History Creator / BuffaloBill

** ''ComicBook/LuckyLuke'' featured a {{cameo}} of Buffalo Bill.

** One of the serial killers in ''Literature/SilenceOfTheLambs'' and [[Film/SilenceOfTheLambs the movie version]] was named after Buffalo Bill.

Cody was already a renowned FolkHero during the second half of the 19th century, when he worked for the Pony Express, served during the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar, fought against Native Americans and famously shot buffalo from outside the train window. He also founded the city Cody in Wyoming. His ''real'' international fame, however, started from 1883 onward, when he began a travelling show called ''Buffalo Bill's Wild West''. The act featured [[TheGunslinger sharp shooters]], trick riders, staged races, a rodeo show and re-enactments of cowboy and Indians battles, basically the ThemeParkVersion of the WildWest. Some of the hundreds of people involved in this sensational spectacle were real-life legendary figures such as Sitting Bull, UsefulNotes/CalamityJane and Annie Oakley. But the most fanfare was prepared for Buffalo Bill himself, who glorified his deeds as if he was some sort of mythological superhero. ''Buffalo Bill's Wild West'' did probably more to popularize the stereotypical image of TheWildWest than any other phenomenon. [[DimeNovel Dime novels]] were written to cash in on Buffalo Bill's celebrity and soon he became ingrained as the most famous entertainer of his era.

The shows continued well into the 20th century, becoming even more popular in Europe than in his homeland. Despite having been a rich entertainer his fortune shrunk and by the time of his death in 1917 Bill was down to less than $100,000. He wasn't forgotten, though. US president UsefulNotes/WoodrowWilson, German emperor [[UsefulNotes/PrussianKings Wilhelm II]] and King George V of the United Kingdom all paid tribute to him. Even a century after his death Buffalo Bill remains in the public consciousness as a colorful Wild West legend.

His legacy, however, is more of a mixed bag. Critics see him as a shameless self promoter who mythologized his past. Even though he experienced the WildWest first hand he still romanticized the era into the caricature that it remains today. Bill is also despised by some for ingraining many falsified stereotypes about TheWildWest, particularly that of TheSavageIndian. Animal rights activists see him as ruthless mass killer of buffalo and bison for fun, which popularized the ''sport'' among other hunters so that by the end of the 19th century these animals were already in danger of extinction in some areas of the country. On the other hand Bill did bring the old Wild West, that was already dying out in the public consciousness, back to the foreground. He respected UsefulNotes/NativeAmericans, paid them well to appear in his show and even during his acts he sought the time to remind the audience of how glorious the Wild West once was and that Indians were now the white man's friends. He even downright admitted that, "Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government." He also spoke out against hide-hunting and argued for conservation and a hunting season.

* GreatWhiteHunter: Willaim was a renowned buffalo hunter and cultivated the image of an expert tracker and crack shot for Buffalo Bill.

* ICallHerVera: Buffalo Bill named his favorite rifle "Lucretia Borgia".

His legacy, however, is more of a mixed bag. Critics see him as a shameless self promoter who mythologized his past. Even though he experienced the WildWest first hand he still romanticized the era into the caricature that it remains today. Bill is also despised by some for ingraining many falsified stereotypes about TheWildWest, particularly that of TheSavageIndian. Animal rights activists see him as ruthless mass killer of buffalo and bison for fun, which popularized the ''sport'' among other hunters so that by the end of the 19th century these animals were already in danger of extinction in some areas of the country. On the other hand Bill did bring the old Wild West, that was already dying out in the public conscience, back to the foreground. He respected UsefulNotes/NativeAmericans, paid them well to appear in his show and even during his acts he sought the time to remind the audience of how glorious the Wild West once was and that Indians were now the white man's friends. He even downright admitted that, "Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government." He also spoke out against hide-hunting and argued for conservation and a hunting season.

The shows continued well into the 20th century, becoming even more popular in Europe than in his homeland. Despite having been a rich entertainer his fortune shrunk and by the time of his death in 1917 Bill was down to less than $100,000. He wasn't forgotten, though. US president UsefulNotes/WoodrowWilson, German emperor [[UsefulNotes/PrussianKings Wilhelm II]] and King George V of the United Kingdom all paid tribute to him. Even centuries after his death Buffalo Bill remains in the public consciousness as a colorful Wild West legend.

William F. Cody, better known under his nickname ''Buffalo Bill'' (1846-1917), was a 19th century adventurer and entertainer, who grew to legendary proportions during his lifetime. It has been said that he was probably the most internationally famous man of the late 1880s to early 1900s.

** In Christopher Golden's ''Literature/VampireOddessy'' trilogy, one of the main [BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy protagonist vampires]] is Buffalo Bill Cody.

Cody was already a renowned FolkHero during the second half of the 19th century, when he worked for the Pony Express, served during the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar, fought against Native Americans and famously shot buffalo from outside the train window. He also founded the city Cody in Wyoming. His ''real'' international fame, however, started from 1883 onward, when he began a travelling show called ''Buffalo Bill's Wild West''. The act featured sharp shooters, trick riders, staged races, a rodeo show and re-enactments of cowboy and Indians battles, basically the ThemeParkVersion of the WildWest. Some of the hundreds of people involved in this sensational spectacle were real-life legendary figures such as Sitting Bull, UsefulNotes/CalamityJane and Annie Oakley. But the most fanfare was prepared for Buffalo Bill himself, who glorified his deeds as if he was some sort of mythological superhero. ''Buffalo Bill's Wild West'' did probably more to popularize the stereotypical image of TheWildWest than any other phenomenon. [[DimeNovel Dime novels]] were written to cash in on Buffalo Bill's celebrity and soon he became ingrained as the most famous entertainer of his era.

The shows continued well into the 20th century, becoming even more popular in Europe than in his homeland. Despite having been a rich entertainer his fortune shrunk and by the time of his death in 1917 Bill was down to less than $100,000. He wasn't forgotten, though. US president UsefulNotes/WoodrowWilson, German emperor Wilhelm II and king George V of the United Kingdom all paid tribute to him. Even centuries after his death Buffalo Bill remains in the public consciousness as a colorful Wild West legend.

His legacy, however, is more of a mixed bag. Critics see him as a shameless self promoter who mythologized his past. Even though he experienced the WildWest first hand he still romanticized the era into the caricature that it remains today. Bill is also despised by some for engraining a lot of falsified stereotypes about the WildWest, particularly that of TheSavageIndian. Animal rights activists see him as ruthless mass killer of buffalo and bison for fun, which popularized the ''sport'' among other hunters so that by the end of the 19th century these animals were already in danger of extinction in some areas of the country. On the other hand Bill did bring the old Wild West, that was already dying out in the public conscience, back to the foreground. He respected NativeAmericans, paid them well to appear in his show and even during his acts he sought the time to remind the audience of how glorious the Wild West once was and that Indians were now the white man's friends. He even downright admitted that, "Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government." He also spoke out against hide-hunting and argued for conservation and a hunting season.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Even though he presented his shows as educational and historically accurate they were mostly a romanticized version.
* BadassMoustache, BadassBeard and SamuraiPonytail: All part of his image.
* CoolHat: His cowboy hat made him instantly recognizable.
* CowboysAndIndians: The selling point of his show.
* CowboyEpisode: Every show he performed was basically this.
* DimeNovel: Subject of many dime novels which made him a household name to the reading public too.
* EndOfAnAge and NostalgiaFilter: ''Buffalo Bill's Wild West'' went on tour when the end of the frontier was mostly conquered and TheWildWest he idealized out of nostalgia was on its last dying feet.
* FolkHero: Buffalo Bill has become an American folklore icon.
* GreatWhiteHunter/EgomaniacHunter and TheGunslinger: He was a renowned buffalo hunter and cultivated this image.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade and HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Depending on your viewpoint he was either a hero or a narcissistic showman.

* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: His name and face were seen on all the promotional material for his show.
* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: Nicknamed his gun ''Lucrezia Borgia'', after the famous 16th century Italian noblewoman.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The name William F. Cody is less famous than ''Buffalo Bill'.
* ShoutOut:

** He appears as a character in ''Theatre/AnnieGetYourGun''.
** ComicBook/SuskeEnWiske: In ''Bibbergoud'' (''Shiver Gold'') Lambik reads a DimeNovel about Buffalo Bill at the start of this story that will eventually bring him and the cast to TheWildWest. In ''De Gouden Locomotief'' (''The Golden Locomotive'') he buys Buffalo Bill's hat in a flea market and finds a treasure map inside it. This plot too brings the cast to the Wild West. The comic strip creator, Willy Vandersteen, used to read about Buffalo Bill during his childhood.
** He also had a cameo in ''ComicBook/{{Lucky Luke}}''.

** One of the serial killers in ''Literature/SilenceOfTheLambs'' [[Film/SilenceOfTheLambs and the movie version]] was named after him.

** He appeared in a episode of ''WesternAnimation/TimeSquad'' where instead of helping to form the Pony Express he is now a crazy ConspiracyTheorist in charge of a tabloid magazine nobody reads.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: It's not Bufallo Bill, but Bu'''ff'''a'''l'''o Bill.
* ThemeParkVersion: Toured around the world with a theme park version of the Wild West.
* TheWildWest: Was both one of its legendary figures as someone who mythologized the era.

The shows continued well into the 20th century, becoming even more popular in Europe than in his homeland. Despite having been a rich entertainer his fortune shrunk and by the time of his death in 1917 Bill was down to less than $100,000. He wasn't forgotten, though. US president UsefulNotes/WoodrowWilson, German emperor Wilhelm II and king UsefulNotes/GeorgeV of the United Kingdom all paid tribute to him. Even centuries after his death Buffalo Bill remains in the public concsciousness as a colorful Wild West legend.

His legacy, however, is more of a mixed bag. Critics see him as a shameless self promotor who mythologized his past. Even though he experienced the WildWest first hand he still romanticized the era into the caricature that it remains today. Bill is also despised by some for engraining a lot of falsified stereotypes about the WildWest, particulary that of TheSavageIndian. Animal rights activists see him as ruthless mass killer of buffalo and bison for fun, which popularized the ''sport'' among other hunters so that by the end of the 19th century these animals were already in danger of extinction in some areas of the country. On the other hand Bill did bring the old Wild West, that was already dying out in the public conscience, back to the foreground. He respected NativeAmericans, paid them well to appear in his show and even during his acts he sought the time to remind the audience of how glorious the Wild West once was and that Indians were now the white man's friends. He even downright admitted that, "Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government." He also spoke out against hide-hunting and argued for conservation and a hunting season.

* HistoricalHeroUpgrade and HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Depending on your viewpoint he was either a hero or a narcisstic showman.

His legacy, however, is more of a mixed bag. Critics see him as a shameless self promotor who mythologized his past. Even though he experienced the WildWest first hand he still romanticized the era into the caricature that it remains today. Bill is also despised by some for engraining a lot of falsified stereotypes about the WildWest, particulary that of TheSavageIndian. Animal rights activists see him as ruthless mass killer of buffalo and bison for fun, which popularized the ''sport'' among other hunters so that by the end of the 19th century these animals were already in danger of extinction in some areas of the country. On the other hand Bill did bring the old Wild West, that was already dying out in the public conscience, back to the foreground. He respected NativeAmericans, paid them well to appear in his show and even during his acts he sought the time to remember the audience of how glorious the Wild West once was and that Indians were now the white man's friends. He even downright admitted that, "Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government." He also spoke out against hide-hunting and argued for conservation and a hunting season.

** An early '80s sitcom starring Dabney Coleman as a Buffalo, New York talk show host named Bill was called, naturally, ''Buffalo Bill'.

His legacy however, is more of a mixed bag. Critics see him as a shameless self promotor who mythologized his past. Even though he experienced the WildWest first hand he still romanticized the era into the caricature that it remains today. Bill is also despised by some for engraining a lot of falsified stereotypes about the WildWest, particulary that of TheSavageIndian. Animal rights activists see him as ruthless mass killer of buffalo and bison for fun, which popularized the ''sport'' among other hunters so that by the end of the 19th century these animals were already in danger of extinction in some areas of the country. On the other hand Bill did bring the old Wild West, that was already dying out in the public conscience, back to the foreground. He respected NativeAmericans, paid them well to appear in his show and even during his acts he sought the time to remember the audience of how glorious the Wild West once was and that Indians were now the white man's friends. He even downright admitted that, "Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government." He also spoke out against hide-hunting and argued for conservation and a hunting season.

'''William F. Cody''', better known under his nickname ''Buffalo Bill'' (1846-1917) , was a 19th century adventurer and entertainer, who grew to legendary proportions during his lifetime. It has been said that he was probably the most internationally famous man of the late 1880s to early 1900s.

His legacy however, is more of a mixed bag. Critics see him as a shameless self promotor who mythologized his past. Even though he experienced the WildWest first hand he still romanticized the era into the caricature that it remains today. Bill is also despised by some for engraining a lot of falsified stereotypes about the WildWest, particulary that of TheSavageIndian. Animal rights activists see him as ruthless mass killer of buffalo and bison for fun, which popularized the ''sport'' among other hunters so that by the end of the 19th century these animals were already in danger of extinction in some areas of the country. On the other hand Bill did bring the old Wild West, that was already dying out in the public conscience, back to the foreground. He respected NativeAmericans, paid them well to appear in his show and even during his acts he sought the time to remember the audience of how glorious the Wild West once was and that Indians were now the white mans' friends. He even downright admitted that: "Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government." He also spoke out against hide-hunting and argued for conservation and a hunting season.

His legacy however, is more of a mixed bag. Critics see him as a shameless self promotor who mythologized his past. Even though he experienced the WildWest first hand he still romanticized the era into the caricature that it remains today. Bill is also despised by some for engraining a lot of falsified stereotypes about the WildWest, particulary that of TheSavageIndian. Animal rights activists see him as ruthless mass killer of buffaloes and bisons for fun, which popularized the ''sport'' among other hunters so that by the end of the 19th century these animals were already in danger of extinction in some areas of the country. On the other hand Bill did bring the old Wild West, that was already dying out in the public conscience, back to the foreground. He respected NativeAmericans, paid them well to appear in his show and even during his acts he sought the time to remember the audience of how glorious the Wild West once was and that Indians were now the white mans' friends. He even downright admitted that: "Every Indian outbreak that I have ever known has resulted from broken promises and broken treaties by the government." He also spoke out against hide-hunting and argued for conservation and a hunting season.

The shows continued well into the 20th century, becoming even more popular in Europe than in his homeland. Despite having been a rich entertainer his fortune shrunk and by the time of his death in 1917 Bill was down to less than $100,000. He wasn't forgotten, though. US president UsefulNotes/WoodrowWilson, Germain emperor Wilhelm II and king UsefulNotes/GeorgeV of the United Kingdom all paid tribute to him. Even centuries after his death Buffalo Bill remains in the public concsciousness as a colorful Wild West legend.

The shows continued well into the 20th century, becoming even more popular in Europe than in his homeland. Despite having been a rich entertainer his fortune shrunk and by the time of his death in 1917 Bill was down to less than 100.000 dollars. He wasn't forgotten, though. US president UsefulNotes/WoodrowWilson, Germain emperor Wilhelm II and king UsefulNotes/GeorgeV of the United Kingdom all paid tribute to him. Even centuries after his death Buffalo Bill remains in the public concsciousness as a colorful Wild West legend.

Cody was already a renowned FolkHero during the second half of the 19th century, when he worked for the Pony Express, served during the UsefulNotes/AmericanCivilWar, fought against Native Americans and famously shot buffaloes from outside the train window. He also founded the city Cody in Wyoming. His ''real'' international fame, however, started from 1883 onward, when he began a travelling show called ''Buffalo Bill's Wild West''. The act featured sharp shooters, trick riders, staged races, a rodeo show and re-enactments of cowboy and Indians battles, basically the ThemeParkVersion of the WildWest. Some of the hundreds of people involved in this sensational spectacle were real-life legendary figures such as Sitting Bull, UsefulNotes/CalamityJane and Annie Oakley. But the most fanfare was prepared for Buffalo Bill himself, who glorified his deeds as if he was some sort of mythological superhero. ''Buffalo Bill's Wild West'' did probably more to popularize the stereotypical image of TheWildWest than any other phenomenon. [[DimeNovel Dime novels]] were written to cash in on Buffalo Bill's celebrity and soon he became ingrained as the most famous entertainer of his era.

** The American football team ''Buffalo Bills'' carries is name.
** The Music/TheBeatles song ''The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill' is a PunBasedTitle on his name.

** ComicBook/SuskeEnWiske: In ''Bibbergoud'' (''Shiver Gold'') Lambik reads a DimeNovel about Buffalo Bill at the start of this story that will eventually bring him and the cast to TheWildWest. In ''De Gouden Locomotief'' (''The Golden Locomotive'') he buys Buffalo Bill's hat in a flea market and finds a treasure map inside it. This plot too will eventually bring the cast to the Wild West. The comic strip creator, Willy Vandersteen, used to read about Buffalo Bill during his childhood.

* ThemeParkVersion: Literally toured around the world with a theme park version of the Wild West.

'''William F. Cody''', better known under his nickname ''Buffalo Bill'' (1846-1917) , was a 19th century adventurer and entertainer, who grew to legendary proportions during his lifetime. It has been said that he was probably the most internationally famous man of the late 1890s and early 1900s.

The shows continued well into the 20th century, becoming even more popular in Europe than in his homeland. Despite having been a rich entertainer his fortune shrunk and by the time of his death in 1917 Bill was done to less than 100.000 dollars. He wasn't forgotten, though. US president UsefulNotes/WoodrowWilson, Germain emperor Wilhelm II and king UsefulNotes/GeorgeV of the United Kingdom all paid tribute to him. Even centuries after his death Buffalo Bill remains in the public concsciousness as a colorful Wild West legend.

** ComicBook/SuskeEnWiske: In ''Bibbergoud'' (''Shiver Gold'') Lambik reads a DimeNovel about Buffalo Bill at the start of this story that will eventually take place in TheWildWest. In ''De Gouden Locomotief'' (''The Golden Locomotive'') he buys Buffalo Bill's hat in a flea market and finds a treasure map inside it. This plot too will eventually bring the cast to the Wild West. The comic strip creator, Creator/WillyVandersteen, used to read about Buffalo Bill during his childhood.

** One of the serial killers in ''Literature/SilenceOfTheLambs'' [[''Film/SilenceOfTheLambs'' and the movie version]] was named after him.

** One of the serial killers in ''Literature/SilenceOfTheLambs'' and the movie version ''Film/SilenceOfTheLambs'' was named after him.

** He also had a cameo in ''ComicBook/{{Lucky Luke}}.