Hall of Great Westerners


The Hall of Great Westerners was established by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in 1958. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., the Hall was created to celebrate the contributions of more than 200 men and women of the American West. Inductees include explorers, Native American leaders, writers, poets, politicians, statesmen and others.

Members of the Hall of Great Westerners

The following are Hall of Great Westerners inductees, followed by their birth and death dates, the year they were inducted, areas of influence, and occupations.
NameLifespanInductedArea of influenceNotes
Jasper D. Ackerman1896–19881978ColoradoCattleman; Rancher; Banker; Philanthropist
Horace Greeley Adams, Sr.1862–19331997KansasBusinessman; Farmer; Cattleman
Raymond E. Adams, Jr.1931–20092017KansasCattleman, Banker
Ramon Ahumada1868–19261958ArizonaRancher
Pedro Altube1826–19041960NevadaFather of Basques in America; Rancher
George Washington Arrington1844–19232003TexasTexas Ranger; Ranch Manager
Ben C. Ash1851–19461959South DakotaFrontiersman; Peace Officer
Stephen Fuller Austin1793–18361958TexasColonizer; Secretary of the Republic of Texas; Rancher
Gene Autry1907–19981980Texas/OklahomaEntertainer
William Hugh Baber1893–19681971CaliforniaLivestock and Farming
Charles Monroe Bair1857–19431975MontanaLivestock
Malcolm Baldridge1922–19871984NebraskaU.S. Secretary of Commerce
Otto Carl Barby1865–19541958OklahomaHomesteader; Conservationist
Squire Omar Barker1894–19851978New MexicoPoet; Author
Will Croft Barnes1858–19361961ArizonaCowman; Politician; Writer: Medal of Honor Recipient
Edward Fitzgerald Beale1822–18931958At Large Surveyor; Indian Agent; Ranch
Henry Bellmon1921–20092005OklahomaGovernor; Senator
William W. Bent1809–18691960ColoradoFrontiersman; Indian Trader
Thomas Jefferson Berry1879–19511962South DakotaCattleman; Political Leader
Fred Hathaway Bixby1875–19521958CaliforniaRancher; Philanthropist; Livestock Official
Warren Lale Blizzard1888–19541958At Large Animal husbandry
Charles Boettcher1852–19481963ColoradoBusinessman; Banker; Rancher
Frank Seymour Boice1894–19561958At Large Rancher; Cattle Industry Leader
John Edward Borein1872–19451971At Large Western Artist
Lewis Rice Bradley1806–18791959NevadaCattleman; Governor
John P. Bratt1842–19181958NebraskaRancher; Politician; Land Developer
Jim Bridger1804–18811976At LargeTrapper; Frontiersman; Scout
Dolph Briscoe, Jr.1923–20102004TexasRancher; Philanthropist; Governor
Lucas Charles Brite1860–19411997TexasLivestock Breeder
Lieutenant General Charles W. Brown1932–20072014NebraskaRancher; Military
Ernest J. Browning1899–19841991ArizonaQuarter Horse
J.M. Buckley1878–19621964North DakotaCowboy; Horseman; Ranch Forman
Samuel Burk Burnett1849–19221969TexasCattleman; Rancher
Thomas Loyd Burnett1871–19381978TexasCattleman
Holm Olaf Bursum1867–19531965New MexicoRancher; Civic Leader
Wina Rae Calhoon1894–19862004OklahomaPioneer; School Teacher
Joseph Maull Carey1845–19241959WyomingTerritorial and State Official, U.S. Senator; Rancher
Henry Hallowell Carizonaier1885–19631965NevadaCivic Leader; Rancher; Businessman
Floyd Eugene Carroll1893–19691998WyomingVeterinarian; Stunt rider
Christopher "Kit" Houston Carson1809–18681959At Large Expedition Guide; Frontiersman
Dan Dillon Casement1868–19531958KansasCattleman; Live Stock Association Organizer
Willa Sibert Cather1873–19471974NebraskaNovelist; Writer
Ralph Chain19272011OklahomaCattleman; Agro-Tourism Pioneer
James Allen Chapman1881–19661968OklahomaOil Pioneer; Philanthropist
Jesse Chisholm1805/1806–18681974At Large Scout; Trader; Interpreter
John Simpson Chisum1824–18841958New MexicoCattleman; Trail Driver
Jean Pierre Chouteau1758–18491975At Large Fur Trader; Indian Agent; Frontiersman
William Clark1770–18381965At Large Military Officer; Co-leader of Lewis and Clark Expedition
Badger Clark1883–19571989South DakotaCowboy Poet
Joshua Reuben Clark, Jr.1871–19611962UtahFarmer; Cattleman; Politician
Al Clarkson1866–19571961South DakotaHorse Breeder; Cattleman
John Clay1851–19341961At LargeCattleman; Businessman
William "Buffalo Bill" Frederick Cody1846–19171958At Large Pony Express Rider; Scout; Showman
Charles Franklin Coffee1847–19351966NebraskaRancher; Banker; Cattleman
Charles Francis Colcord1859–19341959OklahomaRancher; City Builder; Civic Leader
Charles E. Collins1869–19441960ColoradoCowboy; Cattleman
William Connolly1861–19461963North DakotaRancher
James Henry Cook1857–19421960NebraskaTrail Driver; Scout; Rancher
James Taylor Craig1862–19301963South DakotaCattleman
Edward Creighton1820–18741958NebraskaTelegraph Builder
Matt Crowley1875–19551960North DakotaCattleman; Conservationist; Public Official
Victor Culberson1863–19301958New MexicoCattleman
Alex Currie1859–19371959North DakotaStockman; Horse and Cattle Breeder
Charles Franklin Curtiss1863–19471959At Large Dean of agriculture; Livestock Breeder
James Charles Dahlman1856–19301964NebraskaMayor; Cattleman; Sheriff
Harry Darby1895–19871978KansasIndustrialist; Senator; Rancher
Henry Clay Daulton1829–18931958CaliforniaRancher; Miner; Public Official
J. Leslie Davis1919–20012000New MexicoRancher
Linda Mitchell Davis19302000New MexicoRancher
Arthur Armstrong Denny1822–18991962WashingtonFounder of Seattle; Merchant; Public official
James Frank Dobie1888–19641965TexasAuthor; Texas Folklorist
Grenville Mellen Dodge1831–19161963At LargeSoldier; Engineer; Railroad Builder; Author
Don Manuel Dominguez1803–18822005CaliforniaRancher; Businessman; Politician
Lewis W. Douglas1894–19742002ArizonaPolitician; Public Servant
Fred H. Dressler1898–19971982NevadaCattleman
Frederick F. Drummond19312006OklahomaCattleman; Banker
Kenneth Eade1906–20002013CaliforniaRancher; Stockman
Wes C. Eade1874–19601961CaliforniaCattleman
Howard Eaton1851–19221983WyomingDude Rancher
Newton Edmunds1819–19081964South DakotaTerritorial Governor
Dwight David Eisenhower1890–19691973At LargeMilitary General; U.S. President
John Evans1814–18971963ColoradoPhysician; Businessman; Public official
W.D. Farr1910–20072007ColoradoRancher; Banking; Water Development
Thomas "Broken Hand" Fitzpatrick1799–18542004MissouriFur Trader; Mountain Man; Indian Agent
William Jordan Flake1839–19321959ArizonaColonizer; Cattleman
Calvin W. Floyd1872–19551958KansasCattleman; Banker
James William Follis1865–19501967North DakotaCattleman
Robert Simpson Follis1842–19141958MontanaCattleman
Don Juan Forster1814–18821996CaliforniaCalifornia Ranchero
Dr. O.M. Franklin1886–19732011TexasCattleman; Research Veterinarian
John Charles Fremont1813–18902000CaliforniaExplorer
Peter French1849–18971966OregonCattleman
John Warne Gates1855–19111972At LargePromoter; Speculator; Industrialist
Edward King Gaylord1873–19741974OklahomaPublisher; Philanthropist
Amadeo Peter Giannini1870–19491963CaliforniaBanker
William Thomas Gilcrease1890–19621971OklahomaOilman; Banker; Art Collector
Barry Morris Goldwater1909–19981991ArizonaSenator; Presidential Candidate
John W. Goodall1857–19311958North DakotaCattleman; Sheriff
Frank Robert Gooding1859–19291958IdahoStockman; Public Official
John Goodman19202014ArizonaHorse Breeder and Trainer
Charles Goodnight1836–19291955At Large Cowman; Plainsman
Temple Grandin, Ph.D.19472012ColoradoAnimal scientist, autism activist, author
George Grant1822–18781961KansasColonizer; Cattleman
Pearl Zane Grey1872–19391977At LargeAuthor
Enrique Guerra1929–20162016Texas
John Hailey1835–19211958IdahoStockman; Public official; Plainsman
John Dickinson Hale1847–19291966South DakotaCattleman; Political leader
James Evetts Haley1901–19951990TexasAuthor
Jacob Hamblin1819–18861958UtahMormon Missionary; Colonizer
Clifford P. Hansen1912–20091995WyomingBanker; Rancher; Politician
Jesse C. Harper1883–19611962KansasCattleman
Howard C. Haythorn19292008NebraskaCattleman; Quarter Horse Breeding
George Hearst1820–18911996CaliforniaPhilanthropist
Phoebe Hearst1927–20121996CaliforniaPhilanthropist
James Jerome Hill1838–19161958At Large Railroad Builder
James Fielding Hinkle1862–19511964New MexicoCattleman
James Kerrick Hitch1855–19211962OklahomaRancher
Henry Charles Hitch, Sr.1884–19671972OklahomaCattleman
Harold T. Holden19402017OklahomaArtist
George Ward Holdrege1847–19261965NebraskaRailroad Builder; Cattleman
D.C. "Rusty" Holler1920–19991997WyomingRancher
Cyrus Kurtz Holliday1826–19001960At Large Railroad Builder; Town Founder
William Welles Hollister1818–18861959CaliforniaStockman; Civic Developer
John M. Holt1848–19131960MontanaCattleman
Henry Clay Hooker1828–19071960ArizonaCattleman
Samuel Houston1793–18631960At Large Soldier; Statesman
Laton Alton Huffman1854–19311976MontanaPhotographer
John Hughes1933–20132015OklahomaCattleman
Collis Potter Huntington1821–19001968CaliforniaRailroad Magnate; Capitalist
Samuel Calhoun Hyatt1891–19781978WyomingRancher
Bose Ikard1847–19291999TexasAfrican American Cowboy; Trail Driver
John Wesley Iliff1831–18781960ColoradoCattleman
William C. Irvine1852–19241965WyomingStockman; Civic Leader; State Developer
Anthony Woodward Ivins1852–19311958UtahCattleman; Church Official; Civic Leader
Will James1892–19421992NevadaWriter; Artist
Myron D. Jeffers1833–19001963MontanaCattleman
Ben Johnson, Sr.1896–19521961OklahomaCattleman; Ranchman; Champion Steer roper
Charles Jesse "Buffalo" Jones1844–19191959KansasPlainsman; Buffalo Hunter; Conservationist
Tom Jones1868–19491961South DakotaCattleman; Rancher; Roundup Boss
L.L. Jones1879–19541964KansasCattleman; Veterinarian
Nez Perce Chief Joseph1840–19041973At Large Tribal Leader
John S. Justin, Jr.1917–20011999TexasBootmaker
Morrell Case Keith1823–18991962NebraskaCattleman
John Benjamin Kendrick1857–19331958WyomingGovernor and U.S. Senator
Mifflin Kenedy1818–18951960TexasCattleman; Rancher; Railroad builder
Frank Keogh1877–19551965North DakotaCattleman
Emil C. Kielhorn1876–19461963KansasFarming; Livestock
Richard King1824–18851959At Large Founder of King Ranch; Steamboat Captain
Adkin Wallace Kingsbury1842–19241971MontanaStockman; Rancher
Moses Pierce Kinkaid1854–19221963NebraskaLawyer; Congressman
Eusebio Francisco Kino1644–17111963ArizonaMissionary; Explorer; Cattleman; Author; Priest
William Kittredge1876–19581966OregonRancher
Robert Justus Kleberg, Jr.1896–19741975TexasLivestock Breeding; Ranch Management
Jesse Knight1845–19211964UtahStockman; Entrepreneur
Carsten Conrad Kohrs1835–19201958MontanaCattleman
John Lacey19382013CaliforniaRancher; Stockman
George Lane1856–19252016Alberta
Edward Cunningham Lasater1860–19301961TexasPioneer Farmer and Rancher
Tom Lea1907–20011995TexasAuthor; Illustrator; Artist
George Edward Lemmon1857–19461958South DakotaCattleman
Meriwether Lewis1774–18091965At LargeExplorer; Governor
Gordon William "Pawnee Bill" Lillie1860–19422010IllinoisPerformer; Educator; Buffalo Hunter
Abraham Lincoln1809–18651972At LargeFrontiersman; President
Frank Bird Linderman1869–19382007MontanaHistorian; Writer; Ethnologist
Hewlett Mortimer Lott1827–19201965MontanaMiner; Civic Developer
Oliver Loving1812–18671958TexasCattleman
Solomon Luna1858–19121963New MexicoStockman; Sheepman
John Thomas Lytle1844–19071966TexasRancher
John & Lottie Mabee1879–19611996Texas, OklahomaPetroleum Industry
Murdo MacKenzie1850–19391981ColoradoCattle Industry
Daniel Manning1845–19141961North DakotaCattleman; Rancher; Farmer; Miner
Anne W. Marion19381981TexasRancher; Philanthropist
Sallie Reynolds Matthews1861–19381981TexasAuthor; Pioneer
Watkins "Watt" Reynolds Mattews1899–19971990TexasCattleman
Lucien Bonaparte Maxwell1818–18751959New MexicoCattleman; Banker
Jake McClure1902–19401955At LargeRancher; Rodeo Performer
Joseph Geiting McCoy1837–19151967KansasCattleman; Author
William M. "Billy" McGinty1871–19612000OklahomaRough Rider; Wild West Show Performer
Charles Herbert McLeod1859–19461964MontanaMerchant
Otto Mears1840–19311964ColoradoPathfinder; Tollroad and Railroad Builder
Clark McEntire1927–20142019
George McJunkin1851–19222019
Nathan Cook Meeker1814/1817–18791970ColoradoNewspaperman; Colonizer
Walter F. Merrick1911–20062003OklahomaHorseman
Henry Miller1827–19161958At Large Developer; Rancher
George Lee Miller1881–19291983Oklahoma101 Ranch
Joseph Carson Miller1868–19271983OklahomaWild West Show; Ranching
Zachary Taylor Miller1878–19521983OklahomaWild West Show; Ranching
Thomas Edward Mitchell1863–19341962New MexicoPioneer Cattleman
Albert Knell Mitchell1896–19801977New MexicoRancher; Cattleman
William Henry Moffatt1875–19631964NevadaStockman
Earl Harrison Monahan1899–19911990NebraskaRancher
John "Tex" Marcellus Moore1865–19501964TexasCowboy; Artist
Bob Moorhouse19472010TexasRancher; Horse Breeder; Photographer
Esther Hobart Slack Morris1814–19021973WyomingWomen's Suffrage
Burton C. "Cap" Mossman1867–19561960New MexicoStockman
John Muir1838–19142006CaliforniaConservationist; Writer
John Walker Myers1825–19011960WyomingPioneer Trader; Cattleman
Sam Noble1925–19921996OklahomaOilman; Philanthropist
Robert C. Norris19292014ColoradoRancher; Horse Breeder
Frank Joshua North1840–18851958NebraskaMilitary Leader; Cattleman
Sandra Day O'Connor19302001ArizonaJudge; Businesswoman
Charles M. O'Donel1860–19331966New MexicoRanch Manager
Charles Bruce Orvis1858–19551962CaliforniaVeterinarian; Stockman
Richard Roy Owens1881–19531960CaliforniaCattleman
William Jackson Palmer1836–19091962At LargeRailroad Builder
John Palmer Parker1790–18682008HawaiiRancher; Conservationist; Industralist
Peter Pauly1871–19531968MontanaCattleman; Banker
William A. Paxton1837–19071961NebraskaCattleman; Railroad Construction
Chester Paxton1909–20001998NebraskaRancher
Dave D. Payne1871–19691971TexasCattleman
Spencer Penrose1865–19392001ColoradoBusinessman; Philanthropist
Henry Ross Perot1930–20191985TexasBusinessman
Nicholas Petry1918–19992002ColoradoCattleman; Philanthropist
James "Scotty" Philip1858–19111958South DakotaCattleman; Buffalo Preservationist
Frederic Augustus Phillips1869–19641967OregonRancher; Cattleman; Farm Credit Leader
William Davis Poole1829–19111960KansasCattleman
Henry Miller Porter1840–19371966ColoradoTelegraph Builder; Cattleman; Banker
John Wesley Powell1834–19021984At LargeGeologist; Ethnologist
John Wesley Prowers1838–18841963ColoradoFreighter; Merchant; Cattleman
William MacLeod Raine1871–19541959At Large Writer; Novelist
James Kenneth Ralston1896–19891978MontanaCowboy; Pioneer; Artist
Ronald Wilson Reagan1911–20041989CaliforniaActor; Governor; U.S. President
Bass Reeves1838–19101992OklahomaPeace Officer
Frederic Sackrider Remington1861–19091960At LargeArtist; Sculptor; Illustrator
George Thomas Reynolds1844–19251974TexasCowman; Banker; Rancher
Eugene Manlove Rhodes1869–19341958At Large Author and Writer
Wilse L. Richards1862–19531958North DakotaStockman
Bartlett Richards1862–19111970NebraskaCattleman; Rancher
Lynn Riggs1899–19541965OklahomaPlaywright; Author
William "Will" Penn Adair1879–19351955At LargeCowboy; Humorist; Philosopher; Actor
Thedore "Teddy" Roosevelt1858–19191955At Large U.S. President; Cattleman; Conservationist
Cotton Rosser19282015CaliforniaRodeo Producer
Frank Miles Rothrock1870–19571959WashingtonStockman
George C. Ruffner1862–19331958ArizonaPioneer Lawman
Joseph Russ1825–18861965CaliforniaStockman; Merchant
Charles Marion Russell1864–19261955At Large Artist
Hubbard Searles Russell1885–19631970CaliforniaCattleman
Sacagawea1786–18841959At LargeInterpreter and Guide for Lewis and Clark Expedition
Mari Sandoz1896–19661998NebraskaAuthor
Joseph Benjamin Saunders1901–19891979TexasOil Company Executive; Philanthropist
Charles A. Schreiner1838–19271964TexasCattleman
John Albert Scorup1872–19591960UtahCattleman; Church Leader
Cherokee Indian Sequoyah1770?–18431964OklahomaLinquist
Henry Sieben1847–19371961MontanaCattleman
J.R. Simplot1909–20081996IdahoIndustrial Magnate
Milward L. Simpson1898–19931985WyomingGovernor; U.S. Senator
John Horton Slaughter1841–19221964ArizonaCattleman; Trail-driver; Sheriff
Pierre-Jean de Smet1801–18731968At Large Jesuit Missionary
Hiram Francis Smith1829–18931960WashingtonCattleman; Developer
Jedediah Strong Smith1799–18311964At LargeExplorer; Trader
Benjamin Elam Snipes1835–19061958WashingtonCattleman; Pioneer
John Sparks1843–19081958NevadaRancher; Politician; Governor
Willis M. Spear1862–19361970WyomingCattleman
Andrew Jackson Splawn1845–19171958WashingtonCattleman; Civic Leader
Charles Springer1858–19331961New MexicoCattleman; Political Leader
Red Steagall19372003TexasCowboy Poet; Radio Host
Isaac Ingalls Stevens1818–18621962WashingtonMilitary Leader; Territorial Governor
William Morris Stewart1827–19091964NevadaLawyer; Nevada Politician
Victor Hugo Stickney1855–19211966North DakotaPhysician
Nelson Story, Sr.1838–19261959MontanaCattleman; Merchant
Winfield Scott Stratton1848–19021967ColoradoMiner; Community Builder
Levi Strauss1829–19021994CaliforniaBusinessman
Granville Stuart1834–19181966MontanaPioneer; Frontiersman
John Survant1864–19511962MontanaCattleman; Merchant
Alexander Hamilton Swan1831–19051960At LargeCattleman; Founder Omaha Union Stockyards Company
Svante Magnus Swenson1816–18961972TexasCattleman; Rancher
Anne Burnett Tandy1900–19801994TexasRancher; Philanthropist
Jay Littleton Taylor1902–19821982TexasCattle; Oil; Banking
William Wiseham Terrett1847–19221967MontanaRancher; Cattleman
Mahlon Daniel Thatcher1839–19161963ColoradoBanker
William Matthew Tilghman1854–19241960OklahomaLawman; Marshall
Charles Harland Tompkins1873–19571958OklahomaCattleman; Rodeo Champion; Civic Leader
Frederick Jackson Turner1861–19322009WisconsinEducator; Historian
Andrew Voigt1867–19391962North DakotaCattleman; Rancher
Daniel Waggoner1828–19021959TexasPioneer Cattleman; Developer
Benjamin Franklin Wallace1860–19461963ArizonaCattleman
Francis Emroy Warren1844–19291958WyomingStockman; Governor; U.S. Senator
Conrad Kohrs Warren1907–19931989MontanaRancher; Agriculturalist
Chief Washakie1798/1804–19001979WyomingTribal Leader; Artist
Walter Prescott Webb1888–19632012TexasHistorian; Author
Daniel Clay Wheeler1840–19151958NevadaRancher; Civic Worker; Humanitarian
Elias W. Whitcomb1838–19151971WyomingCattleman
Olaf Wieghorst1899–19881992ArizonaArtist
Owen Wister1860–19381976At LargeNovelist; Author
Samuel Austin Worcester1798–18591963OklahomaMissionary
York2001KentuckyAfrican American Explorer – Lewis and Clark Expedition
Brigham Young1801–18771958At Large Colonizer; Church Leader