Biographical Records

Notable People from Oregon

654 notable figures born in Oregon, showing page 7 of 14, ranked by historical prominence.

Walter Henry Barkas
American physicist
1912 – 1969
university teacherphysicist
Rex Applegate
American martial artist (1914–1998)
1914 – 1998
martial artist
Kerttu Nuorteva
Soviet spy
1912 – 1963
desantnikspy
Harry Stone Mosher
American chemist (1915-2002)
1915 – 2002
chemist
Great Togo
Japanese-American wrestler (1911-1973)
1911 – 1973
professional wrestler
Slim Wintermute
Slim Wintermute
American basketball player
1917 – 1977
basketball player
Clarence Chesterfield Howerton
Clarence Chesterfield Howerton
American circus performer (1913-1975)
1913 – 1975
actor
David Brooks
American actor (1915-1999)
1915 – 1999
television actorstage actoractor
Jim Grelle
Jim Grelle
Olympic middle distance runner (1936-2020)
1936 – 2020
middle-distance runner
Lee Johnson
Lee Johnson
American politician
1930 – 2009
politicianlawyerjudge
Leslie M. Scott
Leslie M. Scott
American politician, historian, newspaper publisher
1878 – 1968
politician
Wally Borrevik
Wally Borrevik
American professional basketball player (1921-1988)
1921 – 1988
basketball player
Bob Amsberry
Bob Amsberry
American actor (1928-1957)
1928 – 1957
dub actorvoice actoractor
James Beggs
American rower (1924-2011)
1924 – 2011
rower
Kenneth Hedberg
American chemist
1920 – 2019
physical chemist
Linda Douglas
Linda Douglas
American actress (1928-2017)
1928 – 2017
actor
Charlie Babb
Charlie Babb
American baseball player (1873-1954)
1873 – 1954
baseball player
Hugh Gallen
Hugh Gallen
American politician (1924-1982)
1924 – 1982
businesspersongovernorpolitician
Bert E. Haney
Bert E. Haney
American judge
1879 – 1943
lawyerjudge
Lorraine Geller
American musician (1928-1958)
1928 – 1958
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Jerald Ericksen
American mathematician specializing in continuum mechanics
1924 – 2021
mathematician
John Kenneth Turner
John Kenneth Turner
American author, journalist and publisher (1879–1948)
1879 – 1948
publisherjournalistwriter
Gilbert Shea
Gilbert Shea
American tennis player (1928-2020)
1928 – 2020
tennis player
Douglas Coe
American evangelical (1928–2017)
1928 – 2017
evangelist
Howie Fox
Howie Fox
American baseball player (1921-1955)
1921 – 1955
baseball player
James Martin Fitzgerald
James Martin Fitzgerald
American lawyer and judge (1920–2011)
1920 – 2011
lawyerjudge
Ken Carpenter
American football player (1926-2011)
1926 – 2011
Canadian football playerAmerican football player
Jim McGregor
American basketball coach
1921 – 2013
basketball coach
Caesar E. Farah
Arab scholar
1929 – 2009
historian
Larry Jansen
Larry Jansen
American baseball player
1920 – 2009
baseball player
Stuart S. Stryker
Stuart S. Stryker
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1924-1945)
1924 – 1945
military personnel
Buddy Peterson
American baseball player
1925 – 2006
baseball player
Ernie Carson
American musician (1937-2012)
1937 – 2012
jazz musicianpianistsinger
John W. Daly
American biochemist and chemist (1933-2008)
1933 – 2008
biochemistchemistuniversity teacher
William Kittredge
American writer (1932–2020)
1932 – 2020
novelistwriter
Jack A. Wolfe
American paleontologist
1936 – 2005
paleobotanistpaleontologistgeologist
Tom Jernstedt
American basketball administrator
1944 – 2020
basketball player
Honey Lee Cottrell
American photographer and filmmaker
1946 – 2015
photographer
Jack Ely
American guitarist and singer
1943 – 2015
musicianguitarist
Susan Shadburne
Susan Shadburne
American film director (1942–2018)
1942 – 2018
film producerfilm directordirector
Stu Rasmussen
American politician (1948–2021)
1948 – 2021
politician
Avel Gordly
Avel Gordly
American politician (1947–2026)
1947 – 2026
civil servantpoliticianwriter
William Olvis
American composer for TV and movies (1958-2014)
1958 – 2014
film score composercomposer
Malcolm A. Moody
Malcolm A. Moody
American politician (1854-1925)
1854 – 1925
politician
Thomas G. Hailey
Thomas G. Hailey
American judge (1865-1908)
1865 – 1908
farmerlawyerjudge
George M. Brown
George M. Brown
American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon (1864-1934)
1864 – 1934
lawyerjudge
Mary Jane Carr
American writer (1895–1988)
1895 – 1988
children's writerjournalistpoet
Michael Hennagin
American composer (1936-1993)
1936 – 1993
composer
Dean Cromwell
Dean Cromwell
American sports coach
1879 – 1962
track and field coachAmerican football coachbasketball coach
Hal E. Hoss
Hal E. Hoss
American politician and journalist (1892-1934)
1892 – 1934
politicianjournalist
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