Biographical Records

Notable People from Utah

600 notable figures born in Utah, showing page 6 of 12, ranked by historical prominence.

Chuck Tingle
Chuck Tingle
anonymous American erotic writer
1901
science fiction writerInternet celebritywriter
John E. Moss
John E. Moss
American politician (1915-1997)
1915 – 1997
politician
Chauncy Harris
American geographer (1914–2003)
1914 – 2003
geographeruniversity teacher
David Thomas Lewis
David Thomas Lewis
United States federal judge (1912-1983)
1912 – 1983
politicianlawyerjudge
Daya Mata
Daya Mata
President of the Self-Realization Fellowship (1914-2010)
1914 – 2010
writer
William Mulloy
William Mulloy
American anthropologist (1917–1978)
1917 – 1978
anthropologistarchaeologist
Jean Sullivan
American actress (1923-2003)
1923 – 2003
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Alice Backes
American actress
1923 – 2007
film actortelevision actor
Don Bagley
American jazz bassist (1927–2012)
1927 – 2012
jazz bassistfilm score composermusician
Art Pollard
American racing driver (1927–1973)
1927 – 1973
racing automobile driverengineer
D. Lowell Jensen
D. Lowell Jensen
United States federal judge
1928
lawyerjudge
Ariel Maughan
Ariel Maughan
American basketball player (1923–1997)
1923 – 1997
basketball player
Vern Bullough
American historian and sexologist (1928–2006)
1928 – 2006
medical historiansexologistsociologist
Allan Howe
Allan Howe
United States Congressman from Utah
1927 – 2000
politicianlawyer
Bert Cook
Bert Cook
American professional basketball player (1929–1998)
1929 – 1998
basketball player
Colleen Kay Hutchins
Miss America 1952 (1926–2010)
1926 – 2010
beauty pageant contestantmodel
Jim Forest
American Orthodox theologian, author, and peace activist (1941-2022)
1941 – 2022
peace activistjournalistwriter
Tom C. Korologos
Tom C. Korologos
American diplomat
1933 – 2024
lobbyistjournalistdiplomat
Don Leo Jonathan
American professional wrestler (1931–2018)
1931 – 2018
professional wrestleramateur wrestler
Douglas Kent Hall
Douglas Kent Hall
American writer and photographer (1938–2008)
1938 – 2008
novelistpoetphotographer
Rodney Bagley
American engineer and co-inventor of the catalytic converter
1934 – 2023
inventor
Ron Abegglen
basketball coach
1937 – 2018
basketball coachbasketball player
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
Rebecca Winters
American writer
1940 – 2023
novelistteacherwriter
Robert H. Garff
American politician (1942-2020)
1942 – 2020
politicianbusinessperson
Jeffrey Meldrum
Jeffrey Meldrum
American anthropologist
1958 – 2025
anthropologistuniversity teacher
David Nelson
David Nelson
Utah LGBT activist
1962 – 2024
politician
Spencer Adams
Spencer Adams
American baseball player (1898-1970)
1898 – 1970
baseball player
Whit Burnett
American writer, teacher and editor of Story Magazine (1900-1972)
1899 – 1973
anthologistpublisherjournalist
Abraham O. Woodruff
Abraham O. Woodruff
Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1872 – 1904
missionary
Nelson Margetts
American polo player
1879 – 1932
polo playerathletemilitary officer
John K. Cannon
John K. Cannon
American general
1892 – 1955
military officer
Wade Bell
Wade Bell
American middle-distance runner (1945–2024)
1945 – 2024
middle-distance runner
Roger J. Traynor
Roger J. Traynor
American judge
1900 – 1983
lawyerjudge
Lew Christensen
Lew Christensen
American ballet dancer and choreographer (1909–1984)
1909 – 1984
dancerchoreographer
Mary Lou Baker
Mary Lou Baker
American politician
1914 – 1965
politicianlawyer
Heber Jentzsch
American Scientology official
1935 – 2026
Arthur Herman Holmgren
American botanist (1912–1992)
1912 – 1992
botanistscientific collectorexplorer
Golden Richards
American football player
1950 – 2024
American football player
Val A. Browning
Val A. Browning
American businessman (1895-1994)
1895 – 1994
businessperson
Gordon Bess
cartoonist
1929 – 1989
comics artist
David Tab Rasmussen
David Tab Rasmussen
American anthropologist
1958 – 2014
anthropologistzoologist
Joseph Peterson
Joseph Peterson
American psychologist
1878 – 1935
university teacherpsychologist
Jeff Manookian
Armenian-American composer (1953–2021)
1953 – 2021
conductorcomposer
Lionel Banks
American art director (1901-1950)
1901 – 1950
scenographer
William Henry Chamberlin
William Henry Chamberlin
American Mormon philosopher, theologian, and educator (1870–1921)
1870 – 1921
philosophertheologian
Elizabeth Ann Wells Cannon
Elizabeth Ann Wells Cannon
American politician (1859–1942)
1859 – 1942
suffragistjournalistpolitician
Brady Walker
Brady Walker
American basketball player (1921-2007)
1921 – 2007
athletics competitorbasketball player
John S.R. Shad
American politician
1923 – 1994
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
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