List of people from Reno, Nevada

The following is a list of people from Reno, Nevada :

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

• Mädchen Amick, actress, Twin Peaks , Sleepwalkers , Dream Lover , Riverdale
• Chris Ault, Hall of Fame NCAA football coach, retired head coach of University of Nevada, Reno Wolf Pack
• Luke Babbitt, basketball player for Miami Heat, previously Portland Trail Blazers 2010–2013
• Ryan Bader, professional MMA artist and heavyweight champion of Bellator MMA
• Shannon Bahrke, skier, silver medalist at 2002 Winter Olympics, bronze medalist at 2010 Winter Olympics, and 2003 World Cup champion
• Raymond Belknap (1967-1985) suicide, one of the two subjects with fellow participant James Vance of the 1990 subliminal messages civil trial held in the city against heavy metal's Judas Priest
• Brent Boyd, pro football player of Minnesota Vikings
• Johanna Burton, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
• T. Brian Callister, physician and health care quality expert
• Chris Carr, pro football player
• Bob Cashell, former mayor of Reno and lieutenant governor
• Walter Van Tilburg Clark, author of The Ox-Bow Incident
• Doug Clifford, Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer
• Kimberley Conrad, Playboy Playmate of the Year (1989), Hugh Hefner's second ex-wife
• Heidi Cortez, Sunset Tan , The Howard Stern Show
• David Coverdale, singer-songwriter, former frontsinger of heavy metal's Deep Purple and Whitesnake
• Gabriel Damon, actor
• Joe Flanigan, actor
• Rudy Galindo, figure skater
• Matt Gallagher, author and Iraq War veteran
• Bud Gaugh, drummer of the band Sublime
• Jim Gibbons, former governor and U.S. representative
• Mark Gilmartin, golfer, entrepreneur
• Garrett Hampson, professional baseball player
• Sean Hamilton (Hollywood Hamilton), nationally syndicated radio personality
• Curtis Hanson, producer-director of films 8 Mile , L.A. Confidential , The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
• Jennifer Harman, professional poker player
• Wilder W. Hartley (1901–1970), Los Angeles City Council member, 1939–1941, born in Reno
• Martin Heinrich, U.S. senator from New Mexico since 2013; was considered for vice president for nominee Hillary Clinton for the 2016 election
• Procter Ralph Hug, Jr., federal judge
• Terri Ivens, actress on All My Children
• Kevin Jepsen, professional baseball player, attended Bishop Manogue High School
• Armon Johnson, professional basketball player
• Colin Kaepernick, football quarterback, University of Nevada, Reno and San Francisco 49ers
• Mike Krukow, MLB pitcher and broadcaster, Reno resident
• Mills Lane, boxing referee, district judge, television personality on Judge Mills Lane
• Adam Laxalt, former Nevada attorney general
• Paul Laxalt, former governor and U.S. senator from Nevada
• Greg Lemond, former professional road racing cyclist, three-time winner of the Tour de France
• Greg London, entertainer
• Jennifer Mabus, YouTuber, hiker ^[1]
• Julia Mancuso, skier, Olympic gold medalist 2006
• Rich Marotta, boxing commentator, Los Angeles radio personality
• Anne Henrietta Martin, first woman to run for U.S. Senate
• Pat McCarran, U.S. senator, namesake of McCarran International Airport
• April Meservy, singer-songwriter
• Tom Mylan, butcher, author
• Jessica Nigri, cosplay celebrity, promotional model, YouTuber, voice actress and fan convention interview correspondent
• Frank Herbert Norcross, judge
• Roger Norman, off-road racer and owner of Norman Motorsports
• Ivan Passer, director
• Carl Ravazza, bandleader and talent agent
• Red Leather, rock/country singer
• Stephanie Rovetti, professional rugby player and bronze medalist 2024 Olympics, attended Reno High School
• Chuck Ruff, drummer, Edgar Winter Group
• Brian Sandoval, former governor
• Gene Savoy, Peru explorer, discoverer of Vilcabamba, Gran Pajaten, Gran Vilaya, Gran Saposoa
• Nate Schierholtz, professional baseball player, born in Reno
• Hillary Schieve, mayor of Reno
• Will Schusterick, professional disc golfer and three-time winner of the United States Disc Golf Championship
• Jason-Shane Scott, soap opera actor
• Ken Shamrock, mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, professional wrestler
• Simons & Cameron (Gordon Simons and Lane Cameron), singers and songwriters
• Jeanmarie Simpson, theatre and film artist, peace activist, founder of the Nevada Shakespeare Company and Universal Access Productions
• Shannyn Sossamon, actress in A Knight's Tale , 40 Days and 40 Nights and The Rules of Attraction
• Kevin Stadler, pro golfer, born in Reno
• Inga Thompson, professional cyclist
• Domingo Tibaduiza, elite long distance runner
• Kyle Van Noy, professional football player, born in Reno
• James Vance (1965-1988), suicide, another subject with fellow suicide Raymond Belknap in 1990 subliminal messages civil trial against heavy metal's Judas Priest
• Willy Vlautin, novelist, lead vocalist and songwriter for alt-country band Richmond Fontaine ^[2]
• J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner, forensic psychologist, television personality
• Michael Weiss, competitive swimmer ^[3]
• Dawn Wells, Miss Nevada 1959, actress on TV series Gilligan's Island
• Joe Wieland, professional baseball player
• Duke Williams, professional football player
• Gabby Williams, professional basketball player
• Taylor Wilson, nuclear scientist; previously held record for being youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion
• David Wise, five-time World Cup medalist and Olympic gold medalist in half pipe skiing
• Dolora Zajick, dramatic mezzo-soprano

See also

• List of University of Nevada, Reno people

References

1. "53 Wolf Pack Student-Athletes Set To Graduate". Nevada Wolf Pack . May 18, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
2. "Bio". Willy Vlautin. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
3. "Michael Weiss". Archived from the original on July 20, 2015.