This is a list of Latter-day Saints who are particularly well known. It includes adherents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as adherents of separate denominations as labeled. It lists those who were born into the LDS Church, and people who converted to Mormonism in later years. It includes both practicing and non-practicing Saints, as well as those who may have left the faith subsequent to their baptism.

Presidents of the LDS Church

1. Joseph Smith, Jr. (church founder)
2. Brigham Young
3. John Taylor
4. Wilford Woodruff
5. Lorenzo Snow
6. Joseph F. Smith
7. Heber J. Grant
8. George Albert Smith
9. David O. McKay
10. Joseph Fielding Smith
11. Harold B. Lee
12. Spencer W. Kimball
13. Ezra Taft Benson
14. Howard W. Hunter
15. Gordon B. Hinckley

Actors

• Billy Barty (actor)
• Wilford Brimley (actor)
• Eliza Dushku (actress)
• Aaron Eckhart (actor)
• Gordon Jump (actor)
• Matthew Modine (actor)
• Donny Osmond (actor)
• Marie Osmond (actress)
• Rick Schroder (actor)
• Julie Stoffer (actress)
• Paul Walker (actor)

Artists

• Don Bluth (animator)
• James C. Christensen (illustrator)

Athletes

• Danny Ainge (Celtics basketball player, head coach)
• Billy Casper (champion golfer)
• Jack Dempsey (heavyweight champion boxer)
• Ty Detmer (quarterback, multiple teams)
• Rulon Gardner (Greco-Roman wrestler)
• Johnny Miller (champion golfer)
• Gifford Nielson (Oilers quarterback)
• Chad Lewis (Eagles tight-end)
• Merlin Olson (St. Louis Rams tackle, tv personality)
• Andy Reid (Eagles head coach)
• Vai Sikahema (football player, Philadelphia sports anchor)
• Bruce Summerhays (champion golfer)
• Phil Tuckett (wide receiver, founder of NFL films)
• Peter Vidmar (Olympic gold-medal gymnast)
• Danny White (Cowboys quarterback)
• Marc Wilson (Raiders quarterback)
• Steve Young (49ers quarterback)

Authors and Writers

• Orson Scott Card (author)
• Stephen Covey (author)
• Richard Paul Evans (novelist)
• Tracy Hickman (s.f. writer)
• Neil LaBute (director, screenwriter, playwright)
• Anne Perry (author)
• Terry Tempest Williams (author)

Educators and Scholars

• David A. Bednar (university president)
• Stephen Covey (university professor, lecturer)
• Henry B. Eyring (college president)
• Jeffrey R. Holland (Commissioner of Church Education, university president)
• Dallin H. Oaks (university president)

Musicians

• Marvin Goldstein (pianist)
• Jericho Road (boy band)
• Gladys Knight (singer)
• Orrin Hatch (composer)
• Donny Osmond (singer)
• Marie Osmond (singer)
• Brandon Flowers (singer) The Killers (band)

Politicians

Includes both elected and appointed political figures.

• Ezra Taft Benson (US Secretary of Agriculture)
• Orrin Hatch (US congressman)
• David M. Kennedy (US Secretary of the Treasury)
• Michael O. Leavitt (US Secretary of Health and Human Services)
• Harry Reid (US Senator and current minority leader (D-Nevada))
• Mitt Romney (Governor of Massachusetts)
• Gordon Smith (US Senator (R-Oregon))

Other Entertainers

• Jane Clayson (television personality)
• Mitch Davis (film producer)
• Kieth Merrill (film-maker)
• Donny Osmond (game-show host)
• Steve Young (sports commentator)

Other Celebrities

• Philo T. Farnsworth (inventor)
• Ken Jennings (Jeopardy! champion)
• Carmen Rasmusen (entertainer)
• Daniel Rona (theologian, writer, tour guide)

External link

• FamousMormons.net
• Definitive list of well-known Latter-day Saints