Annie Oakley
As part of the famous Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, Annie Oakley became a highly sought-after sharpshooter. Born in 1860 in Darke County, Ohio, she learned to shoot at a young age so she could provide for her family by hunting.
However, her talents were appreciated by gunslinging aficionados everywhere, and she caught the attention of the public when she was 15 years of age after winning a sharpshooting contest. Upon joining Buffalo Bill’s show in 1885, she was the highest paid performer, after Buffalo Bill himself, of course. Oakley later moved to her home state Ohio and passed away in 1926.
