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List of Latter Day Saints

This is a list of people who identify, (or have identified if dead), as Latter Day Saints, and who have attained levels of notability. This list includes adherents of all Latter Day Saint movement denominations, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), Community of Christ, and others. LDS Church members are usually considered either:

  • "Active", meaning they attend church on a regular basis and are committed to living their religion,
  • "Less-active" meaning they attend church on an occasional basis and may or may not be committed to living their religion or
  • "Inactive", meaning they do not attend church regularly and/or they do not adhere to its principles.

See List of former Latter Day Saints for those persons who ended their affiliation with the Latter Day Saint movement.

Artists

Sports figures

American football and Canadian football

Association football (soccer)

Baseball

Basketball

Ice hockey

Rugby

Rugby league

Rugby union

Miscellaneous

Track and field

Auto racing

  • David Abbott "Ab" Jenkins, professional race car driver, 1925–1951, (and mayor of Salt Lake City, 1940–1944,)

Beach volleyball

Bobsleighing/bobsleding

Bodybuilding

Boxing

  • Jay Lambert, Olympic Boxer, Heavyweight Division in 1948, Team USA
  • Jack Dempsey, Professional Boxer, 1914–1927, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, 1919-1926
  • B. J. Flores, Professional Boxer, United States Amateur Heavyweight Champion, 2001–2002, Cruiserweight-Heavyweight, 2003–2018, Boxing Commentator, 2012–present, and Boxing Trainer, 2021–present
  • Gene Fullmer, Professional Boxer, 1951–1963, World Middleweight Boxing Champion 1957-1962
  • Joseph Parker, Professional Boxer, 2012–present, WBO Heavyweight Boxing Champion, 2016-2018
  • Willard Bean, Professional Boxer, 1897–1902, claimed to be the World Middleweight Boxing Champion in 1905

Fencing

Golf

Gymnastics

Luge

Martial arts

Race walking

Rodeo

  • Earl W. Bascom, "Father of modern Rodeo"; Inventor and Innovator
  • Lewis Feild, World champion
  • Reg Kesler, Canadian Champion, Rodeo Producer
  • Raymond Knight, Hall of Fame, Rodeo Producer, "Father of Canadian Stampedes"
  • Dale D. Smith, Consecutive Team Roping Championships 1956–1957, Inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in 1977, Inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 1995

Rowing (crew)

Skeleton racing

Skiing (snow)

Snowboarding

Softball

Sports shooting

Swimming and diving

Volleyball

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Business

Law

Judicial

Enforcement

  • Samuel P. Cowley (1899–1934), FBI agent killed in the line of duty by Baby Face Nelson
  • Porter Rockwell, deputy US Marshal of Salt Lake City (1849–1878); bodyguard of LDS founder Joseph Smith

Educators and scholars

Media and entertainment figures

Writers

Film, television and stage personalities

Reality stars and YouTubers

Singers and musicians

Dance

• Samuel Nelson, dancer and choreographer appearing on So You Think you Can Dance and World of Dance

  • Brandon Armstrong, dancer appearing on So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing with the Stars
  • Lindsay Arnold, dancer appearing on So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing with the Stars
  • Witney Carson, winner of Dancing with the Stars 19th season
  • Chelsie Hightower, ballroom dancer and choreographer
  • Derek Hough, 5-time winner of Dancing with the Stars, brother of Julianne Hough
  • Sara Webb, professional ballet dancer (1997–2018), principal dancer with Houston Ballet.

Medicine

  • Richard F. Daines, New York State Department of Health Commissioner, 2007- 2010
  • Russell M. Nelson, (former president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) physician, heart surgeon, Director American Board Thoracic Surgeons, Chair Thoracic Surgery Salt Lake Hospital, University Hospital (world renowned) first open heart surgery heart lung support machine under Dr. Gibbon, Mayo Clinic, Philadelphia "Top 20 Most Innovative Surgeons Alive Today"
  • Ellis Reynolds Shipp, 1847–1939,.One of the first female doctors west of the Mississippi. Sent to Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1873 by Eliza R. Snow on an endowment from Dr. Willard Richards. Upon return to Salt Lake City, worked with Snow's board to start obstetrics school 1876, trained 660 midwives. went to Michigan for pediatrics under pioneer Victor Vaugh who created American Pediatrics Board, returning created LDS Children's hospital under relief society, bolstered by St. Marks Hospital Salt Lake.
  • Willard Richards, 1804-1854 Obstetrician Thompson Infirmary Med School Boston 1835. Apostle 1840 2nd counselor 1847, migrated Salt Lake 1847–9, expedition secretary and medic/surgeon. Opened Deseret (Salt Lake) LDS clinic under Relief Society 1849 SLC. Started Deseret News column on health. Trained midwives, many starting as girls. Treated gold rush miners 1849–50.

Scientists and inventors

Military

Commanders

U.S. Medal of Honor recipients

Politics

U.S. politicians

Currently in office

U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
Governors

Past office holders

U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. governors
Cabinet officers, ambassadors and senior administration officials
Other American politicians

Politicians outside the United States

Royalty

Church leaders

Presidents of the LDS Church (largest denomination)

Presidents of the Community of Christ

Presidents of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Leaders of smaller factions

References

External links