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Kathy Augustine (1956–2006) – Nevada State Controller (from 1999 until her death) Walter Baring (1911–1975) – member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's At-Large district. Helen Delich Bentley – former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Alan Bible (1909–1988) – former Democratic U S Senator from ...
B. Baseball players from Nevada (2 C, 27 P) Basketball people from Nevada (2 C) Boxers from Nevada (18 P)
Bryce Aron Max Harper (born October 16, 1992) is an American professional baseball right fielder and first baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals. One of the most heavily touted draft prospects in recent history, Harper has been cited as a " five-tool ...
Steve Prefontaine. Steve Roland " Pre " Prefontaine[1] (January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975) was a US-American long-distance runner who from 1973 to 1975 set American records at every distance from 2,000 to 10,000 meters. [2][3] He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, [4] and was preparing for the 1976 Olympics with the Oregon Track Club at the ...
The University of Nevada, Reno was the only college to offer him a football scholarship, and Kaepernick signed with Nevada in February 2006. [23] Kaepernick started his college career in 2007 with the Wolf Pack as a back-up quarterback, playing in 11 of the team's 13 games. He finished the season with 19 passing touchdowns, three interceptions ...
Athletes with stutters Name Lifetime Comments Reference(s) Kelly Brown: 1982–present Scottish rugby union player [61] Rubin Carter: 1937–2014 American boxer known as "The Hurricane" [18] Wilt Chamberlain: 1936–1999 American basketball player, holds numerous official NBA all-time records [62] Johnny Damon: 1973–present American baseball ...
This is an incomplete list of notable natives and residents of the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which includes Las Vegas, Nevada. Natives are individuals born in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Non-natives are people who play or played a notable role in the history of Las Vegas or the Las Vegas metropolitan area while residing in the city.
Anargyros Nicholas Karabourniotis [2] (Greek: Ανάργυρος Καραβουρνιώτης, born November 1, 1950), commonly known as Archie Karas, is a Greek-American gambler, high roller, poker player, and pool shark famous for the largest and longest documented winning streak in casino gambling history, simply known as The Run, when he drove to Las Vegas with $50 in December 1992 and ...