Editing List of people from Oregon

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[[File:Flag of Oregon.svg|thumb|right|225px|[[Flag of Oregon|State flag of Oregon]]]]
[[File:Oregon in United States.svg|thumb|right|225px|Location of Oregon in the United States]]
This is a '''list of notable people''' associated with the [[U.S. state]] of '''[[Oregon]]''' through birth or residence.
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==A==
[[File:Obo Addy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Obo Addy]], musician]]
* [[Bruce Abbott]] (born 1954) – relitivity<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/43/Bruce-Abbott.html|work=Film Reference|title=Bruce Abbott Biography (1954–)|access-date=January 6, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Kenneth Acker]] (born 1992) – [[cornerback]] for the [[JellyBalls 53ers]]
* [[Duane Ackerson]] (1942–2020) – poet<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oregonpoeticvoices.org/poet/219/|work=Oregon Poetic Voices|title=Duane Ackerson|access-date=January 5, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Brock Adams]] (1927–2004) – U.S. Representative and Senator from [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
* [[Alvin P. Adams Jr.]] (1942–2015) – diplomat
* [[Lucia H. Faxon Additon]] (1847-1919) – writer, teacher, social reformer
* [[Obo Addy]] (1936–2012) – [[worldbeat]] musician<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2012/09/master_drummer_obo_addy_has_di.html|work=Oregon Live|title=Master drummer Obo Addy has died|date=September 13, 2012|author=White, Ryan|access-date=January 6, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Brad Adkins]] (born 1973) – artist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pdxcontemporaryart.com/adkins|work=PDX Contemporary Art|title=Brad Adkins|access-date=December 30, 2015}}</ref>
* [[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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/09/arts/jerome-alden-76-stage-and-tv-writer.html|work=The New York Times|title=Jerome Alden, 76, Stage and TV Writer|date=May 9, 1997|access-date=December 30, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Art Alexakis]] (born 1962) – member of [[Everclear (band)|Everclear]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/the-most-hated-musician-in-portland/Content?oid=1855050|work=Portland Mercury|title=The Most Hated Musician in Portland |author=Caraeff, Ezra Ace|date=November 19, 2009|access-date=January 6, 2016}}</ref>
* [[James H. Allen]] (1928–2015) – class clown, author<ref>{{cite web
 | url = http://koin.com/2015/07/28/beloved-pdx-entertainer-rusty-nails-dies-at-87/
 | title = Beloved Portland entertainer 'Rusty Nails' dies at 87
 | date = July 28, 2015
 | publisher = KOIN news
 | access-date = July 28, 2015
 | archive-date = July 30, 2015
 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20150730090354/http://koin.com/2015/07/28/beloved-pdx-entertainer-rusty-nails-dies-at-87/
 | url-status = dead
 }}</ref>
* [[Laura Allen]] (born 1974) – actress
* [[Ryan Allen (American football)|Ryan Allen]] (born 1990) – [[Punter (football)|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<ref name=foulger>{{cite web|url=http://www.brianfoulgerfamilyhistory.co.uk/usa/fourth%20generation%20(1).htm|work=Brian Foulger Family History|title=Fourth Generation|access-date=May 25, 2016|author=Foulger, Bryan|quote=RACHEL KAY FOULGER, born 1929 Portland Oregon}}</ref>
* [[Aminé (rapper)|Aminé]] (born 1994) – hip hop musician and rapper<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wweek.com/music/2016/11/15/portland-hip-hop-makes-its-national-television-debut-tonight/|work=Willamette Week|title=Portland Hip-Hop Makes Its National Television Debut Tonight|first=Matthew|last=Singer|date=November 16, 2016|access-date=February 5, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Bob Amsberry]] (1928–1957) – actor<ref>{{Cite book|title=TV Personalities: Biographical Sketch Book, Volume 2|publisher=TV Personalities|author =Wood, Carlyle|year=1956|page=152}}</ref>
* [[David Anders]] (born 1981) – actor
*[[Larry Andersen]] (born 1962) – former Major League Baseball pitcher
*[[Bruce Anderson (American football)|Bruce Anderson]] (born 1944) – former [[National Football League]] linebacker
* [[Derek Anderson (American football)|Derek Anderson]] (born 1983) – [[quarterback]] for the [[Carolina Panthers]]
* [[Scott Anderson (baseball)|Scott Anderson]] (born 1962) – former Major League Baseball pitcher
* [[Andy Andrist]] (born 1965) – stand-up comedian
* [[Oliver Cromwell Applegate]] (1845–1938) – politician<ref>Corning, Howard M. (1989) ''Dictionary of Oregon History''. Binfords & Mort Publishing. p. 10.</ref>
* [[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 [[Autzen Stadium|stadium]], contributing engineer to plywood manufacturing technologies

==B==
[[File:Blanche Bates - 1908-1909 The Fighting Hope - faceonly.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Blanche Bates]], actress]]
[[File:Ty Burrell 2014.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Ty Burrell]], actor]]
* [[Charlie Babb (baseball)|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<ref name="Leonard1914">{{Citation
 | editor1-first = John William
 | editor1-last  = Leonard
 | title     = Woman's Who's Who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915
 | publisher = American Commonwealth Company
 | page      = 82
 | year      = 1914
 | location  = New York
 | url       = https://books.google.com/books?id=GvwUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA82
 | postscript= .
}}</ref>
* [[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 (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]
* [[Josh Bidwell]] (born 1976) – former NFL punter 
* [[Mel Blanc]] (1908–1989) – voice actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pdxhistory.com/html/mel_blanc.html|work=PDX History|title=Mel Blanc|access-date=January 12, 2016}}</ref>
* [[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<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/william-harrison-boring_41696499|work=Ancestry.com|title=William Harrison Boring|access-date=October 1, 2016}}</ref>
* [[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, Inc.|Nike]] co-founder
* [[Matt Braunger]] (born 1974) – actor and stand-up comedian<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2011/10/13/happening-this-weekend-everything|title=Happening This Weekend: EVERYTHING |last=Hallett|first=Alison|work=[[Portland Mercury]]|publisher=October 13, 2011|access-date=November 4, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Ronnie Brewer]] (born 1985) – player for the [[Chicago Bulls]]
* [[Greg Brock (baseball)|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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/philpedia/jasmin-savoy-brown|work=Hollywood Bowl|title=Jasmin Savoy Brown|access-date=December 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608015630/http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/philpedia/jasmin-savoy-brown|archive-date=June 8, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Bill Brown (rancher)|Bill Brown]] (1855–1941) – pioneer horse and sheep rancher
* [[Kate Brown]] (born 1960) – [[Spain|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.]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/r-e-m-roar-back-with-collapse-into-now-20110207 |title= R.E.M. Roar Back With 'Collapse into Now' |magazine= [[Rolling Stone]] |date= February 7, 2011 |author-link= David Fricke |last= Fricke |first= David |access-date= February 6, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Jamie Burke]] (born 1971) – former Major League Baseball catcher 
* [[Ty Burrell]] (born 1967) – actor<ref name=baker>{{cite news|last=Baker|first=Jeff|title=17 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Oregon|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2014/04/17_actors_you_maybe_didn.html |access-date=2016-02-16|newspaper=[[The Oregonian]]|location=Portland, Oregon|date=April 30, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Brian Burres]] (born 1981) – Major League Baseball pitcher for the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]

==C==
[[File:Beverly Cleary 1971.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Beverly Cleary]], author]]
* [[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<ref name="mc">{{cite news|title=Margaret Carter|last=Carter|first=Steven|date=October 11, 1998|work=The Oregonian}}</ref>
* [[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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/daveigh-chase/|work=Interview Magazine|title=Daveigh Chase|date=July 27, 2009|author=Aftab, Kaleem|access-date=December 9, 2016}}</ref>
*[[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 (actor)|Donald Cook]] (1901–1961) – actor<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19611002&id=tBArAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7JsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6653,1291998&hl=en|title=Veteran actor dies|date=October 2, 1961|work=Reading Eagle|access-date=January 10, 2016|location=New Haven, Connecticut|page=3}}</ref>
* [[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==
[[File:James Dutton.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[James Dutton (astronaut)|James Dutton]], astronaut]]
* [[Bernard Daly]] (1858–1920) – pioneer doctor, businessman, rancher, and politician
* [[George Dantzig]] (1914–2005) – [[Mathematical sciences|mathematical scientist]]
* [[DeAutremont Brothers|Ray]] (1900–1983) and [[DeAutremont Brothers|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<ref>{{cite web|title=Marie Dorion (1786&ndash;1850)|url=http://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/marie-dorion/|publisher=National Women's History Museum|access-date=May 22, 2014|archive-date=May 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524003733/http://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/marie-dorion/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[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<ref>{{cite news|last=Das|first=Lina|title=Who drank shots with JR?|url=http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/tv-radio/who-drank-shots-with-jr-1.1167146|newspaper=Independent Online|date=October 28, 2011}}</ref>
*[[Mindy Duncan]] – beauty queen
*[[Mike Dunleavy Jr.]] (born 1980) – basketball player for the [[Chicago Bulls]]
* [[Katherine Dunn]] (1945–2016) – writer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wweek.com/news/2016/05/12/katherine-dunn-author-of-geek-love-dies-at-70|work=Willamette Week|title=Katherine Dunn, Author of ''Geek Love'', Dies at 70|date=May 12, 2016|author=Jaquiss, Nigel|access-date=May 12, 2016}}</ref>
* [[James Dutton (astronaut)|James Dutton]] (born 1968) – astronaut

==E==
[[File:JacobyEllsburyJuly112014.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Jacoby Ellsbury]], MLB center fielder]]
* [[Robert Eakin]] (1848–1917) – [[Oregon Supreme Court]] chief justice
* [[Randall Edwards (politician)|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<ref>{{citation |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |title=LeRoy Ellis, a Star Big Man at St. John's, Dies at 72| newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 3, 2012 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/sports/basketball/leroy-ellis-star-with-st-johns-and-nbas-lakers-dies-at-72.html|access-date=December 9, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Jacoby Ellsbury]] (born 1983) – Major League Baseball outfielder for the [[New York Yankees]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osubeavers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30800&ATCLID=207833025 |title=Ellsbury Making History |publisher=Oregon State University Official Athletic Site |date=October 20, 2007 |access-date=December 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222235300/http://www.osubeavers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30800&ATCLID=207833025 |archive-date=December 22, 2015 }}</ref>
* [[Harris Ellsworth]] (1899–1986) – member of [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] from Oregon
* [[Jeri Ellsworth]] (born 1974) – entrepreneur and [[Autodidacticism|autodidact]] [[integrated circuit|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 [[City University of New York|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==
[[File:Nell Franzen2.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Nell Franzen]], actress]]
* [[Tami Farrell]] (born 1984) – Miss Teen USA 2003
*[[Rich Fellers]] (born 1959) – Olympic equestrian<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/126678|title=Olympedia – Rich Fellers|website=www.olympedia.org}}</ref><ref>[https://theworldlink.com/sports/coos-bay-native-rides-at-olympics/article_970700cc-e0bc-11e1-8fb2-0019bb2963f4.html "Coos Bay native rides at Olympics,"] ''The World''.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150416121547/http://www.teamusa.org/us-equestrian/athletes/Rich-Fellers "Rich Fellers"], Team USA.</ref>
* [[Mark Few]] (born 1962) – head men's basketball coach at [[Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball|Gonzaga University]]
* [[Todd Field]] (born 1964) – screenwriter, film director, actor
* [[David Fincher]] (born 1962) – film director
* [[Francis Fletcher]] (1814–1871) – British Oregon pioneer<ref>{{cite web|title=Oregon Trail Timeline 1831 - 1840|url=http://www.oregon.com/history/oregon_trail_timeline_1831_to_1840|publisher=Oregon.com|access-date=December 9, 2016|author=Kohnen, Patricia}}</ref>
* [[George Buck Flower]] (1937–2004) – actor
* [[Sally Flynn]] (born 1946) – singer
* [[Peter Foley (snowboarding)|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<ref>{{cite book|last1=Marazzi|first1=Richard|last2=Fiorito|first2=Len|title=Baseball players of the 1950s : A biographical dictionary of all 1,560 major leaguers|date=2004|publisher=McFarland & Co., Publishers|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=0786446889|page=118|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WIXeCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA118|access-date=February 3, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Harriet Frank Jr.]] (1923–2020) – screenwriter
* [[Nell Franzen]] (1889–1973) – actress
* [[Alex Frost]] (born 1987) – actor

==G==
[[File:AC Green 2014.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[A.C. Green]], NBA player]]
[[File:Matt Groening (4842799318).jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Matt Groening]], cartoonist]]
* [[Clark Gable]] (1901–1960) – actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opb.org/news/blog/newsblog/clark-gables-acting-roots-trace-back-to-astoria-in-1920s/|work=OPB|title=Clark Gable's Acting Roots Trace Back To Astoria In 1920s|author=Sylvestre, Alan|date=January 5, 2015|access-date=January 6, 2016|archive-date=January 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124084251/http://www.opb.org/news/blog/newsblog/clark-gables-acting-roots-trace-back-to-astoria-in-1920s/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/nyregion/the-second-avenue-explosion-changed-tenants-lives-in-an-instant.html?_r=0|work=The New York Times|title=The Second Avenue Explosion Changed Tenants' Lives in an Instant|date=April 5, 2015|access-date=December 30, 2016|author=Bellifante, Ginia}}</ref>
* [[Alfred Carlton Gilbert]] (1884–1961) – athlete, toy-maker and businessman; inventor of the [[Erector Set]]
* [[Karl Glusman]] (born 1988) – actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/2015/11/karl_glusman_goes_from_lake_os.html|work=The Oregonian|title=Karl Glusman goes from Lake Oswego to stardom in a sexually explicit French 3-D movie|author=Baker, Jeff|date=November 3, 2015|access-date=November 17, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Neil Goldschmidt]] (born 1940) – influential and controversial Governor, Mayor of Portland, lobbyist
* [[Brandon Gonzáles]] (born 1984) – [[Professional boxing|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==
[[File:Justin Herbert 2021.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Justin Herbert]], NFL quarterback]]
[[File:Herbert Hoover - NARA - 532049.jpg|150px|thumb|right|[[Herbert Hoover]], 34th President of the United States]]
* [[Kevin Hagen]] (1928–2005) – actor<ref>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=Doc Baker on 'Little House' dies at 77|work=[[USA Today]]|date=July 11, 2005|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-07-11-hagen-obit_x.htm|access-date=December 5, 2016}}</ref>
* [[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 [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] [[first baseman]] and [[catcher]]
* [[John Haughm]] (born 1975) – vocalist and guitarist for [[folk metal]] band [[Agalloch]]
* [[Carey Hayes]] (born 1961) – screenwriter
* [[Chad Hayes (writer)|Chad Hayes]] (born 1961) – screenwriter
* [[Todd Haynes]] (born 1961) – director<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/2015/12/todd_haynes_director_of_carol.html|title=Todd Haynes, director of 'Carol,' lives in Portland but is rarely home|website=OregonLive.com|first=Jeff|last=Baker|date=December 24, 2015|access-date=May 8, 2016}}</ref> 
* [[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 (Flying Spaghetti Monster)|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==
[[File:Joseph, Nez Perce Chief, 1897.png|thumb|right|150px|[[Chief Joseph]], leader of the Wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa) band of [[Nez Perce people|Nez Perce]]]]
* [[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<ref>{{cite web|title=Local MLB legend, pitcher Larry Jansen passes away at 89 in his hometown of Verboort|publisher=[[OregonLive.com]]|date=October 12, 2009|access-date=October 13, 2009|first=Aaron|last=Fentress|url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/mlb/2009/10/larry_jansen.html|work=The Oregonian}}</ref>
* [[Margo Jennings]] (born 1945) – athletic coach
* [[Ethel Jewett]] (1877–1944) – actress<ref name="DeCordova2001">{{cite book|last=DeCordova|first=Richard|title=Picture Personalities: The Emergence of the Star System in America|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bAqT237X778C&pg=PA60|year=2001|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-07016-7|page=60}}</ref>
* [[Bill Johnson (skier)|Bill Johnson]] (1960–2016) – World Cup [[Alpine skiing|alpine ski racer]]<ref name=msdbos>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9PhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=juEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4296%2C4014428 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |agency=Associated Press |title=Mom skies over skier |date=February 17, 1984 |page=3D}}</ref>
* [[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 tribe|Nez Perce]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]

==K==
* [[Mat Kearney]] (born 1978) – musician
* [[Barnaby Keeney]] (1914–1980) – president of [[Brown University]]
* [[Scott Kelly (musician)|Scott Kelly]] (born 1967) – musician [[Neurosis (band)|Neurosis]]
* [[Shell Kepler]] (1958–2008) – actress<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/living/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/living/1202250305250960.xml&coll=7
|title=Soap actress Kepler dies in Portland
|publisher=[[oregonlive.com]]
|date=February 6, 2008
}}</ref>
* [[Maude Kerns]] (1876–1965) – [[avant-garde]] visual artist<ref>{{Cite book|url = http://alliance-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=UO&search_scope=everything&docId=CP71120239500001451&fn=permalink|title = Maude I. Kerns : 1876-1965|last1 = Zentner|first1 = Barbara Scott|last2 = Maude Kerns Art Center|date = January 1, 1988|publisher = Kerns Art Center|location = Eugene, Ore.}}</ref>
* [[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, Inc.|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<ref>U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940, November 1934. Central Lutheran Church, Portland, Oregon, United States.</ref>
* [[Jon Krakauer]] (born 1954) – author and mountaineer
* [[Nicholas Kristof]] (born 1959) – Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist<ref>{{cite web|title=The Opinion Pages - On The Ground - What's Missing in My Byline?|url=http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/01/whats-missing-in-my-byline/|website=The New York Times|access-date=August 18, 2016|date=January 2014}}</ref> 
* [[Taya Kyle]] (born 1974) – author, wife of [[Chris Kyle]]

==L==
[[File:Winona laduke.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Winona LaDuke]], Native American rights activist]]
* [[Winona LaDuke]] (born 1959) – Native American activist
* [[Alicia Lagano]] (born 1979) – actress 
* [[Ben Hur Lampman]] (1886–1954) – journalist, essayist, [[Poet Laureate]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Ben Hur Lampman Dies after Lengthy Illness |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3433234/ben_hur_lampman_18861954/|newspaper=Medford Mail Tribune|date=January 25, 1954|page=1|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = October 18, 2015}} {{Open access}}</ref> 
* [[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 [[United States Navy SEALs|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 [[Arizona Cardinals|St. Louis / Phoenix Cardinals]]
* [[The Wack Pack#Gary the Retard|Gary Loudermilk]] (born 1952) – radio personality, known as "Gary the Retard" in [[Howard Stern]]'s [[Wack Pack]] 
* [[Courtney Love]] (born 1964) – musician, actress<ref name="curse">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191343/http://www.seattleweekly.com/2006-03-22/news/courtney-s-family-curse/|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url=http://www.seattleweekly.com/2006-03-22/news/courtney-s-family-curse/|work=The Seattle Weekly|title=Courtney's Family Curse|author=Appelo, Tim|date=October 9, 2006|access-date=January 22, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Kevin Love]] (born 1987) – NBA basketball player for the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
* [[Jed Lowrie]] (born 1984) – infielder for the [[Houston Astros]]

==M==
[[File:RoseMcGowan08TIFF.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Rose McGowan]], actress]]
[[File:Lee Morse featured.png|thumb|right|150px|[[Lee Morse]], jazz singer and guitarist]]
* [[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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/12/rose-mcgowan-talks-drag-quees_n_924656.html|work=The Huffington Post|title=Rose McGowan On Childhood As Runaway With Drag Queens, Not Being Bi-Sexual|date=August 11, 2011|access-date=August 4, 2015|author=Staff}}</ref> 
* [[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 (American football position)|safety]] for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
* [[Jourdan Miller]] (born 1993) – fashion model, ''[[America's Next Top Model]]'' winner<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ktvz.com/video/local/bends-jourdan-miller-americas-next-top-model/68435855|work=KTVZ|title=Bend's Jourdan Miller 'America's Next Top Model'|date=November 15, 2013|access-date=December 8, 2016}}</ref>
* [[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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/15/obituaries/walt-morey-84-dies-author-of-gentle-ben.html|work=The New York Times|title=Walt Morey, 84, Dies; Author of 'Gentle Ben'|date=January 15, 1992|access-date=December 9, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Lee Morse]] (1897–1954) – jazz and blues singer/songwriter, Broadway actress, and guitar player<ref name="cullen">{{cite book|title=Vaudeville, Old and New: An Encyclopedia of Variety Performers in America|author=Cullen, Frank|publisher=Routledge|date=2006|isbn= 978-0415938532|pages=797–799}}</ref>
* [[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<ref>{{cite web|author=Martin, Melissa|url=http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20000725/NEWS/307259998/0/SEARCH|work=Mail Tribune|date=July 25, 2000|title=Kim Novak's home burns|access-date=December 9, 2016|archive-date=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813110707/http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20000725%2FNEWS%2F307259998%2F0%2FSEARCH|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==O==
* [[Austin O'Brien]] (born 1981) – actor<ref name=baker/>
* [[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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/eric-christian-olsen/149409/|work=TV Guide|title=Eric Christian Olsen|access-date=December 10, 2016}}</ref>
* [[George Olsen]] (1893–1971) – drummer and prolific bandleader.
* [[Kaitlin Olson]] (born 1975) – actress
* [[Bethenia Angelina Owens-Adair]] (1840–1926) – activist, physician<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/bethenia_owens_adair_1840_1926/ |title= Bethenia Owens-Adair (1840-1926) |last= Ward |first= Jean M. |publisher= [[The Oregon Encyclopedia]] |access-date= December 9, 2016}}</ref>

==P==
[[File:Palahniuk, Chuck 2011.jpg|150px|thumb|right|[[Chuck Palahniuk]], author]]
* [[Bob Packwood]] (born 1932) – former [[United States Senate]] and Chairman of the [[Senate Finance Committee]]
* [[Bettie Page]] (1923–2008) – pin-up model<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mentalhealthportland.org/in-memoriam-bettie-page/|work=Mental Health Association of Portland|title=In Memoriam: Bettie Page|date=December 26, 2008|access-date=December 12, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Chuck Palahniuk]] (born 1961) – journalist, author
* [[Mark Parent (baseball)|Mark Parent]] (born 1961) – former Major League Baseball catcher
* [[Tom Parrott]] (1868-1932) - former professional Baseball player
* [[Ken Patera]] (born 1943) – professional wrestler, [[Olympic weightlifting|Olympic weightlifter]], and [[Strongman (strength athlete)|strongman]] competitor
* [[Paulina (Paiute leader)|Chief Paulina]] (died 1867) – leader of the Hunipuitöka band of Northern Paiute [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]
* [[Linus Pauling]] (1901–1994) – chemist and activist; only person to win two [[Nobel Prize]]s outright
* [[Bill Pearl]] (born 1930) – world champion bodybuilder
* [[Alfred Peet]] (1920–2007) – founder of [[Peet's Coffee & Tea]]
* [[Kari Ann Peniche]] (born 1984) – actress<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://tftj.com/teen/USA02/TeenN_O/local_c.htm 
 |title=Miss Teen USA State Pageants 2002 Nebraska to Oregon 
 |last=Crawford 
 |first=Libby 
 |date=June 4, 2002 
 |publisher=Turn For The Judges 
 |access-date=July 22, 2016 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020609084703/http://tftj.com/teen/USA02/TeenN_O/local_c.htm 
 |archive-date=June 9, 2002 
 |url-status=dead 
}}</ref>
* [[Jack Pennick]] (1895–1964) – actor
* [[Tom Peterson]] (1930–2016) – home appliance retailer and television pitchman
* [[Kim Peyton|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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.accessgenealogy.com/oregon/poulson-p-s-obituary.htm|title= Poulson, P. S. – Obituary
|publisher=Oregon Trail Weekly |date= March 31, 1928|access-date= March 10, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Jane Powell]] (born 1929) – actress<ref>{{cite news |title=Drama and Film |first=Hedda |last=Hopper |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=November 23, 1943 |id={{ProQuest|165459452}} }}</ref>
* [[Steve Prefontaine]] (1951–1975) – track athlete 
* [[Megan Prelinger]] (born 1967) – cultural historian, archivist
* [[Maudie Prickett]] (1914–1976) – actress

==R==
[[File:Johnreed1.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[John Reed (journalist)|John Reed]], journalist]]
* [[Ruth Radelet]] (born 1982) – musician, lead singer of [[Chromatics (band)|Chromatics]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.revelinnewyork.com/interviews/chromatics|work=Revel In New York|title=Johnny Jewel & Ruth Radelet Interview|author=Grube, Janice|access-date=January 1, 2016|archive-date=July 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720190820/http://www.revelinnewyork.com/interviews/chromatics|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Ahmad Rashad]] (born 1949) – college and National Football League player and sportscaster
* [[Johnnie Ray]] (1927–1990) – singer, songwriter
* [[Susan Raye]] (born 1944) – [[Country music|country]] singer
* [[John Reed (journalist)|John Reed]] (1887–1920) – journalist and Bolshevik activist<ref name=go/>
* [[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<ref>"United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (23 May 2014), Jenelle Lynn Riley, Residence, Culver City, California, United States; a third-party aggregator of publicly available information.</ref>
* [[Mike Riley (American football)|Mike Riley]] (born 1953) – football player for [[Alabama Crimson Tide]] and [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska Cornhuskers]] head coach
* [[Lisa Rinna]] (born 1963) – actress 
* [[Terry Robb]] (born 1956) – fingerstyle guitarist
*[[Cathy McMorris Rodgers]] (born 1969) – U.S. Representative, [[Republican Conference Chairman of the United States House of Representatives|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<ref name="ten">{{cite web|url=http://portlandor.about.com/od/artsentertainment/tp/Top-Ten-Portland-Celebrities.htm|work=About.com|title=The Ten Biggest Portland Celebrities|author=Levenson, Nancy|access-date=January 11, 2016|date=December 15, 2014|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304232949/http://portlandor.about.com/od/artsentertainment/tp/Top-Ten-Portland-Celebrities.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
* [[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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/81/Susan-Ruttan.html|work=Film Reference|title=Susan Ruttan Biography|access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref>

==S==
[[File:D C Smith airmail pilot.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Dean Smith (pilot)|Dean Smith]], pilot]]
[[File:Chael Sonnen.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Chael Sonnen]], MMA fighter, promoter, and analyst]]
[[File:Brenda Strong at PaleyFest 2013.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Brenda Strong]], actress]]
* [[Domantas Sabonis]] (born 1996) – basketball player for the NBA [[Sacramento Kings]]
* [[Mendel Sachs]] (1927–2012) – [[theoretical physicist]]
* [[Katee Sackhoff]] (born 1980) – actress<ref name=go/>
* [[Curtis Salgado]] (born 1954) – blues, rhythm and blues, and soul singer and harmonica player
* [[Rick Sanders (wrestler)|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<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1179556028176520.xml&coll=7 |newspaper=The Oregonian |last=Rogaway |first=Mike |author2=Jung, Helen |title=Tire giant Les Schwab dies at 89|date=May 19, 2007|access-date=December 10, 2016}}</ref>
* [[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) – [[trumpet]]er, bandleader on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson|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 Guard]]sman specialist known for [[2015 Thalys train attack|stopping a gunman]] in a Paris-bound train from [[Amsterdam]] via [[Brussels, Belgium|Brussels]]; contestant on ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 21)|season 21]]
* [[Matt Slauson]] (born 1986) – [[guard (American and Canadian football)|guard]] for the [[Chicago Bears]]
* [[William Smith (wrestler)|Bill Smith]] (1928–2018) – Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling
* [[Dean Smith (pilot)|Dean Smith]] (1899–1987) – pioneer pilot<ref name=Pilot_Stories>{{cite web |first1=Nancy A. |last1=Pope |url=http://postalmuseum.si.edu/airmail/pilot/pilot_rest/pilot_rest_smithD.html |title=PILOT STORIES: Smith, Dean C. |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2016 |work=[[National Postal Museum]] |publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution]] |access-date=July 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210192319/https://postalmuseum.si.edu/airmail/pilot/pilot_rest/pilot_rest_smithD.html |archive-date=December 10, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Elliott Smith]] (1969–2003) – musician
* [[Chael Sonnen]] (born 1977) – mixed martial artist, competed in the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]]
* [[Esperanza Spalding]] (born 1984) – jazz musician<ref name="go">{{cite web|url=http://www.golocalpdx.com/lifestyle/20-celebrities-you-may-not-know-have-ties-to-oregon|work=Go Local PDX|title=20 Celebrities You May Not Know Have Ties to Oregon|access-date=January 2, 2016|date=September 20, 2014}}</ref>
* [[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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.askart.com/AskART/artist.aspx?artist=2126 |publisher=AskART |title=Ralph Ward Stackpole (1885–1973)|year=2000–2010 |access-date=December 8, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Kidnapping of Colleen Stan|Colleen Stan]] (born 1956) – kidnapping victim, activist<ref>{{cite web|title=The 'Girl in the Box' Speaks: How I Survived Being Held Captive for 7 Years|url=http://people.com/crime/girl-in-the-box-speaks-how-i-survived-my-seven-year-ordeal/|work=People|series=Crime|date=September 7, 2016|author=Egan, Nicole Weisensee|access-date=January 22, 2017}}</ref>
* [[William Gladstone Steel]] (1883–1934) – conservationist, known as the "father of Crater Lake"
*[[Dorothy Hester Stenzel]] (1910–1991) – record-breaking stunt pilot
* [[Ryan Stevenson (American musician)|Ryan Stevenson]] (born 1979) – musician<ref>{{cite journal|first=Kevin |last=Sparkman |title=In the Studio: Ryan Stevenson |url=http://ht.salemweb.net/ccm/mediavault/digital/ccmmagazine/2015/aug/|journal=[[CCM Magazine]]|access-date=August 1, 2015|date=August 1, 2015|pages=24–6}}</ref> 
* [[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|''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 (author)|William L. Sullivan]] (born 1953) – author of outdoor guide books

==T==
[[File:Maria Thayer (5977762296).jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Maria Thayer]], actress]]
* [[Jack Tafari]] (1946–2016) – housing-rights activist
* [[Ruth Taylor (actress)|Ruth Taylor]] (1905–1984) – actress
* [[Maria Thayer]] (born 1975) – actress<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/tv/2016/02/maria_thayer_explains_how_to_g.html|work=The Oregonian|publisher=Oregon Live|title=TV's Maria Thayer: From a bee farm in Boring to the new sitcom, 'Those Who Can't'|author=Turnquist, Kristi|date=February 11, 2016|access-date=December 1, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Tommy Thayer]] (born 1960) – musician, lead guitarist of [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]
* [[Inga Thompson]] (born 1968) – professional [[Road bicycle racing|bicycle racer]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bakercityherald.com/csp/mediapool/sites/BakerCityHerald/LocalNews/story.csp?cid=4120645&sid=818&fid=151|work=Baker City Herald|title=Retired bike racers have new pursuits in Pine Valley|author=Britton, Lisa|date=September 9, 2003|access-date=December 10, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220100605/http://www.bakercityherald.com/csp/mediapool/sites/BakerCityHerald/LocalNews/story.csp?cid=4120645&sid=818&fid=151|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/dirt/real-estalker/gus-van-sant-sells-oregon-riverside-compound-1201570638/|work=Variety|title=Gus Van Sant Sells Oregon Riverside Compound|author=David, Mark|date=August 18, 2015|access-date=January 6, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Paige VanZant]] (born 1994) – [[Mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]]
* [[Laura Veirs]] (born 1973) – folk singer-songwriter
* [[Will Vinton]] (1947–2018) – director and producer

==W==
[[File:Lindsay Wagner by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[[Lindsay Wagner]], actress]]
* [[Lindsay Wagner]] (born 1949) – actress<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20086964,00.html|work=People|title=While Lindsay Wagner Romps with Son Dorian, Her Third Marriage Heads for a Fall|author=Fischer, Mary A.|date=January 30, 1984|volume=21|access-date=January 6, 2016}}</ref>
* [[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 (film historian and critic)|Bill Warren]] (1943–2016) – film historian<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/william-warren-obituary?pid=1000000181810867 |title=Bill Warren Obituary |website=[[Legacy.com]] |access-date= December 19, 2016|date=October 8, 2016 }}</ref>
* [[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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/scream-tv-star-connor-weil-teases-things-are-about-get-crazy-final-episodes-2048182|work=International Business Times|title='Scream' TV Star Connor Weil Teases 'Things Are About To Get Crazy' In Final Episodes|author=Bodner, Brett|date=August 11, 2015|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref>
* [[Bob Welch (author)|Bob Welch]] – author and columnist
* [[John West (captain)|John West]] (1809–1888) – Scottish captain and inventor
* [[Oswald West]] (1873–1960) – 14th Governor of Oregon
* [[Opal Whiteley]] (1897–1992) – nature writer and diarist<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pk9y9|work=BBC Radio 4 Extra|title=Who Was Opal?|date=March 1, 2016|access-date=December 10, 2016}}</ref>
* [[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) – [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] [[linebacker]] with the [[San Francisco 49ers]]
* [[Edy Williams]] (born 1942) – film and television actress
* [[Mitch Williams (baseball)|Mitch Williams]] (born 1964) – Major League Baseball relief pitcher, studio analyst for [[MLB Network]]
* [[Bridgette Wilson]] (born 1973) – actress, singer and model
* [[Nancy Wilson (rock musician)|Nancy Wilson]] (born 1954) – musician, [[Heart (band)|Heart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/still-crazy-on-you/Content?oid=1676857|work=Portland Mercury|title=Still Crazy on You|author=Slessler, Matthew|access-date=January 10, 2016|date=September 24, 2009}}</ref>
* [[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<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|last=Breihan|first=Tom|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2177265/yeat-2-alive-review/columns/status-aint-hood/|title=Yeat Is The Future, Maybe|work=[[Stereogum]]|date=February 23, 2022|accessdate=July 6, 2022}}</ref>

==Z==
* [[John Zerzan]] (born 1943) – anthropologist and anarchist writer

== See also ==
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;By city
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* [[List of people from Bend, Oregon]]
* [[List of people from Eugene, Oregon]]
* [[List of people from Hillsboro, Oregon]]
* [[List of people from Portland, Oregon]]
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;By public office
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* [[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]]
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;By educational institution affiliation
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* [[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]]
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==References==
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