List of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, alumni

This is a list of encyclopedic people associated with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the United States of America.

Academics

David B. Ashley (b. 1951), former president of University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Francis J. Beckwith (b. 1960), philosopher and professor at Baylor University
John W. Farley, atomic physicist, professor of physics at UNLV
Theodore Garland Jr. (b. 1956), biologist at University of California, Riverside
Andrea Hodge, materials scientist at the University of Southern California
Susan Kunze (b. 1953), teacher and textbook author
Chip Mosher (1947–2021), newspaper columnist, high school "Educator of Distinction," poet
James E. Rogers (1938–2014), former interim chancellor of Nevada System of Higher Education
Elizabeth von Till Warren (1934–2021), historian, preservationist

Arts and entertainment

Adi Alsaid (b. 1987), writer
Arianny Celeste (b. 1985), model and UFC ring girl
Chris Cox, musician
Dan "Tito" Davis (b. 1953), author and international fugitive
Dino (b. 1963), musician and music producer
Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo, choreographers and creative directors
Guy Fieri (b. 1968), celebrity chef
Debra Gauthier, author, former Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department lieutenant
Ashlyn Gere, adult film star
Veronica Hart (b. 1956), adult film star and director
Lindsay Hartley (b. 1978), actress
Jimmy Kimmel (b. 1967), comedian and talk show host (did not graduate; received honorary degree in 2013)
Suge Knight (b. 1965), entrepreneur and CEO of Death Row Records, played football at UNLV
Charlotte Laws (b. 1960), talk show host and author
Sophida Kanchanarin (b. 1995), Miss Universe Thailand 2018 and Top 10 finalist at Miss Universe 2018
Tomi Lahren (b. 1992), political commentator and television host
Dennis Mackrel (b. 1962), musician
Kenny Mayne (b. 1959), ESPN personality
Jade Payton (b. 1992), actress
Pj Perez (b. 1976), journalist, musician and founding editor of Racket magazine
Robert Kevin Rose (b. 1977), former co-host of The Screen Savers and co-founder of Digg
Jon Ralston (b. 1959), journalist, political commentator, talk show host
Dan Reynolds (b. 1987), lead singer of Grammy-winning band Imagine Dragons
Ryan Ross (b. 1986), musician, currently with The Young Veins
Paul Taylor (b. 1960), musician
Ronnie Vannucci (b. 1976), musician, currently with The Killers
Eric Whitacre (b. 1970), composer of choral and instrumental music
Kenneth Robert Wilson a.k.a. "Ginger Fish" (b. 1965), member of mainstream band Marilyn Manson
Bill Zender (b. 1955), author
Anthony E. Zuiker (b. 1968), creator and executive producer of CSI

Athletics

Gina Carano (b. 1982), retired mixed martial arts fighter^[1] actress, television personality, and fitness model
Marvin Eastman (b. 1971), football player; professional mixed martial artist
Andrew Livingston (b. 1978), Olympic swimmer for Puerto Rico
Mike Mintenko (b. 1975), Olympic swimmer for Canada
Ryback (b. 1981), born Ryan Reeves, professional wrestler with WWE
Fred Sowerby (b. 1948), Olympic athlete, holds World Masters Athletics World Record for indoor 400 (1994)
Eric Ruppel, Head Men's Lacrosse Coach at Quincy University

Baseball

Bob Ayrault (b. 1966), former baseball pitcher
Brian Boehringer (b. 1969), former baseball pitcher
Joe Boever (b. 1960), former baseball pitcher
Ryan Braun (b. 1980), former baseball pitcher
Cecil Fielder (b. 1963), former baseball first baseman and designated hitter
Blake Gailen (b. 1985), American-Israeli baseball outfielder
Toby Hall (b. 1975), former baseball catcher
Ken Korach (b. 1952), sports commentator for Oakland Athletics
Dean Kremer (b. 1996), Israeli-American baseball pitcher for Baltimore Orioles
Eric Ludwick (b. 1971), former baseball pitcher
Ryan Ludwick (b. 1978), former baseball right fielder
David Lundquist (b. 1973), assistant pitching coach of the Philadelphia Phillies
T.J. Mathews (b. 1970), former baseball pitcher
Donovan Osborne (b. 1969), former baseball pitcher
Mel Stottlemyre Jr. (b. 1963), former baseball pitcher
Todd Stottlemyre (b. 1965), former baseball pitcher
Matt Williams (b. 1965), former baseball third baseman

Basketball

Odis Allison (b. 1949), retired NBA player
Louis Amundson (b. 1982), basketball player
Greg Anthony (b. 1967), former basketball player, current college basketball analyst with CBS
Joel Anthony (b. 1982), basketball player
Stacey Augmon (b. 1968), former basketball player
Marcus Banks (b. 1981), basketball player, formerly with Toronto Raptors
Anthony Bennett (b. 1993), basketball player, formerly with Minnesota Timberwolves
Ben Carter (b. 1994), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
Keon Clark (b. 1975), former basketball player
Mark Dickel (b. 1976), basketball player
Armon Gilliam (1964–2011), former basketball player
Sidney Green (b. 1961), former basketball player
Larry Johnson (b. 1969), former basketball player
Derrick Jones Jr. (b. 1997), basketball player, currently plays with the Chicago Bulls
Kaspars Kambala (b. 1978), current Latvian professional basketball player
Shawn Marion (b. 1978), former basketball player
Karam Mashour (b. 1991), Israeli basketball player
Elijah Mitrou-Long (b. 1996), Canadian-Greek basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
J.R. Rider (b. 1971), former basketball player
René Rougeau (b. 1986), basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ricky Sobers (b. 1953), former NBA player
Reggie Theus (b. 1957), former basketball player, former head coach of Cal State Northridge
H Waldman (b. 1972), American-Israeli basketball player; Israeli Basketball Premier League
Christian Wood (b. 1995), basketball player, currently plays for the Houston Rockets

Football

Beau Bell (b. 1986), football linebacker, formerly with Cleveland Browns
Glenn Carano (b. 1955), NFL quarterback Dallas Cowboys, USFL quarterback Pittsburgh Maulers, local chef Eldorado Hotel Casino
Ryan Claridge (b. 1981), former linebacker for New England Patriots
Hunkie Cooper (b. 1969), former football wide receiver and defensive back
Ray Crouse, former football running back
Randall Cunningham (b. 1963), former quarterback for Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings
Dominic Furio, offensive lineman for AAFL and former player for Philadelphia Eagles
Joe Hawley (b. 1988), offensive lineman for Atlanta Falcons
Jeff Horton (b. 1957), current offensive coordinator and running backs coach at San Diego State University
Keenan McCardell (b. 1970), former football wide receiver
Jeff McInerney (b. 1960), college football coach, former player
Aaron Mitchell (b. 1956), former football cornerback and safety
Wayne Nunnely (1952–2021), former football fullback, former UNLV head coach and NFL assistant coach
Nick Rolovich (b. 1979), former football quarterback, currently head football coach at University of Hawaii
Adam Seward (b. 1982), former football linebacker for Jacksonville Jaguars
Jeff Spek (b. 1960), former NFL and USFL tight end^[2]
Ickey Woods (b. 1966), former football fullback
Eric Wright (b. 1985), former football cornerback for Cleveland Browns

Golf

Chad Campbell (b. 1974), golfer^[3]
Charley Hoffman (b. 1976), golfer^[4]
Skip Kendall (b. 1964), golfer^[5]
Ryan Moore (b. 1982), golfer^[6]
Chris Riley (b. 1973), golfer^[7]
Adam Scott (b. 1980), golfer ^[8]

Soccer

Rod Dyachenko (b. 1983), soccer player, currently with Samut Songkhram F.C.
Lamar Neagle (b. 1987), soccer player, currently with Seattle Sounders FC
Jennifer Ruiz (b. 1983), soccer player, formerly with Seattle Reign FC and currently head coach of the UNLV women's soccer team^[9]

Politics

Paul Anderson (b. 1970), Nevada Assembly (R-NV)
Nelson Araujo (b. 1987), Nevada Assembly
Derek Armstrong (b. 1980), Nevada Assembly, veteran of US Marine Corps
Bob Beers (Nevada) (b. 1959), Las Vegas City Council, Nevada Assembly (1998-2004), Nevada Senate (2005-2008)
Shelley Berkley (b. 1951), Congresswoman (D-NV)
Barbara Buckley (b. 1960), Nevada Assembly (1994-2001)
George Chanos (b. 1958), former Attorney General of Nevada
Allison Copening (1964–2020), Nevada Senate (2009–2013)
Olivia Diaz (b. 1978), Nevada Assembly
Marilyn Dondero Loop (b. 1951), Nevada Assembly (2009–)
John Ensign (b. 1958), Senator (R-NV)
Aaron D. Ford (b. 1972), democratic leader of Nevada State Senate (2012–)
Steve Francis (b. 1954), Nevada Assembly (1983–1985)
Lloyd D. George (1930–2020), Senior Judge for U.S. District Court Nevada
Chris Giunchigliani (b. 1954), Clark County Commissioner (D-NV)
Carolyn Goodman (b. 1939), current mayor of Las Vegas since 2011
Oscar Goodman (b. 1939), former mayor of Las Vegas (1999–2011)
Scott Hammond (b. 1966), Nevada State Senate
Dario Herrera (b. 1973), Nevada Assembly (1996), Clark County Commission (1998)
William Horne (politician) (b. 1962), Nevada Assembly (2003–2015)
Steven Horsford (b. 1973), U.S. Representative for Nevada's 4th congressional district (2013–2015)
Mark Hutchison (b. 1963), current Lieutenant Governor of Nevada (2015–)
Brent A. Jones (b. 1963), Nevada Assembly (R-NV)
Joe Lombardo (b. 1962), Incumbent Governor of Nevada,15th Sheriff of Clark County^[10]
Sue Lowden (b. 1952), former Chairwoman of Nevada Republican Party, former Nevada State Senator
Mike O'Callaghan (1929–2004), 23rd Governor of Nevada
Rory Reid (b. 1963), Chairman of Clark Country Commission
David Roger (b. 1961), former Clark County district attorney
Jacky Rosen (b. 1957), U.S. Representative for Nevada's 3rd congressional district
Grant Sawyer (1918–1996), 21st Governor of Nevada
Tick Segerblom (b. 1948), Nevada Assembly, Nevada State Senate
Miriam Shearing (b. 1935), former judge
Scott Sibley (b. 1973), Nevada Assembly
Steve Sisolak (b. 1953), current Governor of Nevada
Dan Schwartz (b. 1950), current Nevada State Treasurer (2015-)
Shelly M. Shelton, Nevada Assembly (R-NV)
Pat Spearman (b. 1955), Nevada Senate
Danny Tarkanian (b. 1961), Republican politician
Tyrone Thompson (politician) (1967–2019), Nevada Assembly (D-NV)
Glenn E. Trowbridge (b. 1943), Nevada Assembly (R-NV)
Bill Young (Nevada politician) (b. 1956), former Sheriff of Clark County
Kim Wallin (b. 1956), CPA, CMA, CFM, Nevada State Controller (2006–2014)

Other

Carley Garner (b. 1977), American commodity market strategist, futures and options broker, author
Jerome D. Mack (1920–1998), founder of Bank of Las Vegas
George J. Maloof Jr. (b. 1964), president of Maloof Hotels
Nigahiga (b. 1990), YouTube star
Joseph A. Pepe (b. 1942), second Bishop of Las Vegas, American prelate of Roman Catholic Church
William Redd (1911–2003), founder of International Game Technology
RiceGum (b. 1996), Youtuber^[11]
Jay Sarno (1922–1984), founder of the Caesars Palace and Circus Circus
Blake L. Sartini (b. 1959), CEO of Golden Entertainment, Inc.
Miki Sudo (b. 1985), competitive eater

References

^ "Gina Carano MMA Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
^ "Jeff Spek Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
^ "Chad Campbell". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
^ "Charley Hoffman". PGA Tour. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
^ "Skip Kendall". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
^ "Ryan Moore". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
^ "Chris Riley". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 11, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
^ "Adam Scott". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 22, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
^ "Jenny Ruiz-Williams - Women's Soccer Coach".
^ Schoenmann, Joe (June 27, 2014). "In Clark County sheriff race, Joe Lombardo, Larry Burns will pit police brass against police union". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved December 18, 2016.
^ "RiceGum and Alissa Violet on the power of media".