40.7500° N, 111.8833° W
SALT LAKE CITY
Most Famous People Born in Salt Lake City, United States
- Notable people
- 739
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1940
- Most distinctive
- Church 26.0×
Salt Lake City has the most denominationally distinctive profile in the country: a Church count better than twenty-five times the global baseline, a Missionary bench not far behind, and a Religious cluster reinforcing them — essentially the LDS hierarchy and its worldwide mission system rendered as a statistic. Outside the temple, the Skier roster runs through Alta and Deer Valley, and a quieter Novelist vein catches the Mormon-letters generation out of the Utah publishing scene.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Salt Lake City during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Salt Lake City Is Known For
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Actor is Salt Lake City's biggest profession — 11% of all notables (79).
Salt Lake City over-indexes on church — 26.0× the global rate.
Salt Lake City under-produces painter — only 0.7× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Salt Lake City's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Field: Painter Clear ×
Pablo O'Higgins
1904 - 1983
William Stout
Born 1949
Mark Beard (artist)
Born 1956
Eliza Barchus
1857 - 1959
Robert H. Hudson
Born 1938
Frederick Hammersley
1919 - 2009
Victor Matson
1895 - 1972
Merion Estes
Born 1938
Florence E. Ware
1891 - 1972
Waáno-Gano
1906 - 1982
Montyne
1916 - 1989
Pete Oswald
Born 1980
Morgan Sanders
Born 1934