Salt Lake City, Utah

1. Nathan Chen (1999)

Figure Skater

Chinese-American figure skater who became a three-time U.S. Junior Champion and won gold at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Mexico in 2013. He became the 2017-18 Grand Prix Final...

2. Kaycee Stroh (1984)

Actress

Played Martha Cox on the Disney original film High School Musical as well as the film's sequels. She was also on the seventh season of Celebrity Fit Club. 

3. Ryne Sanborn (1989)

American Actor

Actor and dancer best recognized for his portrayal of Jason Cross in the popular Disney musical film High School Musical and its sequels. 

4. Cael Sanderson (1979)

Olympic Wrestler

2004 Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medalist, he is known as one of the greatest amateur wrestlers of all time. He later became the head wrestling coach of Penn State University.

5. Maude Adams (1872)

Stage Actress

Known as the first actress to ever play Peter Pan, she was also notable for roles in The Little Minister, Quality Street, and A Kiss for Cinderella.

6. Otto Harbach (1873)

Songwriter

Best known for Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, Cuddle Up A Little Closer, Lovey Mine, and Indian Love Call. He wrote 50 musical comedies.

7. Mahonri Young (1877)

American Sculptor

Sculptor and artist whose best-known works included the "Seagull" and "This Is The Place" monuments in Salt Lake City.

8. Charles Halford (1980)

American Actor

Television and indie film actor, he has had several recurring roles in television shows, including Reggie LeDoux on HBO's True Detective and Agent Shaw on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and...

9. Chris Shelton (1980)

American Baseball Player

First baseman who made his MLB debut in 2004 for the Detroit Tigers.

10. Elliot Clawson (1883)

Screenwriter

Oscar-nominated screenwriter who received four nominations in the same category -- Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) -- during the 2nd Academy Awards in 1930.

11. Florence Ellinwood Allen (1884)

United States Federal Judge

Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court who was the first woman ever on a state supreme court. She was the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals...

12. Frank Borzage (1894)

Film Director

The first person to be honored with an Academy Award for Best Director, which he won for the 1927 film Seventh Heaven.

13. Margaret Livingston (1895)

American Actress

Popular actress of the silent film era who appeared in over 50 films, including Smart Money in 1931.

14. Wallace Thurman (1902)

Writer

American novelist who was active during the Harlem Renaissance. He is most famous for his 1929 work, The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life, which dealt with the...

15. Joseph Kearns (1907)

American Actor

Television actor best known for playing George Wilson on the CBS show Dennis the Menace from 1959 to 1962. He also provided the voice of the Doorknob in the animated...

16. Leigh Harline (1907)

Composer

Academy Award winner who wrote music for early Disney films "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" from 1937 and "Pinocchio" from 1940.

17. Leonard Strong (1908)

British Writer

American actor who is notable for playing Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai roles in several films including both Anna and the King of Siam and its remake The King and...

18. Loretta Young (1913)

Actress

Hollywood leading lady whose career spanned 80 years and who won an Academy Award for her role in The Farmer's Daughter. She received an Oscar nomination for her performance in...

19. Elizabeth Smart (1987)

American Activist

Made international news after being kidnapped at age 14. She was rescued nine months later and later became a child safety activist and a contributor for ABC News. 

20. Angel Collinson (1990)

Actor

Skier who was the first woman to win the "Best Line" award through Powder Magazine in 2015. She has 70,000 followers on her angelcollinson Instagram account. 

21. Gail Halvorsen (1920)

United States Air Force Pilot

Most famous as the first "Candy Bomber" or "Raisin Bomber" to airlift supplies to West Berlin, Germany during the 1948 to 1949 Soviet blockade of the city, this United States...

22. Grant Johannesen (1921)

American Music Academic

Concert performer who was a master of French piano music and an expert on Gabriel Fauré's repertoire, recording his complete piano works.

23. Paul McCarthy (1945)

American Artist

Los Angeles-based artist known for his sculptures, videos, and works of transgressive performance art. Known for "Mountain Bowling" from 1969 and "Hold an Apple in Your Armpit" from 1970.

24. Kendra Herrin (2002)

Other

In August 2006, she and her sister Maliyah Herrin became the first pair of conjoined twins with a shared kidney to be separated. She possessed the kidney while Maliyah received a donated...

25. Keene Curtis (1923)

American Actor

Character actor who performed in Broadway productions of You Can't Take It With You, La Cage aux Folles, and The Rothschilds. He was the 1971 recipient of a Tony Award....

26. David Zabriskie (1979)

Road Bicycle Racer

Retired professional cyclist who, over the course of his 13 year riding career, became the first American to win a stage of all three Grand Tours, although later admissions of...

27. Elli Reed (1989)

Association Footballer

Soccer midfielder and defender who is best known for her international professional career. She is particularly known for her time with Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League....

28. Tony Finau (1989)

Golfer

PGA Tour golfer who is recognized for having won first place at the 2016 Puerto Rico Open. He went on to qualify for the first three major tournaments in 2018, including...

29. Neal Cassady (1926)

Novelist

A colorful American figure of the Beat Generation, he served as the model for the character of Dean Moriarty in Jack Kerouac's 1957 novel, On The Road. Cassady's own published...

30. Ken Sansom (1927)

American Actor

Best known for providing the fretful voice of Rabbit for Disney's Winnie the Pooh television series and films from 1988-2010.

31. Thomas Monson (1927)

Religious Leader

Religious leader and author who became the sixteenth Prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2008.

32. John S. Tanner (1944)

American Politician

Politician and member of the Democratic party from Tennessee who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1989 to 2011.

33. Joi Lansing (1928)

Actress

Remembered for her recurring roles on The Bob Cummings Show, Klondike, The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, and The Beverly Hillbillies, she is also famous for her modeling work; her...

34. Drew Osborne (1991)

American Actor

Television and film actor who is best recognized for having appeared in Criminal Minds, Private Practice, and Awkward. He has also appeared in The Mentalist. He passed away in January 2021. 

35. Steven Sharp Nelson (1977)

American Musician Cellist

For his contributions to a YouTube channel called The Piano Guys, this professional cellist became known to his fans as the "Cello Guy." For his Billboard-ranked debut album, Sacred Cello,...

36. Stephen Covey (1932)

American Educator Author Busines

An American self-help author and speaker, he is best known for The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (1989). His other published works include First Things First (1994) and Quest:...

37. Patrick Fugit (1982)

Actor

Actor best known for his role as teenage Rolling Stone magazine journalist William Miller in the award-winning film Almost Famous. He is also known for his roles in the films...

38. Jerry Buss (1933)

American Businessman And Real Es

Owner of several sports teams including the Los Angeles Lakers.

39. Wilford Brimley (1934)

American Actor

TV commercial actor who was also in the series The Natural and had a recurring role on The Waltons.

40. John Warnock (1940)

American Computer Programmer

American computer scientist best known as one of the co-founders of Adobe Systems Inc.

41. Bob Bennett (1933)

Politician

American Republican politician who served as a senator for Utah from 1993 to 2011.

42. Matt Salmon (1958)

American Politician

Republican politician who represented Arizona in the US House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001 before being elected again in 2013.

43. Richard Paul Evans (1962)

American Writer

Author who is best known for writing the novella, The Christmas Box, which was a New York Times bestseller in 1995. His other Conservative Christian-themed works include the Michael Vey...

44. Gary Ridgway (1949)

American Serial Murderer

Known as the Green River Killer, he was convicted of killing 48 people off Route 99, and may have killed dozens more.

45. Matt Asiata (1987)

American Football Player

Samoan-American running back who began his NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings in 2011. He was previously an All-Conference player with the University of Utah Utes, who had an undefeated...

46. Trevor Lewis (1987)

American Ice Hockey Player

Winger who won Stanley Cups as a member of the Los Angeles Kings in 2012 and 2014. At the 2007 World Junior Championships, he won a bronze medal representing the...

47. Heidi Mount (1987)

American Model

Runway model known world-wide for modeling clothes by designers such as Michael Kors and Versace. She was also the face of Prada and Chanel campaigns.

48. Bryan Dechart (1987)

Tv Actor

American television and voice actor who rose to fame after appearing as Eli Chandler on the 2012 series Jane by Design. In 2014 he was cast as Dan in the horror feature The...

49. Andrew Ducote (1986)

Actor

Actor known largely for his childhood work in shows like Dave's World, 3rd Rock from the Sun, and Thanks before taking a hiatus in 2000. He returned to acting in...

50. Kim Peek (1951)

American Savant

American megasavant whose outstanding memorizational abilities inspired the Oscar-winning 1988 film Rain Man. His abilities were a byproduct of the rare genetic condition known as FG Syndrome.

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