True West Magazine - Logo

Johnny Ringo or Johann Rheingold

by | Jun 22, 2018 | True West Blog

Recently, I received a letter from a gentleman in Germany asking if Johnny Ringo’s name was actually Johann Rheingold, the son of a German settler. Johnny Ringo is arguably the best gunfighter name of them all and he was born with it. “No, I replied, ”he’s always been Ringo. John Peters Ringo was born May 3rd, 1850 in Washington, Indiana.  His father, Martin Ringo was born in Kentucky and h


Already Signed Up? Log in here.

Read this article now for Free!

Ready for a third free article? Create a free account by entering your email address and a password below.

— OR —

Sign Up Now for $29.95 a year and have immediate access to all of True West content, including the complete True West Archives dating back to 1953!

SIGN UP NOW or SIGN IN

This digital subscription is in no way connected to your Print Subscription. They are totally separate and cannot be connected. If you have a Print Subscription with True West, you will need to pay for a separate subscription to access this website and will receive a totally different Log In password. If you have an existing digital component to your Print subscription, you'll need to Sign In and request a new password.