A group designed for the opportunity to discuss & learn more about Famous, Celebrity Mormons...



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Information regarding these famous Mormons have been gathered from different resources primarily from Wikipedia.org & famousmormons.net.

Videos were found on youtube.com & music found through projectplaylist.com

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Actors

A.J. Cook "Click here for her website...
° A.J.'s acting career began when she was 17 years old. Her first major role was in "The Virgin Suicides". Since then, she has taken Hollywood by storm, starring in films such as "Higher Ground" and "Final Destination 2" as well as several guest star appearances on television. "A devout Mormon, Cook now only accepts roles that don’t go against her faith."

Ryan Gosling "Click here for info on Ryan...
° Movie appearances... Remember the Titans (2000), The Believer (2001) and Murder by Numbers (2002) "Raised Mormon... He describes himself as "religious but nondenominational" His mother & sister are active members"

Jon Heder "Click here for info on Jon...
° Known for his appearance in the independent film, Napoleon Dynamite. Recently starred in Blades of Glory, and voiced Chicken Joe in Surf's Up. "Currently active member"

Jon Heder


Katherine Heigl "Click here for info on Katherine...
° Known for her role as Izzie in Grays Anatomy A Golden Globe winning tv series...

Ricky Schroder"Click here for info on Ricky...
° From child star to adult star, Currently plays on the FOX show 24 as CTU agent Mike Doyle. "“Schroder is a religious man & four years ago, he converted to Mormonism, joining his wife, who was already a member.”

Paul Walker"Click here for info on Paul...
° Known for his role in "The Fast & The Furious" "Paul was brought up in a Mormon-household, though in the last few years, Paul has said that he considers himself a non-denominational Christian"

° Brady Bluhm
° Don Bluth
° Wilford Brimley
° Keene Curtis
° Mitch Davis
° Laraine Day
° Eliza Dushku
° Aaron Eckhart
° Byron Foulger
° Kevin J. Foxe
° John Gilbert
° Jacque Gray
° Eric Hendershot
° Jared Hess
° Dean Jagger
° Gordon Jump
° Neil LaBute
° Glen Larsen
° Kieth Merrill
° Matthew Modine
° Gerald "Jerry" R. Molen
° Kelly Packard
° Kevin Rahm
° Aaron Ruell
° Ken Sansom
° Will Swenson
° Rick Thomas
° Ellen Wheeler

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Media

Benji Schwimmer "Click here for Benji's Myspace Page...
° The winner of the 2006 season of So You Think You Can Dance was announced on August, 2006. The winner Benji Schwimmer, after 16 million votes were collected for the season finale. He appeared on So You Think You Can Dance" He said on the air he served a 2 year mission, during which his girlfriend "dear-johned" him. On "So you Can Dance" there was someone in the audience who had a sign made like the insignia on the "CTR ring" that read "CTB" with Choose the Benji written underneath. He served a mission in Oaxaca, Mexico. And recently appeared in the newest season of So You Think You Can Dance were he danced with his sister 'Lacey Schwimmer" to support her in auditioning for the 2007 show...

Benji & Lacey Schwimmer


Lacey Schwimmer "Click here for Lacey's Myspace Page...
° Lacey-Mae Schwimmer is 18 years young and lives in California. Most people know her as Benji's sister which shes gotten used to over the past few years [she enjoys being his sister] Her life is pretty much laid out there for the public to see,[shes loud and crazy and dances on special occasions.] She [loves] her family. She [loves] her friends. And counts her blessings knowing shes alive and gets to experience life day to day. "From her about me section on her Myspace Profile" Lacey just made the top 20 for this years "So You Think You Can Dance" show... "GOOD LUCK LACEY" you have our vote...


"SHUT THE FRONT DOOR" Was Lacey's Response when she found out she made the Top 20...

Lacey & Kameron



Heidi Groskreutz "Click here for Heidi's Myspace Page...
° Heidi Groskreutz, is from Cliffside Park, NewJersey , and raised in Newport Beach, California . As of 2006, she is a six-time U.S.A. Open Swing Dance champion. Heidi auditioned with her cousin Benji Schwimmer in 2006's So You Think You Can Dance, she became a top 20 finalist in the second season of So You Think You Can Dance, and was the female finalist placing 3rd in the contest.

Heidi Groskreutz


Ken Jennings "Click here for more info on Ken...
°Ken's Total Winnings $2,520,700 Biggest winner in game show history. The press have also reported that 10% of his earnings will be donated to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Ken Jennings


° Corbin Allred
° Billy Barty
° Ed Catmull Pixar Co-Founder, Disney Animation president, Pixar President, Computer Programmer
° Art Acord
° Jane Clayson, CBS television personality
° Ray Combs, Family Feud host
° Corbin Allred, actor, former child star
° Billy Barty
° Glenn Beck Host on CNN Headline News. Also a national talk-radio show host.
° Paula Cale actress
° Cam Clarke (actor, singer)
° Kent Dana, Phoenix television personality, KPHO
° Mitch Davis, film producer
° Neleh Dennis, Survivor Marquesas contestant
° Ashly Delgrosso, "Dancing With The Stars" professional dancer
° Richard Dutcher, filmmaker and actor
° Jon Enos
° Mireille Enos, Tony nominated actress
° Veronique Enos
° Aaron Eckhart
° Elma Gardner “Pem” Farnsworth (Oscar Recipient)
° Katherine Heigl
° Jared Hess, director
° Bob Hilton, television game show announcer
° Gordon Jump
° Jon Peter Lewis, finalist on American Idol Season 3
° Abigail Mavity, young actress in film and TV
° Terry Moore, actress and model
° Merlin Olsen, actor, commentator and football hall-of-famer
° Pat Priest, actress, played Marilyn Munster at The Munsters.
° Kevin Rahm, television actor
° Carmen Rasmusen, entertainer, finalist on American Idol Season 2
° Rick Schroder
° Catherine Silvers
° Reed Smoot (cinematographer) IMAX cinematographer
° Julie Stoffer
° Ruth Todd, Salt Lake City television personality
° John O. Whitaker, Jr., best known for playing Jody in Family Affair
° Ron Young, Amazing Race contestant

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Musicians

Click here to go to The Killers myspace page...
° Brandon is the lead singer for the band The Killers... A Mormon from Las Vegas has spoken out about his chosen career path and his religious beliefs: "Being a Mormon is just like following any religion. It's not much different than a lot of them. But it's difficult sometimes when you are on the road."

Christian Jacobs / Chad Larson "Click Here for The Aquabats Myspace Profile...
° The Aquabats are an eight-man band. Currently, 2 of the Aquabats are LDS: Christian Jacobs and Chad Larson, the bassist. They're both active and attend the same ward in Orange County, CA. My favorite song's of there's is "Super Rad" & "Red Sweater"

Brothers Kris Larson, Peter Larson, & Andrew Larson "Click Here for Painting The Roses Myspace Profile...
° The Larson brother's originally from Washington State are working on there first full length album and currently have no label.

Gary Allan "Click here for Gary's Myspace Page...
° A country singer who's greatest hits album released in 2007. I like his cover of "Best I Ever Had"

Scot Alexander "Click here for Dishwalla's Myspace Page...
° The bassists for the Band Dishwalla. He wrote many of their songs including the hit "Counting Blue Cars"

Dan Truman "Click here for Diamond Rio's Myspace Page...
° Dan Truman plays keyboard for the country band Diamond Rio and studied classical piano at Brigham Young University and received a bachelor's degree in music composition. Diamond Rio was nominated for a Country Music Award in 2003 for vocal group of the year.

Gladys Knight "Click here for Gladys Knight & The Pips Myspace Page...
° She was baptized in August 1997 and received the endowment one year later. And is a Seven-Time Grammy Award winner. Rhythm and blues, gospel, pop, & soul Singer.

James Valentine "Click here for Maroon 5's Myspace Page...
° James Valentine is lead guitar and a member of the Church. Maroon 5 won a grammy in the 47th grammy awards as well. And just released there newest album "It wont be soon before long." 2007

Kristyn, Kelsi & Kassidy Osborn "Click here for SheDaisy's Myspace Page...
° As active church members, Kristyn, Kelsi, and Kassidy grew up in Magna, Utah, as three of six children of David and Robyn Osborn. Their debut album The Whole Shebang was certified Gold on 01 Nov 1999 and certified Platinum on 28 Mar 2000. SHeDAISY's third album on Lyric Street Records, Sweet Right Here, has been certified Gold (sales over 500,000) by the RIAA.

Ryan Shupe "Click here for Ryan Shupe & The Rubberband's Myspace Page...
° Their single "Dream Big" will be the theme song for the upcoming NBC series "Three Wishes" starring Amy Grant.

Brendon Urie"Click here for Panic! At The Disco's Myspace Page...
° Guitarist / Lead Vocals / Songwriter / Piano “I grew up a Mormon, so they wanted me to go on a mission—normally, I would be on a mission right now because I’m 19,” Urie says. “Then they wanted me to go to BYU Provo [Brigham Young University] in Utah, which is kind of the standard thing that every Mormon kid does growing up. I wanted to go to a college for cosmetology if I hadn’t done the band, so we wanted different things. That made it hard to convince them, at 17, that this was a smart thing for me.” www.straight.com

Click here to go to Saosin's Myspace page...
° Cove Reber, previously the vocalist of the band Mormon In The Middle and Stamp Out Detroit, was announced as the new permanent lead singer of the band Saosin.

° the Brett Family
° The 5 Browns
° Will Butler of "The Arcade Fire"
° Eric Dodge
° Gregg Hale
° Herrey Brothers
° Jason Celaya
° Kelly Eisenhour
° Marvin Goldstein
° Jenny Jordan Frogley
° Alan Hawkshaw
° William Joseph
° Arthur "Killer" Kane
° Anthony Mather
° Mormon Tabernacle Choir
° The Osmond Brothers
° Donny Osmond
° Marie Osmond
° Rick Reeve
° Reunion
° Alvino Rey
° Neil Rutman
° Saints Unified Voices "Glady's Knight"
° Kevin Sharp
° Yuki Saito
° Chance Thomas
° Warren Zevon
° Randy Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive and The Guess Who
° Jenny Oaks Baker
° Justin Utley (later self-excommunicated)
° Bert McCracken of The Used
° Eric Herman
° Crawford Gates
° Lisa Hopkins
° The Jets
° Phillip Linford of It is This Big
° Art Lund
° Mimi Parker of Low
° Mick Ronson
° Jon Schmidt
° Alan Sparhawk of Low
° Branden Steineckert of Rancid
° Joshua Curgenven of Foo Fighters - "No longer in the band"

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Baseball

° Rick Aguilera
° Alan Ashby
° Barry Bonnell
° John Buck
° Roy Castleton, New York Yankees
° McKay Christensen
° Bruce Hurst
° Dane Iorg
° Garth Iorg
° Wally Joyner
° Harmon Killebrew
° Vance Law
° Vernon Law
° Dale Murphy, Braves player
° Jeff Kent
° Chris Shelton, Detroit Tigers
° Armando Tornel

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Basketball

° Danny Ainge
° Thurl Bailey
° Shawn Bradley
° Kresimir Cosic, gold medalist
° Greg Kite
° Mark "Mad Dog" Madsen
° Andy Toolson
° Mo Udall
° Fred Roberts
° Casey Jacobson
° Adam Lewi..

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Football

° John Beck, Miami Dolphins 2007 2nd Round Draft Pick
° Ben Cahoon
° Kevin Curtis
° Kirk Chambers
° Norm Chow, Offensive Coordinator, Tennessee Titans
° Ryan Denney
° Ty Detmer, Heisman winner, quarterback, multiple teams
° LaVell Edwards, BYU coach
° Todd Heap, Ravens tight-end
° Chris Hoke
° Lee Johnson
° Mike Leach, Head Coach, Texas Tech
° Chad Lewis, Eagles tight-end
° Reno Mahe, Eagles running back
° Itula Mili
° Scott Mitchell
° Rob Morris
° Todd Christensen, Oakland Raiders
° Bart Oates
° Merlin Olsen (Football) Utah State University, Los Angeles Rams, Fearsome Foursome, Outland Trophy winner, College Football Hall of Fame, Pro Football Hall of Fame, #25 on The Sporting News' 100 Greatest Football Players
° Paul Peterson, Former Boston College Quarterback
° Brady Poppinga, Packers linebacker
° Andy Reid, Eagles head coach
° Kyle Turley
° Steve Young (49ers quarterback)
° John Madsen (Oakland Raiders)
° Doug Jolley
° Sean Salisbury
° Jason DeLange

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Boxing

° Gene Fullmer, Middleweight champion

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Other Athletes

° Billy Casper, PGA champion
° Keith Clearwater, "Golf"
° Johnny Miller, PGA champion and television commentator
° Mike Reid "Golf"
° Bruce Summerhays PGA champion
° Maggie Germaine Ethier, ASU coach, married to LA Dodger Andre Ethier "Gymnastics's"
° Peter Vidmar, Olympic gold-medal gymnast
° Jack Kowal "Hockey"
° Russell Baze, Horse Racing Hall of Fame
° Ed Parker, founder of American Kenpo "Karate"
° Earl W. Bascom, Hall of Fame, rodeo gear inventor, cowboy artist/sculptor, All-around champion, Bishop/Patriarch
° Raymond Knight, Hall of Fame, world's first rodeo producer and stock contractor, champion calf roper
° Alatini Saulala, US National Rugby team, originally from Tonga, noted for his speed and strength. Considered one of the greatest in the world at his position.
° Torah Bright (Australian) "Snowboarding"
° Jeremy Jones "Snowboarding"
° Jason Murphy "Snowboarding"
° Jordan Mendenhall "Snowboarding"
° Brandon Bybee "Snowboarding"
° Mitch Nelson "Snowboarding"
° Trennon Leavitt "Snowboarding"
° Rulon Gardner (Olympic Gold Medal-winning Greco-Roman wrestler)
° Don Leo Jonathan "Wrestling"
° Cail Sanderson (Olympic Gold Medalist-Freesyle, Undefeated 4-Year College Career) "Wrestling"
° Mark Fuller US Olympic athlete "Wrestling"

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Writers / Authors

° Jack Anderson, famous Watergate era journalist and author. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for journalism.
° John Bytheway, US author, motivational speaker and comedian
° 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, author of The Christmas Box and other novels
° Tracy Hickman, speculative fiction writer
° Antonio Maravi, author of GrupoSUD.com, the largest Spanish-language discussion group for LDS Church members[2]
° Brandon Sanderson, author of Elantris
° Virginia Sorensen, winner of the Newbery Medal, 1957 for Miracles on Maple Hill; author of historical fiction about Mormon pioneers
° Darrell Spencer, author of short stories, professor[3]
° Samuel W. Taylor, author of books, articles and screenplays, including Sabrina and The Absent Minded Professor.
° Terry Tempest Williams, author of Refuge and other novel..

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Executives / Business

° Ed Catmull Pixar Co-Founder and President, Disney Animation president
° Nolan D. Archibald, CEO of Black & Decker
° M. Anthony Burns, Former Chairman, CEO, and President of Ryder Systems
° Kevin Carmony, CEO of Linspire
° Dave Checketts, Former GM of Utah Jazz, New York Knicks, Madison Square Garden, current owner of Real Salt Lake
° Pete Harman, first KFC franchise
° Jon Huntsman, Sr., founder of Huntsman Corporation
° J. Willard Marriott, founder of Marriott Corporation
° J.W. "Bill" Marriott, Jr., chairman and CEO, Marriott International
° Larry H. Miller, entrepreneur and Utah Jazz owner
° David Neeleman, CEO of JetBlue Airways
° Kevin B. Rollins, former CEO of Dell, Inc.
° Cynthia Garner, first woman to appear on Fortune Magazine's cover
° George W. Romney, Former President of American Motor Company
° Sheri Dew, CEO of Deseret Book Publishing Company

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Olympians

° Torah Bright
Snowboarding

° Michele Despain
Luge

° Werner Hoeger
Luge

° Steve Nyman
Skiing

° Shauna Rohbock
US Bobsled Pilot

° Rowena Bright
skier (Australia)
2002 Salt Lake City

° Dinah Browne
luge (US Virgin Islands)
2002 Salt Lake City

° Werner Hoeger and Chris Hoegers
luge (Venezuela)
2002 Salt Lake City

° Gea Johnson
bobsled (USA)
2002 Salt Lake City

° Joe Pack
ski jump (USA)
silver 2002 Salt Lake City

° Sabine Ruckauer and Stephanie Wartosch
hockey (Germany)
2002 Salt Lake City

° Tamami Tanaka
biathlon (Japan)
2002 Salt Lake City

° Megan Dirkmaat
rowing (USA)
silver 2004 Athens

° Lucia Fernanda Palerma
rowing (Argentina)
2004 Athens

° Rachelle Smith-Kunkel
diving (USA)
2004 Athens

° Tiffany Lott-Hogan
track and field (USA)
2004 Athens

° Tairia Mims Flowers
softball (USA)
gold 2004 Athens

° John Nunn
track and field (USA)
2004 Athens

° James Parker
track and field (USA)
2004 Athens

° Grant Robison
track and field (USA)
2004 Athens

° Mosiah Rodriguez
gymnastics (Brazil)
2004 Athens

° Cael Sanderson
wrestling (USA)
gold 2004 Athens

° Jodi Tini
basketball (New Zealand)
2004 Athens

° Justin Wilcock
diving (USA)
2004 Athens

° Paora Winitana
basketball (New Zealand)
2004 Athens

° Guard Young
gymnastics (USA)
silver 2004 Athens

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Artist's / Designers

° Mike Allred, Comic book artist
° Don Bluth, animator
° Brian Crane, Pickles cartoonist
° James C. Christensen, illustrator
° Arnold Friberg
° Brett Helquist, illustrator (most famous for work on A Series of Unfortunate Events novels)
° Ren Olson, cartoonist for Hanna-Barbera and illustrator and graphic animator for Westwood Studios
° Charles Roscoe Savage, 19th century photographer
° LeConte Stewart, artist and former head of the Art Department at the University of Utah
° Ethan Van Sciver, Comic book artist[1]

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Science

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Law

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Protective Services

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Computers / Math

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Military

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Engineering

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Education / Scholars

° David A. Bednar, president of Brigham Young University-Idaho (1997-2005)
° Richard Bushman, professor of history emeritus at Columbia University
° Kim B. Clark, Brigham Young University-Idaho president, 2005-present; Dean of Harvard Business School, 1995-2005; professor
° Dr. Brian Cram, Clark County School Superindents1989-2000, Brian & Teri Cram Middle School, Las Vegas, NV
° Teri Moss Cram, elementary school educator, honored native Nevadan teacher, Brian & Teri Cram Middle School, Las Vegas, NV
° Henry Eyring, theoretical chemist, Princeton University instructor (1931-1949), Dean of the University of Utah graduate school, winner President's National Science Medal
° Henry B. Eyring, president of Ricks College (1972-77), associate professor of business at Stanford University, Sloan Visiting Faculty Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
° Harvey Fletcher, head of physical research at Bell Laboratories, developed modern science of acoustics He was the first to demonstrate stereophonic transmission and stereophonic recording. In 1939 while working with Leopold Stokowski, he presented a concert featuring stereophonic recording to a capacity crowd in Carnegie Hall in New York. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir was heard singing in three dimensions to this vast audience
° Aaron A. Mateer, first Mormon Head Ephor of The Edinburgh Academy, a notable Scottish independent school
° James C. Fletcher Received an undergraduate degree in physics from Columbia University and a doctorate in physics from the California Institute of Technology. He Co-founded the Space Electronics Corporation in 1958. President of the University of Utah in 1964, and named NASA Administrator in 1971, Left NASA in 1977, Became Administrator again in 1986. Fletcher was extremely active as an adviser to key national leaders involved in planning space policy. Among other activities, he served on advisory board involved in developing the Strategic Defense Initiative.
° Gordon Gee, Chancellor of Vanderbilt University
° 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
° Karl G. Maeser, Brigham Young University president, 1876-1892
° Neal A. Maxwell, Commissioner of Church Education, Executive Vice President of the University of Utah
° Hugh Nibley, scholar, historian, researcher, professor
° Jeffrey Nielsen, BYU instructor fired after writing an essay critical of the LDS Church position on same-sex marriage
° Dallin H. Oaks, Brigham Young University president, 1971-1980; justice of Utah Supreme Court, 1980-1984
° Ben Ohai, Brigham Young University Wrestling Coach[citation needed]
° Cecil O. Samuelson, Brigham Young University president, 2003-present
° Eric B. Shumway, Brigham Young University-Hawaii president
° James E. Talmage, author, scientist, and philosopher
° Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Harvard University historian
° Steven Charles Wheelwright dean Harvard University
° Rodney J. McGuire Constitutional Scholar

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Politic's

US politicians Currently in office

° Bob Bennett, Senator (R-Utah), Chief Deputy Whip
° Rob Bishop, Representative (R-Utah)
° Chris Cannon, Representative (R-Utah)
° Mike Crapo Senator (R-Idaho)
° John Doolittle, Representative (R-California)
° Eni Faleomavaega, Representative (D-American Samoa)
° Jeff Flake, Representative (R-Arizona)
° Jim Gibbons, Governor (R-Nevada)
° Orrin Hatch, Senator (R-Utah)
° Wally Herger, Representative (R-California)
° Jon Huntsman, Jr, Governor (R-Utah)
° Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Governor (R-Utah) (1993-2003)
° Jim Matheson, Representative (D-Utah)
° Buck McKeon, Representative (R-California)
° Harry Reid, United States Senate Majority Leader (D-Nevada)
° Mitt Romney, Former Governor (R-Massachusetts) Current Presidential Candidate 2008 Presidential Candidates
° Kathleen Burton Clarke, in 2001 became the first woman director of the Bureau of Land Management
° Mike Simpson, Representative (R-Idaho)
° Gordon Smith Senator (R-Oregon)
° Tom Udall, Representative (D-New Mexico)

Past Politicians

° Jean Westwood, first woman to serve as chairperson of the National Democratic Party
° Terrel Bell, United States Secretary of Education
° Angela Marie Buchanan, US Treasurer
° Berkeley Bunker, US Senator (D) Nevada
° J. Reuben Clark, Undersecretary of State
° US Ambassador to Mexico
° Delwin Morgan Clawson
° Mayor of Compton, CA, U.S. Congressman (D) California
° Merrill Cook, Representative (R) Utah
° Larry EchoHawk, Attorney General (D) Idaho, 1991-95
° John V. Evans, Governor (D) Idaho, 1977-87[citation needed]
° George V. Hansen, Representative (R) Idaho, 1965-69 and 1975-85
° James V. Hansen Representative (R) Utah, 1981-2003
° Ralph Harding, US Congressman (D) Idaho
° Paula Hawkins, US Senator (R) Florida (first woman senator from that state)
° Ernest Istook, Representative (R-Oklahoma)
° David M. Kennedy, US Secretary of the Treasury
° David S. King, Representative (D) Utah, 1959-1963, '65-67
° William H. King, Representative (D) Utah, 1917-1941
° K. Gunn McKay, Representative (D) Utah, 1971-81
° Dan Marriott, Representative (R) Utah, 1977-1985
° Gregory J. Newell, Undersecretary of State, US Ambassador to Sweden
° Howard Nielson, Representative (R) Utah, 1983-1991
° Ron Packard, Representative (R) California,
° Ivy Baker Priest, US Treasurer
° George Romney, Governor (R) Michigan, also Presidential candidate)
° Elbert Duncan Thomas, US Senator (D) Utah
° Brent Scowcroft, United States National Security Advisor 1975-77 and 1989-93, also Lieutenant General and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
° Reed Smoot Senator (R) Utah
° Richard H. Stallings House of Representatives (D) Idaho, 1985-93
° Mo Udall House of Representatives (D) Arizona, also Presidential candidate
° Stewart L. Udall, US Secretary of the Interior and U.S. Congressman (D) Arizona
° Olene Walker, Governor (R) Utah
° Heber Manning Wells, Governor (R) Utah
° Sarah Melissa Granger Kimball - (1818-1898), Early suffragist and women's rights activist

Mayors of major cities

° John Hunt Udall, Mayor of Phoenix
° Nick Udall, Mayor of Phoenix
° Mufi Hannemann, Mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii
° Harvy Freitag, Running for Mayor of Weston, Florida

Politicians outside the U.S.

° Brian Adam, MSP Scotland (SNP) Aberdeen North
° Cindy Ady, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (2001- )
° Grant Hill, member of Canadian Parliament (1993-2004); interim leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and Parliament's Official Opposition (2004)
° Edgar W. "Ted" Hinman, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (1952-1967, 1971-1975); served as Provincial Treasurer (1955-1964); served as Minister of Municipal Affairs (1954-1955)
° Paul Hinman, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (2004- ); leader of the Alberta Alliance Party (2005- )
° Jeffery Max Jones, Senator Mexico (PAN) Chihuahua
° Terry Rooney, MP Britain (New Labour) Bradford North
° Nathan Eldon Tanner, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1952; served as Speaker of the Legislature (1936-1937) and Minister of Lands and Mines
° Moroni Torgan, Mayor of Fortaleza, Brazil

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Stunt Actors

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Auto Racing

° David Abbott "Ab" Jenkins (1883-1956)

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Rumored to be Mormon

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