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→Notable people from Nevada
*Andre Agassi, one of the most successful tennis players of all time, was born in Las Vegas.
*Andre Agassi, one of the most successful tennis players of all time, was born in Las Vegas.
*Gee Jon, the first person to be executed in a gas chamber, was executed at Nevada State Prison.
*Gee Jon, the first person to be executed in a gas chamber, was executed at Nevada State Prison.
*[[Paul Laxalt]], former governor and U.S. Senator
*Pat Nixon, former First Lady, wife of [[Richard M. Nixon]], was born in Ely.
*Pat Nixon, former First Lady, wife of [[Richard M. Nixon]], was born in Ely.
*[[Harry Reid]], the former Senate Majority Leader and the first Mormon to attain this position, was born in Searchlight.
*[[Harry Reid]], the former Senate Majority Leader and the first Mormon to attain this position, was born in Searchlight.
*[[Karl Rove]], President George W. Bush's Chief of Staff, grew up in Sparks.
*[[Karl Rove]], President George W. Bush's Chief of Staff, grew up in Sparks.
*[[Georgie Sicking]], rancher "female [[cowboy]]," and cowboy poet, lived much of her life in Fallon.
*[[Georgie Sicking]], "female [[cowboy]]," rancher, and cowboy poet, lived much of her life in Fallon.
== References ==
== References ==