Biographical Records

Notable People from Utah

600 notable figures born in Utah, showing page 9 of 12, ranked by historical prominence.

Gayle Thompson
American rower
1938 – 2025
rower
William W. Norton
Screenwrighter, gun smuggler and former communist (1925–2010)
1925 – 2010
screenwriter
Harold G. Christensen
American lawyer (1926–2012)
1926 – 2012
lawyer
Ezra Thompson
Ezra Thompson
American businessman (1850–1923)
1850 – 1923
politicianbusinessperson
Mary Blade
Mary Blade
American engineer
1913 – 1994
engineer
Karen Mayne
Karen Mayne
American politician
1946 – 2024
politician
Julia Christianson Hoffman
Julia Christianson Hoffman
American artist (1856–1934)
1856 – 1934
photographer
Ge Ge Pearson
American actress (1917-1975)
1917 – 1975
television actorvoice actoractor
Joseph Pardee
Joseph Pardee
American geologist (1871-1960)
1871 – 1960
geologist
Howard R. Driggs
Howard R. Driggs
American academic (1873–1963)
1873 – 1963
novelisthistorian
Henry Sheldon
Henry Sheldon
American historian (1874–1948)
1874 – 1948
historianteacher
Ernie Lopez
American boxer (1945–2009)
1945 – 2009
boxer
John Held, Jr.
John Held, Jr.
American cartoonist, wood block artist and illustrator (1889-1958)
1889 – 1958
cartographercartoonistillustrator
Fred Sheffield
Fred Sheffield
American basketball player (1923-2009)
1923 – 2009
athletics competitorbasketball player
Briant H. Wells
Briant H. Wells
United States Army general
1871 – 1949
military personnel
Eveline Burgess
Eveline Burgess
American chess player
1856 – 1936
chess player
Sam Hamill
American poet
1943 – 2018
peace activistpoet
Bill Longson
American professional wrestler (1906-1982)
1906 – 1982
professional wrestlerpromoteractor
Avard Fairbanks
Avard Fairbanks
American artist (1897-1987)
1897 – 1987
sculptorartist
Joseph Don Carlos Young
Joseph Don Carlos Young
Utah's first academically trained architect (1855–1938)
1855 – 1938
legislatoruniversity teacherarchitect
Reed Irvine
Reed Irvine
American journalist (1922–2004)
1922 – 2004
journalisteconomist
Kiplyn Davis
American missing person
1979 – 1995
Bruce Sterling Jenkins
Bruce Sterling Jenkins
United States federal judge (1927-2023)
1927 – 2023
politicianlawyerjudge
Richard Whitehead Young
Richard Whitehead Young
United States Army general of World War I (1858–1919)
1858 – 1919
military officerlawyer
Mike Nish
Mike Nish
American racing driver
1959 – 2022
engineer
Ida Smoot Dusenberry
Ida Smoot Dusenberry
American Mormon leader
1873 – 1955
university teachersuffragette
Gordon Slade
Gordon Slade
American baseball player (1904-1974)
1904 – 1974
baseball player
Nephi Jensen
American judge
1876 – 1955
politicianlawyerjudge
Brent R. Taylor
Brent R. Taylor
former Mayor of Odgen, UT
1979 – 2018
military officerpolitician
Jennie B. Knight
Jennie B. Knight
American missionary
1875 – 1957
missionary
Willard Young
Willard Young
American Latter Day Saint
1852 – 1936
civil engineerengineer
Walkara
Walkara
Shoshone chief
1808 – 1855
military leader
LaVoy Finicum
LaVoy Finicum
spokesman for the American militia group Citizens for Constitutional Freedom
1961 – 2016
writer
Cydra Vaux
American sculptor
1962 – 2013
sculptor
Rachel Berry
Rachel Berry
American politician (1859–1948)
1859 – 1948
politicianteacher
Adam Clawson
canoeist (1972–2017)
1972 – 2017
canoeist
Robert Joseph Dwyer
American historian (1908–1976)
1908 – 1976
Catholic bishophistorianCatholic priest
Greg Clark
American football player (1972–2021)
1972 – 2021
American football player
Richard L. Evans
Richard L. Evans
American Latter Day Saint writers and apostle; radio producer and announcer (1906-1971)
1906 – 1971
radio producerradio personalitywriter
Tut Imlay
American football player and coach (1902-1962)
1902 – 1962
American football playerAmerican football coach
Wayne C. Grover
Wayne C. Grover
American archivist (1906-1970)
1906 – 1970
archivist
John D. Fitzgerald
American writer
1906 – 1988
children's writerwriter
Paul Dayton Bailey
Western American Novelist (1906-1987)
1906 – 1987
novelist
Cecil Jensen
editorial cartoonist (1902-1976)
1902 – 1976
cartoonistcomics artist
Harvey Hancock
American journalist
1900 – 1996
political campaign staffjournalistbusinessperson
Allen V. Astin
Allen V. Astin
American physicist
1904 – 1984
physicist
Orson F. Whitney
Orson F. Whitney
LDS Apostle (1855-1931)
1855 – 1931
hymnwriterpoliticianpoet
Delila Richards Abbott
Delila Richards Abbott
American politician
1908 – 1998
politician
Henry S. Kesler
American artist
1907 – 1997
artistfilm director
Whitey Schafer
American photographer (1903–1951)
1903 – 1951
photographer
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