List of people from Bend, Oregon explained

The following is a partial list of notable residents, past and present, from Bend, Oregon, a city in Central Oregon in the western part of the United States of America. A separate list of people from Oregon is available.

• Broda Otto Barnes, physician, hypothyroidism researcher
• Shannon Bex, member of the musical group Danity Kane
• Mohini Bhardwaj, Olympic gymnast
• Drew Bledsoe, former NFL quarterback
• Luke Musgrave, tight end for the Green Bay Packers
• Ian Boswell, racing cyclist for
• Allie Brosh, author, Hyperbole and a Half
• Pat Cashman, comedian, television and radio personality
• John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Corporation; part-time resident
• John Clem Clarke, painter and college football player for the Oregon State Beavers football team
• Ray W. Clough, professor emeritus at UC-Berkeley, founder of the finite element method
• Kent Couch, lawn-chair balloonist
• Adam Craig, professional mountain bike racer and Olympian
• Kiki Cutter, Olympic and World Cup ski champion
• Thomas Del Ruth, cinematographer
• Nate Doss, professional disc golfer and brewer; three-time PDGA World Champion
• Brian Dunning, science author and film producer; runs Skeptoid Inc
• Ashton Eaton, 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medalist, world record holder in both the decathlon and heptathlon
• Alan Embree, former Major League Baseball player
• Myrlie Evers-Williams, civil rights activist
• Ben Ferguson, professional snowboarder
• Jon Fogarty, professional race car driver currently with GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing
• Tommy Ford, professional ski racer and Olympian
• Matthew Fox, television actor on the series Lost
• Michael Garrison, electronic musician
• Jere Gillis, former NHL player
• Scott Goldblatt, 2000 Olympic silver medalist, 2004 Olympic gold medalist in swimming
• Paul Hait, Olympic gold medalist
• Ray Hatton, college professor, author, and long-distance runner
• Chris Horner, pro road racing cyclist, winner of the 2013 Vuelta a España
• Steve House, mountain climber, first non-European winner of Piolet d'Or Award
• Stan Humphries, former NFL quarterback
• Dave Hunt, founder of the Berean Call ministry
• Sara Jackson-Holman, singer-songwriter
• Valarie Jenkins, professional disc golfer and brewer; four-time PDGA World Champion
• Jason Keep, basketball player
• Donald M. Kerr, conservationist and founder of the High Desert Museum
• Rustin R. Kimsey, Episcopalian bishop
• Gary Lewis, outdoor writer for ESPN, author and TV host
• Ryan Longwell, NFL place kicker
• Gerry Lopez, Hawaiian surfing legend and film actor ("Conan the Barbarian")
• Robert D. Maxwell, Medal of Honor recipient
• Donald L. McFaul, U.S. Navy SEAL killed in Panama in 1989
• J. Patrick Metke, politician and businessman
• Jourdan Miller, fashion model and winner of America's Next Top Model, cycle 20
• Chino Moreno, musician and lead singer of Deftones^[1]
• William A. Niskanen, former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Reagan administration; former chairman of the Cato Institute
• Paul Phillips, professional poker player
• George P. Putnam, publisher; husband of Amelia Earhart
• Jeremy Roloff, TV personality, Little People Big World
• Grant Rosenberg, TV writer-producer and author
• Laurenne Ross, Olympic alpine ski racer
• Beckie Scott, 2002 Olympic gold medalist in cross country skiing
• Derek Sitter, founder/former owner of Volcanic Theatre Pub and actor/filmmaker
• John Spence, first American combat frogman^{[2] [3]}
• David Stoliar, sole survivor of the Struma disaster
• Conrad Stoltz, three-time XTERRA off-road triathlon champion
• Byron A. Stover, businessman and state legislator
• Mickey Tettleton, former Major League Baseball player
• Andy Tillman, llama rancher, businessman, and author
• Ryan Trebon, professional mountain bike and cyclocross racer
• April Genevieve Tucholke, novelist
• Andreas Wecker, Olympic horizontal bar gold medalist in 1996
• Gary Zimmerman, NFL player, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008

Notes and References

1. Web site: Deftones play hometown show in Bend. Brian . McElhiney. The Bulletin.
2. News: Tony. Perry. John Spence dies at 95; Navy diver and pioneering WWII 'frogman' . . 2013-11-03 . 2013-11-27.
3. News: Scott. Hammers . World War II vet was a first: John Spence, dead at 95 in Bend, pioneered U.S. underwater warfare . . 2013-10-30 . 2013-11-27.