Legends of the Old WestllFamous Cowboys, Lawmen, Outlaws and Pioneers,with images and information(Also see Famous Cowboy Characters, and Famous Cowboys Actors
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Gunfighters of the Old West sorted by Died Date
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John Jackson "Jack" Helm Birth Name: John Jackson Helm • Lawman, cowboy, gunfighter, and inventor in the American Old West Born: 1839, ? ? → Died: 1873, May 17 Age: 34y ?m ?d → Cause of death: shot in an ambushed | |
Wild Bill Hickok Birth Name: James Butler Hickok • Marksman, professional gambler, gunfighter, scout, lawman Born: 1837, May 27 → Died: 1876, August 2 Age: 39y 2m 6d → Cause of death: shot in the back of the head | |
William Longley Birth Name: William Preston Longley • Outlaw, ruthless and ill-tempered gunfighter; killed at least 32 people Born: 1851, October 6 → Died: 1878, October 11 Age: 27y 4m 5d → Cause of death: hanged | |
Billy the Kid Birth Name: William Henry McCarty (Aka: Henry Antrim, William H. Bonney) • Outlaw, gunfighter, member of the Regulators gang Born: 1859, November 23 → Died: 1881, July 14 Age: 21y 7m 21d → Cause of death: shot by Pat Garrett | |
Curly Bill Brocius Birth Name: William "Curly Bill" Brocius • Gunman, rustler and outlaw cowboy Born: 1845, ? ? → Died: 1882, March 24 Age: 37y ?m ?d → Cause of death: shot by Wyatt Earp | |
Jim Levy Birth Name: James H. Levy • One of the most notorious gunmen in the Old West known for challenging other gunmen to a duel. Born: 1842, ? ? → Died: 1882, June 5 Age: 40y ?m ?d → Cause of death: shot in an ambush | |
Dallas Stoudenmire Birth Name: Dallas Stoudenmire • Gunfighter and marshal; involved in a famous gunfight dubbed the "Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight" Born: 1845, December 11 → Died: 1882, September 18 Age: 36y 9m 7d → Cause of death: shot in a gun fight | |
King Fisher Birth Name: John King Fisher • Gunfighter, gang leader, rancher Born: 1854, ? ? → Died: 1884, March 11 Age: 30y ?m ?d → Cause of death: shot as he leapt from a theater balcony | |
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Ben Thompson Birth Name: Ben Thompson • Gunman, gambler, lawman, saloon operator, friend of Bat Masterson. Born: 1843, November 2 → Died: 1884, March 11 Age: 40y 4m 9d → Cause of death: shot in a gunfight | |
Doc Holliday Birth Name: John Henry Holliday • Dentist, gambler, and gunfighter; at the O.K. Corral gunfight Born: 1851, August 14 → Died: 1887, November 8 Age: 36y 2m 25d → Cause of death: tuberculosis | |
Big Jim Courtright Birth Name: Timothy Isaiah Courtright (Tim Isaiah) • Lawman, gunfighter, Born: 1848, ? ? → Died: 1887, February 8 Age: 39y ?m ?d → Cause of death: shot in a gunfight | |
Clay Allison Birth Name: Robert Clay Allison • Ruthless killer, gunfighter Born: 1841, September 2 → Died: 1887, July 3 Age: 46y 10m 1d → Cause of death: accident, broken neck | |
Luke Short Birth Name: Luke L. Short • Noted gunfighter, who had worked as a farmer, cowboy, whiskey peddler, army scout, dispatch rider, gambler and saloon keeper Born: 1854, January 22 → Died: 1893, September 8 Age: 39y 7m 17d → Cause of death: heart failure | |
John Wesley Hardin Birth Name: John Wesley Hardin • Gunfighter, killer; claimed to have killed 44 men Born: 1853, May 26 → Died: 1895, August 19 Age: 42y 2m 24d → Cause of death: shot by lawman John Selman | |
Tom Horn Birth Name: Tom Horn (Aka: James Hicks) • Lawman, scout, soldier, hired gunman, detective, outlaw and assassin Born: 1860, November 21 → Died: 1903, November 20 Age: 42y 11m 30d → Cause of death: hanged | |
Kid Curry Birth Name: Harvey Logan • Outlaw, gunman, "wildest of the Wild Bunch" Born: 1867, ? ? → Died: 1904, June 17 Age: 37y ?m ?d → Cause of death: suicide during a gun battle | |
Texas Jack Vermillion Birth Name: John Wilson Vermillion • Gunfighter, soldier, lawman, outlaw, Methodist preacher; participated in the Earp vendetta ride Born: 1842, ? ? → Died: 1911, ? ? Age: 69y ?m ?d → Cause of death: heart attack in his sleep | |
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Perry Owens Birth Name: Commodore Perry Owens • Arizona lawman and gunfighter Born: 1852, July 29 → Died: 1919, May 10 Age: 66y 9m 11d → Cause of death: Bright's disease | |
Bat Masterson Birth Name: William Barclay Masterson • Gunfighter, gambler, Wyatt Earp's deputy, newspaper columnist Born: 1853, November 27 → Died: 1921, October 25 Age: 67y 10m 28d → Cause of death: heart attack | |
Bill Tilghman Birth Name: William Matthew "Bill" Tilghman, Jr. • Deputy sheriff, gunfighter, saloon owner Born: 1854, July 4 → Died: 1924, November 1 Age: 70y 3m 28d → Cause of death: shot by a corrupt prohibition agent | |
Frank Canton Birth Name: Josiah Horner • Lawman, gunslinger, cowboy and at one point in his life, an outlaw Born: 1849, September 15 → Died: 1927, September 27 Age: 78y 0m 12d → Cause of death: old age | |
Wyatt Earp Birth Name: Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp • Lawman, gambler; in gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Tombstone, Arizona Born: 1848, March 19 → Died: 1929, January 13 Age: 80y 9m 25d → Cause of death: old age | |
Doc Scurlock Birth Name: Josiah Gordon Scurlock • Cowboy and gunfighter; was in several posses to pursue and arrest horse thieves Born: 1849, January 11 → Died: 1929, July 25 Age: 80y 9m 25d → Cause of death: heart attack | |
Chris Madsen Birth Name: Christian "Chris" Madsen • Danish born gunfighter; U.S. Deputy Marshal in Oklahoma; member of the Three Guardsmen crime fighers Born: 1851, December 25 → Died: 1944, January 9 Age: 92y 2m 15d → Cause of death: old age | |
Elfego Baca Birth Name: Elfego Baca • Lawman, gunman, lawyer, and politician; "Frisco Shootout" incident where Elfego faced 80 men firing 4,000 shots at the home where he was cornered Born: 1865, February 10 → Died: 1945, August 27 Age: 80y 6m 17d → Cause of death: old age | |
Footnotes Note 1: Dalton brothers gang included George "Bitter Creek" Newcomb, "Blackfaced" Charlie Bryant, Bill Doolin, Dick Broadwell, and Bill Powers. Note 2: The Younger gang included Clell Miller, Arthur McCoy, Charlie Pitts, John Jarrette,and Bill Chadwell. — Not included are eastern pioneers, such as Daniel Boone, because they belong to, shall we say, the Old East. |
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First died year on each page
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1. | 1873, May 17 (John Jackson "Jack" Helm) |
2. | 1884, March 11 (Ben Thompson) |
3. | 1919, May 10 (Perry Owens) |
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Sorted by died year
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1. | 1873, May 17 (John Jackson "Jack" Helm) |
2. | 1876, August 2 (Wild Bill Hickok ) |
3. | 1878, October 11 (William Longley) |
4. | 1881, July 14 (Billy the Kid ) |
5. | 1882, March 24 (Curly Bill Brocius) |
6. | 1882, June 5 (Jim Levy) |
7. | 1882, September 18 (Dallas Stoudenmire) |
8. | 1884, March 11 (King Fisher) |
9. | 1884, March 11 (Ben Thompson) |
10. | 1887, November 8 (Doc Holliday) |
11. | 1887, February 8 (Big Jim Courtright) |
12. | 1887, July 3 (Clay Allison) |
13. | 1893, September 8 (Luke Short) |
14. | 1895, August 19 (John Wesley Hardin ) |
15. | 1903, November 20 (Tom Horn) |
16. | 1904, June 17 (Kid Curry ) |
17. | 1911, ? ? (Texas Jack Vermillion) |
18. | 1919, May 10 (Perry Owens) |
19. | 1921, October 25 (Bat Masterson) |
20. | 1924, November 1 (Bill Tilghman) |
21. | 1927, September 27 (Frank Canton ) |
22. | 1929, January 13 (Wyatt Earp) |
23. | 1929, July 25 (Doc Scurlock) |
24. | 1944, January 9 (Chris Madsen ) |
25. | 1945, August 27 (Elfego Baca) |
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