List of people from Las Vegas

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 here.

Notable people from Las Vegas

Sheldon Adelson	Non-native	businessman	Las Vegas Sands
Andre Agassi	Native	professional tennis player	philanthropist
Dean Ambrose	Non-native	professional wrestler	World Wrestling Entertainment
Louie Anderson	Non-native	comedian
Criss Angel	Non-native	magician	Criss Angel Mindfreak
Greg Anthony	Native	basketball player	played for UNLV, NBA
Bobby Baldwin	Non-native	professional poker player and casino executive
Toni Basil	Non-native	choreographer, musician
Tony Bellamy	Native	musician and vocalist	member of the rock band Redbone; inducted into the Native American Music Hall of Fame in 2008
Alexandra Berzon	Non-native	journalist	primary reporter for a Las Vegas Sun Pulitzer Prize-winning series
Big B	Non-native	recording artist	Suburban Noize Records
Robert Bigelow	Native	entrepreneur	founder and CEO of Bigelow Aerospace
Benny Binion	Non-native	businessman	founder and owner of several properties, including Binion's
Joey Bishop	Non-native	entertainer	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
Kris Bryant	Native	baseball player	Major League Baseball
Lance Burton	Non-native	performer
Kurt Busch	Native	race car driver, NASCAR
Kyle Busch	Native	race car driver, NASCAR
Sam Butera	Non-native	entertainer, saxophone player
Nicolas Cage	Non-native	actor	Academy Award-winning actor
A E Cahlan	Non-native	newspaper publisher	newspaper publisher and executive
Gina Carano	Non-native	MMA fighter, actress	first female MMA fight with television coverage; star of Steven Soderbergh's Haywire
Charisma Carpenter	Native	actress
Joe Castro	Non-native	jazz pianist	Atlantic Records
Daveigh Chase	Native	actress
Spencer Clark	Native	professional race car driver, NASCAR
Norm Clarke	Non-native	gossip columnist	Las Vegas Review-Journal
Rico Constantino	Native	professional wrestler
David Copperfield	Non-native	illusionist
Reed Cowan	Non-native	journalist	KSNV anchor and reporter
Emina Cunmulaj	Non-native	philanthropist, supermodel
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 and executive
Baron Davis	Non-native	basketball player
Ricky Davis	Native	basketball player
Sammy Davis, Jr.	Non-native	singer and entertainer	Rat Pack
Céline Dion	Non-native	singer
Leah Dizon	Native	model, singer
Snoop Dogg	Non-native	artist	rapper, singer-songwriter, actor
Sheena Easton	Non-native	singer, songwriter, actress, designer
Terry Fator	Non-native	ventriloquist
Herbie Faye	Non-native	actor
Frank Fertitta III	Native	businessman	founder and CEO of Station Casinos
Lorenzo Fertitta	Native	businessman
Siegfried Fischbacher	Non-native	entertainer	Siegfried & Roy
Todd Fisher	Non-native	actor, director, producer, business executive
Flavor Flav	Non-native	singer, songwriter, producer	rap music artist and reality television personality
Brandon Flowers	Native	musician	The Killers
Redd Foxx	Non-native	entertainer
Mat Franco	Non-native	performer
Tony Fredianelli	Non-native	musician	Third Eye Blind guitarist
John C. Frémont	Non-native	explorer
Charles Frias	Non-native	philanthropist, entrepreneur
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, Mayor of Las Vegas
Mikalah Gordon	Native		American Idol, season 4 finalist
Matt Goss	Non-native	singer
Steffi Graf	Non-native	professional tennis player	former World No. 1 German tennis player; philanthropist
Max Green	Native	musician	Escape The Fate
Hank Greenspun	Non-native	newspaper publisher	newspaper publisher and land developer
Matthew Gray Gubler	Native	actor
Lance Gross	Non-native	actor
Lonnie Hammargren	Non-native	doctor, politician
Corinna Harney	Non-native	actress	Playboy Playmate
Bryce Harper	Native	baseball player	Major League Baseball
Rick Harrison	Non-native	pawn shop owner	Pawn Stars
Carey Hart	Native	pro BMX dirt rider, motorcycle stunt rider
Spencer Haywood	Non-native	basketball player
Catherine Hickland	Non-native	actress, singer, stage hypnotist
Adam Hicks	Native	actor
Ryan Higa	Non-native	entertainer, Youtuber
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	actress, country singer, professional ballroom dancer	won Dancing with the Stars twice, won Top New Artist at ACM Awards 2008
Tony Hsieh	Non-native	business executive	founder and CEO of Zappos
Howard Hughes	Non-native	businessman	casino tycoon and land developer
Carl Icahn	Non-native	tycoon	former owner of Stratosphere
Reggie Jackson	Non-native	actor	professional baseball player
Steven Jackson	Native	football	National Football League
Jenna Jameson	Native	pornographic actress
Morris R. Jeppson	Non-native	second lieutenant	Enola Gay bombing of Hiroshima
Penn Jillette	Non-native	magician	half of the comedy-magic duo Penn & Teller
Larry Johnson	Non-native	basketball player	NBA
Nicole Johnson	Non-native	monster truck driver	Scooby-Doo Monster Jam driver
Jan Jones	Non-native	spokesperson	Mayor of Las Vegas
Hubert Keller	Non-native	Chef	Michelin-starred celebrity chef
Brian Kelly	Non-native	football player
Kirk Kerkorian	Non-native	developer	International Hotel, MGM Grand
Dave Keuning	Non-native	musician	The Killers
The Killers	Native	alternative rock band
Jimmy Kimmel	Non-native	comedian	Jimmy Kimmel Live!
B.B. King	Non-native	blues legend
King Lizzard	Non-native	entertainer
George Knapp	Non-native	journalist	2008 Peabody Award
Gladys Knight	Non-native	singer, actress
Jack Kramer	Native	tennis player
Iris Kyle	Non-native	10-time overall Ms. Olympia professional bodybuilder	International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness
Meyer Lansky	Non-native	mobster financier
Nancy Walton Laurie	Non-native	heiress	daughter of Walmart co-founder James "Bud" Walton
T. J. Lavin	Native
Peter Lawford	Non-native	actor	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
Peter Lik	Non-native	landscape photographer
Rich Little	Non-native	comedian
Greg Maddux	Native	pitcher	Major League Baseball
Holly Madison	Non-native	Playboy Playmate, The Girls Next Door, Holly's World
George J. Maloof, Jr.	Non-native	businessman	hotel operator; member of the Maloof Family
Alfred Mann	Non-native	businessman, entrepreneur	billionaire, founder of MannKind Corporation
Frank Marino	Non-native	impersonator
Shawn Marion	Non-native	forward, National Basketball Association	played for UNLV
Anthony Marnell III	Native	architect, businessman, and casino developer	Marnell Corrao Associates
Dean Martin	Non-native	singer and entertainer	Rat Pack
Greg Martinez	Native	baseball player
Tony Martinez	Non-native	actor, singer and bandleader	The Real McCoys
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.	Non-native	boxer
John H. Meier	Non-native		former business adviser of Howard Hughes
Frank Mir	Native	mixed martial artist	Heavyweight champion in the UFC
Daniel C. Mitchell	Native	screenwriter
Kevin Mitnick	Non-native	computer consultant
Irwin Molasky	Non-native	real estate developer, television and movie producer	Lorimar Productions
Jessica Moore	Non-native	journalist	KSNV anchor and reporter
Pat Morita	Non-native	actor
Michael Morton	Non-native	businessman and restaurateur	co-founder of the N9NE Group
DeMarco Murray	Native	professional football player
James Murren	Non-native	businessman
Joe Muscaglione	Non-native	Wine Consultant, BMC Fine Spirits	former Babbo, NY Wine Director TAO Las Vegas
Sam Nazarian	Non-native	businessman	CEO and founder of Los Angeles-based SBE Entertainment and SLS Hotels
Vince Neil	Non-native	singer	Mötley Crüe
Wayne Newton	Non-native	singer
Ne-Yo	Non-native	R&B singer and songwriter
Jonathan Ogden	Non-native	professional football player
Paige O'Hara	Non-native	actress
Pierre Omidyar	Non-native	businessman	Chairman and founder of eBay Inc.
Olive Marie Osmond	Non-native	singer, doll designer, and talk show host
Dan Hewitt Owens	Non-native	actor
Elvis Presley	Non-native	singer
Louie Prima	Non-native	bandleader, musician
Ronnie Radke	Native	musician	Falling in Reverse
Ryan Reeves	Native	professional wrestler	ring name "Ryback"
Harry Reid	Non-native	United States Senator
Dan Reynolds	Native	musician	Imagine Dragons
Debbie Reynolds	Non-native	entertainer, business executive
Donald Reynolds	Non-native	business executive, philanthropist
Jackie Robinson	Non-native	basketball player	former professional basketball player
Sig Rogich	Non-native	political consultant	founder of R&R Advertising; Iceland Ambassador
Willard Hughes Rollings	Non-native	historian	author of four books on Osage and Comanche tribes
Stephanie Romanov	Native	actress
Kevin Rose	Native	podcaster	founder of Digg.com and Revision3
Frank Rosenthal	Non-Native	sports handicapper, casino manager
Ryan Ross	Native	musician	Panic! at the Disco
Phil Ruffin	Non-native	businessman	billionaire
Larry Ruvo	Native	philanthropist
Peggy Ryan	Non-native	actress
Nia Sanchez	Non-native	Miss USA 2014
Carlos Santana	Non-native	musician	legendary guitarist
Jay Sarno	Non-native	developer	Caesars Palace and Circus Circus
Steve Schirripa	Non-native	actor	entertainment director and consultant for The Riviera
Paul Schrier	Native	actor	star of Saban's Power Rangers series, as Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier
Drew Scott	Non-native	interior designer, architect	star of Property Brothers on HGTV
Jonathan Scott	Non-native	interior designer, architect	star of Property Brothers on HGTV
Julian Serrano	Non-native	chef	Michelin two-star chef; executive chef of Picasso
Adam Seward	Native	football player
Ernie Shavers	Non-native	professional boxer
Bugsy Siegel	Non-native	mobster	developer of the Flamingo
Siegfried & Roy	Non-native	performers
Kerry Simon	Non-native	chef	celebrity chef and owner of several restaurants in Las Vegas and Los Angeles
Frank Sinatra	Non-native	singer	Rat Pack
Keely Smith	Non native	singer	Louis Prima Band
Spencer Smith	Native	musician	Panic! at the Disco
Jim Snyder	Non-native	journalist	KSNV anchor and reporter
Kevin Sorbo	Non-native	actor
Britney Spears	Non-native	pop singer
Donald Spence	Non-native	casino manager	comedy writer
Anthony Spilotro	Non-native	Mafia enforcer
Mark Stoermer	Native	musician	The Killers
Alessandro Stratta	Non-native	celebrity chef
Bob Stupak	Non-native	casino developer	Stratosphere, Vegas World
Angela Summers	Non-native	pornographic film actor
Jerry Tarkanian	Non-native	basketball coach	former UNLV men's basketball head coach
Teller	Non-native	Magician	half of the comedy-magic duo Penn & Teller
Roger Thomas	Non-native	Interior Designer	Designer of Wynn Las Vegas, among other resorts
Ike Turner	Non-native	singer
Tina Turner	Non-native	singer
Mike Tyson	Non-native	boxer
Robert Urich	Non-native	actor
Brendon Urie	Native	musician	Panic! at the Disco
Ronnie Vannucci	Native	musician	The Killers
Josh Venable	Non-native	Violine Consultant
Del Webb	Non-native	developer
Rutina Wesley	Native	actor	True Blood
Dana White	Non-native	president	UFC
Dizzy Wright	Native	recording artist
Elaine Wynn	Non-native	businesswoman, philanthropist
Steve Wynn	Non-native	developer	The Mirage, Treasure Island, Bellagio and Wynn Las Vegas
Barry Zito	Native	baseball player
Jason Zucker	Non-native	NHL player
Anthony E. Zuiker	Non-native	writer, producer	creator of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami and CSI: NY