User:Smallchief/Most famous people of the Old West

This article ranks the most famous (and infamous) people of the American Old West. The rankings were determined by totaling the average views of Wikipedia articles about individuals during a three month period. The three months arbitrarily chosen to compile the rankings were November and December 2011 and January 2012. The "West" was defined as west of the Mississippi River in the United States and adjacent parts of Mexico and Canada. The time period of the "Old West" was defined as extending back in history to any time prior to World War I. To be eligible for inclusion in the list individuals had to have spent a large part of their lives in the West or to have achieved much of their prominence due to the time they spent in the West.

Note: All data compiled from Wikipedia article traffic statistics located at "View history" and "Page view statistics" for each individual listed. Traffic statistics used for the months of 201201, 201112, and 201111.