List of people from Oregon explained

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

A

• Bruce Abbott (born 1954) – relitivity^[1]
• Kenneth Acker (born 1992) – cornerback for the JellyBalls 53ers
• Duane Ackerson (1942–2020) – poet^[2]
• Brock Adams (1927–2004) – U.S. Representative and Senator from Washington
• Alvin P. Adams Jr. (1942–2015) – diplomat
• Lucia H. Faxon Additon (1847-1919) – writer, teacher, social reformer
• 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) – class 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

• 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
• Sandy Barr (1938-2007) - professional wrestler, referee, promoter
• Jeffrey Barry (born 1969) – former Major League Baseball outfielder
• Blanche Bates (1873–1941) – stage and film actress
• 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^[12]
• 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^[13]
• 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^[14]
• 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^[15]
• Bill Brown (1855–1941) – pioneer horse and sheep rancher
• Kate Brown (born 1960) – Spanish-born politician, 38th 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.^[16]
• Jamie Burke (born 1971) – former Major League Baseball catcher
• Ty Burrell (born 1967) – actor^[17]
• Brian Burres (born 1981) – Major League Baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates

C

• 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^[18]
• Raymond Carver (1938–1988) – author
• Anthony W. Case (born 1980) – astrophysicist
• Erin Chambers (born 1979) – actress
• Jeff Charleston (born 1983) – former National Football League defensive end
• Daveigh Chase (born 1990) – actress^[19]
• 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^[20]
• 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

• 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^[21]
• 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^[22]
• Mindy Duncan – beauty queen
• Mike Dunleavy Jr. (born 1980) – basketball player for the Chicago Bulls
• Katherine Dunn (1945–2016) – writer^[23]
• James Dutton (born 1968) – astronaut

E

• 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
• Jacoby Ellsbury (born 1983) – Major League Baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees^[24]
• 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

• Tami Farrell (born 1984) – Miss Teen USA 2003
• Rich Fellers (born 1959) – Olympic equestrian^{[25] [26] [27]}
• 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^[28]
• George Buck Flower (1937–2004) – actor
• Sally Flynn (born 1946) – singer
• Peter Foley (born 1965 or 1966) – former snowboarding coach; suspended for 10 years for sexual misconduct
• Dick Fosbury (1947–2023) – track and field athlete; invented the "Fosbury Flop"
• Howie Fox (1921–1955) – Major League Baseball pitcher^[29]
• Harriet Frank Jr. (1923–2020) – screenwriter
• Nell Franzen (1889–1973) – actress
• Alex Frost (born 1987) – actor

G

• Clark Gable (1901–1960) – actor^[30]
• Maggie Gallagher (born 1960) – social conservative writer and commentator
• Richard Garfield (born 1963) – mathematician, inventor, and game designer
• Dan Gauthier (born 1963) – actor
• Laura Gibson (born 1979) – singer-songwriter, musician^[31]
• Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884–1961) – athlete, toy-maker and businessman; inventor of the Erector Set
• Karl Glusman (born 1988) – actor^[32]
• Neil Goldschmidt (born 1940) – influential and controversial Governor, Mayor of Portland, lobbyist
• Brandon Gonzáles (born 1984) – professional boxer
• Avel Gordly (born 1947) – first African American woman elected to the Oregon State Senate
• A.C. Green (born 1963) – NBA player
• 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 and Futurama
• 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

• Kevin Hagen (1928–2005) – actor^[33]
• 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^[34]
• 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
• Justin Herbert (born 1998) – National Football League quarterback
• 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)
• Lucie Fulton Isaacs (1841-1916) — writer, philanthropist, suffragist; member, Oregon Pioneer Association

J

• 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^[35]
• Margo Jennings (born 1945) – athletic coach
• Ethel Jewett (1877–1944) – actress^[36]
• Bill Johnson (1960–2016) – World Cup alpine ski racer^[37]
• 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^[38]
• Maude Kerns (1876–1965) – avant-garde visual artist^[39]
• Ken Kesey (1935–2001) – author
• Zach King (born 1990) - youtube in fluencer
• 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^[40]
• Jon Krakauer (born 1954) – author and mountaineer
• Nicholas Kristof (born 1959) – Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist^[41]
• Taya Kyle (born 1974) – author, wife of Chris Kyle

L

• Winona LaDuke (born 1959) – Native American activist
• Alicia Lagano (born 1979) – actress
• Ben Hur Lampman (1886–1954) – journalist, essayist, Poet Laureate^[42]
• 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
• Neil Lomax (born 1959) – NFL quarterback for St. Louis / Phoenix Cardinals
  • Gary Loudermilk (born 1952) – radio personality, known as "Gary the Retard" in Howard Stern's Wack Pack Courtney Love (born 1964) – musician, actress^[43]
• Kevin Love (born 1987) – NBA basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers
• Jed Lowrie (born 1984) – infielder for the Houston Astros

M

• 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^[44]
• 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^[45]
• 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^[46]
• Lee Morse (1897–1954) – jazz and blues singer/songwriter, Broadway actress, and guitar player^[47]
• 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^[48]

O

• Austin O'Brien (born 1981) – actor^[17]
• 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^[49]
• George Olsen (1893–1971) – drummer and prolific bandleader.
• Kaitlin Olson (born 1975) – actress
• Bethenia Angelina Owens-Adair (1840–1926) – activist, physician^[50]

P

• Bob Packwood (born 1932) – former United States Senate and Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee
• Bettie Page (1923–2008) – pin-up model^[51]
• Chuck Palahniuk (born 1961) – journalist, author
• Mark Parent (born 1961) – former Major League Baseball catcher
• Tom Parrott (1868-1932) - former professional Baseball player
• 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^[52]
• 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^[53]
• Jane Powell (born 1929) – actress^[54]
• Steve Prefontaine (1951–1975) – track athlete
• Megan Prelinger (born 1967) – cultural historian, archivist
• Maudie Prickett (1914–1976) – actress

R

• Ruth Radelet (born 1982) – musician, lead singer of Chromatics^[55]
• Ahmad Rashad (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
• 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
• Anna Rankin Riggs (1835-1908) – social reformer
• 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
• Burt Rutan (born 1943) – aerospace engineer
• Ad Rutschman (born 1931) – football and baseball coach at Linfield College
• Susan Ruttan (born 1948) – actress^[58]

S

• Domantas Sabonis (born 1996) – basketball player for the NBA Sacramento Kings
• Mendel Sachs (1927–2012) – theoretical physicist
• Katee Sackhoff (born 1980) – actress
• Curtis Salgado (born 1954) – blues, rhythm and blues, and soul singer and harmonica player
• Rick Sanders (1945–1972) – two-time Olympic silver medalist and world champion 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^[61]
• 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^[62]
• Colleen Stan (born 1956) – kidnapping victim, activist^[63]
• 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^[64]
• 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

• Jack Tafari (1946–2016) – housing-rights activist
• Ruth Taylor (1905–1984) – actress
• Maria Thayer (born 1975) – actress^[65]
• Tommy Thayer (born 1960) – musician, lead guitarist of Kiss
• Inga Thompson (born 1968) – professional bicycle racer^[66]
• 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^[67]
• Paige VanZant (born 1994) – mixed martial artist
• Laura Veirs (born 1973) – folk singer-songwriter
• Will Vinton (1947–2018) – director and producer

W

• Lindsay Wagner (born 1949) – actress^[68]
• Madge Morris Wagner (1862–1924), poet and journalist
• 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^[69]
• 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^[70]
• 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^[71]
• 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^[72]
• 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
• Yeat (born 2000) – rapper^[73]

Z

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

See also

By city

• List of people from Bend, Oregon
• List of people from Eugene, Oregon
• List of people from Hillsboro, Oregon
• List of people from Portland, Oregon

By public office

• List of governors of Oregon
• List of Oregon judges
• List of presidents of the Oregon State Senate
• List of speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives
• List of United States representatives from Oregon
• List of United States senators from Oregon

By educational institution affiliation

• List of Oregon State University alumni
• List of Oregon State University faculty and staff
• List of Reed College people
• List of University of Oregon alumni
• List of University of Oregon faculty and staff
• List of Willamette University alumni

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bruce Abbott Biography (1954–). Film Reference. January 6, 2016.
2. Web site: Duane Ackerson. Oregon Poetic Voices. January 5, 2017.
3. Web site: Master drummer Obo Addy has died. Oregon Live. September 13, 2012. White, Ryan. January 6, 2016.
4. Web site: Brad Adkins. PDX Contemporary Art. December 30, 2015.
5. Web site: Jerome Alden, 76, Stage and TV Writer. The New York Times. May 9, 1997. December 30, 2015.
6. Web site: The Most Hated Musician in Portland . Portland Mercury. Caraeff, Ezra Ace. November 19, 2009. January 6, 2016.
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