Wild Bill Hickok's real first name was James; this was Buffalo Bill Cody's
According to Cody's 
account in Buffalo Bill's Own Story, the Utah War was where he first began his ... 
and Omohundro invited their friend James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok... [DOC] [TLE] Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express: Fame, Truth and Inventing the ... [PAR] Buffalo Bill Cody supposedly was just 14 when he made his thrilling, 322-mile ... 
in the towns of western KansasJames Butler Hickok, better known as Wild Bill.