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The Magnificent Seven
1960 American western film directed by John Sturges
Will Rogers
American humorist and entertainer (1879–1935)
Lucky Luke
Belgian comics series by Morris
Zorro
Zorro ( or , Spanish for "fox") is a fictional character created in 1919 by American pulp writer Johnston McCulley, appearing in works set in the Pueblo de Los Ángeles in Alta California. Zorro is typically portrayed as a dashing masked vigilante who defends the commoners and Indigenous peoples of California against corrupt, tyrannical officials and other villains. His signature all-black costume includes a cape, a Cordovan hat (sombrero cordobés), and a mask covering the upper half of his face.
Wyatt Earp
American lawman (1848–1929)
Gene Autry
American actor and singer (1907–1998)
Annie Oakley
American exhibition sharpshooter (1860–1926)
Roy Rogers
American actor and singer (1911-1998)
Kit Carson
American frontiersman and Union Army general (1809-1868)
Calamity Jane
American scout and frontierswoman
Wild Bill Hickok
American folk hero and lawman (1837–1876)
Cat Ballou
1965 film by Elliot Silverstein
Doc Holliday
gambler, gunfighter, and dentist in the American West (1851–1887)
Winnetou
Winnetou is a fictional Native American hero of several novels written in German by Karl May (1842–1912), one of the best-selling German writers of all time with about 200 million copies worldwide, including the Winnetou trilogy. The character made his debut in the novel Old Firehand (1875).
Pat Garrett
American sheriff (1850–1908)
Arthur Morgan
fictional character from the video game Red Dead Redemption 2
Dale Evans
American actress, singer and writer (1912–2001)
Man with No Name
Western film character
Tex Ritter
American country musician (1905–1974)
Big Jake
1971 Western film directed by George Sherman
Jonah Hex
DC Comics character
John Marston
fictional character from Red Dead Redemption
Old Shatterhand
fictional character
Bob Steele
American actor (1907–1988)
George "Gabby" Hayes
American actor (1885-1969)
Jim Bridger
American explorer (1804-1881)
Maverick
television series (1957-1962)
Johnny Mack Brown
American football player and actor (1904–1974)
Hoot Gibson
American actor (1892–1962)
Lone Ranger
fictional character
Bat Masterson
US Marshal (1853–1921)
Rough Riders
1st United States Volunteer Cavalry during the Spanish-American War
Buddy Longway
comic book
Pecos Bill
fictional cowboy in stories set during American westward expansion
Virgil Earp
deputy US marshal and soldier (1843–1905)
Wild Bill Elliott
American actor (1904-1965)
Tex Willer
main fictional character of the Italian comics series Tex
Zagor
Italian comic book
Bass Reeves
deputy U.S. marshal
Hopalong Cassidy
fictional cowboy hero
Lash LaRue
American actor (1917-1996)
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa
American animated television series
Ramona
Ramona is an 1884 American novel written by Helen Hunt Jackson. Set in Southern California after the Mexican–American War and annexation of the territory by the United States, Ramona explores the life of a mixed-race Scottish–Native American orphan girl. The story was inspired by the marriage of Hugo Reid and Victoria Reid.
BraveStarr
BraveStarr is an American space Western animated television series that aired 65 episodes from September 1987 to February 1988 in syndication. The show was created a year after Mattel had released a line of action figures. BraveStarr was the last animated series produced by Filmation and Group W Productions before Filmation shut down in 1989. Reruns of the show aired on Qubo Night Owl from 2010 to 2013, and on the Retro Television Network from 2010 to 2015.
Cheyenne
American television series
Spike Spiegel
fictional character from Cowboy Bebop
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
Japanese-American animated television series from 1986–1989
Sunset Carson
Western film actor (1920-1990)
Tonto
Tonto is a fictional character; he is the Native American (either Tonto Apache, Comanche, or Potawatomi) companion of the Lone Ranger, a popular American Western character created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker. Tonto has appeared in radio and television series and other presentations of the characters' adventures righting wrongs in the 19th-century western United States.
Phantom Rider
Marvel Comics superhero
Red Ryder
1938–1965 American comic strip
Buffalo Bob Smith
American television show host (1917–1998)
Nat Love
African-American cowboy following the American Civil War
Bat Lash
fictional Western superhero
The Cisco Kid
fictional character found in numerous film, radio, television and comic book series
Vash the Stampede
protagonist of Trigun
The Range Rider
television program
Luke Short
American businessman (1854–1893)
Django
film character
Whip Wilson
American actor (1911-1964)