Buffalo Bill
American frontiersman and showman (1846–1917)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Buffalo Bill turned frontier violence into spectacle, launching his Wild West show in 1883 and touring it across America and Europe for decades. Bison hunter, soldier, and showman rolled into one—he basically invented the myth of the Old West that everyone still imagines.
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William Frederick Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill, was an American soldier, bison hunter, and showman. One of the most famous figures of the American Old West, Cody began performing at the age of 23. He performed in shows that displayed cowboy themes and episodes from the frontier and Indian Wars. He founded Buffalo Bill's Wild West in 1883, taking his large company on tours in the United States and, beginning in 1887, in Europe.
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