Simon Bamberger The first non-LDS governor of Utah, this German immigrant served from 1916 to 1920, becoming only the second Jewish governor in U.S. history. He made his fortune on wise investments in Utah's mines and his name by building the Salt Lake and Ogden Railway, as well as Lagoon amusement park.

Richard K.A. Kletting German-born Richard Kletting arrived in the United States in 1883, soon settling in Salt Lake City where he was immediately employed designing large commercial buildings and LDS churches. His design of the early Saltair Resort was world famous. One of the many homes he designed on Salt Lake's South Temple now houses the LDS Business College. His most notable achievement was the Utah State Capitol, finished in 1916. Known as the "dean of Utah architects," Kletting was also an activist for conservationism and forests.

William Spry Utah's governor from 1908 to 1916, William Spry endured such controversies as the Joe Hill execution refusing steadfastly to stay it, despite death threats and prohibition, vetoing a statewide prohibition bill in 1915, a move that later cost him the 1916 election. He also led a successful fight to defeat ratification by Utah of the federal income tax amendment in 1912.

Emmeline B. Wells Despite her role as a former plural wife, Emmeline Wells made a name as an early activist for women's suffrage and advocate for educational and economic opportunities, leading the effort to include women's right to vote in Utah's state constitution. She became president of the Mormon Women's Relief Society in 1910, and two years later, at the age of 84, became the first Utah woman to earn an honorary degree, which was awarded by Brigham Young University. She worked diligently as a liaison between Mormons and non-Mormons, and for nearly 30 years represented Utah in the National Women's Suffrage Association. She died in 1921.

Lester Wire Lester Wire was just 24 when he was appointed in 1912 as to lead Salt Lake City's first traffic squad. Seeking a way to calm the chaos created by the popularity of the automobile, he began writing the city's first traffic regulations. Later, wanting to help the traffic cops, who were forced to work in all weather, he created a "flashing bird cage." When the contraptions were first installed in 1914, a patrolman sat in an attached cupola, beneath an umbrella, to work the light; by 1926, the lights were automated. He continued to refine the light, but failed to ever patent it. He died in 1958, never receiving any money for his invention.

Sister Madeleva Wolff She came to Ogden in 1919 to take charge of the Sacred Heart Academy in the dual role of principal and teacher. She had just completed her M.A. degree in English at Notre Dame, one of only four sisters selected to pursue graduate work there. During her tenure at Sacred Heart, Bishop Joseph S. Glass conceived the idea of establishing a college for Catholic women in the Intermountain West. After the Holy Cross sisters bought 400 acres from the Salt Lake Country Club, Madeleva was sent there to direct the opening of the new liberal arts college -- St. Mary of the Wasatch.