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

• 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
• Jack Dreyer (born 1999), MLB player for the Los Angeles Dodgers
• 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

• 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

• 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 (1936–2025), 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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