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.
Born in Salt Lake City
[edit]- Maude Adams (1872–1953), Broadway stage actress noted for her title role in Peter Pan[2]
- Tony Anselmo (born 1960), Disney animator, voice of Donald Duck (1985–present)[3]
- John T. Axton (1870–1934), first Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army [4]
- Lee Barnes (1906–1970), pole vaulter, gold medalist in 1924 Olympics
- Roseanne Barr (born 1952), actress, comedian[5]
- Bob Bennett (1933–2016), U.S. senator from Utah, son of Wallace F. Bennett[6]
- Wallace F. Bennett (1898–1993), U.S. senator from Utah, father of Bob Bennett
- Jaime Bergman (born 1975), actress, former Playboy Playmate[7]
- Justin Braun (born 1987), soccer player[8]
- Wendy Burch (born 1969), KTLA-TV news reporter
- Nolan Bushnell (born 1943), founder of Atari, game industry pioneer[9]
- Mac Carruth (born 1992), ice hockey goaltender
- Neal Cassady (1926–1968), influencer of the Beat movement[10]
- Roy Castleton (1885–1967), major league baseball player[11]
- William Henry Chamberlin (1870–1921), philosopher and theologian
- Nathan Chen (born 1999), figure skater[12]
- Clayton M. Christensen (1952–2020), professor at Harvard Business School[13]
- Walter P. Chrysler (1875–1940), lived in Salt Lake City working as a railroad mechanic before making Chrysler automobiles[14]
- Lee Cowan (born 1965), CBS News correspondent[15]
- Cytherea (born 1981), pornographic actress, born in Salt Lake City and raised in West Valley City[16]
- Matthew Davis (born 1978), actor[17]
- Bryan Dechart (born 1987), actor, raised in Novi, Michigan
- Patrick Fugit (born 1982), actor[18]
- John Fulton (born 1967), writer[19]
- John W. Gallivan (1915–2012), newspaper publisher[20]
- Viola Gillette (1871–1956), comic opera singer, contralto[21]
- Faye Gulini (born 1992), professional snowboarder
- W. Dan Hausel (born 1949), hall of fame martial arts grandmaster, geologist, writer[22]
- William "Big Bill" Haywood (1869–1928), labor leader[23]
- Whitney Wolfe Herd (born 1989), founder of the dating apps Tinder and Bumble[24]
- Derek Hough and Julianne Hough, entertainers[25][26]
- Larry Ivie (1936–2014), comic artist and writer
- Steve Konowalchuk (born 1972), NHL player[27]
- Art Laboe (1925–2022), disc jockey, songwriter, record producer, and radio station owner, generally credited with coining the term "Oldies But Goodies"[28]
- Joi Lansing (1928–1972), actress and singer[29]
- Keith Larsen (1924–2006), actor
- Trevor Lewis (born 1987), NHL player, first Utah-born Stanley Cup champion[30]
- Ted Ligety (born 1984), Professional alpine ski racer, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and entrepreneur
- Zach Lund (born 1979), skeleton racer[31]
- John Calder Mackay (1920–2014), founder of Mackay Homes, known for developing mid-century modern homes[32]
- Daya Mata (1914–2010), president of the Self-Realization Fellowship and Yogada Satsang Society of India[33]
- Mick Morris (born 1978), musician, Eighteen Visions[34]
- William Charles Morris (1874–1940), political cartoonist[35]
- 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[36]
- Carol Ohmart (1927–2002), actress, Miss Utah 1946 and Miss America finalist
- Ralph Olsen (1924–1994), NFL player[37]
- Tenny Palepoi (born 1990), NFL player[38]
- Philip J. Purcell (born 1943), businessman[39]
- Natacha Rambova (1897–1966), costume and set designer, Egyptologist[40]
- Gary Ridgway (born 1949), serial killer[41]
- 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[42]
- Cael Sanderson (born 1979), only four-time undefeated collegiate wrestling champion in NCAA Division I history; 2004 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling[43]
- Sky Saxon (1937–2009), founder and frontman to 1960s psychedelic rock group, The Seeds[44]
- Frances Schreuder (1938–2004), socialite and convicted murderer[45]
- Elizabeth Smart (born 1987), activist[46]
- Dave Smith (born 1947), former NFL player[47]
- Oliver G. Snow (1849–1931), politician[48]
- Wallace Thurman (1902–1934), writer[49]
- Pete Van Valkenburg (born 1950), NFL player[50]
- Craig Venter (born 1946), geneticist and entrepreneur[51]
- George Von Elm (1901–1961), golfer[52]
- Robert Walker (1918–1951), actor, star of Strangers on a Train[53]
- Loretta Young (1913–2000), actress, Academy Award winner[54]
Native born and long-time residents of Salt Lake City
[edit]- Linda Bement (1941–2018), Miss Utah USA 1960, Miss USA 1960, Miss Universe 1960
- Frank Borzage (1894–1962), film director[55]
- Wilford Brimley (1934–2020), character actor[56]
- 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[57]
- 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[58]
- Thomas S. Monson (1927–2017), president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[59]
- Frank Moss (1911–2003), U.S. senator representing Utah (1959–1977)[60]
- Kim Peek (1951–2009), savant[61]
- Vernon B. Romney (1924–2013), attorney general of Utah 1969–77, gubernatorial candidate[62]
- 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 (1940–2023), computer scientist and co-founder of Adobe Systems Inc.[63]
- David Zabriskie (born 1979), professional road bicycle racer[64]
Non-native long-time Salt Lake City residents, present or former
[edit]- Maurice Abravanel (1903–1993), influential Utah Symphony conductor[65]
- Darr H. Alkire (1903–1977), Air Force brigadier general, Stalag Luft III POW
- Heather Armstrong (1975–2023), blogger, dooce.com[66]
- Belladonna (born 1981), pornographic actress[67]
- Jackie Biskupski (born 1966), politician, mayor of Salt Lake City 2016–2020[68]
- Walter P. Chrysler (1875–1940), lived in Salt Lake City working as a railroad mechanic before making Chrysler automobiles[69]
- Alistair Cockburn (born 1966), computer scientist noted for agile software development[70]
- Reed Cowan (born 1972), journalist[71]
- Roma Downey (born 1960), Irish actress, singer, and producer, star of TV series Touched by an Angel[72]
- W. Mont Ferry (1871–1938), former Salt Lake City mayor (1915–1919) and founder of Anti-Mormon American Party[73]
- Lily Eskelsen García (born 1955), vice-president of the National Education Association[74]
- Brandon Flowers (born 1981), frontman and lead singer to chart topping alternative rock band The Killers
- Tan France (born 1983), fashion designer, television personality, and author[75]
- Jake Garn (born 1934), U.S. senator representing Utah (1974–1993)[76]
- Tyler Glenn (born 1983), frontman and lead singer to Provo-based alt pop band Neon Trees[77]
- Jared Goldberg (born 1991), professional alpine ski racer [78]
- Jesse Grupper (born 1997), Olympic rock climber[79]
- George C. Hatch (1919–2009), cable television pioneer[80]
- Orrin Hatch (1934–2022), U.S. senator representing Utah (1977–2019)[81]
- Ammon Hennacy (1893–1970), anarchist organizer[82]
- James Irwin (1930–1991), Apollo 15 lunar module pilot[83]
- Ken Jennings (born 1974), Jeopardy! champion[84]
- Cameron Latu [85]
- Karl Malone (born 1963), basketball player for Utah Jazz (1985–2003)[86]
- Post Malone (1995-), Grammy-nominated rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer[87]
- Lee Mantle (1851–1934), U.S. senator from Montana[88]
- Robert "Bobby" McFerrin, Jr. (born 1950), vocalist and conductor[89]
- James Merendino (born 1969), filmmaker, SLC Punk![90]
- Ritt Momney (born 1999), singer[91]
- Stevie Nicks (born 1948), singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac[92]
- Dick Nourse (born 1940), television news anchor (1964–2007)[93]
- Robert Redford (born 1936), founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Channel[94]
- Nick Rimando (born 1979), former goalkeeper for Real Salt Lake; won the MVP Award after Real Salt Lake won MLS Cup 2009; academy coach at the Real Monarchs academy in Herriman, Utah
- Lenore Romney (1908–1998), former First Lady of Michigan and U.S. Senate candidate, mother of Mitt Romney; raised in Salt Lake City[95]
- Harold Ross (1892–1951), journalist and founder of The New Yorker magazine[96]
- Karl Rove (born 1950), Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush[97]
- Wallace Stegner (1909–1993), Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and nature writer[98]
- John Stockton (born 1962), basketball player for Utah Jazz (1984–2003)[99]
- Ivan Sutherland (born 1938), computer scientist, Internet pioneer and co-founder of Evans & Sutherland[100]
- Amanda Swenson (1852–1919), Swedish-born American soprano singer and teacher; directed the Salt Lake Ladies' Chorus[101]
- Edgar A. Wedgwood (1856–1920), adjutant general of the Utah National Guard[102]
- Terry Lee Williams (born 1950), first African American to serve in the Utah State Senate[103]
- Brigham Young (1801–1877), founder of Salt Lake City, president of the LDS Church[104]
- Steve Young (born 1961), NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers[105]
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