Biographical Records

Notable People from Wyoming

139 notable figures born in Wyoming, showing page 2 of 3, ranked by historical prominence.

Vernon Baker
Vernon Baker
U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient (1919–2010)
1919 – 2010
soldierwriter
Jack R. Gage
Jack R. Gage
American politician (1899-1970)
1899 – 1970
governorpolitician
Lawrence Harold Welsh
Catholic bishop (1935-1999)
1935 – 1999
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Thurman Arnold
Thurman Arnold
American judge (1891–1969)
1891 – 1969
juristpoliticianlawyer
Jimmy Darden
American basketball player and coach (1922–1994)
1922 – 1994
basketball playerbasketball coach
Curt Gowdy
Curt Gowdy
American sportscaster (1919–2006)
1919 – 2006
sports commentatorfilm producerannouncer
Cecilia Hart
American actress (1948–2016)
1948 – 2016
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Guy Trosper
American screenwriter (1911-1963)
1911 – 1963
film producerwriterscreenwriter
Innis P. Swift
Innis P. Swift
United States Army general (1882-1953)
1882 – 1953
military officer
Philip A. Munz
Philip A. Munz
U.S. botanist, taxonomist and educator (1892–1974)
1892 – 1974
entomologistbotanistuniversity teacher
Wooden Leg
Wooden Leg
Northern Cheyenne warrior (1858–1940)
1858 – 1940
judgeartist
William E. Adams
William E. Adams
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1939–1971)
1939 – 1971
military personnel
Florabel Muir
American journalist (1889-1970)
1889 – 1970
journalist
Sherman Coolidge
Sherman Coolidge
Episcopalian priest and a founder and leader of the Society of American Indians
1862 – 1932
priest
Don Coleman
American actor
1893 – 1985
film actoractor
Ann Baumgartner
First American woman to fly a jet
1918 – 2008
test pilot
John Call Cook
John Call Cook
geophysicist, developer of ground-penetrating radar (1918-2012)
1918 – 2012
academicgeophysicistphysicist
John Pilch
John Pilch
American basketball player (1925–1991)
1925 – 1991
basketball player
Tony Andruzzi
Professional magician (1925–1991)
1925 – 1991
magician
Jack Snow
American football player (1943-2006)
1943 – 2006
American football playertelevision actoractor
Dick Ellsworth
Dick Ellsworth
American baseball player (1940–2022)
1940 – 2022
baseball player
Spencer Bohren
Spencer Bohren
American musician (1950–2019)
1950 – 2019
blues singerbanjoistmusician
Todd Skinner
American rock climber (1958-2006)
1958 – 2006
rock climber
Luke Bell
American country musician and singer-songwriter
1990 – 2022
musiciansinger-songwriter
Chance Phelps
Chance Phelps
United States Marine (1984-2004)
1984 – 2004
military personnel
William McLellan
American electrical engineer (1924-2011)
1924 – 2011
engineer
Daniel J. Rudolf
Daniel J. Rudolf
American mathematician
1949 – 2010
mathematician
Tom Farris
American football player (1920–2002)
1920 – 2002
American football player
Genevieve Fiore
American women's rights and peace activist
1912 – 2002
executive director
Allan J. McDonald
Allan J. McDonald
American engineer (1937-2021)
1937 – 2021
chemical engineerengineer
Sallie Fisher
Sallie Fisher
American actress (1880-1950)
1880 – 1950
stage actoractor
Larry Clapp
Wyoming lawyer and politician (1946–2013)
1946 – 2013
politicianlawyer
Bobby Mallon
American actor (1919-2008)
1919 – 2008
actor
Rapp Brush
Rapp Brush
American general (1889–1958)
1889 – 1958
military personnel
Andrew Kerr
Andrew Kerr
American football, basketball, and track and field coach
1878 – 1969
baseball playerbasketball coachathletics competitor
James Emmett Barrett
James Emmett Barrett
United States federal judge (1922-2011)
1922 – 2011
judge
Miriam Elizabeth Simpson
Miriam Elizabeth Simpson
American doctor and Professor of anatomy (1894–1991)
1894 – 1991
anatomistphysician
Paul Baxley
American stunt coordinator (1923-2011)
1923 – 2011
stunt coordinatorstunt performeractor
Leland Christensen
American politician in Wyoming
1959 – 2022
auctioneerpolitician
John McDermott
John McDermott
actor and film director (1893-1946)
1893 – 1946
film actorfilm directorscreenwriter
Roy Edwards
American politician
1954 – 2020
politician
Bertram C. Granger
set decorator (1892-1967)
1892 – 1967
production designerart directorartist
Stanley Galen Smith
American botanist (1926-2015)
1926 – 2015
botanistbotanical collector
Clarence Addison Brimmer, Jr.
Clarence Addison Brimmer, Jr.
United States District Judge (1922-2014)
1922 – 2014
politicianlawyermilitary personnel
Moe Radovich
American professional basketball player and college coach
1929 – 2004
basketball playerbasketball coach
Jim Crawford
American football player (1935-2018)
1935 – 2018
American football player
Joe Ryan
Joe Ryan
American actor (1887-1944)
1887 – 1944
basketball coachscreenwriteractor
Herbert J. Brees
Herbert J. Brees
United States general (1877–1958)
1877 – 1958
military personnel
Howard Thomas Orville
Howard Thomas Orville
American naval officer and meteorologist
1901 – 1960
meteorologistmilitary officer
Joyce Coad
American actress (1917-1987)
1917 – 1987
film actoractor
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