- Orrin Hatch
Orrin Grant Hatch (born March 22, 1934) is a Republican United States Senator from Utah, serving since 1977. Hatch is a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, where he serves on the subcommittees on International Trade, Taxation and IRS Oversight, and Health Care. Hatch is also on the Select Committee on Intelligence, where he is the Ranking Republican, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, …
- Chris Cannon
Christopher Black Cannon (born October 20 1950) is a member of the United States House of Representatives, for the Republican Party, representing the third district of Utah, since 1997. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and attended Brigham Young University. From 1980 until 1996 he was a lawyer, business owner, and venture capitalist, from which he became a millionaire.
- Jim Matheson
James David "Jim" Matheson (born March 21 1960) is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the second district of Utah since 2001 (map). Matheson, a Democrat, represents a district in which President George W. Bush won 67% of the vote in 2004.
- Butch Cassidy
Butch Cassidy (13 April 1866 - c. 1908), born Robert LeRoy Parker, was a notorious train and bank robber.
- Rob Bishop
Robert William "Rob" Bishop (born July 13 1951) is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He is the representative for the First District of Utah (map). He served on the Rules Committee until the 2006 elections. Bishop was born in Kaysville, Utah, and received a B.A. from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City in 1974. He was a teacher and a legislative lobbyist, and was a member of the Utah State House of Representatives from 1979 until 1995.
- Pete Ashdown
Peter Lynn "Pete" Ashdown (born January 11 1967) is the founder and CEO of Utah's first independent and oldest Internet service provider, XMission. In 2006 he challenged and lost to incumbent U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch, running as the Democratic candidate.
- Ann Romney
Ann Davies Romney, née Ann Davies, is the wife of Mitt Romney, Massachusetts Governor (2003-2007). The couple married in 1969 and have five sons.
- Larry H. Miller
Lawrence Horne "Larry H." Miller (born April 26, 1944) is a Utah businessman and philanthropist. He is well known as the owner of the NBA's Utah Jazz. Miller is also the owner of an automotive dealership, and a variety of other business ventures including Prestige Financial, Jordan Commons, Larry H. Miller Megaplex Theatres, KJZZ-TV, Miller Motorsports Park, the FANZZ chain of sports apparel stores, and the EnergySolutions Arena (previously called "Delta Center").
- Reed Smoot
Reed Smoot was the first Latter Day Saint to serve in the United States Senate. Smoot was also a prominent leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving as an Apostle and as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles from 1900 until his death. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Smoot — the son of Mormon pioneer and former mayor of Salt Lake City, …
- Kyle Whittingham
Kyle Whittingham (b. November 21,1959 in San Luis Obispo, California) is the head football coach of the University of Utah Utes. Prior to becoming the head coach at Utah, Whittingham served as Utah's defensive coordinator for 10 seasons. He was named head coach of Utah after Urban Meyer left for the University of Florida in 2004.
- Jake Garn
Edwin Jacob Garn (born October 12, 1932) is an American politician, a member of the Republican Party, and served as a U.S. Senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993. Garn became the first sitting member of the United States Congress to fly in space when he flew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery as a Payload Specialist during NASA mission STS-51-D (April 12-April 19, 1985).
- B. H. Roberts
Brigham Henry Roberts (commonly known as B. H. Roberts) was a leader, historian, and "defender of the faith" of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Although he was elected as a representative to the U.S. Congress, he was denied a seat due to his practice of plural marriage. He was also a prolific writer and editor and published a comprehensive history of the church. Roberts was born in Warrington, a manufacturing town of Lancashire, England.
- Frank Moss
Frank Edward Moss (September 23, 1911 - January 29, 2003) was a moderate Democratic United States Senator from Utah. He represented Utah in the United States Senate from 1959 until 1977. Moss chaired the Consumer Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee where he sponsored a measure requiring detailed labeling on cigarette packages noting the health hazards of smoking and banning tobacco advertising on radio and television.
- Mike Smith
Michael John Smith (born May 19 1965 in Rochester, New York), also known as Mike Smith, is a U.S. television and radio commentator for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association. Smith was a standout basketball player at Brigham Young University. He excelled in both football and volleyball before concentrating on basketball exclusively.
- Stew Morrill
Stew Morrill (born July 25, 1952, in Provo, Utah, USA) is head coach of the Utah State University men's basketball team. He had previously coached at the University of Montana and Colorado State University before being hired by Utah State in 1998. Morrill and Utah State gained national attention in March of 2001 for their upset victory over Ohio State 77-68 in overtime in the NCAA Tournament. As of February 2006, Morrill has a record of 402-198 overall (.670), …
- Terry Tempest Williams
Terry Tempest Williams MS'84 has received the 1995 Governor's Award in the Humanities. The award, given by the Utah Humanities Council, was made to Williams in recognition of her work as co-editor of the recently published centennial anthology of Utah literature, Great and Peculiar Beauty: A Utah Reader.
- David Eccles
David Eccles was an American businessman who founded many businesses in Utah. Eccles was born in Paisley, Scotland to William and Sarah Hutchinson Eccles. In 1863 his family moved from Glasgow to the United States of America, eventually settling in Ogden Valley located in eastern Weber County, Utah. The move was made because of their joining The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and their desire to be near the body of the church.
- Wallace F. Bennett
Wallace Foster Bennett (1898 - 1993) was a Republican Senator representing the U.S. state of Utah (1951-1975). Bennett was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 13, 1898 to Rosetta Wallace and John Foster Bennett. He served as an infantry officer in World War I. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1919. He became a high school principal and then a paint manufacturer. He was first elected to the Senate in 1950, defeating 18-year incumbent Elbert D. Thomas.
- Merrill Cook
Merill Cook (born May 6, 1946) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Utah. Cook, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He graduated from East High School in 1964 and the University of Utah in 1969 and earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 1971. Upon receiving his degree, Cook was hired as a budget analyst by Arthur D. Little, Inc.
- J. Willard Marriott
John Willard Marriott (September 17, 1900 - August 13, 1985) was an American entrepreneur and businessman. He was the founder of the Marriott Corporation (which became Marriott International in 1993), the parent company of one of the world's largest hospitality, hotel chains and food services company. His company rose from a small root beer stand in Washington D.C. in 1927 to a chain of family restaurants by 1932, to his first motel in 1957.
- Shawn Bradley
Shawn Bradley (born March 22 1972 in Landstuhl, West Germany (present Germany) is a retired American 7 ft. 6 in. (2.29 m) basketball player who played center for the Dallas Mavericks (NBA). Born in West Germany, Bradley grew up in Castle Dale, Utah, in the United States and has dual citizenship.
- James V. Hansen
James Vear Hansen (born August 14, 1932) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Utah. Hansen was born in Salt Lake City, graduating from the city's East Lake High School. From 1951 until 1955 he was a member of the United States Navy. He attended the University of Utah, receiving a business degree from the school in 1961. The same year that he left college, Hansen was elected to the Farmington City Council.
- Byron Scott
Byron Anton Scott (born March 28 1961 in Ogden, Utah) is a former National Basketball Association All-Star and current head coach of the NBA's New Orleans Hornets. He attended Arizona State University. He was well-known as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers. Scott grew up in Inglewood and played at Morningside High School, in the shadow of what was then the Lakers' home arena, The Forum.
- Philo Farnsworth
Philo Taylor Farnsworth was an American inventor. He is best known for inventing the first completely electronic television. In particular, he was the first to make a working electronic image pickup device (video camera tube), and the first to demonstrate an all-electronic television system to the public. In his later life, Farnsworth also invented a small nuclear fusion device known as a fusor.
- Wayne Owens
Douglas Wayne Owens (May 2 1937 - December 18, 2002) was a member of the United States House of Representatives for Utah's 2nd congressional district from 1973 to 1975 and again from 1987 to 1993. Born and raised in the small town of Panguitch, Utah, Owens graduated from Panguitch High School in 1955, then attended the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, from which he earned his Bachelor's degree in 1961 and his Juris Doctor in 1964.
- Jacob Hamblin
Jacob Hamblin (April 6, 1819 - August 31, 1886) was a Western pioneer, Mormon missionary, and diplomat to various Native American Tribes of the Southwest and Great Basin.
- George Sutherland
George Sutherland (March 25, 1862 - July 18, 1942) was an English-born U.S. jurist and political figure. One of four appointments to the Supreme Court by President Warren G. Harding, he served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court between 1922 and 1938. Born in Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Sutherland immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1863 to join the community of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) in Springville, Utah.
- Arthur Brown
Arthur Brown (March 8 1843 - December 12 1906) was a United States Senator from Utah. Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, he attended the common schools and graduated from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1862. He pursued graduate work at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan in 1864. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Kalamazoo. In 1879, he moved to Salt Lake City, …
- Loretta Young
Loretta Young (January 6 1913 - August 12 2000) was an Academy Award-winning American actress.
- Cytherea
Cytherea (born September 27, 1981, in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States) is an American pornographic actress and model. She is best known for her female ejaculations or "squirting" during orgasm.
- Bill Orton
William (Bill) Orton (born September 22, 1948) is a U.S. Democratic Party politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Utah from 1991 to 1997. Born in Ogden, Utah, Orton is a devout Mormon. He attended Brigham Young University, from which he earned his undergraduate degree and his Juris Doctor. In 1966, he was hired by the Internal Revenue Service, and in 1979, he returned to Utah to set up a private law practice.
- Frank J. Cannon
Frank Jenne Cannon, (January 25, 1859 - July 25, 1933) was the first United States Senator from Utah, who served from 1896-99. Born in Salt Lake City, he was the eldest child of Sarah Jenne Cannon and George Q. Cannon. His father was an Apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and later was a member of its First Presidency. After attending the school in Salt Lake City, he studied at University of Deseret, graduating at the age of 19.
- Merlin Olsen
Merlin Jay Olsen (born September 15, 1940) is an American former National Football League player and actor. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame.
- Thomas Kearns
Thomas Kearns (April 11, 1862 - October 18, 1918) was a United States Senator from Utah. Born near Woodstock, Ontario, he moved with his parents to Holt County, Nebraska and attended the public schools, worked on a farm, and engaged in the freighting business. He moved to Salt Lake City, and afterward to Park City, Utah; he was interested in mining and operated several mines, and served in the City Council of Park City in 1895.
- Kevin Curtis
Kevin Deevon Curtis (born July 17, 1978 in Murray, Utah) is a wide receiver in the NFL. He played for the St. Louis Rams through the 2006 season, but on March 15, 2007, agreed to a 6-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles. He was drafted by the Rams in the 3rd round (74th overall) in the 2003 NFL Draft. He went to Utah State. He ran a hand-timed 40-yard dash of 4.21 but a 4.43 at the Combine. At Utah State's on-campus workout, he posted times of 4.36, 4.39 and 4.34.
- Kyle Sampson
D. Kyle Sampson (born in Cedar City, Utah) was the Chief of Staff and Counselor of United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. He resigned on March 12 2007, amid the growing controversy surrounding the firing of eight United States Attorneys in 2006.
- Enid Greene
Enid Greene, formerly Enid Greene Waldholtz (born June 5, 1958) is a politician from the state of Utah who served one term in the United States House of Representatives. Since 1997 no woman has served in the house delegation from Utah. Greene was born in San Rafael, California. She graduated from East High School and earned her B.A. from the University of Utah in 1980. She received her law degree from Brigham Young University in 1983.
- Darl McBride
Darl McBride (b. circa 1960) became the CEO of The SCO Group (formerly known as Caldera) on June 28, 2002. During his tenure, Caldera renamed itself The SCO Group, and on March 7, 2003 initiated litigation against IBM regarding the intellectual property status of the Linux operating system.
- Scot Pollard
Scot L. Pollack (born February 12, 1975 in Murray, Utah) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. In a nine-year NBA career, he has played for four teams, spending the bulk of his career with the Sacramento Kings and the Indiana Pacers. Pollack is well known both for his defensive play and his unique hairstyles.
- Nolan Bushnell
Nolan K. Bushnell is an American electrical engineer and entrepreneur who founded both Atari and the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza-Time Theaters chain. Bushnell has received a great deal of recognition, including being inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame and the Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame, receiving the Nations Restaurant News “Innovator of the Year” award, and being named one of Newsweek's "50 Men That Changed America".