Biographical Records

Notable People from Utah

600 notable figures born in Utah, showing page 11 of 12, ranked by historical prominence.

Kent Peterson
American baseball player
1925 – 1995
baseball player
Jean Westwood
American politician (1923-1997)
1923 – 1997
politician
Job Dean Jessop
American jockey (1926-2001)
1926 – 2001
jockey
John Thomas Greene, Jr.
United States federal judge
1929 – 2011
lawyerjudge
Mary Hale Woolsey
Mary Hale Woolsey
American songwriter (1899-1969)
1899 – 1969
songwritercomposer
Lorin C. Woolley
Lorin C. Woolley
Mormon fundamentalist leader
1856 – 1934
missionary
Florence E. Ware
American painter (1891-1972)
1891 – 1972
painter
Vasco M. Tanner
Vasco M. Tanner
American entomologist (1892–1989)
1892 – 1989
scientific collectorherpetologistcoleopterist
Donald Jahraus
special effects artist (1892-1963)
1892 – 1963
artist
Willis William Ritter
Willis William Ritter
United States federal judge
1899 – 1978
juristlawyerjudge
Vadal Peterson
Vadal Peterson
Basketball and baseball coach (1892-1976)
1892 – 1976
basketball coach
Sherman L. Lowe
American screenwriter
1894 – 1968
television writerfilm screenwriterscreenwriter
Scott Milne Matheson, Sr.
United States Attorney for the District of Utah
1897 – 1958
lawyer
Milton Romney
Milton Romney
American football player (1899–1975)
1899 – 1975
American football playerbasketball coach
Lee Thompson
American baseball player
1898 – 1963
baseball player
Howard S. McDonald
Howard S. McDonald
American academic (1894–1986)
1894 – 1986
missionary
J. Leslie Broadbent
American Mormon leader (1891-1935)
1891 – 1935
missionary
David Belnap
David Belnap
American journalist (1922-2009)
1922 – 2009
journalist
LeGrand Van Uitert
American chemist (1922–1999)
1922 – 1999
chemist
Harold Orlob
American composer
1885 – 1982
songwritercomposer
David John Wilson
United States Judge (1887-1976)
1887 – 1976
judge
Aurania Rouverol
American writer
1886 – 1955
novelistscreenwriter
Howie Hansen
American gridiron football player (1925-1952)
1925 – 1952
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
Emily Sophia Tanner Richards
Emily Sophia Tanner Richards
suffragette
1850 – 1929
suffragettepolitician
William Charles McNulty
William Charles McNulty
American cartoonist (1884–1963)
1884 – 1963
caricaturistjournalist
Clair Huffaker
American writer
1926 – 1990
novelistwriterscreenwriter
Roy Castleton
Roy Castleton
American baseball player
1885 – 1967
baseball player
Preston Nibley
Preston Nibley
Religious leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and writer of devotional literature.
1884 – 1966
biographerhistorian
Glenn Bassett
American tennis player (1927-2020)
1927 – 2020
tennis player
Minerva Teichert
Minerva Teichert
American artist (1888-1976)
1888 – 1976
painter
Kenneth C. Madsen
American artist
1927 – 2002
artist
L. Martin Griffin
L. Martin Griffin
American environmentalist (1920–2024)
1920 – 2024
winemakerenvironmentalistwriter
Maxine Conder
Maxine Conder
Director of the United States Navy Nurse Corps, 1975 to 1979
1926 – 2021
military officernurse
Milton Vaughn Backman, Jr.
American historian (1927-2016)
1927 – 2016
historian
Morgan White
American actor (1924-2010)
1924 – 2010
radio personalitytelevision actoractor
Ralph Olsen
American football player (1924-1994)
1924 – 1994
American football player
Robert T. Monagan
Robert T. Monagan
American politician (1920-2009)
1920 – 2009
politician
J. Edwin Seegmiller
American scientist
1920 – 2006
biochemistgeneticistuniversity teacher
Herb Wilkinson
Herb Wilkinson
American basketball player (1923–2026)
1923 – 2026
athletics competitorbasketball playerdentist
Haven J. Barlow
American politician
1922 – 2022
politician
Glenn Eagleston
Glenn Eagleston
American military personnel
1921 – 1991
military personnel
Ronald A. Wilford
American talent manager
1927 – 2015
manager
Catherine Fahringer
American activist (1922-2008)
1922 – 2008
writer
LeGrand Richards
LeGrand Richards
American Mormon leader (1886-1983)
1886 – 1983
theologianmissionaryapostle
Carolyn Tanner Irish
American Episcopal bishop
1940 – 2021
Anglican priest
Clarissa S. Williams
Clarissa S. Williams
Leader in the LDS church (1859-1930)
1859 – 1930
religious leader
Harold W. Burton
architect (1888–1969)
1888 – 1969
architect
Clifford E. Young
Clifford E. Young
general authority of the Church of Later Day Saints (1883-1958)
1883 – 1958
musician
Adam S. Bennion
Adam S. Bennion
American Mormon leader (1886–1958)
1886 – 1958
businessperson
Ab Jenkins
Ab Jenkins
At the time of his death established more world land speed records than any man alive. (1883–1956)
1883 – 1956
racing automobile driverpolitician
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