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Buffalo Bill
Sign in to saveAlso known as William Frederick Cody, Bill Cody, William F. Cody, Buffalo Bill Cody, William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody
American frontiersman and showman (1846–1917)
OverviewAI-generated
William Frederick Cody, known by the nicknames Buffalo Bill, Little Bill Cody, and Wild Will, was an American actor, writer, stage actor, and businessperson. Born on February 26, 1846, in Le Claire, Iowa Territory, he served as a Private in the American Civil War and received the Medal of Honor. Cody spoke English and had four children. He died of kidney failure from natural causes on January 10, 1917, in Denver.
Cody’s literary works include *The great West*, *Story of the wild West*, *The State of Wyoming*, *The phantom spy*, and *Fancy Frank of Colorado*. His biographical details are recorded in sources such as *Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography* and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1846
- Died
- 1917
- Works
- 63
Top works
- The great West
- Story of the wild West
- The State of Wyoming
- The phantom spy
- Fancy Frank of Colorado
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Le Claire, Iowa Territory, USA
Known for
- American Experience — Self1988
- Paris 1900 — Self (archive footage)1948
- Buffalo Bill and Chief Iron Tail Swap Yarns in the Sign Language1919
- The Adventures of Buffalo Bill — Himself - William F. Cody1917
- Ford Animated Weekly — Buffalo Bill1916
- The Indian Wars — Self (as William F. Cody)1914
- The Life of Buffalo Bill — Self1912
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Pawnee Bill's Far East1910
- Buffalo Bill's Wild West Parade — Himself1901
- Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2 — Himself1898
via TMDB
Official website
Home | Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave
Come learn about William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody, one of the most famous people of his time, and his Wild West show. See for yourself why he wanted to be buried on top of Lookout Mountain.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frederick
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Le Claire
- Place of death
- Denver
- Occupation
- military officer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Medal of Honor
- Conflict
- American Civil War
- Military rank
- Private
- Official website
- buffalobill.org
- Image
- Buffalo Bill Cody ca1875.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
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- Commons category
- Buffalo Bill
- date of birth
- 1846-02-26
- date of death
- 1917-01-10
- Commons gallery
- Buffalo Bill
- cause of death
- kidney failure
- topic's main category
- Category:Buffalo Bill
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- William Frederick Cody
- nickname
- Wild Will
- facial hair
- Van Dyke beard
- different from
- Buffalo Bills
- writing language
- English language
- place of burial
- Lookout Mountain
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917), 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.
He was born in Le Claire, Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but he lived for several years in his father's hometown in modern-day Mississauga, Ontario, before the family returned to the Midwest and settled in the Kansas Territory. Buffalo Bill started working at the age of 11, after his father's death, and became a rider for the Pony Express at age 15. During the American Civil War, he served the Union from 1863 to the end of the war in 1865. Later he served as a civilian scout for the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars. While he was initially awarded the Medal of Honor in 1872 for his actions in the Indian Wars, he was among 911 recipients to have the award rescinded in 1917. Congress reinstated the medals for Cody and four other civilian scouts in 1989.
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