List of people from Hillsboro, Oregon explained

The following is a partial list of notable residents, past and present, from Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. A separate list of people from Oregon is available.

Mayors

• Harry T. Bagley^[1]
• William N. Barrett^[1]
• Steve Callaway
• Benjamin P. Cornelius^[1]
• Rodolph Crandall^[1]
• Miller M. Duris^[1]
• Gordon Faber^[2]
• Joseph C. Hare^[1]
• William D. Hare^[1]
• Shirley Huffman^[2]
• Tom Hughes^[3]
• Samuel B. Huston^[1]
• Thomas H. Tongue^[1]
• Charles T. Tozier^[1]

Athletes

• Erik Ainge, football player^[4]
• Wally Backman, World Series champion with the Mets, baseball player^[5]
• Bob Beall, baseball player^[6]
• Scott Brosius, baseball player^[7]
• Scott Brow, baseball player who won the 1993 World Series with the Toronto Blue Jays
• Jim Evenson, football player
• Thomas Garrigus, Olympic shooting athlete^[8]
• Darrall Imhoff, basketball player^[9]
• Josh Inman, Olympic rower^[10]
• Scott Kozak, football player^[11]
• Mitch Meeuwsen, football player^[12]
• Tiffeny Milbrett, soccer player^[13]
• Vern Olsen, baseball player^[14]
• Ben Petrick, baseball player^[15]
• Roddy Piper, professional wrestler^[16]
• Clifford R. Robinson, basketball player^[9]
• Scott Rueck, women's basketball coach^[17]
• Ad Rutschman, Hall of Fame football coach^[6]
• Wes Schulmerich, baseball player^[18]

Politicians

• George R. Bagley, lawyer and judge^[19]
• Rick Dancer, politician and news anchor^[20]
• Leon S. Davis, politician^[21]
• George W. Ebbert, pioneer^[22]
• David Edwards, politician who served in the Oregon House^[23]
• Daniel Gault, educator, newspaperman, and state legislator^[24]
• William G. Hare, politician^[25]
• H. T. Hesse, politician^[26]
• David Hill, pioneer and city namesake^[27]
• Derrick Kitts, politician who served in the Oregon House^[28]
• Shawn Lindsay, attorney and politician^[29]
• George W. Patterson, politician^[30]
• Paul L. Patterson, former Oregon governor^[31]
• D. O. Quick, state legislator^[32]
• Edward Schulmerich, banker and politician^[33]
• Samuel Thurston, first Congressional delegate from Oregon^[34]
• Thomas Tongue, former Oregon Supreme Court justice^[35]
• William H. Wehrung, politician and businessman^[36]
• James Withycombe, former Oregon governor^[37]

Others

• Kelly AuCoin, actor^[38]
• Cesar Barone, serial killer^[39]
• Genevieve Bell, anthropologist for Intel^[40]
• Cecilee Russell Essary, Residents' Interhall Congress advisor at the University of Arkansas^[41]
• Peggy Y. Fowler, CEO of Portland General Electric^[42]
• Judi Hofer, businessperson^[43]
• David Larsen, actor^[44]
• Savannah Outen, singer^[45]
• Tommy Overstreet, country music singer^[46]
• Norman Ralston, aviator^[47]
• John W. Shute, banker^[48]
• Albert E. Tozier, journalist^[49]
• Mary Ramsey Wood, "Mother Queen of Oregon"^[50]
• Bryce Zabel, writer/producer, former chairman of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences^[51]

See also

• Lists of Oregon-related topics

Notes and References

1. "Mayors: City of Hillsboro", The Hillsboro Argus, October 19, 1976, The Hub, p. 6.
2. http://www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/index.aspx?page=666 Mayors
3. Anderson, David R. "How to Grow: The big question for Hillsboro", The Oregonian, October 19, 2000, West Zoner p. 19.
4. News: Oregon, state of the QB union. Fentress. Aaron. April 28, 2008. The Oregonian. C1.
5. News: Baseball in his blood. Hunt. John. June 26, 2005. The Oregonian. C1.
6. Maves, Jr., Norm. "Hillsboro reunion showcases '60s greats", The Oregonian, August 17, 1988, p. D4.
7. Syken. Bill. June 21, 2004. Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary: Sports in America; Oregon: Numbers. Sports Illustrated. 45.
8. "Garrigus wins silver in shooting at Olympics", The Hillsboro Argus, October 19, 1976.
9. News: After final buzzer, Oregon's still home. Eggers. Kerry. September 3, 2008. The Portland Tribune. 2009-04-01.
10. News: A few medals, and plenty of dreams. Binder. Doug. August 8, 2008. The Oregonian. D1.
11. Web site: Scott Kozak NFL Injuries: Signings, Trades & more. www.foxsports.com. 22 March 2018.
12. News: Meeuwsen's play anything but quiet. Horowitz. Gary. December 27, 2004. Statesman Journal. 1B.
13. News: Lopez, Ellertson earn World Cup spots. Herzog. Boaz. July 12, 2007. The Oregonian. D1.
14. News: Deaths: Ex-Cubs pitcher Vern Olsen dies. July 14, 1989. Los Angeles Times. 8.
15. Web site: Associated Press . 2013-07-19 . Former Rockies catcher Ben Petrick thrilled to be back in baseball . 2022-11-06 . The Denver Post . en-US.
16. Dundas, Zach. "Return of the Piper", Willamette Week, May 16, 2001. Retrieved on November 24, 2008.
17. News: George Fox's Scott Rueck carves path as one of Oregon's best young basketball coaches. Schnell. Lindsay. January 22, 2010. The Oregonian. 5 July 2010.
18. Web site: Wes Schulmerich Stats. Baseball Almanac. 2009-04-01.
19. Book: Gaston, Joseph. George H. Himes . Joseph P. Gaston. George H. Himes. The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912. S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.. 1912. 2. 845–846.
20. News: Dancing away from politics. Sowell. John. June 5, 2008. The News-Review. 2009-09-07.
21. Newbry. Earl T.. Leon S. Davis. Official Voters' Pamphlet for the Republican Party Primary Nominating Election. May 21, 1954. Washington County. 14.
22. Corning, Howard M. Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956. p. 78.
23. News: Parks. Casey. Hillsboro legislator-turned-director David Edwards films his first movie: 'Nightscape'. August 18, 2011. The Oregonian. August 18, 2011.
24. Book: Gaston, Joseph. George H. Himes . The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912. S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.. 1912. 3. 288–289.
25. Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood. 1910. History of the Bench and Bar of Oregon. Portland, Or: Historical Pub. Co. p. 147-148.
26. Oregon: Washington County Breeders Meet. Guernsey Breeders Journal. 1920. 18. 297.
27. News: Final Edition: Hillsboro's Old Leaders . . 1 . February 12, 1957.
28. Web site: Derrick Kitts. Summary. Project Vote Smart. December 21, 2011.
29. News: Edwards drops out of House race, endorses Ainge . Giegerich . Andy . Portland Business Journal . July 6, 2010.
30. Book: State Central Committee, Republican League of Oregon. Republican League register, a record of the Republican Party in the state of Oregon. 1896. Register Pub. Co.. 258. oregon republican league..
31. Web site: Paul Linton Patterson. Governors of Oregon. Oregon State Library. 2009-04-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716111345/http://www.osl.state.or.us/home/lib/governors/plp.htm. 2011-07-16. dead.
32. Lang, Herbert O. (1885) History of the Willamette Valley, Being a Description of the Valley and Its Resources, with an Account of Its Discovery and Settlement by White Men, and Its Subsequent History Together with Personal Reminiscences of Its Early Pioneers. G.H. Himes, Book and Job Printer, pp. 849-850.
33. Carey, Charles Henry. History of Oregon. Pioneer Historical Publishing Company, 1922. Vol. 3. p. 153.
34. Book: Hines, H.K. . An Illustrated History of the State of Oregon . The Lewis Publishing Co.: Chicago . 1893 .
35. News: T.H. Tongue, ex-state high court Justice, dies . The Oregonian. B04. June 1, 1994.
36. Book: Gaston, Joseph. George H. Himes . The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912. S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.. 1912. 2. 590.
37. "County governors both die in office", Hillsboro Argus, October 19, 1976.
38. News: After false starts, AuCoin carves out rich life after Congress. The Daily Astorian. Swisher. Larry. July 4, 2003.
39. Web site: Adolph James Rode. Department of Psychology. Radford University. 14 April 2018.
40. News: More VC fuel for Oregon, Rainn Wilson shoots back: Silicon Forest week in review. Rogoway. Mike. July 30, 2010. The Oregonian. OregonLive.com. 31 July 2010.
41. Web site: Advisors – RIC . 2022-11-13 . ric.uark.edu.
42. Zipkin, Amy. The Boss: Powered by Math. The New York Times, July 16, 2006.
43. News: Friedman. Nicole. Gunderson. Laura. Schmidt. Brad. Judi Hofer, former Meier & Frank executive, passes away at 73. 26 July 2015. The Oregonian/OregonLive. December 15, 2013.
44. News: Riding good vibrations from Hillsboro to Broadway. Mandel. Michelle. November 23, 2004. The Oregonian. E1.
45. http://radio.disney.go.com/artists/incubator/savannahouten/bio.html "Artists Incubator: Savannah Outen"
46. http://myspace.com/tommyoverstreet Tommy Overstreet's Official MySpace Page
47. News: West Zoner: Our Town: Hillsboro Community Close Up. McNichol. Bethanye. July 27, 1995. The Oregonian. 1.
48. Portrait and Biographical Record of Portland and Vicinity Oregon. Containing original sketches of many well known citizens of the past and present. Chicago: Chapman Pub. Co., 1903. p. 381-2.
49. Corning, Howard M. (1989) Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing. p. 246.
50. News: Oregon's oldest woman who passed away at age of 120. Putnam. George. Capitol Journal. January 1908.
51. News: The red carpet ride: It's a long stretch limo from Oregon to Hollywood, where Bryce Zabel ushers in the Emmys. Carlin. Peter Ames. September 29, 2002. The Oregonian. D1.