List of people from Reno, Nevada

The following is a list of people from Reno, Nevada:

Amadour, artist, musician, writer Mädchen Amick, actress, Twin Peaks, Sleepwalkers, Dream Lover, Riverdale Chris Ault, Hall of Fame NCAA football coach, retired head coach of University of Nevada, Reno Wolf Pack Luke Babbitt, basketball player for Miami Heat, previously Portland Trail Blazers 2010–2013 Ryan Bader, professional MMA artist and heavyweight champion of Bellator MMA Shannon Bahrke, skier, silver medalist at 2002 Winter Olympics, bronze medalist at 2010 Winter Olympics, and 2003 World Cup champion Raymond Belknap (1967-1985) suicide, one of the two subjects with fellow participant James Vance of the 1990 subliminal messages civil trial held in the city against heavy metal's Judas Priest Brent Boyd, pro football player of Minnesota Vikings Johanna Burton, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles T. Brian Callister, physician and health care quality expert Chris Carr, pro football player Bob Cashell, former mayor of Reno and lieutenant governor Walter Van Tilburg Clark, author of The Ox-Bow Incident Doug Clifford, Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer Kimberley Conrad, Playboy Playmate of the Year (1989), Hugh Hefner's second ex-wife Heidi Cortez, Sunset Tan, The Howard Stern Show David Coverdale, singer-songwriter, former frontsinger of heavy metal's Deep Purple and Whitesnake Gabriel Damon, actor Joe Flanigan, actor Rudy Galindo, figure skater Matt Gallagher, author and Iraq War veteran Bud Gaugh, drummer of the band Sublime Jim Gibbons, former governor and U.S. representative Mark Gilmartin, golfer, entrepreneur Garrett Hampson, professional baseball player Sean Hamilton (Hollywood Hamilton), nationally syndicated radio personality Curtis Hanson, producer-director of films 8 Mile, L.A. Confidential, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Jennifer Harman, professional poker player Wilder W. Hartley (1901–1970), Los Angeles City Council member, 1939–1941, born in Reno Martin Heinrich, U.S. senator from New Mexico since 2013; was considered for vice president for nominee Hillary Clinton for the 2016 election Procter Ralph Hug, Jr., federal judge Terri Ivens, actress on All My Children Kevin Jepsen, professional baseball player, attended Bishop Manogue High School Armon Johnson, professional basketball player Colin Kaepernick, football quarterback, University of Nevada, Reno and San Francisco 49ers Mike Krukow, MLB pitcher and broadcaster, Reno resident Mills Lane, boxing referee, district judge, television personality on Judge Mills Lane Adam Laxalt, former Nevada attorney general Paul Laxalt, former governor and U.S. senator from Nevada Greg LeMond, former professional road racing cyclist, three-time winner of the Tour de France Greg London, entertainer Jeremy Loughman, Irish professional rugby union player, born in Reno Jennifer Mabus, YouTuber, hiker"53 Wolf Pack Student-Athletes Set To Graduate". 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Julia Mancuso, skier, Olympic gold medalist 2006 Rich Marotta, boxing commentator, Los Angeles radio personality Anne Henrietta Martin, first woman to run for U.S. Senate Pat McCarran, U.S. senator, namesake of McCarran International Airport April Meservy, singer-songwriter Tom Mylan, butcher, author Jessica Nigri, cosplay celebrity, promotional model, YouTuber, voice actress and fan convention interview correspondent Frank Herbert Norcross, judge Roger Norman, off-road racer and owner of Norman Motorsports Ivan Passer, director Carl Ravazza, bandleader and talent agent Red Leather, rock/country singer Stephanie Rovetti, professional rugby player and bronze medalist 2024 Olympics, attended Reno High School Chuck Ruff, drummer, Edgar Winter Group Brian Sandoval, former governor Gene Savoy, Peru explorer, discoverer of Vilcabamba, Gran Pajaten, Gran Vilaya, Gran Saposoa Nate Schierholtz, professional baseball player, born in Reno Hillary Schieve, mayor of Reno Will Schusterick, professional disc golfer and three-time winner of the United States Disc Golf Championship Jason-Shane Scott, soap opera actor Ken Shamrock, mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, professional wrestler Simons & Cameron (Gordon Simons and Lane Cameron), singers and songwriters Jeanmarie Simpson, theatre and film artist, peace activist, founder of the Nevada Shakespeare Company and Universal Access Productions Shannyn Sossamon, actress in A Knight's Tale, 40 Days and 40 Nights and The Rules of Attraction Kevin Stadler, pro golfer, born in Reno Inga Thompson, professional cyclist Domingo Tibaduiza, elite long distance runner Kyle Van Noy, professional football player, born in Reno James Vance (1965-1988), suicide, another subject with fellow suicide Raymond Belknap in 1990 subliminal messages civil trial against heavy metal's Judas Priest Willy Vlautin, novelist, lead vocalist and songwriter for alt-country band Richmond Fontaine J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner, forensic psychologist, television personality Michael Weiss, competitive swimmer Dawn Wells, Miss Nevada 1959, actress on TV series Gilligan's Island Joe Wieland, professional baseball player Duke Williams, professional football player Gabby Williams, French-American professional basketball player, bronze medalist at Tokyo 2020 and silver medalist at Paris 2024 Taylor Wilson, nuclear scientist; previously held record for being youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion David Wise, five-time World Cup medalist and Olympic gold medalist in half pipe skiing Dolora Zajick, dramatic mezzo-soprano

See also List of University of Nevada, Reno people

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