List of people from Las Vegas, Nevada

This is a list of notable natives and residents of Las Vegas, Nevada or the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Natives are individuals born in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Non-natives are people who play or played a notable role in the history Las Vegas or the Las Vegas metropolitan area while residing here.

Notable Las Vegans

Name	Native	Profession	Reason for notability
Bryan Danielson	Non-Native	Professional Wrestler	WWE Monday Night RAW
Sheldon Adelson	Non-Native	businessman	Las Vegas Sands
Andre Agassi	Native	tennis player	philanthropist
Louie Anderson	Non-Native	comedian
Ne-Yo	Non-Native	R&B singer and songwriter
Criss Angel	Non-Native	magician	Criss Angel Mindfreak
Greg Anthony	Native	basketball player	played for UNLV
Big B	Non-Native	recording artist	Suburban Noize Records
Bobby Baldwin	Non-Native	poker player and casino executive
Toni Basil	Non-Native	choreographer musician
Alexandra Berzon	Non-Native	journalist	Primary reporter for a Las Vegas Sun Pulitzer Prize winning series
Benny Binion	Non-Native	owner of the Horseshoe Casino
Joey Bishop	Non-Native	entertainer	The 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
Gina Carano	Non-Native	Female MMA Fighter	first female MMA fight with television coverage
Charisma Carpenter	Native	actress
Joe Castro	Non-Native	Jazz Pianist	Atlantic Records
Daveigh Chase	Native	actress
Spencer Clark	Native	race car driver, NASCAR
Norm Clarke	Non-Native	gossip columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal
Rico Constantino	Native	professional wrestler
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 (Desert Inn)
Baron Davis	Non-Native	basketball player
Ricky Davis	Native	basketball player
Sammy Davis, Jr.	Non-Native	singer and entertainer	The Rat Pack
Becky Delos Santos	Non-Native	model Playboy Playmate
Dipak Desai	Non-Native	doctor	owner of Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada
J.Son Dinant	Non-Native	Comedian and actor
Céline Dion	Non-Native	singer
Leah Dizon	Native	model singer
Herbie Faye	Non-Native	actor	died in Las Vegas, 1980
Brandon Flowers	Native	musician	The Killers
Siegfried Fischbacher	Non-Native	entertainer	Siegfried & Roy
Redd Foxx	Non-Native	entertainer
Tony Fredianelli	Non-Native	Musician	Third Eye Blind guitarist
John C. Fremont	Non-Native	explorer
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 for mafia figures Mayor of Las Vegas
Mikalah Gordon	Native		American Idol (Season 4) contestant
Hank Greenspun	Non-Native	Newspaper publisher	newspaper publisher and land developer
Matthew Gray Gubler	Native	Actor
Jaime Hammer	Non-Native	model	Penthouse Pet
Lonnie Hammargren	Non-Native	doctor politician
Carey Hart	Native	Pro Bmx Dirt Rider motorcycle stunt rider
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	Country Singer/Professional Ballroom Dancer	Won Dancing with the Stars twice, won Top New Artist at ACM Awards 2008
Howard Hughes	Non-Native	businessman	casino owner and land developer
Carl Icahn	Non-Native	Tycoon	Former owner of Stratosphere and Arizona Charlies
Jenna Jameson	Native	Pornographic actress
Jan Jones	Non-Native	Spokesperson	Mayor of Las Vegas
Floyd Mayweather Jr.	Non-Native	Boxer
Corinna Harney Jones	Non-Native	actress	Playboy Playmate
Reggie Jackson	Non-Native	actor	baseball player
Morris R. Jeppson	Non-Native	Second Lieutenant	Enola Gay bombing of Hiroshima
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
T.J. Lavin	Native
Peter Lawford	Non-Native	actor	The 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
King Lizzard[citation needed]	Non-Native	entertainer
Larry Johnson	Non-Native	basketball player, NBA
Greg Maddux	Native	pitcher, Major League Baseball
Holly Madison	Non-Native	Playmate, The Girls Next Door, Holly's World
Shawn Marion	Non-Native	forward, National Basketball Association	played for UNLV
Dean Martin	Non-Native	singer and entertainer	The Rat Pack
Greg Martinez	Native	baseball player
Tony Martinez	Non-Native	actor, singer and bandleader	The Real McCoys
John H. Meier	Non-Native		former business adviser of Howard Hughes
Angela Melini	Non-Native	actress model entrepreneur	Playboy Playmate
Frank Mir	Native	Mixed Martial Artist	former heavyweight champion in the UFC
Daniel C. Mitchell	Native	screenwriter
Kevin Mitnick	Non-Native	computer consultant	hacker
Pat Morita	Non-Native	actor
Vince Neil	Non-Native	singer	Mötley Crüe
Irwin Molasky	Non-Native	Real Estate Developer, Television & Movie Producer	Lorimar Productions
Joe Muscaglione	Non-Native	Wine Consultant, BMC Fine Spirits	Former Babbo, NY Wine Director TAO Las Vegas
Wayne Newton	Non-Native	singer
Paige O'Hara	Non-Native	actress
Elvis Presley	Non-Native	singer
Willard Hughes Rollings	Non-Native	historian	Author of four books on Osage and Comanche tribes
Penn Jillette	Non-Native	Magician	Half of the comedy-magic duo 'Penn & Teller'
Teller	Non-Native	Magician	Half of the comedy-magic duo 'Penn & Teller'
Debbie Reynolds	Non-Native	entertainer
Sig Rogich	Non-Native	political consultant	founder of R&R Advertising
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
Larry Ruvo	Native	Philanthropist	Owner (Southern Wine & Spirits)
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
Bugsy Siegel	Non-Native	mobster	developer of the Flamingo
Frank Sinatra	Non-Native	singer	The Rat Pack
Spencer Smith	Native	musician	Panic! At The Disco
Kevin Sorbo	Non-Native	actor
Anthony Spilotro	Non-Native	Mafia enforcer
Shannon Stewart	Non-Native	model	Playboy Playmate
Mark Stoermer	Native	musician	The Killers
Bob Stupak	Non-Native	Casino developer	Stratosphere Vegas World
Angela Summers	Non-Native	Erotic actor
Jerry Tarkanian	Non-Native	Basketball coach	former UNLV Men's Basketball Head Coach
Josh Towbin	Non-Native		GM of Towbin Dodge, Rapper and Star of A&E's King of Cars
Amber Tomcavage	Native	cocktail waitress	Castmember of Big Brother 8
Ike Turner	Non-Native	singer	Got his start here in the 1970s
Tina Turner	Non-Native	singer	Got her start here in the 1970s
Mike Tyson	Non-Native	boxer
Robert Urich	Non-Native	actor	television actor (Vega$)
Brendon Urie	Native	musician	Panic! At The Disco
Ronnie Vannucci	Native	musician	The Killers
Valentina Vaughn	Non-Native	model	Penthouse Pet
Erskine Walcott	Native		American Idol (Season 3) contestant
Del Webb	Non-Native	developer
Brent Wilson	Native	musician	Panic! at the Disco(former member)
Steve Wynn	Non-Native	developer	The Mirage, Treasure Island, Bellagio and Wynn Las Vegas
Barry Zito	Native	baseball player
Anthony E. Zuiker	Non-Native	writer, producer	Creator of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami and CSI: NY