There are literally hundreds of colorful characters in the Wild West that though they weren't an outlaw, or a lawman, trailblazer, or gunfighter, or other easily categorized figure, were still extremely interesting characters that deserve to be mentioned in our lists of Old West people.

Here, you'll find eccentrics, businessmen, poker players, ministers, entertainers, doctors, and more.

Though these many people may not have become icons of the American West, so often referred to in everything from history books to "dime novels," each and everyone of them had some interesting tale to tell.

From such colorful names as Poker Alice, to Potato Creek Johnny, Rawhide Jimmy, Levi Strauss, and others. Watch while this Old West List of Colorful Characters grows.

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• Wayne Brazel (1876-1915?) - A stockman in New Mexico, Brazel allegedly killed Pat Garrett in 1908.

• Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) (1835-1910) - The best known author during the days of the Old West.

• James Joshua Dolan (1848-1898) - One of the primary instigators of New Mexico's Lincoln County War, James Dolan attempted to control the economy of Lincoln County in the 1870s. He led the Murphy-Dolan faction and was suspected of riding with the posse that killed John Tunstall. He was charged with the murder of H.J. Chapman on February 18, 1879, but nothing came of it.

• Camillus Sydney "Buck” Fly (18??-1901) – Best known for his photography of the Geronimo's surrender in 1886, Fly was living and working in Tombstone during the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. He also served as the sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona for two years.

• Albert Jennings Fountain - Soldier, lawyer, and politician, the mystery surrounding Albert Jennings Fountain’s disappearance in the deserts of southern New Mexico has puzzled lawmen and historians for more than a century.

• Joseph F. Glidden (1813-1906) - The inventor of the barbed wire widely used in the west.

• Jack Langrishe (18??-1895) - A native of New York, Jack (John) S. Langrishe, an actor, impresario, and production manager, operated theatres throughout the West, including Deadwood, South Dakota, Denver, Colorado, and and another in Helena, Montana.

• Peter Maxwell (1848-1898) - The only son of New Mexico land baron, Lucien B. Maxwell, Peter was living at Fort Sumner during the reign of Billy the Kid and it was at his home that the Kid was shot by Pat Garrett in 1881.

• Alexander McSween (1843?-1878) - A lawyer in Lincoln County, New Mexico, McSween, along with partner, John Tunstall, opened a rival store in Lincoln, which  ignited the Lincoln County War.

• Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872) - Creator of a single wire telegraph system, co-inventor of the Morse Code, and painter of portraits and historic scenes.

• Lawrence Murphy (1831 or 1834-1878) - An Irishman who immigrated to the United States, Murphy was a Civil War Veteran, cattleman, and businessman, whose greed ultimately spawned New Mexico's Lincoln County War.

• John Perrett, aka: Potato Creek Johnny - One of Deadwood's most colorful characters, John Perrett, more often referred to as "Potato Creek Johnny,” is credited with finding one of the world’s largest gold nuggets. Though he never made his fortune, he did become a local attraction, in and of himself, up until the day he died at the age of 77 in February, 1943.

• Frederic Remington (1861-1909) - An American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in depictions of the American West.