Who’s Who in American History

America's Greatest Patriots

America’s Greatest Patriots – Presidents George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley, and James Garfield, by Kurz and Allison, 1890.

African American History in the United States

Cowboys

Early American

Explorers, Traders & Trappers

Gangsters

Gunfighters

Heroes and Patriots

Historic People by State

Lawmen

Native Americans 

Other Colorful Characters

Cowboy on a Bucking Bronco by Frederic Remington

Cowboy on a Bucking Bronco by Frederic Remington

Outlaws

Outlaw Gangs

People of the Santa Fe Trail

Pirates

Presidents of the United States

Scoundrels

Soldiers & Officers

Trail Blazers

Vigilantes

Women

“We come too late for to ride with the great,
But we’re born with a sense of our history.

Entrance to Arlington Cemetery., Arlington, Virginia

Entrance to Arlington Cemetery., Arlington, Virginia

Now the challenge remains to pick up the reins
And answer our personal mystery.”

— Dennis Gaines, “New Tradition”

Compiled and edited by Kathy Alexander/Legends of America, updated January 2023.

Also See:

American History

Historic People Photo Galleries

United States Trivia, Fun Facts, and Firsts

War & Military in America