List of people from Oregon
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This is a list of some famous people strongly associated with the state of Oregon:
- Danny Ainge (1959–), former NBA star
- Carl Barks (1901–2001), comic book writer and artist
- Grayson Boucher (1984–), basketball player known as "The Professor" on the AND 1 Streetball Mix Tape Tour
- Beverly Cleary (1916–), writer
- Ann Curry (1956–), television journalist
- Marie Equi (1872–1952), physician and anarchist
- Neil Everett, ESPN sportscaster
- Mark Few (1962–), head basketball coach at Gonzaga University
- Sally Flynn (1946–), singer, featured performer from The Lawrence Welk Show
- Gary the Retard (1952–), radio personality, one of the most popular members of Howard Stern's Wack Pack
- Matt Groening (1954–), cartoonist
- Page Hamilton (1960–), musician
- Tonya Harding (1970–), ice skater, boxer
- Mark Hatfield (1922–), senator
- Terri Irwin (1964–), co-star (with husband Steve) of The Crocodile Hunter
- Ken Kesey (1935–2001), author
- Phil Knight (1938–), founder of Nike
- Jon Krakauer (1954–), author and mountaineer (born in Massachusetts, but grew up in Corvallis)
- Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–), author
- Dale Murphy (1956–), former MLB player
- Bob Packwood (1932–), former United States Senate and Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.
- Chuck Palahniuk (1961–), writer
- Linus Pauling (1901–1994), chemist and activist; only person to win two Nobel Prizes outright
- River Phoenix (1970–1993), actor
- Steve Prefontaine (1951–1975), track athlete
- Susan Raye (1944-), country singer
- Harold Reynolds (1960–), former MLB player, ESPN Baseball analyst
- Robert W. Straub (1920–2002), Governor of Oregon
- Eric A. Stillwell (1962–), screenwriter and producer
- Sally Struthers (1948–), actress
- Robert Thaxton (1959–), anarchist
- Anthony Wynn (1962–), author
- John Zerzan (1943–), anarchist
Separate related lists cover notable Portlanders and people from other states.
