This is a list of Latter Day Saints who have attained at least some level of fame and/or success. This list includes adherents of The 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

• Truman O. Angell, architect and designer of the Salt Lake Temple
• Gutzon Borglum, sculptor most noted for the heads of U.S. presidents on Mt. Rushmore
• JT Harwood, 19th century artist
• Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, artist, car customizer, creator of Rat Fink character
• Charles Roscoe Savage, 19th-century photographer
• LeConte Stewart, artist and former head of the art department at the University of Utah

Sports figures

American football

• John Beck, Quarterback
• Todd Christensen, Tight End, Los Angeles Raiders
• Ty Detmer, Quarterback
• LaVell Edwards, Head Coach, Brigham Young University
• Todd Heap, Tight End, Baltimore Ravens
• Glen Kozlowski,WR Chicago Bears
• Mike Leach, Head Coach, Texas Tech University
• Deuce Lutui, Guard, Arizona Cardinals
• Reno Mahe, Running Back, Philadelphia Eagles
• Brandon Manumaleuna, Tight End, San Diego Chargers
• Rob Morris, Middle Linebacker, Indianapolis Colts
• Edwin Mulitalo, Guard, Detroit Lions
• Haloti Ngata, Defensive Tackle, Baltimore Ravens
• Ken Niumatalolo, Head Coach, U.S. Naval Academy
• Brady Poppinga, Linebacker, Green Bay Packers
• Sione Pouha, Defensive Tackle, New York Jets
• Andy Reid, Head Coach, Philadelphia Eagles
• Vai Sikahema Special Teams, Philadelphia Eagles
• John Tait, Offensive Tackle, Chicago Bears
• Eric Weddle, Safety, San Diego Chargers
• Steve Young, Quarterback, San Francisco 49ers

Auto racing

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

Baseball

• Alan Ashby, catcher
• Bobby Crosby, shortstop Oakland Athletics
• Jeremy Guthrie, pitcher
• Roy Halladay, pitcher Toronto Blue Jays
• Bruce Hurst, Former pitcher, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers.
• Wally Joyner, first baseman former California Angels player
• Jeff Kent, second basemen Los Angeles Dodgers
• Harmon Killebrew, first baseman Hall of Famer for the Minnesota Twins
• Vance Law, former third basemen and current Brigham Young University head coach. son of Vern Law
• Vern Law, pitcher Cy Young Award winner with the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Dale Murphy, outfielder Hall of Famer for the Atlanta Braves

Basketball

• Danny Ainge, guard, Boston Celtics/Phoenix Suns
• Thurl Bailey, forward, Utah Jazz
• Shawn Bradley, center, Philadelphia 76ers/New Jersey Nets/Dallas Mavericks
• Kresimir Cosic, center, Croatia
• Travis Hansen, guard/small forward, Atlanta Hawks, Tau Ceramica, Dynamo Moscow
• Mark Madsen, power forward/center, Los Angeles Lakers/Minnesota Timberwolves
• Dave Rose, coach at BYU
• Andy Toolson, guard

Beach volleyball

• Jake Gibb

Boxing

• B. J. Flores, United States amateur heavyweight champion, 2001 and 2002.

Golf

• Billy Casper
• Johnny Miller

Gymnastics

• Peter Vidmar, Olympic gold medal gymnast
• Paul Hamm, Olympic gold medal gymnast
• Morgan Hamm, Olympic gymnast

Rugby league

• 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.
• 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 in National Rugby League
• Ben Hannant, prop for Brisbane Broncos in National Rugby League
• 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 as Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Wests Tigers and the Northern Eagles
• Krisnan Inu, Parramatta Eels player in National Rugby League

Snowboarding

• Torah Bright, 2007 X Games gold medalist

Surfing

• Bob Cooper, surfing pioneer in the 1950s

Volleyball

• Richard Lambourne, 2008 Olympian

Business

• Nolan D. Archibald, CEO of Black & Decker
• Alan Ashton, co-founder and former CEO of WordPerfect Corporation
• Sheri Dew, CEO of Deseret Book, the largest Latter-day Saint book publisher
• David Eccles (businessman)
• William Gould, chairman and CEO of Southern California Edison (1979-1984)
• Jon Huntsman, Sr.
• J.W. "Bill" Marriott, Jr., chairman and CEO, Marriott International
• J. Willard Marriott
• Larry H. Miller, businessman and owner of the Utah Jazz
• David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue Airways
• Kevin Rollins, former CEO of Dell, Inc.
• George W. Romney, former chairman and president of American Motors Company

Controversial figures and criminals

• Arthur Gary Bishop, convicted child molester and serial killer
• Butch Cassidy, a notorious train and bank robber
• Mark Hoffman, a double murderer and an expert forger -- "considered by forensic experts to be the best forger yet caught.
• John D. Lee, perpetrator of the Mountain Meadows massacre
• Richard McCoy Jr., airline hijacker who skyjacked United Airlines Flight 855 en route from Newark, New Jersey, to Los Angeles, California.

Educators and scholars

• David A. Bednar, president of Brigham Young University-Idaho (1997-2005)
• Richard Bushman, professor of history emeritus at Columbia University
• Stanford Cazier, president of California State University, Chico (1971–1979) and Utah State University (1979–1992)
• Clayton Christensen, Robert and Jane Cizik professor of business administration at Harvard Business School
• Kim B. Clark, Brigham Young University-Idaho president, 2005-present; dean of Harvard Business School (1995-2005); professor
• 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 dimension[s] to this vast audience
• Gordon Gee, president of Ohio State 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
• John R. Jensen, Carolina Distinguished Professor University of South Carolina; past president American 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 the University of Utah
• Rodney J. McGuire constitutional scholar
• Dallin H. Oaks, Brigham Young University president (1971-1980); justice of Utah Supreme Court (1980-1984)
• V. Lane Rawlins, Washington State University president (2000-2007)
• 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 president

Church leaders

Presidents of the LDS Church (Chronological)

1. Joseph Smith, Jr., church founder, also mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois.
2. Brigham Young, also Utah governor
3. John Taylor, also member of Utah territorial legislature
4. Wilford Woodruff, also member of Utah territorial legislature
5. Lorenzo Snow, also member of Utah territorial legislature
6. Joseph F. Smith, also member of Utah territorial legislature
7. Heber J. Grant, also member of Utah territorial legislature
8. George Albert Smith
9. David O. McKay
10. Joseph Fielding Smith
11. Harold B. Lee
12. Spencer W. Kimball
13. Ezra Taft Benson, also U.S. secretary of agriculture
14. Howard W. Hunter
15. Gordon B. Hinckley, also Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
16. Thomas S. Monson

Presidents of the Community of Christ (formerly RLDS)

1. Joseph Smith III
2. Frederick M. Smith
3. Israel A. Smith
4. W. Wallace Smith
5. Wallace B. Smith
6. W. Grant McMurray
7. Stephen M. Veazey

Presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)

• James Jesse Strang, also a member of the Michigan State legislature

Leaders of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (formerly Short Creek Community)

1. J. Leslie Broadbent
2. John Y. Barlow
3. Joseph White Musser
4. Charles Zitting
5. Leroy S. Johnson
6. Rulon Jeffs
7. Warren Jeffs

Leaders of the Rigdonites

• Sidney Rigdon

Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ

• William Bickerton

Leaders of the Church of Christ (Whitmerite)

• David Whitmer

Leader of the Church of Christ (Williamite)

• William B. Smith, also a member of the Illinois state legislature

Leader of the Church of the Lamb of God

• Ervil LeBaron

Leader of the True Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

• William Law

Leaders of The Latter Day Church of Jesus Christ

• Charles Elden Kingston
• John Ortell Kingston
• Paul Kingston

Self Realization Fellowship

Media and entertainment figures

Authors and journalists

• Orson Scott Card, author working in several genres, but primarily known for his science fiction work. Hugo Award and the Nebula Award winner for Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead
• Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
• K.L. Fogg, author of the popular children's books Serpent Tide and Widow's Revenge.
• Shannon Hale, Newbery Honor recipient for her book Princess Academy.
• Tracy Hickman, Co-author of the popular fantasy series Dragonlance.
• 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.
• Glen A. Larson, television writer and producer, creator of Battlestar Galactica and Knight Rider
• Stephenie Meyer, author of Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, and The Host
• Carol Lynn Pearson, poet, author and playwright
• Anne Perry, British historical novelist; author of both the William Monk and Thomas Pitt series, among many other books.
• Brandon Sanderson, author of Elantris, Mistborn and Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians, and designated author to complete The Wheel of Time series.

Film, television and stage personalities

• Corbin Allred, actor, former child star
• Larry Bagby, star of Walk The Line, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Hocus Pocus
• Billy Barty, actor
• Glenn Beck, politically-conservative talk-radio and television host
• Don Bluth, Animator, creator of The Land Before Time, The Secret of NIMH, and An American Tale.
• Wilford Brimley, actor
• Ray Combs, comedian and game show host.
• A.J. Cook, actor
• Aaron Eckhart, actor
• Mireille Enos, Tony award-nominated actress
• Jon Heder, film actor known for playing title role in Napoleon Dynamite
• Katherine Heigl
• Kirby Heyborne, actor in "The Last Chapter" and TV shows "Team" and "Free Ride."
• Bob Hilton, television game show announcer
• Gordon Jump, actor
• Jared Murillo, dancer in High School Musical, backup dancer and current boyfriend of Ashley Tisdale, member of boy band VFactory
• Pat Priest, actress, most well known for portraying Marilyn Munster in The Munsters
• Kevin Rahm, star of Jesse, Judging Amy and Desperate Housewives
• Ricky Schroder, actor
• Johnny Whitaker, actor
• Grant Wilson, one half of the Ghost Hunters team of paranormal investigators.

Singers and musicians

• David Archuleta, runner-up in American Idol (season 7)
• The 5 Browns, Sibling concert pianists (Desirae, Deondra, Gregory, Melody & Ryan)
• Liriel Domiciano, Brazilian pop star icon and classical singer and .
• Brandon Flowers, of The Killers
• Eric Herman
• Kirby Heyborne, folk/alternative/rock singer, albums include "Inside," "Braver Days," and "Merry White Tree in the Night".
• Christian Jacobs, lead singer of The Aquabats under the pseudonym "The MC Bat Commander
• Arthur Kane, of The New York Dolls
• Gladys Knight
• Maren Ord
• Donny Osmond, singer, star of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
• Marie Osmond, singer, businesswoman
• Alan Osmond, of The Osmonds
• Wayne Osmond, of The Osmonds
• Merrill Osmond, of The Osmonds
• Jimmy Osmond, of The Osmonds
• Brendon Urie, of Panic at the Disco
• Brooke White, top 5 contestant in American Idol (season 7)
• Jason Orange, member of British boy band, Take That
• You and What Army, 3 of the 5 members are mormons. They made it to the final stages of Channel 4's MobileAct unsigned
• Carmen Rasmusen, rank 6 on the second season of American Idol

Scientists and inventors

• John Browning was a notable gun designer. Many of his designs are still in production today.
• William Clayton, inventor of the "roadometer", an early version of the modern odometer
• Henry Eyring, former professor of chemistry at Princeton University and the University of Utah
• Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of the Cathode Ray television
• H. Tracy Hall, invented synthetic diamonds
• Robert B. Ingebretsen developer of the first practical digital audio recording system with Thomas Stockham; received an Academy award in 1999
• Don Leslie Lind, astronaut
• Yukihiro Matsumoto, a Japanese computer scientist and software programmer best known as the chief designer of the Ruby programming language
• Roger E. Miller, former John B. Carrol Professor of Chemistry at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Fellow of The Royal Society
• Alvino Rey, inventor of the pedal steel guitar
• James LeVoy Sorenson, co-inventor of real-time computerized heart monitor and 40 other medical patents

Military

Commanders

• Bruce Carlson, Four-star USAF general (active)
• Jack B. Eggington, Two-star USAF general (active)
• John R. Lasater, USAF brigidier general (retired) and LDS general authority
• Robert C. Oaks, Four-star USAF general (retired) and LDS general authority
• 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)

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
• Rob Bishop, representative (R-Utah)
• Leonard Boswell, representative (D-Iowa), Community of Christ
• Chris Cannon, representative (R-Utah)
• Mike Crapo, senator (R-Idaho)
• John Doolittle, representative (R-California)
• Jeff Flake, representative (R-Arizona)
• Orrin Hatch, senator (R-Utah)
• Dean Heller, representative (R-Nevada)
• Wally Herger, representative (R-California)
• Jon Huntsman, Jr., governor of Utah
• Mike Leavitt, secretary of U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services and former administrator of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Buck McKeon, representative (R-California)
• Harry Reid, senate majority leader, (D-Nevada)
• Mike Simpson, representative (R-Idaho)
• Gordon Smith, senator (R-Oregon)

Past politicians

• Terrel Bell, secretary of education (1981-85)
• Angela Buchanan, treasurer of the United States (1981-83)
• Berkeley Bunker, senator (D) Nevada (1940-42)
• Howard Cannon, senator (D) Nevada (1959-83)
• J. Reuben Clark, undersecretary of state, U.S. ambassador to Mexico
• Marriner S. Eccles, chairman of Federal Reserve Board (1934-48))
• John L. Harmer, Lt. Governor (R) California (1974-75)
• Paula Hawkins, senator (R) Florida (first woman senator from that state))
• Ernest Istook, representative (R) Oklahoma (1993–2007)
• Jake Garn, senator (R) Utah (1974-93)
• Ralph Harding, representative (D) Idaho (1961-65))
• David M. Kennedy, secretary of treasury (1969-71); ambassador to NATO (1972-73)
• David S. King, representative (D) Utah (1959-1963, 1965-67)
• William H. King, senator (D) Utah (1917-1941))
• Rex Lee, U.S. Solicitor General (1981-85)
• Frank E. Moss, senator (D) Utah (1959-77)
• Howard Nielson, representative (R) Utah (1983-91)
• Wayne Owens, representative (D) Utah (1973-75, 1987-93)
• 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)
• Mitt Romney, presidential candidate (R) (2008). Governor of Massachusetts, (2003-2007)
• Reed Smoot, senator (R) Utah (1903-1933)
• Richard Swett, representative (D) New Hampshire (1991-95); U.S. Ambassador to Denmark (1998-99)
• Elbert Duncan Thomas, senator (D) Utah (1933-51)
• Morris King Udall, representative (D) Arizona (1961-91); Presidential Candidate (D) (1976))
• Stewart Udall, secretary of interior (1961-69); representative (D) Arizona (1955-61)

Mayors of major cities

• David B. Haight, mayor of Palo Alto, California, apostle in LDS church

Justices

• Chief Justice Christine M. Durham, Utah Supreme Court (since 1982)
• Justice Charles Jones, retired Arizona State Supreme Court Justice
• Justice Dallin H. Oaks, Utah Supreme Court justice, U.S. Supreme Court short list, LDS apostle

Politicians outside the United States

• Grant Hill, member of Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party of Canada
• Keiko Itokazu, Member of the Japanese Diet representing Okinawa, Japan
• Jeffrey Max Jones, Senator of Chihuahua, Mexico
• Terry Rooney, member of British House of Commons
• 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
• Moroni Bing Torgan, Congressman for the state of Ceará, Brazil

References

External links

• Links to Lists of Famous Latter-day Saints
• famousmormons.net
• The Mormon 100: A Ranking of the 100 Most Influential Latter-day Saints in History
• Mormons in Business