List of Brigham Young University alumni

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, BYU has 443,426 living alumni.[6]

The Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center, built in 2007
Famous BYU graduates
Aaron Eckhart '94, Actor
Stephenie Meyer '95, Author of the Twilight series

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.

Academia and research

University administration

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Stan L. Albrecht1966B.S.15th president of Utah State University[11]
David A. Bednar1976M.O.B. (Marriott)14th President of BYU-Idaho[12]
Michael T. Benson1990B.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-Blake1979
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 Cameron1949
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 Dunn1972Ed.D.8th President of Western Michigan University[20]
William G. Dyer1950
1952
B.A.
M.A.
4th Dean of the BYU Marriott School of Business[21]
Henry J. Eyring1985
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. Grout1984B.S. (Marriott)Dean of the Berry College Campbell School of Business[23]
Bruce C. Hafen1964B.A.11th President of BYU-Idaho; 3rd Dean of the J. Reuben Clark Law School[24]
Franklin S. Harris5th President of BYU[25]
Jeffrey R. Holland1965
1966
B.A.
M.A
9th President of BYU[26]
Matthew S. Holland1991B.A.1st President of Utah Valley University[27][28]
John S. K. Kauwe III1999
2003
B.S.
M.S.
11th President of Brigham Young University–Hawaii[29]
Vern O. Knudsen1915B.A.Chancellor of the University of California at Los Angeles[30]
Rex E. Lee1960
1996
B.A.
Hon. D.L.
10th President of BYU; 1st Dean of J. Reuben Clark Law School[31][32]
John W. Limbong1978M.S.President of the University of International Golden Indonesia[33][34]
F. Ann Millner1986Ed.D.11th President of Weber State University[16][35]
Stephen D. Nadauld1968B.S.17th President of Dixie State College; 9th President of Weber State University; Director of BYU MBA program[36][37]
Dallin H. Oaks1954B.A.8th President of BYU; Interim Dean of University of Chicago Law School[38]
V. Lane Rawlins1963B.S.President of University of North Texas; 9th President of the Washington State University[39]
Wilson W. Sorenson1940
1973
B.A.
M.Ed.
2nd President of Utah Technical College (now Utah Valley University)[40]
Scott Strobel1987B.A.Provost of Yale University (2020–present)
Weldon J. Taylor1934B.S.1st Dean of the BYU Marriott School of Business[41]
Astrid S. Tuminez1986B.A.7th President of Utah Valley University[42]
Dale A. Whitman1963B.S.Former Dean of the University of Missouri School of Law; former president of the Association of American Law Schools[43]
O. Meredith Wilson1934B.A.9th President of the University of Oregon (1954-1960); President of the University of Minnesota (1960-1967)[44][45]
Kevin J Worthen1979
1982
B.A.
J.D. (Clark)
13th President of BYU; 5th Dean of the J. Reuben Clark Law School[46]
Michael K. Young1973B.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]

Professors and researchers

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Randy L. Bott1988Ed.D.Professor of religion, 2008 Ratemyprofessors.com Best Professor[16][48][49]
Paul D. Boyer1939B.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. BradshawB.S.Senior research scientist at IHMC in the field of computer science[51]
Stephen Cameron1986B.A.Studies on GED; Columbia University professor and financial analyst[52][53][54]
Eric Chambers1991M.AProfessor and Valdosta State University. Studies the effect of mosquito transmitted diseases.[55]
Clayton M. Christensen1975B.A.Coined the term "disruptive technology"; Harvard Business School professor[56]
J. Scott Dutcher2002B.S. (Marriott)Winner of 2006 Burton Award for Legal Achievement[57]
Philo Farnsworth1923
1968
B.S.
Hon. D.Sc.
Co-inventor of the electronic television[58][59]
Harvey Fletcher1907B.S.Physicist credited with invention of the hearing aid; founding dean of the BYU College of Engineering[60]
Chauncy Harris1933B.A. (valedictorian)Pioneer of modern geography and expert on Soviet and American urban geography; BYU's first Rhodes Scholar[61]
David F. HollandB.A.Professor at Harvard Divinity School and the director of graduate studies in religion at Harvard University.[62]
Howard Judd1959B.S.Medical researcher in field of women's health[63]
Rulon D. Pope1971B.S.Warren and Wilson Dusenberry Professor at Brigham Young University, specializing in agricultural economics[64]
Sahar Qumsiyeh1997M.S.Palestinian-American mathematician, statistician, and writer[65]
Charles Reigeluth1977Ph.D.Instructional design theory researcher and developer[66]
Donald W. Roberts1957B.A.Biological pest control research professor[67]
Tara Westover2008B.A.Historian and author[68]
Nathan Whetten1926
1928
B.A.
M.A.
Sociologist; dean of the Graduate School at the University of Connecticut[69]
David A. Wiley2000Ph.D.Coined the term "open content"[70]
Angus M. Woodbury1927B.S.Utah ecologist, first naturalist at Zion National Park[71][72]

Arts

NameClassDegreeNotabilityReference
Earl W. Bascom1940B.A.Cowboy artist and sculptor called "cowboy of cowboy artists"[73]
Don Bluth1954B.A.Director, producer, and animator of films[74]
Blair Buswell1984B.A.Sports sculptor[75][76]
James C. Christensen1967
1968
B.A.
M.A.
Fantasy painter[77][78]
Brian Lee DurfeeB.F.AWildlife, landscape, and fantasy artist, fantasy and horror author
Dan Lemmon1997B.F.AAcademy Award-winning visual effects artist of films such as Lord of the Rings (2001, 2002, 2003) and The Jungle Book (2016)[79]
Jon McNaughtonB.A.Painter[80]
Kathleen PetersonB.A.Painter[81]
Reed P. Smoot1969B.A.
M.A.
Master cinematographer[82]
Rita Wright1976
1997
B.A.
M.A.
Art Historian, Museum Director of the Springville Museum of Art[83]

Business and finance

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Bill Aho1983MBA (Marriott)Former CEO of ClearPlay Inc.[84]
Fraser Bullock1978
1980
B.S. (Marriott)
MBA (Marriott)
Managing director, Sorenson Capital; former CEO of Salt Lake Olympic Committee[85]
M. Anthony Burns1963B.S.Former president and CEO of Ryder Systems[86][87]
Dave Checketts1983MBA (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. Coon1994B.A.CEO and co-founder of 1-800 Contacts[89][90]
Stephen Covey1994DREAuthor of New York Times bestseller The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, listed in Time magazine's Top 25 most influential Americans[91]
Gary Crittenden1967B.S. (Marriott)CFO of Citigroup Inc.[92]
Richard Culatta2003

2006

B.A.
M.S.
CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education[93]
Sheri L. Dew1967B.A.CEO of Deseret Book, author[94]
Jeff Green2001B.A.Co-founder buy-side digital advertising platform The Trade Desk of which he is chairman and CEO[95]
Nathan Gwilliam2014MBAFounder & 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 McBride1984B.S.CEO of The SCO Group[16][100]
Bill Nelson1967B.S. (Marriott)Former CEO of Intermountain Health Care[16][101]
Brady Nelson2002B.S. (Marriott)Majority owner of Spokane Shock[102]
Kevin Rollins1983
1984
B.A.
MBA (Marriott)
Former president and CEO of Dell Computers[103]
Mitt Romney1971B.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 Roney1983B.S.Founder and former chairman of Nu Skin Enterprises[105]
Aaron Skonnard1996B.S.CEO and co-founder of Pluralsight[106]
Ryan Smith2016B.S. (Marriott)Owner of the Utah Jazz and co-founder of Qualtrics[107]
Cydni Tetro1998MBA (Marriott)CEO of Brandless, co-founder of Women Tech Council[108]

Entertainment

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Don CollierB.A.Western film and television actor[109]
Jeremy Coon2002B.A.Producer of the film Napoleon Dynamite[110]
C. Jay Cox1986B.A.Director and screenwriter[111]
Brian Crane1973B.A.Creator of Pickles comic strip[112][113]
Mitch Davis1982B.A.Film director and producer[114]
Curt DoussettB.A.actor, host on Discovery Channel's Hazard Pay, owner of ComedySportz Utah[115][116]
Richard Dutcher1988B.A.Film director, producer and actor; "father of Mormon cinema"[117]
Aaron Eckhart1994B.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 Enos1997B.A.Tony Award-nominated film and television actor[16][119]
Steven Fales1994B.A.Playwright and actor[16][120]
Ryan Hamilton (comedian)2000B.A.Stand-up comedian[121]
Jon Heder2004BFAActor in Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Just Like Heaven (2005), The Benchwarmers (2006), School for Scoundrels (2006), Blades of Glory (2007)[16][122]
Brett Helquist1993BFAIllustrator best known for his work on A Series of Unfortunate Events[123]
Jared and Jerusha Hess2002B.A.Directors and screenwriters of Napoleon Dynamite (2004) and Nacho Libre (2006)[124]
Ken Jennings2000
2000
B.A.
B.S.
Jeopardy! all-time champion and subsequent co-host[125]
Neil LaBute1995B.A.Film director, screenwriter, playwright[16][126]
Kieth Merrill1967B.A.Academy Award-winning film director[16][127]
Aaron Ruell2001B.A.Actor, filmmaker[16][128]
Tim Skousen2001B.A.Filmmaker, The Sasquatch Gang (2006)[16][129]
Daryn Tufts1998B.A.Director and screenwriter[130]
Johnny Whitaker1986B.A.Actor best known for role in Family Affair[citation needed]

Government and politics

Members of the United States Cabinet

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Ezra Taft Benson1926B.S.U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)[131]

United States governors

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Norman H. Bangerter1955B.A.Thirteenth Governor of Utah (1985-1993)[132]
Henry H. BloodSeventh Governor of Utah (1933-1941)[133]
Culbert Olson1895B.A.Twenty-ninth Governor of California (1939-1943)[134]
Mitt Romney1971B.A.Seventieth Governor of Massachusetts (2003-2007), 2012 Republican presidential nominee[135]
Olene S. Walker1953B.S.Fifteenth Governor of Utah (2003-2005)[136]
Gary Herbert(never graduated)Seventeenth Governor of Utah (2009-2021)[137]

Members of the United States Congress

Note: "D" indicates a Democrat while "R" indicates a Republican.

Senators

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Mike Crapo1973B.A.Senator (R) from Idaho (1999–present)[138]
Jeff Flake1986
1987
B.A.
M.A.
Former Senator (R) from Arizona (2013-2019); Ambassador of the United States to Turkey (2022-present)[139]
Orrin Hatch1958B.A.Former Senator (R) from Utah (1977-2019); President Pro Tempore (2015-2019)[140]
William H. King1887B.S.Former Senator (D) from Utah (1917-1941); President Pro Tempore (1940-1941)[141]
Mike Lee1994
1997
B.S.
J.D. (Clark)
Senator (R) from Utah (2011–present)[142]
Bert H. Miller1901Former Senator (D) from Idaho (1949)[143]
Mitt Romney1971B.A.Senator (R) from Utah (2019–present), Seventieth Governor of Massachusetts, 2012 Republican presidential nominee[144][135]
Gordon H. Smith1976B.A.Former Senator (R) from Oregon (1997-2009), CEO of National Association of Broadcasters[145]
Reed Smoot1876High school diplomaFormer Senator (R) from Utah (1903-1933)
George Sutherland1881Former Senator (R) from Utah (1905-1917)[146]
Arthur Vivian Watkins(never graduated)Former Senator (R) from Utah (1947-1959)[147]
Kyrsten Sinema1995B.A.
Senator (D, later I) from Arizona (2019–present)[148][149]

Representatives

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Raúl Labrador1992B.A.Representative (R) from Idaho's 1st congressional district (2011-2019)[150]
Jason Chaffetz1989B.A.Representative (R) from Utah's 3rd congressional district (2009-2017)
Chris Cannon1974
1980
B.A.
J.D. (Clark)
Representative (R) from Utah's 3rd congressional district (1997-2009)[151]
Don B. Colton1896B.A.Representative (R) from Utah's 1st congressional district (1921-1933)[152]
John CurtisB.S.Representative (R) from Utah's 3rd congressional district (2017–present)
Henry Aldous Dixon1914Representative (R) from Utah's 1st congressional district (1955-1961)[153]
Eni Fa'aua'a Hunkin Faleomavaega, Jr.1966B.A.Delegate to Congress (D) from American Samoa (1989-2015)[154]
Enid Greene1983J.D. (Clark)Representative (R) from Utah's 2nd congressional district (1995-1997)[155]
Ralph R. Harding1956Representative (D) from Idaho's 2nd congressional district (1961-1965)[156]
William H. King1887B.S.Representative (D) from Utah's 1st congressional district (1897-1899; 1900–1901)[141]
J. W. Robinson1909B.S.Representative (D) from Utah's 2nd congressional district (1933-1947)[157]
Matt Salmon1986MPA (Marriott)Representative (R) from Arizona's 1st congressional district (2013-2017)[158]
Jeff Flake1986
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 McKeon1985B.A.Representative (R) from California's 25th congressional district (1993-2015)[160]
Bill Orton1973
1979
B.A.
J.D. (Clark)
Representative (D) from Utah's 3rd congressional district (1991-1997)[161]
Ron Packard1975B.S.Representative (R) from California's 43rd and 48th congressional districts (1983-2001)[162]
Karen Shepherd1963M.A.Representative (D) from Utah's 2nd congressional district (1993-1995)[163]
Kyrsten Sinema1995B.A.Representative (D) from Arizona's 9th congressional district (2013-2019)
George Sutherland1881B.A.Representative (R) from Utah's 1st congressional district (1901-1903)[146]

United States state constitutional officers

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Scott BedkeB.S.Lieutenant Governor of Idaho (2023–present)
Debbie CritchfieldB.A.Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction (2023–present)
Larry EchoHawk1970B.S.Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs for Barack Obama (2009-2012); Former Idaho Attorney General (1991-1995)[165]
Deidre HendersonLieutenant Governor of Utah (2021–present)
Marilyn HowardEd.D.Former Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction (1999-2007)
Mark Hutchison1990J.D.Lieutenant Governor of Nevada (2015-2019)[166]
Julie EllsworthB.A.Idaho State Treasurer (2019–present)
Marlo OaksB.S.Utah State Treasurer (2021–present)
Raúl Labrador1992B.A.Idaho Attorney General (2023–present)
Lawrence Wasden1982B.A.Former Idaho Attorney General (2003–2023)[167]
J. D. Williams
1967
B.A.
MPA (Marriott)
Idaho State Controller (1989-2002)

Government officials outside the U.S.

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Cindy Ady1979B.A.Former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada[168]
Krešimir Ćosić 1973B.A.Former Croatian diplomat to the U.S.[169]
Jeffrey Max Jones1982B.A.Former Undersecretary of Agriculture, Mexico[16]
Greg Melchin1977B.A.Former Alberta Minister of Energy; former member of Legislative Assembly of Alberta[170]
Bhichit Rattakul1976Ph.D.Former Governor of Bangkok, Thailand[171][172][173]
Yeah SamakeM.P.P.Mali Ambassador to India, 2013 Presidential candidate of Mali, and Former Mayor of Ouelessebougou[174][175]

Other U.S. political figures

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Joseph A. Cannon1974
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 Cox1995B.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. Glade25th mayor of Salt Lake City[178]
Rex E. Lee1960
1996
B.A.
Hon. D.L.
Former U.S. Solicitor General[31][32]
Roger B. Porter1970B.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 Reid1985
1988
B.A.
J.D. (Clark)
Former chairman of the Clark County Commission, Nevada[180][181]
Ronna Romney McDanielB.A.Chairwoman of the Republican National Committee[182]
Kyle Sampson1993B.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 Shin1962B.A.Member (D) of the Washington State Senate[16][184]
Scott Smith1980B.S.Thirty-eighth mayor of Mesa, Arizona[185]
Nick Udall1936Former Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona[16][186]
Paul M. Warner1973
1976
1984
B.A.
J.D. (Clark)
MPA (Marriott)
Chairman of the Attorney General's Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys[187]
Noall Wootton1961B.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]

Journalism and media

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Carlos Amezcua1975B.A.Anchor for Fox affiliate KTTV in Los Angeles, California; former morning anchor for KTLA[16][189]
Heather Armstrong1997B.A.Author of popular blog dooce[190]
Pat Bagley1978B.A.Editorial cartoonist, journalist, and author[191]
Steve Benson1978BFAPulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist[192]
Clayton Brough1974B.S.
M.S.
Weatherman of ABC 4[193]
Joe Dana2003B.A.Anchor for NBC affiliate KPNX in Phoenix, Arizona[16][194]
Kent Dana1968B.A.Anchor for CBS affiliate KPHO; "Dean" of Valley newscasters in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona[195]
Steve Eagar1987B.A.Anchor for Fox affiliate KDFW in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas[16][196]
Amy Freeze1995B.A.Meteorologist for Fox affiliate WFLD in Chicago, Illinois[16][197]
Pete Grigsby1989B.A.Meteorologist for ABC affiliate KMBC in Kansas City, Missouri[16][198]
Jane Clayson Johnson1990B.A.Former co-host of The Early Show on CBS[199]
Gifford Nielsen1983B.A.Sports broadcaster for KUHF Houston[16][200]
Kelsey Nixon2007B.A.Television chef[201]
Dick Nourse1962B.A.Former anchor for NBC affiliate KSL-TV in Salt Lake City, Utah[16][202]
Art Rascon1985B.A.Anchor for ABC affiliate KTRK in Houston, Texas[203][204]
Jim Siebert1992B.A.Meteorologist for Fox affiliate KRIV in Houston, Texas[205][206]
Vai Sikahema2002B.A.Sports Director and anchor for NBC affiliate WCAU in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[16][207]
Ben Swann1993B.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]

Law and judiciary

Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
George Sutherland1881B.A.Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States[146]

U.S. Circuit Judges

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Jay S. Bybee1977
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. Griffith1978B.A.Former U.S. circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit[212]
Kent A. Jordan1981B.A.U.S. circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Monroe G. McKay1957B.S.Former Chief U.S. circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit[213]
Ryan D. Nelson1996
1999
B.A.
J.D. (Clark)
U.S. circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Richard Paez1969B.A.Senior U.S. circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit[214]
Randall Ray Rader1974B.A.Former Chief U.S. circuit judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit[215][216]
Milan Smith1966B.A.U.S. circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit[217]
N. Randy Smith1974
1977
B.A.
J.D. (Clark)
Senior U.S. circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit[218]

Justices of State Supreme Courts

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
G. Richard Bevan1984
1987
B.S.
J.D. (Clark)
Chief Justice, Idaho Supreme Court
Matthew B. Durrant1981B.A.Justice, Utah Supreme Court[219]
Charles E. Jones1959B.A.Former Chief Justice, Arizona Supreme Court[220]
Thomas Rex Lee1988B.A.Justice, Utah Supreme Court[221]
Gregory Moeller1987
1990
B.S.
J.D. (Clark)
Justice, Idaho Supreme Court[222]
Dallin H. Oaks1954B.A.Former Justice, Utah Supreme Court[38]

U.S. District Judges

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
David Barlow1995B.A.U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah[223]
Dee Benson1973
1976
B.A.
J.D. (Clark)
Judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court[224]
Roger L. Hunt1966B.A.Former Chief U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada[225]
Lloyd D. George1955B.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 Jones1971B.S.Former Chief U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
Dale A. Kimball1964B.A.U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah[227]
Michael W. Mosman1984J.D. (Clark)Chief U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon[228]
Howard C. Nielson Jr.1992B.A.U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah[229]
David Nuffer1975
1978
B.A.
J.D. (Clark)
Chief U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah[230]
David Nye1982
1986
B.A.
J.D. (Clark)
U.S. District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
David Sam1957B.S.U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah[231]

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G. Murray Snow1984
1987
B.A.
J.D. (Clark)
U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona[232]
Clark Waddoups1970B.A.U.S. District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah[233]

Literature, writing, and translation

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Elizabeth H. BoyerAuthor of Norse mythology-influenced Alfar fantasy novel series
Juanita Brooks1925B.A.Author of The Mountain Meadows Massacre[16][234]
Orson Scott Card1975B.A.Author of Ender's Game (series), recipient of two Hugo and Nebula Awards[235]
Becca Fitzpatrick2001B.S.Author of the Hush, Hush series
Steven L. Kent1986
1990
B.A.
M.A.
Writer, known for video game journalism and military science fiction novels[16][236]
Stephenie Meyer1995B.A.Author of the Twilight series and The Host[237]
James Dashner1999
1999
B.A.
M.A.
Author of The Maze Runner (series)
Brian Evenson1989B.A.Author of Father of Lies and recipient of three O. Henry Awards[238][239]
Brian McClellan2009B.A.Author of The Powder Mage trilogy
Brandon Mull2000B.A.Author of New York Times best-selling Fablehaven fantasy series[16][240]
Joe Navarro1975B.S.Former FBI psychological profiler and author of Dangerous Personality Types and other books on decoding human behavior
Jay A. Parry1974B.A.Author of LDS non-fiction, best known for compiling Deseret Book's Best-Loved and Everyday series[241]
Kerry Patterson1976M.O.B. (Marriott)Co-author of New York Times best seller Crucial Conversations[242]
Carol Lynn Pearson1968B.A.Author of musical My Turn On Earth[243]
Brandon Sanderson2000
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. Taylor1930Author of short stories on which the Disney movies The Absent-Minded Professor, Flubber, and Son of Flubber were based[16][246]
Dave WolvertonB.A.Author of The Runelords series, English professor of creative writing at Brigham Young University from 1999–2002[16][247]
Robison Wells2009MBA (Marriott)Author of The Counterfeit, President of The Whitney Awards[248]
Jack Weyland1969Ph.D.Author of Charly[16][249]

Music

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Kurt Bestor1993B.A.Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated composer[250][251]
Elaine BradleyB.S.Drummer for Billboard Music Award winners Neon Trees[252]
Ariel Bybee1965B.S.Mezzo-soprano at the Metropolitan Opera for 18 seasons[251]
Sam Cardon1993B.A.Emmy Award-winning composer[251][253]
Rob GardnerB.S.Composer[254]
Daniel E. Gawthrop1988B.M.Composer[251]
Gregg Hale(never graduated)Guitarist for Spiritualized
Merrill Jenson1980B.M.Film composer for multiple IMAX and LDS films, including The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd[251][255]
Michael McLean1974B.M.Composer and producer[251]
Nathan Pacheco2005B.M.Billboard Classical Albums Chart-topping Singer
Janice Kapp Perry1960B.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 Stirling2015B.S. (Marriott)Billboard Music Award-winning and Emmy Award-nominated violinist[16][259]
Dan Truman1984B.A.Keyboards/piano for Grammy Award winners Diamond Rio[251][260]
Mack Wilberg1979B.M.Music Director, The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square; composer and arranger[261][262]

Religion

Note: All positions listed are within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints unless otherwise noted.
NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Neil L. AndersenMember of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles[263]
Julie B. Beck1973B.S.Fifteenth General Relief Society President[9][16]
David A. Bednar1976M.O.B. (Marriott)Member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles[12]
Ezra Taft Benson1926B.S.Thirteenth President of the Church[131]
D. Todd Christofferson1969B.A.Member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles[264]
Mary N. Cook1973
1985
B.A.
Ed.S.
Member of the Young Women General Presidency[265]
John B. DicksonB.S. (Marriott)Member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy[266]
Gerrit W. GongB.A.Member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles[267]
Bruce C. Hafen1964B.A.Member of the First Quorum of the Seventy[24]
Jeffrey R. Holland1965
1966
B.A.
M.A.
Member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles[26]
Jay E. Jensen1967
1974
1988
B.A.
M.A.
Ed.D.
Member of the Presidency of the Seventy[268]
Ardeth G. Kapp1964M.Ed.Ninth Young Women General President[269]
Thomas S. Monson1974
1981
MBA (Marriott)
Hon. D.L.
Sixteenth President of the Church[270][271]
Stephen D. Nadauld1968B.S.Former member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy[36]
Dallin H. Oaks1954B.A.Member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles[38]
Russell T. Osguthorpe1971
1973
1975
B.A.
M.A.
Ph.D.
Sunday School General President[272]
Boyd K. Packer1962Ed.D.Former president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles[273]
Reed Smoot1876B.A.Former member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles[7]
Belle Spafford 1920B.A.Ninth General Relief Society President[274]
Bradley R. Wilcox1985B.S.

M.Ed.

Religious speaker and author[275][276]

Social reforms

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Randy Thorsteinson (never graduated)[citation needed]Former leader of the Alberta Alliance Party; former leader of Social Credit Party of Alberta[277]

Sports

Baseball

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Danny Ainge1981B.A.Former second baseman for MLB's Toronto Blue Jays and currently the president of basketball operations for the Boston Celtics[278][279]
Rick Aguilera1983B.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 Hunt1983B.S.Former pitcher for MLB's Cincinnati Reds, participant in 1961 World Series[16][282]
Wally Joyner1984B.A.Former first baseman for five MLB teams, 1986 All-Star, current hitting coach for the Detroit Tigers[283]
Jack Morris1976B.A.Former pitcher for five MLB teams; winner of the 1984, 1991 (MVP), 1992, and 1993 World Series; five-time All-Star[284]
Cory Snyder1986B.A.Former outfielder for five MLB teams, 1984 Olympic silver medalist[285]
Kevin Towers1982B.A.Former general manager of the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks[86][286]

Basketball

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Danny Ainge1981B.A.General manager of NBA's Boston Celtics; former Head Coach for Phoenix Suns and shooting guard for four NBA teams; winner of 1984 and 1986 NBA Finals; John R. Wooden Award winner[278]
Ambrosia Anderson2006B.S.Forward for European Women league's Siemens (Greece); former player for two WNBA teams[16][287]
Rafael Araújo2004B.S.Center for Clube de Regatas do Flamengo in Brazil; former player on two NBA teams[16][288]
Shawn Bradley1993B.A.Former center for three NBA teams; former player on Germany national basketball team[278]
Krešimir Ćosić1973B.S.Former center and Head Coach in European basketball leagues; three-time Olympic medalist with Yugoslavia (Gold in 1980); named one of the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors; inductee to the Naismith Memorial, FIBA, and College Basketball Halls of Fame[289][290]
Devin Durrant1984B.S.All-American forward at BYU in 1984, played professionally in the NBA and in Europe[16][291]
Jimmer Fredette2011B.A.2011 national men's basketball college player of the year, formerly with the Sacramento Kings, Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans, New York Knicks, and San Antonio Spurs; CBA International MVP (2017), currently with Shanghai Sharks[292][293][294]
Bernie Fryer1972B.S.VP and Director of Officials for the NBA; former NBA referee for 28 seasons; former player for one ABA and two NBA teams[295][296][297]
Travis Hansen2003B.S.Former player for NBA's Atlanta Hawks and in Real Madrid of Europe[16][298]
Greg Kite1983B.S.Former center for six NBA teams, winner of 1984 and 1986 NBA Finals, current commissioner of the Florida Basketball Association[16][299]
Dick Nemelka1966B.S.Former ABA basketball player and All-American[300]
Fred Roberts1982B.S.Former power forward for six NBA teams[16][301]
Michael Smith1988B.A.All-American forward at BYU in 1988, played professionally in the NBA and Europe, currently a television broadcaster for the Los Angeles Clippers[16][302]
Erin Thorn2003B.S.Former guard in the WNBA[16][303]

Football

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Ziggy Ansah2012B.A.Former defensive end for the NFL's Detroit Lions[304]
John Beck2006B.A.Former quarterback for the NFL's Washington Redskins; former quarterback for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League[16][305]
Brian Billick2006B.A.Former head coach for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, leading team to Super Bowl XXXV win in 2001[16][306]
Jason Buck1986B.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 Cahoon1998B.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 Christensen1978B.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 Crowton1983B.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 Denney2002B.S.Former defensive end for the NFL's Buffalo Bills[16][313]
Ty Detmer1990B.S.Former quarterback for six NFL teams, 1990 Heisman Trophy winner[16][314]
LaVell Edwards1978Ed.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 Fua2014B.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 Hall1995B.S.Defensive tackle for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, winner of Super Bowl XXXIII in 1999, founder of ProSpot Fitness[318]
Chris Hoke2001B.A.Former defensive tackle and Super Bowl XL winner[16][319]
Tom Holmoe1983
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 Howard1972Former offensive guard for the NFL's Denver Broncos[321]
Lee Johnson1985B.S.Former punter for six NFL teams, played with Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XXIII[16][322]
Doug Jolley2002B.A.Former tight end for the NFL's Oakland Raiders, New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers[16][323]
Brett Keisel2001B.A.Defensive end for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers; Pro Bowl player in 2010, winner of Super Bowls XL and XLIII[324]
Bronson Kaufusi2016B.A.Defensive end for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens; Drafted in 2016 NFL Draft 70th overall[325]
Mike Leach1983B.A.former Head coach at Texas Tech, Washington State and Mississippi State (died December 12, 2022)[16][326][327]
Chad Lewis1997B.A.Former tight end, winner of Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000, three-time Pro Bowl selection[16][328]
Reno Mahe2003B.S.Former running back for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles, All-Pro selection in 2005[16][329]
Jim McMahon2014B.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 Mathews1993B.A.Former offensive tackle for the NFL's Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans[332]
Rob Morris2000B.A.Former linebacker for the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, winner of Super Bowl XLI in 2007[16][333]
Dennis Patera1968B.S.Former placekicker for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers[16][334]
Bart Oates1985B.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 Olsen1976B.A.Former center for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs[16]
Evan Pilgrim1994B.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 Pitta2009B.A.Starting tight end for the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, Super Bowl XLVII champion[336]
Andy Reid1982B.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 Sarkisian1997B.A.Head coach at the University of Texas; former Head coach at the University of Southern California and the University of Washington[338]
Kalani Sitake2000B.A.Head coach at the Brigham Young University[339][340]
Vai Sikahema2002B.A.Former kick returner for three NFL teams, two-time Pro Bowl selection[16][341]
Daniel SorensenSafety for the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs; Super Bowl LIV and Super Bowl LVII champion
John Tait1999B.S.Former offensive tackle for the NFL's Chicago Bears[16][342]
Glen Titensor1980B.S.Former offensive guard for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys[343]
Uani Unga(never graduated)Linebacker for the NFL's New York Giants[344]
Fred Warner2017B.S.Linebacker for the NFL's San Francisco 49ers[345]
Kyle Van Noy2013B.A.Outside linebacker for the NFL's New England Patriots[346]
Fred Whittingham1963Former defensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders[347]
Kyle Whittingham1984
1987
B.S.
M.A.
Head coach for the University of Utah[16][348]
Jamaal WilliamsRunning back for the NFL's Detroit Lions
Marc Wilson1979Quarterback for the NFL's Oakland Raiders, Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots. Consensus All-American 1979.
Zach WilsonQuarterback for the NFL's New York Jets.
Steve Young1983
1994
B.A.
J.D. (Clark)
Former quarterback for the NFL and USFL; winner of Super Bowls XXIII (1989), XXIV (1990), and XXIX (1995–MVP); seven-time Pro Bowl selection; Davey O'Brien Award winner; Pro and College Football Hall of Fame inductee[349]

Track and field

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Andreas GustafssonSwedish race walker[citation needed]
Ed Eyestone1985
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 Fredericks1987B.A.Namibian sprinter and four-time Olympic silver medalist[351]
Tiffany Lott-Hogan1998B.S.World record holder in the 55-meter hurdles[16][86]
Henry Marsh1978B.A.Long-distance runner for the United States and three-time Olympian[16][352]
Leonard Myles-Mills1999B.A.Sprinter for Ghana in the 2004 Summer Olympics[353]
Doug Padilla1983B.S.Long-distance runner for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics[16][354]
Jared Ward2015B.S.
M.S.
Long-distance runner, multiple-time national champion, and qualifier for 2016 Olympics in the marathon[16][355]

Soccer

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Lindsi Lisonbee Cutshall2012B.S.Professional soccer player for Sky Blue FC, National Women's Soccer League[356]
Shauna Rohbock1999B.S.Bobsled silver medalist at 2006 Winter Olympics, former professional soccer player for WUSA's San Diego Spirit[16][357]
Ashley Hatch2016Professional soccer player for NWSL Washington Spirit, USWNT player[358]
Michele Vasconcelos2016Professional soccer player for NWSL Chicago Red Stars[359]
Aleisha Cramer2005B.S.Former USWNT player[360]
Nádia Gomes2017Former professional soccer player for NWSL Orlando Pride, Current Portugal women's national football team player[361]
Katie Larkin2009B.SFormer professional soccer player for WPS team the Atlanta Beat
Mikayla Cluff2021B.S.Professional soccer player for Utah Royals, National Women's Soccer League[362]
Cameron Tucker2021Professional soccer player for NWSL Utah Royals[363]

Other sports

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Earl Bascom1940B.A.Professional rodeo cowboy, world record holder, Cowboy Hall of Fame inductee[364]
Werner Hoeger1978Ed.D.Olympic luge athlete, 2002 Winter Olympics, 2006 Winter Olympics[365]
Casey Jennings2000B.S.Professional beach volleyball player, four-time AVP champion[16][366]
Arielle Martin2007B.S.Professional BMX rider[367][368][369]
Travis Marx(never graduated)3rd in NJCAA for wrestling; current mixed martial artist[370]
Hugh McCutcheon1993
1998
1999
B.S.
M.S.
EMBA (Marriott)
Head coach of USA men's volleyball team[16][371]
Johnny Miller1969B.A.Former professional golfer; winner of 1973 U.S. Open, 1976 Open Championship[16][372]
Ed Parker1956B.A.Founder of American Kenpo karate and 10th degree black belt[373]
Ken Patera1987B.S.Former professional wrestler and Olympic weightlifter[16][374][375]
Jean Saubert1967MREU.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 Weir1992B.S.Professional golfer; winner of 2003 Masters Tournament and Lou Marsh Trophy[16][378]

Other

NameClass year(s)Degree(s)NotabilityReference
Tim Ballard1998B.A.Anti-human trafficking activist and author and subject of film Sound of Freedom[379]
Dave Crenshaw2000B.S. (Marriott)Writer and speaker[380][381][382]
Avraham Gileadi1975
1977
1981
B.A.
M.A.
Ph.D.
Member of the September Six[16][383][384]
Sharlene Wells Hawkes1986B.A.Miss America 1985, ESPN sportscaster[16][385]
Colleen Kay Hutchins1947B.A.Miss America 1952[386][387]
Trevor Packer1998
2000
B.A.
M.A.
Head of the Advanced Placement program at the College Board[388]
Soben Huon2006B.S.Miss Utah USA 2006[16][389]
Natalie Camille Johnson2002B.S. (Marriott)Miss Utah 2002[390]
Jaime Augusto Mayol1975B.A.Manhunt International 2006 winner[16][391]
Katie Millar2007B.S.Miss Utah 2006[392]
Mark Rober2004B.S.YouTube personality and former mechanical engineer for NASA and Apple Inc.[393]
Elizabeth Smart2010B.M.Victim of kidnapping; political activist; NY Times Best Selling Author[394][395]

Fictional people

NameNotabilityReference
Mallory BookMarvel Comics character, head of She-Hulk's law firm[396]
Jeffrey ColeFellowship applicant in the TV series House, played by Edi Gathegi
Jonathon JordanMain character in The Singles Ward, played by Will Swenson[397]

See also

Notes

  • Blank cells indicate missing information; em-dashes (—) indicate that the alumnus attended but never graduated from BYU.

References

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