In my humble opinion Johnny Ringo was probably the most blessed when it comes to great names. He was born with it but others evidently figured out how important having a great name was for gaining legendary status. Henry McCarty figured Henry or Hank the Kid wouldn’t catch on with the pulp writers and neither did James Butler Hickok but Billy the Kid and Wild Bill are sure winners.
Others didn’t fare so well but I’d like to pay limited homage to those good old boys and gals so here are
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