My Take
Wild Bill Hickok is one of those rare people who was already a living legend before he hit forty — and then made himself immortal by dying in the most dramatically ironic way possible. Scout, lawman, gambler, showman: the man somehow squeezed about five frontier careers into less than four decades on earth. What really gets me is the Dead Man's Hand story — shot from behind mid-poker-game in Deadwood in 1876, holding aces and eights. You genuinely cannot script that. And more than a century later, in 1979, he got inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame, which feels both completely absurd and totally right. He's the template for every rugged Western hero Hollywood ever cooked up, except the original is always messier, stranger, and more interesting than the copies.
Overview
James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876), better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, cattle rustler, gunslinger, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement in many famous gunfights.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Wild Bill Hickok
- Name (Japanese)
- ワイルド・ビル・ヒコック
- Reading
- わいるど・びる・ひこっく
- Born
- May 27, 1837 – August 2, 1876
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rooster
- Origin
- Troy Grove, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- poker player / gunfighter / gold miner / hunter / soldier
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1979 Poker Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.