Notables

• Agassi, Andre
  Born & raised in Las Vegas, tennis star Andre Agassi is the founder of several charities and a charter school. Agassi is married to Steffi Graf and has two children.
• Anton, Susan
  Actress Susan Anton’s stage and screen credits include numerous roles in Broadway shows and films. She is co-founder (with her husband Jeff Lester) of Big Picture Studios in Las Vegas.
• Banks, Marcus
  NBA Boston Celtics star rookie Marcus Banks was born & raised in Las Vegas.
• Barrick, D.W.
  D.W. Barrick is the CEO of Barrick Gaming Corporation, a company currently involved in major redevelopent efforts in downtown Las Vegas.
• Barrier, James “Buffalo Jim”
  Colorful former professional wrestler and auto mechanic who carried on a long-running feud with former Crazy Horse Too gentlemen’s club owner Ric Rizzolo. Buffalo Jim’s body was found in a room at a Motel 6 on Boulder Highway on Sunday, April 6, 2008.
• Clarke, Norm
  Popular celebrity gossip columnist Norm Clarke moved to Las Vegas in 1999 from Denver, Colorado.
• Cosmo
  Cosmo is the cute alien mascot of the Las Vegas 51s baseball team.
• Curtis, Tony
  Star of 106 films and Academy Award winner Tony Curtis has lived in Las Vegas for several years.
• Deane, Frances
  Former and embattled Clark County Recorder Frances Dean was all-too-often in the news a couple of years ago.
• Ensign, John
  John Ensign is the Republican U.S. Senator from Nevada.
• Fingers, Rollie
  1974 World Series MVP Rollie Fingers lives in Las Vegas (and still sports his trademark handlebar mustache).
• Goodman, Oscar
  Oscar Goodman was elected the nineteenth mayor of the City of Las Vegas in June, 1999, Now serving his second term, he is known for supporting projects to improve downtown Las Vegas and also for endorsing Bombay Blue Sapphire gin.
• Hammargren, Dr. Lonnie
  Dr. Lonnie Hammargren, neurosurgeon and former Nevada lieutenant governor, is most noted for his house, an eye-catching structure called “Castillo del Sol.”
• Hunt, Lorraine
  Former Nevada Lieutenant Governor, Lorraine T. Hunt also owns the Bootlegger Bistro in Las Vegas.
• Jones, Jan
  Former Mayor of Las Vegas Jan Laverty Jones is now the Senior Vice President of Communications and Government Relations for Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.
• Lester, Jeff
  Jeff Lester, after a career as a television and movie actor, founded (along with his wife Susan Anton) Big Picture Studios in Las Vegas. He directs films and commercials.
• Newton, Wayne
  “Mr. Las Vegas” Wayne Newton performs at the Stardust and lives in his southside Las Vegas estate called “Casa de Shenandoah.”
• Perkins, Richard D.
  Henderson police officer Richard Perkins is the Speaker of the Nevada Assembly.
• Reid, Harry
  Harry Reid is the Democratic U.S. Senator from Nevada.
• Rudner, Rita
  Comedienne Rita Rudner lives in Las Vegas and performs at Harrahs.
• Sheehan, Jack
  30-year Las Vegas resident Jack Sheehan is the author of three books about life here. His latest work (May, 2004) is Skin City: Uncovering the Las Vegas Sex Industry.
• Smith, John
  The author of numerous books including a biography of Oscar Goodman, John L. Smith also writes popular human interest columns for the Review Journal newspaper.
• Titus, Dina
  UNLV political science professor Dina Titus is the Nevada Senate’s Minority Floor Leader.
• Wynn, Steve
  Las Vegas’s best-known developer, Steve Wynn runs the name-sake Wynn Resort at the corner of Desert Inn and the Strip