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List of Latter Day Saints

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This is a list of people who identify, (or have identified if dead), as Latter Day Saints, and who have attained levels of notability. This list includes adherents of all Latter Day Saint movement denominations, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), Community of Christ, and others. LDS Church members are usually considered either:

  • "Active", meaning they attend church on a regular basis and are committed to living their religion,
  • "Less-active" meaning they attend church on an occasional basis and may or may not be committed to living their religion or
  • "Inactive", meaning they do not attend church regularly and/or they do not adhere to its principles.

See List of former Latter Day Saints for those persons who ended their affiliation with the Latter Day Saint movement.

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Artists

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Sports figures

American football and Canadian football

Association football (soccer)

Baseball

Basketball

Ice hockey

Rugby

Rugby league

Rugby union

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Ma'a Nonu of the All Blacks

Miscellaneous

Track and field

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Valerie Adams

Auto racing

Beach volleyball

Bobsleighing/bobsleding

Bodybuilding

Boxing

Fencing

Golf

Gymnastics

Luge

Martial arts

Race walking

Rodeo

Rowing (crew)

Skeleton racing

Skiing (snow)

Snowboarding

Softball

Sports shooting

Swimming and diving

Volleyball

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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Business

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Kevin Rollins

Law

Judicial

Enforcement

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Educators and scholars

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Kim B. Clark
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Rex E. Lee
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Scott Pulsipher
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Media and entertainment figures

Writers

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Stephenie Meyer

Film, television and stage personalities

Reality stars and YouTubers

Singers and musicians

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Gladys Knight

Dance

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Medicine

  • Richard F. Daines, New York State Department of Health Commissioner, 2007- 2010[360]
  • Russell M. Nelson, (president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) physician, heart surgeon, Director American Board Thoracic Surgeons, Chair Thoracic Surgery Salt Lake Hospital, University Hospital (world renowned)[361] first open heart surgery[362] heart lung support machine under Dr. Gibbon, Mayo Clinic, Philadelphia[363] "Top 20 Most Innovative Surgeons Alive Today"[364]
  • Ellis Reynolds Shipp, 1847–1939,.One of the first female doctors west of the Mississippi. Sent to Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1873 by Eliza R. Snow on an endowment from Dr. Willard Richards. Upon return to Salt Lake City, worked with Snow's board to start obstetrics school 1876, trained 660 midwives.[365] went to Michigan for pediatrics under pioneer Victor Vaugh who created American Pediatrics Board, returning created LDS Children's hospital under relief society, bolstered by St. Marks Hospital Salt Lake.[366]
  • Willard Richards, 1804-1854[367] Obstetrician Thompson Infirmary Med School Boston 1835. Apostle 1840 2nd counselor 1847, migrated Salt Lake 1847–9, expedition secretary and medic/surgeon. Opened Deseret (Salt Lake) LDS clinic under Relief Society 1849 SLC. Started Deseret News column on health. Trained midwives, many starting as girls. Treated gold rush miners 1849–50.[368]
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Scientists and inventors

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Philo Farnsworth
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Military

Commanders

U.S. Medal of Honor recipients

Politics

U.S. politicians

Currently in office

U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
Governors

Past office holders

U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. governors
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Mitt Romney
Cabinet officers, ambassadors and senior administration officials
Other American politicians
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Eldridge Cleaver
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Dennis Richardson

Politicians outside the United States

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Moroni Bing Torgan

Royalty

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Church leaders

Presidents of the LDS Church (largest denomination)

  1. Joseph Smith, Church Founder, also mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois
  2. Brigham Young, also Utah territorial Governor
  3. John Taylor, also member of Utah Territorial Legislature
  4. Wilford Woodruff, also member of Utah Territorial Legislature
  5. Lorenzo Snow, also member of Utah Territorial Legislature
  6. Joseph F. Smith, also member of Utah Territorial Legislature
  7. Heber J. Grant, also member of Utah Territorial Legislature
  8. George Albert Smith
  9. David O. McKay
  10. Joseph Fielding Smith
  11. Harold B. Lee
  12. Spencer W. Kimball
  13. Ezra Taft Benson, also U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
  14. Howard W. Hunter
  15. Gordon B. Hinckley, also Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient[127]
  16. Thomas S. Monson
  17. Russell M. Nelson[462]

Presidents of the Community of Christ

Presidents of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Leaders of smaller factions

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References

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