List of Famous people born in Wyoming, United States of America
James Johnson
James Patrick Johnson is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the starting power forward for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons from 2007 to 2009. He was drafted 16th overall in the 2009 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.
Nate Marquardt
Nathan Joel Marquardt is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the middleweight and welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 1999, he is a former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion and a three-time Pancrase Middleweight Champion.
Jim J. Bullock
James Jackson Bullock, sometimes credited as Jim J. Bullock or Jm J. Bullock, is an American actor and comedian of stage, television and motion pictures.
Jackson Pollock
Paul Jackson Pollock was an American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement.
Jaycee Carroll
Jaycee Don Carroll is an Azerbaijani-American professional basketball player for Real Madrid. He also represents the senior Azerbaijani national team. While playing college basketball for the Utah State University Aggies, he was best known for his scoring prowess, shooting ability, shooting range, and endurance. He has the 2nd highest 3 point field goal percentage in NCAA Division I history. He is the Aggies' all-time scoring leader, and also holds 9 other school records. When he finished his college basketball career, he had the 14th most 3 pointers made, and 52nd most points scored in NCAA DI history.
Cecilia Hart
Cecilia Hart, sometimes credited as Ceci Jones, was an American television and stage actress. Hart is best known for her role as Stacey Erickson in the CBS police drama Paris, which originally ran from 1979 until 1980. Hart co-starred with her future husband James Earl Jones in the series.
Gerry Spence
Gerald Leonard Spence is a semi-retired American trial lawyer. He is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame. Spence has never lost a criminal case either as a prosecutor or a defense attorney, and has not lost a civil case since 1969.
Cynthia Lummis
Cynthia Marie Lummis Wiederspahn is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States Senator from Wyoming. She is the first woman to represent Wyoming in the Senate. A member of the Republican Party, she served as the U.S. Representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district from 2009 to 2017. Before joining Congress, she served as a State Representative, State Senator (1993–95), and State Treasurer (1999–2007). She did not seek reelection to the House of Representatives in 2016, and defeated Democratic nominee Merav Ben-David for the U.S. Senate in 2020.
Ned LeDoux
Ned LeDoux is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is the son of singer-songwriter Chris LeDoux, and has released two studio albums.
Larry Echo Hawk
Larry J. Echo Hawk is an American attorney, legal scholar, and politician. On May 20, 2009, Echo Hawk joined the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama as the United States Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs. He previously served as the Attorney General of Idaho from 1991 to 1995, the first Native American elected to the position. He also served two terms in the Idaho House of Representatives. In 2012, he was called as a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.