List of people from Las Vegas, Nevada
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This is a list of notable natives and residents of Las Vegas, Nevada or the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Natives are individuals born in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Non-natives are people who play or played a notable role in the history Las Vegas or the Las Vegas metropolitan area while residing here.
| Name | Native | Profession | Reason for notability |
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| Sheldon Adelson | Non-Native | billionaire businessman | Las Vegas Sands |
| Andre Agassi | Native | tennis player | philanthropist |
| Louie Anderson | Non-Native | Comedian | |
| Greg Anthony | Native | basketball player | |
| Anna Ayala | Native | felon charged for larceny against Wendy's | |
| Big B | Non-Native | recording artist | Suburban Noize Records |
| Bobby Baldwin | Non-Native | poker player and casino executive | |
| Toni Basil | Non-Native | choreographer musician |
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| David Beltran | Non-Native | business professional | |
| Benny Binion | Non-Native | owner of the Horseshoe casino | |
| Joey Bishop | Non-Native | entertainer | The Rat Pack |
| Sam Boyd | Non-Native | casino owner | |
| Toni Braxton | Non-Native | recording artist | |
| David Brenner | Non-Native | comedian | |
| Kurt Busch | Native | race car driver, NASCAR | |
| Kyle Busch | Native | race car driver, NASCAR | |
| Charlie Callis | Native | comic | |
| Gina Carano | Non-Native | Female MMA Fighter | first female MMA fight with television coverage |
| Charisma Carpenter | Native | actress | |
| Daveigh Chase | Native | actress | |
| Spencer Clark | Native | race car driver, NASCAR | |
| Norm Clarke | Non-Native | gossip columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal | |
| Rico Constantino | Native | wrestler | |
| Randall Cunningham | Non-Native | football player | |
| Tony Curtis | Non-Native | actor | |
| Jay Cutler | Non-Native | IFBB Professional Bodybuilder | Mr. Olympia |
| Laura Dahl | Native | fashion designer | |
| Moe Dalitz | Non-Native | developer | casino owner/executive (Desert Inn) |
| Baron Davis | Non-Native | basketball player | |
| Ricky Davis | Native | basketball player | |
| Sammy Davis, Jr. | Non-Native | singer and entertainer | The Rat Pack |
| Becky Delos Santos | Non-Native | model Playboy Playmate |
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| J.Son Dinant | Non-Native | Comedian and actor | |
| Céline Dion | Non-Native | singer | |
| Leah Dizon | Native | model singer |
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| Brandon Flowers | Native | musician | The Killers |
| Siegfried Fischbacher | Non-Native | entertainer | Siegfried & Roy |
| Tony Fredianelli | Non-Native | Musician | Third Eye Blind guitarist |
| John C. Fremont | Non-Native | explorer | |
| Danny Gans | Non-Native | Impersonator | |
| Brendan Gaughan | Non-Native | race car driver, NASCAR | |
| Jason Giambi | Non-Native | baseball player | |
| Oscar Goodman | Non-Native | attorney | defense attorney for mafia figures Mayor of Las Vegas |
| Mikalah Gordon | Native | American Idol contestant | |
| Hank Greenspun | Non-Native | Newspaper publisher | newspaper publisher and land developer |
| Matthew Gray Gubler | Native | Actor | |
| Lonnie Hammargren | Non-Native | doctor politician |
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| Carey Hart | Native | Pro Bmx Dirt Rider motorcycle stunt rider |
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| Clint Holmes | Non-Native | singer songwriter |
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| Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn | Non-Native | entertainer | Siegfried & Roy |
| Howard Hughes | Non-Native | billionaire casino owner and land developer | |
| Carl Icahn | Non-Native | Tycoon | owner of Stratosphere and Arizona Charlies |
| Jenna Jameson | Native | Retired Adult Film Star | |
| Corinna Harney Jones | Non-Native | actress | Playboy playmate |
| Reggie Jackson | Non-Native | actor | baseball player |
| Morris R. Jeppson | Non-Native | Second Lieutenant | Enola Gay bombing of Hiroshima |
| Brian Kelly | Non-Native | football player | |
| Kirk Kerkorian | Non-Native | developer | International Hotel MGM Grand |
| Gladys Knight | Non-Native | singer actress |
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| Jimmy Kimmel | Non-Native | comedian | Jimmy Kimmel Live |
| B.B. King | Non-Native | Blues legend | |
| Jack Kramer | Native | tennis player | |
| Meyer Lansky | Non-Native | mobster financier | |
| T.J. Lavin | Native | ||
| Peter Lawford | Non-Native | actor | The Rat Pack |
| Robin Leach | Non-Native | writer | TV show host |
| Jerry Lewis | Non-Native | entertainer | |
| Liberace | Non-Native | entertainer | |
| Jon Lindquist | Non-Native | radio announcer | |
| King Lizzard | Non-Native | entertainer | |
| Larry Johnson | Non-Native | basketball player, NBA | |
| Stephanie Louden | Native | golfer, LPGA | |
| Greg Maddux | Native | pitcher, Major League Baseball | |
| Shawn Marion | Non-Native | forward, National Basketball Association | played for UNLV |
| Dean Martin | Non-Native | singer and entertainer | The Rat Pack |
| John H. Meier | Non-Native | former business adviser of Howard Hughes | |
| Angela Melini | Non-Native | actress model Playboy Playmate entrepreneur |
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| Frank Mir | Native | Mixed Martial Artist | former heavyweight champion in the UFC |
| Kevin Mitnick | Non-Native | computer consultant | hacker |
| Pat Morita | Non-Native | actor | |
| Vince Neil | Non-Native | singer | Mötley Crüe |
| Irwin Molasky | Non-Native | Real Estate Developer, Television & Movie Producer | Lorimar Productions |
| Joe Muscaglione | Non-Native | Wine Consultant, BMC Fine Spirits | Former Babbo, NY Wine Director TAO Las Vegas |
| Wayne Newton | Non-Native | singer | |
| Paige O'Hara | Non-Native | actress | |
| Elvis Presley | Non-Native | singer | |
| Debbie Reynolds | Non-Native | entertainer | |
| Sig Rogich | Non-Native | political consultant | founder of R&R Advertising |
| Stephanie Romanov | Native | actress | |
| Kevin Rose | Native | Podcaster | founder of Digg.com & Revision3 |
| Frank Rosenthal | Non-Native | sports handicapper casino manager |
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| Ryan Ross | Native | musician | Panic! At The Disco |
| Larry Ruvo | Native | Philanthropist | |
| Jay Sarno | Non-Native | developer | Caesars Palace and Circus Circus |
| Adam Seward | Native | football player | |
| Steve Schirripa | Non-Native | actor | entertainment director and consultant for The Riviera |
| Bugsy Siegel | Non-Native | mobster | developer of the Flamingo |
| Frank Sinatra | Non-Native | singer | The Rat Pack |
| Kevin Sorbo | Non-Native | actor | |
| Anthony Spilotro | Non-Native | Mafia enforcer | |
| Shannon Stewart | Non-Native | model | Playboy Playmate |
| Mark Stoermer | Native | musician | The Killers |
| Bob Stupak | Non-Native | Casino developer | Stratosphere Vegas World |
| Jason Sturtsman | Non-Native | Promoter / Investor | Indiekrush.com Beauty Bar |
| Jerry Tarkanian | Non-Native | Basketball coach | former UNLV Men's Basketball Head Coach |
| Brian Thornton | Non-Native | developer of DoubleClick technology company, technology advocate | |
| Josh Towbin aka Chop | Non-Native | GM of Towbin Dodge, Rapper and Star of A&E's King of Cars | |
| Amber Tomcavage | Native | Cocktail Waitress | Castmember of Big Brother 8 |
| Eric Tumbleson | Native | Talk Radio DJ / Commercial Real Estate Broker | Host of Making Moves |
| Ike Turner | Non-Native | singer | Got his start here in the 1970s |
| Tina Turner | Non-Native | singer | Got her start here in the 1970s |
| Mike Tyson | Non-Native | boxer | |
| Robert Urich | Non-Native | actor | television actor (Vega$) |
| Brendon Urie | Native | musician | Panic! At The Disco |
| Ronnie Vannucci | Native | musician | The Killers |
| Del Webb | Non-Native | developer | |
| James Ronald Whitney | Native | film and television director | |
| Don White | Non-Native | real estate developer | |
| Brent Wilson | Native | musician | Panic! at the Disco(former member) |
| Steve Wynn | Non-Native | developer | The Mirage, Treasure Island, Bellagio and Wynn Las Vegas |
| Barry Zito | Native | baseball player | |
| Anthony E. Zuiker | Non-Native | Creator of CSI:Crime Scene Investigaion, CSI:Miami and CSI:NY | |
| Joe Castro | Non-Native | Jazz Pianist | Atlantic Records |
