Famous People From Utah

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Utah was declared the 45th state of the USA more than a hundred years ago. The state got its name years ago from the Ute tribe, who formerly inhabited this part of America. The Salt Lake, situated in this part of America is believed to be the largest saltwater lake in the whole of southern hemisphere. The state capital, Salt Lake City holds the record for being the largest city to host the Winter Olympic Games. The state has been famous for several other reasons as well. One of them is the bond several celebs share with Utah, their hometown. Astronaut Don Lind, actor James Woods, entrepreneur John Warnock and footballer Steve Young are a few distinguished personalities who have made the people of Utah proud. James Woods has acted in dozens of movies and television shows. He has bagged an Emmy and Golden Globe Awards. Woods has also been nominated for Academy Awards. Here are the names of other famous celebrities who are from Utah.

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Brendon Urie

(Lead Singer and Multi-Instrumentalist of the Pop Rock Band 'Panic! at the Disco')

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Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: April 12, 1987

Sun Sign: Aries

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Gary Ridgway

(Serial Killer)

Listed In: Criminals

Birthdate: February 18, 1949

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Julianne Hough

(Judge on Dancing with the Stars)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: July 20, 1988

Sun Sign: Cancer

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

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(Singer-Songwriter)

Listed In: Singers

Birthdate: May 23, 1974

Sun Sign: Gemini

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

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Pennsylvania

Massachusetts

Steve Young

(American football player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: October 11, 1961

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Derek Hough

(Professional Dancer and Six Times Winner of the Dance Competition Series 'Dancing with the Stars')

Listed In: Dancers

Birthdate: May 17, 1985

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Ohio

Florida

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Marie Osmond

(Singer, Actor, Television actor, Songwriter)

Listed In: Musicians

Birthdate: October 13, 1959

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

Donny Osmond

(Actor, Singer, Dancer)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: December 9, 1957

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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James Woods

(Best Known for His Roles in the Films: 'Salvador' and 'Ghosts of Mississippi')

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: April 18, 1947

Sun Sign: Aries

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

Elizabeth Smart

(Child Safety Activist and Commentator for 'ABC News')

Listed In: Media Personalities

Birthdate: November 3, 1987

Sun Sign: Scorpio

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(Inventor)

Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers

Birthdate: August 19, 1906

Sun Sign: Leo

Died: March 11, 1971

Wilford Brimley

(Actor)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: September 27, 1934

Sun Sign: Libra

Died: August 1, 2020

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

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Chrissy Teigen

(Model, Television Personality and Host of Reality Show 'Lip Sync Battle')

Listed In: Fashion

Birthdate: November 30, 1985

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Butch Cassidy

(Train, Bank Robber and the Leader of a Gang of Criminal Outlaws ‘Wild Bunch’)

Listed In: Criminals

Birthdate: April 13, 1866

Sun Sign: Aries

Died: November 7, 1908

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Washington

Tennessee

Alabama

Merlin Olsen

(American Football Player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: September 15, 1940

Sun Sign: Virgo

Died: March 11, 2010

Height: 6'5" (196 cm)

Zach Wilson

(American football player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: August 3, 1999

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

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(Actress)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: January 6, 1913

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Died: August 12, 2000

Amanda Righetti

(Actress)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: April 4, 1983

Sun Sign: Aries

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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Mississippi

Iowa

Matthew Davis

(Actor)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: May 8, 1978

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Tony Finau

(Golfer)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: September 14, 1989

Sun Sign: Virgo

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

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Russell M. Nelson

(Religious Leader, Surgeon)

Listed In: Spiritual & Religious Leaders

Birthdate: September 9, 1924

Sun Sign: Virgo

Witney Carson

(Dancer. Choreographer)

Listed In: Dancers

Birthdate: October 17, 1993

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

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Oregon

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Lucky Blue Smith

(Model & Musician)

Listed In: Fashion

Birthdate: June 4, 1998

Sun Sign: Gemini

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Israel Keyes

(Serial Killer)

Listed In: Criminals

Birthdate: January 7, 1978

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Died: December 2, 2012

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Kim Peek

(Megasavant)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: November 11, 1951

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Died: December 19, 2009

John Browning

(Firearms Designer)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: January 23, 1855

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Died: November 26, 1926

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Lindsay Arnold

(Professional Dancer)

Listed In: Dancers

Birthdate: January 11, 1994

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

Lola Van Wagenen

(Historian and Co-Founder of ‘Consumer Action Now’)

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Birthdate: 1938

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

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Idaho

Jerry Buss

(Businessman Known Worldwide as the Former Owner of the 'Los Angeles Lakers' Basketball Franchise)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: January 27, 1933

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Died: February 18, 2013

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

Jaime Bergman

(Model and Actress)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: September 23, 1975

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

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Vermont

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Stephen Covey

(Educator, Author)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: October 24, 1932

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Died: July 16, 2012

Mike Lookinland

(Actor)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: December 19, 1960

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

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Jade Chynoweth

(Dancer, Actress)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: August 21, 1998

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

Patrick Fugit

(Actor)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: October 27, 1982

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

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Roseanne Barr

(Stand-Up Comedian and Actress Known for Her TV Sitcom ‘Roseanne’)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: November 3, 1952

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

Thomas S. Monson

Listed In: Spiritual & Religious Leaders

Birthdate: August 21, 1927

Sun Sign: Leo

Died: January 2, 2018

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(Actor)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: October 13, 1918

Sun Sign: Libra

Died: August 28, 1951

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Byron Scott

(American basketball coach)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: March 28, 1961

Sun Sign: Aries

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

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Utah Leaders

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Ogden

Cael Sanderson

(American Former Folkstyle and Freestyle Wrestler and Olympic Gold Medalist)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: June 20, 1979

Sun Sign: Gemini

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Bryan Dechart

(Actor)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: March 17, 1987

Sun Sign: Pisces

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

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Salt Lake City

John Collins

(Basketball player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: September 23, 1997

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 6'9" (206 cm)

Esther Hicks

(Writer)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: March 5, 1948

Sun Sign: Pisces

Kealia Ohai

(Soccer Player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: January 31, 1992

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

L'Wren Scott

(Stylist)

Listed In: Fashion

Birthdate: April 28, 1964

Sun Sign: Taurus

Died: March 17, 2014

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Gordon B. Hinckley

(Religious Leader)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: June 23, 1910

Sun Sign: Cancer

Died: January 27, 2008

Evan McMullin

(Politician)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: April 2, 1976

Sun Sign: Aries

Craig Venter

(Biotechnologist known for leading the first draft sequence of the human genomeand assembled the first team to transfect a cell with a synthetic chromosome)