Biographical Records

Notable People from Wyoming

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

Jack R. Gage
Jack R. Gage
American politician (1899-1970)
1899 - 1970
governorpolitician
Vernon Baker
Vernon Baker
U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient (1919–2010)
1919 - 2010
soldierwriter
Lawrence Harold Welsh
Catholic bishop (1935-1999)
1935 - 1999
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Thurman Arnold
Thurman Arnold
American judge (1891–1969)
1891 - 1969
juristpoliticianlawyer
Guy Trosper
American screenwriter (1911-1963)
1911 - 1963
film producerwriterscreenwriter
Wooden Leg
Wooden Leg
Northern Cheyenne warrior (1858–1940)
1858 - 1940
judgeartist
Philip A. Munz
Philip A. Munz
U.S. botanist, taxonomist and educator (1892–1974)
1892 - 1974
entomologistbotanistuniversity teacher
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
Jimmy Darden
American basketball player and coach (1922–1994)
1922 - 1994
basketball playerbasketball coach
Innis P. Swift
Innis P. Swift
United States Army general (1882-1953)
1882 - 1953
military officer
Ann Baumgartner
First American woman to fly a jet
1918 - 2008
test pilot
Tony Andruzzi
Professional magician (1925–1991)
1925 - 1991
magician
Chance Phelps
Chance Phelps
United States Marine (1984-2004)
1984 - 2004
military personnel
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
Luke Bell
American country musician and singer-songwriter
1990 - 2022
musiciansinger-songwriter
Don Coleman
American actor
1893 - 1985
film actoractor
Sherman Coolidge
Sherman Coolidge
Episcopalian priest and a founder and leader of the Society of American Indians
1862 - 1932
priest
Todd Skinner
American rock climber (1958-2006)
1958 - 2006
rock climber
Spencer Bohren
Spencer Bohren
American musician (1950–2019)
1950 - 2019
blues singerbanjoistmusician
Dick Ellsworth
Dick Ellsworth
American baseball player (1940–2022)
1940 - 2022
baseball player
William E. Adams
William E. Adams
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1939–1971)
1939 - 1971
military personnel
Jack Snow
American football player (1943-2006)
1943 - 2006
American football playertelevision actoractor
Florabel Muir
American journalist (1889-1970)
1889 - 1970
journalist
Tom Farris
American football player (1920–2002)
1920 - 2002
American football player
Bertram C. Granger
set decorator (1892-1967)
1892 - 1967
production designerart directorartist
Miriam Elizabeth Simpson
Miriam Elizabeth Simpson
American doctor and Professor of anatomy (1894–1991)
1894 - 1991
anatomistphysician
John McDermott
John McDermott
actor and film director (1893-1946)
1893 - 1946
film actorfilm directorscreenwriter
Frank Mockler
American politician
1909 - 1993
politicianjuristgovernor
Howard Thomas Orville
Howard Thomas Orville
American naval officer and meteorologist
1901 - 1960
meteorologistmilitary officer
James Emmett Barrett
James Emmett Barrett
United States federal judge (1922-2011)
1922 - 2011
judge
Clarence Addison Brimmer, Jr.
Clarence Addison Brimmer, Jr.
United States District Judge (1922-2014)
1922 - 2014
politicianlawyermilitary personnel
Joe Ryan
Joe Ryan
American actor (1887-1944)
1887 - 1944
basketball coachscreenwriteractor
Sallie Fisher
Sallie Fisher
American actress (1880-1950)
1880 - 1950
stage actoractor
Joyce Coad
American actress (1917-1987)
1917 - 1987
film actoractor
Genevieve Fiore
American women's rights and peace activist
1912 - 2002
executive director
Bobby Mallon
American actor (1919-2008)
1919 - 2008
actor
Allan J. McDonald
Allan J. McDonald
American engineer (1937-2021)
1937 - 2021
chemical engineerengineer
Rapp Brush
Rapp Brush
American general (1889–1958)
1889 - 1958
military personnel
Paul Baxley
American stunt coordinator (1923-2011)
1923 - 2011
stunt coordinatorstunt performeractor
Stanley Galen Smith
American botanist (1926-2015)
1926 - 2015
botanistbotanical collector
Jim Crawford
American football player (1935-2018)
1935 - 2018
American football player
Daniel J. Rudolf
Daniel J. Rudolf
American mathematician
1949 - 2010
mathematician
Larry Clapp
Wyoming lawyer and politician (1946–2013)
1946 - 2013
politicianlawyer
Leland Christensen
American politician in Wyoming
1959 - 2022
auctioneerpolitician
Roy Edwards
American politician
1954 - 2020
politician
Herbert J. Brees
Herbert J. Brees
United States general (1877–1958)
1877 - 1958
military personnel
Andrew Kerr
Andrew Kerr
American football, basketball, and track and field coach
1878 - 1969
baseball playerbasketball coachathletics competitor
William McLellan
American electrical engineer (1924-2011)
1924 - 2011
engineer
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