The following is a list of people from Reno, Nevada:(This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.) * Mädchen Amick, actress, Twin Peaks, Sleepwalkers, Dream Lover * 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 * Brent Boyd, pro football player of Minnesota Vikings * 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 Deep Purple and Whitesnake * Simon David, Knobjockey * 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 * 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 * Kyle Van Noy, professional football player, born in Reno * 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 (en)