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.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Born in Salt Lake City

• Art Laboe (1925-2022), American disc jockey, songwriter, record producer, and radio station owner, generally credited with coining the term "Oldies But Goodies".

• 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]
• John T. Axton (1870-1934), first Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army
• Lee Barnes (1906–1970), pole vaulter, gold medalist in 1924 Olympics
• Roseanne Barr (born 1952), actress, comedian ^[4]
• Bob Bennett (1933-2016), U.S. Senator from Utah, son of Wallace F. Bennett.
• Wallace F. Bennett (1898-1993), U.S. Senator from Utah, father of Bob Bennett.
• Jaime Bergman (born 1975), actress, former Playboy Playmate ^[5]
• Wendy Burch (born 1969), KTLA-TV news reporter
• Nolan Bushnell (born 1943), founder of Atari, game industry pioneer ^[6]
• Mac Carruth (born 1992), ice hockey goaltender
• 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]

• Walter P. Chrysler (1875-1940), lived in Salt Lake City working as a railroad mechanic before making Chrysler automobiles ^[10]
• Lee Cowan (born 1965), CBS News correspondent
• Cytherea (born 1981), pornographic actress, born in Salt Lake City and raised in West Valley City ^[11]
• Matthew Davis (born 1978), actor ^[12]
• Bryan Dechart (born 1987), actor, raised in Novi, Michigan
• Patrick Fugit (born 1982), actor ^[13]
• John Fulton (born 1967), writer ^[14]
• John W. Gallivan, (1915–2012), newspaper publisher ^[15]
• Viola Gillette (1871–1956), comic opera singer, contralto ^[16]
• Faye Gulini (born 1992), professional snowboarder
• W. Dan Hausel (born 1949), hall of fame martial arts grandmaster, geologist, writer ^[17]
• William "Big Bill" Haywood (1869–1928), labor leader ^[18]
• Whitney Wolfe Herd (born 1989), founder of the dating apps Tinder and Bumble ^[19]
• Derek Hough and Julianne Hough, entertainers ^{[20] [21]}
• Larry Ivie (1936–2014), comic artist and writer
• Steve Konowalchuk (born 1972), NHL player ^[22]
• 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 ^[23]
• John Calder Mackay (1920–2014), founder of Mackay Homes, known for developing mid-century modern homes ^[24]
• 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 ^[25]
• 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 ^[26]
• Carol Ohmart (1927–2002), actress, Miss Utah 1946 and Miss America finalist
• Ralph Olsen (1924–1994), NFL player ^[27]
• Tenny Palepoi (born 1990), NFL player ^[28]
• Philip J. Purcell (born 1943), American businessman
• 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
• Cael Sanderson (born 1979), only four-time undefeated collegiate wrestling champion in NCAA Division I history; 2004 Olympic Gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
• Sky Saxon (1937-2009), founder and frontman to 1960s psychedelic rock group, The Seeds
• Frances Schreuder (1938–2004), American socialite and convicted murderer
• Elizabeth Smart (born 1987), activist ^[29]
• Dave Smith (born 1947), former NFL player ^[30]
• Oliver G. Snow (1849–1931), politician ^[31]
• Wallace Thurman (1902–1934), writer ^[32]
• Pete Van Valkenburg (born 1950), NFL player ^[33]
• Craig Venter (born 1946), geneticist and entrepreneur ^[34]
• 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 ^[35]

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 ^[36]
• Wilford Brimley (1934–2020), character actor ^[37]
• 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 ^[38]
• 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 ^[39]
• Thomas S. Monson (1927–2017), president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ^[40]
• Frank Moss (1911–2003), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1959–1977) ^[41]
• Kim Peek (1951–2009), savant ^[42]
• 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 (1940–2023), computer scientist and co-founder of Adobe Systems Inc. ^[43]
• David Zabriskie (born 1979), professional road bicycle racer ^[44]

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

• Maurice Abravanel (1903–1993), influential Utah Symphony conductor ^[45]
• Darr H. Alkire (1903–1977), Air Force Brigadier General, Stalag Luft III POW
• Heather Armstrong (born 1975), blogger, dooce.com ^[46]
• Belladonna (born 1981), pornographic actress ^[47]
• Jackie Biskupski (born 1966) politician. Mayor of Salt Lake City 2016-2020.
• Walter P. Chrysler (1875-1940), lived in Salt Lake City working as a railroad mechanic before making Chrysler automobiles ^[48]
• 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 ^[49]
• Lily Eskelsen García (born 1955), vice-president of the National Education Association ^[50]
• 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
• Jake Garn (born 1934), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1974–1993) ^[51]
• Tyler Glenn (born 1983), frontman and lead singer to Provo-based alt pop band, Neon Trees
• Jared Goldberg (born 1991), professional alpine ski racer
• Jesse Grupper (born 1997), Olympic rock climber
• Gregg Hale, former guitarist for the platinum UK band Spiritualized ^{[ citation needed ]}
• George C. Hatch (1919–2009), cable television pioneer ^[52]
• Orrin Hatch (1934–2022), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1977–2019) ^[53]
• Ammon Hennacy (1893–1970), anarchist organizer ^[54]
• James Irwin (1930–1991), Apollo 15 Lunar Module Pilot ^[55]
• Ken Jennings (born 1974), Jeopardy! champion ^[56]
• Cameron Latu
• Karl Malone (born 1963), basketball player for Utah Jazz (1985–2003) ^[57]
• Post Malone (1995-), Grammy nominated rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. ^[58]
• Lee Mantle (1851–1934), U.S. Senator from Montana ^[59]
• Robert "Bobby" McFerrin, Jr. (born 1950), vocalist and conductor ^[60]
• James Merendino (born 1969), filmmaker, SLC Punk! ^[61]
• Ritt Momney (born 1999), singer ^[62]
• 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 ^[63]
• Dick Nourse (born 1940), television news anchor (1964–2007) ^[64]
• Robert Redford (born 1936), founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Channel ^{[ citation needed ]}
• Nick Rimando (born 1979), former goalkeeper for Real Salt Lake, won the MVP Award after Real Salt Lake won MLS Cup 2009. Currently works as an 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
• Harold Ross (1892–1951), journalist and founder of The New Yorker magazine ^[65]
• Karl Rove (born 1950), Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush ^[66]
• Wallace Stegner (1909–1993), Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and nature writer ^[67]
• John Stockton (born 1962), basketball player for Utah Jazz (1984–2003) ^[68]
• Ivan Sutherland (born 1938), computer scientist, Internet pioneer and co-founder of Evans & Sutherland ^[69]
• Amanda Swenson (1852-1919), Swedish-born American soprano singer and teacher; directed the Salt Lake Ladies' Chorus ^[70]
• Edgar A. Wedgwood (1856–1920), adjutant general of the Utah National Guard ^[71]
• Terry Lee Williams (born 1950), first African American to serve in the Utah State Senate ^[72]
• Brigham Young (1801–1877), founder of Salt Lake City, president of the LDS Church ^[73]
• Steve Young (born 1961), NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers ^[74]
• W. Mont Ferry (1871 – January 11, 1938) Former Salt Lake City Mayor (1915-1919) and Founder of Anti-Mormon American Party. ^[75]

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