Famous people from Wyoming

We asked our listeners "Who do you think is the most famous Wyomingite in history?" and as the comments rolled in we used them to create this list.

Esther Hobart Morris is one of the most legendary ladies in Wyoming history. Her image also bears an uncanny resemblance to Robin Williams in the movie Mrs. Doubtfire.

Many famous people have called the great state of Wyoming home, including a long list of actors, athletes, cowboys, politicians, and wild west legends.

Paul Baxley was born in Casper, WY. After the Baxleys moved Paul became a star quarterback at a Los Angeles high school. The fun still hadn’t even started for a military hero turned Hollywood stunt double.

Wyoming has produced its fair share of successful actors and actresses over the years, including a few former child stars. Joyce Coad was one of three triplets born in Laramie in 1917. Tragically, both of her parents died when she was just a baby and the children were orphaned...

Before Lyle Waggoner moved to Wyoming, he was a well-known television actor who had appeared on Lost in Space, The Carol Burnett Show, Wonder Woman, Charlie's Angels, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, The Golden Girls, Mork & Mindy and Murder, She Wrote. ...

Imagine getting paid to play video games all day. One 21-year-old man from Cheyenne is living the dream. His real name is Sean, but to the over 340,000 subscribers on his YouTube page, he's known as "Grapeapplesauce". Several years ago, he quit his job selling satellite dish subscriptions to concentrate on his real passion; playing video games...

The popular travel and entertainment website Thrillist recently published a list ranking "The Best Actor From Every State". And the winner is... Matthew Fox. The Party of Five and Lost star moved to Crowheart, Wyoming, as an infant...

By the time she was 16-years-old, Wyoming native Mildred Harris was among the most well known actresses in the world when her torrid love affair with Charlie Chaplin became the first tabloid scandal in Hollywood history. Born in Cheyenne in 1901, the daughter of a telegraph operator scored her first Hollywood movie role at the age of 11, when she was cast in The Post Telegrapher...

When Burnu Acquanetta moved to New York City in 1942, the aspiring actress had three things that movie producers couldn't resist: exotic beauty, charisma and an amazing story based here in Wyoming.