- List of Latter Day Saints
This is a list of
Latter Day Saints who have attained at least some level of fame and/or success. This list includes adherents ofThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), as well as adherents of related denominations (as labeled). It lists those who are current adherents of a Latter Day Saint Church and those who were adherents at the time of their death.See
Former Latter-day Saints for a list of persons who ended their affiliation with LDS movement religions.Artists
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Truman O. Angell , architect and designer of the Salt Lake Temple [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20050214062448/http://www.angells.com/angell/genealogy/history/truman/ Autobiography of Truman O. Angell] ]
*Gutzon Borglum , sculptor most noted for the heads ofU.S. presidents onMt. Rushmore Fact|date=March 2008
*JT Harwood , 19th century artistFact|date=March 2008
* Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, artist, car customizer, creator ofRat Fink character [cite web |url=http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2005/08/01/hmn_feature19.html |title=Ed Roth |accessdate=2008-05-28 |author=George Mattar |date=August 1, 2005 |work=Hemmings Muscle Machines |publisher=]
*Charles Roscoe Savage , 19th-century photographerFact|date=March 2008
*LeConte Stewart , artist and former head of the art department at theUniversity of Utah Fact|date=March 2008ports figures
American football
* John Beck, Quarterback [ [http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=1210 BYUCougars.com - BYU Football Athlete Profile (John Beck) ] ]
*Todd Christensen , Tight End,Los Angeles Raiders [ [http://www.meridianmagazine.com/sports/021004raider.html Todd Christensen: Raider in the Booth] ]
*Ty Detmer , Quarterback [cite web |url=http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/091207aax.html |title=Detmer's Magic Won Him Heisman |accessdate=2008-03-11 |author=Adam Caparell |date=September 12, 2007 |work=cstv.com |publisher=]
*LaVell Edwards , Head Coach,Brigham Young University [ [http://www.meridianmagazine.com/sports/020329legend.html A Legend in the Making ] ]
* Todd Heap, Tight End,Baltimore Ravens [cite web |url=http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1020579/index.htm |title=A Heap of Trouble |accessdate=2008-04-14 |author=Alan Shipnuck |date=October 9, 2000 |work=Sports Illustrated |publisher=]
*Glen Kozlowski ,WRChicago Bears [cite web |url=http://www.meridianmagazine.com/sports/thelist.html |title=LDS Athlete List |accessdate= |author= |date=December 5, 2003 |work=Meridian Magazine |publisher=]
*Mike Leach , Head Coach,Texas Tech University
*Deuce Lutui , Guard,Arizona Cardinals [ [http://www.cougarboard.com/nologin/message.html?id=1873679 Polynesians putting tiny islands on map ] ]
*Reno Mahe , Running Back,Philadelphia Eagles [cite news |first=Don |last=Banks |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=All-purpose back |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/don_banks/05/05/banks.mahe/ |work=Sports Illustrated |publisher= |date=May 5, 2004 |accessdate=2008-04-16]
*Brandon Manumaleuna , Tight End,San Diego Chargers [ [http://www.meridianmagazine.com/sports/010615sports.html LDS Sports] ]
* Rob Morris, Middle Linebacker,Indianapolis Colts [ [http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=1530 Football Athlete Profile - Rob Morris] ]
*Edwin Mulitalo , Guard,Detroit Lions [cite news |first=Kent |last=Larsen |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= |url=http://www.mormonstoday.com/010119/S2SportsStats01.shtml |work=Mormon News |publisher= |date=January 19, 2001 |accessdate=2008-04-16]
*Haloti Ngata , Defensive Tackle,Baltimore Ravens [cite news |first=Rob |last=Moseley |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Physical Therapy: Haloti Ngata mourns his mother while preparing for NFL draft |url=http://rgweb.registerguard.com/news/2006/04/12/printable/d1.sp.ngata.0412.09Tx43FP.phtml?section=sports |work=The Register-Guard (Eugene, Oregon) |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2008-04-15]
*Ken Niumatalolo , Head Coach,U.S. Naval Academy [cite web |url=http://mormontimes.com/MITN_sports.php?id=1572 |title=Navy football coach to members: 'Put the Lord first' |accessdate=2008-07-23 |author=Ian Houston |date=2008-07-22 |work=Mormon Times |publisher=Deseret News ]
*Brady Poppinga , Linebacker,Green Bay Packers [ [http://www.packers.com/team/players/poppinga_brady/ Packers.com Bio] ]
*Sione Pouha , Defensive Tackle,New York Jets [cite news |first=Greg |last=Bishop |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Spiritual Journey Guides an Imposing Jets Tackle |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/27/sports/football/27jets.html |work=New York Times |publisher= |date=December 27, 2007 |accessdate=2008-01-15]
*Andy Reid , Head Coach,Philadelphia Eagles [ [http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/team/CoachBios.asp?coach_id=1 Coach Bios - Philadelphia Eagles ] ]
*Vai Sikahema Special Teams,Philadelphia Eagles [cite web |url=http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/tongan-family-s-roots-of-faith |title=Tongan Family's Roots of Faith |accessdate=2008-04-15 |author= |date=July 12, 2007 |work=www.lds.org Newsroom |publisher=]
* John Tait, Offensive Tackle,Chicago Bears [cite news |first=Dick |last=Harmon |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Former BYU duo to go head-to-head |url=http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650225809,00.html |work=Deseret Morning News |publisher= |date=January 25, 2007 |accessdate=2008-04-15 ]
*Eric Weddle , Safety,San Diego Chargers [ [http://www.utefans.net/message.php?id=262292 Recap of presentation by Kyle Whittingham, Eric Weddle and Spencer Toone given last night...] ]
* Steve Young, Quarterback,San Francisco 49ers [Interview with Steve Young: http://www.tungate.com/GBH2.htm]Auto racing
* David Abbott "Ab" Jenkins (1883-1956) [ [http://www.barracudamagazine.com/ab-jenkins.htm Ab Jenkins: Son Of The Salt ] ]
Baseball
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Alan Ashby , catcher [http://www.famousmormons.net/baseball.html Famous Mormons in Baseball] ]
*Bobby Crosby , shortstop [ [http://famousmormons.net/baseball.html Famous Mormons in Baseball Page 1 ] ]Oakland Athletics
*Jeremy Guthrie , pitcher [http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/431004.html]
*Roy Halladay , pitcherToronto Blue Jays
*Bruce Hurst , Former pitcher,Boston Red Sox , Texas Rangers.
*Wally Joyner , first baseman [http://japanconference.byu.edu/18.pdf] formerCalifornia Angels player
*Jeff Kent , second basemen [ [http://famousmormons.net/baseball3.html Famous Mormons in Baseball Page 3 ] ]Los Angeles Dodgers
*Harmon Killebrew , first baseman [ [http://www.nndb.com/people/024/000025946/ Harmon Killebrew ] ] Hall of Famer for theMinnesota Twins
*Vance Law , former third basemen [> [http://www.famousmormons.net/baseball.html Famous Mormons in Baseball] ] and currentBrigham Young University head coach. son ofVern Law
*Vern Law , pitcher [ [http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635152928,00.html Deseret Morning News | Place in history: Famous HR was key, but Vern Law played a role, too ] ]Cy Young Award winner with thePittsburgh Pirates
*Dale Murphy , outfielder [ [http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/41584 BYU NewsNet - Dale Murphy: Baseball MVP, mission president, governor? ] ] Hall of Famer for theAtlanta Braves Basketball
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Danny Ainge , guard,Boston Celtics /Phoenix Suns [ [http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/press011006-ainge-ncaa-award.html Danny Ainge Honored with Prestigious NCAA Award | Celtics.com ] ]
*Thurl Bailey , forward,Utah Jazz [ [http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,460030429,00.html Deseret Morning News | Thurl Bailey's wonderful life ] ]
*Shawn Bradley , center,Philadelphia 76ers /New Jersey Nets /Dallas Mavericks [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE6DC1F39F930A35757C0A965958260&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 7-6 Bradley Opts for N.B.A. - New York Times ] ]
*Kresimir Cosic , center,Croatia [ [http://byunews.byu.edu/archive07-Nov-Cosic.aspx BYU News - Release ] ]
*Travis Hansen , guard/small forward,Atlanta Hawks ,Tau Ceramica ,Dynamo Moscow [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/travis_hansen/]
*Mark Madsen , power forward/center,Los Angeles Lakers /Minnesota Timberwolves [cite web |url=http://www.markmadsen.com/bio.html |title=Mark's biography |accessdate=2008-03-09 |author= |date= |work=Mad Dog Mark Madsen web site |publisher=]
* Dave Rose, coach at BYU
* Andy Toolson, guard [ [http://web.ksl.com/TV/byubb/chbs.htm BYU Basketball on KSL ] ]Beach volleyball
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Jake Gibb [ [http://p3.md/jakegibb.html Jake Gibb ] ]Boxing
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B. J. Flores , [ [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/scorecard/othernews.asp?articleID=155100 Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Other Sports ] ] United States amateur heavyweight champion, 2001 and 2002.Golf
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Billy Casper cite web |url=http://famousmormons.net/golf.html |title=Famous Mormons Golfers |accessdate=2008-03-09 |format= |work=]
*Johnny Miller Gymnastics
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Peter Vidmar , Olympic gold medal gymnast [cite news |first=Ann |last=Pepper |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Temple opening its doors |url=http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/sections/local/local/article_603472.php |work=Orange County Register |publisher= |date=July 20, 2005 |accessdate=2008-04-25]
*Paul Hamm , Olympic gold medal gymnast
*Morgan Hamm , Olympic gymnastRugby league
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Fraser Anderson , New Zealand rugby league player for the Cronulla Sharks in the National Rugby League competition. He is brother to Louis Anderson and Vinnie Anderson. [http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22571039-5001023,00.html Young Hopoate is on a mission] ]
*Louis Anderson , New Zealand rugby league player for Warrington Wolves and brother to Fraser Anderson and Vinnie Anderson.
*Vinnie Anderson , New Zealand rugby league player for Warrington Wolves. He is the elder brother of Louis Anderson and Fraser Anderson.
*Israel Folau ,Melbourne Storm player inNational Rugby League [ [http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22329467-5006066,00.html Israel: I'll quit for two years] ]
*Ben Hannant , prop forBrisbane Broncos in National Rugby League [ [http://www.broncos.com.au/index.cfm?TopMenuID=266&MenuID=277&CompetitorID=741 NRL Profiles - Ben Hannant] ]
*Albert Hopoate ,Sydney Roosters player in National Rugby League
*John Hopoate , Australian representative and now retired player, played in National Rugby League for clubs such asManly-Warringah Sea Eagles ,Wests Tigers and theNorthern Eagles [ [http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Faithful-heed-call-from-Salt-Lake-City/2005/02/13/1108229856970.html Faithful heed call from Salt Lake City] ] [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/1767928.stm Hopoate to start afresh] ]
*Krisnan Inu ,Parramatta Eels player in National Rugby League [ [http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/news/service-with-a-smile/2007/09/13/1189276900900.html Service with a smile] ] [ [http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,23085326-23214,00.html?from=public_rss Inu sticks with Eels] ]nowboarding
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Torah Bright , 2007X Games gold medalist [ [http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/Questions-for-Torah-Bright/2005/05/22/1116700581606.html Questions for Torah Bright - Sport - smh.com.au ] ]urfing
* Bob Cooper, surfing pioneer in the 1950s [ [http://www.surfresearch.com.au/sCooper.htm surfresearch ] ]
Volleyball
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Richard Lambourne , 2008 Olympian [http://www.byucougars.com/Profile.jsp?ID=1354]Business
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Nolan D. Archibald ,CEO ofBlack & Decker [ [http://www.dixie.edu/pr/archive/archive2004.htm#CEO102104 Dixie State College of Utah | Public Relations ] ]
* Alan Ashton, co-founder and former CEO ofWordPerfect Corporation [ [http://famousmormons.net/computers.html Famous Mormons Mathematicians ] ]
*Sheri Dew , CEO ofDeseret Book , the largest Latter-day Saint book publisher [ [http://deseretbook.com/time-out/presenter?id=32 Time Out for Women - Sheri Dew ] ]
*David Eccles (businessman) [ [http://db3-sql.staff.library.utah.edu/lucene/Manuscripts/null/Ms0178.xml/Bioghist The Marriner S. Eccles Papers ] ]
* William Gould,chairman and CEO ofSouthern California Edison (1979-1984) [ [http://www.lib.utah.edu/gould/1992/author92.html Gould Distinguished Lecture Series. About William R. Gould ] ]
*Jon Huntsman, Sr. [ [http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/h/HUNTSMAN,JOHN.html Utah History Encyclopedia ] ]
* J.W. "Bill" Marriott, Jr., chairman and CEO,Marriott International [ [http://www3.babson.edu/ESHIP/outreach-events/J-Willard-Marriott-Jr.cfm Babson College - J. Willard Marriott, Jr ] ]
*J. Willard Marriott [ [http://www.marriott.com/corporateinfo/culture/heritageJWillardMarriott.mi?WT_Ref=mi_left Marriott Culture - Company Heritage | J. Willard Marriott ] ]
*Larry H. Miller , businessman and owner of theUtah Jazz [cite web |url=http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/05/09/utah-jazz-owner-to-miss-playoff-game-on-sunday-due-to-god/ |title=Utah Jazz Owner to Miss Playoff Game On Sunday Due to God |accessdate=2008-05-11 |author=Matt Moore |date=May 8, 2008 |work=AOL sports |publisher=]
*David Neeleman , founder ofJetBlue Airways [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/09/12/BUGVS8LL121.DTL ON THE RECORD: DAVID NEELEMAN / Jetblue Airways ] ]
*Kevin Rollins , former CEO ofDell, Inc. [ [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/02/01/335961/index.htm Dell's Man on Deck How Kevin Rollins, Michael's No. 2, is trying to help a fast-paced company find inner harmony. - February 1, 2003 ] ]
*George W. Romney , former chairman and president ofAmerican Motors Company [ [http://www.amxfiles.com/amc/romney.html George W. Romney, 1907-1995 ] ]Controversial figures and criminals
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Arthur Gary Bishop , convicted child molester and serial killer [ [http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/arthur_bishop/1.html All about Arthur Bishop by Michael Newton ] ]
*Butch Cassidy , a notorious train andbank robber [ [http://www.prospector-utah.com/butchome.htm Beaver Utah ] ] [http://famousmormons.net/infamous.html Infamous Mormons ] ]
*Mark Hoffman , a double murderer and an expert forger -- "considered by forensic experts to be the best forger yet caught." [ [http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/h/HOFMAN,MARK.html Utah History Encyclopedia ] ]
*John D. Lee , perpetrator of theMountain Meadows massacre [cite web |url=http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/i_r/lee.htm |title=New Perspectives on the West |accessdate=2008-03-12 |author= |date= |work=www.pbs.org |publisher=]
*Richard McCoy Jr. , airlinehijacker who skyjacked United Airlines Flight 855 en route from Newark, New Jersey, to Los Angeles, California.Educators and scholars
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David A. Bednar , president ofBrigham Young University-Idaho (1997-2005)
*Richard Bushman , professor of history emeritus atColumbia University [ [http://www.beliefnet.com/story/181/story_18153_1.html Joseph Smith: Prophet, Revelator, Human; Interview with Richard Lyman Bushman - Beliefnet.com ] ]
*Stanford Cazier , president ofCalifornia State University, Chico (1971–1979) andUtah State University (1979–1992) [cite web|title=Presidents|work=University Archives|publisher=California State University, Chico |url=http://www.csuchico.edu/lspr/pres1b.htm#sta1|accessdate=2008-08-12]
*Clayton Christensen , Robert and Jane Cizik professor of business administration atHarvard Business School [ [http://www.claytonchristensen.com/biography.html Clayton Christensen ] ]
*Kim B. Clark ,Brigham Young University-Idaho president, 2005-present; dean ofHarvard Business School (1995-2005); professor
*Henry B. Eyring , president ofRicks College (1972-77), associate professor of business atStanford University , Sloan visiting faculty fellow at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology
*Harvey Fletcher , head of physical research atBell Laboratories , developed modern science ofacoustics . He was the first to demonstratestereophonic transmission andstereophonic recording . In 1939 while working withLeopold Stokowski , he presented a concert featuring stereophonic recording to a capacity crowd inCarnegie Hall in New York. TheMormon Tabernacle Choir was heard singing in three dimension [s] to this vast audience [ [http://www.et.byu.edu/~tom/family/Harvey_Fletcher/Harvey_Tribute.html Tribute to Harvey Fletcher ] ]
*Gordon Gee , president ofOhio State University [ [http://www.vanderbilt.edu/News/register/July31_00/story1.html Gordon Gee takes office ] ]
*Jeffrey R. Holland , commissioner of church education;Brigham Young University president (1980-1989)
*Rex E. Lee , Brigham Young University president (1989-1995); inauguralJ. Reuben Clark Law School dean;U.S. Solicitor General
*John R. Jensen , Carolina Distinguished ProfessorUniversity of South Carolina ; past presidentAmerican Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing ;
*Karl G. Maeser , Brigham Young University president (1876-1892)
*Neal A. Maxwell , commissioner of church education, executive vice president of theUniversity of Utah
*Rodney J. McGuire constitutional scholar [ [http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Magazines/NewEra/1987.htm/new%20era%20june%201987.htm/downstream.htm?f=templates$fn=default.htm$3.0 Church Publications (HTML) ] ] [ [http://www.rodneymcguire.com-a.googlepages.com/aboutauthor The Conservative Home Base - About The Author ] ]
*Dallin H. Oaks , Brigham Young University president (1971-1980); justice ofUtah Supreme Court (1980-1984)
*V. Lane Rawlins , Washington State University president (2000-2007) [ [http://www.mormonstoday.com/000206/ Mormon News for WE 6 February 2000 ] ]
*Cecil O. Samuelson , Brigham Young University president (2003-present)
*Eric B. Shumway ,Brigham Young University-Hawaii president (1994-2007)
*Steven C. Wheelwright , Brigham Young University-Hawaii presidentChurch leaders
Presidents of the LDS Church (Chronological)
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Joseph Smith, Jr. , church founder, also mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois.
#Brigham Young , also Utah governor
# John Taylor, also member of Utah territorial legislature
#Wilford Woodruff , also member of Utah territorial legislature
#Lorenzo Snow , also member of Utah territorial legislature
#Joseph F. Smith , also member of Utah territorial legislature
#Heber J. Grant , also member of Utah territorial legislature
#George Albert Smith
#David O. McKay
#Joseph Fielding Smith
#Harold B. Lee
#Spencer W. Kimball
#Ezra Taft Benson , also U.S. secretary of agriculture
#Howard W. Hunter
#Gordon B. Hinckley , alsoPresidential Medal of Freedom recipient
#Thomas S. Monson Presidents of the Community of Christ (formerly RLDS)
"Not associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"
#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)
"Not associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"
*James Jesse Strang , also a member of the Michigan State legislatureLeaders of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (formerly Short Creek Community)
"Not associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"
#J. Leslie Broadbent
#John Y. Barlow
#Joseph White Musser
#Charles Zitting
#Leroy S. Johnson
#Rulon Jeffs
#Warren Jeffs Leaders of the Rigdonites
"Not associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"
*Sidney Rigdon Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ
"Not associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"
*William Bickerton Leaders of the Church of Christ (Whitmerite)
"Not associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"
*David Whitmer Leader of the Church of Christ (Williamite)
"Not associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"
* William B. Smith, also a member of the Illinois state legislatureLeader of the Church of the Lamb of God
"Not associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"
*Ervil LeBaron Leader of the True Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
"Not associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"
* William LawLeaders of The Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ
"Not associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints"
*Charles Elden Kingston
*John Ortell Kingston
*Paul Kingston elf Realization Fellowship
Daya Mata (Faye Wright), PresidentMedia and entertainment figures
Authors and journalists
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Orson Scott Card , author working in several genres, but primarily known for his science fiction work.Hugo Award and theNebula Award winner for "Ender's Game " and "Speaker for the Dead " [ [http://www.hatrack.com/osc/about.shtml About Orson Scott Card ] ]
*Stephen R. Covey , author of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" [ [http://www.imno.org/articles.asp?qid=171&sid=3 Interview with Covey] ]
*K.L. Fogg , author of the popular children's books "Serpent Tide" and "Widow's Revenge". [ [http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=3343928 ksl.com - Utah author brings surprise guest to school presentation ] ]
*Shannon Hale ,Newbery Honor recipient for her book "Princess Academy ". [ [http://www.lds.org/library/display/0,4945,40-1-3357-5,00.html News from the Church: February ] ]
*Tracy Hickman , Co-author of the popular fantasy seriesDragonlance . [cite web | title =My Faith | work =Official Tracy Hickman Website | url =http://www.trhickman.com/Spirit/Faith.html | accessdate = ]
*Janet Kay Jensen , Utah novelist; author of the award winning novel "Don't You Marry the Mormon Boys" and co-author of "The Book Lover's Cookbook". [ [http://janetjensen.com/files/author.html Janet Kay Jensen - About the Author ] ]
*Glen A. Larson , television writer and producer, creator of "Battlestar Galactica " and "Knight Rider " [ [http://www.adherents.com/people/pl/Glen_Larson.html www.adherents.com] ]
*Stephenie Meyer , author of "Twilight", "New Moon", "Eclipse", "Breaking Dawn", and "The Host" [ [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20049578,00.html Interview with vampire writer Stephenie Meyer | The Q&A | Books | Entertainment Weekly | 1 ] ]
*Carol Lynn Pearson , poet, author and playwright [cite news |first=Steven |last=Winn |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Mormon author Carol Lynn Pearson tries to separate church and hate |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/08/18/DDNBRJU91.DTL |work=San Francisco Chronicle |publisher= |date=August 18, 2007 |accessdate=2008-04-09]
*Anne Perry , British historical novelist; author of both theWilliam Monk and Thomas Pitt series, among many other books. [ [http://www.anneperry.net/3.html Biography ] ]
*Brandon Sanderson , author ofElantris , andAlcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians , and designated author to completeThe Wheel of Time series. [ [http://www.brandonsanderson.com/faq/section/1/Questions-About-Brandon Questions about Brandon] (author's official site)]Film, television and stage personalities
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Corbin Allred , actor, former child star [ [http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600116899,00.html Deseret Morning News | LDS actor pursues career without compromising ] ]
*Larry Bagby , star of "Walk The Line ", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", and" Hocus Pocus" [http://www.ldsmusicworld.com/artists/larry_bagby.html [http://www.ldsmusicworld.com/artists/larry_bagby.html Larry and Jenni] ]
*Billy Barty , actor [ [http://www.meridianmagazine.com/exstories/021115billy.html Small in Stature, Great in Heart ] ]
*Glenn Beck , politically-conservative talk-radio and television host [ [http://www.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/beck.glenn.html CNN Programs - Anchors/Reporters - Glenn Beck ] ]
*Don Bluth , Animator, creator ofThe Land Before Time ,The Secret of NIMH , andAn American Tale . [cite web
last =Cawley | first =Jim | title =Don Bluth Biography| work = The Animated Films of Don Bluth| url =http://www.cataroo.com/DBbio.html | accessdate = ]
*Wilford Brimley , actor [ [http://www.mormon100.com/ The Mormon 100 | LDS 100 | 100 Most Influential Latter-day Saints ] ]
*Ray Combs , comedian and game show host.
* A.J. Cook, actor [ [http://www.tribute.ca/people/bio/5246 A.J. Cook biography] ]
*Aaron Eckhart , actor [cite news |first=Dana |last=Kennedy |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=A Tranquil Authority On Degrees of Cruelty |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E07E0DF143AF935A2575BC0A96E958260 |work=New York Times |publisher= |date=August 16, 1998 |accessdate=2008-04-12 ]
*Mireille Enos ,Tony award -nominated actress [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0257969/ Mireille Enos ] ]
*Jon Heder , film actor known for playing title role in "Napoleon Dynamite " [ [http://www.dailynews.com/entertainment/ci_4386629 "Nice young Mormon man from Oregon"] ]
*Katherine Heigl [ [http://www.kheigl.com/print/fhm112004/ Katherine Heigl Online ] ]
*Kirby Heyborne , actor in "The Last Chapter" and TV shows "Team" and "Free Ride." [http://www.kirbyheyborne.com/about.php Kirby Heyborne | About ] ]
*Bob Hilton , television game show announcer [ [http://dwb.sacbee.com/content/lifestyle/story/5740748p-6712516c.html Lifestyle/Scene - Father time - sacbee.com ] ]
*Gordon Jump , actor [ [http://www.meridianmagazine.com/arts/030924jump.html Meridian Magazine :: Arts : LDS Actor, Gordon Jump Dies ] ]
*Jared Murillo , dancer inHigh School Musical , backup dancer and current boyfriend ofAshley Tisdale , member of boy bandVFactory [ [http://www.tv.com/jared-murillo/person/445447/summary.html Jared Murillo - TV.com ] ] [ [http://justjared.buzznet.com/2007/07/03/ashley-tisdale-jared-murillo/ Ashley Tisdale + Jared Murillo = Jashley ] ] [ [http://www.uvmag.com/marchapril08/images/pdf/043.pdf Jared Murillo - Utah Valley Magazine ] ]
* Pat Priest, actress, most well known for portraying Marilyn Munster in "The Munsters" [http://www.munsters.com/pat.htm]
*Kevin Rahm , star ofJesse ,Judging Amy andDesperate Housewives [cite web |url=http://www.nndb.com/people/627/000161144/ |title=Kevin Rahm |accessdate=2008-05-11 |author= |date= |work=www.nndb.com |publisher=]
*Ricky Schroder , actor [ [http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2007/05/16/brady_adds_guts_to_his_glory/ Brady adds Guts to his glory - The Boston Globe ] ]
*Johnny Whitaker , actor [ [http://www.johnnywhitaker.com/bio.html Johnny Whitaker Official Web Site] ]
*Grant Wilson , one half of theGhost Hunters team of paranormal investigators. [ [http://famousmormons.net/media2.html Famous Mormons in the Media ] ] [ [http://www.scifi.com/ghosthunters/team/jasonandgrant/ SCIFI.COM | Ghost Hunters ] ]ingers and musicians
*
David Archuleta , runner-up inAmerican Idol (season 7) [http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695255956,00.html Deseret Morning News | Mormon Pop: What is 'Mormon music'? ] ]
*The 5 Browns , Sibling concert pianists (Desirae, Deondra, Gregory, Melody & Ryan) [ [http://www.famousmormons.net/ent.html] ]
*Liriel Domiciano , Brazilian pop star icon and classical singer [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liriel_Domiciano] ] and [ [http://www.famousmormons.net/ent.html Famous Mormon Musicians and Singers ] ] .
* Brandon Flowers, of The Killers [ [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,,1877578,00.html Craig McLean talks to the Killers' singer Brandon Flowers | Magazine | The Observer ] ]
*Eric Herman [ [http://www.meridianmagazine.com/arts/061114band.html Meridian Magazine :: Arts:Eric Herman and the Invisible Band Combine Shel Silverstein and the Beatles ] ]
*Kirby Heyborne , folk/alternative/rock singer, albums include "Inside," "Braver Days," and "Merry White Tree in the Night".
*Christian Jacobs , lead singer ofThe Aquabats under the pseudonym "The MC Bat Commander" [ [http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608001547/Aquabats-The.html Aquabats, The lyrics, music, biography, records, band, album, videos, CD, and the discography including Aquabats, The famous works ] ]
*Arthur Kane , ofThe New York Dolls [ [http://www.phase9.tv/movies/newyorkdoll.shtml New York Doll - Arthur Kane, Barbara Kane ] ]
*Gladys Knight [ [http://www.meridianmagazine.com/people/050609knight.html Meridian Magazine :: People : Gladys Knight: Sharing the Gospel through Music ] ]
*Maren Ord [ [http://famousmormons.net/ent3.html Famous Mormon Musicians and Singers ] ]
*Donny Osmond , singer, star ofJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat [ [http://www.donny.com/beliefs.pl Donny Osmond Official Website - DONNY.COM ] ]
*Marie Osmond , singer, businesswoman [cite web |url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0005/30/lkl.00.html
title=Marie Osmond Discusses Her Battle With Depression and Her Work for Children |accessdate=2008-03-09 |author= |date=May 30, 2000 |work=CNN |publisher=]
*Alan Osmond , ofThe Osmonds [ [http://www.famouswhy.com/Tags/mormon] ]
*Wayne Osmond , ofThe Osmonds [ [http://www.famouswhy.com/Tags/mormon] ]
*Merrill Osmond , ofThe Osmonds [ [http://www.famouswhy.com/Tags/mormon] ]
*Jimmy Osmond , ofThe Osmonds [ [http://www.famouswhy.com/Tags/mormon] ]
*Brendon Urie , ofPanic at the Disco [ [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/qa/story/9596980/panic_in_the_mosh_pit Q&A: Panic In the Mosh Pit : Rolling Stone ] ]
*Brooke White , top 5 contestant inAmerican Idol (season 7)
*Jason Orange , member of British boy band,Take That [ [http://www.citylife.co.uk/music/news/3427_take_that_biography] ]
* You and What Army, 3 of the 5 members are mormons. They made it to the final stages of Channel 4'sMobileAct unsigned [MobileAct unsigned]
*Carmen Rasmusen , rank 6 on the second season ofAmerican Idol cientists and inventors
*
John Browning was a notable gun designer. Many of his designs [ [http://funarg.nfshost.com/r2/notes/browning-patents.html John Browning's Patent Numbers ] ] are still in production today.
*William Clayton, inventor of the "roadometer", an early version of the modernodometer [http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_Odometer.htm The History of the Odometer] ]
*Henry Eyring , former professor of chemistry atPrinceton University and theUniversity of Utah [cite book| last =Eyring | first =Henry J. | title = Mormon Scientist: The Life and Faith of Henry Eyring| publisher =Deseret Book| isbn =978-1590388549 ]
* Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of theCathode Ray television [ [http://www.philofarnsworth.info/ Information on Philo Taylor Farnsworth ] ]
*H. Tracy Hall , invented synthetic diamonds [cite web |url=http://www.nysun.com/obituaries/h-tracy-hall-88-created-man-made-diamonds/82789/ |title=H. Tracy Hall, 88, Created Man-Made Diamonds |accessdate=2008-07-29 |author=Stephen Miller |date=2008-07-29 |work=New York Sun |publisher=]
*Robert B. Ingebretsen developer of the first practical digital audio recording system withThomas Stockham ; received anAcademy award in 1999 [http://www.sltrib.com/2003/mar/03072003/utah/35959.asp]
*Don Leslie Lind , astronaut [ [http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/history/oral_histories/LindDL/LindDL_5-27-05.pdf NASA Oral Biography about how Don Lind became an astronaut] ]
*Yukihiro Matsumoto , aJapan ese computer scientist andsoftware programmer best known as the chief designer of the Rubyprogramming language [cite web |url=http://www.japaninc.com/article.php?articleID=828 |title=The Man Who Gave Us Ruby |accessdate=2007-10-30 |author= |date=June 2002 |work=J@pan.Inc |publisher=]
*Roger E. Miller , former John B. Carrol Professor of Chemistry atUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Fellow ofThe Royal Society [http://www.chem.unc.edu/seminars/miller/miller_symp.pdf]
*Alvino Rey , inventor of the pedal steel guitar [ [http://www.meridianmagazine.com/arts/040901Alvino.html Meridian Magazine :: Arts : Remembering Alvino Rey ] ]
*James LeVoy Sorenson , co-inventor of real-time computerized heart monitor and 40 other medical patents [ [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695245736,00.html Deseret Morning News | Inventor, philanthropist James Sorenson, Utah's richest man, dies at 86 ] ]Military
Commanders
*
Bruce Carlson , Four-star USAF general (active) [ [http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=4921 Biographies : GENERAL BRUCE CARLSON ] ]
*Jack B. Eggington , Two-star USAF general (active) [ [http://www.af.mil/library/biographies/bio.asp?bioID=7846 Biographies : MAJOR GENERAL JACK B. EGGINGTON ] ]
*John R. Lasater , USAF brigidier general (retired) and LDS general authority [ [http://www.lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menuitem.b12f9d18fae655bb69095bd3e44916a0/?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=9d6667700817b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 Elder John R. Lasater of the First Quorum of the Seventy] ] [ [http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=6152 USAF official biography] ]
*Robert C. Oaks , Four-star USAF general (retired) and LDS general authority [http://famousmormons.net/military.html Famous Mormons in the Military ] ] [ [http://personal.atl.bellsouth.net/w/o/wol3/oaksrc1.htm Robert C. Oaks, General Authority ] ] [ [http://www.lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menuitem.b12f9d18fae655bb69095bd3e44916a0/?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=ff120d034ceae010VgnVCM100000176f620a____&hideNav=1 LDS.org - Ensign Article - A Defense and a Refuge ] ]
*Brent Scowcroft , Three-star USAF general (retired) and National Security Advisor under Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush
*Paul A. Yost, Jr. , Four-star USCG admiral (retired) [ [http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/PAYostBio.html USCG official biography] ]Medal of Honor recipients*
Bernard F. Fisher , USAF (Vietnam war).
*George Wahlen , USN (WW2)Politics
US politicians
Currently in office
* Bob Bennett, senator (R-Utah), Chief Deputy Whip [ [http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=53351 Project Vote Smart - Senator Robert F. 'Bob' Bennett - Biography ] ]
*Rob Bishop , representative (R-Utah) [cite web |url=http://robbishop.house.gov/Biography |title=Official Biography
accessdate=2008-03-25 |author=|date= |work=House of Representatives web site |publisher=]
*Leonard Boswell , representative (D-Iowa),Community of Christ [cite web |url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=384 |title=Representative Leonard L. Boswell (IA)
accessdate=2008-03-09 |author= |date= |work=Project Vote Smart |publisher=]
*Chris Cannon , representative (R-Utah) [ [http://www.chriscannon.com/get-to-know-chris Campaign site bio] ]
*Mike Crapo , senator (R-Idaho) [cite web |url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=26830 |title=Senator Michael D. 'Mike' Crapo (ID) |accessdate=2008-04-06 |author= |date= |work=Project Vote Smart web site |publisher=]
*John Doolittle , representative (R-California) [ [http://www.theunion.com/article/20060926/OPINION/109260117 Nevada County Local Opinion: Perhaps it's time for a fresh face in D.C. - TheUnion.com] ]
*Jeff Flake , representative (R-Arizona) [cite web |url=http://flake.house.gov/Biography/ |title=Jeff Flake Biography |accessdate=2008-04-09 |author= |date= |work=House of Representatives web site |publisher=]
*Orrin Hatch , senator (R-Utah) [ [http://hatch.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Biography.Home Personal Biography of Orrin Hatch ] ]
*Dean Heller , representative (R-Nevada) [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Republican Congressional District 2 Candidates on the Issues |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Jul-31-Mon-2006/news/8750257.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |publisher= |date=July 31, 2006 |accessdate=2008-04-11 ]
*Wally Herger , representative (R-California) [LDS Church News, March 29th, 2008]
*Jon Huntsman, Jr. , governor ofUtah [cite news |first=Danielle |last=Burton |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Jon Huntsman Jr. |url=http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/campaign-2008/2008/05/22/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-jon-huntsman-jr.html |work=U.S. News & World Report |publisher= |date=May 22, 2008 |accessdate=2008-05-23 ]
*Mike Leavitt , secretary of U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services and former administrator of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [>cite web |url=http://www.pbs.org/mormons/faqs/politics.html |title=Mormons and Politics
accessdate=2008-03-11 |author= |date= |work=PBS Special, The Mormons |publisher=]
*Buck McKeon , representative (R-California) [ [http://mckeon.house.gov/meet_buck.html U.S. Congressman Buck McKeon - 25th District of California - Meet Buck ] ]
*Harry Reid ,senate majority leader , (D-Nevada ) [ [http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2002/Sep-08-Sun-2002/news/19525007.html LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL: NEWS: Reid firmly rooted in Mormon faith ] ]
*Mike Simpson , representative (R-Idaho) [cite web |url=http://www3.capwiz.com/msnbc/bio/?id=209 |title=Elected officials, bio and contact information |accessdate=2008-03-09 |author= |date= |work=msnbc |publisher=]
*Gordon Smith , senator (R-Oregon) [ [http://www.nytimes.com/cq/2006/12/08/cq_2019.html Breaking Rank, Smith Calls for Quick Withdrawal from Iraq - New York Times ] ]Past politicians
*
Terrel Bell , secretary of education (1981-85) [cite web|url=http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu/academic/americanpresident/reagan/essays/cabinet/660 |title=Terrel H. Bell (1981 - 1984): Secretary of Education |accessdate=2008-01-20 |work=American President: An Online Reference Resource |publisher=University of Virginia ] cite book| last =Winder | first =Michael K. | title = Presidents and Prophets: The Story of America's Presidents and the LDS Church| publisher =Covenant Communications| isbn =978-1-59811-452-2 ]
* Angela Buchanan, treasurer of the United States (1981-83) [cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=43408 |title=Ronald Reagan: Nomination of Angela M. Buchanan To Be Treasurer of the United States |accessdate=2008-01-20 |work=The American Presidency Project |publisher=Gerhard Peters ]
*Berkeley Bunker , senator (D) Nevada (1940-42) [cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001061 |title=BUNKER, Berkeley Lloyd, (1906 - 1999) |accessdate=2008-01-20 |work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present |publisher=U.S. Congress ]
*Howard Cannon , senator (D) Nevada (1959-83) [cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000120 |title=CANNON, Howard Walter, (1912 - 2002) |accessdate=2008-01-20 |work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present |publisher=U.S. Congress ]
*J. Reuben Clark , undersecretary of state, U.S. ambassador to Mexico [cite web|url=http://www.lclark.edu/org/jrcls/biography.html |title=Biography of J. Reuben Clark |accessdate=2008-01-20 |publisher=Lewis and Clark Law School, J. Reuben Clark Law Society ]
*Marriner S. Eccles , chairman of Federal Reserve Board (1934-48))Fact|date=March 2008
*John L. Harmer , Lt. Governor (R) California (1974-75)
*Paula Hawkins , senator (R) Florida (first woman senator from that state)) [cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000374 |title=HAWKINS, Paula, (1927 - ) |accessdate=2008-01-20 |work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present |publisher=U.S. Congress ] [ [http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_lds.html Famous Latter-day Saints Links ] ]
*Ernest Istook , representative (R) Oklahoma (1993–2007) [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors=Peggy Fletcher Stack and Robert Gehrke | title = Mormons in D.C. |url= |work=Salt Lake Tribune |publisher= |date=April 10, 2005 |accessdate= ]
*Jake Garn , senator (R) Utah (1974-93)
* Ralph Harding, representative (D) Idaho (1961-65))Fact|date=March 2008
*David M. Kennedy , secretary of treasury (1969-71); ambassador to NATO (1972-73)
*David S. King , representative (D) Utah (1959-1963, 1965-67) [cite web |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000199 |title=KING, David Sjodahl |accessdate=2008-04-05 |author= |date= |work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |publisher=]
*William H. King , senator (D) Utah (1917-1941))Fact|date=March 2008
* Rex Lee, U.S. Solicitor General (1981-85)
*Frank E. Moss , senator (D) Utah (1959-77)
*Howard Nielson , representative (R) Utah (1983-91) [cite web |url=http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=62bf27cd3f37b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 |title=LDS Scene |accessdate=2008-04-04 |author= |date=April 1989 |work=Ensign |publisher=]
*Wayne Owens , representative (D) Utah (1973-75, 1987-93) [cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=O000156 |title=OWENS, Douglas Wayne, (1937 - 2002) |accessdate=2007-07-06 |work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present |publisher=U.S. Congress ]
*Ivy Baker Priest , treasurer of the United States (1953-61)
*George Romney , governor (R) Michigan (1963-69); secretary of housing and urban development (1969-73), presidential candidate (R) (1968)Fact|date=March 2008
*Mitt Romney , presidential candidate (R) (2008) [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1562941,00.html A Mormon as President? - TIME ] ] . Governor of Massachusetts, (2003-2007)
*Reed Smoot , senator (R) Utah (1903-1933)Fact|date=March 2008
*Richard Swett , representative (D) New Hampshire (1991-95); U.S. Ambassador to Denmark (1998-99) [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors=David E. Campbell and J. Quin Monson |title=The Religious Test |url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2007-01-21-religion-elections_x.htm |work=USA Today |publisher= |date=January 21, 2007 |accessdate=2008-03-14]
*Elbert Duncan Thomas , senator (D) Utah (1933-51)Fact|date=March 2008
*Morris King Udall , representative (D) Arizona (1961-91); Presidential Candidate (D) (1976))Fact|date=March 2008
*Stewart Udall , secretary of interior (1961-69); representative (D) Arizona (1955-61)Mayors of major cities
*
David B. Haight , mayor ofPalo Alto, California , apostle in LDS church [ [http://www.lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menuitem.b12f9d18fae655bb69095bd3e44916a0/?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=c00da7b37c11c010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1] Ensign, October 2004]Justices
*
Chief Justice Christine M. Durham , Utah Supreme Court (since 1982) [ [http://www.utcourts.gov/judgesbios/showGallery.asp?dist=10&ct_type=S Utah State Courts - Judges' Biographies ] ]
* JusticeCharles Jones , retired Arizona State Supreme Court Justice [http://www.azcentral.com/specials/special21/articles/0103crankyjudge03.html]
* JusticeDallin H. Oaks , Utah Supreme Court justice, U.S. Supreme Court short list, LDS apostle [ [http://www.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=f11cb868474e3110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRD&vgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD] Dallin H. Oaks Biography by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]Politicians outside the United States
* Grant Hill, member of Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party of Canada [cite web |url=http://www.meridianmagazine.com/standingforsomething/020220hill.html |title=Grant Hill: Latter-day Saint Runs for Canada's Second Highest Post |accessdate=2008-03-08 |author=Rebecca Hudson |date=March 8, 2002 |work=Meridian Magazine |publisher=]
*Keiko Itokazu , Member of theJapanese Diet representingOkinawa ,Japan [cite|work=リアホナ2004年9月号:チャーチニューズp。8]
*Jeffrey Max Jones , Senator of Chihuahua, Mexico [cite web |url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/miami/16002.html |title=LDS church charting rapid growth in Mexico |accessdate=2008-03-08 |author=Jonathan Clark |date=November 29, 2005 |work=The Herald |publisher=El Universal]
*Terry Rooney , member ofBritish House of Commons [cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2055453.stm |title=Terry Rooney |accessdate=2008-06-12 |author= |date=October 21, 2002 |work=BBC News |publisher=]
*Nathan Eldon Tanner , member of the legislative assembly of Alberta, Canada (1935-1952); speaker of the legislature (1936-1937) and minister of lands and mines [ [http://marriottschool.byu.edu/n-eldon-tanner.cfm N. Eldon Tanner ] ]
*Moroni Bing Torgan , Congressman for the state of Ceará, Brazil [cite web |url=http://gospelink.com/next/doc?book_doc_id=253682 |title=Brazilian 'Folk Hero' Elected to High Post |accessdate=2008-05-28 |author= |date=March 16, 1991 |work=LDS Church News |publisher=]References
External links
* [http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_lds.html Links to Lists of Famous Latter-day Saints]
* [http://famousmormons.net famousmormons.net]
* [http://www.ldsfilm.com/100/lds100.html The Mormon 100: A Ranking of the 100 Most Influential Latter-day Saints in History]
* [http://mormonsinbusiness.net Mormons in Business]
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