List of people from Salt Lake City, Utah
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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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[edit] Born in Salt Lake City
- Maude Adams - One of the most beloved and successful Broadway stage actresses of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, most noted for her title role in Peter Pan
- Karl Alvarez (born 1964), musician, Descendents, ALL, Lemonheads
- Roseanne Barr (born 1952), actress, stand-up comedian
- 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
- William "Big Bill" Haywood, labor leader
- Gordon B. Hinckley (born 1910-2008), President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Ken Jennings (born 1974), Jeopardy! champion
- Steve Konowalchuk (born 1972), former NHL player
- Zach Lund (born 1979), skeleton racer
- Maddox (born 1978), writer
- Claude Rex Nowell aka Corky King (born 1944), founder of Summum
- Elizabeth Smart (born 1987), kidnap victim
- Wallace Thurman, writer
- Craig Venter (born 1946), geneticist and entrepreneur
[edit] Native born and long-time resident of Salt Lake City
- Wilford Brimley (born 1934), character actor
- Frank Moss (1911–2003), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1959–1977)
- Kim Peek (born 1951), savant
- David Zabriskie (born 1979), professional road bicycle racer
[edit] Non-native long-time Salt Lake City present or former resident
- Maurice Abravanel (1903–1993), influential Utah Symphony conductor
- Heather Armstrong (born 1975), blogger, dooce.com
- 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!)
- 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
- Galina Perova (born 1958) artist
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