7 3 4 ▁[ O . S . ▁October ▁ 2 2 ] ▁– ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 2 0 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁pione er , ▁expl orer , ▁and ▁front iers man ▁whose ▁front ier ▁explo its ▁made ▁him ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁folk ▁hero es ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Dav y ▁Cro ck ett ▁( August ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 7 8 6 ▁– ▁March ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 3 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁American ▁folk ▁hero , ▁front iers man , ▁soldier ▁and ▁politician . ▁He ▁is ▁commonly ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁popular ▁culture ▁by ▁the ▁ep ith et , ▁" K ing ▁of ▁the ▁Wild ▁Front ier ". ▁He ▁represented ▁Tennessee ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Texas ▁Revolution , ▁and ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Al amo . ▁ ▁Mike ▁F ink ▁( c . ▁ 1 7 7 0 / 1 7 8 0 ▁– ▁c . ▁ 1 8 2 3 ) ▁called ▁" king ▁of ▁the ▁ke el bo aters ", ▁was ▁a ▁semi - legend ary ▁b raw ler ▁and ▁river ▁boat man ▁who ▁exempl ified ▁the ▁t ough ▁and ▁hard - dr inking ▁men ▁who ▁ran ▁ke el bo ats ▁up ▁and ▁down ▁the ▁Ohio ▁and ▁Mississippi ▁R ivers . ▁ ▁Mar tha ▁Jane ▁Can ary ▁( May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁– ▁August ▁