List of University of Utah people

This is a list of notable persons associated with the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Notable alumni

Famous U of U Alumni

Jake Garn

Bob Bennett

George Albert Smith

G.B. Hinckley

O. S. Card

R. Hartley

D. Neelman

Andre Dyson

Andrew Bogut

J. Anderson

K. Van Horn

Law and government

• Ross "Rocky" Anderson - Mayor, Salt Lake City (2000-2008)
• Ralph Becker - Mayor, Salt Lake City (2008-2016)
• Bob Bennett - U.S. Senator, R-UT (1993-2011)
• Wallace F. Bennett - U.S. Senator, R-UT (1951-1974)
• Anson Vasco Call II - first Mayor of Afton, Wyoming; served nine terms; graduated with the first class in 1875
• Ray D. Free - Major General in the U.S. Army Reserve and a member of the Utah House of Representatives
• E. Jake Garn - former U.S. Senator, R-UT, and Astronaut
• Larry Echo Hawk - Idaho Attorney General (1991-1995), head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (2009-2012)
• Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. - former Governor of the State of Utah, former United States Ambassador to China
• Dale A. Kimball - judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
• Edward L. Kimball - law professor at the University of Montana, University of Wisconsin, and Brigham Young University
• David S. King - U.S. Representative, D-UT (1959-1967)
• William H. King - U.S. Senator, D-UT (1917-1941)
• Myron E. Leavitt - Lieutenant Governor of Nevada; Justice, Nevada Supreme Court
• Mark Maryboy - politician from San Juan County, Utah; former Navajo Nation Council Delegate
• Scott M. Matheson - Governor of Utah (1977-1985)
• Oscar W. McConkie, Jr. - attorney for the LDS Church; former president of the Utah State Senate
• Frank Moss - U.S. Senator, D-UT (1959-1977)
• Joseph Lafayette Rawlins - U.S. Senator, R-UT (1897-1903)
• Karl Rove - chief political strategist and adviser to George W. Bush; attended but never graduated
• I. Daniel Stewart - Utah Supreme Court justice
• Ted Stewart - judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
• David N. Sundwall - Executive Director, Utah Department of Health and former Assistant Surgeon General
• Elbert D. Thomas - U.S. Senator from Utah (1933-1951)
• Clark Waddoups - judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
• Bob Wright - Utah lawyer, Republican gubernatorial candidate in 1980, biographer of David O. McKay
• Michael Zimmerman - former Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court

Humanities and fine arts

• Craig Arnold - poet
• Fawn Brodie - historian and author
• Vern Bullough - historian and sexologist
• Orson Scott Card - science fiction author, Ender's Game
• April Christofferson - novelist
• Shannon Hale - author
• Andrew Hunt - historian; vegan/animal rights advocate
• Glen M. Leonard - historian of Utah and Mormonism
• Paul McCarthy - artist
• Linda Sillitoe - journalist, poet, and historian
• Shelby Steele - author and columnist; research fellow at the Hoover Institution
• Wallace Stegner - novelist
• LeConte Stewart - artist primarily known for his landscapes of rural Utah; head of the Art Department at the University of Utah, 1938-1956
• Laurel Thatcher Ulrich - Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of women and early America
• Larry Watson - Milkweed National Fiction Prize-winning author
• Robison Wells - novelist
• Terry Tempest Williams - author, environmentalist
• Susie Wind - Seattle artist, noted for "urban realism"
• Don Carlos Young - architect, noted for his work for the LDS Church

Religion

• Marvin J. Ashton - Apostle of the LDS Church (1971-1994)
• M. Russell Ballard - Apostle of the LDS Church (1985-)
• Adam S. Bennion - Apostle of the LDS Church (1953-1958), and Superintendent of Church Schools
• H. David Burton - Presiding Bishop of the LDS Church (1995-2012)
• Linda K. Burton - President of the Relief Society of the LDS Church (2012-)
• J. Reuben Clark - Counselor in the First Presidency of the LDS Church (1934-1961)
• Matthew Cowley - Apostle of the LDS Church (1945-1953)
• Henry B. Eyring - Counselor in the First Presidency of the LDS Church (2007-)
• James E. Faust - Counselor in the First Presidency of the LDS Church (1995-2007)
• Susa Young Gates - LDS writer, periodical editor, and women's rights advocate in Utah
• Robert D. Hales - Apostle of the LDS Church (1994-)
• Gordon B. Hinckley - President of the LDS Church (1995-2008)
• Elaine L. Jack - President of the Relief Society of the LDS Church (1990-1997)
• Truman G. Madsen - longtime BYU religion professor and author
• Neal A. Maxwell - Apostle of the LDS Church (1981-2004); LDS writer
• Bruce R. McConkie - Apostle of the LDS Church (1981-2004); LDS author
• David O. McKay - President of the LDS Church (1951-1970)
• Coleen K. Menlove - President of the Primary organization of the LDS Church (1999-2005)
• Joseph F. Merrill - Apostle of the LDS Church (1931-1952); key figure in the development of the Church Educational System
• Thomas S. Monson - President of the LDS Church (2008-)
• Henry D. Moyle - Counselor in the First Presidency of the LDS Church (1959-1963)
• Dale G. Renlund - Apostle of the LDS Church (2015-)
• George F. Richards - President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church (1945–50)
• Stephen L Richards - Counselor in the First Presidency of the LDS Church (1951–59)
• B. H. Roberts - General Authority of the LDS Church (1888-1933); historian of Mormonism; politician
• Marion G. Romney - Counselor in the First Presidency of the LDS Church (1972-1985)
• Eldred G. Smith - Presiding Patriarch of the LDS Church (1947-1979)
• Joseph Fielding Smith - Presiding Patriarch of the LDS Church (1943-1946)
• George Albert Smith - President of the LDS Church (1945-1951)
• Reed Smoot - Apostle of the LDS Church (1900-1941); U.S. Senator from Utah (1903-1933)
• Belle S. Spafford - President of the Relief Society of the LDS Church (1945-1974)
• Sidney B. Sperry - longtime BYU religion professor and author
• Moses Thatcher - Apostle of the LDS Church (1879-1896)
• Barbara W. Winder - President of the Relief Society of the LDS Church (1984-1990)
• Joseph B. Wirthlin - Apostle of the LDS Church (1986-2008)

Science and engineering

• Robert Adamson - computer scientist; developed Gener/OL, one of the first interpretive languages
• Alan Ashton - computer scientist; co-founder of WordPerfect and Thanksgiving Point
• Brian A. Barsky - professor at the University of California, Berkeley, working in computer graphics, geometric modeling, optometry, and vision science
• Jim Blinn - computer scientist; MacArthur Fellow; known for his work on Carl Sagan's Cosmos documentary and inventing the first method for representing surface textures in graphical images^[1]
• Jeffrey M. Bradshaw - senior research scientist at The Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, known for his work in the field of artificial intelligence
• Bui Tuong Phong - computer scientist; inventor of the Phong reflection model and the Phong shading interpolation method
• Jim Clark - computer scientist; entrepreneur; founder of several technology companies, including Silicon Graphics, Inc., Netscape Communications Corporation, myCFO, and Healtheon
• John C. Cook - played a crucial role in establishing the field of ground-penetrating radar^[2]
• Frank Crow - computer scientist; developed anti-aliasing methods for computer graphics
• David Evans - computer scientist and graphics pioneer; co-founder of Evans & Sutherland
• Wilbert L. Gore - co-inventor of Gore-Tex fabrics
• Henri Gouraud - computer scientist; inventor of Gouraud shading
• Ralph Hartley - co-founder of information theory (with Shannon and Hamming); inventor of Hartley transform and Hartley oscillator
• Jim Kajiya - computer scientist; developed the frame buffer concept for storing and displaying single-raster images and the rendering equation
• Alan Kay - computer scientist; recipient of the Turing Award; credited with the concept of the laptop computer
• Martin Newell - computer scientist and graphics pioneer; creator of the Utah Teapot
• Calvin Quate - co-inventor of the atomic force microscope
• Simon Ramo - father of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
• John Warnock - computer scientist; co-founder of Adobe Systems Inc.
• Edwin Catmull - co-founder of Pixar

Medicine

• T. Brian Callister - physician; health care quality expert
• R Adams Cowley - researcher in emergency medicine; pioneer in shock trauma treatment
• William DeVries - performed the first successful permanent artificial heart implant
• Robert Jarvik - inventor of the artificial heart
• Russell M. Nelson - physician and cardiothoracic surgeon; Apostle of the LDS Church
• Cecil O. Samuelson - former president of Brigham Young University
• Ellis Reynolds Shipp - one of the first female doctors in Utah

Media

• T. C. Christensen — Mormon filmmaker
• Laura Chukanov — Miss Utah USA 2009
• Keene Curtis — stage, film and television actor
• Shia Kapos — Senior reporter and columnist, Crain's Chicago Business, http://www.ChicagoBusiness.com/kapos
• Joseph Kearns — radio, film and television actor
• Mills Lane — television judge; boxing referee
• Bill Marcroft — radio and television broadcaster; former play-by-play radio announcer for the Utah Utes
• Bronzell Miller — actor, NFL player
• George Ouzounian, aka Maddox — humorist (attended but did not graduate)
• Holly Rowe — sideline reporter for ESPN^[3]
• Bob Trumpy — former NFL tight end; current sports broadcasting color commentator
• Farhang Holakouee — host of popular Iranian radio programs

Education

• Merrill J. Bateman - President of Brigham Young University (1996-2003); LDS general authority
• Milton Bennion - longtime dean of the school of education
• Stanford Cazier - President of California State University, Chico (1971-1979) and Utah State University (1979-1992)
• G. Homer Durham - President of Arizona State University (1960-1969); professor and administrator at the University of Utah; and LDS general authority
• Teppo Felin - Professor at the University of Oxford
• Kathleen Flake - chair of Mormon studies at the University of Virginia
• Lily Eskelsen García - vice-president of the National Education Association
• Gordon Gee - has been the president of more universities than any other American
• Ann Weaver Hart - first female president of Temple University
• Francis Longstaff - finance academic
• Sterling M. McMurrin - former E.E. Erickson Professor of Philosophy and U of Utah administrator; U.S. Commissioner of Education; Mormon philosopher
• Darron Smith
• Steven C. Wheelwright - President of Brigham Young University-Hawaii (2007-)
• O. Meredith Wilson - President of the University of Oregon (1954-1960) and the University of Montana (1960-1967)

Business

• Pete Ashdown - CEO of XMission
• Alan Ashton - co-founder of WordPerfect Corp.
• Nolan Bushnell - founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese
• Edwin Catmull - co-founder of Pixar
• Robert L. Chambers - founder and CEO of Envirotech^[4]
• Dave Checketts - businessman, founder of Sports Capital Partners (attended but did not graduate)
• James H. Clark - founder, Silicon Graphics
• Stephen R. Covey - business author, consultant
• Spencer Eccles - Utah financier and influential philanthropist
• Dan Farr - entrepreneur, co-founder of Salt Lake Comic Con
• Kendall Garff - founder of Garff Automotive
• J. Willard Marriott - founder, Marriott International
• J. W. "Bill" Marriott, Jr. - Chairman of Marriott International
• Gretchen W. McClain - CEO of Xylem Inc.
• Robert A. "Bob" McDonald - CEO of Procter & Gamble
• David Neeleman - JetBlue founder, chairman and former CEO (attended but did not graduate)
• Obert C. Tanner - founder of O.C. Tanner Co.; philanthropist; academic philosopher
• John Warnock - co-founder of Adobe Systems

Athletics

• Jamal Anderson - former NFL running back
• Mike Anderson - former NFL running back and 2002 NFL Rookie of the Year
• Marv Bateman - former NFL punter
• Zane Beadles - Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman
• Daria Bijak - German gymnast; four-time German World Championships team member (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006); 2008 Olympic Team member
• Andrew Bogut - Milwaukee Bucks forward, 1st overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft; left early for the NBA and did not graduate
• Anthony Brown - NFL offensive lineman
• Blake Burdette - USA Rugby; current member of the United States National Rugby Team; four-time All-American at Utah
• Josh Burkman - former football player; current mixed martial artist formerly with World Series of Fighting and Ultimate Fighting Championship
• Jerry Chambers - former NBA player; NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player in 1966
• Tom Chambers - former NBA all-star
• Norm Chow - college football coach Utah, offensive coordinator; NCAA All-America honorable mention as an offensive line
• Michael Doleac - NBA player; AP All-American Honorable Mention and GTE First Team Academic All-American
• Andre Dyson - NFL defensive back
• Kevin Dyson - former NFL wide receiver
• Luther Elliss - former NFL defensive lineman
• Charlie Evans - former NFL running back^[5]
• Manny Fernandez - former NFL player for the Miami Dolphins defensive lineman
• Arnie Ferrin - former NBA player, four-time NCAA All-American
• Marv Fleming - NFL tight end, first player in NFL history to play in 5 Super Bowls
• Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala - former NFL running back
• Jordan Gross - former NFL offensive lineman
• Manny Hendrix - former NFL cornerback
• Alan Holmes - All-American basketball player
• Jack Johnson - former NFL offensive tackle
• Jeff Judkins - former NBA player
• John Madsen - wide receiver Oakland Raiders
• Billy McGill - All-American basketball player and NBA
• Andre Miller - NBA guard for the Washington Wizards, NCAA All-American
• Scott Mitchell - back-up quarterback to Dan Marino on the Miami Dolphins and later started at QB for the Detroit Lions
• Charles K. Monfort - Chairman and CEO of the Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball
• Mike Newlin - former NBA player with the Houston Rockets, New Jersey Nets, and New York Knicks
• Terry Nofsinger - NFL quarterback for St. Louis in the 1960s
• Jared Norris - NFL linebacker
• Ralph Olsen - former NFL defensive end
• Tenny Palepoi - NFL defensive end
• Ashley Postell - gymnast; balance beam champion; 2002 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Debrecen, Hungary
• Aldo Richins - NFL wingback. First Mexican to play in the NFL
• Jeff Rolan - 1975 NCAA swimming champion, 100 yard butterfly
• Dick Romney - member of the College Football Hall of Fame
• Nelson Eric Rowe Jr. - NFL, Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Back, 2nd round pick 2015
• George Seifert - former NFL head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and the Carolina Panthers
• Chris Shelton - MLB baseball player, first baseman
• Alex Smith - Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, 1st overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft
• Dave Smith - former NFL running back
• Kim Smith - Sacramento Monarchs, four-Time Mountain West Conference Player of the Year, 13th pick of 2006 WNBA Draft
• Steve Smith - Baltimore Ravens wide receiver
• Paul Soliai - NFL defensive tackle
• Shona Thorburn - Minnesota Lynx 7th overall pick of 2006 WNBA Draft
• Keith Van Horn - former NBA player
• Danny Vranes - former NBA player
• Tom Wallisch - newschool skier; winner of the Dumont Cup 2009; SuperUnknown 2007 and AFP World Champion (Men's Slopestyle)
• Eric Weddle - safety for the San Diego Chargers
• Larry Wilson - NFL Hall of Fame member; All-Pro free safety

Criminal

• Ted Bundy - notorious serial killer; briefly attended Utah's law school prior to his 1975 arrest and conviction for kidnapping

Music and entertainment

• Peter Breinholt - folk recording artist
• Dan Farr - co-founder of Salt Lake Comic Con and technology entrepreneur
• Kaskade, born Ryan Raddon - DJ
• Steven Sharp Nelson - cellist, member of The Piano Guys^[6]
• Josh Rosenthal - performing singer/songwriter

Notable faculty

Famous U of U Faculty

Mario Capecchi

Ivan Sutherland

Science and engineering

• Ralph V. Chamberlin - taxonomist; former Dean of U of U's College of Medicine
• Stephen David Durrant - mammalogist specializing in rodents of the Great Basin
• David C. Evans - founder of the computer science department at the university; graphics pioneer and co-founder of Evans & Sutherland
• Henry Eyring - theoretical chemist; twenty-year dean of the graduate school
• Stephen Jacobsen - distinguished professor and founder of Sarcos, a robotics company that is now part of Raytheon
• Joseph F. Merrill - first native Utahn to receive a PhD; first principal of the College of Engineering
• Suhas Patil - computer scientist; entrepreneur; founder of Cirrus Logic, a fabless semiconductor company
• Peter Stang - editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society; recipient of the National Medal of Science
• Thomas Stockham - founder of Soundstream Inc., one of the experts selected to investigate President Richard Nixon's White House tapes
• Ivan Sutherland - winner of the Turing Award in 1988 for Sketchpad; co-founder of Evans and Sutherland

Medicine

• Mario Capecchi - 2007 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
• Dr. Erik Jorgensen - Head of Jorgensen Lab and University of Utah Brain Institute; lead researcher in the genetics field
• Willem Johan Kolff - pioneer of hemodialysis and in the field of artificial organs
• Russell M. Nelson - physician and cardiothoracic surgeon; Apostle of the LDS Church
• Stefan M. Pulst - Chairman of the Department of Neurology at the University of Utah; chair of the science committee of the American Academy of Neurology
• Wolfram Samlowski - oncologist; former director of the Translational Research, Multidisciplinary Melanoma Program at the Huntsman Cancer Institute

Humanities

• Jan Harold Brunvand - Emeritus Professor of English; folklorist and urban legends researcher
• Lyle Campbell - linguist and leading expert on American Indian languages, Leonard Bloomfield Book Award winner
• Paul G. Cassell - former United States federal judge
• William Henry Chamberlin - philosopher and theologian; alumnus
• Charles E. Dibble (1909–2002) - Distinguished Professor of Anthropology (1939–78), Mesoamericanist scholar
• Jesse D. Jennings - archaeologist and anthropologist
• Willis W. Ritter - former United States federal judge
• Ronald Smelser – professor of history, Holocaust educator and author of The Myth of the Eastern Front

Economics

• Minqi Li - renowned political economist
• E. K. Hunt - Emeritus Professor of Economics; expert on political economy; author of History of Economic Thought: A Critical Perspective

Sports

• Greg Marsden - current coach of the women's gymnastics team
• Kyle Whittingham - current coach of the football team

Other

• Maud Babcock - first female member of the university's faculty
• E. Keith Eddington - artist and graphic designer

University Presidents

See also

• University of Utah
• University of Utah College of Engineering
• University of Utah School of Medicine
• David Eccles School of Business
• S.J. Quinney College of Law

References

1. http://www.cs.utah.edu/dept/history/#blinn-ref
2. "American Men and Women of Science". Gale Cengage Learning.
3. "Holly Rowe Bio". ESPN MediaZone. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
4. Woody, Robert H. (30 Apr 1977). "Arts, Science Bridged by Envirotech Chief". Up and Down the Street. The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Charles Evans". Pro-Football-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
6. "U. to honor Piano Guys musician, professor". Deseret News. April 6, 2015.