List of Latter Day Saints


This is a list of people who identify,, 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, 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.

Sports figures

Miscellaneous

Track and field

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

Law

Enforcement

Media and entertainment figures

Dance

• Samuel Nelson, dancer and choreographer appearing on So You Think you Can Dance and World of Dance

Medicine

  • Richard F. Daines, New York State Department of Health Commissioner, 2007- 2010
  • Russell M. Nelson, physician, heart surgeon, Director American Board Thoracic Surgeons, Chair Thoracic Surgery Salt Lake Hospital, University Hospital first open heart surgery heart lung support machine under Dr. Gibbon, Mayo Clinic, Philadelphia "Top 20 Most Innovative Surgeons Alive Today"
  • 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. 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.
  • Willard Richards, 1804-1854 Obstetrician Thompson Infirmary Med School Boston 1835. Apostle 1840 2nd counselor 1847, migrated Salt Lake 1847–9, expedition secretary and medic/surgeon. Opened Deseret 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.

Politics

U.S. politicians

Currently in office

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

Past office holders

U.S. Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. governors
Cabinet officers, ambassadors and senior administration officials
Other American politicians

Politicians outside the United States

Royalty