Cheyenne’s Most Famous
A number of celebrities have lived in Cheyenne.
For example: Did you know Neil Diamond lived in Cheyenne while his father was serving in the military? One of the most celebrated sports broadcasters, Curt Gowdy lived here too. And who can forget fallen rodeo/country music hero Chris LeDoux who attended Cheyenne Central High School!
According to Wikipedia, here's the most famous residents in Cheyenne.
- Vernon Baker, Medal of Honor recipient
- Jillian Balow, Wyoming superintendent of public instruction since 2015
- James Emmett Barrett, United States federal judge[citation needed]
- Larry Birleffi, Voice of the Wyoming Cowboys, 1947-1986
- Harriet Elizabeth Byrd, first African-American to serve in the Wyoming Legislature
- Rich Crandall, member of Arizona State Senate, moved to Cheyenne in 2013 to assume new position of "director" of Wyoming Department of Education
- Neil Diamond, singer, lived in Cheyenne during his father's military service in the World War II era
- David R. Edwards, late state representative from Converse County was born in Cheyenne in 1938.
- Floyd Esquibel, member of the Wyoming Senate and former member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
- James M. Flinchum, editor-in-chief of former Wyoming State Tribune from 1961 to 1985
- Stephanie Flowers, African-American Democratic member of the Arkansas State Senate, former Cheyenne resident
- Shirley E. Flynn, Cheyenne historian and author
- John Frullo, former Cheyenne resident and member of the Texas House of Representatives from Lubbock
- Bill Garnaas, NFL player
- John Godina, shot putter, won a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney gamee
- Mark Gordon, state treasurer since 2012
- Curt Gowdy, sportscaster, member of American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame, recipient of Spink Award from baseball's Hall of Fame
- Robert Mills Grant, rancher, expert in branding law, state representative, was born and died in Cheyenne but spent his life in Platte County.
- Charles G. Hall, photojournalist
- Mildred Harris, actress and wife of Charlie Chaplin
- Cecilia Hart, actress and wife of James Earl Jones
- Wild Bill Hickok, gunfighter and lawman
- Cindy Hill, Wyoming superintendent of public instruction since 2011
- Robert Holding, founder of Little America Hotels
- Tom Horn, American Old West lawman, scout, soldier, hired gunman, detective, outlaw and assassin
- James Johnson, forward for the Toronto Raptors
- Raymond A. Johnson, aviation pioneer
- Daniel Junge, documentary filmmaker, Academy Award winner for his film Saving Face[62]
- William T. Kane, physicist in field of fiber optics
- Chris LeDoux, rodeo champion and country music legend; graduate of Cheyenne Central High
- Cynthia Lummis, former state treasurer and member of the United States House of Representatives
- Edgar Warner Mann, Wyoming territorial legislator and lawyer
- Marlin McKeever, defensive end for USC and NFL's Los Angeles Rams
- Mike McKeever, All-American football player for USC, twin of Marlin McKeever
- Joseph B. Meyer, Wyoming attorney general and state treasurer
- Jennifer Nichols, archer who competed in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics
- Brandon Nimmo, baseball player for the New York Mets
- Leslie Osterman, member of the Kansas House of Representatives from Wichita; Cheyenne native
- Charles E. Richardson, newspaper publisher, Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner; retired to Cheyenne
- Tracy Ringolsby, sportswriter and sportscaster
- Robert Schliske, member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, 1971-1975
- Edwin H. Whitehead, former member of the Wyoming House of Representatives and leader of the John F. Kennedy forces in Wyoming in 1960.
- Alvin Wiederspahn (1949-2014) - Cheyenne lawyer, historical preservationist, rancher, and member of both houses of the Wyoming State Legislature; husband of U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis
- Megan Wigert - Miss Wyoming 1998