Born here
68
notable people
Best known
Mildred Harris
in 38 Wikipedia languages
Youngest
2003
Lawson Lovering
Most common field
Politics & Law
29 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Cheyenne’s famous people ★ What stands out · Known for What Cheyenne is known for No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2 times.
Politics & Law 29 people 43%2× usual Sports 18 people 26%about usual Film, TV & Stage 7 people 10%about usual Writing & Arts 5 people 7%about usual Science & Medicine 4 people 6%about usual Business 2 people 3%about usual Military 1 person 1%below usual Notable 1 person 1% Faith 1 person 1%about usual
Through the years When Cheyenne’s famous people were born The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 17.
Mills & railroads The American century Today 1900 1950 2000 Cynthia Lummis Mildred Harris James Johnson Lloyd Fredendall
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known Born in Cheyenne Languages with an article: 38 for Mildred Harris, 30 for Cynthia Lummis, 21 for James Johnson.
#1 Film, TV & Stage Mildred Harris 1901–1944 American actress
#2 Politics & Law Cynthia Lummis born 1954 American politician
#3 Sports James Johnson born 1987 American basketball player
Everyone Everyone else born in Cheyenne 65 more names, born between 1878 and 2003.
All · 65 Politics & Law · 28 Military · 1 Sports · 17 Film, TV & Stage · 6 Writing & Arts · 5 Science & Medicine · 4 Business · 2 Faith · 1 Notable · 1
Any time Mills & railroads · 8 The American century · 45 Today · 8
Rensis Likert 1903–1981 American statistician
George Clayton Johnson 1929–2015 American writer
JS Jim Siedow 1920–2003 American actor
Lloyd Fredendall 1883–1963 American General during World War II
Bill Flores born 1954 American politician
RB Rink Babka 1936–2022 Athletics competitor
Robert D. Carey 1878–1937 American politician
Brandon Nimmo born 1993 American professional baseball player
Vernon Baker 1919–2010 U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient
Cecilia Hart 1948–2016 American actress
JD Jimmy Darden 1922–1994 American basketball player and coach
GP Guy Peterson born 1953 American architect
JB Janice Bolland born 1966 American racing cyclist
JH Jeremy Horst born 1985 American baseball player
KR Kevin D. Randle born 1949 Prominent ufologist
LL Lawson Lovering born 2003 American basketball player
Andrew Kerr 1878–1969 American football, basketball, and track and field coach
BD Bea Duran born 1963 American politician from Nevada
Harriet Elizabeth Byrd 1926–2015 American politician in Wyoming
JP Jessica Player born 1982 Former child actress
AJ Alan Bond Johnson born 1939 United States federal judge
CS Colin M. Simpson born 1959 American politician
DZ Dan Zwonitzer born 1979 American politician in Wyoming
DA Don Alley 1945–2020 American football player
DM Doug Miller 1969–1998 American football player
EB Evie Brennan American politician from Wyoming
GO Gail O'Brien 1911–1978 American footballer
HH Howard Hack 1932–2015 American painter
JB Jacob Bobenmoyer born 1997 American football player
JD Jan Dukes born 1945 American baseball player
RB Rowland Barnes 1940–2005 American judge
SL Sid Laverents 1908–2009 American filmmaker
ST Solomon Dennis Trujillo born 1951 American businessman
TH Trey Harrington born 1970 American soccer player
AW Alvin Wiederspahn 1949–2014 American politician
BM Bruce H. McMillan born 1935 American politician
DK Dan Kirkbride born 1952 American politician
DE Dave Edwards 1938–2013 American politician
DD Dennis DeBarr born 1953 American baseball player
DW Don Westbrook born 1952 American football player
JB James W. Byrd born 1954 American politician
JJ John Eklund, Jr. 1951–2025 American politician
KM Karen Morris-Gowdy born 1956 American actress
KE Ken Esquibel born 1959 American politician
LQ Lorraine Quarberg born 1952 American politician
LH Lynn Hutchings born 1960 American politician
MM Marlin McKeever 1940–2006 Player of American football
MO Monte Olsen 1956–2014 American politician and skier
RG Robert Mills Grant 1926–2012 Wyoming rancher and politician
SP Stephan Pappas born 1950 American politician
SK Stephen Keener 1940–2022 Voice Actor
TR Tony Ross born 1953 American politician in Wyoming
AK Aaron Keen born 1972 American football coach and former player
AV Anthony Vollack 1929–2015 American jurist
CG Carla Green born 1962 American neurobiologist and chronobiologist
DK Dean M. Kelley 1926–1997 American legal scholar
DP Dean T. Prosser 1917–2007 American politician
JC Jack Crews born 1940 American politician
JR John Romero-Martinez American politician
KC Kevin Campbell American politician
MI Mark T. Cox IV born 1942 American financier and government official
MK Michael Kanost born 1956 American biology professor
MM Mike McKeever 1940–1967 American football player
PL Phil Ligrani American academic
RC Rich Cathcart born 1946 American politician
No one matches both filters.
Show all 65 A chosen home Also called Cheyenne home Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Cheyenne, though born elsewhere.
Curt Gowdy 1919–2006 American sportscaster
EM E. Jayne Mockler born 1957 American politician
KS Kathryn Sessions 1942–2026 American politician
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Did you grow up with someone famous from Cheyenne? → Who should be on this list but isn’t? → From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cheyenne and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (14) Mildred Harris: Evans, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Cynthia Lummis: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons James Johnson: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Rensis Likert: University of Michigan. News and Information Services. Photographs, CC BY 4.0 , Wikimedia Commons George Clayton Johnson: JaSunni Productions, LLC, at PicasaWeb, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Lloyd Fredendall: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Bill Flores: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Robert D. Carey: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Brandon Nimmo: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0 , Wikimedia Commons Vernon Baker: United States Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Cecilia Hart: American Broadcasting Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Andrew Kerr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Harriet Elizabeth Byrd: Wyoming PBS, CC BY 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Curt Gowdy: Narrangansett Brewing Company, Public Domain , Wikimedia Commons 
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