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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 in the city.
| Name | LV Native? | Profession | Known For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michele Abbate | Yes | race car driver | NASCAR, Trans-Am Series |
| Sheldon Adelson | No | businessman | Las Vegas Sands |
| Andre Agassi | Yes | professional tennis player | philanthropist |
| Allan Albaitis | Yes | decorated local firefighter and rescue (retired) [1] | extensive national fire artwork, in part archived by UNLV. [2] |
| Bob Anderson | No | singer/impressionist | headlined every major Strip resort for half a century; acclaimed as "The World's Greatest Singing Impressionist;" voted in the "Top 12 Greatest Las Vegas Entertainers Of All Time;" won "Greatest Las Vegas Headliner" six times; headline-toured with Jerry Lewis, Sammy Davis, Jr., and performed with Frank Sinatra; sold out the Venetian-Palazzo main showroom nightly, 44 weeks straight in 2015; just headlined Carnegie Hall in NYC in Dec of '21 |
| Louie Anderson | No | comedian | |
| Criss Angel | No | magician | Criss Angel Mindfreak |
| Greg Anthony | Yes | professional basketball player | played for UNLV, NBA |
| Steve Aoki | No | musician, DJ and music executive | |
| DJ Ashba | No | musician and music producer | played guitar in Guns N' Roses from 2009 to 2015, current lead guitarist for Sixx:A.M. |
| Zak Bagans | No | paranormal Investigator | host of Ghost Adventures |
| Shamir Bailey | Yes | singer-songwriter | |
| Bobby Baldwin | No | professional poker player and casino executive | |
| Toni Basil | No | singer-songwriter and actress | |
| Jillian Bell | Yes | actress | Fist Fight , 22 Jump Street |
| Tony Bellamy | Yes | musician and vocalist | member of the rock band Redbone; inducted into the Yes American Music Hall of Fame in 2008 [3] |
| Alexandra Berzon | No | journalist | primary reporter for a Las Vegas Sun Pulitzer Prize-winning series |
| Tyler Bey | Yes | basketball player | basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League |
| Big B | No | rapper | Suburban Noize Records |
| Robert Bigelow | Yes | entrepreneur | founder and CEO of Bigelow Aerospace |
| Dan Bilzerian | No | professional poker player | |
| Benny Binion | No | businessman | founder and owner of several properties, including Binion's |
| Joey Bishop | No | entertainer | Rat Pack |
| Michael Blazek | Yes | baseball player | Major League Baseball |
| Sam Boyd | No | casino owner | |
| Mike Branch | No | commercial pilot | former member of the Louisiana State Senate |
| Toni Braxton | No | singer | |
| David Brenner | No | comedian | |
| Kris Bryant | Yes | professional baseball player | outfielder for the Colorado Rockies |
| Michael Bunin | No | actor | Superstore |
| Rae Burrell | Yes | professional basketball player | WNBA |
| Lance Burton | No | performer | |
| Kurt Busch | Yes | race car driver | NASCAR |
| Kyle Busch | Yes | race car driver | NASCAR |
| Sam Butera | No | entertainer, saxophone player | |
| Nicolas Cage | No | actor | Academy Award-winning actor |
| A E Cahlan | No | newspaper publisher and executive | |
| Alisyn Camerota | No | journalist | |
| Gina Carano | No | MMA fighter, actress | first female MMA fight with television coverage; star of Steven Soderbergh's Haywire |
| Ben Carey | No | guitarist | |
| Charisma Carpenter | Yes | actress | |
| Nick Carter | No | musician | front-runner of the Backstreet Boys |
| Joe Castro | No | jazz pianist | Atlantic Records |
| Daveigh Chase | Yes | actress | |
| Andrew Cherng | No | business executive | founder of Panda Express |
| Spencer Clark | Yes | race car driver | NASCAR |
| Wilbur Clark | No | businessman | ran El Rancho Vegas and Desert Inn |
| Norm Clarke | No | gossip columnist | Las Vegas Review-Journal |
| Rico Constantino | Yes | professional wrestler | |
| David Copperfield | No | illusionist | |
| Emina Cunmulaj | No | philanthropist, supermodel | |
| Randall Cunningham | No | football player | |
| Vashti Cunningham | Yes | high jumper | |
| Tony Curtis | No | actor | |
| Jay Cutler | No | IFBB professional bodybuilder | Mr. Olympia |
| D'manti | Yes | Singer and songwriter [4] | |
| Laura Dahl | Yes | fashion designer | |
| Moe Dalitz | No | developer | casino owner and executive |
| Abby Dalton | Yes | actress | The Joey Bishop Show , Falcon Crest |
| Baron Davis | No | professional basketball player | |
| Ricky Davis | Yes | professional basketball player | |
| Bill Davis | No/Yes | darts player | |
| Mark Davis | No | NFL team owner | owner of Las Vegas Raiders |
| Sammy Davis Jr. | No | singer and entertainer | Rat Pack |
| Sylvia Day | No | writer | Bared to You |
| Céline Dion | No | singer | |
| Leah Dizon | Yes | model, singer | |
| Snoop Dogg | No | artist | rapper, singer-songwriter, actor |
| Conrad Daniels | No | darts player | |
| Sheena Easton | No | singer-songwriter, actress, designer | |
| Deryk Engelland | No | professional hockey player | defenseman for the Vegas Golden Knights, formerly of the Las Vegas Wranglers |
| Jack Entratter | No | businessman | ran Sands Hotel and Casino |
| Terry Fator | No | ventriloquist | |
| Herbie Faye | No | actor | |
| Frank Fertitta III | Yes | businessman | founder and CEO of Station Casinos |
| Lorenzo Fertitta | Yes | businessman | |
| Siegfried Fischbacher | No | entertainer | Siegfried & Roy |
| Todd Fisher | No | actor, director, producer, business executive | |
| Flavor Flav | No | rapper, producer | rap music artist and reality television personality |
| Marc-André Fleury | No | professional hockey player | goaltender for the Vegas Golden Knights |
| Justin Flom | No | magician, performer | |
| Brandon Flowers | Yes | musician | The Killers' frontman |
| William P. Foley II | No | businessman | owner of the Vegas Golden Knights |
| Aaron Fotheringham | Yes | extreme wheelchair athlete | first person to do a backflip, double backflip, and a front flip in a wheelchair |
| Redd Foxx | No | entertainer | |
| Mat Franco | No | performer | |
| Tony Fredianelli | No | musician | Third Eye Blind guitarist |
| John C. Frémont | No | explorer | |
| Charles Frias | No | philanthropist, entrepreneur | |
| Spencer Gallagher | Yes | NASCAR driver | |
| Danny Gans | No | impersonator | Danny Gans Theater at The Mirage |
| Brendan Gaughan | No | race car driver | NASCAR |
| Jackie Gaughan | No | businessman | casino owner |
| Michael Gaughan | No | businessman | casino owner |
| Nicholas Georgiade | No | actor and casino host | actor who co-starred as "Rico" with Robert Stack as "Eliot Ness" in the ABC hit television series The Untouchables (1959 TV series); and casino host at the Riviera Hotel and Casino |
| Jason Giambi | No | baseball player | |
| Carolyn Goodman | No | educator | Mayor of Las Vegas |
| Mike Goodman | No | casino employee | pit boss at The Dunes, author of best-selling book How to Win |
| Oscar Goodman | No | attorney | defense attorney, Mayor of Las Vegas |
| Mikalah Gordon | Yes | American Idol , season 4 finalist | |
| Matt Goss | No | singer | |
| Steffi Graf | No | professional tennis player | former World No. 1 German tennis player; philanthropist |
| Noah Gragson | Yes | NASCAR driver | |
| Max Green | Yes | musician | Escape The Fate |
| Shecky Greene | No | entertainer | |
| Hank Greenspun | No | newspaper publisher | newspaper publisher and land developer |
| Katie Grimes | Yes | swimmer | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| Nate Grimes | Yes | basketball player | basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League |
| Matthew Gray Gubler | Yes | actor | Spencer Reid in Criminal Minds |
| Lance Gross | No | actor | |
| Lonnie Hammargren | No | doctor, politician | |
| Corinna Harney | No | actress | Playboy Playmate |
| Bryce Harper | Yes | professional baseball player | outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies |
| Rick Harrison | No | pawn shop owner | Pawn Stars |
| Carey Hart | Yes | former professional FMX rider, off-road truck racer | |
| Spencer Haywood | No | professional basketball player | |
| Riley Herbst | Yes | NASCAR driver | |
| Catherine Hickland | No | actress, singer, stage hypnotist | |
| Adam Hicks | Yes | actor | |
| Ryan Higa | No | entertainer, Youtuber | |
| Cha Cha Hogan | No | comedian, musician, entertainer | |
| Clint Holmes | No | singer-songwriter | |
| James Holzhauer | No | sports gambler, game show contestant | won 32 consecutive Jeopardy! games, set several earnings records |
| Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn | No | entertainer | Siegfried & Roy |
| Derek Hough | No | professional ballroom dancer | won Dancing with the Stars |
| Julianne Hough | No | actress, country singer, professional ballroom dancer | won Dancing with the Stars twice, won Top New Artist at ACM Awards 2008 |
| Tony Hsieh | No | business executive | founder and CEO of Zappos |
| Howard Hughes | No | businessman | casino tycoon and land developer |
| Carl Icahn | No | tycoon | former owner of Stratosphere |
| JackEL | No | DJ, record producer and songwriter | |
| Joe Jackson | No | talent manager | Jackson Five |
| La Toya Jackson | No | singer, actress, model | |
| Michael Jackson | No | singer, dancer, choreographer, actor | |
| Pierre Jackson | Yes | professional basketball player | |
| Reggie Jackson | No | actor | professional baseball player |
| Steven Jackson | Yes | professional football player | National Football League |
| Jenna Jameson | Yes | pornographic actress | |
| Morris R. Jeppson | No | second lieutenant | Enola Gay bombing of Hiroshima |
| Penn Jillette | No | magician | half of the comedy-magic duo Penn & Teller |
| Larry Johnson | No | professional basketball player | NBA |
| Nicole Johnson | No | monster truck driver | Scooby-Doo Monster Jam driver |
| Jan Jones | No | spokesperson | Mayor of Las Vegas |
| Danielle Kang | No | professional golfer | |
| Ka$hdami | Yes | rapper | |
| Baby Keem | No | rapper | known for hits such as Family Ties, Durag Activity, and Orange Soda |
| Hubert Keller | No | chef | Michelin-starred celebrity chef |
| Brian Kelly | No | football player | |
| Kirk Kerkorian | No | developer | International Hotel, MGM Grand |
| Dave Keuning | No | musician | The Killers' lead guitarist |
| Jimmy Kimmel | No | comedian | Jimmy Kimmel Live! |
| B.B. King | No | blues legend | |
| Scott Kirchner | No | darts player | |
| Larry Koentopp | No | baseball executive | Las Vegas Stars majority owner, first-ever Triple-A franchise in Las Vegas (1983) |
| King Lizzard [ citation needed ] | No | entertainer | |
| George Knapp | No | journalist | 2008 Peabody Award |
| Gladys Knight | No | singer, actress | |
| Jack Kramer | Yes | tennis player | |
| Jeff Kutash | No | Golden Globe and Emmy winning show producer | designed, choreographed, wrote, directed, and produced "Splash" which successfully ran at the Riviera Hotel and Casino for almost a quarter-century and won "International Show of the Year" ten years in a row |
| Iris Kyle | No | 10-time overall Ms. Olympia professional bodybuilder | International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness |
| Meyer Lansky | No | mobster financier | |
| Steve Lawrence | No | singer, actor | Steve and Eydie |
| T. J. Lavin | Yes | ||
| Peter Lawford | No | actor | Rat Pack |
| Robin Leach | No | writer | TV show host |
| Bryan Quang Le | Yes | YouTube personality | owner of YouTube channel RiceGum |
| Hae Un Lee | No | businessman | Lee's Discount Liquor [5] |
| Jenny Lewis | Yes | musician | Rilo Kiley |
| Jerry Lewis | No | entertainer | |
| Liberace | No | entertainer | inspired Liberace Museum |
| Peter Lik | No | landscape photographer | |
| Rich Little | No | legendary impressionist, comedian | |
| Greg Maddux | No | pitcher | Major League Baseball [6] |
| Holly Madison | No | Playboy Playmate, The Girls Next Door, Holly's World | |
| George J. Maloof Jr. | No | businessman | hotel operator; member of the Maloof Family |
| Alfred Mann | No | businessman, entrepreneur | billionaire, founder of MannKind Corporation |
| Frank Marino | No | impersonator | longest running, successful, nightly performing headliner in the history of Las Vegas |
| Shawn Marion | No | forward, National Basketball Association | played for UNLV |
| Anthony Marnell III | Yes | architect, businessman, and casino developer | Marnell Corrao Associates |
| Dean Martin | No | singer and entertainer | Rat Pack |
| Greg Martinez | Yes | left fielder | Major League Baseball [7] |
| Floyd Mayweather Jr. | No | boxer | |
| Conor McGregor | No | professional MMA fighter | |
| Christine McGuire | No | singer | McGuire Sisters |
| Phyllis McGuire | No | actress/singer | McGuire Sisters, mistress of Chicago Mob Boss Sam Giancana |
| John H. Meier | No | former business adviser of Howard Hughes | |
| Marvin Menzies | No | college basketball coach | UNLV Runnin Rebels head coach |
| Mike Meyers | Yes | baseball outfielder | |
| Bob Miller | No | politician | former governor |
| Ross Miller | No | politician | |
| Frank Mir | Yes | mixed martial artist | heavyweight champion in the UFC |
| Kevin Mitnick | No | computer consultant | |
| Farrah Moan | No | American drag queen and model | RuPaul's Drag Race contestant |
| Irwin Molasky | No | real estate developer, television and movie producer | Lorimar Productions |
| Chris Molnar | No | writer, editor and publisher | co-founder of Las Vegas' first independent bookstore The Writer's Block and Archway Editions |
| Tana Mongeau | Yes | YouTuber, rapper | |
| Jessica Moore | No | journalist | KSNV anchor and reporter |
| Pat Morita | No | actor | |
| Michael Morton | No | businessman and restaurateur | co-founder of the N9NE Group |
| Jon Moxley | No | professional wrestler | former World Wrestling Entertainment wrestler, previously known as Dean Ambrose |
| DeMarco Murray | Yes | professional football player | NFL |
| Stan Mullis | Yes | NASCAR driver | |
| James Murren | No | businessman | |
| Joe Muscaglione | No | wine consultant, BMC Fine Spirits | former Babbo, NY Wine Director TAO Las Vegas |
| Kevin Na | No | professional golfer | |
| Sam Nazarian | No | businessman | CEO and founder of Los Angeles-based SBE Entertainment and SLS Hotels |
| Dasha Nekrasova | Yes | Actress and Podcaster | Co-host of Red Scare (podcast) with Anna Khachiyan |
| Roy Nelson | Yes | Athlete | Professional mixed martial artist |
| Harry Newman | No | professional football player | College Football Hall of Fame, NFL All-Pro |
| Wayne Newton | No | singer | was part-owner of Aladdin |
| Ne-Yo | No | R&B singer-songwriter | |
| Paige O'Hara | No | actress | |
| Pierre Omidyar | No | businessman | Chairman and founder of eBay |
| Donny Osmond | No | entertainer | Donny & Marie in Las Vegas |
| Olive Marie Osmond | No | singer, doll designer, and talk show host | |
| Lora Ottenad | No | professional bodybuilder | |
| Joseph Otting | No | businessman | |
| Dan Hewitt Owens | No | actor | |
| Dre Allen | No | producer, director, singer-songwriter | member of R&B group IV Xample |
| George Parros | No | professional hockey player | |
| Andrew Pascal | No | businessman | |
| Vinnie Paul | No | professional drummer and musician | |
| Tommy Pham | Yes | professional baseball player | outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays [8] |
| Vince Phillips | No | professional boxer | |
| Bill Porter | No | famous audio engineer | |
| Milton Prell | No | businessman | owned Sahara and Aladdin hotels |
| Elvis Presley | No | singer and actor | hotel headliner, star of Viva Las Vegas |
| Louie Prima | No | bandleader, musician | |
| Sam Querrey | No | professional tennis player | |
| Ronnie Radke | Yes | musician | Falling in Reverse |
| Ryan Reeves | Yes | professional wrestler | ring name "Ryback" |
| Harry Reid | No | United States Senator | |
| Tanner Reif | Yes | race car driver | NASCAR |
| Dan Reynolds | Yes | musician | Imagine Dragons |
| Debbie Reynolds | No | entertainer, business executive | owned Debbie Reynolds' Hollywood Hotel |
| Donald Reynolds | No | business executive, philanthropist | |
| Jim Rhodes | Yes | real estate developer | Rhodes Ranch and Tuscany Village communities [9] |
| Carlos Rivera | No | singer | |
| Jackie Robinson | No | basketball player | UNLV and professional basketball player |
| Sig Rogich | No | political consultant | founder of R&R Advertising; Iceland Ambassador |
| Stephanie Romanov | Yes | actress | |
| Jim Root | Yes | musician | Slipknot guitarist |
| Kevin Rose | Yes | podcaster | founder of Digg.com and Revision3 |
| Frank Rosenthal | No | sports handicapper, casino manager | |
| Ryan Ross | Yes | musician | Panic! at the Disco's former guitarist and lyricist |
| Rudy Ruettiger | No | motivational speaker | subject of film Rudy |
| Phil Ruffin | No | businessman | billionaire |
| Larry Ruvo | Yes | philanthropist | |
| Peggy Ryan | No | actress | |
| Tony Sacca | No | singer, showman, TV host and producer | |
| Tom Sawyer | No | darts player | |
| Nia Sanchez | No | Miss USA 2014 | |
| Carlos Santana | No | musician | legendary guitarist |
| Jay Sarno | No | developer | Caesars Palace and Circus Circus |
| Steve Schirripa | No | actor The Sopranos | entertainment director and consultant for The Riviera |
| Paul Schrier | Yes | actor | star of Saban's Power Rangers series, as Farkas "Bulk" Bulkmeier |
| Cathy Scott | No | author, journalist | The Killing of Tupac Shakur , Murder of a Mafia Daughter |
| Drew Scott | No | reality TV star | star of Property Brothers on HGTV |
| Jonathan Scott | No | reality TV star | star of Property Brothers on HGTV |
| Julian Serrano | No | chef | Michelin two-star chef; executive chef of Picasso |
| Adam Seward | Yes | football player | |
| Earnie Shavers | No | professional boxer | |
| Chasen Shreve | Yes | Major League Baseball pitcher | |
| Bugsy Siegel | No | mobster | developer of the Flamingo |
| Siegfried & Roy | No | performers | |
| Kerry Simon | No | chef | celebrity chef and owner of several restaurants in Las Vegas and Los Angeles |
| Bella Sims | Yes | swimmer | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| Frank Sinatra | No | singer | Rat Pack |
| Keely Smith | No/Yes | singer | Louis Prima Band |
| Spencer Smith | No | musician | Panic! at the Disco's former drummer |
| Jim Snyder | No | journalist | KSNV anchor and reporter |
| Kevin Sorbo | No | actor | |
| Jeff Speakman | No | actor, martial arts legend | |
| Britney Spears | No | pop singer | [10] |
| Donald Spence | No | casino manager | comedy writer |
| Anthony Spilotro | No | Mafia enforcer | |
| Lance Stephenson | No | professional basketball player | shooting guard/small forward for the Los Angeles Lakers |
| Mark Stoermer | Yes | musician | The Killers's bass guitarist |
| Alessandro Stratta | No | celebrity chef | |
| Bob Stupak | No | casino developer | Stratosphere, Vegas World |
| Angela Summers | No | pornographic film actor | |
| Jerry Tarkanian | No | college basketball coach | former UNLV men's basketball head coach |
| Teller | No | magician | half of the comedy-magic duo Penn & Teller |
| Frank Thomas | No | professional baseball player | |
| TaShawn Thomas | Yes | basketball player | |
| Scott Thompson | No | actor and comedian | a.k.a. Carrot Top |
| Chris Trickle | Yes | race car driver | Unsolved murder case |
| Maria Tran | No | Actress/ Filmmaker | |
| Ike Turner | No | singer | |
| Tina Turner | No | singer | |
| Mike Tyson | No | boxer | |
| Robert Urich | No | actor | star of TV series Vega$ |
| Brendon Urie | No | musician | Panic! at the Disco's frontman and only remaining member |
| Edred Utomi | No | stage actor | |
| Ronnie Vannucci Jr. | Yes | musician | The Killers' drummer |
| Josh Venable | No | Violine consultant | |
| Nancy Walton Laurie | No | heiress | daughter of Walmart co-founder James "Bud" Walton |
| H Waldman | Yes | professional basketball player | |
| Darnell Washington | Yes | college football player | |
| Del Webb | No | developer | built Flamingo hotel, owned Sahara |
| Evan Weinstock | Yes | Olympic bobsledder | |
| Rutina Wesley | Yes | actor | True Blood |
| Dana White | No | Business | UFC president |
| Woodrow Wilson | No | Politician | first African American to serve in the Nevada Legislature |
| Billy Winn | Yes | professional football player | NFL defensive end |
| Dizzy Wright | No | rapper | |
| Elaine Wynn | No | businesswoman, philanthropist | |
| Steve Wynn | No | Real estate developer | The Mirage, Treasure Island, Bellagio and Wynn Las Vegas |
| Pia Zadora | No | Broadway child star, singer, actress | starred in Broadway's "Fiddler On The Roof," married corporate merger pioneer/magnate, billionaire, and Riviera Hotel and Casino owner, Meshulam Riklis, and headline toured with Frank Sinatra |
| Barry Zito | Yes | professional baseball player | MLB pitcher |
| Asaiah Ziv | Yes | rapper | |
| Jason Zucker | No | professional hockey player | left wing for the Minnesota Wild |
| Anthony E. Zuiker | Yes | writer, producer | creator of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , CSI: Miami and CSI: NY |
| Kataluna Enriquez | Yes | Beauty queen, model, fashion designer | first trans woman to win Miss Nevada USA pageant [11] |
| Jeremy Elbertson | No | Twitch streamer | won the League Of Their Own award at The Streamer Awards 2022 as Jerma985 |
- David Cohen (born 1984), jockey
