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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.
Name | LV native? | Profession | Known for |
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Michele Abbate | Yes | race car driver | NASCAR, Trans-Am Series |
Sheldon Adelson | No | businessman | Las Vegas Sands |
Andre Agassi | Yes | professional tennis player | philanthropist |
Dre Allen | No | producer, director, singer-songwriter | member of R&B group IV Xample |
Angel Alvarez | Yes | soccer player | soccer |
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 [1] |
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 |
Tristan Blackmon | Yes | soccer player | soccer [2] |
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 [3] | |
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 | |
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 [4] |
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 [5] |
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 | |
Nikkita Lyons | Yes | Professional Wrestler | WWE |
Greg Maddux | No | pitcher | Major League Baseball [6] |
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 [7] |
Floyd Mayweather Jr. | No | boxer | |
Wayne McCullough | No | Boxer | Olympic Games Silver Medalist World Boxing Council Bantamweight Champion |
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 | |
Matt Morrow | No | YouTuber | gambling large sums of money at casinos [8] |
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 |
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