100 Notable alumni of
University of Nevada - Las Vegas
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The University of Nevada - Las Vegas is 406th in the world, 160th in North America, and 149th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Nevada - Las Vegas sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Gina Carano
- Occupations
- voice actormixed martial arts fighterThai boxerfilm actormodel
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Gina Joy Carano is an American actress and former mixed martial artist. She competed in Elite Xtreme Combat and Strikeforce from 2006 to 2009, where she compiled a 7–1 record. Her popularity led to her being called the "face of women's MMA", although Carano rejected this title. She and Cris Cyborg were the first women to headline a major MMA event during their 2009 Strikeforce bout. Carano retired from competition after her first professional MMA defeat to Cyborg.
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Jimmy Kimmel
- Enrolled in the University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- Graduated with honorary degree
- Occupations
- television producervoice actorscreenwritertelevision presenterfilm actor
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James Christian Kimmel is an American actor, television host, comedian, writer, producer. He has been the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show, since 2003. Kimmel has hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards three times, in 2012, 2016 and 2020, and the Academy Awards four times, in 2017, 2018, 2023, and 2024.
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Guy Fieri
- Enrolled in the University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in hospitality
- Occupations
- cookrestaurateurtelevision presentercelebrity chef
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Guy Ramsay Fieri is an American restaurateur, author, and an Emmy Award winning television presenter. He co-owned three now-defunct restaurants in California. He licenses his name to restaurants in cities all over the world, and is known for hosting various television series on the Food Network. In 2010, The New York Times reported that Fieri had become the "face of the network", bringing an "element of rowdy, mass-market culture to American food television" and that his "prime-time shows attract more male viewers than any others on the network".
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Tomi Lahren
- Enrolled in the University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- In 2014 graduated with bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and political science
- Occupations
- political pundittelevision presenter
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Tomi Rae Augustus Lahren is an American conservative political commentator and television presenter. She hosted Tomi on TheBlaze, where she gained attention for her short video segments called "final thoughts", in which she frequently criticized liberal politics. Many of her videos went viral, with The New York Times describing her as "the Right's rising media star". Lahren was suspended from TheBlaze in March 2017 after saying in an interview on The View that she believed women should have legal access to abortion.
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Dan Reynolds
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- musiciansongwriterguitaristsinger
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Daniel Coulter Reynolds is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the lead vocalist and a founding member of the pop rock band Imagine Dragons, which formed in 2008. He is a recipient of the Songwriters Hall of Fame Hal David Starlight Award.
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Flo Rida
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- composersongwriterrappersinger
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Tramar Lacel Dillard, better known by his stage name Flo Rida, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. His 2007 debut and breakout single "Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital download sales at the time of its release.
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Anthony Bennett
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Anthony Harris Bennett is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Formosa Dreamers of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played college basketball for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) for one year. He was the first overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, becoming the first Canadian to be drafted number one overall. He played only four seasons in the NBA, averaging 4.4 points, and is often considered the worst number-one pick in league history.
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Jo Koy
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- screenwriteractorcomedian
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Joseph Glenn Herbert, known professionally as Jo Koy, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was a frequent panelist on E!'s late night show Chelsea Lately, and he has since had a total of six comedy specials released by Comedy Central and Netflix. In 2024, Koy hosted the 81st Golden Globe Awards to negative reviews.
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Ryback
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- professional wrestlertelevision producerbaseball player
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Ryback Allen Reeves is an American retired professional wrestler and YouTuber. He is best known for his tenure with WWE, where he performed under the ring name Ryback.
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Ryan Higa
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- television producerYouTuberfilm actorcomedianTwitch streamer
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Ryan Higa, also known as nigahiga, is an American internet personality. Best known for his comedy videos on YouTube, Higa began making YouTube videos in 2006 and was one of the most popular creators on the platform in its early years. His main YouTube channel, nigahiga, was the most subscribed channel on YouTube over two periods, a very brief 9 day period in September and October 2008, and a 675 consecutive day period from 2009 to 2011, a period of time as the most-subscribed channel that has only been surpassed by PewDiePie and T-Series since. Higa was the first person to reach the milestones of 2 million and 3 million subscribers on YouTube. Higa launched a podcast in 2018 called Off the Pill, which has featured YouTubers and celebrities such as KevJumba, Andrew Yang, and Jeremy Lin. In 2020, Higa started streaming on Twitch, where he reacts to his past videos and broadcasts video game content, most notably in Valorant.
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Larry Johnson
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- basketball player
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Larry Demetric Johnson is an American former professional basketball player who spent his career as a power forward with the Charlotte Hornets and the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). An NCAA champion and two-time NBA All-Star, Johnson is a member of the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame and College Basketball Hall of Fame. Johnson won a version of national player of the year at the high school, junior college, and NCAA Division I levels.
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Randall Cunningham
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- American football player
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Randall Wade Cunningham Sr. is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. He spent the majority of his career with the Philadelphia Eagles and is also known for his Minnesota Vikings tenure. A four-time Pro Bowl selection, Cunningham is fourth in NFL quarterback rushing yards, which he led at the time of his retirement.
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Patrick McCaw
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- basketball player
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Patrick Andrew McCaw is an American professional basketball player for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels and earned second-team all-conference honors in the Mountain West Conference (MWC) as a sophomore in 2016. McCaw was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 2016 NBA draft. He won three NBA championships in his first three seasons: two with the Golden State Warriors and one with the Toronto Raptors, the first NBA player to do so while switching teams.
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Adam Scott
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- golfer
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Adam Derek Scott AM is an Australian professional golfer. In 2000, Scott turned professional and quickly earned European Tour membership. He won four tour events early in his career. In 2004, Scott won The Players Championship, the flagship event on the PGA Tour, and has focused on the United States since then. In the early 2010s, Scott began his greatest stretch of his career. He won the 2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, finished runner-up 2012 Open Championship, and won the 2013 Masters Tournament. In 2014, Scott won The Colonial earning the world #1 ranking for first time. Since then Scott's success has endured, winning multiple international tournaments.
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Ryan Ross
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- guitaristsinger-songwritersinger
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George Ryan Ross III is an American musician, singer, and songwriter best known for his work as the former lead guitarist, backing and lead vocalist, and primary songwriter of the American rock band Panic! at the Disco before his departure in 2009. He alongside former Panic! bassist Jon Walker formed the Young Veins later that same year, in which Ross was the lead vocalist and guitarist. They broke up in 2010.
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Shawn Marion
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- basketball playerreality television participant
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Shawn Dwayne Marion is an American former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Marion finished his career as a four-time NBA All-Star, a two-time member of the All-NBA Team and a one-time NBA champion, helping the Dallas Mavericks win their maiden title in 2011. Nicknamed "The Matrix" by former NBA player Kenny Smith during the preseason of his rookie year, he was widely regarded as one of the most versatile players in the league because of his athleticism and ability to play and defend many positions. He was also known for his unorthodox shooting form.
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Christian Wood
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Christian Marquise Wood is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels. He has also played in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers, Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks, New Orleans Pelicans, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks.
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Arianny Celeste
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- model
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Arianny Celeste is an American ring girl and model. She is a co-host on the automotive reality television series Overhaulin' and has been featured in Playboy magazine.
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Derrick Jones Jr
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Derrick Labrent Jones Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels. He is nicknamed "Airplane Mode" because of his dunking ability.
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Robbie Daymond
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- actortelevision producervoice actor
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Robert Daymond Howard is an American voice actor who is mostly known for his roles in video games, animation, anime and audiobooks. Some of his best known roles include Spider-Man in Marvel's Spider-Man and various Marvel media, Mike, Orbulon and Young Cricket in WarioWare Gold, Megumi Fushiguro in Jujutsu Kaisen, Jesse Cosay in the second season of Infinity Train, Goro Akechi in Persona 5, Hubert von Vestra in Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Lloyd Bannings in Trails series, Prompto Argentum in Final Fantasy XV, River Ward in Cyberpunk 2077, and on-camera as Dorian Storm in the Dungeons & Dragons actual play web series Critical Role and its spinoff Exandria Unlimited.
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RiceGum
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- rappertelevision producerassociation football playertelevision actorYouTuber
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Bryan Quang Le, better known as RiceGum, is an American YouTuber and online streamer. He is best known for his diss tracks and online feuds with other YouTube personalities. Since creating his YouTube channel, his channel has received over ten million subscribers and over two billion video views.
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Greg Anthony
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- basketball player
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Gregory Carlton Anthony is an American former professional basketball player who is a television analyst for NBA TV and Turner Sports. He played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Anthony also contributes to Yahoo! Sports as a college basketball analyst and serves as a co-host/analyst on SiriusXM NBA Radio. His son, Cole Anthony, plays for the Orlando Magic.
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Cecil Fielder
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Cecil Grant Fielder is an American former professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). Fielder was a power hitter in the 1980s and 1990s. He attended college at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays (1985–1988), in Japan's Central League for the Hanshin Tigers (1989), and then in MLB for the Detroit Tigers (1990–1996), New York Yankees (1996–97), Anaheim Angels in 1998, and Cleveland Indians in 1998. With the Yankees, he won the 1996 World Series over the Atlanta Braves. In 1990, he became the first player to reach the 50–home run mark since George Foster hit 52 for the Cincinnati Reds in 1977 and the first American League player to do so since Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris famously hit 54 and 61 in 1961.
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Steve Sisolak
- Enrolled in the University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- In 1978 graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
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Stephen F. Sisolak is an American businessman and politician who served as the 30th governor of Nevada from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he served on the Clark County Commission from 2009 to 2019 and on the Nevada Board of Regents from 1999 to 2008. Sisolak is the only Democrat in the 21st century to serve as or be elected Governor of Nevada.
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Ronnie Vannucci
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- drummermusicianpercussionist
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Ronald Vannucci Jr. is an American musician, best known for being the drummer for the rock band the Killers. He is also involved in a side project called Big Talk and became the drummer of the Rentals in 2018.
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Matt Williams
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- baseball player
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Matthew Derrick Williams, nicknamed "Matt the Bat" and "the Big Marine", is an American professional baseball manager and former third baseman who is the third base coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). A right-handed batter, Williams played in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, and Arizona Diamondbacks. He managed the Washington Nationals from 2014 to 2015, and was the third base coach for the San Diego Padres from 2022 to 2023.
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Eric Whitacre
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- composerconductormusicologistchoir director
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Eric Edward Whitacre is an American composer, conductor, and speaker best known for his choral music.
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Reggie Theus
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- basketball coachbasketball playerfisheractor
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Reginald Wayne Theus is an American basketball coach and former player. He played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he was a two-time NBA All-Star. He is currently the men's basketball head coach and athletic director at Bethune–Cookman. He was the head coach for the NBA's Sacramento Kings and in college with the New Mexico State Aggies and the Cal State Northridge Matadors men's teams. He was also an assistant coach for the Louisville Cardinals under Rick Pitino.
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Kenny King
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- professional wrestlertelevision actor
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Kenneth Layne is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Kenny King. He is best known for his time with Ring of Honor (ROH) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) / Impact Wrestling.
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Joe Lombardo
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- politicianpolice officer
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Joseph Michael Lombardo is an American politician and former law enforcement officer serving as the 31st governor of Nevada since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 17th sheriff of Clark County from 2015 to 2023, capping a 34-year career in law enforcement.
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Miki Sudo
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- competitive eater
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Miki Victoria Sudo is an American competitive eater. She has been undefeated in the women's competition at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, with a ten-year winning streak since 2014, unseating Sonya Thomas, who had won the women's competition since its inception in 2011 (the streak excludes 2021, which she did not compete because of her pregnancy). She captured a record tenth title in 2024. She has the current women's record for the contest, with 51 hot dogs eaten in it, which she did in 2024.
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John Ensign
- Enrolled in the University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- Studied in 1979
- Occupations
- politiciangeneral managerveterinarian
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John Eric Ensign is an American veterinarian and former politician who served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 2001 until his resignation in 2011 amid a Senate Ethics Committee investigation into his attempts to hide an extramarital affair. A member of the Republican Party, Ensign previously represented Nevada's 1st congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. Following his resignation from the Senate, Ensign returned to Nevada and resumed his career as a veterinarian.
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Joel Anthony
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- basketball player
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Joel Vincent Anthony is a Canadian former professional basketball player who played for the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, and San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won two championships with the Heat in 2012 and 2013. He is the Co-Owner and General manager of the Montreal Alliance of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). Previously he was a player consultant for the Hamilton Honey Badgers. He is a former member of the Canada national team.
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Kevin Rose
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- bloggercomputer scientistpodcasterbusinessperson
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Robert Kevin Rose, known professionally as Kevin Rose is an American Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Revision3, Digg, Pownce, and Milk. He also served as production assistant and co-host at TechTV's The Screen Savers. From 2012 to 2015, he was a venture partner at GV.
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Ickey Woods
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- American football player
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Elbert L. "Ickey" Woods is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL) from 1988 through 1991. He played college football for the UNLV Rebels. He is best remembered for his "Ickey Shuffle" end zone dance, performed each time he scored a touchdown. After a rookie season in which he set numerous rookie franchise records, a series of injuries shortened his NFL career and he retired after four years.
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Kenny Mayne
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- sports commentatorAmerican football player
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Kenneth Wheelock Mayne is an American former sports media personality who is best known for his work on ESPN from 1994 to 2021. He appeared as host of Kenny Mayne's Wider World of Sports on ESPN.com, and he appeared as a weekly contributor to Sunday NFL Countdown with his weekly "Mayne Event" segment. During his time at ESPN, he became known for his dry sense of humor.
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Carolyn Goodman
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- anthropologistpolitician
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Carolyn Goodman is an American politician who served as mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, from 2011 until 2024. She is the second female mayor of Las Vegas and is married to former mayor and attorney Oscar Goodman. She is the founder, president and trustee emerita of The Meadows School.
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Stacey Augmon
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- basketball playerbasketball coach
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Stacey Orlando Augmon is an American basketball coach and former player. He serves as the player development coach of the Sacramento Kings. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He gained the nickname "Plastic Man" due to his athletic ability to contort his body. He was also an assistant coach at his alma mater UNLV under coach Dave Rice. He was previously the head coach of Jeonju KCC Egis of the Korean Basketball League.
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Keenan McCardell
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Keenan Wayne McCardell is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is the wide receivers coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the wide receivers coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, University of Maryland, College Park and Washington Redskins.
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Rashad Vaughn
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Rashad DeAndre Vaughn is an American professional basketball player for Lavrio of the Greek Basketball League (GBL). He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels.
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Ruben Kihuen
- Enrolled in the University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- In 2004 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- graduate advisorpolitician
- Biography
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Rubén Jesús Kihuen Bernal is an American politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives for Nevada's 4th congressional district, serving from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was a member of the Nevada Senate from 2006 to 2016. He was Nevada's first Latino member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Kihuen described himself as the first "Dreamer" elected to Congress. In December 2017, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called on Kihuen to resign in response to sexual misconduct allegations against him by a female campaign staff member, as reported by BuzzFeed. He refused to resign but did not run for reelection in 2018.
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Danny Tarkanian
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- politicianbasketball coachbasketball playerlawyer
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Daniel George John Tarkanian is an American attorney, businessman and perennial candidate for elective office. A Republican, he has mounted unsuccessful campaigns for the Nevada Senate (2004), Nevada Secretary of State (2006), the United States Senate (2010 and 2018), and the United States House of Representatives (2012, 2016, 2018 and 2022). In 2020, Tarkanian was elected to the Douglas County Commission.
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Louis Amundson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Louis Gabriel Amundson is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for UNLV and 12 years professionally, including 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Stephen Zimmerman
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- basketball player
- Biography
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Stephen Eric Zimmerman Jr. is an American professional basketball player for Bambitious Nara of the B.League. He played college basketball for UNLV before being selected with the 41st overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic.
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Anthony E. Zuiker
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- television producerscreenwriterfilm produceractor
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Anthony E. Zuiker is an American television writer, television producer, and author. He is best known as the creator of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He produced all five editions of the CSI franchise: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, CSI: Cyber and CSI: Vegas. His production company is Dare to Pass.
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Zsuzsanna Jakabos
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Zsuzsanna "Zsu" Jakabos is a Hungarian swimmer. She competed at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics in seven events in total, with the best achievement of sixth place in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay in 2008 and 2016.
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Marcus Banks
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Arthur Lemarcus "Marcus" Banks III is an American former professional basketball player.
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Efren Navarro
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Efrén Navarro is a Mexican-American professional baseball first baseman and left fielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers. He also plays on the Mexico national baseball team.
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Miki Berkovich
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Moshe "Miki" Berkovich is an Israeli former professional basketball player. A 193 cm shooting guard, he is considered to be one of the greatest Israeli basketball players of all time.
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Lucy Flores
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Lucy Flores is an American lawyer and former politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she was a member of the Nevada State Assembly representing the 28th district in the eastern Las Vegas Valley from 2010 to 2014. She unsuccessfully ran for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada in 2014, losing to Republican nominee Mark Hutchison.
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Paul Taylor
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- diaristballet dancerballet masterdancer
- Biography
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Paul Belville Taylor Jr. was an American dancer and choreographer. He was one of the last living members of the third generation of America's modern dance artists. He founded the Paul Taylor Dance Company in 1954 in New York City.
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Erick Fedde
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Erick James Fedde is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals and Chicago White Sox and in the KBO League for the NC Dinos. He played college baseball at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Armen Gilliam
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- basketball playerbasketball coach
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Armen Louis Gilliam was an American professional basketball player who played 13 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1987 to 2000. He also played one season for the Pittsburgh Xplosion of the American Basketball Association. Gilliam returned to the court after retirement as the head basketball coach for the (NCAA) Division III Penn State Altoona Lions from 2002 to 2005.
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Lucio Malan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lucio Malan is an Italian politician.
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Kaspars Kambala
- Occupations
- basketball playerboxer
- Biography
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Kaspars Kambala is a Latvian former professional basketball player and a former professional boxer. Standing at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays at the position of forward-center.
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Shelley Berkley
- Enrolled in the University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- In 1972 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Rochelle Berkley is an American businesswoman, politician and attorney who has served as mayor of Las Vegas since 2024. She also previously served as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district from 1999 to 2013. In 2012, she was the unsuccessful Democratic Party nominee for U.S. Senate in Nevada. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Berkley was elected mayor of Las Vegas in 2024, and took office on December 4, 2024.
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Chad Campbell
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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David Chad Campbell is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, where he has won four times. He also notably finished as a runner-up at the 2009 Masters, after losing in a sudden-death playoff.
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Rosie Mercado
- Occupations
- motivational speakermake-up artisttelevision presenterradio personalitymodel
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Rosie Mercado is an American plus-size model, celebrity makeup artist, fashion designer and television personality of Mexican descent. She is best known for starring in reality television show Curvy Girls on NuvoTV and featuring on National Geographic Channel's Taboo. She is currently a special correspondent and life coach on the TV shows The Doctors and Dr. Phil and a co-host on the entertainment talk show Face the Truth.
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Sophida Jiratritarn
- Occupations
- model
- Biography
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Sophida Jiratritarn is a Thai beauty pageant titleholder and banker who won Miss Universe Thailand 2018 and represented Thailand at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok, ending as a Top 10 finalist.
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Xavier Scruggs
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Xavier Ladel Scruggs is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins, and in the KBO League for the NC Dinos.
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Joe Hawley
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Joseph Robert Hawley is a former center who played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Falcons with the 117th pick in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft.
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Laurie Kilmartin
- Occupations
- writerstand-up comedian
- Biography
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Laurie Kilmartin is an American comedian and writer best known for being a finalist on Last Comic Standing season 7 (2010). She was also a staff writer for Conan O'Brien's show Conan.
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Ryan Ludwick
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Ryan Andrew Ludwick is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cincinnati Reds. His brother Eric also played four MLB seasons as a pitcher.
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Mel Stottlemyre, Jr
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Melvin Leon Stottlemyre Jr. is an American professional baseball pitching coach and a former right-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals.
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Garrick Higgo
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Garrick Higgo is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour, European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He has won three times on the European Tour, winning the 2020 Open de Portugal and the Gran Canaria Lopesan Open as well as the Canary Islands Championship in 2021.
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Brian Keefe
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Brian Keefe is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach of the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Dave LaRoche
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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David Eugene LaRoche is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. LaRoche is most famous for throwing his own variant of the eephus pitch, which he called "La Lob". Over his career, LaRoche went 65–58, with 819 strikeouts in 1,049 1⁄3 innings pitched. He has a career 3.53 ERA.
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Dave Rice
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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David Wayne Rice is an American college basketball coach for Salt Lake Community College. He is also the former head men's basketball coach at UNLV where he ranks as the program's third-winningest coach. He spent the 2016-2017 season as an assistant coach at the University of Nevada, Reno, and an assistant coach at the University of Washington for the past three seasons (2017–present).
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Brandon McCoy
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Brandon Lee McCoy is an American professional basketball player for the Borneo Hornbills of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels.
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Lamar Neagle
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Lamar Neagle is an American professional soccer player who plays for the Tacoma Stars in the Major Arena Soccer League. He has spent most of his career with the Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer over the course of several stints; Neagle has also played for Montreal Impact and D.C. United in Major League Soccer, as well as Mariehamn in Finland.
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Johnny Stanton
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Johnny Richard Stanton IV is an American former professional football fullback. He played college football at UNLV. He signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2018, and also played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns.
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Mark Hutchison
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Mark Alan Hutchison is an American attorney and politician who served as the 34th lieutenant governor of Nevada from 2015 to 2019. He was elected to the Nevada State Senate on November 6, 2012, to represent Senate District 6, which encompasses the Northwest part of the Las Vegas Valley, including portions of the communities of Summerlin, Desert Shores and Sun City. He is a member of the Republican Party. As a state senator, Hutchison served on the Senate Judiciary Committee, as well as the Commerce, Labor and Energy Committee.
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Elijah Mitrou-Long
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Elijah Isa Mitrou-Long is a Canadian–Greek professional basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Mount St. Mary's, Texas, and UNLV.
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Gloria Navarro
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Gloria Maria Navarro is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
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Karam Mashour
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Karam Mashour is an Arab-Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Ramat Gan of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and Morehead State University, before playing professionally in Israel and France. In 2016–17, he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League.
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Michael Umeh
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Michael Umeh is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player who last played for ESSM Le Portel of the French LNB Pro A. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Nigeria because both of his parents immigrated from Nigeria.
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Chris Obekpa
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Christopher Ewaoche Obekpa is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
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Jerel Blassingame
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jerel Romaine Blassingame is an American professional basketball player for AIK Basket of the Swedish second-tier Superettan. He is 1.75 metres (5 ft 9 in) in height and plays at the point guard position.
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Rod Dyachenko
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Rodion Sergeyevich Dyachenko is a Russian former footballer who played as a forward.
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Kyle Isbel
- Years
- 1997-.. (age 28)
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Kyle Grant Isbel is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.
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Toby Hall
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Toby Jason Hall is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2000 to 2008, primarily with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and 205 pounds (93 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.
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Todd Simon
- Occupations
- head coachbasketball coach
- Biography
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Todd Andrew Simon is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach at Bowling Green State University.
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James Bilbray
- Occupations
- judgepoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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James Hubert Bilbray was an American politician, lawyer, and postal executive who served as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district from 1987 to 1995. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
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Blake L. Sartini
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Blake L. Sartini, chairman and chief executive officer of Golden Entertainment, Inc., began his role in 2015 as part of the company’s $341 million merger with Minnesota-based Lakes Entertainment. Before this merger, Sartini served as the president and chief executive officer of Sartini Gaming, established in January 2012; and chief executive officer of Golden Gaming, LLC, which he founded in 2001. Sartini has held notable leadership roles, including executive vice president and chief operating officer at Station Casinos, LLC, where he served as the company’s director from 1993 until 2001. He is a member of the UNLV Foundation’s Board of Trustees and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Mason Trafford
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Mason Trafford is a retired Canadian soccer player who most recently played for Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC. Besides Canada, Trafford has played in the United States, Finland, and China.
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Jennifer A. Dorsey
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Jennifer Anna Dorsey is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
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Rod Chandler
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rodney Dennis Chandler is an American politician and journalist who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Washington from 1983 to 1993.
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Cat Brooks
- Occupations
- politicianactiviststage actoractor
- Biography
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Cat Brooks is an American activist, playwright, poet and theater artist. She was a mayoral candidate in Oakland's 2018 election.
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Oksana Marafioti
- Years
- 1974-.. (age 51)
- Enrolled in the University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- 2012-2016 graduated with Master of Fine Arts
- Occupations
- writerpianistcinematographer
- Biography
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Oksana Marafioti is a writer.
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Wendell White
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Wendell Derek White is an American former professional basketball player. He has played professionally in the US, South Korea and Japan.
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Jason Frierson
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jason Frierson is an American lawyer and politician from Nevada who has served as the United States attorney for the District of Nevada since 2022. He was a member of the Nevada Assembly from 2011 to 2014 and again from 2016 to 2022 and serving as speaker 2017 to 2022.
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David Lundquist
- Occupations
- baseball playerbaseball coach
- Biography
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David Bruce Lundquist Jr. is an American former professional baseball pitcher and former bullpen coach for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). During his big league playing career, Lundquist pitched for the Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres.
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David Saxe
- Occupations
- theatrical producer
- Biography
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David Saxe is a Las Vegas-born show producer and theater owner. He is the owner of both the V Theater and the Saxe Theater.
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Steven L. Herman
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Steven L. Herman is a journalist and author, and, as of June 2022, Voice of America's chief national correspondent. From 2017 through 2021, Herman was senior White House correspondent and subsequently VOA's White House bureau chief.
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Dennis Mackrel
- Occupations
- composerjazz musicianbandleader
- Biography
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Dennis Mackrel is an American jazz drummer, composer, and arranger who was a member of the Count Basie Orchestra and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.
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Donovan Osborne
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Donovan Alan Osborne is a former Major League Baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1992-2004.
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Zach Conine
- Years
- 1981-.. (age 44)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Zachary Beare Conine is an American attorney, businessman and politician from the U.S. state of Nevada. He is currently the Nevada State Treasurer.
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Jennifer Ruiz
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Jennifer Marie Ruiz Brown, known in the United States as Jenny Ruiz-Williams, is a US-born Mexican football coach and former professional player who played as a defender. She is currently the head coach of the UNLV Rebels women's soccer team. As a player, Ruiz-Williams played for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Mexico women's national football team.
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Bryce Hamilton
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Bryce Evan Hamilton is an American professional basketball player for Rostock Seawolves of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels of the Mountain West Conference (MWC).
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Vu Tran
- Occupations
- novelist
- Biography
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Vu Hoang Tran is a Vietnamese American writer. His debut novel, Dragonfish, was released in 2015.
