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Top 11 Wild West Gunfighters by Skip Pulley Like so many other historical lists, ranking the most notorious gunfighters of the Old West is primarily subjective, as their reputations are often shrouded in folklore, legend, and sometimes exaggerated accounts. It's important to note that many of these figures have been romanticized in books, films and popular culture, which has contributed to their legendary status. There are several names of old west icons who are not on this list. Most notably, former Confederates  turned outlaws  (most of whom were deserters)  such as Jesse James, Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh and John Selman (who shot John Wesley Hardin [in the back] and killed him). This is mostly because they - and most other ex-rebel outlaws were essentially bushwhacking pieces of sh*t who hopped out on people sideways from a hidden bunghole or crevasse and shot them in the back. Although i'm sure a lot of other outlaws did that as well, ex-rebs made it standard o...