Biographical Records

Notable People from Utah

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

Rulon Jeffs
American polygamist and President of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (1909-2002)
1909 - 2002
religious figure
Rebecca Winters
American writer
1940 - 2023
novelistteacherwriter
Bud Geary
American actor (1898-1946)
1898 - 1946
film actoractor
Larry H. Miller
Larry H. Miller
American businessman (1944-2009)
1944 - 2009
performance artistartistentrepreneur
Dee Benson
Dee Benson
United States federal judge (1948-2020)
1948 - 2020
association football playerassociation football coachlawyer
Milton H. Welling
Milton H. Welling
United States Congressman from Utah (1876-1947)
1876 - 1947
politician
Chuck Tingle
Chuck Tingle
anonymous American erotic writer
1901
science fiction writerInternet celebritywriter
Ron Abegglen
basketball coach
1937 - 2018
basketball coachbasketball player
Rodney Bagley
American engineer and co-inventor of the catalytic converter
1934 - 2023
inventor
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
Arthur Guy Empey
Arthur Guy Empey
American writer (1883-1963)
1883 - 1963
soldiersongwriterauthor
John E. Moss
John E. Moss
American politician (1915-1997)
1915 - 1997
politician
Chauncy Harris
American geographer (1914–2003)
1914 - 2003
geographeruniversity teacher
George Lorenzo Ingram Zundel
American botanist (1885-1950)
1885 - 1950
mycologistbotanical collector
Douglas Kent Hall
Douglas Kent Hall
American writer and photographer (1938–2008)
1938 - 2008
novelistpoetphotographer
Don Leo Jonathan
American professional wrestler (1931–2018)
1931 - 2018
professional wrestleramateur wrestler
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
Eliza Barchus
Eliza Barchus
painter (1857-1959)
1857 - 1959
painterartist
Tom C. Korologos
Tom C. Korologos
American diplomat
1933 - 2024
lobbyistjournalistdiplomat
Alice Louise Reynolds
Alice Louise Reynolds
first woman BYU professor
1873 - 1938
editorprofessor
Jim Forest
American Orthodox theologian, author, and peace activist (1941-2022)
1941 - 2022
peace activistjournalistwriter
Allan Howe
Allan Howe
United States Congressman from Utah
1927 - 2000
politicianlawyer
Colleen Kay Hutchins
Miss America 1952 (1926–2010)
1926 - 2010
beauty pageant contestantmodel
Bert Cook
Bert Cook
American professional basketball player (1929–1998)
1929 - 1998
basketball player
William Mulloy
William Mulloy
American anthropologist (1917–1978)
1917 - 1978
anthropologistarchaeologist
Vern Bullough
American historian and sexologist (1928–2006)
1928 - 2006
medical historiansexologistsociologist
Whit Burnett
American writer, teacher and editor of Story Magazine (1900-1972)
1899 - 1973
anthologistpublisherjournalist
David Tab Rasmussen
David Tab Rasmussen
American anthropologist
1958 - 2014
anthropologistzoologist
Brady Walker
Brady Walker
American basketball player (1921-2007)
1921 - 2007
athletics competitorbasketball player
Jeff Manookian
Armenian-American composer (1953–2021)
1953 - 2021
conductorcomposer
Elizabeth Wagele
Elizabeth Wagele
American writer and musician (1939-2017)
1939 - 2017
cartoonist
Orvil A. Anderson
Orvil A. Anderson
American soldier and balloonist (1895-1965)
1895 - 1965
balloonistmilitary officerphotographer
Albert Sherman Christensen
Albert Sherman Christensen
United States federal judge (1905-1996)
1905 - 1996
lawyerjudge
Sarah E. Anderson
Sarah E. Anderson
American politician
1853 - 1900
politician
John Thompson
John Thompson
American basketball player (1906–1990)
1906 - 1990
basketball playerbasketball coach
Eden Hartford
Eden Hartford
actress (1930-1983)
1930 - 1983
film actoractor
Samuel W. Taylor
American writer (1907–1997)
1907 - 1997
science fiction writermagazine writernovelist
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
John Willard Clawson
John Willard Clawson
American artist (1858-1936)
1858 - 1936
painterphotographer
Wendell Rollins
cyclist
1917 - 1990
sport cyclist
John B. Fairbanks
John B. Fairbanks
American landscape painter
1855 - 1940
artist
Grant Johannesen
Grant Johannesen
American music academic (1921–2005)
1921 - 2005
music educatorpianistmusician
Richard Irvine
American art director (1910-1976)
1910 - 1976
production designerart directoranimator
John K. Cannon
John K. Cannon
American general
1892 - 1955
military officer
Fred Santley
American actor
1887 - 1953
film actorstage actor
Clark Thomas Rogerson
Clark Thomas Rogerson
American mycologist (1918-2001)
1918 - 2001
botanistmycologist
Gordon Bess
cartoonist
1929 - 1989
comics artist
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