List of people from Montana

This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name, derived from the Spanish word montaña (mountain).

[4] Montanans participate in a wide variety of sports, including baseball, basketball, boxing, cycling, football, golf, rodeo, figure skating, skiing, and wrestling.

Montanans participate in many aspects of the entertainment and performing arts fields, including acting, animation, directing, and music.

Prior to statehood in 1889, the U. S. Army played a key role in facilitating settlement via actions against Native Americans, exploration and surveying.

During World War I over 40,000 Montanans served in the armed forces, 25% more than any other state on a per-capita basis.

[137] The following individuals were prominent members of the United States armed forces and/or participated in significant military events in Montana.

In the 1850s, pioneers traveling along the Mormon and Oregon Trails started moving north into the Beaverhead River country establishing Montana's first cattle ranches.

From the first gold strikes to the beginning of the 20th century, pioneers flowed into Montana to establish mines, cattle ranches, lumber mills, banks, mercantiles, tourism, Yellowstone National Park and farms across the state.