List of people from Las Vegas
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 here.
Steven Jackson | Native | Football | National Football League |
Sheldon Adelson | Non-Native | businessman | Las Vegas Sands |
Andre Agassi | Native | professional tennis player | Philanthropist |
Dean Ambrose | Non-Native | Professional Wrestler | World Wrestling Entertainment |
Louie Anderson | Non-Native | comedian | |
Criss Angel | Non-Native | magician | Criss Angel Mindfreak |
Greg Anthony | Native | basketball player | Played for UNLV, NBA |
Big B | Non-Native | recording artist | Suburban Noize Records |
Bobby Baldwin | Non-Native | Professional poker player and casino executive | |
Toni Basil | Non-Native | choreographer, musician | |
Tony Bellamy | Native | musician and vocalist | Prominent member of the rock band Redbone. He was inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame in 2008.[1] |
Alexandra Berzon | Non-Native | journalist | Primary reporter for a Las Vegas Sun Pulitzer Prize winning series |
Robert Bigelow | Native | entrepreneur | Founder and CEO of Bigelow Aerospace |
Benny Binion | Non-Native | businessman | Founder and owner of several properties, including Binion's |
Joey Bishop | Non-Native | entertainer | Rat Pack |
Sam Boyd | Non-Native | casino owner | |
Mike Branch | Non-Native | commercial pilot | Former member of the Louisiana State Senate |
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 | |
Nicolas Cage | Non-Native | Actor | Academy Award winning actor |
A E Cahlan | Non-Native | Newspaper publisher | Newspaper publisher and executive |
Gina Carano | Non-Native | Female MMA Fighter, Actress | First female MMA fight with television coverage and star of Steven Soderbergh's Haywire |
Charisma Carpenter | Native | actress | |
Joe Castro | Non-Native | Jazz Pianist | Atlantic Records |
Daveigh Chase | Native | actress | |
Spencer Clark | Native | professional race car driver, NASCAR | |
Norm Clarke | Non-Native | gossip columnist | Las Vegas Review-Journal |
Rico Constantino | Native | professional wrestler | |
David Copperfield | Non-Native | illusionist | |
Reed Cowan | Non-Native | journalist | KSNV anchor and reporter |
Emina Cunmulaj | Non-Native | philanthropist, supermodel | |
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 |
Baron Davis | Non-Native | basketball player | |
Ricky Davis | Native | basketball player | |
Sammy Davis, Jr. | Non-Native | singer and entertainer | Rat Pack |
J.Son Dinant | Non-Native | Comedian and actor | |
Céline Dion | Non-Native | singer | |
Leah Dizon | Native | model, singer | |
Snoop Dogg | Non-Native | artist | Rapper, singer-songwriter, actor |
Sheena Easton | Non-Native | singer, songwriter, actress, designer | |
Terry Fator | Non-Native | ventriloquist | |
Herbie Faye | Non-Native | actor | |
Lorenzo Fertitta | Native | businessman | |
Frank Fertitta III | Native | businessman | Founder and CEO of Station Casinos |
Siegfried Fischbacher | Non-Native | entertainer | Siegfried & Roy |
Todd Fisher | Non-Native | actor, director, producer, business executive | |
Flavor Flav | Non-Native | singer, songwriter, producer | Rap music artist and reality television personality |
Brandon Flowers | Native | musician | The Killers |
Redd Foxx | Non-Native | entertainer | |
Tony Fredianelli | Non-Native | Musician | Third Eye Blind guitarist |
John C. Frémont | Non-Native | explorer | |
Charles Frias | Non-Native | philanthropist, entrepreneur | |
Danny Gans | Non-Native | impersonator | |
Brendan Gaughan | Non-Native | race car driver | NASCAR |
Jackie Gaughan | Non-Native | businessman | Casino owner |
Michael Gaughan | Non-Native | businessman | Casino owner |
Jason Giambi | Non-Native | baseball player | |
Carolyn Goodman | Non-Native | Educator | Mayor of Las Vegas |
Oscar Goodman | Non-Native | attorney | Defense attorney, Mayor of Las Vegas |
Mikalah Gordon | Native | American Idol (season 4) finalist | |
Steffi Graf | Non-Native | professional tennis player | Former World No. 1 German tennis player and philanthropist. |
Max Green | Native | Musician | Escape The Fate |
Hank Greenspun | Non-Native | Newspaper publisher | Newspaper publisher and land developer |
Matthew Gray Gubler | Native | Actor | |
Lonnie Hammargren | Non-Native | doctor, politician | |
Bryce Harper | Native | Baseball | Major League Baseball |
Rick Harrison | Non-Native | Pawn shop owner | Pawn Stars |
Carey Hart | Native | Pro Bmx Dirt Rider, motorcycle stunt rider | |
Catherine Hickland | Non-Native | actress, singer, stage hypnotist | |
Ryan Higa | Non-Native | entertainer, Youtuber | |
Adam Hicks | Native | Actor | |
Clint Holmes | Non-Native | singer-songwriter | |
Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn | Non-Native | entertainer | Siegfried & Roy |
Derek Hough | Non-Native | Professional Ballroom Dancer | Won Dancing with the Stars |
Julianne Hough | Non-Native | Actress/Country Singer/Professional Ballroom Dancer | Won Dancing with the Stars twice, won Top New Artist at ACM Awards 2008 |
Tony Hsieh | Non-Native | business executive | Founder and CEO of Zappos |
Howard Hughes | Non-Native | businessman | Casino tycoon and land developer |
Carl Icahn | Non-Native | Tycoon | Former owner of Stratosphere |
Corinna Harney | Non-Native | actress | Playboy Playmate |
Reggie Jackson | Non-Native | actor | Professional baseball player |
Jenna Jameson | Native | Pornographic actress | |
Morris R. Jeppson | Non-Native | Second lieutenant | Enola Gay bombing of Hiroshima |
Penn Jillette | Non-Native | Magician | Half of the comedy-magic duo 'Penn & Teller' |
Larry Johnson | Non-Native | basketball player | NBA |
Nicole Johnson | Non-Native | monster truck driver | Scooby-Doo Monster Jam driver |
Jan Jones | Non-Native | Spokesperson | Mayor of Las Vegas |
Hubert Keller | Non-Native | Chef | Michelin-Starred Celebrity Chef |
Brian Kelly | Non-Native | football player | |
Kirk Kerkorian | Non-Native | developer | International Hotel MGM Grand |
Dave Keuning | Non-Native | musician | The Killers |
Gladys Knight | Non-Native | singer actress | |
Jimmy Kimmel | Non-Native | comedian | Jimmy Kimmel Live! |
The Killers | Native | alternative rock band | |
B.B. King | Non-Native | Blues legend | |
George Knapp | Non-Native | journalist | 2008 Peabody Award |
Jack Kramer | Native | tennis player | |
Meyer Lansky | Non-Native | mobster financier | |
Nancy Walton Laurie | Non-Native | heiress | Daughter of Walmart co-founder James "Bud" Walton |
T. J. Lavin | Native | ||
Peter Lawford | Non-Native | actor | Rat Pack |
Robin Leach | Non-Native | writer | TV show host |
Jenny Lewis | Native | musician | Rilo Kiley |
Jerry Lewis | Non-Native | entertainer | |
Liberace | Non-Native | entertainer | |
Peter Lik | Non-Native | landscape photographer | |
Rich Little | Non-Native | comedian | |
King Lizzard | Non-Native | entertainer | |
Greg Maddux | Native | pitcher | Major League Baseball |
Holly Madison | Non-Native | Playmate, The Girls Next Door, Holly's World | |
George J. Maloof, Jr. | Non-Native | Businessman | Businessman and hotel operator. He is a prominent member of the Maloof Family. |
Alfred Mann | Non-Native | Businessman, Entrepreneur | Billionaire founder of MannKind Corporation |
Shawn Marion | Non-Native | forward, National Basketball Association | Played for UNLV |
Anthony Marnell III | Native | Architect, Businessman, & Casino Developer | Marnell Corrao Associates |
Dean Martin | Non-Native | singer and entertainer | Rat Pack |
Greg Martinez | Native | baseball player | |
Tony Martinez | Non-Native | actor, singer and bandleader | The Real McCoys |
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. | Non-Native | Boxer | |
John H. Meier | Non-Native | Former business adviser of Howard Hughes | |
Frank Mir | Native | Mixed Martial Artist | Heavyweight champion in the UFC |
Daniel C. Mitchell | Native | screenwriter | |
Kevin Mitnick | Non-Native | computer consultant | |
Irwin Molasky | Non-Native | Real Estate Developer, Television & Movie Producer | Lorimar Productions |
Jessica Moore | Non-Native | journalist | KSNV anchor and reporter |
Pat Morita | Non-Native | actor | |
Michael Morton | Non-Native | Businessman & Restaurateur | Co-Founder of the N9NE Group |
DeMarco Murray | Native | professional football player | |
James Murren | Non-Native | businessman | |
Joe Muscaglione | Non-Native | Wine Consultant, BMC Fine Spirits | Former Babbo, NY Wine Director TAO Las Vegas |
Sam Nazarian | Non-Native | businessman | CEO and Founder of Los Angeles-based SBE Entertainment and SLS Hotels |
Vince Neil | Non-Native | singer | Mötley Crüe |
Wayne Newton | Non-Native | singer | |
Ne-Yo | Non-Native | R&B singer and songwriter | |
Jonathan Ogden | Non-Native | professional football player | |
Paige O'Hara | Non-Native | actress | |
Pierre Omidyar | Non-Native | businessman | Chairman and Founder of eBay Inc. |
Olive Marie Osmond | Non-Native | singer, doll designer, and talk show host | |
Elvis Presley | Non-Native | singer | |
Ronnie Radke | Native | Musician | Falling in Reverse |
Ryan Reeves | Native | Professional Wrestler | Goes by the Ring Name "Ryback" |
Harry Reid | Non-Native | United States Senator | |
Dan Reynolds | Native | musician | Imagine Dragons |
Debbie Reynolds | Non-Native | entertainer, business executive | |
Donald Reynolds | Non-Native | business executive, philanthropist | |
Jackie Robinson | Non-Native | basketball player | Former American Professional Basketball Player |
Sig Rogich | Non-Native | political consultant | Founder of R&R Advertising & Iceland Ambassador |
Willard Hughes Rollings | Non-Native | historian | Author of four books on Osage and Comanche tribes |
Stephanie Romanov | Native | actress | |
Kevin Rose | Native | Podcaster | Founder of Digg.com & Revision3 |
Frank Rosenthal | Non-Native | sports handicapper, casino manager | |
Ryan Ross | Native | musician | Panic! at the Disco |
Phil Ruffin | Non-Native | businessman | American billionaire |
Larry Ruvo | Native | Philanthropist | |
Peggy Ryan | Non-Native | actress | |
Nia Sanchez | Non-Native | Miss USA 2014 | |
Carlos Santana | Non-Native | musician | Legendary guitarist[2] |
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 |
Paul Schrier | Native | actor | Star of Saban's Power Rangers series. His role is Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier. |
Drew Scott | Non-Native | Interior Designer & Architect | Star of Property Brothers on HGTV. |
Jonathan Scott | Non-Native | Interior Designer & Architect | Star of Property Brothers on HGTV. |
Julian Serrano | Non-Native | chef | Michelin Two Star chef & executive chef of Picasso |
Bugsy Siegel | Non-Native | mobster | Developer of the Flamingo |
Kerry Simon | Non-Native | chef | Celebrity chef and owner of several restaurants in Las Vegas and Los Angeles |
Frank Sinatra | Non-Native | singer | Rat Pack |
Spencer Smith | Native | musician | Panic! at the Disco |
Jim Snyder | Non-Native | journalist | KSNV anchor and reporter |
Kevin Sorbo | Non-Native | actor | |
Anthony Spilotro | Non-Native | Mafia enforcer | |
Britney Spears | Non-Native | Pop singer | [3] |
Mark Stoermer | Native | musician | The Killers |
Alessandro Stratta | Non-Native | Celebrity chef | |
Bob Stupak | Non-Native | Casino developer | Stratosphere Vegas World |
Angela Summers | Non-Native | Pornographic film actor | |
Jerry Tarkanian | Non-Native | Basketball coach | Former UNLV Men's Basketball Head Coach |
Teller | Non-Native | Magician | Half of the comedy-magic duo 'Penn & Teller' |
Ike Turner | Non-Native | singer | |
Tina Turner | Non-Native | singer | |
Mike Tyson | Non-Native | boxer | |
Robert Urich | Non-Native | actor | |
Brendon Urie | Native | musician | Panic! at the Disco |
Ronnie Vannucci | Native | musician | The Killers |
Del Webb | Non-Native | developer | |
Rutina Wesley | Native | actor | True Blood |
Dizzy Wright | Native | recording artist | |
Elaine Wynn | Non-Native | businesswoman & philanthropist | |
Steve Wynn | Non-Native | developer | The Mirage, Treasure Island, Bellagio and Wynn Las Vegas |
Barry Zito | Native | baseball player | |
Jason Zucker | Non-Native | NHL hockey player | |
Anthony E. Zuiker | Non-Native | writer & producer | Creator of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami and CSI: NY |