of Rockford Fosgate electronics Jimmer Fredette – professional basketball player Patrick Fugit (born 1982) – actor, known for lead role of Cameron Crowe's film Almost Famous Gene Fullmer (1931–2015) – middleweight boxer and world champion G John W. Gallivan – publisher of The Salt Lake Tribune, 1960–1984 Kendall D. Garff – founder of Ken Garff Automotive Group Jake Garn – former U.S. Senator and astronaut, the first member of Congress in space Anthony Geary – actor in several daytime television series John Gilbert – silent film star Tyler Glenn – musician; member of rock band Neon Trees Jared Goldberg (born 1991) – Olympic skier Robert Gore – co-inventor of Gore-Tex fabrics Wilbert L. Gore – co-inventor of Gore-Tex fabrics Heber J. Grant (1856–1945) – 7th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Tom Green – Mormon fundamentalist and practicer of plural marriage Riley Griffiths – actor, known for Super 8 H Gregg Hale – guitarist for British band Spiritualized Tracy Hall (1919–2008) – scientist Jacob Hamblin – peace maker with Native Americans Orrin Hatch (born 1934) – long-time U.S. Senator from Utah since 1977 Dan Hausel (born 1949) – martial-arts grandmaster, exploration geologist and author Stanley Havili (born 1987) – fullback for the Philadelphia Eagles Colin Haynie (born 2004/2005) — alleged mass shooter Katherine Heigl – actress (Grey's Anatomy, 27 Dresses) Gary R. Herbert (born 1947) – Governor of Utah Jared and Jerusha Hess (born 1979, 1980) – filmmakers (Napoleon Dynamite) Tracy Hickman – writer, co-creator of the D&D campaign setting Dragonlance and associated novels Esther Hicks – inspirational speaker and best-selling author Chelsie Hightower – professional ballroom dancer on So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing with the Stars Joe Hill – socialist, radical labor activist, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008) – 15th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1995–2008 Allison Holker – jazz dancer Derek Hough and Julianne Hough – professional ballroom dancers on Dancing with the Stars Jeph Howard (born 1979) – bassist for The Used Jon Huntsman Jr. (born 1960) – Governor of Utah 2005–2009; ambassador to the People's Republic of China Jon Huntsman Sr. – businessman, philanthropist, founder of Huntsman Corporation I Brian Ibbott – creator of the Coverville podcast J Daniel C. Jackling – founded the Utah Copper Co. in 1903, starting what became the world's largest open-pit