Notable People from Oregon

Leslie M. Scott

American politician, historian, newspaper publisher

William Olvis

American composer for TV and movies (1958-2014)

William Kittredge

American writer (1932–2020)

Del Baker

American baseball player and coach (1892-1973)

Lorraine Geller

American musician (1928-1958)

Hugh Gallen

American politician (1924-1982)

Jack Ely

American guitarist and singer

John W. Daly

American biochemist and chemist (1933-2008)

Douglas Coe

American evangelical (1928–2017)

Ken Carpenter

American football player (1926-2011)

Willy Ferrero

Italian conductor (1906-1954)

Linda Douglas

American actress (1928-2017)

Dick Baldwin

American actor (1911-1996)

Howie Fox

American baseball player (1921-1955)

Kenneth Hedberg

American chemist

Midge Williams

African American swing and jazz singer (1915–1952)

James Beggs

American rower (1924-2011)

John Kenneth Turner

American author, journalist and publisher (1879–1948)

Caesar E. Farah

Arab scholar

Broderick O'Farrell

American actor

Bob Amsberry

American actor (1928-1957)

James Martin Fitzgerald

American lawyer and judge (1920–2011)

William Duncan Strong

American archaeologist

Nancy Bayley

American developmental psychologist (1899–1994)

Mary Jane Carr

American writer (1895–1988)

Jim McGregor

American basketball coach

Wally Borrevik

American professional basketball player (1921-1988)

Susan Shadburne

American film director (1942–2018)

Carson Bigbee

American baseball player

Walter Henry Barkas

American physicist

Sereno E. Brett

United States Army general

Great Togo

Japanese-American wrestler (1911-1973)

Rex Applegate

American martial artist (1914–1998)

Ernie Carson

American musician (1937-2012)

Clara Elizabeth Chan Lee

American activist

Malcolm A. Moody

American politician (1854-1925)

Stu Rasmussen

American politician (1948–2021)

Kerttu Nuorteva

Soviet spy

Buddy Peterson

American baseball player

Harry Stone Mosher

American chemist (1915-2002)

Thomas G. Hailey

American judge (1865-1908)

Lee Johnson

American politician

Jim Grelle

Olympic middle distance runner (1936-2020)

Stuart S. Stryker

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1924-1945)

Avel Gordly

American politician (1947–2026)

Slats Gill

American basketball player-coach (1901–1966)

George Christensen

Player of American football (1909-1968)

Herbert B. Powell

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

Yellow Wolf

Nez Perce warrior, born 1855, died 1935, fought in Nez Perce War with Chief Joseph, subject of book "Yellow Wolf: My Life"

Joseph Nathan Teal

rancher and attorney from Oregon; specialized in railroad rate matters, waterways development; served as U.S. Shipping Commissioner.