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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.
[edit] Native American Leaders
[edit] Political Figures
- Amos W. Barber (1861–1915), former Governor of Wyoming
- John Barrasso (born 1952), Republican U.S. Senator from Wyoming since 2007
- Frank A. Barrett (1892-1962), U.S. Senator, Representatives, Governor of Wyoming
- Eli Bebout (born 1946), Republican gubernatorial nominee in 2002; member of the Wyoming State Senate since 2007
- Mary Bellamy (1861-1954), first woman elected to the Wyoming Legislature
- Eliza Stewart Boyd (1833-1912), first woman in America to serve on a jury
- Bryant Butler Brooks (1861-1944), Governor of Wyoming (1905-1911)
- Anne M. Burford (1942–2004), first female Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (born in Casper)
- Harriet Elizabeth Byrd (born 1926), first and only African-American legislator in Wyoming since statehood
- John Allen Campbell (1835-1880), first Governor of the Wyoming Territory (1869-1875)
- Joseph M. Carey (1845–1924), Governor of Wyoming, first U.S. Senator from Wyoming
- Robert D. Carey (1878-1937), Governor of Wyoming (1919-1923), U.S. Senator (1930-1937)
- Vincent Carter (1891-1972), U.S. Representative (1929-1935)
- Fenimore Chatterton (1860-1958), Acting Governor of Wyoming (1903-1905)
- Dick Cheney (born 1941), Vice-President of the United States; raised in Casper
- Lynne Cheney (born 1941), Member of the National Enterprise Institute, Chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Humanities and wife of Dick Cheney; born in Casper
- Alonzo M. Clark (1868–1952), former Governor of Wyoming
- Clarence D. Clark 1851-1930), member of the Wyoming constitutional convention, US Representative (1890-1893), US Senator (1895-1917)
- Tom Coburn (born 1948), Junior Republican Senator from Oklahoma; born in Casper
- Henry A. Coffeen (1841-1912), US Representative (1893-1895)
- Arthur G. Crane (1877–1955), former Governor of Wyoming
- Patrick Crank, Attorney General of Wyoming (2002-2007)
- Edward D. Crippa, interim US Senator (1954)
- Barbara Cubin (born 1946), U.S. Representatives from Wyoming
- W. G. Curtis, founder and mayor of Torrington; Wyoming State representative
- Stephen Wheeler Downey (1839-1902), Wyoming territorial government leader; member of the Wyoming congressional convention; University of Wyoming trustee and president
- Frank Emerson (1882-1931), Governor of Wyoming (1926-1931)
- Mike Enzi (born 1944), Republican U.S. Senator from Wyoming
- Dave Freudenthal (born 1950), Governor of Wyoming (2003-present)
- Jack R. Gage (1899-1970), Governor of Wyoming (1961-1963)
- Jim Geringer (born 1944), Governor of Wyoming (1995-2003)
- Paul Ranous Greever (1891-1943), US Representative (1935-1938); mayor of Cody
- Clifford Hansen (born 1912), former Republican Governor and U.S. Senator from Wyoming
- William Henry Harrison (1896–1990), Republican U.S. Representative from Wyoming during the 1950s and 1960s
- Stanley K. Hathaway (1924–2005), Governor of Wyoming and U.S. Secretary of the Interior
- Harold Hellbaum (1926–2007), former Republican Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives from Wheatland
- Edgar Herschler (1918-1990), Democratic Governor of Wyoming, only person to serve three terms as Wyoming governor; born in Kemmerer
- John J. Hickey (1911-1970), US Senator (1961-1962)
- Richard Honaker) (born 1951), former state representative from Rock Springs, nominee for U.S. District Judge
- Frank O. Horton (1882-1948), US Representative (1939-1941)
- Ray Hunkins (born 1939), Republican gubernatorial nominee in 2006
- Lester C. Hunt (1892-1954), Governor of Wyoming (1943 – 1949); US Senator (1949 – 1954)
- John B. Kendrick (1857-1933), Governor of Wyoming (1915—1917); US Senator (1917—1933)
- Frank E. Lucas (1876–1948), Republican Governor of Wyoming from 1924-1925; preceded Nellie Tayloe Ross
- Cynthia Lummis (born 1954), former Republican member of both houses of the Wyoming legislature and former state treasurer
- Max Maxfield (born 1945), Republican secretary of state of Wyoming
- Gale W. McGee (1915-1992), Democratic U. S. Senator from Wyoming
- John J. McIntyre (1904-1974), US Representative (1941-1943); Wyoming Supreme Court Justice
- Joseph C. O'Mahoney (1884-1962), Democratic U. S. Senator from Wyoming
- Leslie A. Miller (1886-1970), Governor of Wyoming (1932-1939)
- Franklin Wheeler Mondell (1860-1939), US Representative (1895-1897; 1899-1923)
- John Eugene Osborne (1858-1943), Governor of Wyoming (1892-1895), US Representative (1987-1899)
- Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876–1977), Governor of Wyoming, first female governor of a U.S. state
- DeForest Richards (1846-1903), Governor of Wyoming (1899–1903)
- William A. Richards (1849-1912), Governor of Wyoming (1895–1899)
- Edward V. Robertson (1881-1963), US Senator (1943–1949)
- Teno Roncalio (1916-2003), US Representative (1965 – 1967;1971 – 1978)
- William B. Ross (1873-1924), Governor of Wyoming (1923-1924)
- Tom Sansonetti, Assistant U.S. Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Justice Department
- Robert Schliske (1924–2007), former Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1971-1975; one of the founders of Laramie County Community College
- Henry H. Schwartz (1869-1955), US Senator (1937-1943)
- Joseph D. Selby (1950–2007), former Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from Cheyenne
- Bryan Sharratt (1947–2007), member of Clinton administration defense team; Democratic candidate for Congress in 1988, having been defeated by Richard B. Cheney
- Larry D. Shippy (1946–2007), former Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from Cheyenne
- Mike Sullivan (born 1939), Governor of Wyoming (1987-1995_
- Alan K. Simpson (born 1931), former U.S. Senator from Wyoming
- Milward L. Simpson (1897–1993), former Republican Governor and U.S. Senator from Wyoming
- Patrick Joseph Sullivan (1865-1935), Mayor of Casper; 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 Thomson (1919-1960), US Representative (1955-1960)
- Malcolm Wallop (born 1933), former U.S. Senator from Wyoming
- Francis E. Warren (1844–1929), Governor of Wyoming, U.S. Senator
- James G. Watt (born 1938), former U.S. Secretary of the Interior; born in Lusk
- Charles E. Winter (1870-1948), US Representative (1923-1929)
- John S. Wold (born 1916), US Representative (1969 – 1971)
[edit] Athletes
- Adam Archuleta (born 1977), professional football player; born in Rock Springs
- Nick Bebout (born 1951), Professional football player; born in Riverton; played for the University of Wyoming.
- Jim Benepe (born 1963), professional golfer; born in Sheridan
- Tom Browning (born 1960), Major League Baseball pitcher; born in Casper
- John Buck (born 1980), Major League Baseball catcher, born in Kemmerer
- Alicia Craig (born 1982) distance runner; born in Gillette
- Jesseca Cross (born 1975) Olympic athlete; born in Laramie
- Lance Deal (born 1961) Olympic athlete; born in Riverton; attended high school in Casper
- Mike Devereaux (born 1963), Major League Baseball outfielder; NLCS MVP in 1995 with the Atlanta Braves; born in Casper
- Aaron Elling (born 1978), professional football player; lived in Lander; played for the University of Wyoming
- Dick Ellsworth (born 1940), Major League Baseball pitcher; born in Lusk
- Rulon Gardner (born 1971), Olympic gold medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling; born in Afton
- John Godina (born 1972), 3 time World Champion and 2 time Olympic medalist in the shot put; lived in Cheyenne
- Brett Keisel (born 1978), professional football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers; born in Greybull
- Mike Lansing (born 1968), Major League Baseball infielder; born in Rawlins
- Gail O'Brien (1911-??), professional football player; born in Cheyenne
- Jonah Nickerson (born 1985), pitcher for the Oregon State Beavers; born in Casper
- Brady Poppinga (born 1979), professional football player; born in Evanston
- Todd Skinner (1958-2006), rock climber; born in Pinedale
- Rick Sofield (born 1956), Major League Baseball outfielder; born in Cheyenne
[edit] Artists
[edit] Authors
- Craig Arnold (born 1967), poet; teaches at the University of Wyoming; lives in Laramie
- Warren Adler, (born 1927), novelist
- C.J. Box, author of the Joe Pickett series
- Maxwell Struthers Burt (1882-1954), novelist
- James A. "Jim" Corbett (1933–2001), writer, philosopher, and human rights activist; born in Casper
- Peggy Simson Curry, former Wyoming Poet Laureate
- Gretel Ehrlich, novelist
- Alexandra Fuller (born 1969), writer, author of Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight; lives in Wyoming
- Jim Geeting (born 1956), born in Los Angeles, California, a retired Wyoming state trooper, author, columnist and speaker on law enforcement and industrial safety.
- Jean Henry-Mead, writer of Western novels and nonfiction as well as mystery novels and personality interviews; lives in Natrona County
- George Clayton Johnson (born 1929), co-author of Logan's Run; born in Cheyenne
- Theodore Judson, science fiction author
- Charles L. Levendosky, former Wyoming Poet Laureate
- Patricia MacLachlan (born 1938), children's book author, Newbery Medal for Sarah, Plain and Tall; born in Cheyenne
- Kyle Mills (born 1966), author; lives in Jackson Hole
- Florabel Muir (1889-1970), newspaper reporter and columnist; born in Rock Springs
- Edgar Wilson Nye (1850-1896), journalist and humorist; postmaster of Laramie City in the Wyoming Territory
- E. Annie Proulx (born 1935), writer, author of Brokeback Mountain; lives in Wyoming
- Chip Rawlins, non-fiction writer, outdoorsman; lives in Laramie
- David Romtvedt, Wyoming Poet Laureate
- Robert Roripaugh, former Wyoming Poet Laureate
- Owen Wister (1860–1938), writer of Western novels
[edit] Entertainment
[edit] Actors
- Burnu Acquanetta (1921–2004), actress and model; born in Cheyenne
- Jim Beaver (born 1950), actor; born in Laramie
- Jim J. Bullock (born 1955), actor; born in Casper
- Darren Dalton (born 1965), actor; born in Powell
- Mickey Daniels (1914-1970), actor; born in Rock Springs
- Harrison Ford (born in 1942) actor; lives in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
- Matthew Fox (born 1966), actor; raised in Crowheart
- Jesse Garcia (born 1982) actor; born in Rawlins
- Mildred Harris (1901–1944), actress; born in Cheyenne
- Kirby Heyborne (born 1976), actor; born in Evanston
- Isabel Jewell (1907–1972), actress; born in Shoshoni
- Chessie Moore (born 1959), pornographic actress and model
- Michael Pearlman (born 1972), actor; lives in Jackson
- Jim Siedow (1920-2003), actor; born in Cheyenne
- Wally Wales (1895-1980), actor; born in Sheridan
[edit] Television
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Thurman Arnold (1891–1969), lawyer/judge; born in Laramie
- Edward L. Baker, Jr. (1865–1913), United States Army, Medal of Honor; born in Laramie County, Wyoming
- Harold Roe Bartle (1901-1974), lawyer; politician; helped to establish Scouting in Wyoming
- George T. Beck (1856-1943) politician; businessman; helped William Cody establish the town of Cody
- "Buffalo Bill" Cody (1846–1917), colorful Old West figure, helped create Cody
- John Colter (1774–1813), explorer, first white man to set foot in Wyoming
- Otto Franc (1846–1903), cattle baron and homesteader in the Big Horn Basin
- Lilian Heath, first female doctor in Wyoming
- James L. Herdt, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy; born in Casper
- Leonard S. Hobbs (1896–1977), aeronautical engineer and author, won 1952 Collier Trophy for designing the P&W J57 turbojet engine; born in Carbon County
- David "Tex" Little (1902-2006), World War I veteran
- Esther Hobart Morris (1814–1902), leader in suffrage movement, first female judge in United States; lived in Wyoming
- Harold McCracken (1894-1983), creator and director of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody
- M. Margaret McKeown (born 1951), US Appeals Court Judge; born in Casper, Wyoming
- Margaret Murie (1902–2003), conservationist; lived in Wyoming
- Chance Phelps (1985-2004), solider; born in Dubois
- Jedediah Smith (1799–1831), mountain man, trapper, explorer, first American to get to California from the East
- Matthew Shepard (1976–1998), murdered student from University of Wyoming; born in Casper
- Gerry Spence (born 1929), lawyer; born in Laramie
- Willis Van Devanter (1859-1941), city attorney for Cheyenne; chief judge of the Wyoming territorial court
