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
• Zach Lund (born 1979), skeleton racer^[21]
• Maddox (born 1978), writer
• Mick Morris (born 1978), musician, Eighteen Visions
• Claude Rex Nowell aka Corky King (born 1944), founder of Summum
• Louis R. Nowell (1915–2000), Los Angeles City Council member, 1963–77^[22]
• Carol Ohmart (born 1927), actress, Miss Utah 1946 and Miss America finalist
• Ralph Olsen, NFL player^[23]
• Tenny Palepoi, NFL player^[24]
• Gary Ridgway, serial killer
• Elizabeth Smart (born 1987), activist^[25]
• Dave Smith (born 1947), former NFL player^[26]
• Wallace Thurman, writer^[27]
• Pete Van Valkenburg, NFL player^[28]
• Craig Venter (born 1946), geneticist and entrepreneur^[29]
• Robert Walker, actor, star of Strangers on a Train
• Loretta Young (1913–2000) actress, Academy Award winner^[30]

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^[31]
• Frank Borzage (1894–1962), film director^[32]
• 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^[33]
• Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008), president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints^[34]
• Thomas S. Monson (born 1927), president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints^[35]
• Frank Moss (1911–2003), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1959–1977)^[36]
• Kim Peek (1951–2009), savant^[37]
• Charlotte Sheffield, Miss Utah USA 1957, Miss USA 1957 (succeeded)
• John Warnock (born 1940), computer scientist and co-founder of Adobe Systems Inc.^[38]
• David Zabriskie (born 1979), professional road bicycle racer^[39]

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

• Maurice Abravanel (1903–1993), influential Utah Symphony conductor^[40]
• Heather Armstrong (born 1975), blogger, dooce.com^[41]
• 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^[42]
• Lily Eskelsen García (born 1955), vice-president of the National Education Association^[43]
• Jake Garn (born 1934), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1974–1993)^[44]
• Gregg Hale, former guitarist for the platinum UK band Spiritualized
• George C. Hatch (born 1919), cable television pioneer^[45]
• Orrin Hatch (born 1934), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1977–present)^[46]
• Ammon Hennacy (1893–1970), anarchist organizer^[47]
• James Irwin (born 1930), Apollo 15 Lunar Module Pilot ^[48]
• Ken Jennings (born 1974), Jeopardy! champion^[49]
• Karl Malone (born 1963), basketball player for Utah Jazz (1985–2003)^[50]
• Lee Mantle, United States Senator from Montana^[51]
• Robert "Bobby" McFerrin, Jr. (born 1950), vocalist and conductor^[52]
• James Merendino (born 1969), filmmaker, SLC Punk!^[53]
• 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)^[54]
• Robert Redford (born 1936), founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Channel
• Harold Ross (1892–1951), journalist and founder of The New Yorker magazine^[55]
• Karl Rove (born 1950), Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush^[56]
• Wallace Stegner (1909–1993), Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and nature writer^[57]
• John Stockton (born 1962), basketball player for Utah Jazz (1984–2003)^[58]
• Ivan Sutherland (born 1938), computer scientist, Internet pioneer and co-founder of Evans & Sutherland^[59]
• Ruth Todd (born 1962), television news anchor^[60]
• Brigham Young (1801–1877), founder of Salt Lake City, president of the LDS Church^[61]
• Steve Young (born 1961), NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers^[62]

References

1. Merriam Webster Online definition for "Salt Laker"
2. Maude Adams at the Internet Broadway Database
3. Tony Anselmo at the Internet Movie Database
4. Roseanne Barr at the Internet Movie Database
5. Jaime Bergman at the Internet Movie Database
6. "Nolan Bushnell". The University of Utah. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
7. Biography for Neal Cassady at the Internet Movie Database
8. "Roy Castleton". www.baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
9. "Clayton M. Christensen". deseretnews.com. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
10. Cytherea at the Internet Movie Database
11. Matthew Davis at the Internet Movie Database
12. Patrick Fugit at the Internet Movie Database
13. Bio on John Fulton's webpage
14. "John W. Gallivan". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
15. 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.
16. "Dan Hausel". the University of Utah Alumni Association. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
17. "Bill Haywood". The West Film Project. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
18. Derek Hough at the Internet Movie Database
19. Julianne Hough at the Internet Movie Database
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41. "Heather Armstrong". sltrib.com. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
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44. "Jake Garn". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
45. "George C. Hatch". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
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48. "Astronaut Bio: James Irwin". nasa.gov. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
49. "Ken Jennings". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
50. "Karl Malone". sltrib.com. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
51. "MANTLE, Lee, (1851 - 1934)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
52. "Robert "Bobby" McFerrin, Jr.". University of Utah Alumni Association. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
53. James Merendino at the Internet Movie Database
54. "Dick Nourse". deseretnews.com. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
55. "Harold Ross". deseretnews.com. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
56. "Karl Rove". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
57. "Wallace Stegner". wilderness.net. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
58. "John Stockton". Pro-Basketball Reference . Com. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
59. "Ivan Sutherland". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
60. "Ruth Todd". Zoom Information, Inc. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
61. "Brigham Young". americaslibrary.gov. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
62. "Steve Young". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 17 September 2013.