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Nevada
People
Every state of the Union has given birth to people who have left a lasting impression on our history and culture. The following native Nevadans have played distinctive roles.
Born in Nevada
| Famous Nevadans | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Born / Died | Place | ||||
| Eva Bertrand Adams
Director: U.S. Mint, Educator, Administrator |
Born: | September 10, 1908 | Wonder | |||
| Died: | August 23, 1991 | Reno | ||||
| Ben Alexander
(Born: Nicholas Benton Alexander IV) Actor |
Born: | May 26, 1911 | Goldfield | |||
| Died: | July 5, 1969 | Hollywood, Calif. | ||||
| Andre Kirk Agassi
Tennis player |
Born: | April 29, 1970 | Las Vegas | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Henry Fountain Ashurst
Politician, U.S. Senator |
Born: | September 13, 1874 | Winnemucca | |||
| Died: | May 31, 1962 | Washington, D.C. | ||||
| Arthur W. "Art" Bell, III
Radio broadcaster, Author |
Born: | June 17, 1945 | Pahrump | |||
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| Helen Delich Bentley
Politician, U.S. Congresswoman, Businesswoman, Lobbyist |
Born: | November 28, 1923 | Ruth | |||
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| James Hubert Bilbray
Politician, U.S. Congressman, Lawyer |
Born: | May 19, 1938 | Las Vegas | |||
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| Kurt Thomas Busch
Race car driver |
Born: | August 4, 1978 | Las Vegas | |||
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| Kyle Thomas Busch
(Nickname: Rowdy Busch, Shrub) Race car driver |
Born: | May 2, 1985 | Las Vegas | |||
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| Charisma Lee Carpenter
Actress |
Born: | July 23, 1970 | Las Vegas | |||
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| James E. Casey
Businessman, Founder: United Parcel Service |
Born: | March 29, 1888 | Pick Handle Gulch near Candelaria | |||
| Died: | June 6, 1983 | Seattle, Wash. | ||||
| Hobart Cavanaugh
Actor |
Born: | September 22, 1886 | Virginia City | |||
| Died: | April 27, 1950 | Woodland Hills, Calif. | ||||
| Abby Dalton
(Born: Marlene Wasden) Actress |
Born: | August 15, 1935 | Las Vegas | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Dat So La Lee
(Born: Dabuda, meaning "Young Willow" or "Quiet One"?) (AKA: Louisia Keyser) Washoe basket weaver |
Born: | c. 1829 | Near Sheridan | |||
| Died: | December 6, 1925 | Carson City | ||||
| Leah Donna Dizon
Model, Singer, Actress |
Born: | September 24, 1986 | Las Vegas | |||
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| James Arthur "Jim" Gibbons
Politician, U.S. Congressman, Governor |
Born: | December 16, 1944 | Sparks | |||
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| Michele Greene
Actress, Singer, Songwriter |
Born: | February 3, 1962 | Las Vegas | |||
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| Curtis Lee Hanson
Filmmaker, Photographer, Writer |
Born: | March 24, 1945 | Reno | |||
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| Velma Bronn Johnston
(AKA: Wild Horse Annie) Animal Rights Activist |
Born: | March 5, 1912 | Reno | |||
| Died: | June 27, 1977 | Reno | ||||
| John Albert "Jack" Kramer
Tennis player |
Born: | August 1, 1921 | Las Vegas | |||
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| Paul Dominique Laxalt
Politician, U.S. Senator, Lawyer |
Born: | August 2, 1922 | Reno | |||
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| Robert Laxalt
Writer |
Born: | 1923 | BIRTHPLACE | |||
| Died: | March 23, 2001 | Reno | ||||
| Pat Nixon
(Born: Thelma Catherine Ryan) First Lady |
Born: | March 16, 1912 | Ely | |||
| Died: | June 22, 1993 | Park Ridge, N.J. | ||||
| Edna Purviance
Actress |
Born: | October 21, 1895 | Paradise Valley | |||
| Died: | January 11, 1958 | Hollywood, Calif. | ||||
| Harry Mason Reid
Politician, U.S. Senator |
Born: | December 2, 1939 | Searchlight | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| David Derek Stacton
Novelist, Historian, Poet |
Born: | April 25, 1925 | Minden | |||
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| Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins
(Born: Thocmentony, meaning "Shell Flower") Educator, Lecturer, Writer |
Born: | ca. 1841 | Humboldt River-Pyramid Lake region | |||
| Died: | October 17, 1891 | Monida, Mont. | ||||
| Dawn Elberta Wells
Actress |
Born: | October 18, 1938 | Reno | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Wovoka
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Born: | c. 1856 | Smith Valley, southeast of Carson City | |||
| Died: | September 20, 1932 | Yerington | ||||
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