List of Famous People From Nevada

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Below is a list of famous people that were born in Nevada.

List of Famous Political Figures From Nevada

Mark E. Amodei – Member of the Nevada Senate from the Capital District
Kathy Augustine,
Helen Delich Bentley – former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Alan Bible,
James Bilbray, Nevada’s first district, U.S. House of Representatives
Emmet D. Boyle,
Berkeley L. Bunker,
Jim Gibbons,
Morley Griswold,
Dean Heller – Nevada’s 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives
Velma Bronn Johnston,
Paul Laxalt – Republican Governor of Nevada and U.S. Senator from Nevada
Myron E. Leavitt,
Pat McCarran,
Mike McGinness – Republican member of the Nevada Senate
Pat Nixon,
Harry Reid,
Willard Hughes Rollings,
Jon Wellinghoff,

List of Famous Athletes From Nevada

Andre Agassi,
Greg Anthony – Former NBA player
Luke Babbitt – Small forward for the Portland Trail Blazers
Shannon Bahrke – Olympic freestyle skier
Marcus Banks – Point guard for the New Orleans Hornets
Craig Barlow – Professional golfer
Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch – NASCAR drivers
Gina Carano – Female MMA Fighter
Ramón Castro – catcher for the Chicago White Sox
Spencer Clark –
Rico Constantino – Retired professional wrestler
Marty Cordova – former Major League Baseball left fielder
Ricky Davis – Professional basketball player in the NBA
Bryce Harper – Major League baseball player
Carey Hart – Freestyle motocross racer, pro BMX rider
Steven Jackson Professional football player
Klete Keller – Olympic swimmer
Jack Kramer – Tennis player
Joseph Lang –
T.J. Lavin – Pro BMX rider and musician
Ryan Ludwick – right fielder for the San Diego Padres
Greg Maddux – Major League Baseball player
Julia Mancuso – Olympic alpine ski racer, gold and silver medalist
Jake McGee – relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
Frank Mir – Mixed Martial Artist, former UFC champion
Nate Schierholtz – right fielder for the San Francisco Giants
Adam Seward – Professional football player in the NFL
Patty Sheehan – professional golfer
Scott Smith – mixed martial artist
Brandon Snyder – first baseman for the Baltimore Orioles
Byron Velvick – professional bass fisherman
Matt Williams – former Major League Baseball third baseman
Aarik Wilson – American long jumper
Barry Zito – Major League Baseball player

List of Famous Actors From Nevada

Ben Alexander
Mädchen Amick
Deanna Brooks
Reno Browne
Charisma Carpenter
Dillon Casey
Hobart Cavanaugh
Daveigh Chase
Tishara Cousino
C. Jay Cox
Cindy Crawford
Emma Cummings
Summer Cummings
Abby Dalton
Gabriel Damon
Misty Dawn
Doris Dawson
Loren Dean
Thomas Dekker
Brad Dexter
Leah Dizon
Chase Ellison
Kathy Evison
Joe Flanigan
Jaelyn Fox
Michele Greene
Matthew Gray Gubler,
Corinna Harney,
Veronica Hart
Annette Haven
Adam Hicks
Jenna Jameson
Jassie – porn actress
Bryce Johnson
Rebekah Kochan
Joseph D. Kucan
Erin Lear
Jena Malone
Lily Mariye
Meaghan Jette Martin
Missy Monroe – porn actress
Lycia Naff
Thomas Ian Nicholas
Sean Palmer
Renee Perez
Mr. Pete
Caroline Pierce
Sasha Pieterse
Kristoffer Polaha
Faye Reagan
Amanda Righetti,
Edna Purviance
Stephanie Romanov
Selena Rose
Sophia Rossi
Paul Schrier
Jason-Shane Scott
Shannyn Sossamon
Charlie Stewart
Bobby Tonelli
Cerina Vincent
Carrie Clark Ward
Dawn Wells
Rutina Wesley – actress, Tara Thornton on True Blood
Lauren Woodland

List of Famous Musicians From Nevada

702 – R&B and hip hop soul trio
Vernon Alley – jazz bassist
Joyce Collins – jazz pianist, singer
Rick DeJesus – lead vocals for band Adelitas Way
Dino – DJ, singer-songwriter and record producer
Leah Dizon – gaijin tarento, singer, and gravure idol in Japan
Brandon Flowers – lead singer of The Killers
Dia Frampton – indie rock and pop singer
Tony Fredianelli – alternative rock musician, formerly with Third Eye Blind
Nicholas RAS Furlong – songwriter and record producer
Mikalah Gordon – singer, American Idol finalist
Christopher Paul Jones – musician and composer
Jenny Lewis – singer
Justin McBride – country music singer
Ne-Yo – pop and R&B singer-songwriter
Nikki Nelson – country music singer
Louis Prima Jr – singer, entertainer, trumpeter, and bandleader
Ryan Ross – former lead guitarist, lyricist for Panic at the Disco
Chuck Ruff – rock drummer
Lee Scrivner – songwriter
Kevin Seconds – vocalist, songwriter, musician
Billy Sherwood – progressive rock musician, record producer, and engineer
Mark Slaughter- singer and musician, founder of the hard rock band Slaughter
Spencer Smith – drummer for Panic at the Disco
Lynn Truell – drummer for Imperial Teen
Brendon Urie – lead singer for Panic at the Disco
Willy Vlautin – lead singer for Richmond Fontaine
David Yow – lead vocalist for Scratch Acid and The Jesus Lizard
Dolora Zajick – mezzo-soprano

List of Famous Authors From Nevada

Alta – poet, prose writer, and publisher
Nevada Barr – author of mystery novels
Charles Bock – novelist
Juanita Brooks – author and historian
Arthur F. Carmazzi – author of books on leadership and organizational culture
Nick Christensen – journalist
Walter van Tilburg Clark – writer
Cecelia Holland – historical novelist
Robert Laxalt – writer
Adrian C. Louis – author and poet
James Marshall – children’s author and illustrator
Lloyd Osbourne – novelist
Lute Pease – journalist and cartoonist
Sheldon Rampton – editor of PR Watch and author of books on the public relations industry
Andrew Romanelli – journalist, poet, songwriter, blogger
Geoff Schumacher – journalist and author
Harry Shannon – novelist
David Derek Stacton,
Richard Walton Tully – playwright
Dave Ulrich – author of books on leadership and human resources

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