Following is a list of notable people who were born in, raised in, or have lived for a significant period of time in the U.S. state of Nevada.
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- Mark Amodei (born 1958) – U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district
- Kathy Augustine (1956–2006) – Nevada State Controller (from 1999 until her death)
- Walter Baring (1911–1975) – member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's At-Large district
- Helen Delich Bentley – former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Alan Bible (1909–1988) – former Democratic U S Senator from Nevada
- James Bilbray – Nevada's first district, U.S. House of Representatives
- Emmet D. Boyle – first Nevada-born governor of Nevada
- Berkeley L. Bunker (1906–1999) – U.S. senator from Nevada and member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Howard Cannon (1912–2002) – former Democratic U S Senator from Nevada
- Catherine Cortez Masto (born 1964) – U.S. senator from Nevada (since 2017)
- Jim Gibbons (born 1944) – 28th governor of Nevada
- Carolyn Goodman – Mayor of Las Vegas (since 2012)
- Oscar Goodman – Mayor of Las Vegas (2002–2012)
- Morley Griswold (1890–1951) – served in the U.S. Army in World War I; later became lieutenant governor of Nevada, and later Governor of Nevada
- Martin Heinrich (born 1971) – U.S. senator from New Mexico (since 2013)
- Dean Heller – U.S. senator and former U.S. Congressman from Nevada's 2nd congressional district
- Steven Horsford (born 1973) – U.S. representative for Nevada's 4th congressional district
- Velma Bronn Johnston (1912–1977) – animal-rights activist
- Ruben Kihuen (born 1980) – former U.S. representative for Nevada's 4th congressional district
- Paul Laxalt – Republican governor of Nevada and U.S. senator from Nevada
- Myron E. Leavitt (1930–2004) – former Lieutenant Governor of Nevada
- Pat McCarran (1876–1954) – former United States senator from Nevada; namesake of McCarran International Airport
- Mike McGinness – Republican member of the Nevada Senate
- Pat Nixon (1912–1993) – First Lady of the United States (1969–1974)
- Key Pittman (1872–1940) – former Democratic U S senator from Nevada; President pro tempore and chairman of Committee on Foreign Relations
- Vail M. Pittman (1880–1964) – 19th Governor of Nevada and 19th lieutenant governor of Nevada
- Harry Reid (1939–2021) – United States Senate Minority Leader (since 2005)
- Marco Rubio (born 1971) – U.S. senator from Florida (Since 2011)
- James David Santini (1937–2015) – U.S. representative from Nevada's At-Large district
- Grant Sawyer (1918–1996) – 21st governor of Nevada; formed Nevada Gaming Commission
- W. Frank Stewart – silver miner in Virginia City; Democratic state senator for Storey County, 1876-1880
- Jon Wellinghoff (born 1949) – attorney, energy expert, and chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
