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List of people from Nevada
List of people from Nevada, US
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Following is a list of notable people who were born in, raised in, or have lived for a significant period of time in the U.S. state of Nevada.
 Pat Nixon
Newspaper, radio, and television
Sportspeople
 Andre Agassi
 Bryce Harper
 Steven Jackson
 C. J. Watson
 Barry Zito
 Jason Zucker
- A–G
- H–M
- N–Z
Entertainment
Actors
 Mädchen Amick
 Jena Malone
- A–M
- Ben Alexander (1911–1969) – actor
- Mädchen Amick (born 1970) – actress, Shelly Johnson on Twin Peaks
- Jaylen Barron (born 1997) – actress
- Toni Basil (born 1943) – singer-songwriter, actress
- Deanna Brooks (born 1974) – actress, model
- Reno Browne (1921–1991) – film actress, equestrian, pilot
- Charisma Carpenter (born 1970) – actress, Cordelia Chase on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel
- Dillon Casey (born 1983) – actor
- Hobart Cavanaugh (1886–1950) – actor
- Daveigh Chase (born 1990) – actress, singer, Rhonda Volmer on Big Love
- Tishara Cousino (born 1978) – model, actress, real estate broker
- Abby Dalton (1932–2020) – actress
- Gabriel Damon (born 1976) – actor
- Misty Dawn (born 1963) – adult film actress
- Doris Dawson (1909–1986) – silent film actress
- Loren Dean (born 1969) – actor, Enemy of the State, Apollo 13, Mumford
- Thomas Dekker (born 1987) – actor, musician, John Connor on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
- Brad Dexter (1917–2002) – actor, The Magnificent Seven
- Leah Dizon (born 1986) – model, singer, Japanese television personality
- Chase Ellison (born 1993) – actor
- Kathy Evison (born 1963) – actress, Lonnie Henderson on SeaQuest DSV
- Joe Flanigan (born 1967) – actor, Major/Lt. Colonel John Sheppard on Stargate Atlantis
- Michele Greene (born 1962) – actress, singer, and songwriter
- Matthew Gray Gubler (born 1980) – actor, director, Dr. Spencer Reid on Criminal Minds
- Corinna Harney (born 1972) – model, actress, 1992 Playboy Playmate of the Year
- Veronica Hart (born 1956) – 1980s adult film actress
- Annette Haven (born 1954) – 1970s and 1980s adult film actress
- Adam Hicks (born 1992) – actor, singer, dancer
- Jenna Jameson (born 1974) – adult film actress and entertainer
- Bryce Johnson (born 1977) – actor, Josh Ford on Popular
- Rebekah Kochan (born 1984) – actress
- Michelle Krusiec (born 1974) – actress, One World
- Joseph D. Kucan (born 1965) – video game developer, director, actor, screenwriter
- Darryl Lenox (1966-2023) – comedian
- Jennifer Lyon (1972–2010) – actress, competitor on Survivor: Palau
- Jena Malone (born 1984) – actress, musician, photographer
- Lily Mariye (born 1964) – actress, Lily Jarvik on ER
- Meaghan Jette Martin (born 1992) – actress, singer, musician
- Peyton Meyer (born 1998) – actor
- N–Z
 Amanda Righetti
- Lycia Naff (born 1962) – actress, Ensign Sonya Gomez on Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Thomas Ian Nicholas (born 1980) – actor, the American Pie films
- Sean Palmer (born 1973) – actor, singer, dancer
- Mr. Pete (born 1980) – adult film actor and director
- Sasha Pieterse (born 1996) – teen actress, Alison DiLaurentis on Pretty Little Liars
- Kristoffer Polaha (born 1977) – actor
- Edna Purviance (1895–1958) – actress
- Amanda Righetti (born 1983) – actress, Grace Van Pelt on The Mentalist
- Stephanie Romanov (born 1969) – actress, model, Lilah Morgan on Angel
- Paul Schrier (born 1970) – actor, Bulk on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
- Jason-Shane Scott (born 1976) – actor
- Dana Snyder (born 1973) – stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist, Master Shake on Aqua Teen Hunger Force
- Shannyn Sossamon (born 1978) – actress, dancer, model, musician
- Bobby Tonelli (born 1975) – actor
- Cerina Vincent (born 1979) – actress, model, Maya on Power Rangers Lost Galaxy
- Carrie Clark Ward (1862–1926) – silent film actress
- Dawn Wells (1938–2020) – actress, business owner, Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island
- Rutina Wesley – actress, Tara Thornton on True Blood
- Lauren Woodland (born 1977) – actress, Brittany Marsino on The Young and the Restless
Music
 Brandon Flowers
 Dia Frampton
 Dan Reynolds
- Vernon Alley – jazz bassist
- Cosmo Baker – New York-based DJ, music producer
- Joyce Collins – jazz pianist, singer
- Rick DeJesus – lead vocals for band Adelitas Way
- Daniel de los Reyes – percussionist
- Dino – DJ, singer-songwriter and record producer
- Leah Dizon – gaijin tarento, singer, and gravure idol in Japan
- Julie Elias – Christian musician
- Renaldo Lapuz – Filipino-American singer
- 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 Furlong – singer, songwriter, producer
- Mikalah Gordon – singer, American Idol finalist
- Max Green – musician, co-founder of punk rock band, Escape the Fate
- Joshua Guerrero – operatic tenor
- Eric Hester – film and TV composer
- Nikki Holland – singer-songwriter
- Antonia Iacobescu – singer, performer, and model
- JGivens – Christian hip hop musician
- Chris Jones – guitarist
- Kaya Jones – pop singer, formerly with The Pussycat Dolls
- Brian Landrus – jazz saxophonist
- Jenny Lewis – singer
- Jenny Lee Lindberg – bassist for indie band, Warpaint
- Lorie Line – classically trained pianist, composer
- Manika – singer
- Tommy Marth – saxophone player
- Justin McBride – country music singer
- Monte Money – guitarist and vocalist
- Waddie Mitchell – cowboy poet
- Nikki Nelson – country music singer
- Emma Nevada – operatic soprano
- Ne-Yo – R&B singer, songwriter
- Sunny Ozell – singer-songwriter
- Elvis Presley – singer and actor
- Louis Prima Jr – singer, entertainer, trumpeter, and bandleader
- Ronnie Radke – lead singer for Falling in Reverse
- Dan Reynolds – frontman for Imagine Dragons
- Barbara Robison – lead vocalist for The Peanut Butter Conspiracy
- Jim Root – rhythm guitarist for Slipknot
- Ryan Ross – former lead guitarist, lyricist for Panic! at the Disco
- Chuck Ruff – rock drummer
- Lee Scrivner – songwriter
- Kevin Seconds – vocalist, songwriter, musician
- Shamir – singer-songwriter
- 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
- Gavin Templeton – modern jazz saxophonist
- Lynn Truell – drummer for Imperial Teen
- Brendon Urie – lead singer for Panic! at the Disco
- Ronnie Vannucci Jr. – drummer for The Killers
- Willy Vlautin – lead singer for Richmond Fontaine
- Eric Whitacre – composer and conductor
- Whitton – singer-songwriter
- David Yow – lead vocalist for Scratch Acid and The Jesus Lizard
- Dolora Zajick – mezzo-soprano
- Asaiah Ziv – hip hop musician
Film, stage, television and sound production
Authors
 Lute Pease
Miscellaneous
 James E. Casey
- Jennifer Allan – model
- Robert Bigelow – businessman
- Johanna Burton, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
- James E. Casey (1888–1983) – founder, United Parcel Service (UPS)
- Arianny Celeste – model
- Chumlee – businessman
- Kimberley Conrad – model and former wife of Hugh Hefner
- Laura Dahl – fashion designer
- Milton H. Erickson – psychiatrist specializing in medical hypnosis and family therapy
- George Ferris Jr. – engineer, creator of the Ferris Wheel
- Lorenzo Fertitta – Italian-American entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist
- Sean Hamilton – radio personality
- Jennifer Harman – professional poker player
- Corey Harrison – businessman
- Chelsie Hightower (born 1989) – Latin ballroom dancer, Dancing with the Stars
- David Huntsberger (born 1980) – comedian, co-host of the Professor Blastoff podcast
- Jimmy Kimmel – talk show host and comedian
- Dat So La Lee (1829–1925) – basket weaver
- Jennifer Mabus – YouTuber, hiker, Navy spouse[2]
- Tony Mendez (1940–2019) – CIA technical operations officer
- Tana Mongeau – internet personality
- Jessica Nigri – cosplay celebrity, promotional model, YouTuber, voice actress, and fan convention interview correspondent
- Pierre Omidyar – billionaire founder of eBay
- Angel Porrino – TV personality, showgirl, Holly's World
- Kevin Rose – Internet entrepreneur
- Bob Tallman – news announcer
- J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner – psychologist and television personality
- Wovoka – Paiute religious leader
- Steve Wynn – casino tycoon; owner of Wynn Resorts Limited
- Sarah Jim Mayo – Washoe basket weaver
See also
References
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