Biographical Records

Notable People from Nevada

96 notable figures born in Nevada, showing page 1 of 2, ranked by historical prominence.

Pat Nixon
Pat Nixon
First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974
1912 - 1993
stage actoruniversity teachereconomist
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
American politician (1939–2021)
1939 - 2021
city attorneypoliticianlawyer
Curtis Hanson
Curtis Hanson
American filmmaker (1945–2016)
1945 - 2016
film actorfilm directorfilm screenwriter
Milton H. Erickson
Milton H. Erickson
American psychiatrist (1901–1980)
1901 - 1980
hypnotherapisthypnotistpsychotherapist
Brad Dexter
Brad Dexter
American actor (1917–2002)
1917 - 2002
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
Jack Kramer
Jack Kramer
American tennis player (1921–2009)
1921 - 2009
sports journalisttennis player
Dawn Wells
Dawn Wells
American actress (1938–2020)
1938 - 2020
television actorbeauty pageant contestantfilm actor
Abby Dalton
Abby Dalton
American actress (1932–2020)
1932 - 2020
television actorfilm actoractor
Ralph Hartley
Ralph Hartley
American electronics researcher and information theorist (1888–1970)
1888 - 1970
inventorcomputer scientist
Wovoka
Wovoka
Founder of the Ghost Dance movement (1856–1932)
1856 - 1932
religious leader
Paul Laxalt
Paul Laxalt
22nd Governor of Nevada; United States Senator from Nevada (1974–1987)
1922 - 2018
lieutenant governorprosecutorjurist
Ben Alexander
Ben Alexander
American actor (1911–1969)
1911 - 1969
film actortelevision actormusician
Hobart Cavanaugh
Hobart Cavanaugh
American actor (1886-1950)
1886 - 1950
film actorstage actoractor
Perry Smith
Perry Smith
one of two ex-convicts convicted of murdering four members of the Clutter family
1928 - 1965
military personnel
Doris Dawson
Doris Dawson
American actress (1909–1986)
1909 - 1986
film actoractor
Tony Mendez
Tony Mendez
American CIA technical operations officer and writer
1940 - 2019
spywriter
Helen Delich Bentley
Helen Delich Bentley
American politician (1923-2016)
1923 - 2016
journalistpolitician
James L. Reveal
U.S. botanist (1941–2015)
1941 - 2015
botanistscientific collectorcurator
Lloyd Butler
American rower
1924 - 1991
rower
Carrie Clark Ward
Carrie Clark Ward
actress (1862-1926)
1862 - 1926
film actoractor
Edward P. Carville
Edward P. Carville
American politician (1885-1956)
1885 - 1956
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Charles Hinton Russell
Charles Hinton Russell
American politician (1903-1989)
1903 - 1989
clerkeditorgovernor
Berkeley L. Bunker
Berkeley L. Bunker
American politician (1906-1999)
1906 - 1999
politicianpriest
James Bilbray
James Bilbray
American politician and lawyer (1938–2021)
1938 - 2021
politicianlawyerjudge
Calvin Quate
American electrical engineer (1923–2019)
1923 - 2019
university teacherinventorengineer
Alan Bible
Alan Bible
American politician (1909-1988)
1909 - 1988
politicianlawyer
Sailor Jerry
American tattoo artist (1911-1973)
1911 - 1973
tattoo artistpaintersailor
Fred B. Balzar
Fred B. Balzar
American politician (1880-1934)
1880 - 1934
sheriffgovernorpolitician
James David Santini
James David Santini
American politician (1937-2015)
1937 - 2015
prosecutorjuristjustice of the peace
Oscar Griswold
Oscar Griswold
United States Army general (1886-1959)
1886 - 1959
military officer
Robert Joseph Bandoni
Canadian mycologist (1926-2009)
1926 - 2009
mycologistbotanistbotanical collector
Hugh Bradner
Hugh Bradner
American physicist (1915–2008)
1915 - 2008
inventorphysicist
Clarence Clifton Young
Clarence Clifton Young
American politician (1922-2016)
1922 - 2016
politicianlawyerjudge
Ralph Peña
American jazz double bassist and composer (1927–1969)
1927 - 1969
jazz musiciandouble-bassistmusician
Nick Khan
Nick Khan
American media executive and president of WWE
1901
media executivesports executivebusinessperson
Kevin Geer
actor (1952-2017)
1952 - 2017
television actoractor
Hydeia Broadbent
American HIV/AIDS activist (1984–2024)
1984 - 2024
HIV/AIDS activistchild actor
James C. Needham
James C. Needham
American politician (1864-1942)
1864 - 1942
politicianlawyerjudge
Barbara Knudson
Barbara Knudson
American actress (1927-2014)
1927 - 2014
television actorfilm actor
Thomas Joseph Connolly
Catholic bishop (1922-2015)
1922 - 2015
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Walter S. Baring, Jr.
Walter S. Baring, Jr.
American politician (1911-1975)
1911 - 1975
politicianteacher
Marie Nyswander
American Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst (1919-1986)
1919 - 1986
psychotherapistpsychiatrist
Dennis Day
Dennis Day
Mouseketeer (1942-2018)
1942 - 2018
dancertelevision actoractor
Myron E. Leavitt
American judge
1930 - 2004
lawyerjudge
William Raggio
William Raggio
American politician
1926 - 2012
politicianlawyer
William Robert Johnson
Bishop of Orange in California
1918 - 1986
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
John T. Knox
California legislature Speaker Pro Tempore
1924 - 2017
politicianlawyer
Joseph L. Henderson
American physician (1903–2007)
1903 - 2007
psychoanalystpsychotherapistpsychologist
Reno Browne
American actress (1921-1991)
1921 - 1991
film actoractor
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