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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | |
| 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 | |
| Baron Davis | No | professional basketball player | ||
| Ricky Davis | Yes | professional basketball player | ||
| Bill Davis | No/Yes | darts player | ||
| Mark Davis | No | NFL team owner | owner of Las Vegas Raiders | |
| 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' | |
| Leah Dizon | Yes | model, singer | ||
| Snoop Dogg | No | artist | rapper, singer-songwriter, actor | |
| Conrad Daniels | No | darts player | ||
| 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 | |
| Matthew Gray Gubler | Yes | actor | Spencer Reid in Criminal Minds | |
| Lance Gross | No | actor | ||
| 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 | ||
| Steve Lawrence | No | singer, actor | Steve and Eydie | |
| T. J. Lavin | Yes | |||
| Peter Lawford | No | actor | Rat Pack | |
| Robin Leach | No | writer | TV show host | |
| Bryan Quang Le | Yes | YouTube personality | owner of YouTube channel RiceGum | |
| 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 | |
| DeMarco Murray | Yes | professional football player | NFL | |
| Stan Mullis | Yes | NASCAR driver | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | was part-owner of Aladdin | |
| Ne-Yo | No | R&B singer-songwriter | ||
| 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 | ||
| Dre Allen | No | producer, director, singer-songwriter | member of R&B group IV Xample | |
| 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] | |
| 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 | ||
| Tom Sawyer | No | darts player | ||
| Nia Sanchez | No | Miss USA 2014 | ||
| Carlos Santana | No | musician | legendary guitarist | |
| Jay Sarno | No | developer | Caesars Palace and Circus Circus | |
| 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 | |
| Chris Trickle | Yes | race car driver | Unsolved murder case | |
| Maria Tran | No | actress, filmmaker | ||
| 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 | ||
| Darnell Washington | Yes | college football player | ||
| Del Webb | No | developer | built Flamingo hotel, owned Sahara | |
| 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 | |
