Famous Outlaws of the Wild West

Can you name these famous outlaws, gunslingers & thieves during the "Wild West" era.
Doesn't include lawful gunslingers like the Earp brothers or Doc Holliday
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Outlaw & train robber; Formed gang w/ Dunlop, Stiles & Downing
Albert "Burt" Alvord
Member of the Henry Plummer's gang; Notable "road agent"
Aleck Carter
Older brother of Jesse James; Infamous outlaw, alongside his brother
Alexander Franklin James
Train and Bank Robber; Member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch
Ben Kilpatrick / Tall Texan
Member of the Doolin-Dalton Gang; Sentenced to 10 years in prison
Bill "Little Bill" Raidler
Member of the Henry Plummer's gang; Notable "road agent"
Bill Bunton
Member of the Henry Plummer's gang; Notable "road agent"
Bob Zachary
Member of the Henry Plummer's gang; Notable "road agent"
Buck Stinson
Member of the Cowboys; Not tried (lack of evidence) in Virgil Earp case
Charles "Pony Diehl" Ray
Outlaw known for leaving behind poetic messages after robberies
Charles E. Boles / Black Bart
Member of the James-Younger Gang; Older brother of Robert Ford
Charles Wilson Ford
Member of the Doolin-Dalton Gang; Killed alongside "Bitter Creek"
Charley Pierce
Member of the Henry Plummer's gang; Had a deformed foot
"Clubfoot" George Lane
Mixed American outlaw; Killed 8 men, including his brother-in-law
Crawford "Cherokee Bill" Goldsby
Member of the Doolin-Dalton Gang; Safecracker for the gang
Dan Clifton / Dynamite Dan
Gunfighter and occasional criminal; Known for his taciturn personality
David Allen "Mysterious Dave" Mather
Outlaw who rode with Billy the Kid following the Lincoln County War
David L. Anderson / Billy Wilson
Cowboy, outlaw & gunfighter; Knew many of the Wild West icons
David Rudabaugh
Member of the Henry Plummer's gang; Notable "road agent"
"Dutch John" Wagner
Member of the Dalton Gang, a gang of brothers in Indian Territory
Emmett Dalton
Member of the Henry Plummer's gang; Notable "road agent"
Erastus "Red" Yeager
Outlaw gang in California led by five men who all have same 1st name
Five Joaquins Gang
Member of the Cowboys; Native American member of the gang
Florentino "Indian Charlie" Cruz
Member of the Cowboys; Briefly the deputy sheriff of Tombstone
Frank C. Stilwell
Member of The Cowboys; He & his brother were killed at O.K. Corral
Frank McLaury
Member of the Henry Plummer's gang; Notable "road agent"
Frank Parish
1st member of the Doolin-Dalton Gang; Called "too wild" by Bob Dalton
George "Bitter Creek" Newcomb
Mentor to Harvey Logan; Member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch
George "Flat-Nose" Curry
Member of the Doolin-Dalton Gang; Tracked down & killed by lawmen
George "Red Buck" Weightman
Member of the Henry Plummer's gang; Notable "road agent"
George Brown
Member of the Henry Plummer's gang; Notable "road agent"
George Ives
Outlaw & cattle rustler; His skin was made into pair of shoes after death
George Parrott / Big Nose George
Member of the Dalton Gang, a gang of brothers in Indian Territory
Gratton Hanley "Grat" Dalton
Member of the Cowboys; Stagecoach robber and cattle rustler
Harry Head / Harry the Kid
Closest friend of Butch Cassidy; Infamous outlaw, train & bank robber
Harry Longabaugh / Sundance Kid
Trained under George Curry; Member of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch
Harvey Logan / Kid Curry
Notorious Native American Renegade; Disappeared in 1889
Haskay-bay-nay-ntayl / Apache Kid
Famous outlaw & gunslinger; Said to have killed 21 men by age 21
Henry McCarty / Billy the Kid
Elected Sheriff of Bannack, ID; Leader of the gang, the Innocents
Henry Plummer
Outlaw & train robber; Formed gang w/ Alvord, Stiles & Downing
Jack "Three Fingered" Dunlop
Member of the Henry Plummer's gang; Snitched on by Boone Helm
Jack "Three-Fingered" Gallagher
Outlaw gang that mostly operated in Arizona Territory and Mexico
Jack Taylor Gang
Outlaw and title-holder gunfighter; Lynched in Ada, Oklahoma
James "Jim" Brown Miller
Member of the James-Younger Gang; Friend of Robert Ford
James Andrew "Dick" Liddil
Outlaw as a younger man; Later became a lawman, soldier & folk hero
James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok
Member of the James-Younger Gang; Brother of Cole, John & Bob
James Hardin "Jim" Younger
Outlaw, gunman & leader of his own gang; Disappeared in 1882
Jesse Evans
Infamous outlaw, train & bank robber; Led the James-Younger Gang
Jesse Woodson James
Man who shot "Wild Bill" Hickok in the back of the head; Hanged
John "Crooked Nose" McCall
Member of the James-Younger Gang; Brother of Cole, Jim & Bob
John Harrison "John" Younger
Outlaw; Founder & leader of the ___ _____ Gang, in New Mexico
John Kinney
Former lawman; Led Selman's Scouts; Killed John Wesley Hardin
John Selman
Outlaw, gunslinger & controversial folk icon; Said to have killed 42 men
John Wesley Hardin
Member of the Cowboys; Well-known gunslinger; Rival of Doc Holliday
Johnny Ringo
Member of The Cowboys; Present at the O.K. Corral gunfight
Joseph Isaac "Ike" Clanton
Member of the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang; He simply faded from history
"Laughing" Sam Carey
Female in Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch; Romantic with Tall Texan
Laura Bullion
1 of Lake County, CA's most notorious thieves and stagecoach robbers
Lawrence Buchanen "Buck" English
Infamous Mountain man, gunfighter, serial killer, and cannibal
Levi Boone Helm / Kentucky Cannibal
Famous outlaw known for his good looks; Shot during botched robbery
Marion Columbus Hedgepeth
Woman outlaw & horse thief; Known for her violent ambush & death
Myra Maybelle "Belle" Starr
Member of the Henry Plummer's gang; Notable "road agent"
Ned Ray
Father of the 4 Clanton sons; Outlaw & cattle rancher; Killed in ambush
Newman Haynes "Old Man" Clanton
Member of the Doolin-Dalton Gang; First member of the gang to die
Oliver "Ol" Yantis
Member of the Cowboys; Suspected assassin of Morgan Earp
Pete Spence
Member of The Cowboys; Brother of Ike and Billy Clanton
Phineas Fay Clanton
Native American Outlaw; First mass murderer in the state of Nevada
Queho
Gang carried out the 1st three peacetime train robberies in U.S. history
Reno Gang / The Jackson Thieves
Outlaw & train robber; One of the most hunted men since Jesse James
Reuben Houston "Rube" Burrow
Member of the Doolin-Dalton Gang; Tracked down & killed by lawmen
Richard "Little Dick" West
Member of the James-Younger Gang; Brother of Cole, Jim & John
Robert Ewing "Bob" Younger
Member of the James-Younger Gang; Assassinated Jesse James
Robert Newton Ford
Infamous train & bank robber; Led his own gang ___ ___'s Wild Bunch
Robert Parker / Butch Cassidy
Member of the Dalton Gang, a gang of brothers in Indian Territory
Robert Rennick "Bob" Dalton
Member of the James-Younger Gang; Shot by fellow gang members
Robert Woodson "Wood" Hite
Outlaw & member of the John Kinney Gang; Killed by Selman's Scouts
Roscoe "Rustling Bob" Bryant
Member of the Doolin-Dalton Gang; Last surviving member of the gang
Roy Daugherty / Arkansas Tom Jones
Outlaw & gang leader; Robbed a train $60,000 in newly minted gold
Samuel "Sam" Bass
Little-known though well-associated gunfighter and outlaw
"Shotgun" John Collins
Member of the Henry Plummer's gang; Notable "road agent"
Steve Marshland
Serial Mexican bandit in CA; Known for his coolness during robberies
Sylvestro "Pedro" Morales
Infamous outlaw, train & bank robber; Co-led the James-Younger Gang
Thomas Coleman "Cole" Younger
Physician; First outlaw to organize a stagecoach robbery in the US
Thomas J. Hodges / Tom Bell
Outlaw & Train Robber; Botched execution: had to be decapitated
Tom "Black Jack" Ketchum
Member of The Cowboys; He & his brother were killed at O.K. Corral
Tom McLaury
Member of the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang; Picture in the gang's wiki page
Tom O'Day
Member of the Henry Plummer's gang; Notable "road agent"
"Whiskey Bill" Graves
Outlaw & founder of the Wild Bunch, aka the Doolin-Dalton Gang
William "Bill" Doolin
Member of The Cowboys; Ran away from the O.K. Corral gunfight
William "Billy" Claiborne
Member of the Cowboys; Rival of, and killed by, Marshal Wyatt Earp
William "Curly Bill" Brocius
Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch; Liked to see his name in the newspaper
William "News" Carver
Outlaw & cattle rustler; Claimed to be of Russian Noble birth
William "Russian Bill" Tattenbaum
Member of the Doolin-Dalton Gang; Death marked beginning of the end
William "Tulsa Jack" Blake
Outlaw during the closing days of Old West; Had "lost treasure" in AZ
William E. "Bronco Bill" Walters
Infamous outlaw; Helped co-lead the gang, Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch
William Ellsworth "Elzy" Lay
Outlaw & train robber; Formed gang w/ Alvord, Dunlop, & Stiles
William F. "Bill" Downing
Member of The Cowboys; Brother of Ike; Killed at the O.K. Corral
William Harrison "Billy" Clanton
Outlaw & train robber; Formed gang w/ Alvord, Dunlop, & Downing
William Larkin "Billy" Stiles
Member of the Dalton Gang, a gang of brothers in Indian Territory
William Marion "Bill" Dalton
Outlaw & ruthless gunfighter; Considered one of deadliest gunfighters
William Preston Longley
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