List of people from Reno, Nevada

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


 * 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 2002 Winter Olympics, bronze medalist 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
 * 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
 * Curtis Hanson, producer-director of films 8 Mile, L.A. Confidential, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, more
 * Sean Hamilton (Hollywood Hamilton), nationally syndicated radio personality
 * 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 nominee Hillary Clinton's Vice President 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
 * 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
 * Jennifer Mabus, YouTuber, hiker, and Navy spouse
 * 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
 * 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 of 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.
 * Gabriel Damon, actor
 * 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
 * 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
 * Garrett Hampson, professional baseball player
 * Armon Johnson, professional basketball player
 * Duke Williams, professional football player