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==Notable Comanches== {{see|:Category:Comanche people}} ===Historic Comanche people=== These are notable Comanche people from the 18th and 19th centuries, prior to allotment. [[File:Comanche chief.jpg|thumb|upright|Mo'o-wai ("Pushing aside" or "Pushing-in-the-middle"), aka "Shaking Hand", chief of the Kotsoteka]] <!--Please only add people with preexisting Wikipedia articles--> *[[Amorous Man]] (Pahayoko) (late 1780s – c. 1860), Penateka chief * [[Black Horse (Comanche)|Black Horse]] (died ca. 1900), second chief of the Quahadi band *[[Buffalo Hump]] (Potsʉnakwahipʉ) (c. 1800 – c. 1865/1870), war chief and later head chief of the Penateka division * [[Carne Muerto]], Tehcap (1832–1860s), Quahadi war chief * [[Tavibo Naritgant]], [[Cuerno Verde]] (died 1779), war chief * [[Horseback (Comanche)|Horseback]] (Tʉhʉyakwahipʉ) (c. 1805/1810 – c. 1888), chief of the Nokoni band * [[Iron Jacket]] (Puhihwikwasu'u) (c. 1790 – 1858), war chief and later head chief of the Quahadi band; father of Peta Nocona * [[Isatai]] (c. 1840–c. 1890), warrior and medicine man of the Quahadi * [[Mow-way]] (Shaking Hand, Pushing-in-the-Middle) (c. 1825 – 1886), Kotsoteka chief * [[Old Owl]] ([[Mupitsukupʉ]]) (late 1780s – 1849), Penateka chief * [[Peta Nocona]] (Lone Wanderer) (c. 1820 – c. 1864), chief of the Quahadi division; father of Quanah Parker * [[Quanah Parker]] (c. 1845 – 1911), Quahadi chief, a founder of [[Native American Church]] and rancher * [[White Parker]] (1887–1956), son of Quanah Parker and Methodist missionary * [[Piaru-ekaruhkapu]] ([[Big Red Meat]]) (ca. 1820/1825 – 1875), Nokoni chief * [[Sanapia]] (1895–1984), medicine woman * [[Santa Anna (Comanche war chief)|Santa Anna]] (c. 1800 – c. 1849), war chief of the Penateka Band * [[Spirit Talker]] ([[Mukwooru]]) (c. 1780 – 1840), Penateka chief and medicine man * [[Ten Bears]] (Pawʉʉrasʉmʉnunʉ) (c. 1790 – 1872), chief of the Ketahto band and later of the entire Yamparika division * [[Tomassa]] ({{Circa|1840}}–1900), translator<ref name=":02">{{Cite book |last=Bataille |first=Gretchen M. |author-link=Gretchen Bataille |url=https://archive.org/details/nativeamericanwo00bata_0/ |title=Native American women : a biographical dictionary |last2=Lisa |first2=Laurie |date=1993 |publisher=New York : Garland |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-8240-5267-6}}</ref> * [[Tosawi]] (White Knife) (c. 1805/1810 – c. 1878/1880), chief of the Penateka band * [[Yellow Wolf (Comanche)|Yellow Wolf]] (Isa-viah) (c. 1800/1805 – 1854), war chief of the Penateka division <!--Please only add people with pre-existing Wikipedia articles--> === Notable Comanche captives === * [[Bianca Babb]] (1856–1950), American woman and captive of Comanche * [[Cynthia Ann Parker]] (1827–1863), American captive, wife of Peta Nocona, mother of Quanah Parker === Comanche Nation citizens === [[File:2014 12 09 iaia karita coffey.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Karita Coffey]] (Comanche Nation) professor, ceramic artist, and sculptor at the [[Institute of American Indian Arts]], [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]], 2014]] [[File:LaDonnaHarris.png|thumb|140px|[[LaDonna Harris]], Comanche activist and founder of Americans for Indian Opportunity]] These are 20th- and 21st-century citizens of the Comanche Nation. * [[Charon Asetoyer]] (born 1951), activist and women's health advocate * [[Chad Gable]] (born 1986), professional wrestler<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Gable |first=Chad |author-link=Chad Gable |user=WWEGable |number=1454088574110994437 |date=October 29, 2021 |title=Graduated… time to play Earthbound. Anyone else still play another 2? #ForTheAcademy https://t.co/UB8d6UHEYh |language=en |access-date=20 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316191848/https://twitter.com/WWEGable/status/1454088574110994437 |archive-date=March 16, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Charles Chibitty]] (1921–2005), World War II Comanche code talker * [[Karita Coffey]], Tsat-Tah Mo-oh Kahn (born 1947), ceramic artist, professor, sculptor * [[Marie C. Cox]] (1920–2005), founder of the [[North American Indian Women's Association]] and foster care reform advocate * [[Jesse Ed Davis]] (1944–1988), guitarist and recording artist * [[LaDonna Harris]] (born 1931), political activist and founder of Americans for Indian Opportunity * [[Rance Hood]] (1941–2024), artist * [[Janee' Kassanavoid]] (born 1995), athlete (hammer throw) * [[Dorothy Sunrise Lorentino]] (1909–2005), educator, activist, sister of Morris Tabbyyetchy. * [[Doc Tate Nevaquaya]] (1932–1996), Flatstyle painter, [[Native American flute]]-player, NEA fellow * [[Sonny Nevaquaya]] (d. 2019), [[Native American flute]]-player * [[Diane O'Leary]] (1939–2013), artist, nurse * [[Lotsee Patterson]] (born 1931), librarian, educator, and founder of the American Indian Library Association * [[Paul Chaat Smith]], Comanche/Choctaw author, curator * [[George Tahdooahnippah]] "Comanche Boy" (born 1978), professional boxer and NABC super middleweight champion * [[Josephine Wapp]] (1912–2014), professor, regalia maker, textile artist * [[David Yeagley]] (1951–2014), classical composer, political writer
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