Religions and Their Famous Members MormonsA list of famous Mormons including statesmen, athletes, and artists.RELIGIONS AND THEIR FAMOUS FLOCKS
CELEBRATED MORMONS
1. Brigham Young, U.S., 1801-1887. Mormon convert, missionary, and colonist whose practice of polygamy (he had 27 wives) led to his being replaced as territorial governor of Utah.
2. Joseph Smith, U.S., 1805-1844. Founder of the Mormon faith and candidate for the U.S. presidency in 1844 when he was arrested in Illinois, then dragged from his cell by an anti-Mormon mob and murdered.
3. Reed Smoot, U.S., 1862-1941. First Mormon to be elected to the U.S. Senate (1902).
4. Gutzon Borglum, U.S., 1867-1941. Sculptor most noted for the 60-ft. heads of U.S. presidents on Mt. Rushmore, S.D., a project that took 14 years to complete.
5. Harvey Fletcher, U.S., 1884-. Known as the father of stereophonic sound, Fletcher developed the world's first stereophonic system.
6. Jack Dempsey, U.S., 1895-. Former world heavyweight champion. "Jack-Mormons," a term referring to inactive church members, may have been coined in his honor.
7. Ezra Taft Benson, U.S., 1899-. Controversial secretary of agriculture during the Eisenhower administration and next in line for the presidency of the Mormon Church.
8. J. Willard Marriott, U.S., 1900-. Former director of American Motors Corp. and currently director and chairman of the Marriott Corp.
9. David M. Kennedy, U.S., 1905-. Secretary of the treasury and ambassador to NATO during the Nixon administration.
10. Philo T. Farnsworth, U.S., 1906-1971. Radio and television research engineer and innovator.
11. George Romney, U.S., 1907-. Politician and former governor of Michigan.
12. James A. "Dinosaur Jim" Jensen, U.S., 1918-. Discovered both the world's largest and smallest dinosaurs; his archaeological findings verified the theory of continental drift.
13. Jack Anderson, U.S., 1922-. Syndicated columnist and muckraker.
14. Billy Casper, U.S., 1931-. Professional golfer.
15. Gene Fullmer, U.S., 1931-. Former world middleweight boxing champion.
16. Harmon Killebrew, U.S., 1936-. Professional baseball player.
17. Johnny Miller, U.S., 1940-. Professional golfer.
18. Merlin Olsen, U.S., 1940-. Former professional football player.
19. Donny Osmond, U.S., 1958-.
20. Marie Osmond, U.S., 1960-. Brother-sister singers popular among teenagers.
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