What is List of people from Nevada?
Following is a list of notable people who were born in, raised in, or have lived for a significant period of time in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nevada]]. {{dynamic list|date=July 2015}} ==Political figures== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *[[Kathy Augustine]] (1956–2006) – Nevada State Controller (from 1999 until her death) *[[Walter S. Baring, Jr.|Walter Baring]] (1911–1975) – member of the [[United States Representative|U.S. House of Representatives]] from Nevada's At-Large district *[[Helen Delich Bentley]] – former [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] *[[Alan Bible]] (1909–1988) – former Democratic [[United States Senator|U S Senator]] from Nevada *[[James Bilbray]] – Nevada's first district, U.S. House of Representatives *[[Emmet D. Boyle]] (1879–1926) – 13th [[Governor of Nevada]]; first Nevada-born governor *[[Berkeley L. Bunker]] (1906–1999) – U.S. senator from Nevada and member of the U.S. House of Representatives *[[Howard Cannon]] (1912–2002) – former Democratic [[United States Senator|U S Senator]] from Nevada *[[Jim Gibbons (U.S. politician)|Jim Gibbons]] (born 1944) – 28th [[Governor of Nevada]] *[[Carolyn Goodman (politician)|Carolyn Goodman]] – Mayor of [[Las Vegas]] (since 2012) *[[Oscar Goodman]] – Mayor of [[Las Vegas]] (2002–2012) *[[Morley Griswold]] (1890–1951) – served in the [[U.S. Army]] in [[World War I]]; later became Lieutenant governor of Nevada, then later [[Governor of Nevada]] *[[Dean Heller]] – U.S. Senator and former U.S. Congressman from [[Nevada's 2nd congressional district]] *[[Velma Bronn Johnston]] (1912–1977) – animal-rights activist *[[Paul Laxalt]] – [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Governor of Nevada and U.S. Senator from Nevada *[[Myron E. Leavitt]] (1930–2004) – former [[Lieutenant Governor]] of Nevada *[[Pat McCarran]] (1876–1954) – former [[United States Senator]] from Nevada; namesake of [[McCarran International Airport]] *[[Mike McGinness]] – Republican member of the [[Nevada Senate]] *[[Pat Nixon