List of University of Utah people
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[edit] Notable Alumni
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Famous U of U Alumni and Faculty
 
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[edit] Government
- David N. Sundwall - Executive Director, Utah Department of Health and former Assistant Surgeon General
- E. Jake Garn - former U.S. Senator, R-UT, and Astronaut
- Frank Moss, former U.S. Senator, D-UT
- Karl Rove - Chief political strategist and adviser to George W. Bush attended the University of Utah but never graduated.
- Robert Foster Bennett - U.S. Senator, R-UT
- Ross "Rocky" Anderson - former Mayor, Salt Lake City
[edit] Religion
- Cecil O. Samuelson - President, Brigham Young University; Latter-day Saint General Authority
- David O. McKay - former President, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- George Albert Smith - former President, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Gordon B. Hinckley - former President, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Harold B. Lee - former President, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
[edit] Humanities
- Fawn Brodie - Historian and author.
- LeConte Stewart - American artist primarily known for his landscapes of rural Utah, later became head of the Art Department at the University of Utah from 1938 to 1956
- Orson Scott Card - Science fiction author
- Robison Wells - Novelist
- Shelby Steele - Author and columnist, research fellow at the Hoover Institution
- Vern Bullough - Historian and Sexologist
- Wallace Stegner - American novelist
- Terry Tempest Williams - Author, environmentalist
[edit] Science and Engineering
- Alan Kay - Computer scientist, recipient of the Turing Award
- Bui Tuong Phong, inventor of the Phong reflection model and the Phong shading interpolation method
- Henri Gouraud, inventor of Gouraud shading
- Calvin Quate - one of the inventors of the atomic force microscope
- Ralph Hartley - Co-founder of Information Theory (along with Shannon and Hamming), inventor of Hartley Transform and Hartley Oscillator
- Robert Jarvik- Inventor of artificial heart
- Wilbert L. Gore - co-inventor of Gore-tex fabrics
[edit] Social Sciences
[edit] Media
- Bill Marcroft - Radio and television broadcaster; Former play by play radio announcer for the Utah Utes.
- Bob Trumpy - Former NFL tight end and current Sports broadcasting color commentator
- Bronzell Miller - Actor, NFL player
- Joseph Kearns - Radio, Film and Television Actor
- Mills Lane - Famous television judge and legendary boxing referee
[edit] Education
- Sterling M. McMurrin - Former E.E. Erickson Professor of Philosophy and U of Utah administrator, U.S. Commissioner of Education, Mormon philosopher
[edit] Business
- Alan Ashton - Co-founder of WordPerfect Corp.
- Dave Checketts - American businessman, founder Sports Capital Partners
- David Neeleman - JetBlue founder, chairman and former CEO
- Edwin Catmull - Co-founder of Pixar
- George Ouzounian (AKA Maddox) - The Best Page in the Universe founder
- J. Willard Marriott - Founder, Marriott International
- James H. Clark - Founder, Silicon Graphics
- John Warnock - Co-founder of Adobe Systems
- Nolan Bushnell - Founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese
- Stephen R. Covey - Business author, consultant
[edit] Athletics
- Alex Smith - San Francisco 49ers Quarterback, 1st overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft.
- Andre Dyson - NFL pro-bowl defensive back
- Andre Miller - NBA player, NCAA All-American
- Andrew Bogut - Milwaukee Bucks forward, 1st overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft left early for the NBA and did not graduate.
- Arnie Ferrin - Former NBA player, four-time NCAA All-American
- Marvin Fleming - NFL tight end, won 5 Super Bowl rings in the 1960s-70s
- Larry Wilson - NFL Hall of Fame member and All-Pro free safety
- Terry Nofsinger - NFL quarterback for St. Louis in 1960s
- Ed Pine - NFL center for San Francisco 49ers
- Billy McGill - All American basketball player and NBA
- Alan Holmes - All American basketball player
- Charles K. Monfort - Chairman and CEO of the Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball
- Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala - former NFL running back
- Chris Shelton - MLB baseball player (1B)
- George Seifert - former NFL head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and the Carolina Panthers
- Jamal Anderson - Former NFL pro-bowl running back
- Jordan Gross - Carolina Panthers offensive lineman
- Keith Van Horn - Former NBA player
- Kevin Dyson - Former NFL wide receiver
- Kim Smith - Sacramento Monarchs, 4 Time Mountain West Conference Player of the Year, 13th pick of 2006 WNBA Draft
- Luther Elliss - Former NFL all-pro defensive lineman
- Michael Doleac-NBA player
- Mike Anderson - Baltimore Ravens running back and 2002 NFL Rookie of the Year.
- Scott Mitchell - back-up quarterback to Dan Marino on the Miami Dolphins and later started at QB for the Detroit Lions
- Shona Thorburn - Minnesota Lynx 7th Overall pick of 2006 WNBA Draft
- Steve Smith - Carolina Panthers pro-bowl wide receiver
- Tom Chambers - Former NBA all-star
[edit] Criminal
- Ted Bundy - Notorious serial killer briefly attended Utah's law school prior to his arrest and conviction for kidnapping in 1975.
[edit] Notable Faculty
- Mario Capecchi - 2007 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
- Maud Babcock - The first female member of the university's faculty
- Jan Harold Brunvand - Emeritus Professor of English, a well-known American folklorist and urban legends researcher
- Henry Eyring - Renowned theoretical chemist and twenty-year dean of the graduate school
