List of people from Oregon
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This is a list of some famous people strongly associated with the state of Oregon:
| Contents | Top · 0–9 · A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
[edit] A
- Robert H. Adleman (1919–1995), novelist, historian and restaurateur
- Danny Ainge (1959–), former NBA star
- Goli Ameri, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
- Thomas J. Autzen (1888-1958), Name bearer, University of Oregon's stadium; Contributing engineer- plywood manufacturing technologies
[edit] B
- Wally Backman (1959-),Former Major League Baseball second baseman, inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.
- Carl Barks (1901–2001), comic book writer and artist
- Rex T. Barber (1917–2001), a World War II fighter pilot, best know for shooting down Isoroku Yamamoto
- Jeffrey Barry (1969-) former Major League Baseball outfielder.
- James Beard (1903–1985), American chef and food journalist
- Grayson Boucher (1984–), basketball player known as "The Professor" on the AND 1 Streetball Mix Tape Tour
- Bill Bowerman (1911-1999), track coach at University of Oregon; Nike co-founder
- Brian Bruney (1982-), Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the New York Yankees.
- Brian Burres (1981-), Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles.
[edit] C
- Raymond Carver, author
- Helen Cha-Pyo, orchestra conductor and organist
- Beverly Cleary (1916–), writer
- Chief Joseph (1840–1904), was the chief of the Wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa) band of Nez Perce Indians
- Chad Cota (1971–), former National Football League player and current co-owner of InfoStructure
- Pinto Colvig (1892-1976) actor, voice actor, best known as the voice of Disney's Goofy and portraying the original Bozo the Clown.
- Ann Curry (1956–), television journalist
[edit] E
- Robert Eakin 1848-1917, Oregon Supreme Court chief justice
- H. Chandler Egan 1884-1936, golf course designer
- Randall Edwards (born 1961) , Oregon State Treasurer
- Jacoby Ellsbury (born 1983), baseball player
- Harris Ellsworth (1899-1986), member of U.S. Congress from Oregon.
- Marie Equi (1872–1952), physician and anarchist
- Neil Everett (1962–), ESPN sportscaster
[edit] F
- Tami Farrell (1984–), Miss Teen USA 2003
- Mark Few (1962–), head basketball coach at Gonzaga University
- David Fincher (1962–), film director
- Carrie Finklea (1988–), actress
- Sally Flynn (1946–), singer, featured performer from The Lawrence Welk Show
[edit] G
- Gary the Retard (1952–), radio personality, one of the most popular members of Howard Stern's Wack Pack
- A.C. Gilbert (1884–1961), inventor, athlete, toy-maker and businessman, best know as the inventor of the Erector Set
- Neil Goldschmidt (1940–), influential and controversial Governor, Mayor of Portland, lobbyist
- Matt Groening (1954–), the creater of The Simpsons (cartoonist)
- Jeremy Guthrie (1979-), Major League Baseball, starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles.
[edit] H
- Page Hamilton (1960–), musician
- Tonya Harding (1970–), ice skater, boxer
- Katie Harman (1980–), Miss America 2002
- Mark Hatfield (1922–), senator
- Howard Hesseman (1940-) actor, best is known for his role as disc jockey John "Dr. Johnny Fever" Caravella on the television sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati.
- Herbert Hoover (1874–1964), (moved to Oregon at the age of ten), the thirty-first President of the United States (1929–1933)
[edit] I
- Terri Irwin (1964–), co-star (with husband Steve) of The Crocodile Hunter
[edit] K
- Scott Kelly (musician), of Neurosis (band)
- Ken Kesey (1935–2001), author
- Kip Kinkel (born 1982), school shooter
- John Kitzhaber, (born 1947, Oregon Governor, 1995-2003
- Phil Knight (1938–), founder of Nike
- Jon Krakauer (1954–), author and mountaineer (born in Massachusetts, but grew up in Corvallis)
[edit] L
- Winona LaDuke (1959–), Native American activist
- Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–), author
- Leonard Levy (1923–2006), Pulitzer Prize winner
[edit] M
- Larry Mahan (1943–), six time World All-Around Rodeo Champion cowboy
- Donald Malarkey (1921-), a soldier who fought in World War II, best known for being one of the soldiers portrayed in the Band of Brothers television miniseries.
- Tom McCall (1913–1983), influential Governor
- Ranald MacDonald (1824–1894), first man to teach the English language in Japan.
- Dale Murphy (1956–), former Major League Baseball player
[edit] P
- Bob Packwood (1932–), former United States Senate and Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee
- Chuck Palahniuk (1961–), writer
- Mark Parent (1961-) former Major League Baseball catcher.
- Linus Pauling (1901–1994), chemist and activist; only person to win two Nobel Prizes outright
- Alfred Peet (1920–2007), founder, Peet's Coffee & Tea
- Kim M. Peyton-McDonald (1957-1986), gold medalist from 1976 Summer Olympics; Oregon Sports Hall of Fame inductee
- Julianne Phillips (1960–) (née Smith), actress
- River Phoenix (1970–1993), actor
- Mitch Pileggi (1952–), actor, best known for playing FBI assistant director Walter Skinner on the longrunning popular series The X-Files
- Steve Prefontaine (1951–1975), track athlete
[edit] R
- Susan Raye (1944-), country singer
- John Reed (journalist) (1887-1920), journalist and Bolshevik activist
- Harold Reynolds (1960–), former MLB player, ESPN Baseball analyst
- Michael Ruppert, political activist and founder of From The Wilderness newsletter.
[edit] S
- Rebecca Schaeffer, 1967-1989 actress
- Sonny Sixkiller, former Washington Huskies Quarterback, Actor
- Robert W. Straub (1920–2002), Governor of Oregon
- Eric A. Stillwell (1962–), screenwriter and producer
- Sally Struthers (1948–), actress
[edit] T
- Jack Tafari (1946–), housing rights activist
- Corin Tucker (1972–), musician, guitarist with Sleater-Kinney
[edit] V
- Will Vinton (1948-) a director and producer, know for his commercial creations, The California Raisins, the Domino's Noid, and the M&M's characters.
[edit] W
- Neale Donald Walsch (1943–), author of the Conversations with God series
- Carl Wieman (1951-), physicist, and winner of 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics laureate
- Anthony Wynn (1962–), author
- Bob Welch, author and columnist
- Craig L. Williams (1961–), Emperor XVI Craig Hollywood of the Imperial Court of New York.
[edit] Z
- John Zerzan (1943–), anarchist
[edit] See also
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