Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
Amy Adams |
Actor |
20-Aug-1974 |
|
Junebug |
Corbin Allred |
Actor |
25-May-1979 |
|
Saints and Soldiers |
Jack Anderson |
Columnist |
19-Oct-1922 |
17-Dec-2005 |
Uncovered CIA plot to kill Fidel Castro |
Stephen H. Anderson |
Judge |
12-Jan-1932 |
|
10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1985-2001 |
Nolan D. Archibald |
Business |
1942 |
|
CEO of Black & Decker |
David Archuleta |
Singer |
28-Dec-1990 |
|
American Idol |
Alan Ashby |
Baseball |
8-Jul-1951 |
|
Former catcher, Houston Astros |
Hal Ashby |
Film Director |
2-Sep-1929 |
27-Dec-1988 |
Harold and Maude |
Norman H. Bangerter |
Politician |
4-Jan-1933 |
|
Governor of Utah, 1985-93 |
Billy Barty |
Actor |
25-Oct-1924 |
23-Dec-2000 |
High-profile little person |
Glenn Beck |
TV Personality |
10-Feb-1964 |
|
Conservative TV and talk radio host |
Terrel H. Bell |
Educator |
11-Nov-1921 |
22-Jun-1996 |
US Secretary of Education, 1981-85 |
Robert Bennett |
Politician |
18-Sep-1933 |
|
US Senator from Utah, 1993-2011 |
Ezra Taft Benson |
Religion |
4-Aug-1899 |
30-May-1994 |
President of the Mormon Church, 1985-94 |
Arthur Gary Bishop |
Criminal |
1951 |
10-Jun-1988 |
Utah serial killer of boys |
Rob Bishop |
Politician |
13-Jul-1951 |
|
Congressman, Utah 1st |
Lynn R. Blodgett |
Business |
1955 |
|
CEO of Affiliated Computer Services |
Henry H. Blood |
Politician |
1-Oct-1872 |
19-Jun-1942 |
Governor of Utah, 1933-41 |
Don Bluth |
Cartoonist |
13-Sep-1937 |
|
Ex-Disney, created Fievel, Dragon's Lair |
Rodney H. Brady |
Business |
1933 |
|
Deseret Management Corporation |
John Browning |
Inventor |
23-Jan-1855 |
26-Nov-1926 |
Best gun designer of all time |
Bay Buchanan |
Government |
23-Dec-1948 |
|
US Treasurer, 1981-83 |
Berkeley L. Bunker |
Politician |
12-Aug-1906 |
21-Jan-1999 |
Senator and Congressman from Nevada |
M. Anthony Burns |
Business |
1-Nov-1942 |
|
CEO of Ryder System, 1983-2000 |
Nolan Bushnell |
Business |
5-Feb-1943 |
|
Co-founder of Atari, started Chuck E. Cheese |
Jay Bybee |
Judge |
27-Oct-1953 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
Chris Cannon |
Politician |
20-Oct-1950 |
|
Congressman from Utah, 1997-2009 |
Howard W. Cannon |
Politician |
26-Jan-1912 |
5-Mar-2002 |
US Senator from Nevada, 1959-83 |
Orson Scott Card |
Novelist |
24-Aug-1951 |
|
Ender's Game |
Billy Casper |
Golf |
24-Jun-1931 |
|
Won 3 majors, plus 51 PGA Tour wins |
Butch Cassidy |
Criminal |
13-Apr-1866 |
c. 1908 |
Train and bank robber |
Ed Catmull |
Business |
31-Mar-1945 |
|
Pixar Co-Founder, Disney Animation president |
Jason Chaffetz |
Politician |
26-Mar-1967 |
|
Congressman, Utah 3rd |
Daveigh Chase |
Actor |
24-Jul-1990 |
|
Lilo & Stitch |
Kim B. Clark |
Business |
20-Mar-1949 |
|
President of BYU-Idaho |
Jane Clayson |
Journalist |
25-Apr-1967 |
|
Host of The Early Show 1999-02 |
Jackie M. Clegg |
Business |
c. 1965 |
|
Wife of Chris Dodd |
George D. Clyde |
Politician |
21-Jul-1898 |
2-Apr-1972 |
Governor of Utah, 1957-65 |
Ray Combs |
Game Show Host |
3-Apr-1956 |
2-Jun-1996 |
Host of Family Feud 1988-94 |
A. J. Cook |
Actor |
22-Jul-1978 |
|
Jennifer Jareau on Criminal Minds |
Merrill Cook |
Politician |
6-May-1946 |
|
Congressman from Utah, 1997-2001 |
Michael Crapo |
Politician |
20-May-1951 |
|
US Senator from Idaho |
C. Webb Crockett |
Attorney |
c. 1936 |
|
Partner, Fennemore Craig |
James Cruze |
Film Director |
27-Mar-1884 |
3-Aug-1942 |
If I Had a Million |
John C. Cutler |
Politician |
5-Feb-1846 |
30-Jul-1928 |
Utah Governor, committed suicide |
Laraine Day |
Actor |
13-Oct-1920 |
10-Nov-2007 |
Foreign Correspondent |
Ty Detmer |
Football |
30-Oct-1967 |
|
Heisman Trophy Winner, 1990 |
John Doolittle |
Politician |
30-Oct-1950 |
|
Congressman from California, 1991-2009 |
Eliza Dushku |
Actor |
30-Dec-1980 |
|
Tru Calling |
Larry EchoHawk |
Politician |
2-Aug-1948 |
|
Head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs |
LaVell Edwards |
Football |
11-Oct-1930 |
|
BYU Head Football Coach, 1972-2000 |
Mireille Enos |
Actor |
22-Sep-1975 |
|
Sarah Linden on The Killing |
John V. Evans |
Politician |
18-Jan-1925 |
|
Governor of Idaho, 1977-87 |
Eni Faleomavaega |
Politician |
15-Aug-1943 |
|
Congressman, American Samoa |
Philo Farnsworth |
Inventor |
19-Aug-1906 |
11-Mar-1971 |
Inventor of electronic television |
Jeff Flake |
Politician |
31-Dec-1962 |
|
Congressman, Arizona 6th |
Timothy Flanigan |
Government |
16-May-1953 |
|
Would-be Deputy US Attorney General |
Brandon Flowers |
Musician |
21-Jun-1981 |
|
The Killers |
Jake Garn |
Politician |
12-Oct-1932 |
|
US Senator from Utah, 1974-93 |
Jim Gibbons |
Politician |
16-Dec-1944 |
|
Governor of Nevada, 2007-11 |
Ryan Gosling |
Actor |
12-Nov-1980 |
|
Murder by Numbers |
Thomas B. Griffith |
Judge |
5-Jul-1954 |
|
US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit |
H. Tracy Hall |
Chemist |
20-Oct-1919 |
25-Jul-2008 |
Synthetic diamonds |
Gail Halvorsen |
Military |
10-Oct-1920 |
|
Berlin Airlift candy bomber |
George V. Hansen |
Politician |
14-Sep-1930 |
|
Congressman from Idaho |
James Vear Hansen |
Politician |
14-Aug-1932 |
|
Congressman from Utah, 1981-2003 |
John L. Harmer |
Politician |
28-Apr-1934 |
|
Lt. Governor of California, 1974-75 |
Orrin Hatch |
Politician |
22-Mar-1934 |
|
US Senator from Utah |
Annette Haven |
Pornstar |
1-Dec-1954 |
|
Coming of Angels, Autobiography of a Flea |
Rodney A. Hawes, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1937 |
|
CEO of Life Re, 1988-98 |
Paula Hawkins |
Politician |
24-Jan-1927 |
3-Dec-2009 |
US Senator from Florida, 1981-87 |
Jon Heder |
Actor |
26-Oct-1977 |
|
Napoleon Dynamite |
Cecil Heftel |
Politician |
30-Sep-1924 |
5-Feb-2010 |
Congressman from Hawaii, 1977-86 |
Katherine Heigl |
Actor |
24-Nov-1978 |
|
Isobel Stevens on Grey's Anatomy |
Dean Heller |
Politician |
10-May-1960 |
|
US Senator from Nevada |
Gary R. Herbert |
Politician |
7-May-1947 |
|
Governor of Utah |
Wally Herger |
Politician |
20-May-1945 |
|
Congressman, California 2nd |
Gordon Hinckley |
Religion |
23-Jun-1910 |
27-Jan-2008 |
President of the Mormon Church, 1995-2008 |
Derek Hough |
Dancer |
17-May-1985 |
|
Dancing with the Stars |
Jon Huntsman, Jr. |
Politician |
26-Mar-1960 |
|
US Ambassador to China, 2009-11 |
Jon M. Huntsman |
Business |
21-Jun-1937 |
|
Founder of Huntsman Corporation |
Peter R. Huntsman |
Business |
c. 1963 |
|
CEO of Huntsman |
Reed Irvine |
Activist |
29-Sep-1922 |
16-Nov-2004 |
Founder, Accuracy in Media |
Ernest Istook |
Politician |
11-Feb-1950 |
|
Congressman from Oklahoma, 1993-2007 |
Ken Jennings |
TV Personality |
23-May-1974 |
|
$2.5 Million Jeopardy! Contestant |
Kent A. Jordan |
Judge |
24-Oct-1957 |
|
3rd Circuit Court of Appeals |
Gordon Jump |
Actor |
1-Apr-1932 |
22-Sep-2003 |
Maytag repairman who headed WKRP |
Arthur Kane |
Bassist |
3-Feb-1949 |
13-Jul-2004 |
Former New York Dolls bassist |
David M. Kennedy |
Government |
21-Jul-1905 |
1-May-1996 |
US Secretary of the Treasury, 1969-71 |
Harmon Killebrew |
Baseball |
29-Jun-1936 |
17-May-2011 |
Minnesota Twins |
Gladys Knight |
Singer |
28-May-1944 |
|
Lords dominion over The Pips |
Raúl Labrador |
Politician |
8-Dec-1967 |
|
Congressman, Idaho 1st |
Neil LaBute |
Film Director |
19-Mar-1963 |
|
In the Company of Men |
Mike Leach |
Football |
9-Mar-1961 |
|
Football Coach, Washington State University |
Michael O. Leavitt |
Government |
11-Feb-1951 |
|
US Secretary, Health and Human Services |
Michael S. Lee |
Politician |
4-Jun-1971 |
|
US Senator from Utah |
Rex Lee |
Attorney |
27-Feb-1935 |
11-Mar-1996 |
US Solicitor General, 1981-85 |
J. W. Marriott, Jr. |
Business |
25-Mar-1932 |
|
Billionaire, CEO of Marriott |
J. Willard Marriott |
Business |
17-Sep-1900 |
13-Aug-1985 |
Founded the Marriott hotel chain |
Richard E. Marriott |
Business |
1939 |
|
Billionaire, Chairman of Host Hotels |
Jim Matheson |
Politician |
21-Mar-1960 |
|
Congressman, Utah 2nd |
Scott M. Matheson |
Politician |
8-Jan-1929 |
7-Oct-1990 |
Governor of Utah, 1977-85 |
Robert Mathews |
Criminal |
16-Jan-1953 |
8-Dec-1984 |
White supremacist died in shootout with FBI |
Yukihiro Matsumoto |
Computer Programmer |
14-Apr-1965 |
|
Creator of Ruby programming language |
Herbert B. Maw |
Politician |
11-Mar-1893 |
17-Nov-1990 |
Governor of Utah, 1941-49 |
Darl McBride |
Business |
c. 1960 |
|
President and CEO of SCO |
Bert McCracken |
Singer |
25-Feb-1982 |
|
Frontman of The Used |
David O. McKay |
Religion |
8-Sep-1873 |
18-Jan-1970 |
President of the Mormon Church, 1951-70 |
K. Gunn McKay |
Politician |
23-Feb-1925 |
6-Oct-2000 |
Congressman from Utah, 1971-81 |
Monroe G. McKay |
Judge |
30-May-1928 |
|
10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1977-93 |
Buck McKeon |
Politician |
9-Sep-1938 |
|
Congressman, California 25th |
Evan Mecham |
Politician |
12-May-1924 |
22-Feb-2008 |
Governor of Arizona, 1987-88 |
Bronco Mendenhall |
Football |
21-Feb-1966 |
|
BYU Head Coach |
Stephenie Meyer |
Novelist |
24-Dec-1973 |
|
Author of Twilight series |
Johnny Miller |
Golf |
29-Apr-1947 |
|
Golf commentator |
Matthew Modine |
Actor |
22-Mar-1959 |
|
Joker in Full Metal Jacket |
David Smith Monson |
Politician |
20-Jun-1945 |
|
Congressman from Utah, 1985-87 |
Thomas S. Monson |
Religion |
21-Aug-1927 |
|
President of the Mormon Church |
Frank E. Moss |
Politician |
23-Sep-1911 |
29-Jan-2003 |
US Senator from Utah, 1959-77 |
Dale Murphy |
Baseball |
12-Mar-1956 |
|
National League MVP, 1982 and 1983 |
John Naisbitt |
Author |
15-Jan-1929 |
|
Megatrends |
David Neeleman |
Business |
16-Oct-1959 |
|
Founder and CEO of JetBlue |
Gregory J. Newell |
Diplomat |
30-Aug-1949 |
|
US Ambassador to Sweden, 1985-89 |
Howard C. Nielson |
Politician |
12-Sep-1924 |
|
Congressman from Utah, 1983-91 |
Ray Noorda |
Business |
19-Jun-1924 |
9-Oct-2006 |
Former CEO of Novell |
Jay North |
Actor |
3-Aug-1951 |
|
Dennis the Menace |
Keith Foote Nyborg |
Business |
4-Mar-1930 |
|
US Ambassador to Finland, 1981-86 |
Merlin Olsen |
Football |
15-Sep-1940 |
11-Mar-2010 |
Rams defensive tackle, FTD shill |
Moroni Olsen |
Actor |
27-Jun-1889 |
22-Nov-1954 |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
Bill Orton |
Politician |
22-Sep-1948 |
18-Apr-2009 |
Congressman from Utah, 1991-97 |
Alan Osmond |
Musician |
22-Jun-1949 |
|
One of the Osmonds |
Donny Osmond |
Musician |
9-Dec-1957 |
|
Donny and Marie Show |
Jay Osmond |
Musician |
2-Mar-1955 |
|
One of the Osmonds |
Jimmy Osmond |
Musician |
16-Apr-1963 |
|
Youngest of the Osmonds |
Marie Osmond |
Country Musician |
13-Oct-1959 |
|
Donny and Marie Show |
Virl Osmond |
Musician |
19-Oct-1945 |
|
One of the Osmonds |
Wayne Osmond |
Musician |
28-Aug-1951 |
|
One of the Osmonds |
Wayne Owens |
Politician |
2-May-1937 |
18-Dec-2002 |
Congressman from Utah, 1987-93 |
Ron Packard |
Politician |
19-Jan-1931 |
|
Congressman from California, 1983-2001 |
Boyd K. Packer |
Religion |
10-Sep-1924 |
|
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles |
Richard A. Paez |
Judge |
5-May-1947 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
Kevin Rahm |
Actor |
7-Jan-1971 |
|
Kyle McCarty on Judging Amy |
Calvin L. Rampton |
Politician |
6-Nov-1913 |
16-Sep-2007 |
Governor of Utah, 1965-77 |
Andy Reid |
Football |
19-Mar-1958 |
|
Head Coach, Philadelphia Eagles |
Harry Reid |
Politician |
2-Dec-1939 |
|
US Senate Majority Leader |
Kevin Rollins |
Business |
c. 1953 |
|
CEO of Dell Computer, 2004-07 |
Ann Romney |
First Lady |
16-Apr-1949 |
|
Wife of Mitt Romney |
George W. Romney |
Politician |
8-Jul-1907 |
26-Jul-1995 |
Presidential candidate, admitted brainwashing |
Mitt Romney |
Politician |
12-Mar-1947 |
|
Governor of Massachusetts, 2003-07 |
Mick Ronson |
Guitarist |
26-May-1946 |
29-Apr-1993 |
Bowie/Spiders from Mars guitarist |
Matt Salmon |
Politician |
21-Jan-1958 |
|
Congressman from Arizona, 1995-2001 |
Cecil O. Samuelson |
Educator |
1-Aug-1941 |
|
President, Brigham Young University |
Roger W. Sant |
Business |
c. 1930 |
|
Billionaire, AES |
Rick Schroder |
Actor |
13-Apr-1970 |
|
Silver Spoons |
Brent Scowcroft |
Government |
19-Mar-1925 |
|
National Security Advisor to Ford and GHWB |
Norman D. Shumway |
Politician |
28-Jul-1934 |
|
Congressman from California, 1979-91 |
Cleon Skousen |
Activist |
20-Jan-1913 |
9-Jan-2006 |
The Naked Communist |
Mark Skousen |
Economist |
c. 1948 |
|
Forecasts & Strategies |
Elizabeth Smart |
Victim |
3-Nov-1987 |
|
Kidnap victim |
David Hyrum Smith |
Relative |
17-Nov-1844 |
29-Aug-1904 |
Son of Joseph Smith |
Gordon Smith |
Politician |
25-May-1952 |
|
US Senator from Oregon, 1997-2009 |
Joseph Smith |
Religion |
23-Dec-1805 |
27-Jun-1844 |
Founded the Mormon faith |
Milan D. Smith, Jr. |
Judge |
19-May-1942 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals |
Reed Smoot |
Politician |
10-Jan-1862 |
9-Feb-1941 |
Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act |
James LeVoy Sorenson |
Business |
30-Jul-1921 |
20-Jan-2008 |
Utah billionaire |
Richard H. Stallings |
Politician |
7-Oct-1940 |
|
Congressman from Idaho, 1985-93 |
May Swenson |
Poet |
28-May-1913 |
4-Dec-1989 |
Another Animal |
Dick Swett |
Politician |
1-May-1957 |
|
US Ambassador to Denmark, 1998-2001 |
E. Parry Thomas |
Business |
29-Jun-1921 |
|
Bank of Las Vegas |
Mo Udall |
Politician |
15-Jun-1922 |
12-Dec-1998 |
Congressman from Arizona, 1961-91 |
Nick Udall |
Politician |
23-Jul-1913 |
15-Jun-2005 |
Mayor of Phoenix, 1948-52 |
Stewart Udall |
Politician |
31-Jan-1920 |
20-Mar-2010 |
US Secretary of the Interior, 1961-69 |
Tom Udall |
Politician |
18-May-1948 |
|
US Senator from New Mexico |
Brendon Urie |
Singer |
12-Apr-1987 |
|
Panic! at the Disco |
Frank VanderSloot |
Business |
14-Aug-1948 |
|
Melaleuca CEO |
Olene Walker |
Politician |
15-Nov-1930 |
|
Governor of Utah, 2003-05 |
Robert Walker |
Actor |
13-Oct-1918 |
28-Aug-1951 |
Strangers on a Train |
J. Clifford Wallace |
Judge |
11-Dec-1928 |
|
9th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1972-96 |
Johnny Whitaker |
Actor |
13-Dec-1959 |
|
Jody on Family Affair |
Marie Windsor |
Actor |
11-Dec-1919 |
10-Dec-2000 |
The Killing |
Richard B. Wirthlin |
Business |
15-Mar-1931 |
16-Mar-2011 |
Pollster for Ronald Reagan |
Fay Wray |
Actor |
15-Sep-1907 |
8-Aug-2004 |
King Kong |
Brigham Young |
Religion |
1-Jun-1801 |
29-Aug-1877 |
Second LDS prophet |
La Monte Young |
Composer |
14-Oct-1935 |
|
Minimalist composer |
Michael K. Young |
Educator |
c. 1950 |
|
President, University of Utah |
Steve Young |
Football |
11-Oct-1961 |
|
49ers Quarterback |