Notable Italians in Utah
- Fortunato Anselmo. He was the Vice Consul of Italy of Salt Lake City from the 1920s to the beginning of the World War II. He was very respected for his volunteer work in favor of the new Italian immigrants.
- Joseph Toronto was the first Italian who came to Utah with the first pioneers in 1848. He was the "President's (Brigham Young) herdsman." In 1850 he accompanied Lorenzo Snow in the first Italian Mormon mission in the Turin area, where they converted a few Waldensians. He has many notable descendants in Utah.
- Mario Capecchi, is the 2007 Nobel Prize winner for Medicine.
- Mike Homer is an Attorney at law, Utah history author, and current President of the Utah Historical Society. He is a descendant of a Waldensian family, the Bertochs.
- Sam Granato is the son of Frank Granato and the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2010. He is currently owner and president of Frank Granato Importing Company and the chairman of the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
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