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==Athletes== ==Athletes==
===Arm Wrestling===
* ], 2006 World Arm Wrestling Champion


===Auto racing=== ===Auto racing===
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===Baseball=== ===Baseball===
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ], New York Yankees * ], New York Yankees
* ]
* ]
* ], Toronto Blue Jays Starting Pitcher, 2003 Cy Young Award Winner, 4-time All-Star
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ], Braves player
* ], Detroit Tigers
* ]


===Basketball=== ===Basketball===
* ]
* ], Professional Basketball Player
* ], Retired
* ]
* Tom Chambers, Retired
* ], Head Coach, Fresno State University
* ], four-time Olympian (basketball), 1980 Olympic gold medal winner (basketball), Olympic basketball coach (1988, silver medal), U.S. Presidential Freedom Award recipient, Number Retired at Brigham Young University
* ], Head Coach, Kennesaw State University
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ], Forward for Minnesota Timberwolves
* ]
* ], 4-time Paralympic Gold Medalist in Wheelchair Basketball, Motivational Speaker, Author
* Andy Toolson<ref>http://web.ksl.com/TV/byubb/chbs.htm</ref> * Andy Toolson<ref>http://web.ksl.com/TV/byubb/chbs.htm</ref>
* ] * ]

===Women's Basketball===
* ], Forward, Rutgers University
* ], Forward, New York Liberty
* ], Forward, Stanford University
* ], Head Coach, Utah State University
* ], Forward, Connecticut Sun
* ], Guard, New York Liberty

===Beach volleyball===
* ]


===Boxing=== ===Boxing===
* ], heavyweight champion * ], heavyweight champion
* ], 2001 and 2002 United States National Heavyweight Champion
* ], Middleweight champion

===American football===
* ], Miami Dolphins 2007 2nd Round Draft Pick
* ], Baltimore Ravens head coach
* ]
* ], Former Dallas Cowboys head coach
* ]
* ], Offensive Coordinator, Tennessee Titans
* ], Oakland Raiders
* ], former NFL and BYU Quarterback, Heisman Trophy Winner
* ], Offensive Coordinator at Lousiana State University
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ], Heisman winner, quarterback, multiple teams
* ], Former BYU coach, College Football Hall of Famer
* ] San Francisco 49ers Defensive Lineman
* ], Baltimore Ravens tight-end
* ] San Francisco 49ers Defensive Tackle
* ]
* ]
* Mike Leach, Head Coach, Texas Tech
* ], Eagles tight-end
* ], Oakland Raiders
* ], Eagles running back
* ], BYU Head Coach
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ], Baltimore Ravens Defensive Tackle
* ]
* ]
* ], ], ], ], ] winner, ], ], #25 on The Sporting News' 100 Greatest Football Players
* ], Former ] ]
* ], Packers linebacker
* ], Philadelphia Eagles head coach
* ]
* ], Assistant Coach at University of Southern California (USC)
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* ], Head Coach at University of Utah
* ], Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback

===Golf===
* ], PGA champion
* ]
* ], 2002 Tournament Winner
* ], PGA champion and television commentator
* ]
* ], PGA champion
* ], Oklahoma State University Golfer
* ], 2003 Masters Champion

===Gymnastics===
* ], ASU coach, married to LA Dodger Andre Ethier{{Fact|date=April 2007}}
* ], Olympic gold-medal gymnast
* ], UCLA gymnast, deaf, inspirational for all people

===Hockey===
* ]


===Horse racing=== ===Horse racing===
* ], Racing Hall of Fame
* ], Race Horse Breeder, Achieved fame when his horse Swaps became the first bred horse in history to win the Kentucky Derby
* ], 1999 Horse Racing Hall of Famer
* ], 1943 Triple Crown Winner and 1958 Horse Racing Hall of Famer * ], 1943 Triple Crown Winner and 1958 Horse Racing Hall of Famer
* ], American/Canadian jockey in 1920s, 30s and 40s * ], American/Canadian jockey in 1920s, 30s and 40s



===Martial arts=== ===Martial arts===
* ], founder of American Kenpo * ], founder of American Kenpo
* ], Martial Arts Instructor{{Fact|date=April 2007}}


===Rodeo=== ===Rodeo===
* ], Tie Down Roping Champion
* ], Hall of Fame, rodeo gear inventor, cowboy artist/sculptor, All-around champion, Bishop/Patriarch * ], Hall of Fame, rodeo gear inventor, cowboy artist/sculptor, All-around champion, Bishop/Patriarch
* ], Head Coach at Southern Idaho University
* ], Hall of Fame, world's first rodeo producer and stock contractor, champion calf roper * ], Hall of Fame, world's first rodeo producer and stock contractor, champion calf roper
* ], 1995 Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Famer
* ], 2006 National High School Rodeo Finals All Around Champion

===Rugby===
* ], New Zealand Rugby League Player, plays for Cronulla Sharks, recently completed missionary service in the Philippines
* ], New Zealand Rugby League Player, plays for New Zealand Warriors
* ], New Zealand Rugby League Player, plays for Parramatta Eels
* ], US National Rugby team, originally from Tonga, noted for his speed and strength. Considered one of the greatest in the world at his position.

===Soccer===
* ], Former BYU Soccer Player and U-21 USA National Team Member, 2-time NCAA All American
* ], Professional Soccer Player, Olympic Bobsled Silver Medalist

===Snowboarding===
* ], Australian
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]

===Volleyball===
* ], Head Coach of Team USA
* ], Former BYU Women's Volleyball Coach
* ], Professional Volleyball Player in Europe, Former BYU All-American
* ], Outside Hitter, Stanford University, U.S. Junior National Team Member

===Wrestling===
* ], US Olympic athlete
* ], Olympic Gold Medal-winning ]
* ]
* ], Olympic Gold Medalist-Freesyle, Undefeated 4-Year College Career


==Business== ==Business==
* ], Investment Advisor and author of the bestseller books ''Nothing Down'' and ''Multiple Streams of Income'' * ], Investment Advisor and author of the bestseller books ''Nothing Down'' and ''Multiple Streams of Income''
* ], CEO of Black & Decker
* ], President and CEO of ]
* ], CEO of ]
* ], retired President and CEO of Tyco Toys and then Fisher-Price, Inc.
* ], CEO of ]
* ], CEO and President of ]
* ], CEO of ]
* ], CEO of ]
* ], CEO of Dionex Corporation
* ], Former Chairman, CEO, and President of Ryder Systems
* ], CEO of ]
* ], CEO of La Quinta Inn Hotels
* ], Pixar Co-Founder and President, Disney Animation president
* ], Former GM of Utah Jazz, New York Knicks, Madison Square Garden, current owner of Real Salt Lake
* ], CEO of ]
* ], CEO of ]
* ], Chairman of ]
* ], President of ]
* ], President and Founder of Homemakers for America, Inc.
* ], first woman to appear on Fortune Magazine's cover
* William Gould, Chairman & CEO of ] (1979-1984)
* ], first ] franchise * ], first ] franchise
* ], founder of ]
* ], CEO of ]
* ], former CEO of ]
* ], founder of ] * ], founder of ]
* ], chairman and CEO, ]
* ], entrepreneur and Utah Jazz owner
* ], Chairman, President and CEO of ]
* ], Chairman of ]
* ], Founder and President of ]
* ], former CEO of ]
* ], Former President of American Motor Company * ], Former President of American Motor Company


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* ], Outlaw * ], Outlaw
* ], frontiersman, ], and purported murderer * ], frontiersman, ], and purported murderer
* ], forger and murderer
* ], former ] of LDS Church and convicted of attempted sexual abuse of a child
* ], key figure in the ] * ], key figure in the ]
* ], convicted skyjacker and D.B. Cooper suspect * ], convicted skyjacker and D.B. Cooper suspect
* ], impeached Arizona governor
* ], kidnapper (excommunicated from the LDS church, but continues to profess LDS movement beliefs)
* ], convicted murderer (prior to LDS membership), author of Victorian mystery novels
* ], alleged ] and bodyguard of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young * ], alleged ] and bodyguard of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young


==Educators and scholars== ==Educators and scholars==
* ], president of ] (1997-2005) * ], president of ] (1997-2005)
* ], professor of history emeritus at ]
* ], professor of Business Administration at Harvard University (Boston, MA)
* ], ] president, 2005-present; Dean of ] (1995-2005); professor
* Dr. Brian Cram,<ref>http://berkley.house.gov/legis/otr/statements/2000/fs_2000_0511.html</ref> ] (1989-2000), ], Las Vegas, NV
* Teri Moss Cram, elementary school educator, honored native Nevadan teacher, ], Las Vegas, NV
* ], president of ] * ], president of ]
* ], theoretical chemist, ] instructor (1931-1949), Dean of the ] graduate school, winner President's National Science Medal * ], theoretical chemist, ] instructor (1931-1949), Dean of the ] graduate school, winner President's National Science Medal

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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. The majority of people listed below are practicing Latter-day Saints, but the list may also include non-churchgoers. See Former Latter-day Saints for a list of persons who ended their affiliation with LDS movement religions. Note that in several cases persons listed here have been excommunicated from one Latter Day Saint movement denomination, but went on to participate in another LDS movement denomination. In these cases, the person is still listed here because they continue to profess belief in the LDS movement.

Artists

Athletes

Arm Wrestling

Auto racing

Baseball

Basketball

Women's Basketball

Beach volleyball

Boxing

American football

Golf

Gymnastics

Hockey

Horse racing

  • Russell Baze, Racing Hall of Fame
  • Rex Ellsworth, Race Horse Breeder, Achieved fame when his horse Swaps became the first bred horse in history to win the Kentucky Derby
  • Les Hulet, 1999 Horse Racing Hall of Famer
  • Johnny Longden (1907-2003), 1943 Triple Crown Winner and 1958 Horse Racing Hall of Famer
  • George Woolf, American/Canadian jockey in 1920s, 30s and 40s


Martial arts

Rodeo

  • Nathan Baldwin, Tie Down Roping Champion
  • Earl W. Bascom, Hall of Fame, rodeo gear inventor, cowboy artist/sculptor, All-around champion, Bishop/Patriarch
  • Shawn Davis, Head Coach at Southern Idaho University
  • Raymond Knight, Hall of Fame, world's first rodeo producer and stock contractor, champion calf roper
  • Dale D. Smith, 1995 Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Famer
  • Wyatt Smith, 2006 National High School Rodeo Finals All Around Champion

Rugby

  • Fraser Anderson, New Zealand Rugby League Player, plays for Cronulla Sharks, recently completed missionary service in the Philippines
  • Louis Anderson, New Zealand Rugby League Player, plays for New Zealand Warriors
  • Krisnan Inu, New Zealand Rugby League Player, plays for Parramatta Eels
  • 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.

Soccer

  • Aleisha Cramer Rose, Former BYU Soccer Player and U-21 USA National Team Member, 2-time NCAA All American
  • Shauna Rohbock, Professional Soccer Player, Olympic Bobsled Silver Medalist

Snowboarding

Volleyball

Wrestling

Business

Controversial figures and alleged Criminals

Educators and scholars

Latter-day Saint 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

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)

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
  8. Walther Jones

Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)

Leaders of the Church of Christ (Whitmerite)

Leader of the Church of Christ (Williamite)

Leader of the Church of the Lamb of God

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

Media and entertainment figures

Authors and journalists

Film, television and stage personalities

Singers and musicians

Military

National Guard

  • Jill Stevens, Miss Utah 2007, Utah National Guard Medic, served in Afghanistan in 2004-05.

Flag officers (Generals and Admirals)

Colonels

Scientists and inventors

Politics

Further information: Latter Day Saint political history

US politicians

Currently in office

Past politicians

Mayors of major cities

State or territory politicians

Utah

Non-Utah

Politicians outside the U.S.

Utah Justices

Non-Utah Justices

  • Justice Charles Jones, Retired Arizona State Supreme Court Justice

Political activists

Other

Notes

  1. http://www.barracudamagazine.com/ab-jenkins.htm
  2. http://web.ksl.com/TV/byubb/chbs.htm
  3. http://berkley.house.gov/legis/otr/statements/2000/fs_2000_0511.html
  4. 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][http://www.rodneymcguire.com-a.googlepages.com/aboutauthor
  5. http://www.GrupoSUD.com
  6. http://www.meridianmagazine.com/arts/010607aml.html
  7. Allred - "Allred took a two-year break to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, walking the streets of Australia all day in a suit. After giving up part of his childhood for acting, he gave up acting for his God." " At the age of 25, Utah native Corbin Allred has become an inspirational figure — the elder statesman, perhaps — to other aspiring LDS actors... Allred said that, as an actor who prides himself on living up to his strict LDS standards..."
  8. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1052437/
  9. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0257969/
  10. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0257973/
  11. Heder - "Nice young Mormon man from Oregon"
  12. http://www.kheigl.com/print/fhm112004/
  13. http://dwb.sacbee.com/content/lifestyle/story/5740748p-6712516c.html
  14. http://www.munsters.com/pat.htm
  15. http://www.yorku.ca/caml/en/review/29-2/bachman.htm
  16. http://www.meridianmagazine.com/arts/061114band.html
  17. http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1051
  18. http://www.sltrib.com/2003/mar/03072003/utah/35959.asp
  19. http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_lds.html
  20. "OWENS, Douglas Wayne, (1937 - 2002)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present. U.S. Congress. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
  21. http://www.utcourts.gov/judgesbios/showGallery.asp?dist=10&ct_type=S
  22. http://www.azcentral.com/specials/special21/articles/0103crankyjudge03.html
  23. http://www.sltrib.com/ci_2394367

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