#1Famous people · Las Vegas
Of the 18 famous people born in Las Vegas, an unusual share are writers and artists
At the top of the list is the American aviator and astronaut Wally Funk, covered in 29 languages. Teresa Leger Fernandez, the American attorney and politician, comes second, with Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca third. The largest group, 9, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The oldest name on the list belongs to Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca, born in 1864, the newest to Aaron Graham, born in 1973.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Wally Funk
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1864
Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca
Youngest
1973
Aaron Graham
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Las Vegas’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Las Vegas is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 2.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Las Vegas
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Teresa Leger Fernandez
born 1959American attorney and politician
10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca
1864–1917Governor of New Mexico
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Las Vegas’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1890s than in any other decade: 3.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsMilitaryMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Las Vegas
Of the other 15, 5 are leaders.
Aurora Lucero-White Lea
1894–1965American folklorist, author, and suffragette
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Las Vegas home
One more notable person made the town home: Pete Campos.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Las Vegas and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Wally Funk: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Teresa Leger Fernandez: House Creative Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor Spiess-Ferris: Umberto Tosi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- M. Christina Armijo: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mari-Luci Jaramillo: James E. Jackson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pelham D. Glassford: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Tipton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons