Prince Stanislaus J. Bielski was born in 1908 in Bielsk, Poland, the son of Jan-Edward and Maria Bielski. He was, by his account, a Prince of one of Poland's pre-war noble families, and had inherited great wealth from his father.

Anna Trapnell was born in 1908. She married Leonard Fayle in 1932 while residing in California, and the couple moved to Las Vegas, Nevada after World War II. Anna was a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, and later received her master's degree in education from University of California, Berkeley. In addition to being a mother of three, Anna taught high school in Las Vegas. Anna was also an active member of numerous Las Vegas service organizations.

Phyllis Martin worked for the City of North Las Vegas Office of Economic Development in the 1980s and 1990s, where she held various positions including economic development specialist and economic development administrator. Martin also served as the secretary-treasurer for the board of directors of the Friends of Kiel Ranch Historical Site, and as the historian for the 1988 Kiel Ranch Historic American Building Survey. She was also interested in the Nevada Women's History Project, which aimed to highlight women important to Nevada's history.

Al Freeman was instrumental in building the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada into one of the most renowned resort hotels of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. He served as the the promotion director for the Sands Hotel from the time it opened in 1957 until his death in 1972.

Brad Burch was a partner for Cooper, Burch & Howe advertising agency from 1977 to 1985. The agency did advertising design for many of the Del Webb properties on the Las Vegas Strip and other hotels around Las Vegas, Nevada such as the Bingo Palace. Mr. Burch eventually became a partner and creative director for Merica, Burch & Dickerson after Cooper, Burch & Howe dissolved in 1985. In 1995, Mr. Burch formed his own advertising agency, Burch Design Group.