Biographical Records

Notable People from Utah

600 notable figures born in Utah, showing page 5 of 12, ranked by historical prominence.

Portia Nelson
American actress and musician (1920–2001)
1920 - 2001
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Earl W. Bascom
American artist (1906-1995)
1906 - 1995
circus performermodeltelevision actor
Albert Hadley Cantril Jr.
American psychologist (1906-1969)
1906 - 1969
communication scholarsocial psychologistsociologist
Ralph Arthur James
American chemist (1920-1973)
1920 - 1973
chemist
James E. Reilly
American screenwriter (1948-2008)
1948 - 2008
television producerscreenwriter
Ned Miller
Ned Miller
American country music singer-songwriter (1925-2016)
1925 - 2016
lyricistsinger-songwritersinger
Ray Abrams
American animator and producer (1906–1981)
1906 - 1981
film directorfilm produceranimator
Shep Houghton
American actor (1914-2016)
1914 - 2016
television actoractor
M. Blaine Peterson
M. Blaine Peterson
American politician (1906-1985)
1906 - 1985
politicianlawyer
William Adams Dawson
William Adams Dawson
United States Congressman from Utah (1903-1981)
1903 - 1981
politicianlawyer
Pablo O'Higgins
Pablo O'Higgins
American-Mexican artist (1904–1983)
1904 - 1983
printmakergraphic artistpainter
Matthew Simmons
American businessman (1943–2010)
1943 - 2010
consultantbankereconomist
Franklin S. Harris
Franklin S. Harris
American educator (1884-1960)
1884 - 1960
academicmissionary
Don Fellows
Don Fellows
American actor (1922-2007)
1922 - 2007
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Douglas R. Stringfellow
Douglas R. Stringfellow
American politician and fabulist. (1922–1966)
1922 - 1966
politician
John L. Harmer
John L. Harmer
American politician
1934 - 2019
politicianengineerlawyer
Art Lund
Art Lund
American actor and singer (1915–1990)
1915 - 1990
television actorfilm actorstage actor
William Mortensen
American photographer (1897-1965)
1897 - 1965
artistphotographer
Vern Oliver Knudsen
Vern Oliver Knudsen
American physicist (1893-1974)
1893 - 1974
physicistengineer
E. Clark Stillman
American linguist (1907–1995)
1907 - 1995
linguistphilologistuniversity teacher
Clair Burgener
Clair Burgener
American politician (1921-2006)
1921 - 2006
military officerpolitician
David S. King
David S. King
American politician (1917–2009)
1917 - 2009
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
J. Reuben Clark
J. Reuben Clark
American attorney, civil servant, and religious leader (1871–1961)
1871 - 1961
civil servantdiplomatjurist
Laurence J. Burton
Laurence J. Burton
United States Congressman from Utah (1926-2002)
1926 - 2002
politician
Fawn M. Brodie
American historian and biographer
1915 - 1981
biographerhistorianwriter
May Swenson
American poet (1913–1989)
1919 - 1989
authorplaywrightpoet
Cecil Jacobson
American fraudster (1936-2021)
1936 - 2021
gynecologistphysician
Devereux Jennings
Devereux Jennings
American cinematographer (1884-1952)
1884 - 1952
cinematographer
David C. Evans
American computer scientist (1924-1998)
1924 - 1998
university teacherengineercomputer scientist
Chief Pocatello
Shoshone leader
1815 - 1884
Charles H. Wilson
Charles H. Wilson
American politician (1917-1984)
1917 - 1984
politician
Ray Noorda
Chief executive (1924-2006)
1924 - 2006
entrepreneur
Jim Forest
American Orthodox theologian, author, and peace activist (1941-2022)
1941 - 2022
peace activistjournalistwriter
Ken Gardner
Ken Gardner
American basketball player (1949–2024)
1949 - 2024
basketball player
Rulon Jeffs
American polygamist and President of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (1909-2002)
1909 - 2002
religious figure
Colleen Kay Hutchins
Miss America 1952 (1926–2010)
1926 - 2010
beauty pageant contestantmodel
Alice Louise Reynolds
Alice Louise Reynolds
first woman BYU professor
1873 - 1938
editorprofessor
Jeffrey Meldrum
Jeffrey Meldrum
American anthropologist
1958 - 2025
anthropologistuniversity teacher
Bert Cook
Bert Cook
American professional basketball player (1929–1998)
1929 - 1998
basketball player
Robert H. Garff
American politician (1942-2020)
1942 - 2020
politicianbusinessperson
Vern Bullough
American historian and sexologist (1928–2006)
1928 - 2006
medical historiansexologistsociologist
Emma Lucy Gates Bowen
Emma Lucy Gates Bowen
singer (1882-1951)
1882 - 1951
opera singer
Jean Sullivan
American actress (1923-2003)
1923 - 2003
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Allan Howe
Allan Howe
United States Congressman from Utah
1927 - 2000
politicianlawyer
Walter K. Granger
Walter K. Granger
United States Congressman from Utah (1888-1978)
1888 - 1978
rancherpostmasterfarmer
William Mulloy
William Mulloy
American anthropologist (1917–1978)
1917 - 1978
anthropologistarchaeologist
Lenore Romney
Lenore Romney
American actress and political figure (1908–1998)
1908 - 1998
actor
Milton H. Welling
Milton H. Welling
United States Congressman from Utah (1876-1947)
1876 - 1947
politician
Larry H. Miller
Larry H. Miller
American businessman (1944-2009)
1944 - 2009
performance artistartistentrepreneur
Rebecca Winters
American writer
1940 - 2023
novelistteacherwriter
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