WBaxter Black is an American cowboy poet and former large animal veterinarian.
WEarl Alonzo Brininstool, better known by E. A. Brininstool, was an American cowboy poet.
WJohn Wallace " Crawford (1847–1917), known as "The Poet Scout", was an American adventurer, educator, and author. "Captain Jack" was a master storyteller about the Wild West and is known in American history as one of the most popular performers in the late nineteenth century. His daring ride of 350 miles in six days to carry dispatches to Fort Laramie for the New York Herald, to tell the news of the great victory by Gen. George Crook against the village of Chief American Horse at the Battle of Slim Buttes during the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877, made him a national celebrity.
WSteven John Fromholz was an American entertainer, singer-songwriter who was selected as the Poet Laureate of Texas for 2007.
WBruce Kiskaddon (1878–1950) has been called the quintessential cowboy poet of the 20th century and is widely considered to be the cowboy poet laureate of America. His poems were widely published in calendars and books throughout his lifetime. In the mid-1980s, the birth of the cowboy poetry renaissance renewed interest in his work.
WWallace D. "Wally" McRae is an American rancher, cowboy, cowboy poet and philosopher. He runs the 30,000-acre (120 km2) Rocker Six Cattle Co. ranch on Rosebud Creek south of Rosebud, Montana.
WJoel Nelson is a cowboy poet.
WHenry Real Bird, a member of the Crow Nation, is a poet.
WRussell "Red" Steagall is an American actor, musician, poet, and stage performer, who focuses on American Western and country music genres.
WJames William Whilt was a cowboy poet known as "The Poet of the Rockies".