A person who lives in or comes from Salt Lake City, Utah is known as a Salt Laker.Merriam Webster Online definition for "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 Tony Anselmo (born 1960), Disney animator, voice of Donald Duck (1985–present). Retrieved 12 September 2013. John T. Axton (1870–1934), first chief of chaplains of the United States Army Lee Barnes (1906–1970), pole vaulter, gold medalist in 1924 Olympics Roseanne Barr (born 1952), actress, comedian. Retrieved 12 September 2013. Bob Bennett (1933–2016), U.S. senator from Utah, son of Wallace F. Bennett Wallace F. Bennett (1898–1993), U.S. senator from Utah, father of Bob Bennett Jaime Bergman (born 1975), actress, former Playboy Playmate. Retrieved 12 September 2013. Justin Braun (born 1987), soccer player Wendy Burch (born 1969), KTLA-TV news reporter Nolan Bushnell (born 1943), founder of Atari, game industry pioneer Mac Carruth (born 1992), ice hockey goaltender Neal Cassady (1926–1968), influencer of the Beat movement. Retrieved 12 September 2013. Roy Castleton (1885–1967), major league baseball player William Henry Chamberlin (1870–1921), philosopher and theologian Nathan Chen (born 1999), figure skater Clayton M. Christensen (1952–2020), professor at Harvard Business School Walter P. Chrysler (1875–1940), lived in Salt Lake City working as a railroad mechanic before making Chrysler automobiles.https://www.allpar.com/threads/walter-p-chrysler%E2%80%99s-early-years-roots-of-chrysler-canada.229687/#post-1085223785 Lee Cowan (born 1965), CBS News correspondent Cytherea (born 1981), pornographic actress, born in Salt Lake City and raised in West Valley City. Retrieved 12 September 2013. Matthew Davis (born 1978), actor. Retrieved 12 September 2013. Bryan Dechart (born 1987), actor, raised in Novi, Michigan Jack Dreyer (born 1999), MLB player for the Los Angeles Dodgers Patrick Fugit (born 1982), actor. Retrieved 12 September 2013. John Fulton (born 1967), writerBio on John Fulton's webpage John W. Gallivan (1915–2012), newspaper publisher Viola Gillette (1871–1956), comic opera singer, contralto Faye Gulini (born 1992), professional snowboarder W. Dan Hausel (born 1949), hall of fame martial arts grandmaster, geologist, writer William "Big Bill" Haywood (1869–1928), labor leader Whitney Wolfe Herd (born 1989), founder of the dating apps Tinder and Bumble Derek Hough and Julianne Hough, entertainers. Retrieved 12 September 2013.. Retrieved 12 September 2013. Larry Ivie (1936–2014), comic artist and writer Steve Konowalchuk (born 1972), NHL player Art Laboe (1925–2022), disc jockey, songwriter, record producer, and radio station owner, generally credited with coining the term "oldies but goodies" Joi Lansing (1928–1972), actress and singer Keith Larsen (1924–2006), actor Trevor Lewis (born 1987), NHL player, first Utah-born Stanley Cup champion Ted Ligety (born 1984), professional alpine ski racer, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and entrepreneur Zach Lund (born 1979), skeleton racer John Calder Mackay (1920–2014), founder of Mackay Homes, known for developing mid-century modern homes Daya Mata (1914–2010), president of the Self-Realization Fellowship and Yogada Satsang Society of India Mick Morris (born 1978), musician, Eighteen Visions William Charles Morris (1874–1940), political cartoonist Claude Rex Nowell, aka Corky King (1944–2008), founder of Summum Louis R. Nowell (1915–2000), Los Angeles City Council member, 1963–77 Carol Ohmart (1927–2002), actress, Miss Utah 1946 and Miss America finalist Ralph Olsen (1924–1994), NFL player Tenny Palepoi (born 1990), NFL player Philip J. Purcell (born 1943), businessman Deon Nielsen Price (born 1934), pianist, composer and educator Natacha Rambova (1897–1966), costume and set designer, Egyptologist Gary Ridgway (born 1949), serial killer G. Ott Romney (1892–1973), third football head coach at Brigham Young University Milton Romney (1899–1975), college and pro football player, University of Texas basketball coach, cousin of Michigan Gov. George W. Romney Cael Sanderson (born 1979), only four-time undefeated collegiate wrestling champion in NCAA Division I history; 2004 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling Sky Saxon (1937–2009), founder and frontman to 1960s psychedelic rock group, The Seeds Frances Schreuder (1938–2004), socialite and convicted murderer Elizabeth Smart (born 1987), activist Dave Smith (born 1947), former NFL player Joe Smith (1935–2026), member of the Oregon House of Representatives Oliver G. Snow (1849–1931), politicianAndrew Jenson. Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia. Salt Lake City: Andrwew Jensen Publishing Company, 1901. Vol. 1, p. 389. Wallace Thurman (1902–1934), writer Pete Van Valkenburg (born 1950), NFL player Craig Venter (1946–2026), geneticist and entrepreneur George Von Elm (1901–1961), golfer Robert Walker (1918–1951), actor, star of Strangers on a Train Loretta Young (1913–2000), actress, Academy Award winner. Retrieved 12 September 2013.

Native born and long-time residents of Salt Lake City Linda Bement (1941–2018), Miss Utah USA 1960, Miss USA 1960, Miss Universe 1960 Frank Borzage (1894–1962), film director Wilford Brimley (1934–2020), character actor. Retrieved 15 September 2013. Ralph Vary Chamberlin (1879–1967), biologist, ethnographer and historian Paul W Draper (born 1978), mentalist and magician David C. Evans (1924–1998), pioneer of computer graphics; founder of the computer science department at the University of Utah; co-founder of Evans & Sutherland Richard Paul Evans (born 1962), author, best known for the Michael Vey series of books Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008), president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Thomas S. Monson (1927–2017), president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Frank Moss (1911–2003), U.S. senator representing Utah (1959–1977) Kim Peek (1951–2009), savant Vernon B. Romney (1924–2013), attorney general of Utah 1969–77, gubernatorial candidate Ken Sanders (born 1951), antiquarian bookseller Charlotte Sheffield (1936–2016), Miss Utah USA 1957, Miss USA 1957 (succeeded) Peggy Wallace (1943–2020), Utah state representative John Warnock (1940–2023), computer scientist and co-founder of Adobe Systems Inc. David Zabriskie (born 1979), professional road bicycle racer

Non-native long-time Salt Lake City residents, present or former Maurice Abravanel (1903–1993), influential Utah Symphony conductor Darr H. Alkire (1903–1977), Air Force brigadier general, Stalag Luft III POW Heather Armstrong (1975–2023), blogger, dooce.com Belladonna (born 1981), pornographic actress Jackie Biskupski (born 1966), politician, mayor of Salt Lake City 2016–2020 Walter P. Chrysler (1875–1940), lived in Salt Lake City working as a railroad mechanic before making Chrysler automobiles.https://www.allpar.com/threads/walter-p-chrysler%E2%80%99s-early-years-roots-of-chrysler-canada.229687/#post-1085223785 Alistair Cockburn (born 1966), computer scientist noted for agile software development Reed Cowan (born 1972), journalist Roma Downey (born 1960), Irish actress, singer, and producer, star of TV series Touched by an Angel W. Mont Ferry (1871–1938), former Salt Lake City mayor (1915–1919) and founder of Anti-Mormon American Party Lily Eskelsen García (born 1955), vice-president of the National Education Association Brandon Flowers (born 1981), frontman and lead singer to chart topping alternative rock band The Killers Tan France (born 1983), fashion designer, television personality, and author Jake Garn (born 1934), U.S. senator representing Utah (1974–1993) Tyler Glenn (born 1983), frontman and lead singer to Provo-based alt pop band Neon Trees Jared Goldberg (born 1991), professional alpine ski racer Jesse Grupper (born 1997), Olympic rock climber George C. Hatch (1919–2009), cable television pioneer Orrin Hatch (1934–2022), U.S. senator representing Utah (1977–2019) Ammon Hennacy (1893–1970), anarchist organizer James Irwin (1930–1991), Apollo 15 lunar module pilot Ken Jennings (born 1974), Jeopardy! champion Cameron Latu Karl Malone (born 1963), basketball player for Utah Jazz (1985–2003) Post Malone (Born 1995), Grammy-nominated rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer Lee Mantle (1851–1934), U.S. senator from Montana Robert "Bobby" McFerrin, Jr. (born 1950), vocalist and conductor James Merendino (born 1969), filmmaker, SLC Punk! Ritt Momney (born 1999), singer Blake Moore (born 1980), U.S. representative Stevie Nicks (born 1948), singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac Dick Nourse (born 1940), television news anchor (1964–2007) Burgess Owens (born 1951), U.S. representative, former professional football player Robert Redford (1936–2025), founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Channel Nick Rimando (born 1979), former goalkeeper for Real Salt Lake; won the MVP Award after Real Salt Lake won MLS Cup 2009; academy coach at the Real Monarchs academy in Herriman, Utah Lenore Romney (1908–1998), former First Lady of Michigan and U.S. Senate candidate, mother of Mitt Romney; raised in Salt Lake City Harold Ross (1892–1951), journalist and founder of The New Yorker magazine 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), basketball player for Utah Jazz (1984–2003) Ivan Sutherland (born 1938), computer scientist, Internet pioneer and co-founder of Evans & Sutherland Amanda Swenson (1852–1919), Swedish-born American soprano singer and teacher; directed the Salt Lake Ladies' Chorus Edgar A. Wedgwood (1856–1920), adjutant general of the Utah National Guard Terry Lee Williams (born 1950), first African American to serve in the Utah State Senate Brigham Young (1801–1877), founder of Salt Lake City, president of the LDS Church Steve Young (born 1961), NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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