List of people from Salt Lake City
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
- 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
- Clayton M. Christensen (born 1952), professor at Harvard Business School[9]
- Lee Cowan, CBS News correspondent
- Cytherea, pornographic actress, born in Salt Lake City and raised in West Valley City[10]
- Matthew Davis (born 1978), actor[11]
- Patrick Fugit (born 1982), actor[12]
- John Fulton, writer[13]
- John W. Gallivan, (1915–2012), newspaper publisher[14]
- Viola Gillette, comic opera singer, contralto[15]
- W. Dan Hausel (born 1949), hall of fame martial arts grandmaster, geologist, writer[16]
- William "Big Bill" Haywood, labor leader[17]
- Derek Hough and Julianne Hough, entertainers[18][19]
- Larry Ivie (1936–2014), comic artist and writer
- Steve Konowalchuk (born 1972), NHL player[20]
- Joi Lansing (1928–1972), actress and singer
- Trevor Lewis (born 1990), ice hockey player, first ever Utah-born Stanley Cup champion
- Zach Lund (born 1979), skeleton racer[21]
- Maddox (born 1978), writer
- Mick Morris (born 1978), musician, Eighteen Visions
- William Charles Morris (1874–1940), political cartoonist[22]
- Claude Rex Nowell aka Corky King (born 1944), founder of Summum
- Louis R. Nowell (1915–2000), Los Angeles City Council member, 1963–77[23]
- Carol Ohmart (born 1927), actress, Miss Utah 1946 and Miss America finalist
- Ralph Olsen, NFL player[24]
- Tenny Palepoi, NFL player[25]
- Gary Ridgway, serial killer
- Frances Schreuder (1938-2004), American socialite and convicted murderer.
- Elizabeth Smart (born 1987), activist[26]
- Dave Smith (born 1947), former NFL player[27]
- Wallace Thurman, writer[28]
- Pete Van Valkenburg, NFL player[29]
- Craig Venter (born 1946), geneticist and entrepreneur[30]
- Robert Walker, actor, star of Strangers on a Train
- Loretta Young (1913–2000) actress, Academy Award winner[31]
Native born and long-time resident of Salt Lake City
- Linda Bement, Miss Utah USA 1960, Miss USA 1960, Miss Universe 1960
- Wilford Brimley (born 1934), character actor[32]
- Frank Borzage (1894–1962), film director[33]
- Ralph Vary Chamberlin (1879–1967), biologist, ethnographer and historian
- 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[34]
- Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008), president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[35]
- Thomas S. Monson (born 1927), president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[36]
- Frank Moss (1911–2003), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1959–1977)[37]
- Kim Peek (1951–2009), savant[38]
- Charlotte Sheffield, Miss Utah USA 1957, Miss USA 1957 (succeeded)
- John Warnock (born 1940), computer scientist and co-founder of Adobe Systems Inc.[39]
- David Zabriskie (born 1979), professional road bicycle racer[40]
Non-native long-time Salt Lake City resident, present or former
- Maurice Abravanel (1903–1993), influential Utah Symphony conductor[41]
- Heather Armstrong (born 1975), blogger, dooce.com[42]
- Belladonna (born 1981), pornographic actress
- Reed Cowan (born 1972), American journalist
- Roma Downey (born 1960), Irish actress, singer, and producer, star of TV series Touched by an Angel[43]
- Lily Eskelsen García (born 1955), vice-president of the National Education Association[44]
- Jake Garn (born 1934), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1974–1993)[45]
- Gregg Hale, former guitarist for the platinum UK band Spiritualized
- George C. Hatch (born 1919), cable television pioneer[46]
- Orrin Hatch (born 1934), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1977–present)[47]
- Ammon Hennacy (1893–1970), anarchist organizer[48]
- James Irwin (born 1930), Apollo 15 Lunar Module Pilot [49]
- Ken Jennings (born 1974), Jeopardy! champion[50]
- Karl Malone (born 1963), basketball player for Utah Jazz (1985–2003)[51]
- Lee Mantle, United States Senator from Montana[52]
- Robert "Bobby" McFerrin, Jr. (born 1950), vocalist and conductor[53]
- James Merendino (born 1969), filmmaker, SLC Punk![54]
- Merlin Olsen (1940–2010), NFL player, television commentator, and actor
- Stevie Nicks (born 1948), singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac
- Dick Nourse (born 1940), television news anchor (1964-2007)[55]
- Robert Redford (born 1936), founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Channel
- Harold Ross (1892–1951), journalist and founder of The New Yorker magazine[56]
- Karl Rove (born 1950), Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush[57]
- Wallace Stegner (1909–1993), Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and nature writer[58]
- John Stockton (born 1962), basketball player for Utah Jazz (1984–2003)[59]
- Ivan Sutherland (born 1938), computer scientist, Internet pioneer and co-founder of Evans & Sutherland[60]
- Ruth Todd (born 1962), television news anchor[61]
- Brigham Young (1801–1877), founder of Salt Lake City, president of the LDS Church[62]
- Steve Young (born 1961), NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers[63]
References
- ↑ Merriam Webster Online definition for "Salt Laker"
- ↑ Maude Adams at the Internet Broadway Database
- ↑ Tony Anselmo at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Roseanne Barr at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Jaime Bergman at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "Nolan Bushnell". The University of Utah. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ↑ Biography for Neal Cassady at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "Roy Castleton". www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ↑ "Clayton M. Christensen". deseretnews.com. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ↑ Cytherea at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Matthew Davis at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Patrick Fugit at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Derek Hough at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Julianne Hough at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "Steve Konowalchuk". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ↑ "Zach Lund". http://i.nbcolympics.com/. Retrieved 12 September 2013. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ 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. 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 the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Wilford Brimley at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "Frank Borzage". latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ↑ "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. 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. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Lily Eskelsen García". National Education Association. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Jake Garn". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "George C. Hatch". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Orrin G. Hatch". MProject Vote Smart. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ↑ "Ammon Hennacy". http://content.lib.utah.edu/. Retrieved 16 September 2013. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "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 the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "John Stockton". Pro-Basketball Reference . Com. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ "Ivan Sutherland". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ "Ruth Todd". Zoom Information, Inc. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ "Brigham Young". americaslibrary.gov. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ↑ "Steve Young". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
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