The Men: Following is a list of Mountain Men of note, or other individuals who were important in the fur trade.  Some of these individuals have a thumbnail biography attached (Ya, I know, my nails could stand to be trimmed), a picture if available and references for additional information.

Ashley, William

Astor, John Jacob (fur trade magnate)

Autobees, Charles  

Baca, Marcelino

Beckwourth, Jim  

Blackwell, Jefferson

Bodmer, Karl (artist)

Bonneville, Benjamin  

Branch, Francis Ziba

Bridger, Jim

Briggs, Calvin T.  

Campbell, Richard

Campbell, Robert

Carson, Kit  

Carson, Moses

Cerre, Michael S.  

Charbonneau, Jean Baptiste (Son of Sacagawea)

Chouteau, Auguste

Chouteau, Pierre

Clermont, August

Clyman, James

Colter, John

Craig, William

Crooks, Ramsay  

Drips, Andrew

Drouillard, George

Ebberts, George

Ermatinger, Francis

Ferris, Warren

Fink, Mike

Fitzgerald, John

Fitzpatrick, Thomas

Fontenelle, Lucien

Fraeb, Henry 

Gantt, John  

Gardner, Johnson 

Glass, Hugh  

Godin, Antoine

Gervais, Jean  

Ham, Zachariah

Harris, Moses “Black”

Harvey, Alexander

Hatcher, John L  

Hawken, Jacob and Samuel (Gunsmiths)

Henry, Andrew

Hoback, John

Hunt, Wilson Price

Immell, Michael

Jackson, David

Johnston, John

Jones, Robert

Kipp, James  

Larpenteur, Charles

Leonard, Zenas  

Leroux, Antoine

Lisa, Manuel

Long, Stephen (military explorer) 

Mackenzie, Alexander

McGaa, William (aka Jack Jones)

McKenzie, Kenneth

McLoughlin, John 

Medina, Mariano

Meek, Joe  

Miller, Alfred Jacob (artist)

Montero, Antonio 

Newell, Robert “Doc”

Nidever, George

Ogden, Peter Skene

Pilcher, Joshua

Potts, Daniel

Pratte, Sylvester

Provost, Etienne

Ranne, Peter

Reznor, Jacob

Robidoux, Antoine

Robidoux, Joseph

Robinson, Edward

Rose, Edward

Ross, Alexander

Russell, Osborne  

Sarpy, Peter (Pierre)

Sarpy, John B (Jean Baptiste)

Simpson, George (Hudson’s Bay Company)

Sinclair, Alexander

Sinclair, Prewett

Smith, Jedediah  

Smith, "Blackfoot" John S

Smith, Thomas L (Peg-Leg)  

Stewart, Sir William Drummond

Sublette, Andrew

Sublette, Milton

Sublette, William

Tevanitagon, Pierre

Thompson, David

Vasquez, Louis

Walker, Joe

Weber, John H

Whitman, Marcus (missionary)

Williams, William S (Old Bill)

Wolfskill, William

Wootten, Richard L (Uncle Dick Wootten)

Wyeth, Nathaniel  

Young, Ewing

Yount, George

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