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This is a list of Latter Day Saints who are particularly well-known. This list primarily includes adherents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as a small number of adherents of related denominations (as labeled). It lists those born into a Latter Day Saint Church or those which converted to Mormonism in later years. The majority of people listed below are practicing Latter-day Saints, but the list may also include nonchurchgoers. See: Former Latter-day Saints for a list of persons who were excommunicated or otherwise ended their affiliation with LDS movement religions.
Artists - Mike Allred, Comic book artist
- Don Bluth, animator
- Brian Crane, Pickles cartoonist
- James C. Christensen, illustrator
- Roscoe A. Grover, painter, did early TV show "Uncle Roscoe" for children on KSL TV
- Charles Roscoe Savage, 19th century photographer
Athletes Auto Racing - David Abbott "Ab" Jenkins (1883-1956)
Baseball - Mike Fetters
- Brian Banks
- Shawn Estes
- Mark Hamilton
- Kyle Farnsworth
- Roy Halladay
- Chad Hermansen
- Jason Johnson
- Jeff Kent
- Garrett Stephenson
- Dave Veres
- Jaret Wright
- Bobby Crosby, 2004 American League Rookie of the Year
- Bubba Crosby
- Gary Johnson
- Brandon Lyon
- Jeremy Guthrie
- McKay Christensen
- Ron Wright
- Wally Joyner
- Jim Gott
- Bruce Hurst
- Cory Snyder
- Kelly Downs
- Dale Murphy (baseball player - Braves)
- Vance Law
- Alan Ashby
- Garth Iorg
- Barry Bonnell
- Dane Iorg
- Luis "Louie" Gomez
- Harmon Killebrew
- Ron Brand
- Tommie Sisk
- Vernon Law
- Ken Hubbs
- Ken Hunt
- Fred Sanford
- Spencer Adams (1898-1970)
Basketball - Danny Ainge
- Brandyn Akana
- Jarinn Akana
- Thurl Bailey
- Shawn Bradley (Mavericks basketball player)
- Chris Burgess
- Tom Chambers
- Vernon Hatton
- Skouson Harker
- Casey Jacobsen
- Travis Knight
- Mark "Mad Dog" Madsen
- Larry H. Miller (Utah Jazz owner)
- Scot Pollard
- Mark Pope
- Kristen Rasmussen
- Fred Roberts
- John "Cat" Thompson (1906-1990)
- Mo Udall
- Britton Johnsen
Body Builder - Larry Scott The world's first Mr. Olympia (1965)
Boxers - Jack Dempsey (heavyweight champion boxer)
- B.J. Flores Heavyweight champion
- Gene Fullmer Middleweight champion
- Rocky R.Twitchell
Amateur Boxing Champion
Diving - Keith Russell Head coach (BYU)
- Justin Wilcock
Extreme Sports - Brain Call Snowmobile racing
- Jeremy Jones Snowboarding
- Paul Ruth Surfing (retired)
- Aaron Shamy Climbing
Fencing Football - Gifford Nielson (Oilers quarterback)
- Phil Tuckett (wide receiver, founder of NFL films)
- Ben Cahoon
- Kevin Curtis
- Ty Detmer (quarterback, multiple teams)
- Brandon Doman
- Makoa Freitas
- Travis Hall
- Todd Heap
- Chris Hoke
- Junior Ione
- Lee Johnson
- Chad Lewis (Eagles tight-end)
- Brandon Manumaleuna
- Itula Mili
- Rob Morris
- Edwin Mulitalo
- Anton Palepoi
- Andy Reid (Eagles head coach)
- Luke Staley
- John Tait
- Joe Tuipala
- Kyle Turley
- Kyle Whittingham
- Bill Bates
- Scott Brumfield
- Jason Buck
- Greg Clark
- Todd Christensen
- Ron Fellows
- Tim Hanshaw
- Eric Hipple
- Merril Hoge
- Rulon Jones
- Trevor Matich
- Scott Mitchell
- Gifford Nielsen
- Bart Oates
- Merlin Olsen
- Sean Salisbury
- Vai Sikahema (football player, Philadelphia sports anchor)
- Glen Titensor
- Phil Tucket
- Danny White (Cowboys quarterback)
- Marc Wilson (Raiders quarterback)
- Steve Young (49ers quarterback)
Golfers - Billy Casper (champion golfer)
- Keith Clearwater
- Dan Forsman
- Johnny Miller (champion golfer)
- Mike Reid
- Bruce Summerhays (champion golfer)
- Annie Thurman
Gymnastics - Peter Vidmar (Olympic gold-medal gymnast)
- Maggie Germane
Hockey Horse Racing - Rex Ellsworth
- Les Hulet
- Johnny Longden
- Meshach Tenney
- George Woolf
Rifling Rodeo Cowboys - Nathan Baldwin
- Earl Bascom
- Bucky Bradford
- Guy Cash
- Shawn Davis
- Lewis Field
- Raymond Knight
- Art Lund
- Chris Lybbert
- Dee Picket
- Dale D. Smith
Rowing Rugby - Shakeh Crowfoot
- Kimball Kjar
- Todd Miller
- Bo Paraha
- Rebecca Pendlebury
- Alatini Saulala
- Salesi Sika
Soccer Players - Aleisha Cramer Rose
- Milton "Tita" Queiroz
Snowboarders - Torah Bright (Australian)
- Bryce Redd (USA)
Swimming Track and Field - Alma Richards, won gold in track and field in the 1912 Summer Olympics (USA)
- Jack Yerman, won gold in track and field in the 1960 Summer Olympics (USA)
- Charlie Clinger
- Creed Haymond
- David Hoffman
- Elizabeth Jackson
- Breanne Sandberg
- April Steiner
Volleyball Weightlifters Wrestlers - Rulon Gardner (Olympic Gold Medal-winning Greco-Roman wrestler)
- Mark Schultz, won gold in wrestling in the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Aaron Holker Lord of Catan.. or so he thinks.
- Jimmy "Super Fly" Snuka
- Jason Ray
- Don Leo Jonathan
- Cael Sanderson, gold medal 2004
Authors and Writers - Jack Anderson, famous Watergate era journalist and author. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for journalism.
- Orson Scott Card, science-fiction writer, most famous for Ender's Game, first author to win both the Hugo Award and Nebula Award for two years in a row
- Stephen Covey, author of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" series.
- Richard Paul Evans (novelist)
- Brian Evenson, author of short stories (most famous collection in "Altmann's Tongue"), professor
- Tracy Hickman (speculative fiction writer)
- Neil LaBute (director, screenwriter, playwright)
- Anne Perry (author, Victorian mystery novelist)
- Brandon Sanderson, author of Elantris
- Virginia Sorensen, winner of the Newbery Medal, 1957 for "Miracle on Maple Hill"; author of historical fiction about Mormon pioneers
- Darrell Spencer, author of short stories, professor
- Samuel W. Taylor, author of books, articles and screenplays. Best known movies probably are "Sabrina" and "The Absent Minded Professor".
- Terry Tempest Williams, author of "Refuge" and other novels
- Brady Udall, author of the "Miracle Life of J. Edgar Mint"
Business - Nolan D. Archibald, CEO of Black & Decker
- Francis W. Cash, CEO of La Quinta Properties, Inc.
- Jonathan C.
Coon, president of 1-800-Contacts - Gary L. Crittenden, CFO of American Express Company
- Jon Huntsman, Sr., founder of Huntsman Corporation
- Jim Jannard, CEO of Oakley
- Richard L. King, president of Albertson's
- J. Willard Marriott, founder of Marriott Corporation
- J.W. "Bill" Marriott, Jr., chairman and CEO, Marriott International
- Richard Marriott, chairman of Host Marriott
- David Neeleman, CEO of JetBlue Airways
- Kevin B. Rollins, CEO of Dell, Inc.
Controversial figures and Criminals- Butch Cassidy, bank robber
- Ervil LeBaron, murderer (Church of the Firstborn of the Fullness of Times),(Church of the Lamb of God)
- John D. Lee, key figure in the Mountain Meadows Massacre
- Richard McCoy Jr., convicted skyjacker and D.B. Cooper suspect
- Evan Mecham, impeached Arizona Governor
- Brian David Mitchell, kidnapper of Elizabeth Smart
- Anne Perry, novelist and murderer
- Orrin Porter Rockwell, Danite and bodyguard of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young
Educators and Scholars - David A. Bednar (university president)
- Richard Bushman (researcher, professor)
- Stephen Covey (university professor, lecturer)
- Jeffrey R. Holland (Commissioner of Church Education; Brigham Young University president, 1980-1989)
- Rex E. Lee (Brigham Young University president, 1989-1995; inaugural J. Reuben Clark Law School dean; U.S. Solicitor General)
- Dallin H. Oaks (Brigham Young University president, 1971-1980; justice of Utah Supreme Court, 1980-1984)
- Karl G. Maeser (Brigham Young University president, 1876-1892)
- Neal A. Maxwell (Commissioner of Church Education, Executive Vice President at The University of Utah)
- Hugh Nibley (researcher, professor)
- Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (historian, Harvard University.)
- Kim B. Clark (Brigham Young University--Idaho president, 2005-present; Dean of Harvard Business School, 1995-2005; professor)
- Cecil O. Samuelson (Brigham Young University president, 2003-present)
- Eric B. Shumway (Brigham Young University--Hawaii president)
Latter Day Saint Leaders Presidents of the LDS Church - Joseph Smith, Jr. (church founder)
- Brigham Young (also Utah Governor)
- John Taylor
- Wilford Woodruff
- Lorenzo Snow
- Joseph F. Smith
- Heber J. Grant
- George Albert Smith
- David O. McKay
- Joseph Fielding Smith
- Harold B. Lee
- Spencer W. Kimball
- Ezra Taft Benson
- Howard W. Hunter
- Gordon B. Hinckley
- Joseph Smith III
- Frederick M. Smith
- Israel A. Smith
- W. Wallace Smith
- Wallace B. Smith
- W. Grant McMurray
- Stephen M. Veazey
Presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) Leaders of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Media and Entertainment Figures Actors - Amy Adams
- Billy Barty
- Wilford Brimley
- A.J. Cook
- Eliza Dushku
- Aaron Eckhart
- Ryan Gosling of The Notebook
- Jon Heder, famous for starring in Napoleon Dynamite
- Gordon Jump
- Matthew Modine
- Donny Osmond actor, singer and game show host
- Marie Osmond
- Scotty Carter
- Rick Schroder (convert to Latter Day church)
- Julie Stoffer
- Paul Walker
- John O. Whitaker, Jr., best known for playing Jody in Family Affair
Singers and Musicians- Gladys Knight
- The Jets
- Pipe Dream (Peter Boskovich, Scotty Carter, Andy Josephs, Kerry Tait)
- The Osmonds
- Brandon Flowers of The Killers
- Arthur Kane of The New York Dolls
- James Valentine of Maroon 5
- SheDaisy
- Bert McCracken and Branden Steineckert of The Used
- Warren Zevon
- Scott Alexander of Dishwalla
- Jenny Oaks Baker
- Dan Truman of Diamond Rio
- Randy Bachman of (BTO)
Television and Film - Jane Clayson (television personality)
- Ray Combs, Family Feud host
- Mitch Davis (film producer)
- Neleh Dennis runner up, Survivor Marquesas
- Jared Hess (director)
- Ken Jennings (Jeopardy! champion)
- Jon Peter Lewis finalist on American Idol Season 3
- Kieth Merrill (filmmaker)
- Merlin Olsen, actor, commentator
- Carmen Rasmusen entertainer, finalist on American Idol Season 2
- Reed Smoot (cinematographer) IMAX cinematographer
- Steve Young (sports commentator)
Kendall Tenney News Anchor and Emmy Award winner Other - Sandy Petersen, works for Ensemble Studios, creator of DOOM and other computer games
- John Bytheway, US comedian
- Glenn Beck, talk radio host
- Bob Hilton, television game show announcer
- Rocky R. Twitchell, Martial Arts Instructor
Military - Bruce Carlson, Lieutenant General USAF
Scientists/Inventors - Woody Bledsoe - Mathematician, Computer Scientist, and Artificial Intelligence pioneer.
- John Browning - Inventor in the field of firearms
- Melvin A. Cook - Award-winning chemist and creationist
- Henry Eyring - Theoretical chemistry
- Philo Farnsworth - Television pioneer.
- Harvey Fletcher - physicist
- Joseph F. Merrill - engineering
Politics See also: Latter Day Saint political history US politiciansCurrently in Office- Secretary Michael O. Leavitt (R-UT) Secretary of Health and Human Services, Governor of Utah (1993-2003)
- Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA)
- Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. (R-UT)
- Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)
- Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID)
- Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR)
- Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
- Senator Bob Bennett (R-UT) - Chief Deputy Whip
- Representative Jeff Flake (R-AZ)
- Representative Wally Herger (R-CA)
- Representative John Doolittle (R-CA)
- Representative Buck McKeon (R-CA)
- Representative Mike Simpson (R-ID)
- Representative Leonard Boswell (D-IA) (Community of Christ)
- Representative Tom Udall (D-NM)
- Representative Jim Gibbons (R-NV)
- Representative Ernest Istook (R-OK)
- Representative Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS)
- Representative Rob Bishop (R-UT)
- Representative Jim Matheson (D-UT)
- Representative Chris Cannon (R-UT)
Past Politicians- Secretary Ezra Taft Benson, Former US Secretary of Agriculture
- Secretary David M. Kennedy, US Secretary of the Treasury
- Secretary Stewart L. Udall, former US Secretary of the Interior (former U.S. Congressman from Arizona)
- United States National Security Advisor, Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft, 1975-77 and 1989-93
- Governor George Romney (R) Michigan (also Presidential candidate)
- Senator Reed Smoot (1862-1941) (R) Utah
- Representative Mo Udall former (D) Arizona, was also Presidential candidate
- Representative Merrill A. Cook (R) Utah
Mayors of major cities- John Hunt Udall, Mayor of Phoenix
- Nick Udall, Mayor of Phoenix
- Mufi Hanneman, Mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii
State or Territory Politicians (Utah)- Martha Hughes Cannon, state senator and physician.
- John Hamilton Morgan, Utah Territorial Representative
- William Thomas Stewart, Utah Terratorial Representative
State or Territory Politicians (non-Utah)- Jefferson Hunt, California State Legislature
- William B. Smith, Illinois State Legislature, (Strangite)(Williamite)(RLDS)
- James Jesse Strang, Michigan State Legislature (Strangite)
- David King Udall, Arizona Territorial Legislature
- Don Taylor Udall, Arizona State Legislature
- Jesse Addison Udall, Chief Justice Arizona Supreme Court
- Levi Stewart Udall, Chief Justice Arizona Supreme Court
Politicians outside the U.S.- Jeffery Max Jones, Senator Mexico (PAN) Chihuahua
- Terry Rooney, MP Britain (New Labour) Bradford North
- Moroni Torgan, Mayor of Fortaleza, Brazil
Political activists- Helmuth Hübener, opponent of the Third Reich
- Karl-Heinz Schnibbe, opponent of the Third Reich
- Rudolf Wobbe, opponent of the Third Reich
Other - Lori Hacking, murder victim
- Cécile Pelous, humanitarian
- Daniel Rona, theologian, writer, tour guide
- Samuel Cowley, legendary FBI agent appointed by Hoover to bring down Dillinger and the Mafia
- Elizabeth Smart, kidnapping victim
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