Biographical Records

Notable People from Oregon

654 notable figures born in Oregon, showing page 6 of 14, ranked by historical prominence.

Swede Halbrook
Swede Halbrook
American basketball player (1933–1988)
1933 – 1988
basketball player
Myra Albert Wiggins
Myra Albert Wiggins
American photographer (1869-1956)
1869 – 1956
painterphotographer
Staryl C. Austin
Staryl C. Austin
American military personnel
1920 – 1965
military personnel
Edwin Russell Durno
Edwin Russell Durno
American politician (1899-1976)
1899 – 1976
basketball playerpolitician
Franklin F. Korell
Franklin F. Korell
American politician (1889-1965)
1889 – 1965
politicianlawyer
Leonard F. Fuller
American electrical engineer
1890 – 1987
university teacherinventor
Herbert Titus
American lawyer (1937–2021)
1937 – 2021
politicianlawyer
Frederic Homer Balch
Frederic Homer Balch
Oregon author (1861-1891)
1861 – 1891
writer
Gloria McMillan
Gloria McMillan
American actress
1933 – 2022
television actorfilm actoractor
Alma Francis
Alma Francis
American actress (1890-1968)
1890 – 1968
opera vocal coachactor
Bernard Eastlund
American physicist (1938–2007)
1938 – 2007
physicist
William Luce
American writer (1931–2019)
1931 – 2019
librettistplaywright
Caroline Burke
Caroline Burke
American actress, theater producer, television producer, writer, and art collector (1913-1964)
1913 – 1964
theatre directorstage actorjournalist
Raemer Schreiber
Raemer Schreiber
Nuclear physicist (1910-1998)
1910 – 1998
physicist
Minoru Yasui
Minoru Yasui
(1916-1986) American lawyer and activist
1916 – 1986
lawyer
Julienne Bušić
Julienne Bušić
American writer and co-conspirator of Zvonko Bušić (1948-2026)
1948 – 2026
translatorwriter
Joseph Poindexter
Joseph Poindexter
American judge (1869–1951)
1869 – 1951
governorjuristprosecutor
Robert Cornog
Robert Cornog
American physicist and engineer (1912–1998)
1912 – 1998
physicistengineer
Wilfrid Dixon
American statistician (1915-2008)
1915 – 2008
statistician
Johnny Micheal Spann
CIA Agent (1969–2001)
1969 – 2001
military officer
Alfred E. Mann
Alfred E. Mann
American businessman
1925 – 2016
entrepreneur
Wesley Everest
Wesley Everest
U.S. Army World War I veteran and trade unionist lynched during the Centralia Massacre, Armistice Day 1919 (1890–1919)
1890 – 1919
soldiertrade unionist
Molt Taylor
American aerospace engineer (1912-1995)
1912 – 1995
military flight engineerengineer
Paul deLay
American musician (1952-2007)
1952 – 2007
musician
Steve Olin
Steve Olin
American baseball player (1965-1993)
1965 – 1993
baseball player
Elizabeth Towne
Elizabeth Towne
American magazine editor (1865-1960)
1865 – 1960
writer
Sam Menning
American photographer and actor (1925-2010)
1925 – 2010
television actorphotographeractor
Robert Miller Montague
Robert Miller Montague
United States general (1899-1958)
1899 – 1958
military personnel
Maxine Jennings
Maxine Jennings
American actress
1909 – 1991
beauty pageant contestantactor
Marian McDougall
Marian McDougall
American amateur golfer (1913-2009)
1913 – 2009
golfer
Thomas Garrigus
Olympic shooter (1946–2006)
1946 – 2006
military personnel
Ronald L. Schwary
American film producer (1944-2020)
1944 – 2020
film produceractor
John N. Williamson
John N. Williamson
American politician (1855–1943)
1855 – 1943
politician
Nancy Merki
Nancy Merki
American swimmer, Olympic athlete (1926-2014)
1926 – 2014
swimmer
Bill Warren
American film critic (1943-2016)
1943 – 2016
film journalistfilm criticfilm scholar
Susan Shadburne
Susan Shadburne
American film director (1942–2018)
1942 – 2018
film producerfilm directordirector
Gilbert Shea
Gilbert Shea
American tennis player (1928-2020)
1928 – 2020
tennis player
Jack Ely
American guitarist and singer
1943 – 2015
musicianguitarist
Jerald Ericksen
American mathematician specializing in continuum mechanics
1924 – 2021
mathematician
Clara Elizabeth Chan Lee
Clara Elizabeth Chan Lee
American activist
1886 – 1993
activistsuffragist
Lorraine Geller
American musician (1928-1958)
1928 – 1958
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Malcolm A. Moody
Malcolm A. Moody
American politician (1854-1925)
1854 – 1925
politician
Slats Gill
Slats Gill
American basketball player-coach (1901–1966)
1901 – 1966
baseball playerbasketball playerbasketball coach
Linda Douglas
Linda Douglas
American actress (1928-2017)
1928 – 2017
actor
Howard Hobson
Howard Hobson
American football coach, basketball player and coach, baseball coach (1903–1991)
1903 – 1991
basketball playerbasketball coach
Broderick O'Farrell
Broderick O'Farrell
American actor
1882 – 1955
film directorstage actorfilm actor
Kenneth Hedberg
American chemist
1920 – 2019
physical chemist
James Beggs
American rower (1924-2011)
1924 – 2011
rower
Tom Jernstedt
American basketball administrator
1944 – 2020
basketball player
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