List of people from Salt Lake City
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A person who lives in or comes from Salt Lake City, Utah is known as a Salt Laker.[1] 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[2]
- Karl Alvarez (born 1964), musician, Descendents, ALL, The Lemonheads[citation needed]
- Tony Anselmo (born 1960), Disney animator, voice of Donald Duck (1985–present)[3]
- Lee Barnes (1906–1970), pole vaulter, gold medalist in 1924 Olympics
- Roseanne Barr (born 1952), actress, comedian[4]
- Jaime Bergman (born 1975), actress, former Playboy Playmate[5]
- Nolan Bushnell (born 1943), founder of Atari, game industry pioneer[6]
- Neal Cassady (1926–1968), influencer of the Beat movement[7]
- Roy Castleton (1885–1967), major league baseball player[8]
- William Henry Chamberlin (1870–1921), philosopher and theologian
- Nathan Chen (born 1999), figure skater
- Clayton M. Christensen (1952–2020), professor at Harvard Business School[9]
- Lee Cowan (born 1965), CBS News correspondent
- Cytherea (born 1981), pornographic actress, born in Salt Lake City and raised in West Valley City[10]
- Matthew Davis (born 1978), actor[11]
- Bryan Dechart (born 1987), actor, raised in Novi, Michigan
- Patrick Fugit (born 1982), actor[12]
- John Fulton (born 1967), writer[13]
- John W. Gallivan, (1915–2012), newspaper publisher[14]
- Viola Gillette (1871–1956), comic opera singer, contralto[15]
- Faye Gulini (born 1992), professional snowboarder
- W. Dan Hausel (born 1949), hall of fame martial arts grandmaster, geologist, writer[16]
- William "Big Bill" Haywood (1869–1928), labor leader[17]
- Whitney Wolfe Herd (born 1989), founder of the dating apps Tinder and Bumble[18]
- Derek Hough and Julianne Hough, entertainers[19][20]
- Larry Ivie (1936–2014), comic artist and writer
- Steve Konowalchuk (born 1972), NHL player[21]
- Joi Lansing (1928–1972), actress and singer
- Keith Larsen (1924–2006), actor
- Trevor Lewis (born 1987), NHL player, first Utah-born Stanley Cup champion
- Ted Ligety (born 1984), Professional alpine ski racer, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and entrepreneur
- Zach Lund (born 1979), skeleton racer[22]
- John Calder Mackay (1920–2014), founder of Mackay Homes, known for developing mid-century modern homes[23]
- Maddox (born 1978), writer[citation needed]
- Daya Mata (1914–2010), President of the Self-Realization Fellowship and Yogada Satsang Society of India
- Mick Morris (born 1978), musician, Eighteen Visions[citation needed]
- William Charles Morris (1874–1940), political cartoonist[24]
- Claude Rex Nowell aka Corky King (1944–2008), founder of Summum[citation needed]
- Louis R. Nowell (1915–2000), Los Angeles City Council member, 1963–77[25]
- Carol Ohmart (1927–2002), actress, Miss Utah 1946 and Miss America finalist
- Ralph Olsen (1924–1994), NFL player[26]
- Tenny Palepoi (born 1990), NFL player[27]
- Natacha Rambova (1897–1966), costume and set designer, Egyptologist
- Gary Ridgway (born 1949), serial killer[citation needed]
- G. Ott Romney (1892–1973), third football head coach at Brigham Young University
- Milton Romney (1899–1975), college and pro football player, University of Texas basketball coach, cousin of Michigan Gov. George W. Romney
- Frances Schreuder (1938–2004), American socialite and convicted murderer
- Elizabeth Smart (born 1987), activist[28]
- Dave Smith (born 1947), former NFL player[29]
- Wallace Thurman (1902–1934), writer[30]
- Pete Van Valkenburg (born 1950), NFL player[31]
- Craig Venter (born 1946), geneticist and entrepreneur[32]
- George Von Elm (1901–1961), golfer
- Robert Walker (1918–1951), actor, star of Strangers on a Train
- Loretta Young (1913–2000) actress, Academy Award winner[33]
Native born and long-time residents of Salt Lake City
- Linda Bement (1941–2018), Miss Utah USA 1960, Miss USA 1960, Miss Universe 1960
- Frank Borzage (1894–1962), film director[34]
- Wilford Brimley (1934–2020), character actor[35]
- Ralph Vary Chamberlin (1879–1967), biologist, ethnographer and historian
- Paul W Draper (born 1978), mentalist and magician
- David C. Evans (1924–1998), pioneer of computer graphics; founder of the computer science department at the University of Utah; co-founder of Evans & Sutherland[36]
- Richard Paul Evans (born 1962), author, best known for the Michael Vey series of books
- Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008), president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[37]
- Thomas S. Monson (1927–2017), president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[38]
- Frank Moss (1911–2003), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1959–1977)[39]
- Kim Peek (1951–2009), savant[40]
- Vernon B. Romney (1924–2013), Attorney General of Utah 1969–77, gubernatorial candidate
- Ken Sanders (born 1951), antiquarian bookseller
- Charlotte Sheffield (1936–2016), Miss Utah USA 1957, Miss USA 1957 (succeeded)
- Peggy Wallace (1943–2020), Utah state representative
- John Warnock (born 1940), computer scientist and co-founder of Adobe Systems Inc.[41]
- David Zabriskie (born 1979), professional road bicycle racer[42]
Non-native long-time Salt Lake City residents, present or former
- Maurice Abravanel (1903–1993), influential Utah Symphony conductor[43]
- Darr H. Alkire (1903–1977), Air Force Brigadier General, Stalag Luft III POW
- Heather Armstrong (born 1975), blogger, dooce.com[44]
- Belladonna (born 1981), pornographic actress[citation needed]
- Jackie Biskupski (born 1966) politician, 35th and current Mayor since January 4th, 2016.
- Alistair Cockburn (born 1966), computer scientist noted for agile software development
- Reed Cowan (born 1972), journalist
- Roma Downey (born 1960), Irish actress, singer, and producer, star of TV series Touched by an Angel[45]
- Lily Eskelsen García (born 1955), vice-president of the National Education Association[46]
- Tan France (born 1983), fashion designer, television personality, and author
- Jake Garn (born 1934), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1974–1993)[47]
- Jared Goldberg (born 1991), professional alpine ski racer
- Gregg Hale, former guitarist for the platinum UK band Spiritualized[citation needed]
- George C. Hatch (1919–2009), cable television pioneer[48]
- Orrin Hatch (born 1934), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1977–present)[49]
- Ammon Hennacy (1893–1970), anarchist organizer[50]
- James Irwin (1930–1991), Apollo 15 Lunar Module Pilot [51]
- Ken Jennings (born 1974), Jeopardy! champion[52]
- Karl Malone (born 1963), basketball player for Utah Jazz (1985–2003)[53]
- Lee Mantle (1851–1934), U.S. Senator from Montana[54]
- Robert "Bobby" McFerrin, Jr. (born 1950), vocalist and conductor[55]
- James Merendino (born 1969), filmmaker, SLC Punk![56]
- Merlin Olsen (1940–2010), NFL player, television commentator, and actor[citation needed]
- Stevie Nicks (born 1948), singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac[citation needed]
- Dick Nourse (born 1940), television news anchor (1964–2007)[57]
- Robert Redford (born 1936), founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Channel[citation needed]
- Lenore Romney (1908–1998), former First Lady of Michigan and U.S. Senate candidate, mother of Mitt Romney; raised in Salt Lake City
- Harold Ross (1892–1951), journalist and founder of The New Yorker magazine[58]
- Karl Rove (born 1950), Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush[59]
- Wallace Stegner (1909–1993), Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and nature writer[60]
- John Stockton (born 1962), basketball player for Utah Jazz (1984–2003)[61]
- Ivan Sutherland (born 1938), computer scientist, Internet pioneer and co-founder of Evans & Sutherland[62]
- Ruth Todd (born 1962), television news anchor[citation needed]
- Edgar A. Wedgwood (1856–1920), adjutant general of the Utah National Guard[63]
- Brigham Young (1801–1877), founder of Salt Lake City, president of the LDS Church[64]
- Steve Young (born 1961), NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers[65]
References
- ^ Merriam Webster Online definition for "Salt Laker"
- ^ Maude Adams at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ Tony Anselmo at IMDb
- ^ Roseanne Barr at IMDb
- ^ Jaime Bergman at IMDb
- ^ "Nolan Bushnell". The University of Utah. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ Biography for Neal Cassady at IMDb
- ^ "Roy Castleton". www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Clayton M. Christensen". deseretnews.com. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ Cytherea at IMDb
- ^ Matthew Davis at IMDb
- ^ Patrick Fugit at IMDb
- ^ Bio on John Fulton's webpage
- ^ "John W. Gallivan". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ Johnson Briscoe (1908). The Actors' Birthday Book: 2d Series. An Authoritative Insight Into the Lives of the Men and Women of the Stage Born Between January First and December Thirty-first. Moffat, Yard. p. 227. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ^ "Dan Hausel". the University of Utah Alumni Association. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Bill Haywood". The West Film Project. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ O'Connor, Clare (14 November 2017). "Billion-Dollar Bumble: How Whitney Wolfe Herd Built America's Fastest-Growing Dating App". Forbes. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Derek Hough at IMDb
- ^ Julianne Hough at IMDb
- ^ "Steve Konowalchuk". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Zach Lund". i.nbcolympics.com/. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ^ "Mid-Century Mackay Homes Deserve Respect". The Eichler Network. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ^ Builders of Our Nation. Men of Nineteen-Thirteen. 1914. p. 349.
- ^ "Louis R. Nowell". .latimes.com. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "Ralph Olsen". Pro-Football Reference.com. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "TENNY PALEPOI". chargers.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- ^ "Elizabeth Smart".
- ^ "Dave Smith". Pro-Football Reference.com. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "Wallace Thurman". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "Pete Van Valkenburg". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "Craig Venter". Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ Loretta Young at IMDb
- ^ "Frank Borzage". latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ Wilford Brimley at IMDb
- ^ "David C. Evans". The New York Times Company. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "Gordon B. Hinckley". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "Thomas S. Monson". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "Frank Moss". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "Kim Peek". Wisconsin Medical Society. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "John Warnock". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "David Zabriskie". deseretnews.com. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ "Maurice Abravanel". The New York Times Company. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Heather Armstrong". sltrib.com. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Roma Downey". .sltrib.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Lily Eskelsen García". National Education Association. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Jake Garn". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "George C. Hatch". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Orrin G. Hatch". MProject Vote Smart. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Ammon Hennacy". content.lib.utah.edu/. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Astronaut Bio: James Irwin". nasa.gov. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Ken Jennings". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Karl Malone". sltrib.com. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "MANTLE, Lee, (1851 - 1934)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ "Robert "Bobby" McFerrin, Jr". University of Utah Alumni Association. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ James Merendino at IMDb
- ^ "Dick Nourse". deseretnews.com. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Harold Ross". deseretnews.com. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Karl Rove". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ "Wallace Stegner". wilderness.net. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
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- ^ "Ivan Sutherland". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on 15 April 2003. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ State Bar Association of Utah (1924). Proceedings of the Annual Session. Kaysville, UT: Inland Printing Company. p. 129 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Brigham Young". americaslibrary.gov. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ "Steve Young". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 17 September 2013.