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==Notable Alumni==
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[[George Albert Smith]]
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[[Harold B. Lee]]
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[[Image:Alan-C-Kay2b.jpg|thumb|center|60px|Alan C. Kay]]
[[Image:Hartley ralph-vinton-lyon-001.jpg|thumb|center|60px|R. Hartley]]
[[Image:Neeleman.jpg|thumb|center|60px|D. Neelman]]
[[Image:Stephen Covey Beyond the 7 Habits.jpg|thumb|center|60px|Stephen Covey]]
[[Image:Dysonnyj.jpg|thumb|center|60px|Kevin Dyson]]
[[Image:AndrewBogutrebound.jpg|thumb|center|60px|Andrew Bogut]]
[[Image:JamalAnderson.jpg|thumb|center|60px|J. Anderson]]
[[Image:Keith Van Horn.jpg|thumb| center|60px|K. Van Horn]]
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===Government===
* [[Anson Vasco Call II]] - First Mayor of [[Afton, Wyoming]] (served nine terms) graduated with the first class in [[1875]]
* [[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 (politician)|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
* [[Rocky Anderson|Ross "Rocky" Anderson]] - former [[Mayor]], [[Salt Lake City]]
* [[Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.]] - Current Governor of the State of [[Utah]]
===Religion===
* [[George Albert Smith]] - former [[President of the Church (Latter Day Saints)|President]], [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
* [[David O. McKay]] - former [[President of the Church (Latter Day Saints)|President]], [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
* [[Harold B. Lee]] - former [[President of the Church (Latter Day Saints)|President]], [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
* [[Gordon B. Hinckley]] - former [[President of the Church (Latter Day Saints)|President]], [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
*[[Thomas S. Monson]] - [[President of the Church (Latter Day Saints)|President]], [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
* [[Cecil O. Samuelson]] - President, [[Brigham Young University]]; [[Latter-day Saint]] [[General Authority]]
===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]]
===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 (computer scientist)|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
==
* [[Keene Curtis]] - Stage, Film and Television Actor
* [[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
* [[George Ouzounian]] (aka Maddox) - Humorist (attended but did not graduate)
==
* [[Sterling M. McMurrin]] - Former E.E. Erickson Professor of Philosophy and U of Utah administrator, U.S. Commissioner of Education, Mormon philosopher
===Business===
* [[Alan Ashton]] - Co-founder of [[WordPerfect]] Corp.
* [[Dave Checketts]] - American businessman, founder [[Sports Capital Partners]]
* [[David Neeleman]] - [[JetBlue]] founder, [[chairman]] and former [[CEO]]
* [[David McGowan]] - Co-founder of [[Murray Park Dental]] also good big brother
* [[Edwin Catmull]] - Co-founder of [[Pixar]]
* [[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
==
* [[Alex Smith]] - [[San Francisco 49ers]] [[Quarterback]], 1st overall pick in the [[2005 NFL Draft]].
* [[Andre Dyson]] - NFL pro-bowl [[defensive back]]
* [[Andre Miller]] - [[National Basketball Association|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
* [[Eric Weddle]] - safety for the [[San Diego Chargers]]
* [[Billy McGill]] - All American basketball player and NBA
* [[Alan Holmes (basketball player)|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 (baseball player)|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 [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player
* [[Kevin Dyson]] - Former NFL [[wide receiver]]
* [[Kim Smith (Basketball player)|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 (American football)|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 (NFL)|Steve Smith]] - [[Carolina Panthers]] pro-bowl [[wide receiver]]
* [[Tom Chambers]] - Former [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] all-star
* [[Norm Chow]] - College Football Coach [[UCLA, Offensive Coordinator]]
* [[John Madsen]] - wide receiver [[Oakland Raiders]]
===Criminal===
* [[Ted Bundy]] - Notorious serial killer briefly attended Utah's law school prior to his arrest and conviction for kidnapping in 1975.
==
* [[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
* [[Charles E. Dibble]] (1909–2002) - Distinguished Professor of Anthropology (1939–78), noted [[Mesoamerica]]nist scholar
* [[Henry Eyring]] - Renowned theoretical chemist and twenty-year dean of the graduate school
== See also ==
[[University of Utah]]
==
* [[University of Utah#Notable alumni|Notable Alumni and Faculty]]
[[Category:Lists of people by university in the United States|Utah]]
[[Category:University of Utah alumni|*]]
[[Category:Utah-related lists|University of Utah people]]
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Notable Alumni
Famous U of U Alumni and Faculty
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Government
- Anson Vasco Call II - First Mayor of Afton, Wyoming (served nine terms) graduated with the first class in 1875
- 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
- Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. - Current Governor of the State of Utah
Religion
- George Albert Smith - former President, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- David O. McKay - 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
- Gordon B. Hinckley - former President, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Thomas S. Monson - President, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Cecil O. Samuelson - President, Brigham Young University; Latter-day Saint General Authority
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
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
Media
- Keene Curtis - Stage, Film and Television Actor
- 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
- George Ouzounian (aka Maddox) - Humorist (attended but did not graduate)
Education
- Sterling M. McMurrin - Former E.E. Erickson Professor of Philosophy and U of Utah administrator, U.S. Commissioner of Education, Mormon philosopher
Business
- Alan Ashton - Co-founder of WordPerfect Corp.
- Dave Checketts - American businessman, founder Sports Capital Partners
- David Neeleman - JetBlue founder, chairman and former CEO
- David McGowan - Co-founder of Murray Park Dental also good big brother
- Edwin Catmull - Co-founder of Pixar
- 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
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
- Eric Weddle - safety for the San Diego Chargers
- 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
- Norm Chow - College Football Coach UCLA, Offensive Coordinator
- John Madsen - wide receiver Oakland Raiders
Criminal
- Ted Bundy - Notorious serial killer briefly attended Utah's law school prior to his arrest and conviction for kidnapping in 1975.
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
- Charles E. Dibble (1909–2002) - Distinguished Professor of Anthropology (1939–78), noted Mesoamericanist scholar
- Henry Eyring - Renowned theoretical chemist and twenty-year dean of the graduate school