Biographical Records

Notable People from Oregon

654 notable figures born in Oregon, showing page 2 of 14, ranked by historical prominence.

Thelma Payne
Thelma Payne
American diver (1896–1988)
1896 – 1988
competitive diver
Jeff Richards
Jeff Richards
American baseball player and actor (1924-1989)
1924 – 1989
baseball playertelevision actoractor
Jean Saubert
Jean Saubert
alpine skier (1942–2007)
1942 – 2007
alpine skier
Edwin Markham
Edwin Markham
American poet (1854-1940)
1852 – 1940
social reformeressayistschool superintendent
Bill Dellinger
Bill Dellinger
American middle-distance runner
1934 – 2025
long-distance runnercoachteacher
Suzanne Zimmerman
Suzanne Zimmerman
American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist (1925-2021)
1925 – 2021
swimmer
George Buck Flower
American actor and director
1937 – 2004
film actortelevision actorfilm producer
Adam Yahiye Gadahn
Adam Yahiye Gadahn
American Al-Qaeda member (1978–2015)
1978 – 2015
criminal
Gloria Grey
Gloria Grey
American actress and director (1909-1947)
1909 – 1947
film actorfilm directoractor
Chester Newton
Olympic wrestler (1903-1966)
1903 – 1966
amateur wrestler
James Beard
James Beard
American chef (1903–1985)
1903 – 1985
chefcookwriter
Ralph Hill
Ralph Hill
American runner; athletics competitor (1908–1994)
1908 – 1994
athletics competitor
Maurine Neuberger
Maurine Neuberger
US Senator from Oregon (1907–2000)
1907 – 2000
politician
Kenneth Ross MacKenzie
Kenneth Ross MacKenzie
American physicist (1912–2002)
1912 – 2002
nuclear physicistphysicist
Lew Beck
Lew Beck
American basketball player (1922–1970)
1922 – 1970
basketball player
William Smith
American wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling
1928 – 2018
amateur wrestler
Frank Armi
American racing driver
1918 – 1992
Formula One driverengineer
Will Vinton
Will Vinton
American animator (1947-2018)
1947 – 2018
producerfilm editorfilm producer
Kathrine Taylor
American writer (1903–1997)
1903 – 1997
novelistpublicistjournalist
Robert Cornthwaite
Robert Cornthwaite
American actor
1917 – 2006
film actortelevision actoractor
Dave Cockrum
Dave Cockrum
American comics artist (1943–2006)
1943 – 2006
draftspersoncomics artist
Jewel Carmen
Jewel Carmen
American actress (1897–1984)
1897 – 1984
film actorstage actoractor
Len Sutton
racecar driver
1925 – 2006
Formula One driverracing driver
Robert L. Ghormley
Robert L. Ghormley
United States Navy admiral (1883–1958)
1883 – 1958
naval officermilitary officer
Doc Severinsen
Doc Severinsen
American jazz trumpeter
1927
jazz musiciantrumpetermusician
Bob Christie
racecar driver (1924-2009)
1924 – 2009
Formula One driverracing driver
George Hackathorne
George Hackathorne
actor (1896-1940)
1896 – 1940
film actoractor
Rhea Mitchell
Rhea Mitchell
American actress (1890-1957)
1890 – 1957
stage actorfilm actoractor
Rachel Ames
Rachel Ames
American soap opera actor, Emmy winner
1929
film actortelevision actoractor
Victor G. Atiyeh
Victor G. Atiyeh
American politician (1923-2014)
1923 – 2014
governorbusinesspersonpolitician
Dorothy Olsen
Dorothy Olsen
American aviator (1916-2019)
1916 – 2019
aircraft pilot
William A. Niskanen
William A. Niskanen
American economist (1933–2011)
1933 – 2011
university teachereconomist
Leonard Stone
Leonard Stone
American actor (1923-2011)
1923 – 2011
television actoractor
Arthur Dake
American chess player (1910–2000)
1910 – 2000
chess player
Robert Sears
Robert Sears
fencer (1884-1979)
1884 – 1979
fencer
Don Pedro Colley
Don Pedro Colley
American actor (1938–2017)
1938 – 2017
film actortelevision actorstage actor
Bill Pearl
Bill Pearl
American bodybuilder
1930 – 2022
bodybuilder
Rick Sanders
Rick Sanders
Olympic wrestler from the United States
1945 – 1972
amateur wrestler
Kenneth O. May
Kenneth O. May
American mathematician (1915–1977)
1915 – 1977
historian of sciencehistorian of mathematicsuniversity teacher
Philip Whalen
American poet (1923–2002)
1923 – 2002
poetwriter
Ralph Wright
Ralph Wright
American actor (1908-1983)
1908 – 1983
directorvoice actorfilm director
Gordon Dunn
Gordon Dunn
American discus thrower (1912-1964)
1912 – 1964
athletics competitorpolitician
Dave Wolverton
Dave Wolverton
American speculative fiction writer (1957-2022)
1957 – 2022
science fiction writernovelisteditor
Ben Masters
Ben Masters
American actor (1947–2023)
1947 – 2023
television actoractor
Harold Young
American film director and film editor (1897–1972)
1897 – 1972
film editordirectorfilm actor
Jack Pennick
Jack Pennick
American film actor (1895-1964)
1895 – 1964
actor
Robert Mann
American musician, composer and conductor (1920–2018)
1920 – 2018
music educatorviolinistconductor
H. L. Davis
American novelist and poet (1894–1960)
1894 – 1960
novelistsheriffpoet
Richard L. Neuberger
Richard L. Neuberger
American journalist, author, and politician during the middle of the 20th century (1912–1960)
1912 – 1960
journalistpolitician
Johnny Pesky
Johnny Pesky
American baseball player and coach (1919–2012)
1919 – 2012
baseball playermilitary officer
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