Famous Nevadans
These are just a few of the famous people who were either born in Nevada or spent some important time in Nevada.
Eva Bertrand Adams, director of the U.S. Mint
Ben Alexander, actor
Andre Agassi, tennis player
Henry Fountain Ashurst, politician
Raymond T. Baker, director of U.S. Mint
Art Bell, radio host
Helen Delich Bentley, publisher, U.S. congresswoman
James Hubert Bilbray, politician
Foster Brooks, comedian
Robert Coles Caples, painter
Charisma Carpenter, actress
James E. Casey, founder of United Parcel Service
Hobart Cavanaugh, actor
Walter Van Tilburg Clark, novelist
Henry Paige Comstock, prospector
Abby Dalton, actress
Jack Dempsey, boxer
Wyatt Earp, sheriff of Tonopah, Nevada, wild west hero
James A. Gibbons, politician
Steffi Graf, tennis player
Michele Greene, actress
Howard Hughes, filmmaker, aviator, businessman
Helen Joaquin, Paiute leader
Velma Johnston, aka Wild Horse Annie, animal activist
Mark Joyner, author
Jimmy Kimmel, comedian and talk show host
Jack Kramer, tennis player
Paul Laxalt, Nevada governor and U.S. senator
Robert Laxalt, novelist
Henry LeTang, tap dancer
Liberace, pianist and entertainer
Natchez, Paiute leader
Wayne Newton, singer
Thelma Pat Nixon, U.S. first lady
Numaga, aka Young Winnemucca, Paiute chief
Harry M. Reid, U.S. senator
Don Rickles, comedian
Johnson Sides, Indian peacemaker
Frank Sinatra, singer, actor, casino owner
David Derek Stacton, author
Captain Truckee, Paiute chief and guide
Tanya Tucker, country singer
Jack Wilson, aka Wovoka, Paiute Indian prophet who created the Ghost Dance religion in the 1880s and 1890s.
Chief Winnemucca, Paiute chief
Sarah Winnemucca, Paiute educator, human rights activist, and author of the first book by a native woman
Steve Wynn, casino owner
Dolora Zajick, opera singer
