List of people from Salt Lake City, Utah

A person who lives in or comes from Salt Lake City, Utah is known as a Salt Laker.^{[citation needed]} The following list contains well-known current or former Salt Lake City residents:

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Born in Salt Lake City

• Maude Adams (1872–1953) Broadway stage actress noted for her title role in Peter Pan
• Karl Alvarez (born 1964), musician, Descendents, ALL, The Lemonheads
• Tony Anselmo (born 1967), Disney animator, voice of Donald Duck (1985-present)
• Roseanne Barr (born 1952), actress, stand-up comedian
• Mick Morris (born 1978), musician, Eighteen Visions
• Jaime Bergman (born 1975), Actress, former Playmate
• Nolan Bushnell (born 1943), founder of Atari and game industry pioneer
• Neal Cassady, (born 1926), Notable influencer of the Beat movement
• Roy Castleton (born 1885), major league baseball player
• Clayton M. Christensen (born 1952), professor at Harvard Business School
• Cytheria, porn star born in Salt Lake City and raised in West Valley City
• Matthew Davis (born 1978), actor
• Patrick Fugit (born 1982), actor
• John Fulton, writer
• John W. Gallivan, (born 1915), newspaper publisher
• William "Big Bill" Haywood, labor leader
• Steve Konowalchuk (born 1972), former NHL player
• Zach Lund (born 1979), skeleton racer
• Maddox (writer) (born 1978), writer
• Claude Rex Nowell aka Corky King (born 1944), founder of Summum
• Louis R. Nowell (1915–2000), Los Angeles City Council member, 1963–77
• Ralph Olsen, former NFL player
• Elizabeth Smart (born 1987), kidnap victim
• Dave Smith (born 1947), former NFL player
• Wallace Thurman, writer
• Pete Van Valkenburg, former NFL player
• Craig Venter (born 1946), geneticist and entrepreneur

Native born and long-time resident of Salt Lake City

• David C. Evans (1924–1998), Pioneer of computer graphics, founder of the computer science department at the University of Utah and co-founder of Evans & Sutherland
• John Warnock (born 1940), American computer scientist and co-founder of Adobe Systems Inc.
• Wilford Brimley (born 1934), character actor
• Frank Moss (1911–2003), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1959–1977)
• Kim Peek (1951-2009), savant
• Gordon B. Hinckley (born 1910-2008), President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Thomas S. Monson (born 1927), President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• David Zabriskie (born 1979), professional road bicycle racer
• Kristyn Robyn Osborn (born 1970), Singer-songwriter and member of country band SheDaisy
• Kelsi Marie Osborn (born 1974), Singer and member of country band SheDaisy
• Kassidy Lorraine Osborn (born 1976), Singer and member of country band SheDaisy

Non-native long-time Salt Lake City resident, present or former

• Harold Ross (1892-1951) American journalist and founder of The New Yorker magazine
• Robert Redford (born 1936) Founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Channel
• Maurice Abravanel (1903–1993), influential Utah Symphony conductor
• Heather Armstrong (born 1975), blogger, dooce.com
• Robert "Bobby" McFerrin, Jr. (born 1950) American vocalist and conductor
• Stevie Nicks (born 1948), American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac
• Roma Downey (born 1960), Irish actress, singer, and producer, best known as Monica, the main character of the TV series Touched by an Angel
• Lily Eskelsen (born 1955), vice-president of the National Education Association
• Jake Garn (born 1934), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1974–1993)
• Gregg Hale, former guitarist for the platinum UK band Spiritualized
• Orrin G. Hatch (born 1934), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1977–present)
• George C. Hatch (born 1919), cable television pioneer
• Ammon Hennacy (1893–1970), anarchist organizer
• Karl Malone (born 1963), former professional basketball player for Utah Jazz (1985–2003)
• James Merendino (born 1967), filmmaker (SLC Punk!)
• Ken Jennings (born 1974), Jeopardy! champion
• Dick Nourse (born 1940), popular television news anchor (1964-2007)
• Karl Rove (born 1950), Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush
• Wallace Stegner (1909–1993), Pulitzer prize winning novelist and nature writer
• John Stockton (born 1962), former professional basketball player for Utah Jazz (1984–2003)
• Ruth Todd (born 1962), popular television news anchor
• Brigham Young (1801–1877), founder of Salt Lake City, President of the LDS Church
• Belladonna (born 1981), Porn star
• David Archuleta (born 1990) American Idol Season 7 runner-up, Artiste
• Merlin Olsen (1940-2010) American football player in the National Football League, NFL commentator, and actor
• Steve Young (born 1961) NFL Quarterback for the 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Ivan Sutherland (born 1938), American computer scientist, Internet pioneer and co-founder of Evans & Sutherland