Biographical Records

Notable People from Utah

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

Gordon Westcott
Gordon Westcott
American actor (1903-1935)
1903 – 1935
polo playeractor
James E. Reilly
American screenwriter (1948-2008)
1948 – 2008
television producerscreenwriter
Earl W. Bascom
American artist (1906-1995)
1906 – 1995
circus performermodeltelevision actor
Shep Houghton
American actor (1914-2016)
1914 – 2016
television actoractor
Ned Miller
Ned Miller
American country music singer-songwriter (1925-2016)
1925 – 2016
lyricistsinger-songwritersinger
Albert Hadley Cantril Jr.
American psychologist (1906-1969)
1906 – 1969
communication scholarsocial psychologistsociologist
E. Clark Stillman
American linguist (1907–1995)
1907 – 1995
linguistphilologistuniversity teacher
Ray Abrams
American animator and producer (1906–1981)
1906 – 1981
film directorfilm produceranimator
M. Blaine Peterson
M. Blaine Peterson
American politician (1906-1985)
1906 – 1985
politicianlawyer
Chief Pocatello
Shoshone leader
1815 – 1884
Matthew Simmons
American businessman (1943–2010)
1943 – 2010
consultantbankereconomist
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
Douglas R. Stringfellow
Douglas R. Stringfellow
American politician and fabulist. (1922–1966)
1922 – 1966
politician
Ralph Arthur James
American chemist (1920-1973)
1920 – 1973
chemist
Franklin S. Harris
Franklin S. Harris
American educator (1884-1960)
1884 – 1960
academicmissionary
Clair Burgener
Clair Burgener
American politician (1921-2006)
1921 – 2006
military officerpolitician
Art Lund
Art Lund
American actor and singer (1915–1990)
1915 – 1990
television actorfilm actorstage actor
Ray Noorda
Chief executive (1924-2006)
1924 – 2006
entrepreneur
William Mortensen
American photographer (1897-1965)
1897 – 1965
artistphotographer
Vern Oliver Knudsen
Vern Oliver Knudsen
American physicist (1893-1974)
1893 – 1974
physicistengineer
Charles H. Wilson
Charles H. Wilson
American politician (1917-1984)
1917 – 1984
politician
J. Reuben Clark
J. Reuben Clark
American attorney, civil servant, and religious leader (1871–1961)
1871 – 1961
civil servantdiplomatjurist
David S. King
David S. King
American politician (1917–2009)
1917 – 2009
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Fawn M. Brodie
American historian and biographer
1915 – 1981
biographerhistorianwriter
Laurence J. Burton
Laurence J. Burton
United States Congressman from Utah (1926-2002)
1926 – 2002
politician
David C. Evans
American computer scientist (1924-1998)
1924 – 1998
university teacherengineercomputer scientist
Cecil Jacobson
American fraudster (1936-2021)
1936 – 2021
gynecologistphysician
John L. Harmer
John L. Harmer
American politician
1934 – 2019
politicianengineerlawyer
Don Fellows
Don Fellows
American actor (1922-2007)
1922 – 2007
film actortelevision actorstage actor
May Swenson
American poet (1913–1989)
1919 – 1989
authorplaywrightpoet
Devereux Jennings
Devereux Jennings
American cinematographer (1884-1952)
1884 – 1952
cinematographer
Jeffrey Meldrum
Jeffrey Meldrum
American anthropologist
1958 – 2025
anthropologistuniversity teacher
Colleen Kay Hutchins
Miss America 1952 (1926–2010)
1926 – 2010
beauty pageant contestantmodel
Robert H. Garff
American politician (1942-2020)
1942 – 2020
politicianbusinessperson
Alice Louise Reynolds
Alice Louise Reynolds
first woman BYU professor
1873 – 1938
editorprofessor
Bert Cook
Bert Cook
American professional basketball player (1929–1998)
1929 – 1998
basketball player
Allan Howe
Allan Howe
United States Congressman from Utah
1927 – 2000
politicianlawyer
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
Walter K. Granger
Walter K. Granger
United States Congressman from Utah (1888-1978)
1888 – 1978
rancherpostmasterfarmer
Ken Gardner
Ken Gardner
American basketball player (1949–2024)
1949 – 2024
basketball player
Rebecca Winters
American writer
1940 – 2023
novelistteacherwriter
Dee Benson
Dee Benson
United States federal judge (1948-2020)
1948 – 2020
association football playerassociation football coachlawyer
Larry H. Miller
Larry H. Miller
American businessman (1944-2009)
1944 – 2009
performance artistartistentrepreneur
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
Stacy Woodard
American cinematographer (1902-1942)
1902 – 1942
film editorfilm directorfilm producer
Jim Forest
American Orthodox theologian, author, and peace activist (1941-2022)
1941 – 2022
peace activistjournalistwriter
Rodney Bagley
American engineer and co-inventor of the catalytic converter
1934 – 2023
inventor
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