People from American Folklore
36 entries in the People from American Folklore compendium.
Clay AllisonConfederate soldier, cattleman, and feared gunfighter of the Old West.Dorothy Baker (madam)Helena madam known for charity and a famous brothel.Sam Bass (outlaw)American outlaw who led the largest train robbery in U.S. history.Ann BassettOld West rancher and associate of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch.Roy BeanSaloon-keeper and justice of the peace in Texas.James BeckwourthFur trapper, explorer, and Crow chief who discovered Beckwourth Pass.Chalkley BeesonOwner of the Long Branch Saloon in Dodge City.Big Nose KateHungarian-born outlaw and companion of Doc Holliday.Mattie BlaylockCommon-law wife of Wyatt Earp.Lizzie BordenAcquitted of the 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother.Pierre BottineauMétis guide, interpreter, and landowner in Minnesota and North Dakota.James BowieAmerican frontiersman, knife fighter, and Alamo defender.Samuel BradyRevolutionary War officer famed for his leap over the Cuyahoga River.John Brown (abolitionist)Abolitionist who used violence to fight slavery.Buffalo BillAmerican soldier, bison hunter, and showman of the Old West.Dixie BullFirst pirate to raid New England shipping, especially Maine.Kit CarsonFrontiersman, fur trapper, wilderness guide, Indian agent, and U.S. Army officer.Cattle AnnieYoung outlaw who roamed Oklahoma and Indian territories.John ClemUnion drummer boy who became the youngest noncommissioned officer.CochiseChiricahua Apache leader during the Apache Wars.Gregorio CortezMexican-American folk hero who evaded the largest manhunt in U.S. history.John Wallace CrawfordIrish-born scout, poet, and performer of the American West.John C. CremonySoldier, linguist, and newspaperman of the American Southwest.Davy CrockettAmerican frontiersman, congressman, and Alamo defender.Virginia DareFirst English child born in the New World.Eva Emery DyeWriter, historian, and women's suffrage activist who romanticized the historic West.Newton EarpEldest Earp brother, Union veteran, and frontier settler.Warren EarpYoungest Earp brother, frontiersman, and lawman.Frank EatonOld West lawman and inspiration for Oklahoma State's mascot.Robert Ford (outlaw)Outlaw who killed Jesse James and later died by gunfire.John Coffee HaysTexas Ranger captain who fought Comanche and in the Mexican–American War.Hi JollyOttoman camel driver who led the US Army's Camel Corps experiment.Joe Hill (activist)Swedish-American labor activist and IWW songwriter.Tom HornCowboy, scout, Pinkerton agent, and convicted killer of Willie Nickell.Iron Mountain BabyInfant survived a 50-foot fall from a train.Frank JamesConfederate guerrilla and outlaw, brother of Jesse James.
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