List of people from Salt Lake City, Utah
A person who lives in or comes from Salt Lake City, Utah is known as a Salt Laker. The following list contains well-known current or former Salt Lake City residents:
Born in Salt Lake City
- Maude Adams (1872–1953) Broadway stage actress noted for her title role in Peter Pan
- Karl Alvarez (born 1964), musician, Descendents, ALL, The Lemonheads
- Tony Anselmo (born 1967), Disney animator, voice of Donald Duck (1985-present)
- Roseanne Barr (born 1952), actress, stand-up comedian
- Mick Morris (born 1978), musician, Eighteen Visions
- Jaime Bergman (born 1975), Actress, former Playmate
- Nolan Bushnell (born 1943), founder of Atari and game industry pioneer
- Neal Cassady, (born 1926), Notable influencer of the Beat movement
- Roy Castleton (born 1885), major league baseball player
- Clayton M. Christensen (born 1952), professor at Harvard Business School
- Cytheria, porn star born in Salt Lake City and raised in West Valley City
- Matthew Davis (born 1978), actor
- Patrick Fugit (born 1982), actor
- John Fulton, writer
- John W. Gallivan, (born 1915), newspaper publisher
- William "Big Bill" Haywood, labor leader
- Steve Konowalchuk (born 1972), former NHL player
- Zach Lund (born 1979), skeleton racer
- Maddox (writer) (born 1978), writer
- Claude Rex Nowell aka Corky King (born 1944), founder of Summum
- Louis R. Nowell (1915–2000), Los Angeles City Council member, 1963–77
- Ralph Olsen, former NFL player
- Elizabeth Smart (born 1987), kidnap victim
- Dave Smith (born 1947), former NFL player
- Wallace Thurman, writer
- Pete Van Valkenburg, former NFL player
- Craig Venter (born 1946), geneticist and entrepreneur
Native born and long-time resident of Salt Lake City
- David C. Evans (1924–1998), Pioneer of computer graphics, founder of the computer science department at the University of Utah and co-founder of Evans & Sutherland
- John Warnock (born 1940), American computer scientist and co-founder of Adobe Systems Inc.
- Wilford Brimley (born 1934), character actor
- Frank Moss (1911–2003), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1959–1977)
- Kim Peek (1951-2009), savant
- Gordon B. Hinckley (born 1910-2008), President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Thomas S. Monson (born 1927), President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- David Zabriskie (born 1979), professional road bicycle racer
- Kristyn Robyn Osborn (born 1970), Singer-songwriter and member of country band SheDaisy
- Kelsi Marie Osborn (born 1974), Singer and member of country band SheDaisy
- Kassidy Lorraine Osborn (born 1976), Singer and member of country band SheDaisy
Non-native long-time Salt Lake City resident, present or former
- Harold Ross (1892-1951) American journalist and founder of The New Yorker magazine
- Robert Redford (born 1936) Founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Channel
- Maurice Abravanel (1903–1993), influential Utah Symphony conductor
- Heather Armstrong (born 1975), blogger, dooce.com
- Robert "Bobby" McFerrin, Jr. (born 1950) American vocalist and conductor
- Stevie Nicks (born 1948), American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac
- Roma Downey (born 1960), Irish actress, singer, and producer, best known as Monica, the main character of the TV series Touched by an Angel
- Lily Eskelsen (born 1955), vice-president of the National Education Association
- Jake Garn (born 1934), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1974–1993)
- Gregg Hale, former guitarist for the platinum UK band Spiritualized
- Orrin G. Hatch (born 1934), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1977–present)
- George C. Hatch (born 1919), cable television pioneer
- Ammon Hennacy (1893–1970), anarchist organizer
- Karl Malone (born 1963), former professional basketball player for Utah Jazz (1985–2003)
- James Merendino (born 1967), filmmaker (SLC Punk!)
- Ken Jennings (born 1974), Jeopardy! champion
- 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
- David Archuleta (born 1990) American Idol Season 7 runner-up, Artiste
- Merlin Olsen (1940-2010) American football player in the National Football League, NFL commentator, and actor
- Steve Young (born 1961) NFL Quarterback for the 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Ivan Sutherland (born 1938), American computer scientist, Internet pioneer and co-founder of Evans & Sutherland