Las Vegas
Las Vegas ranks 314th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Uppsala, Pisa, and Curitiba. Memorable people born in Las Vegas include Andre Agassi, Dan Reynolds, and Jenna Jameson. Memorable people who died in Las Vegas include B.B. King, Tupac Shakur, and O. J. Simpson. Las Vegas has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many actors, and musicians. Las Vegas is located in United States.
Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the seat of Clark County. It is the 24th-most populous city in the United States with 641,903 residents at the 2020 census, while the Las Vegas metropolitan area has an estimated 2.4 million residents and is the 29th-largest metropolitan area in the nation. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife. Most of these venues are located in downtown Las Vegas or on the Las Vegas Strip, which is outside city limits in the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester. The Las Vegas Valley serves as the leading financial, commercial, and cultural center in Nevada. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1921 and 2006, Las Vegas was the birth place of 46 globally memorable people, including Andre Agassi, Dan Reynolds, and Jenna Jameson. Additionaly, 41 globally memorable people have passed away in Las Vegas including B.B. King, Tupac Shakur, and O. J. Simpson.
People Born in Las Vegas
Go to all RankingsAndre Agassi
TENNIS PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 27
Dan Reynolds
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 43
Jenna Jameson
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 22
The Godfather
WRESTLER
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 10
Ryback
WRESTLER
1981 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 37
Jack Kramer
TENNIS PLAYER
1921 - 2009
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 5
Ronnie Radke
MUSICIAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 46
Scott Columbus
MUSICIAN
1956 - 2011
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 6
Annette Haven
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 23
Jim Root
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 19
Matthew Gray Gubler
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 21
Charisma Carpenter
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 14
Newly Added People Born in Las Vegas
Go to all RankingsKris Bryant
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1992 - Present
HPI: 35.29
Rank: 4
Zach Collins
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 32.17
Rank: 3
Troy Brown Jr.
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 28.19
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Las Vegas
Go to all RankingsB.B. King
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2015
HPI: 81.79
Rank: 7
Tupac Shakur
SINGER
1971 - 1996
HPI: 78.51
Rank: 21
O. J. Simpson
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1947 - 2024
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 38
Joe Jackson
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2018
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 12
Jerry Lewis
ACTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 9
Pat Morita
ACTOR
1932 - 2005
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 27
Colonel Tom Parker
BUSINESSPERSON
1909 - 1997
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 28
René Angélil
PRODUCER
1942 - 2016
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 19
Sonny Liston
BOXER
1932 - 1970
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 11
Pancho Gonzales
TENNIS PLAYER
1928 - 1995
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 17
Ken Norton
BOXER
1943 - 2013
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 23
John Powell
ATHLETE
1947 - 2022
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 34
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Las Vegas were actors (12), musicians (7), basketball players (7), swimmers (4), and tennis players (2), while most who died were actors (10), musicians (6), singers (5), boxers (5), and athletes (4).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Las Vegas, including Matthew Gray Gubler, Charisma Carpenter, and Meaghan Martin. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Las Vegas, including Matthew Gray Gubler, Charisma Carpenter, and Meaghan Martin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Las Vegas since 1700.