In a few cases, an author may have refered to a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints without being aware of his or her membership. Note that figures from the Book of Mormon (such as Moroni, Nephi, etc.) have not been included in this list. (The literature database does have some examples of such references, such as references to Moroni in Dan Simonson's Hyperion and Carl Sagan's Contact.)
| Name | Famous for: | # of Books | Mentioned In: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ballam | composer; opera singer | 1 | Modesitt, Jr., L.E. The Parafaith War. New York: Tor (1996), pg. 327. |
| Ezra Taft Benson | U.S. Secretary of Agriculture 13 President of Church | 1 | Rock, Peter. This Is the Place. New York: Doubleday (1997), pg. 229 |
| Don Bluth | animator | 2 | Willis, Connie. "In the Late Cretaceous" in Impossible Things. New York: Bantam (1994; story copyright 1991), pg. 307 ("Land Before Time" mentioned)
Willis, Connie. "Cat's Paw" in Miracle and Other Christmas Stories. New York: Bantam (1999). ("Anastasia" mentioned) |
| Gutzon Borglum | sculptor of Mt. Rushmore | 4 | [Mr. Rushmore mentioned, but Borglum not mentioned by name.]
Simmons, Dan. The Rise of Endymion. New York: Bantam (1998 mass market edition; first ed. 1997), pg. 317. Cadnum, Michael. "Bite the Hand" in Vanishing Acts (Ellen Datlow, ed.) New York: Tor (2000), pg. 270. York, J. Steven. Generation X: Crossroads. New York: Berkley (1998), pg. 55, 140, 149, 152-177, 192. Panshin, Alexei. "Sky Blue" in Farewell To Yesterday's Tomorrow. New York: Berkley Publishing Corp. (1975). [A main character is named "Mount Rushmore"] |
| Jonathan Moses Browning | inventor of the Browning rifle | 3 | Ellison, Harlan. "A Boy and His Dog" in Nebula Award Stories Five (James Blish, ed.) New York: Pocket Books (1972; 1st ed. 1970; story c. 1969), pg. 22, 24, 29-30, 40.
Gotschalk, Felix C. "Vestibular Man" in Future on Fire (Orson Scott Card, ed.) New York: Tor (1991; story copyright 1985), pg. 303. Modesitt, Jr., L.E. The Ghost of the Revelator. New York: Tor (1998), pg. 142, 148-149. |
| Orson Scott Card | science fiction writer | 2 | Lobdell, Scott & Elliot S. Maggin. Generation X. New York: Berkley (1997), pg. 161-162.
Modesitt, Jr., L.E. The Parafaith War. New York: Tor (1996), pg. 318, 327, 333-337. |
| Eldridge Cleaver | Civil Rights activist Black Panther leader | 2 | Williams, Walter Jon "Witness" in Wild Cards (George R. R. Martin, ed.) New York: Bantam (1986), pg. 138.
Bishop, Michael. No Enemy But Time. New York: Timescape (1982), pg. 253. |
| Philo Farnsworth | inventor of television | 1 | Hickman, Tracy. The Immortals. New York: ROC/Penguin Books (1997; c. 1996), pg. 329 |
| Jake Garn | senator; astronaut | 1 | Lobdell, Scott & Elliot S. Maggin. Generation X. New York: Berkley (1997), pg. 157 |
| Gary Gilmore | subject of Executioner's Song | 1 | Cover, Arthur Byron. "Jesus Was an Ace" in Wild Cards V: Down and Dirty (George R. R. Martin, ed.) New York: Bantam (1988), pg. 102, 107-108 |
| Gordon B. Hinckley | 15th President of Church | 1 | Modesitt, Jr., L.E. The Parafaith War. New York: Tor (1996), pg. 281, elsewhere. |
| David ("Ab") Jenkins II "The Mormon Meteor" | world record holder for fastest s speed | 1 | Rock, Peter. This Is the Place. New York: Doubleday (1997), pg. 21. |
| Larry King | CNN talk show host | 1 | [Note: King is not a Latter-day Saint, but attends Latter-day Saint church services with his wife.] Fry, Stephen. Making History. New York: Random House (1996), pg. 359 |
| J.W. Marriott | hotelier | 1 | Martin, George R. R. & John J. Miller. Wild Cards VII: Dead Man's Hand. New York: Bantam Books (1990), pg. 189, 191, 213, 306. |
| Herbert Brown Maw | Democratic governor of Utah (1940 to 1948) | 1 | Bell, M. Shayne. "Lock Down" in Starlight 2 (Patrick Nielsen Hayden, ed.). New York: Tor (1998), pg. 80, 84. |
| Mormon Tabernacle Choir | choir | 5 | King, Stephen (written as Richard Bachman). The Regulators. New York: Penguin Books (1996), pg. 64
Pendleton, Michaelene. "Dealer" in Washed by a Wave of Wind (M. Shayne Bell, ed.). Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books (1993), pg. 278 Heinlein, Robert A. Friday. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston (1982), pg. 321 Hauman, Glenn. "On the Air" in The Ultimate X-Men (Stan Lee, ed.) New York: Berkley (1996), pg. 158-159 Modesitt, Jr., L.E. The Ghost of the Revelator. New York: Tor (1998), pg. 148 |
| The Osmonds | pop singers | 2 | King, Stephen. The Stand. Garden City, NY: Doubleday (1978), pg. 224
Norden, Eric. "The Curse of Mhondoro Nkabele" in The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 24th Series (Edward L. Ferman, ed.) New York: Charles Scribner's Sons (1982), pg. 171-172 (Donny only) |
| Thomas E. Ricks | Bannock Stake president at the time Rick's College was founded; chairman of the school's first Board of Education | 1 | [Rick's College mentioned.]
Hickman, Tracy. The Immortals. New York: ROC/Penguin Books (1997; c. 1996), pg. 304 |
| Joseph Smith | Prophet and founder 1st President of Church | 15 |
Anthony, Piers. Vision of Tarot. New York: Berkley Books (1985; 1st ed. 1980), pg. 197, 232
Bear, Greg. Heads (fiction). New York: St. Martin's Press (1990), pg. 101-102 Boucher, Anthony. "The Quest for Saint Aquin" (first published 1951). Reprinted in Mayo Mohs (editor), Other Worlds: Other Gods: Adventures in Religious Science Fiction. Garden City, NY: Doubleday (1971), pg. 207 Card, Orson Scott. Lost Boys. New York: HarperCollins (1992), pg. 232 Farmer, Philip Jose. Dayworld Rebel. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons (1987), pg. 53 Fogg, B. J. "Outside the Tabernacle" in Washed by a Wave of Wind (M. Shayne Bell, ed.). Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books (1993), pg. 42, 48 Goldstone, Cynthia & Avram Davidson. "Pebble in Time" in Isaac Asimov (ed.) Laughing Space. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. (1982), pg. 334, 337 Heinlein, Robert A. "Concerning Stories Never Written: Postscript" in Revolt in 2100. New York: Baen (1981), pg. 212 Heinlein, Robert A. Citizen of the Galaxy. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons (1957), pg. 172. [Pg. 145 in Ballantine 1984 ed.] Modesitt, Jr., L.E. Of Tangible Ghosts. New York: Tor (1994), pg. 88 Modesitt, Jr., L.E. The Ghost of the Revelator. New York: Tor (1998), pg. 149, 240, 268, 277 Rock, Peter. This Is the Place. New York: Doubleday (1997), pg. 149, 227 Shunn, William. "Dance of the Yellow-Breasted Luddites" in Vanishing Acts (Ellen Datlow, ed.) New York: Tor (2000), pg. 204 Watson, Ian. God's World. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers (this ed. 1990; copyright 1979), pg. 28-29 Williams, Walter Jon. Days of Atonement. New York: Tor (1991), pg. 14, 23-25, 334 |
| John Taylor | 3rd President of Church | 2 | Modesitt, Jr., L.E. The Ghost of the Revelator. New York: Tor (1998)
Turtledove, Harry. How Few Remain. New York: Ballantine (1997), 55-58, more. |
| Morris K. Udall | U.S. congressman (Democrat from Arizona) | 2 | Williams, Walter Jon. "While Night's Black Agents to Their Preys Do Rouse" in Wild Cards IX: Jokertown Shuffle (George R. R. Martin, ed.) New York: Bantam (1991), pg. 193.
Leigh, Stephen. "Strings" in Wild Cards (George R. R. Martin, ed.) New York: Bantam (1986), pg. 360 |
| Brigham Young | 2nd President of Church; pioneer leader | 20 |
Anthony, Piers. Vision of Tarot. New York: Berkley Books (1985; 1st ed. 1980), pg. 197, 230
Barnes, John. Kaleidoscope Century. New York: Tor (1995), pg. 172 Bear, Greg. Heads (fiction). New York: St. Martin's Press (1990), 101-102 Boyer, Elizabeth H. "A Foreigner Comes to Reddyville" in Washed by a Wave of Wind (M. Shayne Bell, ed.). Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books (1993), pg. 202 Card, Orson Scott. Lost Boys. New York: HarperCollins (1992), pg. 44 Clarke, Arthur C. The Fountains of Paradise. New York: Ballantine (1980; 1st ed. 1978), pg. 70 Fogg, B. J. "Outside the Tabernacle" in Washed by a Wave of Wind (M. Shayne Bell, ed.). Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books (1993), pg. 42, 48 Goldstone, Cynthia & Avram Davidson. "Pebble in Time" in Isaac Asimov (ed.) Laughing Space. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. (1982), pg. 335-337 Harmon, Charlene C. "Pueblo de Sion" in Washed by a Wave of Wind (M. Shayne Bell, ed.). Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books (1993), pg. 179-181 Modesitt, Jr., L.E. Of Tangible Ghosts. New York: Tor (1994), pg. 88 Modesitt, Jr., L.E. The Ghost of the Revelator. New York: Tor (1998), pg. 141, 148-149, 175 Modesitt, Jr., L.E. The Parafaith War. New York: Tor (1996), pg. 222 Rock, Peter. This Is the Place. New York: Doubleday (1997), pg. 4, 149, 232 Shunn, D. William. "Rise Up, Ye Women that Are at Ease" in Washed by a Wave of Wind (M. Shayne Bell, ed.). Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books (1993), pg. 104 Thornley, Diann. "Thunderbird's Egg" in Washed by a Wave of Wind (M. Shayne Bell, ed.). Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books (1993), pg. 136 Turtledove, Harry. How Few Remain. New York: Ballantine (1997), pg. 55, 57 Turtledove, Harry. The Great War: American Front (alternate history novel). New York: Ballantine (1998), pg. 391-394 Williams, Walter Jon. Days of Atonement. New York: Tor (1991), pg. 8 Wolverton, Dave. "Wheatfields Beyond" in Washed by a Wave of Wind (M. Shayne Bell, ed.). Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books (1993), pg. 24 Worthen, M. W. "You Can't Go Back" in Washed by a Wave of Wind (M. Shayne Bell, ed.). Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books (1993), pg. 114-115 |