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List of people from Las Vegas

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This is an incomplete list of notable natives and residents of the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which includes Las Vegas, Nevada. Natives are individuals born in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Non-natives are people who play or played a notable role in the history of Las Vegas or the Las Vegas metropolitan area while residing in the city.

Notable people from Las Vegas
Name LV native? Profession Known for
Michele Abbate Yes race car driver NASCAR, Trans-Am Series
Sheldon Adelson No businessman Las Vegas Sands
Andre Agassi Yes professional tennis player philanthropist
Allan Albaitis Yes decorated local firefighter and rescue (retired)[1] extensive national fire artwork, in part archived by UNLV[2]
Dre Allen No producer, director, singer-songwriter member of R&B group IV Xample
Bob Anderson No singer/impressionist headlined every major Strip resort for half a century; acclaimed as "The World's Greatest Singing Impressionist;" voted in the "Top 12 Greatest Las Vegas Entertainers Of All Time;" won "Greatest Las Vegas Headliner" six times; headline-toured with Jerry Lewis, Sammy Davis, Jr., and performed with Frank Sinatra; sold out the Venetian-Palazzo main showroom nightly, 44 weeks straight in 2015
Louie Anderson No comedian
Criss Angel No magician Criss Angel Mindfreak
Greg Anthony Yes professional basketball player played for UNLV, NBA
Steve Aoki No musician, DJ and music executive
DJ Ashba No musician and music producer played guitar in Guns N' Roses from 2009 to 2015, current lead guitarist for Sixx:A.M.
Zak Bagans No paranormal Investigator host of Ghost Adventures
Shamir Bailey Yes singer-songwriter
Bobby Baldwin No professional poker player and casino executive
Toni Basil No singer-songwriter and actress
Jillian Bell Yes actress Fist Fight, 22 Jump Street
Tony Bellamy Yes musician and vocalist member of the rock band Redbone; inducted into the Yes American Music Hall of Fame in 2008[3]
Alexandra Berzon No journalist primary reporter for a Las Vegas Sun Pulitzer Prize-winning series
Tyler Bey Yes basketball player basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Big B No rapper Suburban Noize Records
Robert Bigelow Yes entrepreneur founder and CEO of Bigelow Aerospace
Dan Bilzerian No professional poker player
Benny Binion No businessman founder and owner of several properties, including Binion's
Joey Bishop No entertainer Rat Pack
Michael Blazek Yes baseball player Major League Baseball
Sam Boyd No casino owner
Mike Branch No commercial pilot former member of the Louisiana State Senate
Toni Braxton No singer
David Brenner No comedian
Kris Bryant Yes professional baseball player outfielder for the Colorado Rockies
Michael Bunin No actor Superstore
Rae Burrell Yes professional basketball player WNBA
Lance Burton No performer
Kurt Busch Yes race car driver NASCAR
Kyle Busch Yes race car driver NASCAR
Sam Butera No entertainer, saxophone player
Nicolas Cage No actor Academy Award-winning actor
A E Cahlan No newspaper publisher and executive
Matthew Callister Yes politician Senator of Nevada 1992–1995
Alisyn Camerota No journalist
Gina Carano No MMA fighter, actress first female MMA fight with television coverage; star of Steven Soderbergh's Haywire
Ben Carey No guitarist
Charisma Carpenter Yes actress
Nick Carter No musician front-runner of the Backstreet Boys
Joe Castro No jazz pianist Atlantic Records
Daveigh Chase Yes actress
Andrew Cherng No business executive founder of Panda Express
Spencer Clark Yes race car driver NASCAR
Wilbur Clark No businessman ran El Rancho Vegas and Desert Inn
Norm Clarke No gossip columnist Las Vegas Review-Journal
David Cohen No Jockey
Rico Constantino Yes professional wrestler
Christopher Convery Yes actor
David Copperfield No illusionist
Emina Cunmulaj No philanthropist, supermodel
Randall Cunningham No football player
Vashti Cunningham Yes high jumper
Tony Curtis No actor
Jay Cutler No IFBB professional bodybuilder Mr. Olympia
D'manti Yes singer and songwriter[4]
Laura Dahl Yes fashion designer
Moe Dalitz No developer casino owner and executive
Abby Dalton Yes actress The Joey Bishop Show, Falcon Crest
Conrad Daniels No darts player
Baron Davis No professional basketball player
Bill Davis No/Yes darts player
Mark Davis No NFL team owner owner of Las Vegas Raiders
Ricky Davis Yes professional basketball player
Sammy Davis Jr. No singer and entertainer Rat Pack
Sylvia Day No writer Bared to You
Céline Dion No singer
Sam Distefano No jazz pianist, talent executive, VP Riviera Hotel & Casino 1983-1995 booked Crazy Girls, La Cage, The Improv, and Splash into "The Riv", all four of which ran for over 22 years; also booked Frank Sinatra, Pavarotti, George Burns, Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney, Donald O'Connor, and Liza Minnelli into "The Riv"[citation needed]
Leah Dizon Yes model, singer
Snoop Dogg No artist rapper, singer-songwriter, actor
Sheena Easton No singer-songwriter, actress, designer
Jeremy Elbertson No Twitch streamer won the League of Their Own award at the Streamer Awards 2022 as Jerma985
Deryk Engelland No professional hockey player defenseman for the Vegas Golden Knights, formerly of the Las Vegas Wranglers
Kataluna Enriquez Yes beauty queen, model, fashion designer first trans woman to win Miss Nevada USA pageant[5]
Jack Entratter No businessman ran Sands Hotel and Casino
Terry Fator No ventriloquist
Herbie Faye No actor
Frank Fertitta III Yes businessman founder and CEO of Station Casinos
Lorenzo Fertitta Yes businessman
Siegfried Fischbacher No entertainer Siegfried & Roy
Todd Fisher No actor, director, producer, business executive
Flavor Flav No rapper, producer rap music artist and reality television personality
Marc-André Fleury No professional hockey player goaltender for the Vegas Golden Knights
Justin Flom No magician, performer
Brandon Flowers Yes musician The Killers' frontman
William P. Foley II No businessman owner of the Vegas Golden Knights
Aaron Fotheringham Yes extreme wheelchair athlete first person to do a backflip, double backflip, and front flip in a wheelchair
Redd Foxx No entertainer
Mat Franco No performer
Tony Fredianelli No musician Third Eye Blind guitarist
John C. Frémont No explorer
Charles Frias No philanthropist, entrepreneur
Spencer Gallagher Yes NASCAR driver
Danny Gans No impersonator Danny Gans Theater at The Mirage
Brendan Gaughan No race car driver NASCAR
Jackie Gaughan No businessman casino owner
Michael Gaughan No businessman casino owner
Nicholas Georgiade No actor and casino host actor who co-starred as "Rico" with Robert Stack as "Eliot Ness" in 1959 ABC television series The Untouchables; casino host at the Riviera Hotel and Casino
Jason Giambi No baseball player
Carolyn Goodman No educator mayor of Las Vegas
Mike Goodman No casino employee pit boss at The Dunes, author of best-selling book How to Win
Oscar Goodman No attorney defense attorney, Mayor of Las Vegas
Mikalah Gordon Yes American Idol, season 4 finalist
Matt Goss No singer
Steffi Graf No professional tennis player former World No. 1 German tennis player; philanthropist
Noah Gragson Yes NASCAR driver
Max Green Yes musician Escape the Fate
Shecky Greene No entertainer
Hank Greenspun No newspaper publisher newspaper publisher and land developer
Katie Grimes Yes swimmer 2020 Summer Olympics
Nate Grimes Yes basketball player basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Lance Gross No actor
Matthew Gray Gubler Yes actor Spencer Reid in Criminal Minds
Lonnie Hammargren No doctor, politician
Corinna Harney No actress Playboy Playmate
Bryce Harper Yes professional baseball player outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies
Rick Harrison No pawn shop owner Pawn Stars
Carey Hart Yes former professional FMX rider, off-road truck racer
Spencer Haywood No professional basketball player
Riley Herbst Yes NASCAR driver
Catherine Hickland No actress, singer, stage hypnotist
Adam Hicks Yes actor
Ryan Higa No entertainer, Youtuber
Cha Cha Hogan No comedian, musician, entertainer
Clint Holmes No singer-songwriter
James Holzhauer No sports gambler, game show contestant won 32 consecutive Jeopardy! games, set several earnings records
Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn No entertainer Siegfried & Roy
Derek Hough No professional ballroom dancer won Dancing with the Stars
Julianne Hough No actress, country singer, professional ballroom dancer won Dancing with the Stars twice, won Top New Artist at ACM Awards 2008
Tony Hsieh No business executive founder and CEO of Zappos
Howard Hughes No businessman casino tycoon and land developer
Carl Icahn No tycoon former owner of Stratosphere
JackEL No DJ, record producer and songwriter
Joe Jackson No talent manager Jackson Five
La Toya Jackson No singer, actress, model
Michael Jackson No singer, dancer, choreographer, actor
Pierre Jackson Yes professional basketball player
Reggie Jackson No actor professional baseball player
Steven Jackson Yes professional football player National Football League
Jenna Jameson Yes pornographic actress
Morris R. Jeppson No second lieutenant Enola Gay bombing of Hiroshima
Penn Jillette No magician half of the comedy-magic duo Penn & Teller
Larry Johnson No professional basketball player NBA
Nicole Johnson No monster truck driver Scooby-Doo Monster Jam driver
Jan Jones No spokesperson mayor of Las Vegas
Danielle Kang No professional golfer
Ka$hdami Yes rapper
Baby Keem No rapper known for hits such as "Family Ties", "Durag Activity", and "Orange Soda"
Hubert Keller No chef Michelin-starred celebrity chef
Brian Kelly No football player
Kirk Kerkorian No developer International Hotel, MGM Grand
Dave Keuning No musician The Killers' lead guitarist
Jimmy Kimmel No comedian Jimmy Kimmel Live!
B.B. King No blues legend
Scott Kirchner No darts player
Larry Koentopp No baseball executive Las Vegas Stars majority owner, first-ever Triple-A franchise in Las Vegas (1983)
King Lizzard[citation needed] No entertainer
George Knapp No journalist 2008 Peabody Award
Gladys Knight No singer, actress
Jack Kramer Yes tennis player
Jeff Kutash No Golden Globe and Emmy winning show producer designed, choreographed, wrote, directed, and produced "Splash" which successfully ran at the Riviera Hotel and Casino for almost a quarter-century and won "International Show of the Year" ten consecutive years
Iris Kyle No 10-time overall Ms. Olympia professional bodybuilder International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness
Meyer Lansky No mobster financier
T. J. Lavin Yes
Peter Lawford No actor Rat Pack
Steve Lawrence No singer, actor Steve and Eydie
Robin Leach No writer TV show host
Hae Un Lee No businessman Lee's Discount Liquor[6]
Jenny Lewis Yes musician Rilo Kiley
Jerry Lewis No entertainer
Liberace No entertainer inspired Liberace Museum
Peter Lik No landscape photographer
Rich Little No legendary impressionist, comedian
Greg Maddux No pitcher Major League Baseball[7]
Holly Madison No Playboy Playmate The Girls Next Door, Holly's World
George J. Maloof Jr. No businessman hotel operator; member of the Maloof Family
Alfred Mann No businessman, entrepreneur billionaire, founder of MannKind Corporation
Frank Marino No impersonator longest running, successful, nightly performing headliner in the history of Las Vegas
Shawn Marion No forward, National Basketball Association played for UNLV
Anthony Marnell III Yes architect, businessman, and casino developer Marnell Corrao Associates
Dean Martin No singer and entertainer Rat Pack
Greg Martinez Yes left fielder Major League Baseball[8]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. No boxer
Conor McGregor No professional MMA fighter
Christine McGuire No singer McGuire Sisters
Phyllis McGuire No actress/singer McGuire Sisters, mistress of Chicago Mob Boss Sam Giancana
John H. Meier No former business adviser of Howard Hughes
Marvin Menzies No college basketball coach UNLV Runnin Rebels head coach
Mike Meyers Yes baseball outfielder
Bob Miller No politician former governor
Ross Miller No politician
Frank Mir Yes mixed martial artist heavyweight champion in the UFC
Kevin Mitnick No computer consultant
Farrah Moan No drag queen and model RuPaul's Drag Race contestant
Irwin Molasky No real estate developer, television and movie producer Lorimar Productions
Chris Molnar No writer, editor and publisher co-founder of Las Vegas' first independent bookstore The Writer's Block and Archway Editions
Tana Mongeau Yes YouTuber, rapper
Jessica Moore No journalist KSNV anchor and reporter
Pat Morita No actor
Michael Morton No businessman and restaurateur co-founder of the N9NE Group
Jon Moxley No professional wrestler former World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler, previously known as Dean Ambrose
Stan Mullis Yes NASCAR driver
DeMarco Murray Yes professional football player NFL
James Murren No businessman
Joe Muscaglione No wine consultant, BMC Fine Spirits former Babbo, NY Wine Director TAO Las Vegas
Kevin Na No professional golfer
Sam Nazarian No businessman CEO and founder of Los Angeles-based SBE Entertainment and SLS Hotels
Ne-Yo No R&B singer-songwriter
Dasha Nekrasova Yes actress and podcaster co-host of Red Scare with Anna Khachiyan
Roy Nelson Yes Athlete Professional mixed martial artist
Harry Newman No professional football player College Football Hall of Fame, NFL All-Pro
Wayne Newton No singer part-owner of Aladdin
Paige O'Hara No actress
Pierre Omidyar No businessman chairman and founder of eBay
Donny Osmond No entertainer Donny & Marie in Las Vegas
Olive Marie Osmond No singer, doll designer, and talk show host
Lora Ottenad No professional bodybuilder
Joseph Otting No businessman
Dan Hewitt Owens No actor
George Parros No professional hockey player
Andrew Pascal No businessman
Vinnie Paul No professional drummer and musician
Tommy Pham Yes professional baseball player outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays[9]
Vince Phillips No professional boxer
Bill Porter No famous audio engineer
Milton Prell No businessman owned Sahara and Aladdin hotels
Elvis Presley No singer and actor hotel headliner, star of Viva Las Vegas
Louie Prima No bandleader, musician
Sam Querrey No professional tennis player
Ronnie Radke Yes musician Falling in Reverse
Ryan Reeves Yes professional wrestler ring name "Ryback"
Harry Reid No United States Senator
Tanner Reif Yes race car driver NASCAR
Dan Reynolds Yes musician Imagine Dragons
Debbie Reynolds No entertainer, business executive owned Debbie Reynolds' Hollywood Hotel
Donald Reynolds No business executive, philanthropist
Jim Rhodes Yes real estate developer Rhodes Ranch and Tuscany Village communities[10]
RiceGum Yes YouTube personality owner of YouTube channel RiceGum
Carlos Rivera No singer
Jackie Robinson No basketball player UNLV and professional basketball player
Sig Rogich No political consultant founder of R&R Advertising; Iceland Ambassador
Stephanie Romanov Yes actress
Jim Root Yes musician Slipknot guitarist
Kevin Rose Yes podcaster founder of Digg.com and Revision3
Frank Rosenthal No sports handicapper, casino manager
Ryan Ross Yes musician Panic! at the Disco's former guitarist and lyricist
Rudy Ruettiger No motivational speaker subject of film Rudy
Phil Ruffin No businessman billionaire
Larry Ruvo Yes philanthropist
Peggy Ryan No actress
Tony Sacca No singer, showman, TV host and producer
Nia Sanchez No Miss USA 2014
Carlos Santana No musician legendary guitarist
Jay Sarno No developer Caesars Palace and Circus Circus
Tom Sawyer No darts player
Steve Schirripa No actor The Sopranos entertainment director and consultant for The Riviera
Paul Schrier Yes actor star of Saban's Power Rangers series, as Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier
Cathy Scott No author, journalist The Killing of Tupac Shakur, Murder of a Mafia Daughter
Drew Scott No reality TV star star of Property Brothers on HGTV
Jonathan Scott No reality TV star star of Property Brothers on HGTV
Julian Serrano No chef Michelin two-star chef; executive chef of Picasso
Adam Seward Yes football player
Earnie Shavers No professional boxer
Chasen Shreve Yes Major League Baseball pitcher
Bugsy Siegel No mobster developer of the Flamingo
Siegfried & Roy No performers
Kerry Simon No chef celebrity chef and owner of several restaurants in Las Vegas and Los Angeles
Bella Sims Yes swimmer 2020 Summer Olympics
Frank Sinatra No singer Rat Pack
Keely Smith No singer Louis Prima Band
Spencer Smith No musician Panic! at the Disco's former drummer
Jim Snyder No journalist KSNV anchor and reporter
Kevin Sorbo No actor
Jeff Speakman No actor, martial arts legend
Britney Spears No pop singer [11]
Donald Spence No casino manager comedy writer
Anthony Spilotro No Mafia enforcer
Lance Stephenson No professional basketball player shooting guard/small forward for the Los Angeles Lakers
Mark Stoermer Yes musician The Killers's bass guitarist
Alessandro Stratta No celebrity chef
Bob Stupak No casino developer Stratosphere, Vegas World
Angela Summers No pornographic film actor
Jerry Tarkanian No college basketball coach former UNLV men's basketball head coach
Teller No magician half of the comedy-magic duo Penn & Teller
Frank Thomas No professional baseball player
TaShawn Thomas Yes basketball player
Scott Thompson No actor and comedian a.k.a. Carrot Top
Maria Tran No actress, filmmaker
Chris Trickle Yes race car driver unsolved murder case
Ike Turner No singer
Tina Turner No singer
Mike Tyson No boxer
Robert Urich No actor star of TV series Vega$
Brendon Urie No musician Panic! at the Disco's frontman and only remaining member
Edred Utomi No stage actor
Ronnie Vannucci Jr. Yes musician The Killers' drummer
Josh Venable No Violine consultant
Nancy Walton Laurie No heiress daughter of Walmart co-founder James "Bud" Walton
H Waldman Yes professional basketball player
Tommy Ward No singer, musician
Darnell Washington Yes college football player
Del Webb No developer built Flamingo hotel, owned Sahara
Claire Weinstein swimmer Olympic silver medalist freestyle swimmer[12]
Evan Weinstock Yes Olympic bobsledder
Rutina Wesley Yes actor True Blood
Dana White No businessman UFC president
Woodrow Wilson No politician first African American to serve in the Nevada Legislature
Billy Winn Yes professional football player NFL defensive end
Dizzy Wright No rapper
Elaine Wynn No businesswoman, philanthropist
Steve Wynn No real estate developer The Mirage, Treasure Island, Bellagio and Wynn Las Vegas
Pia Zadora No Broadway child star, singer, actress starred in Broadway's Fiddler on the Roof; married corporate merger pioneer/magnate, billionaire, and Riviera Hotel and Casino owner, Meshulam Riklis; headline toured with Frank Sinatra
Barry Zito Yes professional baseball player MLB pitcher
Asaiah Ziv Yes rapper
Jason Zucker No professional hockey player left wing for the Minnesota Wild
Anthony E. Zuiker Yes writer, producer creator of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami and CSI: NY

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Artist Works To Rescue Business Inspired By His Firefighting Career, Las Vegas Review-Journal, July 23, 2012, retrieved March 5, 2024
  2. ^ Las Vegas Fire & Rescue History, 1905-2005: Commemorative Book, UNLV University Libraries: Special Collections and Archives, retrieved March 5, 2024
  3. ^ "Redbone | Encyclopedia.com".
  4. ^ "Former U.S. Marine D'Manti Shocks Audience with Scorching-Hot Performance - Salem-News.Com". salem-news.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  5. ^ O'Kane, Catherine (June 30, 2021). "Miss Nevada USA becomes first transgender woman to win the pageant". CBS News. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "Purchase of bottle of Scotch led Korean immigrant to start business". Las Vegas Review-Journal. July 16, 2007. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Greg Maddux stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  8. ^ "Greg Martinez stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  9. ^ "Tommy Pham stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  10. ^ Segall, Eli (May 11, 2014). "The resurrection of real estate developer Jim Rhodes". VegasInc. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  11. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Inside Britney Spears' Over-the-Top Las Vegas Penthouse Suite | Life & Style Weekly". Archived from the original on May 3, 2013.
  12. ^ "18 Things to Know About Jewish Swimmer Claire Weinstein," Hey Alma.