List of Salt Lakers

List of Salt Lakers

A person who lives in or comes from Salt Lake City, Utah is known as a "Salt Laker".Fact|date=June 2007 The following list contains well-known current or former Salt Lake City residents:

Born in Salt Lake City

* Karl Alvarez (born 1964), musician, Descendents, ALL, Lemonheads
* Roseanne Barr (born 1952), actress, stand-up comedian
* Nolan Bushnell (born 1943), founder of Atari and game industry pioneer
* Roy Castleton (born 1885), major league baseball player
* Clayton M. Christensen (born 1952), professor at Harvard Business School
* Matthew Davis (born 1978), actor
* Patrick Fugit (born 1982), actor
* Gordon B. Hinckley (born 1910-2008), President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
* Ken Jennings (born 1974), Jeopardy! champion
* Steve Konowalchuk (born 1972), former NHL player
* Zach Lund (born 1979), skeleton racer
* Maddox (born 1978), writer
* Claude Rex Nowell aka Corky King (born 1944), founder of Summum
* Elizabeth Smart (born 1987), kidnap victim
* Craig Venter (born 1946), geneticist and entrepreneur
* Jaime Bergman (born 1975), Actress, former Playmate
* Neal Cassady, (born 1926), Notable influencer of the Beat movement

Native born and long-time resident of Salt Lake City

* Wilford Brimley (born 1934), character actor
* Frank Moss (1911–2003), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1959–1977)
* David Zabriskie (born 1979), professional road bicycle racer

Non-native long-time Salt Lake City present or former resident

* Maurice Abravanel (1903–1993), influential Utah Symphony conductor
* Heather Armstrong (born 1975), blogger, dooce.com
* Jake Garn (born 1934), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1974–1993)
* Orrin G. Hatch (born 1934), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1977–present)
* Ammon Hennacy (1893–1970), anarchist organizer
* Karl Malone (born 1963), former professional basketball player for Utah Jazz (1985–2003)
* Dick Nourse (born 1940), popular television news anchor (1964-2007)
* Karl Rove (born 1950), Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush
* Wallace Stegner (1909–1993), Pulitzer prize winning novelist and nature writer
* John Stockton (born 1962), former professional basketball player for Utah Jazz (1984–2003)
* Ruth Todd (born 1962), popular television news anchor
* Brigham Young (1801–1877), founder of Salt Lake City, President of the LDS Church
* Belladonna (born 1981), Porn star


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