List of people from Oregon

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This is a list of notable people associated with the U.S. state of Oregon through birth and/or residence.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by with reliable sources.

A[]

Obo Addy, musician
  • Bruce Abbott (born 1954) – actor[1]
  • Kenneth Acker (born 1992) – cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers
  • Duane Ackerson (1942–2020) – poet[2]
  • Brock Adams (1927–2004) – U.S. Representative and Senator from Washington
  • Alvin P. Adams, Jr. (1942–2015) – diplomat
  • Obo Addy (1936–2012) – worldbeat musician[3]
  • Brad Adkins (born 1973) – artist[4]
  • Robert H. Adleman (1919–1995) – novelist, historian and restaurateur
  • Danny Ainge (born 1959) – former National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball player, NBA executive
  • Erik Ainge (born 1986) – New York Jets quarterback, and nephew of Danny Ainge
  • Jerome Alden (1921–1997) – playwright and screenwriter[5]
  • Art Alexakis (born 1962) – member of Everclear[6]
  • James H. Allen (1928–2015) – clown, author[7]
  • Laura Allen (born 1974) – actress
  • Ryan Allen (born 1990) – punter for the New England Patriots
  • Goli Ameri (born 1956) – U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
  • Rachel Ames (born 1929) – actress[8]
  • Aminé (born 1994) – hip hop musician and rapper[9]
  • Bob Amsberry (1928–1957) – actor[10]
  • David Anders (born 1981) – actor
  • Larry Andersen (born 1962) – former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Bruce Anderson (born 1944) – former National Football League linebacker
  • Derek Anderson (born 1983) – quarterback for the Carolina Panthers
  • Scott Anderson (born 1962) – former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Andy Andrist (born 1965) – stand-up comedian
  • Oliver Cromwell Applegate (1845–1938) – politician[11]
  • James E. Atwater (born 1946) – scientist; 2006 Wright Brothers medalist
  • Montgomery Atwater (1904–1976) – author, skier, avalanche control expert
  • Les AuCoin (born 1942) — retired US Congressman, 1st Dist., 1974–1992, Oregon State House Majority Leader, 1973—74
  • Jean M. Auel (born 1936) – author
  • Thomas J. Autzen (1888–1958) – namesake of University of Oregon's stadium, contributing engineer to plywood manufacturing technologies

B[]

Blanche Bates, actress
Ty Burrell, actor
  • Charlie Babb (1873–1954) – Major League Baseball shortstop
  • Wally Backman (born 1959) – Major League Baseball second baseman, Oregon Sports Hall of Fame inductee
  • Preston Bailey (born 2000) – actor
  • Rex T. Barber (1917–2001) – World War II fighter pilot; known for shooting down Isoroku Yamamoto
  • Carl Barks (1901–2001) – comic book writer and artist
  • Jeffrey Barry (born 1969) – former Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Blanche Bates (1873–1941) – stage and film actress[12]
  • Scott Beach (1931–1996) – actor
  • Terry Bean – co-founder of the Human Rights Campaign and Democratic National Committee member
  • James Beard (1903–1985) – chef and food journalist
  • Austin Bibens-Dirkx (born 1985) – relief pitcher for the Texas Rangers
  • Josh Bidwell (born 1976) – former NFL punter
  • Mel Blanc (1908–1989) – voice actor[13]
  • Sheila Bleck (born 1974) – IFBB professional bodybuilder
  • Lynette Boggs (born 1963) – politician, attorney, author, Miss Oregon 1989
  • Harry D. Boivin (1904–1999) – lawyer and legislative leader
  • Tracy Bonham (born 1967) – alternative rock musician
  • William H. Boring (1841–1932) – Civil War veteran, pioneer[14]
  • Kevin Boss (born 1984) – tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs
  • Chris Botti (born 1962) – trumpeter, recording artist
  • Grayson Boucher (born 1984) – basketball player in the Streetball Mix Tape Tour
  • Bill Bowerman (1911–1999) – track coach at University of Oregon, Nike co-founder
  • Matt Braunger (born 1974) – actor and stand-up comedian[15]
  • Ronnie Brewer (born 1985) – player for the Chicago Bulls
  • Greg Brock (born 1957) – former Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers
  • Meredith Brooks (born 1958) – musician
  • Scott Brosius (born 1966) – former Major League Baseball third baseman for the Oakland A's and New York Yankees
  • Jasmin Savoy Brown (born 1994) – actress[16]
  • Bill Brown (1855–1941) – pioneer horse and sheep rancher
  • Kate Brown (born 1960) – Spanish-born politician, 38th and current Governor of Oregon
  • Brian Bruney (born 1982) – former Major League Baseball relief pitcher
  • Louise Bryant (1885–1936) – journalist and writer
  • Edgar Buchanan (1903–1979) – actor
  • Peter Buck (born 1956) – musician, lead guitarist of R.E.M.[17]
  • Jamie Burke (born 1971) – former Major League Baseball catcher
  • Ty Burrell (born 1967) – actor[18]
  • Brian Burres (born 1981) – Major League Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates

C[]

Beverly Cleary, author
  • Bruce Campbell (born 1958) – actor
  • Marion Eugene Carl (1915–1998) – United States Marine Corps fighter ace and record-setting test pilot
  • Jean Carmen (1913–1993) – actress, pin-up model
  • Margaret Carter (born 1935) – politician[19]
  • Raymond Carver (1938–1988) – author
  • Erin Chambers (born 1979) – actress
  • Jeff Charleston (born 1983) – former National Football League defensive end
  • Daveigh Chase (born 1990) – actress[20]
  • Arthur Chin (1913–1997) – World War II flying ace
  • Janet Chvatal (born 1964) – classical soprano, author and director of musicals
  • Adam Cimber (born 1990) – Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians
  • Beverly Cleary (1916–2021) – author
  • Kellen Clemens (born 1983) – National Football League quarterback for the San Diego Chargers
  • Michelle Clunie (born 1969) – actress
  • Pinto Colvig (1892–1967) – actor, voice actor
  • Thomas Condon (1822–1907) – minister, geologist, and paleontologist
  • Donald Cook (1901–1961) – actor[21]
  • Gretchen Corbett (born 1947) – actress
  • Henry L. Corbett (1881–1957) – businessman, civic leader, and politician
  • Henry W. Corbett (1827–1903) – Oregon pioneer, businessman, politician, and philanthropist
  • Robert O. Cornthwaite (1917–2006) – character actor, Picket Fences
  • Chad Cota (born 1971) – former National Football League player and co-owner of InfoStructure
  • Colby Covington (born 1988) – mixed martial artist
  • Trevor Crowe (born 1983) – former Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Ann Curry (born 1956) – television journalist

D[]

James Dutton, astronaut
  • Bernard Daly (1858–1920) – pioneer doctor, businessman, rancher, and politician
  • George Dantzig (1914–2005) – mathematical scientist
  • Ray (1900–1983) and Hugh DeAutremont (1900–1984) – criminals
  • David DeCoteau (born 1962) – film director and producer
  • Richard Diebenkorn (1922–1993) – artist
  • Marie Aioe Dorion (ca. 1786–1850) – member of Pacific Fur Company expedition[22]
  • Sarah Dougher (born 1967) – musician
  • Sho Dozono (born 1944) – businessman, candidate in 2008 Portland mayoral race
  • Brandon Drury (born 1992) – second baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Patrick Duffy (born 1949) – actor[23]
  • Mindy Duncan – beauty queen
  • Mike Dunleavy, Jr. (born 1980) – basketball player for the Chicago Bulls
  • Katherine Dunn (1945–2016) – writer[24]
  • James Dutton (born 1968) – astronaut

E[]

Jacoby Ellsbury, outfielder for the New York Yankees
  • Robert Eakin (1848–1917) – Oregon Supreme Court chief justice
  • Randall Edwards (born 1961) – Oregon State Treasurer
  • Chandler Egan (1884–1936) – golf course designer
  • Mike Ekstrom (born 1983) – Major League Baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays
  • Sam Elliott (born 1944) – actor
  • LeRoy Ellis (1940–2012) – NBA basketball player[25]
  • Jacoby Ellsbury (born 1983) – Major League Baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees[26]
  • Harris Ellsworth (1899–1986) – member of U.S. Congress from Oregon
  • Jeri Ellsworth (born 1974) – entrepreneur and autodidact computer chip designer
  • Jack Ely (1943–2015) – musician of The Kingsmen
  • Douglas Engelbart (1925–2013) – inventor and early computer pioneer
  • Siegfried Engelmann (1931–2019) – educator
  • Marie Equi (1872–1952) – physician and anarchist
  • John R. Everett (1918–1992) – President of Hollins College, first Chancellor of the Municipal College System of the City of New York, and President of the New School for Social Research
  • Neil Everett (born 1962) – ESPN sportscaster
  • Tom Everett (born 1948) – actor
  • Chris Eyre (born 1968) – film director and producer

F[]

Nell Franzen, actress
  • Tami Farrell (born 1984) – Miss Teen USA 2003
  • Mark Few (born 1962) – head men's basketball coach at Gonzaga University
  • Todd Field (born 1964) – screenwriter, film director, actor
  • David Fincher (born 1962) – film director
  • Francis Fletcher (1814–1871) – British Oregon pioneer[27]
  • George Buck Flower (1937–2004) – actor
  • Sally Flynn (born 1946) – singer
  • Dick Fosbury (born 1947) – track and field athlete; invented the "Fosbury Flop"
  • Howie Fox (1921–1955) – Major League Baseball pitcher[28]
  • Harriet Frank, Jr. (1923–2020) – screenwriter
  • Nell Franzen (1889–1973) – actress
  • Alex Frost (born 1987) – actor

G[]

Matt Groening, cartoonist
  • Clark Gable (1901–1960) – actor[29]
  • Maggie Gallagher (born 1960) – social conservative writer and commentator
  • Dan Gauthier (born 1963) – actor
  • Laura Gibson (born 1979) – singer-songwriter, musician[30]
  • Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884–1961) – athlete, toy-maker and businessman; inventor of the Erector Set
  • Karl Glusman (born 1988) – actor[31]
  • Neil Goldschmidt (born 1940) – influential and controversial Governor, Mayor of Portland, lobbyist
  • Alex Green (born 1988) – National Football League running back for the Green Bay Packers
  • Edith Green (1910–1987) – Oregon congresswoman and educator
  • Scott Gragg (born 1972) – National Football League offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets
  • Kevin Gregg (born 1978) – relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
  • Matt Groening (born 1954) – creator of The Simpsons
  • Les Gutches (born 1973) – two-time world medalist and world champion in freestyle wrestling
  • Jeremy Guthrie (born 1979) – Major League Baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals

H[]

Herbert Hoover, 34th President of the United States
  • Kevin Hagen (1928–2005) – actor[32]
  • Page Hamilton (born 1960) – musician
  • Bill Hanley (rancher) (1910–1935) – pioneer rancher and wildlife conservation advocate
  • Kathleen Hanna (born 1968) – singer, songwriter
  • Tonya Harding (born 1970) – ice skater, boxer
  • Katie Harman (born 1980) – Miss America 2002
  • Gregory Harrison (born 1950) – actor, Trapper John, M.D.
  • Oscar Harstad (1892–1985) – Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Taylor Hart (born 1991) – defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles
  • Mark Hatfield (1922–2011) – Oregon legislator, secretary of state, governor and U.S. senator
  • Scott Hatteberg (born 1969) – former MLB first baseman and catcher
  • John Haughm (born 1975) – vocalist and guitarist for folk metal band Agalloch
  • Carey Hayes (born 1961) – screenwriter
  • Chad Hayes (born 1961) – screenwriter
  • Todd Haynes (born 1961) – director[33]
  • Hazel P. Heath (1909–1998) – mayor, Homer, Alaska
  • Jon Heder (born 1977) – actor
  • Margaux Hemingway (1955–1996) – fashion model, actress and granddaughter of writer Ernest Hemingway
  • Bobby Henderson – Pastafarian and prophet of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
  • Howard Hesseman (born 1940) – actor, played disc jockey "Johnny Fever" on the television sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati
  • Leah Hing (1907–2001) – pilot
  • D.K. Holm (born 1953) – movie reviewer, Internet columnist, radio broadcaster, and author
  • Herbert Hoover (1874–1964) – moved to Oregon at the age of eleven; 31st President of the United States (1929–1933)
  • Nick Hundley (born 1983) – catcher for the Baltimore Orioles

I[]

  • Terri Irwin (born 1964) – naturalist and conservationist (with husband Steve Irwin)

J[]

Chief Joseph, leader of the Wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa) band of Nez Perce
  • Clifton James (1920–2017) – actor, best known for his roles as Sheriff J.W. Pepper alongside Roger Moore in two James Bond films
  • Larry Jansen (1920–2009) – Major League Baseball pitcher and coach[34]
  • Margo Jennings (born 1945) – athletic coach
  • Ethel Jewett (1877–1944) – actress[35]
  • Bill Johnson (1960–2016) – World Cup alpine ski racer[36]
  • June Jones (born 1953) – head football coach for Southern Methodist University
  • Terrence Jones (born 1992) – basketball player for the Houston Rockets
  • Chief Joseph (1840–1904) – chief of the Wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa) band of Nez Perce Native Americans

K[]

  • Mat Kearney (born 1978) – musician
  • Barnaby Keeney (1914–1980) – president of Brown University
  • Scott Kelly (born 1967) – musician Neurosis
  • Shell Kepler (1958–2008) – actress[37]
  • Maude Kerns (1876–1965) – avant-garde visual artist[38]
  • Ken Kesey (1935–2001) – author
  • Kip Kinkel (born 1982) – school shooter
  • Justin Kirk (born 1969) – actor
  • John Kitzhaber (born 1947) – Oregon Governor (1995–2003, 2011–2015)
  • Phil Knight (born 1938) – founder of Nike
  • Tonya Knight (born 1966) – IFBB professional bodybuilder
  • Travis Knight (born 1973) – director and producer, son of Phil Knight
  • A. Thomas Kraabel (1934–2016) – classics scholar[39]
  • Jon Krakauer (born 1954) – author and mountaineer
  • Nicholas Kristof (born 1959) – Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist[40]
  • Taya Kyle (born 1974) – author, wife of Chris Kyle

L[]

Winona LaDuke, Native American rights activist
  • Winona LaDuke (born 1959) – Native American activist
  • Alicia Lagano (born 1979) – actress
  • Ben Hur Lampman (1886–1954) – journalist, essayist, Poet Laureate[41]
  • Frances Moore Lappé (born 1944) – author and activist
  • Lars Larson (born 1959) – radio talk show host
  • Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018) – author
  • Barbara Coombs Lee (born 1947) – president of Compassion & Choices
  • Hazel Ying Lee (1912–1944) – military pilot
  • Marc Alan Lee (1978–2006) – first Navy SEAL to lose his life in Operation Iraqi Freedom
  • Leonard Levy (1923–2006) – Pulitzer Prize winner
  • Rian Lindell (born 1977) – NFL placekicker for the Buffalo Bills
  • Matt Lindland (born 1970) – former MMA fighter, Olympic silver medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling
  • Jon Lindstrom (born 1957) – actor, General Hospital, Port Charles
  • Gary Loudermilk (born 1952) – radio personality, known as "Gary the Retard" in Howard Stern's Wack Pack
  • Courtney Love (born 1964) – musician, actress[42]
  • Kevin Love (born 1987) – NBA basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers
  • Jed Lowrie (born 1984) – infielder for the Houston Astros

M[]

Rose McGowan, actress
Lee Morse, jazz singer and guitarist
  • Ranald MacDonald (1824–1894) – first man to teach the English language in Japan
  • Holly Madison (born 1979) – former girlfriend of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, model, television personality
  • Dick Magruder (1946–1978) – rancher, lawyer, and politician
  • Larry Mahan (born 1943) – six-time World All-Around Rodeo Champion cowboy
  • Donald Malarkey (1921–2017) – World War II soldier
  • Bridget Marquardt (born 1973) – former girlfriend of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, model, actress, television personality
  • Richard Laurence Marquette (born 1934) – serial killer
  • Jeron Mastrud (born 1987) – American football player
  • David Mayo (born 1991) – American football player
  • Lewis A. McArthur (1883–1951) – author of Oregon Geographic Names
  • Tom McCall (1913–1983) – 30th Governor of Oregon
  • David McCord (1897–1997) – poet
  • Rose McGowan (born 1973) – actress[43]
  • Dallas McKennon (1919–2009) – voice actor; voice of Gumby, Pokey, Archie Andrews, and Tony the Tiger
  • Charles McNary (1874–1944) – U.S. senator, and 1940 republican U.S. vice presidential nominee
  • Pat McQuistan (born 1983) – former NFL player (Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, and Tennessee Titans)
  • Paul McQuistan (born 1983) – former NFL player; 2013 Super Bowl winner with the Seattle Seahawks (also played with Oakland Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Cleveland Browns)
  • Mayo Methot (1904–1951) – actress; third wife of Humphrey Bogart
  • Charis Michelsen (born 1974) – actress and former model
  • Quintin Mikell (born 1980) – safety for the Philadelphia Eagles
  • Jourdan Miller (born 1993) – fashion model, America's Next Top Model winner[44]
  • Bob Mionske (born 1962) – attorney and former Olympic and professional bicycle racer
  • Geoffrey Moore (born 1946) – high-technology consultant and author
  • Joel Moore (born 1977) – actor
  • Walt Morey (1907–1992) – author[45]
  • Lee Morse (1897–1954) – jazz and blues singer/songwriter, Broadway actress, and guitar player[46]
  • Macy Morse (1921–2019) – peace activist
  • Ona Munson (1903–1955) – actress
  • Dale Murphy (born 1956) – former Major League Baseball player
  • Brent Musburger (born 1939) – CBS, ABC, ESPN sportscaster

N[]

  • Legedu Naanee (born 1983) – National Football League wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers
  • James Nesmith (1820–1885) – pioneer, lawyer, and politician
  • John Strong Newberry (1822–1892) – geologist, physician, explorer, and author
  • Mickey Newbury (1973-2002) – songwriter
  • Chester Newton (1903–1966) – Olympic silver medalist in freestyle wrestling
  • William A. Niskanen (1933–2011) – economist
  • Kim Novak (born 1933) – actress[47]

O[]

  • Austin O'Brien (born 1981) – actor[18]
  • Owamagbe Odighizuwa (born 1992) – defensive end for the New York Giants
  • Jack Ohman (born 1960) – editorial cartoonist for The Oregonian
  • Musse Olol – social activist
  • Eric Christian Olsen (born 1977) – actor[48]
  • George Olsen (1893–1971) - drummer and prolific bandleader.
  • Kaitlin Olson (born 1975) – actress
  • Bethenia Angelina Owens-Adair (1840–1926) – activist, physician[49]

P[]

Chuck Palahniuk, author
  • Bob Packwood (born 1932) – former United States Senate and Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee
  • Bettie Page (1923–2008) – pin-up model[50]
  • Chuck Palahniuk (born 1961) – journalist, author
  • Mark Parent (born 1961) – former Major League Baseball catcher
  • Ken Patera (born 1943) – professional wrestler, Olympic weightlifter, and strongman competitor
  • Chief Paulina (died 1867) – leader of the Hunipuitöka band of Northern Paiute Native Americans
  • Linus Pauling (1901–1994) – chemist and activist; only person to win two Nobel Prizes outright
  • Bill Pearl (born 1930) – world champion bodybuilder
  • Alfred Peet (1920–2007) – founder of Peet's Coffee & Tea
  • Kari Ann Peniche (born 1984) – actress[51]
  • Jack Pennick (1895–1964) – actor
  • Tom Peterson (1930–2016) – home appliance retailer and television pitchman
  • Kim M. Peyton-McDonald (1957–1986) – gold medalist from 1976 Summer Olympics; Oregon Sports Hall of Fame inductee
  • Julianne Phillips (born 1960) – actress; ex-wife of Bruce Springsteen
  • River Phoenix (1970–1993) – actor, musician, and activist
  • Mitch Pileggi (born 1952) – actor
  • Henry Pittock (1835–1919) – pioneer; founder and publisher of The Oregonian
  • Bill Plympton (born 1946) – animator, graphic designer, and cartoonist
  • Troy Polamalu (born 1981) – strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Elias Porter (1914–1987) – psychologist
  • Norris Poulson (1895–1982) – 36th mayor of Los Angeles[52]
  • Jane Powell (born 1929) – actress[53]
  • Steve Prefontaine (1951–1975) – track athlete
  • Megan Prelinger (born 1967) – cultural historian, archivist
  • Maudie Prickett (1914–1976) – actress

R[]

John Reed, journalist
  • Ruth Radelet (born 1982) – musician, lead singer of Chromatics[54]
  • Ahmad Rashād (born 1949) – college and National Football League player and sportscaster
  • Johnnie Ray (1927–1990) – singer, songwriter
  • Susan Raye (born 1944) – country singer
  • John Reed (1887–1920) – journalist and Bolshevik activist[55]
  • Robin Reed (1899–1978) – Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
  • Holiday Reinhorn (born 1967) – fiction writer; married to actor Rainn Wilson
  • Mike Remmers (born 1989) – offensive tackle for the New York Giants
  • Harold Reynolds (born 1960) – Major League Baseball player; television analyst
  • Kim Rhodes (born 1969) – actress and singer
  • Mike Rich (born 1959) – screenwriter
  • Jenelle Riley (born 1972) – journalist, screenwriter[56]
  • Mike Riley (born 1953) – football player for Alabama Crimson Tide and Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach
  • Lisa Rinna (born 1963) – actress
  • Terry Robb (born 1956) – fingerstyle guitarist
  • Cathy McMorris Rodgers (born 1969) – U.S. Representative, Chair of the House Republican Conference
  • Dante Rosario (born 1984) – tight end for the Chicago Bears
  • Terrence Ross (born 1991) – NBA player for the Toronto Raptors
  • Zac Rosscup (born 1988) – pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
  • Mark Rothko (1903–1970) – Latvian expressionist artist[57]
  • Aaron Rowand (born 1977) – MLB player for San Francisco Giants and Chicago White Sox
  • (born 1998) – singer, songwriter, musician, rapper
  • Burt Rutan (born 1943) – aerospace engineer
  • Ad Rutschman (born 1931) – football and baseball coach at Linfield College
  • Susan Ruttan (born 1948) – actress[58]

S[]

Dean Smith, pilot
Brenda Strong, actress
  • Domantas Sabonis (born 1996) – player for the Indiana Pacers
  • Mendel Sachs (1927–2012) – theoretical physicist
  • Katee Sackhoff (born 1980) – actress[55]
  • Curtis Salgado (born 1954) – blues, rhythm and blues, and soul singer and harmonica player
  • Rick Sanders (1945–1972) – two-time Olympic silver medalist in freestyle wrestling
  • Rebecca Schaeffer (1967–1989) – actress
  • Shoni Schimmel (born 1992) – WNBA player with the Atlanta Dream
  • Les Schwab (1917–2007) – businessman[59]
  • Dale Scott (born 1959) – Major League Baseball umpire
  • Daniel Seavey (born 1999) – musician, singer-songwriter, and contestant on American Idol season 14
  • Doc Severinsen (born 1927) – trumpeter, bandleader on The Tonight Show
  • Kyle Singler (born 1988) – small forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Sonny Sixkiller – former Washington Huskies quarterback; actor
  • Alek Skarlatos (born 1992) – Oregon Army National Guardsman specialist known for stopping a gunman in a Paris-bound train from Amsterdam via Brussels; contestant on Dancing with the Stars season 21
  • Matt Slauson (born 1986) – guard for the Chicago Bears
  • Bill Smith (1928–2018) – Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
  • Dean Smith (1899–1987) – pioneer pilot[60]
  • Elliott Smith (1969–2003) – musician
  • Chael Sonnen (born 1977) – mixed martial artist, competed in the UFC
  • Esperanza Spalding (born 1984) – jazz musician[55]
  • Erik Spoelstra (born 1970) – head coach for the Miami Heat
  • Mary Jane Spurlin (1883–1970) – Oregon's first woman judge
  • Ralph Stackpole (1885–1973) – visual artist[61]
  • Colleen Stan (born 1956) – kidnapping victim, activist[62]
  • William Gladstone Steel (1883–1934) – conservationist, known as the "father of Crater Lake"
  • Dorothy Hester Stenzel (1910–1991) – record-breaking stunt pilot
  • Ryan Stevenson (born 1979) – musician[63]
  • David Ogden Stiers (1942–2018) – actor
  • Eric A. Stillwell (born 1962) – screenwriter and producer
  • Kimberley Strassel (born 1972) – author, member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board
  • Robert W. Straub (1920–2002) – Governor of Oregon
  • Brenda Strong (born 1960) – actress
  • Sally Struthers (born 1948) – actress
  • Drew Struzan (born 1947) – artist
  • Ndamukong Suh (born 1987) – defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams
  • William L. Sullivan (born 1953) – author of outdoor guide books

T[]

Maria Thayer, actress
  • Jack Tafari (1946–2016) – housing-rights activist
  • Ruth Taylor (1905–1984) – actress
  • Maria Thayer (born 1975) – actress[64]
  • Tommy Thayer (born 1960) – musician, lead guitarist of Kiss
  • Inga Thompson (born 1968) – professional bicycle racer[65]
  • Andy Tillman (born 1952) – llama rancher, businessman, and author
  • Barrett Tillman (born 1948) – novelist and military historian
  • Kevin Towers (1961–2018) – general manager for the Arizona Diamondbacks
  • April Genevieve Tucholke – young adult novelist
  • Corin Tucker (born 1972) – musician, guitarist

U[]

  • Ime Udoka (born 1977) – small forward for the San Antonio Spurs
  • Sara Jean Underwood (born 1984) – Playboy Playmate of the Year 2007, model, actress

V[]

  • Richard VanGrunsven (born 1939) – homebuilt aircraft designer
  • Gus Van Sant (born 1952) – director[66]
  • Paige VanZant (born 1994) – mixed martial artist
  • Laura Veirs (born 1973) – folk singer-songwriter
  • Will Vinton (1947–2018) – director and producer

W[]

Lindsay Wagner, actress
  • Lindsay Wagner (born 1949) – actress[67]
  • Don Wakamatsu (born 1963) – bench coach for the Kansas City Royals
  • Neale Donald Walsch (born 1943) – author
  • Don Walsh (born 1931) – oceanographer, explorer
  • Bill Warren (1943–2016) – film historian[68]
  • Craig Wasson (born 1954) – actor
  • Michael Waterman (born 1942) – scientist
  • Dominic Waters (born 1986) – basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
  • Connor Weil (born 1994) – actor[69]
  • Bob Welch – author and columnist
  • John West (1809–1888) – Scottish captain and inventor
  • Oswald West (1873–1960) – 14th Governor of Oregon
  • Opal Whiteley (1897–1992) – nature writer and diarist[70]
  • Dave Wiegand – winner of 2005 and 2009 National Scrabble championship
  • Carl Wieman (born 1951) – physicist, winner of 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics laureate
  • Dave Wilcox (born 1942) – Hall of Fame linebacker with the San Francisco 49ers
  • Edy Williams (born 1942) – film and television actress
  • Mitch Williams (born 1964) – Major League Baseball relief pitcher, studio analyst for MLB Network
  • Bridgette Wilson (born 1973) – actress, singer and model
  • Nancy Wilson (born 1954) – musician, Heart[71]
  • Kyle Wiltjer (born 1992) – player for the Houston Rockets
  • Henry Hope Wong (1900–?) – pioneer pilot
  • Basil Wolverton (1909-1978) – cartoonist, writer
  • Renn Woods (born 1958) – actress
  • Anthony Wynn (born 1962) – author

Y[]

  • Minoru Yasui (1916–1986) – lawyer and civil rights activist

Z[]

  • John Zerzan (born 1943) – anthropologist and anarchist writer

See also[]

By city
By public office
By educational institution affiliation

References[]

  1. ^ "Bruce Abbott Biography (1954–)". Film Reference. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
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