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This is a list of encyclopedic people associated with the
University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the
United States of America.
Academics
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David B. Ashley (b. 1951), former president of
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Francis J. Beckwith (b. 1960), philosopher and professor at
Baylor University
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John W. Farley, atomic physicist, professor of physics at
UNLV
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Theodore Garland Jr. (b. 1956), biologist at
University of California, Riverside
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Andrea Hodge, materials scientist at the
University of Southern California
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Susan Kunze (b. 1953), teacher and textbook author
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Chip Mosher (1947–2021), newspaper columnist, high school "Educator of Distinction," poet
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James E. Rogers (1938–2014), former interim chancellor of
Nevada System of Higher Education
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Elizabeth von Till Warren (1934–2021), historian, preservationist
Arts and entertainment
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Adi Alsaid (b. 1987), writer
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Arianny Celeste (b. 1985), model and
UFC ring girl
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Chris Cox, musician
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Dan "Tito" Davis (b. 1953), author and international fugitive
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Dino (b. 1963), musician and music producer
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Tabitha and
Napoleon D'umo, choreographers and creative directors
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Guy Fieri (b. 1968), celebrity chef
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Debra Gauthier, author, former
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department lieutenant
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Ashlyn Gere, adult film star
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Veronica Hart (b. 1956), adult film star and director
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Lindsay Hartley (b. 1978), actress
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Jimmy Kimmel (b. 1967), comedian and talk show host (did not graduate; received honorary degree in 2013)
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Suge Knight (b. 1965), entrepreneur and CEO of
Death Row Records, played football at UNLV
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Charlotte Laws (b. 1960), talk show host and author
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Sophida Kanchanarin (b. 1995),
Miss Universe Thailand 2018 and Top 10 finalist at
Miss Universe 2018
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Tomi Lahren (b. 1992), political commentator and television host
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Dennis Mackrel (b. 1962), musician
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Kenny Mayne (b. 1959),
ESPN personality
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Jade Payton (b. 1992), actress
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Pj Perez (b. 1976), journalist, musician and founding editor of Racket magazine
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Robert Kevin Rose (b. 1977), former co-host of
The Screen Savers and co-founder of
Digg
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Jon Ralston (b. 1959), journalist, political commentator, talk show host
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Dan Reynolds (b. 1987), lead singer of Grammy-winning band
Imagine Dragons
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Ryan Ross (b. 1986), musician, currently with
The Young Veins
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Paul Taylor (b. 1960), musician
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Ronnie Vannucci (b. 1976), musician, currently with
The Killers
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Eric Whitacre (b. 1970), composer of choral and instrumental music
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Kenneth Robert Wilson a.k.a. "Ginger Fish" (b. 1965), member of mainstream band Marilyn Manson
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Bill Zender (b. 1955), author
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Anthony E. Zuiker (b. 1968), creator and executive producer of
CSI
Athletics
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Gina Carano (b. 1982), retired
mixed martial arts fighter
[1] actress, television personality, and fitness model
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Marvin Eastman (b. 1971), football player; professional
mixed martial artist
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Andrew Livingston (b. 1978), Olympic swimmer for Puerto Rico
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Mike Mintenko (b. 1975), Olympic swimmer for Canada
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Ryback (b. 1981), born Ryan Reeves, professional wrestler with
WWE
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Fred Sowerby (b. 1948), Olympic athlete, holds
World Masters Athletics
World Record for indoor 400 (1994)
- Eric Ruppel, Head Men's Lacrosse Coach at
Quincy University
Baseball
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Bob Ayrault (b. 1966), former baseball pitcher
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Brian Boehringer (b. 1969), former baseball pitcher
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Joe Boever (b. 1960), former baseball pitcher
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Ryan Braun (b. 1980), former baseball pitcher
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Cecil Fielder (b. 1963), former baseball first baseman and designated hitter
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Blake Gailen (b. 1985), American-Israeli baseball outfielder
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Toby Hall (b. 1975), former baseball catcher
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Ken Korach (b. 1952),
sports commentator for
Oakland Athletics
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Dean Kremer (b. 1996), Israeli-American baseball pitcher for
Baltimore Orioles
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Eric Ludwick (b. 1971), former baseball pitcher
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Ryan Ludwick (b. 1978), former baseball right fielder
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David Lundquist (b. 1973), assistant pitching coach of the
Philadelphia Phillies
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T.J. Mathews (b. 1970), former baseball pitcher
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Donovan Osborne (b. 1969), former baseball pitcher
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Mel Stottlemyre Jr. (b. 1963), former baseball pitcher
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Todd Stottlemyre (b. 1965), former baseball pitcher
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Matt Williams (b. 1965), former baseball third baseman
Basketball
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Odis Allison (b. 1949), retired
NBA player
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Louis Amundson (b. 1982), basketball player
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Greg Anthony (b. 1967), former basketball player, current college basketball analyst with
CBS
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Joel Anthony (b. 1982), basketball player
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Stacey Augmon (b. 1968), former basketball player
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Marcus Banks (b. 1981), basketball player, formerly with
Toronto Raptors
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Anthony Bennett (b. 1993), basketball player, formerly with
Minnesota Timberwolves
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Ben Carter (b. 1994), American-Israeli basketball player in the
Israel Basketball Premier League
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Keon Clark (b. 1975), former basketball player
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Mark Dickel (b. 1976), basketball player
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Armon Gilliam (1964–2011), former basketball player
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Sidney Green (b. 1961), former basketball player
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Larry Johnson (b. 1969), former basketball player
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Derrick Jones Jr. (b. 1997), basketball player, currently plays with the
Chicago Bulls
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Kaspars Kambala (b. 1978), current
Latvian professional basketball player
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Shawn Marion (b. 1978), former basketball player
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Karam Mashour (b. 1991), Israeli basketball player
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J.R. Rider (b. 1971), former basketball player
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René Rougeau (b. 1986), basketball player for
Maccabi Haifa of
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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Ricky Sobers (b. 1953), former NBA player
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Reggie Theus (b. 1957), former basketball player, former head coach of Cal State Northridge
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H Waldman (b. 1972), American-Israeli basketball player;
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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Christian Wood (b. 1995), basketball player, currently plays for the
Houston Rockets
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Beau Bell (b. 1986), football linebacker, formerly with
Cleveland Browns
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Glenn Carano (b. 1955), NFL quarterback
Dallas Cowboys, USFL quarterback
Pittsburgh Maulers, local chef
Eldorado Hotel Casino
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Ryan Claridge (b. 1981), former linebacker for
New England Patriots
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Hunkie Cooper (b. 1969), former football wide receiver and defensive back
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Ray Crouse, former football running back
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Randall Cunningham (b. 1963), former quarterback for
Philadelphia Eagles,
Minnesota Vikings
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Dominic Furio, offensive lineman for
AAFL and former player for
Philadelphia Eagles
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Joe Hawley (b. 1988), offensive lineman for
Atlanta Falcons
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Jeff Horton (b. 1957), current offensive coordinator and running backs coach at
San Diego State University
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Keenan McCardell (b. 1970), former football wide receiver
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Jeff McInerney (b. 1960), college football coach, former player
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Aaron Mitchell (b. 1956), former football cornerback and safety
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Wayne Nunnely (1952–2021), former football fullback, former UNLV head coach and NFL assistant coach
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Nick Rolovich (b. 1979), former football quarterback, currently head football coach at
University of Hawaii
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Adam Seward (b. 1982), former football linebacker for
Jacksonville Jaguars
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Jeff Spek (b. 1960), former
NFL and
USFL tight end
[2]
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Ickey Woods (b. 1966), former football fullback
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Eric Wright (b. 1985), former football cornerback for
Cleveland Browns
Golf
Soccer
Politics
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Paul Anderson (b. 1970),
Nevada Assembly (R-NV)
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Nelson Araujo (b. 1987),
Nevada Assembly
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Derek Armstrong (b. 1980),
Nevada Assembly, veteran of US Marine Corps
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Bob Beers (Nevada) (b. 1959), Las Vegas City Council,
Nevada Assembly (1998-2004), Nevada Senate (2005-2008)
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Shelley Berkley (b. 1951), Congresswoman (D-NV)
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Barbara Buckley (b. 1960),
Nevada Assembly (1994-2001)
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George Chanos (b. 1958), former
Attorney General of Nevada
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Allison Copening (1964–2020), Nevada Senate (2009–2013)
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Olivia Diaz (b. 1978),
Nevada Assembly
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Marilyn Dondero Loop (b. 1951),
Nevada Assembly (2009–)
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John Ensign (b. 1958), Senator (R-NV)
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Aaron D. Ford (b. 1972), democratic leader of
Nevada State Senate (2012–)
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Steve Francis (b. 1954),
Nevada Assembly (1983–1985)
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Lloyd D. George (1930–2020), Senior Judge for
U.S. District Court Nevada
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Chris Giunchigliani (b. 1954),
Clark County Commissioner (D-NV)
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Carolyn Goodman (b. 1939), current
mayor of
Las Vegas since 2011
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Oscar Goodman (b. 1939), former
mayor of
Las Vegas (1999–2011)
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Scott Hammond (b. 1966),
Nevada State Senate
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Dario Herrera (b. 1973),
Nevada Assembly (1996),
Clark County Commission (1998)
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William Horne (politician) (b. 1962),
Nevada Assembly (2003–2015)
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Steven Horsford (b. 1973),
U.S. Representative for
Nevada's 4th congressional district (2013–2015)
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Mark Hutchison (b. 1963), current
Lieutenant Governor of Nevada (2015–)
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Brent A. Jones (b. 1963),
Nevada Assembly (R-NV)
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Joe Lombardo (b. 1962), Incumbent
Governor of Nevada,15th
Sheriff of Clark County
[10]
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Sue Lowden (b. 1952), former Chairwoman of
Nevada Republican Party, former Nevada State Senator
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Mike O'Callaghan (1929–2004), 23rd Governor of Nevada
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Rory Reid (b. 1963), Chairman of Clark Country Commission
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David Roger (b. 1961), former
Clark County district attorney
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Jacky Rosen (b. 1957),
U.S. Representative for
Nevada's 3rd congressional district
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Grant Sawyer (1918–1996), 21st
Governor of Nevada
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Tick Segerblom (b. 1948),
Nevada Assembly,
Nevada State Senate
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Miriam Shearing (b. 1935), former judge
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Scott Sibley (b. 1973),
Nevada Assembly
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Steve Sisolak (b. 1953), current
Governor of Nevada
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Dan Schwartz (b. 1950), current
Nevada State Treasurer (2015-)
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Shelly M. Shelton,
Nevada Assembly (R-NV)
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Pat Spearman (b. 1955),
Nevada Senate
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Danny Tarkanian (b. 1961), Republican politician
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Tyrone Thompson (politician) (1967–2019),
Nevada Assembly (D-NV)
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Glenn E. Trowbridge (b. 1943),
Nevada Assembly (R-NV)
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Bill Young (Nevada politician) (b. 1956), former
Sheriff of Clark County
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Kim Wallin (b. 1956), CPA, CMA, CFM,
Nevada State Controller (2006–2014)
Other
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Carley Garner (b. 1977), American commodity market strategist, futures and options broker, author
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Jerome D. Mack (1920–1998), founder of Bank of Las Vegas
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George J. Maloof Jr. (b. 1964), president of Maloof Hotels
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Nigahiga (b. 1990), YouTube star
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Joseph A. Pepe (b. 1942), second
Bishop of Las Vegas, American prelate of
Roman Catholic Church
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William Redd (1911–2003), founder of
International Game Technology
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RiceGum (b. 1996), Youtuber
[11]
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Jay Sarno (1922–1984), founder of the
Caesars Palace and
Circus Circus
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Blake L. Sartini (b. 1959), CEO of Golden Entertainment, Inc.
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Miki Sudo (b. 1985), competitive eater
References
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"Gina Carano MMA Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
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"Jeff Spek Stats".
Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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"Chad Campbell". PGA Tour. Archived from
the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
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"Charley Hoffman". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
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"Skip Kendall". PGA Tour. Archived from
the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
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"Ryan Moore". PGA Tour. Archived from
the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
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"Chris Riley". PGA Tour. Archived from
the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
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"Adam Scott". PGA Tour. Archived from
the original on November 22, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
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"Jenny Ruiz-Williams - Women's Soccer Coach".
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^ Schoenmann, Joe (June 27, 2014).
"In Clark County sheriff race, Joe Lombardo, Larry Burns will pit police brass against police union".
Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
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"RiceGum and Alissa Violet on the power of media".
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