Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney (born January 30, 1941), is the forty-sixth and current Vice President of the United States, and President of the Senate selected by President George W. Bush. Previously, he served as White House Chief of Staff, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming, and Secretary of Defense. In the private sector, he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Halliburton Energy Services.

William Edwards Deming was an American statistician, college professor, author, lecturer, and consultant. Deming is widely credited with improving production in the United States during World War II, although he is perhaps best known for his work in Japan. There, from 1950 onward he taught top management how to improve design (and thus service), product quality, testing and sales (the latter through global markets) through various methods, …

Craig Lyle Thomas was an American politician who served over twelve years as a Republican United States Senator from Wyoming. In the Senate, Thomas was considered an expert on agriculture and rural development. He had served in key positions in several state agencies, including a long tenure as Vice President of the Wyoming Farm Bureau from 1965 to 1974. Thomas resided in Casper for twenty-eight years.

Milward Lee Simpson (November 12, 1897 - June 10, 1993) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator and as governor of Wyoming. Simpson was born in Jackson, Teton County, Wyoming. He attended the public schools of Wood River, Meeteetse, and Cody; and graduated from the University of Wyoming in Laramie (Albany County) in 1921. He then attended Harvard University Law School from 1921 to 1925.

Cynthia M. Lummis (born September 10, 1954) is a Republican lawyer and rancher in Cheyenne who served as the Wyoming state treasurer from 1999-2007 -- the 29th person to hold the position. In that capacity, she managed over $8 billion in annual funds and was elected president of the Western State Treasurer's Association. Earlier, she was a member of the Wyoming State Senate (1982-1994) and the Wyoming House of Representatives (1979-1982).

Curtis Edward Gowdy was an American sportscaster, well-known as the longtime "voice" of the Boston Red Sox and for his coverage of many nationally-televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports in the 1960s and 1970s.

Clifford Peter Hansen (born October 16, 1912) is a retired Republican politician from the American state of Wyoming. He served as both governor (1963-1967) and U.S. senator (1967-1978). Earlier, he was the president of the board of trustees of his "alma mater", the University of Wyoming at Laramie (Albany County), the state's only four-year institution of higher learning. He was also a county commissioner in Jackson, the seat of Teton County.

Joseph David Selby (August 9, 1950 - April 20, 2007) was a Cheyenne lawyer who served as municipal judge from 1978-1982 and as a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from District 41 in Laramie County from 1995-1997. Selby was born in Monaca in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, west of Pittsburgh, to Frank G. Selby (1922-1996) and Nellie Selby (1923-1992).

Robert Paul Edward Schliske, I (July 2, 1924 - June 21, 2007), was a founder of Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne and a former Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives. He served in the House from 1971-1975 during the administration of Republican Governor Stanley K. Hathaway. Schlikse was born in a farmhouse east of Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Paul Schliske and the former Hattie Hansch. That same year, the family moved to Carpenter, …

Eli Daniel Bebout (born October 14, 1946), though a veteran Wyoming politician, is the newest member of the Wyoming State Senate -- he represents District 26 from Riverton, the seat of Fremont County in central portion of his state. A Republican, Bebout (pronounced BEE BOUT) is a former member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, Speaker of the House, and his party's gubernatorial nominee in 2002.

Gerry Spence (b. January 8 1929, Laramie, Wyoming) is one of the most renowned trial lawyers in the United States, and has had more multi-million dollar verdicts without an intervening loss than any other lawyer in America. Spence graduated from the University of Wyoming Law School in 1952. The University awarded him an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in May 1990.

Harold Hellbaum (September 26, 1926 - March 9, 2007) was a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1963-1977; he was the House Speaker during his last two-year term from 1975-1977. Hellbaum was a prominent farmer, rancher, and businessman in Platte County near Wheatland north of Cheyenne in southeastern Wyoming. Hellbaum was born in Wheatland to Herman Hellbaum (1892-1970) and the former Lydia Lust (1895-1988).

Christopher P. "Chris" Carney (born March 2, 1959) is Congressman of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 10th Congressional District of Pennsylvania. He is the first Democrat to represent the district since January 1961.

Jack R. Gage (January 131899-March 141970) was an American politician who served as the Democratic governor of Wyoming from January 2, 1961 to January 7, 1963. Gage was born in Worland in Washakie County in north central Wyoming. In 1924, he received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Wyoming at Laramie (Albany County). He served in a number of state offices and was elected Wyoming secretary of state in the heavily Democratic year of 1958.

Edward Herschler (October 7, 1919 - February 5, 1990), popularly known as "Gov. Ed", was the Democratic governor of the usually Republican U.S. state of Wyoming from 1975 to 1987. Herschler built a personal appeal to voters based on charisma, a small-town background, and shrewd political maneuvering to such an extent that he was the only three-term governor in Wyoming history. Herschler served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II.

David Hampton (born May 7, 1947 in Akron, Ohio) was a professional football player with three NFL teams. His best success came with the Atlanta Falcons. In his first year with the team, Hampton surpassed the 1,000 yard rushing yard mark. However, he was tackled for a six-yard loss on the following play and ended the season with 995 yards. After missing most of the 1974 season due to injury, …

Victor Arnold Washington (born March 23, 1946 in Plainfield, New Jersey) is a former American football running back/safety in the NFL. In six seasons he played for the San Francisco 49ers, Houston Oilers, and Buffalo Bills. He attended the University of Wyoming. Washington took part in the 1971 Pro Bowl. Washington also starred on Grey Cup winning teams with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League.

Carleton Opgaard (born February 10, 1929 in Fort Ransom, North Dakota) was a high school and college administrator from the American Northwest. Opgaard obtained his bachelor's degree from Valley City State University in Valley City, North Dakota, in 1952. Thereafter, he received his master's degree from the University of Wyoming in Laramie and his Ph.D. from the University of Washington in Seattle. He attended the University of Oslo in Norway as a Fulbright scholar.

Jerry Hill (born October 12, 1939 in Torrington, Wyoming) was a professional football player for the NFL Baltimore Colts.