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List of Brigham Young University alumni

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This list of Brigham Young University alumni includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Brigham Young University (BYU), a private, coeducational research university owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) located in Provo, Utah, United States. It is the oldest existing institution within the LDS Church Educational System, is America's largest religious university, and has the second-largest private university enrollment in the United States.^[1]^[2]^[3] Approximately 98% of the 34,000 students at BYU are members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; two-thirds of its American students come from outside the state of Utah.^[4] In addition to its undergraduate program, BYU offers graduate degrees in 47 departments and includes two professional schools: the Marriott School of Business and the J. Reuben Clark Law School.^[5] As of 2022^[update], BYU has 443,426 living alumni.^[6]

The Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center, built in 2007

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Over 26 BYU graduates have served in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, such as former Dean of the U.S. Senate Reed Smoot (class of 1876).^[7] Cabinet members of American presidents include former United States Secretary of Agriculture to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ezra Taft Benson '26 and Rex E. Lee '60, who was U.S. Solicitor General under President Ronald Reagan. Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts and 2008 and 2012 Republican presidential nominee, was valedictorian of his class in 1971.^{[citation needed]}

BYU alumni in academia include former dean of the Harvard Business School Kim B. Clark, a vice president of Yale, Scott Strobel '87, and Michael K. Young '73, president of Texas A&M University and former president of the University of Washington. The university also graduated Nobel Prize winner Paul D. Boyer, as well as Philo Farnsworth (inventor of the electronic television) and Harvey Fletcher (inventor of the hearing aid). Seven of BYU's twelve presidents were alumni of the university.^[8] Alumni of BYU who have served as business leaders include Citigroup CFO Gary Crittenden '76, former Dell CEO Kevin Rollins '84, Deseret Book CEO Sheri L. Dew, and Matthew K. McCauley, CEO of children's clothing company Gymboree.

In literature and journalism, BYU has produced several best-selling authors, including Orson Scott Card '75, Brandon Sanderson '00 & '05, and Stephenie Meyer '95. Other media personalities include ESPN sportscaster and former Miss America Sharlene Wells Hawkes '86 and former co-host of CBS's The Early Show Jane Clayson Johnson '90. In entertainment and television, BYU is represented by Jon Heder '02 (best known for his role as Napoleon Dynamite), Golden Globe-nominated Aaron Eckhart '94, and Jeopardy! all-time champion Ken Jennings '00. In the music industry BYU is represented by former American Idol contestant Carmen Rasmusen and The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square director Mack Wilberg.

BYU has also produced several leaders of religion. Alumni have comprised several General Authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including two church presidents (Thomas S. Monson '74 and Ezra Taft Benson '26), six apostles (Neil L. Andersen, D. Todd Christofferson '69, David A. Bednar '76, Jeffrey R. Holland '65 & '66, Dallin H. Oaks '54, and Reed Smoot 1876), and two General Relief Society Presidents (Julie B. Beck '73 and Belle Spafford '20).^[9]

A number of BYU alumni have found success in professional sports, representing the university in 7 MLB World Series, 5 NBA Finals, and 25 NFL Super Bowls.^[10] In baseball, BYU alumni include All-Stars Rick Aguilera '83, Wally Joyner '84, and Jack Morris '76. Professional basketball players include three-time NBA Finals champion Danny Ainge '81 and three-time Olympic medalist Krešimir Ćosić '73. BYU also claims notable professional football players including Super Bowl MVP Steve Young '84 & '94, Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer '90, and two-time Super Bowl winner Jim McMahon. In golf, BYU alumni include two major championship winners: Johnny Miller ('69) at the 1973 U.S. Open and 1976 British Open and Mike Weir ('92) at the 2003 Masters.

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Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Stan L. Albrecht	1966	B.S.	15th president of Utah State University	^[11]
David A. Bednar	1976	M.O.B. (Marriott)	14th President of BYU-Idaho	^[12]
Michael T. Benson	1990	B.A.	3rd President of Coastal Carolina University; 12th President of Eastern Kentucky University; 15th President of Southern Utah University; 14th President of Snow College	^[13]
Alison Davis-Blake	1979 1982	B.S. M.O.B. (Marriott)	8th President of Bentley University; Dean of the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan	^[14]
J. Elliot Cameron	1949 1949	B.S. M.S.	9th President of Snow College; 6th President of BYU-Hawaii	^[15]
Stanford Cazier		(transferred to Utah before graduating)	14th President of California State University, Chico; 12th President of Utah State University	^[16]^[17]^[18]
Kim B. Clark		(transferred to Harvard University before graduating)	17th Commissioner of Church Education; 15th President of BYU-Idaho; Dean of Harvard Business School	^[19]
John Maximillian Dunn	1972	Ed.D.	8th President of Western Michigan University	^[20]
William G. Dyer	1950 1952	B.A. M.A.	4th Dean of the BYU Marriott School of Business	^[21]
Henry J. Eyring	1985 1989 1989	B.S. M.B.A. (Marriott) J.D. (Clark)	17th President of BYU-Idaho; Director of the BYU MBA Program	^[22]
John R. Grout	1984	B.S. (Marriott)	Dean of the Berry College Campbell School of Business	^[23]
Bruce C. Hafen	1964	B.A.	11th President of BYU-Idaho; 3rd Dean of the J. Reuben Clark Law School	^[24]
Franklin S. Harris			5th President of BYU	^[25]
Jeffrey R. Holland	1965 1966	B.A. M.A	9th President of BYU	^[26]
Matthew S. Holland	1991	B.A.	1st President of Utah Valley University	^[27]^[28]
John S. K. Kauwe III	1999 2003	B.S. M.S.	11th President of Brigham Young University–Hawaii	^[29]
Vern O. Knudsen	1915	B.A.	Chancellor of the University of California at Los Angeles	^[30]
Rex E. Lee	1960 1996	B.A. Hon. D.L.	10th President of BYU; 1st Dean of J. Reuben Clark Law School	^[31]^[32]
John W. Limbong	1978	M.S.	President of the University of International Golden Indonesia	^[33]^[34]
F. Ann Millner	1986	Ed.D.	11th President of Weber State University	^[16]^[35]
Stephen D. Nadauld	1968	B.S.	17th President of Dixie State College; 9th President of Weber State University; Director of BYU MBA program	^[36]^[37]
Dallin H. Oaks	1954	B.A.	8th President of BYU; Interim Dean of University of Chicago Law School	^[38]
V. Lane Rawlins	1963	B.S.	President of University of North Texas; 9th President of the Washington State University	^[39]
Wilson W. Sorenson	1940 1973	B.A. M.Ed.	2nd President of Utah Technical College (now Utah Valley University)	^[40]
Scott Strobel	1987	B.A.	Provost of Yale University (2020–present)
Weldon J. Taylor	1934	B.S.	1st Dean of the BYU Marriott School of Business	^[41]
Astrid S. Tuminez	1986	B.A.	7th President of Utah Valley University	^[42]
Dale A. Whitman	1963	B.S.	Former Dean of the University of Missouri School of Law; former president of the Association of American Law Schools	^[43]
O. Meredith Wilson	1934	B.A.	9th President of the University of Oregon (1954-1960); President of the University of Minnesota (1960-1967)	^[44]^[45]
Kevin J Worthen	1979 1982	B.A. J.D. (Clark)	13th President of BYU; 5th Dean of the J. Reuben Clark Law School	^[46]
Michael K. Young	1973	B.A.	25th President of Texas A&M University; 33rd President of the University of Washington; 17th President of the University of Utah; Dean of The George Washington University Law School	^[47]

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Randy L. Bott	1988	Ed.D.	Professor of religion, 2008 Ratemyprofessors.com Best Professor	^[16]^[48]^[49]
Paul D. Boyer	1939	B.S.	Co-winner of 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research on the enzymatic mechanism underlying the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)	^[50]
Jeffrey M. Bradshaw		B.S.	Senior research scientist at IHMC in the field of computer science	^[51]
Stephen Cameron	1986	B.A.	Studies on GED; Columbia University professor and financial analyst	^[52]^[53]^[54]
Eric Chambers	1991	M.A	Professor and Valdosta State University. Studies the effect of mosquito transmitted diseases.	^[55]
Clayton M. Christensen	1975	B.A.	Coined the term "disruptive technology"; Harvard Business School professor	^[56]
J. Scott Dutcher	2002	B.S. (Marriott)	Winner of 2006 Burton Award for Legal Achievement	^[57]
Philo Farnsworth	1923 1968	B.S. Hon. D.Sc.	Co-inventor of the electronic television	^[58]^[59]
Harvey Fletcher	1907	B.S.	Physicist credited with invention of the hearing aid; founding dean of the BYU College of Engineering	^[60]
Chauncy Harris	1933	B.A. (valedictorian)	Pioneer of modern geography and expert on Soviet and American urban geography; BYU's first Rhodes Scholar	^[61]
David F. Holland		B.A.	Professor at Harvard Divinity School and the director of graduate studies in religion at Harvard University.	^[62]
Howard Judd	1959	B.S.	Medical researcher in field of women's health	^[63]
Rulon D. Pope	1971	B.S.	Warren and Wilson Dusenberry Professor at Brigham Young University, specializing in agricultural economics	^[64]
Sahar Qumsiyeh	1997	M.S.	Palestinian-American mathematician, statistician, and writer	^[65]
Charles Reigeluth	1977	Ph.D.	Instructional design theory researcher and developer	^[66]
Donald W. Roberts	1957	B.A.	Biological pest control research professor	^[67]
Tara Westover	2008	B.A.	Historian and author	^[68]
Nathan Whetten	1926 1928	B.A. M.A.	Sociologist; dean of the Graduate School at the University of Connecticut	^[69]
David A. Wiley	2000	Ph.D.	Coined the term "open content"	^[70]
Angus M. Woodbury	1927	B.S.	Utah ecologist, first naturalist at Zion National Park	^[71]^[72]

Name	Class	Degree	Notability	Reference
Earl W. Bascom	1940	B.A.	Cowboy artist and sculptor called "cowboy of cowboy artists"	^[73]
Don Bluth	1954	B.A.	Director, producer, and animator of films	^[74]
Blair Buswell	1984	B.A.	Sports sculptor	^[75]^[76]
James C. Christensen	1967 1968	B.A. M.A.	Fantasy painter	^[77]^[78]
Brian Lee Durfee		B.F.A	Wildlife, landscape, and fantasy artist, fantasy and horror author
Dan Lemmon	1997	B.F.A	Academy Award-winning visual effects artist of films such as Lord of the Rings (2001, 2002, 2003) and The Jungle Book (2016)	^[79]
Jon McNaughton		B.A.	Painter	^[80]
Kathleen Peterson		B.A.	Painter	^[81]
Reed P. Smoot	1969	B.A. M.A.	Master cinematographer	^[82]
Rita Wright	1976 1997	B.A. M.A.	Art Historian, Museum Director of the Springville Museum of Art	^[83]

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Bill Aho	1983	MBA (Marriott)	Former CEO of ClearPlay Inc.	^[84]
Fraser Bullock	1978 1980	B.S. (Marriott) MBA (Marriott)	Managing director, Sorenson Capital; former CEO of Salt Lake Olympic Committee	^[85]
M. Anthony Burns	1963	B.S.	Former president and CEO of Ryder Systems	^[86]^[87]
Dave Checketts	1983	MBA (Marriott)	Former president of Madison Square Garden; former general manager of the Utah Jazz; owner of the Major League Soccer franchise Real Salt Lake; owner of the National Hockey League franchise St. Louis Blues	^[88]
Jonathan C. Coon	1994	B.A.	CEO and co-founder of 1-800 Contacts	^[89]^[90]
Stephen Covey	1994	DRE	Author of New York Times bestseller The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, listed in Time magazine's Top 25 most influential Americans	^[91]
Gary Crittenden	1967	B.S. (Marriott)	CFO of Citigroup Inc.	^[92]
Richard Culatta	2003 2006	B.A. M.S.	CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education	^[93]
Sheri L. Dew	1967	B.A.	CEO of Deseret Book, author	^[94]
Jeff Green	2001	B.A.	Co-founder buy-side digital advertising platform The Trade Desk of which he is chairman and CEO	^[95]
Nathan Gwilliam	2014	MBA	Founder & CEO of Adoption.com	^[96]
Josh James		(never graduated)	Founder and CEO of Domo; co-founder and former CEO of Omniture	^[97]^[98]
Rex Maughan		(transferred to ASU before graduating)	Founder, president and CEO of Forever Living Products	^[99]
Darl McBride	1984	B.S.	CEO of The SCO Group	^[16]^[100]
Bill Nelson	1967	B.S. (Marriott)	Former CEO of Intermountain Health Care	^[16]^[101]
Brady Nelson	2002	B.S. (Marriott)	Majority owner of Spokane Shock	^[102]
Kevin Rollins	1983 1984	B.A. MBA (Marriott)	Former president and CEO of Dell Computers	^[103]
Mitt Romney	1971	B.A. (valedictorian)	Founder of Bain Capital; former CEO of Bain & Company, sitting U.S. Senator and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games of 2002	^[104]
Blake Roney	1983	B.S.	Founder and former chairman of Nu Skin Enterprises	^[105]
Aaron Skonnard	1996	B.S.	CEO and co-founder of Pluralsight	^[106]
Ryan Smith	2016	B.S. (Marriott)	Owner of the Utah Jazz and co-founder of Qualtrics	^[107]
Cydni Tetro	1998	MBA (Marriott)	CEO of Brandless, co-founder of Women Tech Council	^[108]

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Don Collier		B.A.	Western film and television actor	^[109]
Jeremy Coon	2002	B.A.	Producer of the film Napoleon Dynamite	^[110]
C. Jay Cox	1986	B.A.	Director and screenwriter	^[111]
Brian Crane	1973	B.A.	Creator of Pickles comic strip	^[112]^[113]
Mitch Davis	1982	B.A.	Film director and producer	^[114]
Curt Doussett		B.A.	actor, host on Discovery Channel's Hazard Pay, owner of ComedySportz Utah	^[115]^[116]
Richard Dutcher	1988	B.A.	Film director, producer and actor; "father of Mormon cinema"	^[117]
Aaron Eckhart	1994	B.A.	Golden Globe-nominated film actor best known for his roles in Thank You For Smoking (2006), Erin Brockovich (2000), Paycheck (2003), and The Dark Knight (2008)	^[118]
Mireille Enos	1997	B.A.	Tony Award-nominated film and television actor	^[16]^[119]
Steven Fales	1994	B.A.	Playwright and actor	^[16]^[120]
Ryan Hamilton (comedian)	2000	B.A.	Stand-up comedian	^[121]
Jon Heder	2004	BFA	Actor in Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Just Like Heaven (2005), The Benchwarmers (2006), School for Scoundrels (2006), Blades of Glory (2007)	^[16]^[122]
Brett Helquist	1993	BFA	Illustrator best known for his work on A Series of Unfortunate Events	^[123]
Jared and Jerusha Hess	2002	B.A.	Directors and screenwriters of Napoleon Dynamite (2004) and Nacho Libre (2006)	^[124]
Ken Jennings	2000 2000	B.A. B.S.	Jeopardy! all-time champion and subsequent co-host	^[125]
Neil LaBute	1995	B.A.	Film director, screenwriter, playwright	^[16]^[126]
Kieth Merrill	1967	B.A.	Academy Award-winning film director	^[16]^[127]
Aaron Ruell	2001	B.A.	Actor, filmmaker	^[16]^[128]
Tim Skousen	2001	B.A.	Filmmaker, The Sasquatch Gang (2006)	^[16]^[129]
Daryn Tufts	1998	B.A.	Director and screenwriter	^[130]
Johnny Whitaker	1986	B.A.	Actor best known for role in Family Affair	^{[citation needed]}

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Norman H. Bangerter	1955	B.A.	Thirteenth Governor of Utah (1985-1993)	^[132]
Henry H. Blood			Seventh Governor of Utah (1933-1941)	^[133]
Culbert Olson	1895	B.A.	Twenty-ninth Governor of California (1939-1943)	^[134]
Mitt Romney	1971	B.A.	Seventieth Governor of Massachusetts (2003-2007), 2012 Republican presidential nominee	^[135]
Olene S. Walker	1953	B.S.	Fifteenth Governor of Utah (2003-2005)	^[136]
Gary Herbert		(never graduated)	Seventeenth Governor of Utah (2009-2021)	^[137]

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Mike Crapo	1973	B.A.	Senator (R) from Idaho (1999–present)	^[138]
Jeff Flake	1986 1987	B.A. M.A.	Former Senator (R) from Arizona (2013-2019); Ambassador of the United States to Turkey (2022-present)	^[139]
Orrin Hatch	1958	B.A.	Former Senator (R) from Utah (1977-2019); President Pro Tempore (2015-2019)	^[140]
William H. King	1887	B.S.	Former Senator (D) from Utah (1917-1941); President Pro Tempore (1940-1941)	^[141]
Mike Lee	1994 1997	B.S. J.D. (Clark)	Senator (R) from Utah (2011–present)	^[142]
Bert H. Miller	1901		Former Senator (D) from Idaho (1949)	^[143]
Mitt Romney	1971	B.A.	Senator (R) from Utah (2019–present), Seventieth Governor of Massachusetts, 2012 Republican presidential nominee	^[144]^[135]
Gordon H. Smith	1976	B.A.	Former Senator (R) from Oregon (1997-2009), CEO of National Association of Broadcasters	^[145]
Reed Smoot	1876	High school diploma	Former Senator (R) from Utah (1903-1933)
George Sutherland	1881		Former Senator (R) from Utah (1905-1917)	^[146]
Arthur Vivian Watkins	—	(never graduated)	Former Senator (R) from Utah (1947-1959)	^[147]
Kyrsten Sinema	1995	B.A.	Senator (D, later I) from Arizona (2019–present)	^[148]^[149]

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Raúl Labrador	1992	B.A.	Representative (R) from Idaho's 1st congressional district (2011-2019)	^[150]
Jason Chaffetz	1989	B.A.	Representative (R) from Utah's 3rd congressional district (2009-2017)
Chris Cannon	1974 1980	B.A. J.D. (Clark)	Representative (R) from Utah's 3rd congressional district (1997-2009)	^[151]
Don B. Colton	1896	B.A.	Representative (R) from Utah's 1st congressional district (1921-1933)	^[152]
John Curtis		B.S.	Representative (R) from Utah's 3rd congressional district (2017–present)
Henry Aldous Dixon	1914		Representative (R) from Utah's 1st congressional district (1955-1961)	^[153]
Eni Fa'aua'a Hunkin Faleomavaega, Jr.	1966	B.A.	Delegate to Congress (D) from American Samoa (1989-2015)	^[154]
Enid Greene	1983	J.D. (Clark)	Representative (R) from Utah's 2nd congressional district (1995-1997)	^[155]
Ralph R. Harding	1956		Representative (D) from Idaho's 2nd congressional district (1961-1965)	^[156]
William H. King	1887	B.S.	Representative (D) from Utah's 1st congressional district (1897-1899; 1900–1901)	^[141]
J. W. Robinson	1909	B.S.	Representative (D) from Utah's 2nd congressional district (1933-1947)	^[157]
Matt Salmon	1986	MPA (Marriott)	Representative (R) from Arizona's 1st congressional district (2013-2017)	^[158]
Jeff Flake	1986 1987	B.A. M.A.	Representative (R) from Arizona's 6th congressional district (2003–2013); from Arizona's 1st congressional district (2001-2003)	^[159]
Buck McKeon	1985	B.A.	Representative (R) from California's 25th congressional district (1993-2015)	^[160]
Bill Orton	1973 1979	B.A. J.D. (Clark)	Representative (D) from Utah's 3rd congressional district (1991-1997)	^[161]
Ron Packard	1975	B.S.	Representative (R) from California's 43rd and 48th congressional districts (1983-2001)	^[162]
Karen Shepherd	1963	M.A.	Representative (D) from Utah's 2nd congressional district (1993-1995)	^[163]
Kyrsten Sinema	1995	B.A.	Representative (D) from Arizona's 9th congressional district (2013-2019)
George Sutherland	1881	B.A.	Representative (R) from Utah's 1st congressional district (1901-1903)	^[146]

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Scott Bedke		B.S.	Lieutenant Governor of Idaho (2023–present)
Debbie Critchfield		B.A.	Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction (2023–present)
Larry EchoHawk	1970	B.S.	Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs for Barack Obama (2009-2012); Former Idaho Attorney General (1991-1995)	^[165]
Deidre Henderson			Lieutenant Governor of Utah (2021–present)
Marilyn Howard		Ed.D.	Former Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction (1999-2007)
Mark Hutchison	1990	J.D.	Lieutenant Governor of Nevada (2015-2019)	^[166]
Julie Ellsworth		B.A.	Idaho State Treasurer (2019–present)
Marlo Oaks		B.S.	Utah State Treasurer (2021–present)
Raúl Labrador	1992	B.A.	Idaho Attorney General (2023–present)
Lawrence Wasden	1982	B.A.	Former Idaho Attorney General (2003–2023)	^[167]
J. D. Williams	1967	B.A. MPA (Marriott)	Idaho State Controller (1989-2002)

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Cindy Ady	1979	B.A.	Former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada	^[168]
Krešimir Ćosić	1973	B.A.	Former Croatian diplomat to the U.S.	^[169]
Jeffrey Max Jones	1982	B.A.	Former Undersecretary of Agriculture, Mexico	^[16]
Greg Melchin	1977	B.A.	Former Alberta Minister of Energy; former member of Legislative Assembly of Alberta	^[170]
Bhichit Rattakul	1976	Ph.D.	Former Governor of Bangkok, Thailand	^[171]^[172]^[173]
Yeah Samake		M.P.P.	Mali Ambassador to India, 2013 Presidential candidate of Mali, and Former Mayor of Ouelessebougou	^[174]^[175]

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Joseph A. Cannon	1974 1977	B.A. J.D. (Clark)	Former chairman of Utah Republican Party, current managing editor of Deseret News	^[176]
Kathleen Clark	—	(never graduated) (Clark)	Director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management	^[177]
Kristen Cox	1995	B.S.	Appointed by George W. Bush as special assistant to the commissioner of Rehabilitation Services Administration in the U.S. Department of Education
Earl J. Glade			25th mayor of Salt Lake City	^[178]
Rex E. Lee	1960 1996	B.A. Hon. D.L.	Former U.S. Solicitor General	^[31]^[32]
Roger B. Porter	1970	B.A.	Director of White House Office of Policy Development in the Reagan administration; executive secretary of the President's Economic Policy Board during the Ford administration; Rhodes Scholar; Harvard University professor of business and government	^[16]^[179]
Rory Reid	1985 1988	B.A. J.D. (Clark)	Former chairman of the Clark County Commission, Nevada	^[180]^[181]
Ronna Romney McDaniel		B.A.	Chairwoman of the Republican National Committee	^[182]
Kyle Sampson	1993	B.A.	Former Chief of Staff and counselor to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales; key player in controversy surrounding dismissal of U.S. attorneys	^[16]^[183]
Paull Shin	1962	B.A.	Member (D) of the Washington State Senate	^[16]^[184]
Scott Smith	1980	B.S.	Thirty-eighth mayor of Mesa, Arizona	^[185]
Nick Udall	1936		Former Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona	^[16]^[186]
Paul M. Warner	1973 1976 1984	B.A. J.D. (Clark) MPA (Marriott)	Chairman of the Attorney General's Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys	^[187]
Noall Wootton	1961	B.A.	County attorney who prosecuted Gary Gilmore, the first person executed in the U.S. after the death penalty was reinstated in 1976; portrayed by Charles Cyphers in the film The Executioner's Song	^[188]

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Carlos Amezcua	1975	B.A.	Anchor for Fox affiliate KTTV in Los Angeles, California; former morning anchor for KTLA	^[16]^[189]
Heather Armstrong	1997	B.A.	Author of popular blog dooce	^[190]
Pat Bagley	1978	B.A.	Editorial cartoonist, journalist, and author	^[191]
Steve Benson	1978	BFA	Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist	^[192]
Clayton Brough	1974	B.S. M.S.	Weatherman of ABC 4	^[193]
Joe Dana	2003	B.A.	Anchor for NBC affiliate KPNX in Phoenix, Arizona	^[16]^[194]
Kent Dana	1968	B.A.	Anchor for CBS affiliate KPHO; "Dean" of Valley newscasters in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona	^[195]
Steve Eagar	1987	B.A.	Anchor for Fox affiliate KDFW in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas	^[16]^[196]
Amy Freeze	1995	B.A.	Meteorologist for Fox affiliate WFLD in Chicago, Illinois	^[16]^[197]
Pete Grigsby	1989	B.A.	Meteorologist for ABC affiliate KMBC in Kansas City, Missouri	^[16]^[198]
Jane Clayson Johnson	1990	B.A.	Former co-host of The Early Show on CBS	^[199]
Gifford Nielsen	1983	B.A.	Sports broadcaster for KUHF Houston	^[16]^[200]
Kelsey Nixon	2007	B.A.	Television chef	^[201]
Dick Nourse	1962	B.A.	Former anchor for NBC affiliate KSL-TV in Salt Lake City, Utah	^[16]^[202]
Art Rascon	1985	B.A.	Anchor for ABC affiliate KTRK in Houston, Texas	^[203]^[204]
Jim Siebert	1992	B.A.	Meteorologist for Fox affiliate KRIV in Houston, Texas	^[205]^[206]
Vai Sikahema	2002	B.A.	Sports Director and anchor for NBC affiliate WCAU in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	^[16]^[207]
Ben Swann	1993	B.A.	Investigative journalist and news anchor, Edward R. Murrow Award and Emmy Award winner	^[208]
Holly Rowe		(transferred to Utah before graduating)	Emmy-Nominated Sports telecaster, writer and producer for ESPN, KBYU, and FOX13.	^[209]^[210]

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Jay S. Bybee	1977 1980	B.A. J.D. (Clark)	Senior U.S. circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	^[211]
Thomas B. Griffith	1978	B.A.	Former U.S. circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit	^[212]
Kent A. Jordan	1981	B.A.	U.S. circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Monroe G. McKay	1957	B.S.	Former Chief U.S. circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit	^[213]
Ryan D. Nelson	1996 1999	B.A. J.D. (Clark)	U.S. circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Richard Paez	1969	B.A.	Senior U.S. circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	^[214]
Randall Ray Rader	1974	B.A.	Former Chief U.S. circuit judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit	^[215]^[216]
Milan Smith	1966	B.A.	U.S. circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	^[217]
N. Randy Smith	1974 1977	B.A. J.D. (Clark)	Senior U.S. circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit	^[218]

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
G. Richard Bevan	1984 1987	B.S. J.D. (Clark)	Chief Justice, Idaho Supreme Court
Matthew B. Durrant	1981	B.A.	Justice, Utah Supreme Court	^[219]
Charles E. Jones	1959	B.A.	Former Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court	^[220]
Thomas Rex Lee	1988	B.A.	Justice, Utah Supreme Court	^[221]
Gregory Moeller	1987 1990	B.S. J.D. (Clark)	Justice, Idaho Supreme Court	^[222]
Dallin H. Oaks	1954	B.A.	Former Justice, Utah Supreme Court	^[38]

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
David Barlow	1995	B.A.	U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah	^[223]
Dee Benson	1973 1976	B.A. J.D. (Clark)	Judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court	^[224]
Roger L. Hunt	1966	B.A.	Former Chief U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada	^[225]
Lloyd D. George	1955	B.S.	Former Chief U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada; Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse namesake	^[226]
Robert Clive Jones	1971	B.S.	Former Chief U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Dale A. Kimball	1964	B.A.	U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah	^[227]
Michael W. Mosman	1984	J.D. (Clark)	Chief U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon	^[228]
Howard C. Nielson Jr.	1992	B.A.	U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah	^[229]
David Nuffer	1975 1978	B.A. J.D. (Clark)	Chief U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah	^[230]
David Nye	1982 1986	B.A. J.D. (Clark)	U.S. District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
David Sam	1957	B.S.	U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah	^[231] </ref>
G. Murray Snow	1984 1987	B.A. J.D. (Clark)	U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona	^[232]
Clark Waddoups	1970	B.A.	U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah	^[233]

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Elizabeth H. Boyer			Author of Norse mythology-influenced Alfar fantasy novel series
Juanita Brooks	1925	B.A.	Author of The Mountain Meadows Massacre	^[16]^[234]
Orson Scott Card	1975	B.A.	Author of Ender's Game (series), recipient of two Hugo and Nebula Awards	^[235]
Becca Fitzpatrick	2001	B.S.	Author of the Hush, Hush series
Steven L. Kent	1986 1990	B.A. M.A.	Writer, known for video game journalism and military science fiction novels	^[16]^[236]
Stephenie Meyer	1995	B.A.	Author of the Twilight series and The Host	^[237]
James Dashner	1999 1999	B.A. M.A.	Author of The Maze Runner (series)
Brian Evenson	1989	B.A.	Author of Father of Lies and recipient of three O. Henry Awards	^[238]^[239]
Brian McClellan	2009	B.A.	Author of The Powder Mage trilogy
Brandon Mull	2000	B.A.	Author of New York Times best-selling Fablehaven fantasy series	^[16]^[240]
Joe Navarro	1975	B.S.	Former FBI psychological profiler and author of Dangerous Personality Types and other books on decoding human behavior
Jay A. Parry	1974	B.A.	Author of LDS non-fiction, best known for compiling Deseret Book's Best-Loved and Everyday series	^[241]
Kerry Patterson	1976	M.O.B. (Marriott)	Co-author of New York Times best seller Crucial Conversations	^[242]
Carol Lynn Pearson	1968	B.A.	Author of musical My Turn On Earth	^[243]
Brandon Sanderson	2000 2005	B.A. M.A.	Author of The Stormlight Archive, Mistborn series and the final three books in the late-Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series, recipient of a Hugo Award and a David Gemmell Legend Award	^[244]^[245]
Samuel W. Taylor	1930		Author of short stories on which the Disney movies The Absent-Minded Professor, Flubber, and Son of Flubber were based	^[16]^[246]
Dave Wolverton		B.A.	Author of The Runelords series, English professor of creative writing at Brigham Young University from 1999–2002	^[16]^[247]
Robison Wells	2009	MBA (Marriott)	Author of The Counterfeit, President of The Whitney Awards	^[248]
Jack Weyland	1969	Ph.D.	Author of Charly	^[16]^[249]

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Kurt Bestor	1993	B.A.	Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated composer	^[250]^[251]
Elaine Bradley		B.S.	Drummer for Billboard Music Award winners Neon Trees	^[252]
Ariel Bybee	1965	B.S.	Mezzo-soprano at the Metropolitan Opera for 18 seasons	^[251]
Sam Cardon	1993	B.A.	Emmy Award-winning composer	^[251]^[253]
Rob Gardner		B.S.	Composer	^[254]
Daniel E. Gawthrop	1988	B.M.	Composer	^[251]
Gregg Hale	—	(never graduated)	Guitarist for Spiritualized
Merrill Jenson	1980	B.M.	Film composer for multiple IMAX and LDS films, including The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd	^[251]^[255]
Michael McLean	1974	B.M.	Composer and producer	^[251]
Nathan Pacheco	2005	B.M.	Billboard Classical Albums Chart-topping Singer
Janice Kapp Perry	1960	B.M.	Composer	^[251]^[256]
Carmen Rasmusen	—	(never graduated)	Country singer and songwriter; former American Idol contestant	^[257]
Dan Reynolds	—	(never graduated)	Lead singer for Grammy Award winners Imagine Dragons, recipient of the Songwriters Hall of Fame Hal David Starlight Award	^[258]
Lindsey Stirling	2015	B.S. (Marriott)	Billboard Music Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated violinist	^[16]^[259]
Dan Truman	1984	B.A.	Keyboards/piano for Grammy Award winners Diamond Rio	^[251]^[260]
Mack Wilberg	1979	B.M.	Music Director, The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square; composer and arranger	^[261]^[262]

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Ziggy Ansah	2012	B.A.	Former defensive end for the NFL's Detroit Lions	^[304]
John Beck	2006	B.A.	Former quarterback for the NFL's Washington Redskins; former quarterback for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League	^[16]^[305]
Brian Billick	2006	B.A.	Former head coach for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, leading team to Super Bowl XXXV win in 2001	^[16]^[306]
Jason Buck	1986	B.A.	Former defensive lineman for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Redskins, winner of Super Bowl XXVI in 1992, winner of the Outland Trophy in 1986	^[16]^[307]
Ben Cahoon	1998	B.S.	Former slotback for the CFL's Montreal Alouettes, 2002 and 2003 CFL Most Outstanding Canadian, winner of 91st Grey Cup (2003–MVP), CFL all-time receptions leader	^[16]^[308]^[309]
Todd Christensen	1978	B.S.	Former tight end for the NFL's Oakland Raiders and New York Giants; winner of Super Bowl XV in 1981; former ESPN commentator for 23 years	^[16]^[310]
Austin Collie	—	(never graduated)	Former wide receiver for the NFL, 2009 AFC Champion	^[311]
Gary Crowton	1983	B.A.	Former head coach for BYU and Louisiana Tech University; former offensive coordinator for the University of Oregon, Louisiana State University, and the Chicago Bears	^[312]
Ryan Denney	2002	B.S.	Former defensive end for the NFL's Buffalo Bills	^[16]^[313]
Ty Detmer	1990	B.S.	Former quarterback for six NFL teams, 1990 Heisman Trophy winner	^[16]^[314]
LaVell Edwards	1978	Ed.D.	Former head coach for BYU, leading university to 1984 NCAA Division I-A national football championship; College Football Hall of Fame inductee	^[315]
Alani Fua	2014	B.S.	Linebacker for the NFL's Arizona Cardinals	^[16]^[316]
Kurt Gouveia	—	(never graduated)	Former linebacker for the NFL's Washington Redskins, winner of Super Bowl XXII and Super Bowl XXVI, current linebacker coach for the Sacramento Mountain Lions	^[317]
Travis Hall	1995	B.S.	Defensive tackle for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, winner of Super Bowl XXXIII in 1999, founder of ProSpot Fitness	^[318]
Chris Hoke	2001	B.A.	Former defensive tackle and Super Bowl XL winner	^[16]^[319]
Tom Holmoe	1983 1995	B.S. M.S.	Former defensive end for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers where he won Super Bowls XIX, XXIII, and XXIX; former head coach for the University of California, Berkeley; current athletic director at BYU	^[16]^[320]
Paul Howard	1972		Former offensive guard for the NFL's Denver Broncos	^[321]
Lee Johnson	1985	B.S.	Former punter for six NFL teams, played with Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XXIII	^[16]^[322]
Doug Jolley	2002	B.A.	Former tight end for the NFL's Oakland Raiders, New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers	^[16]^[323]
Brett Keisel	2001	B.A.	Defensive end for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers; Pro Bowl player in 2010, winner of Super Bowls XL and XLIII	^[324]
Bronson Kaufusi	2016	B.A.	Defensive end for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens; Drafted in 2016 NFL Draft 70th overall	^[325]
Mike Leach	1983	B.A.	former Head coach at Texas Tech, Washington State and Mississippi State (died December 12, 2022)	^[16]^[326]^[327]
Chad Lewis	1997	B.A.	Former tight end, winner of Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000, three-time Pro Bowl selection	^[16]^[328]
Reno Mahe	2003	B.S.	Former running back for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles, All-Pro selection in 2005	^[16]^[329]
Jim McMahon	2014	B.A.	Former quarterback for seven NFL teams, winner of Super Bowl's XX (1986) and XXXI (1997), Pro Bowl selection, Davey O'Brien Award winner	^[330]^[331]
Jason Mathews	1993	B.A.	Former offensive tackle for the NFL's Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans	^[332]
Rob Morris	2000	B.A.	Former linebacker for the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, winner of Super Bowl XLI in 2007	^[16]^[333]
Dennis Patera	1968	B.S.	Former placekicker for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers	^[16]^[334]
Bart Oates	1985	B.S. (Marriott)	Former center for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants, and Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars; led team to Super Bowl XXI win in 1986, Super Bowl XXV win in 1990, and Super Bowl XXIX win in 1994	^[16]
Orrin Olsen	1976	B.A.	Former center for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs	^[16]
Evan Pilgrim	1994	B.A.	Former offensive guard for the NFL's Chicago Bears, Tennessee Oilers, Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos, played in Super Bowl XXXIII in 1999	^[335]
Dennis Pitta	2009	B.A.	Starting tight end for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, Super Bowl XLVII champion	^[336]
Andy Reid	1982	B.S.	Head Coach of the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs; Super Bowl LIV and Super Bowl LVII champion, participant in Super Bowl XXXIX in 2004 with the Philadelphia Eagles, AP Coach of the Year in 2002
Golden Richards	—	(never graduated)	Former wide receiver for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, winner of Super Bowl XII in 1978	^[337]
Steve Sarkisian	1997	B.A.	Head coach at the University of Texas; former Head coach at the University of Southern California and the University of Washington	^[338]
Kalani Sitake	2000	B.A.	Head coach at the Brigham Young University	^[339]^[340]
Vai Sikahema	2002	B.A.	Former kick returner for three NFL teams, two-time Pro Bowl selection	^[16]^[341]
Daniel Sorensen			Safety for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs; Super Bowl LIV and Super Bowl LVII champion
John Tait	1999	B.S.	Former offensive tackle for the NFL's Chicago Bears	^[16]^[342]
Glen Titensor	1980	B.S.	Former offensive guard for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys	^[343]

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Lindsi Lisonbee Cutshall	2012	B.S.	Professional soccer player for Sky Blue FC, National Women's Soccer League	^[356]
Shauna Rohbock	1999	B.S.	Bobsled silver medalist at 2006 Winter Olympics, former professional soccer player for WUSA's San Diego Spirit	^[16]^[357]
Ashley Hatch	2016		Professional soccer player for NWSL Washington Spirit, USWNT player	^[358]
Michele Vasconcelos	2016		Professional soccer player for NWSL Chicago Red Stars	^[359]
Aleisha Cramer	2005	B.S.	Former USWNT player	^[360]
Nádia Gomes	2017		Former professional soccer player for NWSL Orlando Pride, Current Portugal women's national football team player	^[361]
Katie Larkin	2009	B.S	Former professional soccer player for WPS team the Atlanta Beat
Mikayla Cluff	2021	B.S.	Professional soccer player for Utah Royals, National Women's Soccer League	^[362]
Cameron Tucker	2021		Professional soccer player for NWSL Utah Royals	^[363]

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Neil L. Andersen			Member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles	^[263]
Julie B. Beck	1973	B.S.	Fifteenth General Relief Society President	^[9]^[16]
David A. Bednar	1976	M.O.B. (Marriott)	Member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles	^[12]
Ezra Taft Benson	1926	B.S.	Thirteenth President of the Church	^[131]
D. Todd Christofferson	1969	B.A.	Member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles	^[264]
Mary N. Cook	1973 1985	B.A. Ed.S.	Member of the Young Women General Presidency	^[265]
John B. Dickson		B.S. (Marriott)	Member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy	^[266]
Gerrit W. Gong		B.A.	Member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles	^[267]
Bruce C. Hafen	1964	B.A.	Member of the First Quorum of the Seventy	^[24]
Jeffrey R. Holland	1965 1966	B.A. M.A.	Member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles	^[26]
Jay E. Jensen	1967 1974 1988	B.A. M.A. Ed.D.	Member of the Presidency of the Seventy	^[268]
Ardeth G. Kapp	1964	M.Ed.	Ninth Young Women General President	^[269]
Thomas S. Monson	1974 1981	MBA (Marriott) Hon. D.L.	Sixteenth President of the Church	^[270]^[271]
Stephen D. Nadauld	1968	B.S.	Former member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy	^[36]
Dallin H. Oaks	1954	B.A.	Member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles	^[38]
Russell T. Osguthorpe	1971 1973 1975	B.A. M.A. Ph.D.	Sunday School General President	^[272]
Boyd K. Packer	1962	Ed.D.	Former president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles	^[273]
Reed Smoot	1876	B.A.	Former member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles	^[7]
Belle Spafford	1920	B.A.	Ninth General Relief Society President	^[274]
Bradley R. Wilcox	1985	B.S. M.Ed.	Religious speaker and author	^[275]^[276]

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Danny Ainge	1981	B.A.	Former second baseman for MLB's Toronto Blue Jays and currently the president of basketball operations for the Boston Celtics	^[278]^[279]
Rick Aguilera	1983	B.A.	Former pitcher for four MLB teams, winner of 1986 and 1991 World Series, three-time All-Star	^[280]
Jeremy Guthrie		(transferred to Stanford before graduating)	Former pitcher for five MLB teams, participant in 2014 World Series	^[281]
Ken Hunt	1983	B.S.	Former pitcher for MLB's Cincinnati Reds, participant in 1961 World Series	^[16]^[282]
Wally Joyner	1984	B.A.	Former first baseman for five MLB teams, 1986 All-Star, current hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers	^[283]
Jack Morris	1976	B.A.	Former pitcher for five MLB teams; winner of the 1984, 1991 (MVP), 1992, and 1993 World Series; five-time All-Star	^[284]
Cory Snyder	1986	B.A.	Former outfielder for five MLB teams, 1984 Olympic silver medalist	^[285]
Kevin Towers	1982	B.A.	Former general manager of the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks	^[86]^[286]

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Ed Eyestone	1985 1990	B.S. M.S.	Marathon runner for American Samoa in the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics; former Head Coach for BYU cross-country team	^[16]^[350]
Frankie Fredericks	1987	B.A.	Namibian sprinter and four-time Olympic silver medalist	^[351]
Tiffany Lott-Hogan	1998	B.S.	World record holder in the 55-meter hurdles	^[16]^[86]
Henry Marsh	1978	B.A.	Long-distance runner for the United States and three-time Olympian	^[16]^[352]
Leonard Myles-Mills	1999	B.A.	Sprinter for Ghana in the 2004 Summer Olympics	^[353]
Doug Padilla	1983	B.S.	Long-distance runner for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics	^[16]^[354]
Jared Ward	2015	B.S. M.S.	Long-distance runner, multiple-time national champion, and qualifier for 2016 Olympics in the marathon	^[16]^[355]

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Earl Bascom	1940	B.A.	Professional rodeo cowboy, world record holder, Cowboy Hall of Fame inductee	^[364]
Werner Hoeger	1978	Ed.D.	Olympic luge athlete, 2002 Winter Olympics, 2006 Winter Olympics	^[365]
Casey Jennings	2000	B.S.	Professional beach volleyball player, four-time AVP champion	^[16]^[366]
Arielle Martin	2007	B.S.	Professional BMX rider	^[367]^[368]^[369]
Travis Marx	—	(never graduated)	3rd in NJCAA for wrestling; current mixed martial artist	^[370]
Hugh McCutcheon	1993 1998 1999	B.S. M.S. EMBA (Marriott)	Head coach of USA men's volleyball team	^[16]^[371]
Johnny Miller	1969	B.A.	Former professional golfer; winner of 1973 U.S. Open, 1976 Open Championship	^[16]^[372]
Ed Parker	1956	B.A.	Founder of American Kenpo karate and 10th degree black belt	^[373]
Ken Patera	1987	B.S.	Former professional wrestler and Olympic weightlifter	^[16]^[374]^[375]
Jean Saubert	1967	MRE	U.S. alpine skier who won silver and bronze medals at the 1964 Winter Olympics	^[16]^[376]
Chael Sonnen	—	(attended)	professional mixed martial artist, currently competing for Bellator MMA, previously with the Ultimate Fighting Championship	^[377]
Mike Weir	1992	B.S.	Professional golfer; winner of 2003 Masters Tournament and Lou Marsh Trophy	^[16]^[378]

Name	Class year(s)	Degree(s)	Notability	Reference
Tim Ballard	1998	B.A.	Anti-human trafficking activist and author and subject of film Sound of Freedom	^[379]
Dave Crenshaw	2000	B.S. (Marriott)	Writer and speaker	^[380]^[381]^[382]
Avraham Gileadi	1975 1977 1981	B.A. M.A. Ph.D.	Member of the September Six	^[16]^[383]^[384]
Sharlene Wells Hawkes	1986	B.A.	Miss America 1985, ESPN sportscaster	^[16]^[385]
Colleen Kay Hutchins	1947	B.A.	Miss America 1952	^[386]^[387]
Trevor Packer	1998 2000	B.A. M.A.	Head of the Advanced Placement program at the College Board	^[388]
Soben Huon	2006	B.S.	Miss Utah USA 2006	^[16]^[389]
Natalie Camille Johnson	2002	B.S. (Marriott)	Miss Utah 2002	^[390]
Jaime Augusto Mayol	1975	B.A.	Manhunt International 2006 winner	^[16]^[391]
Katie Millar	2007	B.S.	Miss Utah 2006	^[392]
Mark Rober	2004	B.S.	YouTube personality and former mechanical engineer for NASA and Apple Inc.	^[393]
Elizabeth Smart	2010	B.M.	Victim of kidnapping; political activist; NY Times Best Selling Author	^[394]^[395]

Name	Notability	Reference
Mallory Book	Marvel Comics character, head of She-Hulk's law firm	^[396]
Jeffrey Cole	Fellowship applicant in the TV series House, played by Edi Gathegi
Jonathon Jordan	Main character in The Singles Ward, played by Will Swenson	^[397]

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