Billy the Kid

American outlaw and gunfighter (1859–1881)

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Lived 1859–1881, aged 22United States

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Era
1859–1881
Aged 22

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Updated 2026-05-29

Billy the Kid gunned down at least four people across the Old West and became the face of outlaw mythology—partly because he died young, partly because he looked good doing it. His actual body count remains contested, but his legend isn't.

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Henry McCarty, alias William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was an American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West who was linked to nine murders. He was solely responsible for four of them, and he may have played a role in five, alongside other men. He is also noted for his involvement in New Mexico's Lincoln County War.

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