William M. McGinty (January 1, 1871 – May 21, 1961) was an Oklahoman cowboy.
[1] As a cowboy in Kansas and the Indian Territory, he became acquainted with fellow cowboy Bill Doolin and others who would later turn outlaw.
[2] A Rough Rider with Theodore Roosevelt and hero at San Juan Hill,[3][4] he also toured with Buffalo Bill's Congress of Rough Riders.
[5] He was the first bronc buster in a movie, filmed during an act for the 1889 Paris World's Fair.
[7] He served terms as president of the Cherokee Strip Cowpunchers Association and in 1954 he was elected life-time president of the Rough Riders Association.