Biographical Records

Notable People from Oregon

654 notable figures born in Oregon, showing page 9 of 14, ranked by historical prominence.

Elias Porter
American psychologist
1914 - 1987
psychologist
Jacob DeShazer
Jacob DeShazer
Awarded both the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart (1912-2008)
1912 - 2008
missionary
Kenneth N. Taylor
American writer
1917 - 2005
Bible translatortranslatorwriter
Marion Eugene Carl
Marion Eugene Carl
US Marine Corps general and flying ace
1915 - 1998
military officer
Robert G. Thompson
Robert G. Thompson
American politician (1915–1965)
1915 - 1965
soldierrevolutionarypolitician
Ginny Wood
American environmentalist (1917-2013)
1917 - 2013
environmentalistaircraft pilot
Helen Duncan
American paleontologist
1910 - 1971
paleontologistgeologist
David H. Johnson
U.S. zoologist (1912–1996)
1912 - 1996
scientific collectorzoologist
Ione Robinson
Ione Robinson
American artist and writer (1910–1989)
1910 - 1989
draftsperson
John R. Isbell
American mathematician
1930 - 2005
topologistmathematician
Maureen Murphy
American swimmer
1939 - 2019
swimmer
Michael Hennagin
American composer (1936-1993)
1936 - 1993
composer
James B. Thayer
James B. Thayer
United States military officer and businessman
1922 - 2018
businessperson
Hollie Pihl
Hollie Pihl
American judge
1928 - 2018
judge
Charles Crookham
American judge (1923-2004)
1923 - 2004
lawyerjudge
Cliff Chambers
Cliff Chambers
American baseball player
1922 - 2012
baseball player
Connie McCready
American politician
1921 - 2000
journalistpolitician
Doris Burn
Doris Burn
children's book author and illustrator (1923–2011)
1923 - 2011
children's writerillustratorwriter
Edith Macefield
Edith Macefield
American real-estate holdout
1921 - 2008
Elgen Long
Elgen Long
American aviator
1927 - 2022
aircraft pilot
H. Clay Myers, Jr.
H. Clay Myers, Jr.
American politician (1927-2004)
1927 - 2004
politician
Barbara Blackburn
American typist (died 2008)
1920 - 2008
keyboardist
Hershel McGriff
Hershel McGriff
American stock car driver
1927
racing driver
James M. Burns
James M. Burns
United States federal judge (1924–2001)
1924 - 2001
lawyerjudge
Reid Shelton
Reid Shelton
American actor (1924-1997)
1924 - 1997
television actorstage actormusician
Richard E. Geis
American science fiction writer (1927–2013)
1927 - 2013
science fiction fanscience fiction writernovelist
Bill Naito
Bill Naito
businessman (1925-1996)
1925 - 1996
entrepreneurbusinessperson
Loren R. Kaufman
Loren R. Kaufman
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1923 - 1951
soldier
Mendel Sachs
physicist
1927 - 2012
theoretical physicistphysicist
Donald W. Treadgold
American historian (1922-1994)
1922 - 1994
sovietologistslavistuniversity teacher
John Noble Holcomb
John Noble Holcomb
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1946 - 1968
military personnel
Larry G. Dahl
Larry G. Dahl
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1949 - 1971
military personnel
J. Mary Taylor
American mammalogist and university teacher (1931-2019)
1931 - 2019
mammalogistuniversity teacherzoologist
David Favrholdt
Danish philosopher (1931-2012)
1931 - 2012
philosopheruniversity teacherpsychologist
Clayton Jacobson II
Clayton Jacobson II
Norwegian-American inventor
1933 - 2022
inventor
Edward Alan Knapp
Edward Alan Knapp
Physicist and Director of the National Science Foundation
1932 - 2009
physicist
Gordon Jones
American baseball player and coach (1930-1994)
1930 - 1994
baseball player
Matthew B. Brown
American historian
1964 - 2011
historianwriter
Russell Schuh
American linguist (1941-2016)
1941 - 2016
linguist
Stanley Sue
American psychologist
1944 - 2024
psychologist
Stephen Scott
American composer (1944–2021)
1944 - 2021
composer
James Elton West
James Elton West
American politician (1951-2006)
1951 - 2006
politician
Marco Eneidi
American musician (1956-2016)
1956 - 2016
saxophonistmusician
Reed Jones
Reed Jones
American dancer (1953–1989)
1953 - 1989
dancerchoreographer
Keith Christopher
actor/singer (1957-1998)
1957 - 1998
television actorsinger-songwritersongwriter
Phil Rogers
Welsh potter
1951 - 2020
pottervisual artist
Scott D. Sundberg
American botanist (1954-2004)
1954 - 2004
botanist
Kevin Towers
Kevin Towers
Major League Baseball executive
1961 - 2018
baseball player
Marc Alan Lee
Marc Alan Lee
United States Navy SEAL (1978–2006)
1978 - 2006
military personnel
Dallen Bounds
American serial killer (1971-1999)
1971 - 1999
serial killer
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