Las Vegas

Las Vegans

This is a list of notable natives and residents of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Natives

Adam Seward – football player
Andre Agassi – professional tennis player
Barry Zito – baseball player
Charisma Carpenter – actress
Daveigh Chase – actress
Greg Anthony – professional basketball player
Jack Kramer – tennis player
James Ronald Whitney – film and television director
Jenna Jameson – porn star
The Killers – Alternative rock band
Brandon Flowers
Mark Stoermer
Ronnie Vannucci
Kurt Busch – professional race car driver (NASCAR)
Lance Mazmanian – writer
Mikalah Gordon – American Idol contestant
Ricky Davis – professional basketball player
Stephanie Louden – professional golfer (LPGA)
Stephanie Romanov – actress

Non-natives

This is a list of people who played a notable role in the history of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Anthony Spilotro – mafia enforcer
Benny Binion – owner of the Horseshoe casino
Bob Stupak – developer of Stratosphere, controversial former owner of Vegas World
Bobby Baldwin – poker player and casino executive
Bugsy Siegel – developer of Flamingo.
Carl Icahn – owner of Stratosphere and Arizona Charlies
Céline Dion – singer
Clint Holmes – singer, songwriter
Corinna Harney Jones – actress and former Playboy playmate.
Danny Gans – entertainer
David Brenner – professional comedian.
Debbie Reynolds – entertainer
Del Webb – developer
Elvis Presley – legendary singer
Frank Rosenthal – sports handicapper, casino manager.
Gladys Knight – singer, entertainer and actress
Hank Greenspun – newspaper publisher and land developer.
Howard Hughes – billionaire casino owner and land developer.
Jay Sarno – developer of Caesars Palace and Circus Circus.
Jerry Lewis – entertainer
Jerry Tarkanian – former UNLV Men's Basketball Head Coach
John C. Fremont – explorer
Jon Lindquist – radio announcer
Kevin Sorbo – actor
King Lizzard – entertainer
Kirk Kerkorian – developer of International Hotel and MGM Grand.
Larry Johnson – professional basketball player in the NBA.
Liberace – entertainer
Meyer Lansky – mob financier
Mike Tyson – professional boxer
Moe Dalitz – casino owner/executive (Desert Inn), developer
Oscar Goodman – defense attorney for mafia figures, Mayor of Las Vegas.
Paige O'Hara – actress
Pat Morita – actor
Randall Cunningham – professional football player.
The Rat Pack:
Dean Martin – singer and entertainer
Frank Sinatra – singer
Joey Bishop
Peter Lawford
Sammy Davis, Jr. – singer and entertainer
Robin Leach – writer, TV show host
Sam Boyd – casino owner
Siegfried & Roy – entertainers.
Roy Uwe Ludwig Horn
Siegfried Fischbacher
Steve Wynn – developer of The Mirage, Treasure Island, Bellagio and Wynn Las Vegas.
Toni Basil – choreographer, musician, one hit wonder
Tony Curtis – actor
Wayne Newton – professional singer

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