyoming who was tortured and murdered near Laramie, Wyoming, in October 1998...
(1976–1998), murdered student from University of Wyoming; born in CasperCasper, WyomingCasper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316... - Gerry SpenceGerry SpenceGerry Spence is a trial lawyer in the United States. In 2008, he announced he would retire, at age 79, at the end of the Geoffrey Fieger trial in Detroit, MI. Spence states that he "has never lost a criminal case either as a prosecutor or a defense attorney...
(born 1929), lawyer; born in LaramieLaramie, WyomingLaramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287.... - Willis Van DevanterWillis Van DevanterWillis Van Devanter was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, January 3, 1911 to June 2, 1937.- Early life and career :...
(1859–1941), city attorney for CheyenneCheyenne, WyomingCheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...
; chief judge of the Wyoming territorial court - Robert R. WilsonRobert R. WilsonRobert Rathbun Wilson was an American physicist who was a group leader of the Manhattan Project, a sculptor, and an architect of Fermi National Laboratory , where he was also the director from 1967–1978....
(1914–2000), physicist who was a group leader of the Manhattan ProjectManhattan ProjectThe Manhattan Project was a research and development program, led by the United States with participation from the United Kingdom and Canada, that produced the first atomic bomb during World War II. From 1942 to 1946, the project was under the direction of Major General Leslie Groves of the US Army...
; born in FrontierFrontier, WyomingFrontier is an unincorporated community in southern Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. It lies just north of the city of Kemmerer, the county seat of Lincoln County. Its elevation is 6,932 feet . Although Frontier is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 83121....