Biographical Records

Notable People from Oregon

654 notable figures born in Oregon, showing page 13 of 14, ranked by historical prominence.

Steve Bechler
American baseball player (1979–2003)
1979 – 2003
baseball player
Chuck Taylor
Chuck Taylor
American football player and coach and college athletics administrator (1920-1994)
1920 – 1994
American football player
Dick Whitman
American baseball player (1920–2003)
1920 – 2003
baseball player
Don Johnson
Don Johnson
American baseball pitcher (1926-2015)
1926 – 2015
baseball player
Don Kirsch
American baseball player and coach (1920–1970)
1920 – 1970
baseball player
Donald Rickles
American television announcer (1927-1985)
1927 – 1985
voice actorradio personalityactor
Edward Leavy
Edward Leavy
American judge
1929 – 2023
lawyerjudge
Edwin Palmer Hoyt
writer
1923 – 2005
journalistmilitary historianhistorian
Eugene Anderson
American trial lawyer
1927 – 2010
lawyer
Eugene Bennett
American painter (1921-2010)
1921 – 2010
painter
Montgomery Atwater
American avalanche researcher/forester/skier/author
1904 – 1976
children's writerwriter
Herman Pillette
Herman Pillette
American baseball player (1895–1960)
1895 – 1960
baseball player
Jim McDonald
American baseball player (1927-2004)
1927 – 2004
baseball player
John G. Williams Jr.
John G. Williams Jr.
United States Navy admiral (1924-1991)
1924 – 1991
military officer
John Hugh McNary
John Hugh McNary
American judge
1867 – 1936
lawyerjudge
Rae Selling Berry
American gardener (1881-1976)
1881 – 1976
floriculturisthorticulturistgardener
Ed Mensor
Ed Mensor
Major League Baseball outfielder
1885 – 1970
baseball player
Syl Johnson
Syl Johnson
American baseball player (1900–1985)
1900 – 1985
baseball player
Robert S. Farrell, Jr.
Robert S. Farrell, Jr.
American politician (1906-1947)
1906 – 1947
politician
Esper S. Larsen, Jr.
Esper S. Larsen, Jr.
American mineralogist (1879-1961)
1879 – 1961
mineralogistuniversity teachergeologist
Joan Hodgman
Joan Hodgman
Pioneer Neonatologist who studied Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
1923 – 2008
physician
Bill Gray
Bill Gray
American football player (1922-2011)
1922 – 2011
American football player
George Luis Baker
George Luis Baker
American politician in Oregon (1868-1941)
1868 – 1941
politician
Malcolm Braly
American writer
1925 – 1980
novelist
Malcolm F. Marsh
American judge (1928–2025)
1928 – 2025
lawyerjudge
Pat Russell
Pat Russell
American politician (1923-2021)
1923 – 2021
politician
Ralph Davis
American football coach (1920–2016)
1920 – 2016
American football coachhead coach
Robert E. Jones
American officer, lawyer, judge and politician
1927 – 2025
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Dick Egan
Dick Egan
American baseball player
1884 – 1947
baseball player
Wallace T. MacCaffrey
American historian (1920–2013)
1920 – 2013
historian
Wally Heider
Wally Heider
American audio engineer
1923 – 1989
audio engineer
Walter Chappell
American photographer (1925-2000)
1925 – 2000
curatormusicianpoet
William G. Dyer
American academic (1925–1997)
1925 – 1997
university teachereconomist
Melville Eastham
American electrical engineer (1885-1964)
1885 – 1964
engineer
Harrison Price
American economist
1921 – 2010
economist
Arlene Schnitzer
Arlene Schnitzer
American art collector
1929 – 2020
art collector
Vincent Daniel Roth
American botanist and arachnologist (1924-1997)
1924 – 1997
arachnologistentomologistbotanist
Ossie Orwoll
Ossie Orwoll
American baseball player (1900-1967)
1900 – 1967
American football playerbaseball player
Lucia Wiley
American painter and muralist (1906–1998)
1906 – 1998
muralistpainter
John A. Warren
American football player and coach, basketball coach (1904-1981)
1904 – 1981
American football playerbasketball coach
James Hervey Johnson
James Hervey Johnson
American publisher
1901 – 1988
writer
Richard Rainey
American politician in California (1938-2021)
1938 – 2021
politician
Robert D. Russ
Robert D. Russ
American general (1933-1997)
1933 – 1997
military officer
Robert L. Saucy
American biblical scholar (1930–2015)
1930 – 2015
Bible translatoruniversity teachertheologian
Sandy Barr
American professional wrestler, referee, promoter, trainer
1938 – 2007
professional wrestleramateur wrestlerpromoter
Harry D. Boivin
Oregon lawyer and political leader (1904-1999)
1904 – 1999
politicianlawyer
William F. Herrin
William F. Herrin
American lawyer, businessman, banker, real estate developer (1854–1927)
1854 – 1927
lawyer
Gus J. Solomon
United States federal judge (1906-1987)
1906 – 1987
lawyerjudge
Richard F. Thompson
American behavioral neuroscientist
1930 – 2014
neuroscientisteditor
George Ray Tweed
George Ray Tweed
Recipient of the Legion of Merit and Silver Star
1902 – 1989
military personnel
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