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Oregon
People
Every state of the Union has given birth to people who have left a lasting impression on our history and culture. The following native Oregonians have played distinctive roles.
Born in Oregon
| Famous Oregonians | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Born / Died | Place | ||||
| Cecil Dale Andrus
Statesman, Politician |
Born: | August 25, 1931 | Hood River | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Garner Ted Armstrong
Evangelist |
Born: | February 9, 1930 | Portland | |||
| Died: | September 15, 2003 | Tyler, Tex. | ||||
| James Andrew Beard
Chef, Writer |
Born: | May 5, 1903 | Portland | |||
| Died: | January 21, 1985 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Raymond Clevie Carver, Jr.
Writer, Poet |
Born: | May 25, 1938 | Clatskanie | |||
| Died: | August 2, 1988 | Port Angeles, Wash. | ||||
| Beverly Cleary
(Born: Beverly Atlee Bunn) Writer |
Born: | April 12, 1916 | McMinnville | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Chief Joseph
(Born: Hinmuuttu-yalatlat or Hinmaton-Yalaktit or Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt, "Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain") Nez Perce leader |
Born: | March 3, 1840 | Wallowa Valley | |||
| Died: | September 21, 1904 | Colville Indian Reservation, Wash. | ||||
| Vance DeBar "Pinto" Colvig
Actor, Circus performer, Vaudvillian, Voice actor |
Born: | September 11, 1892 | Jacksonville | |||
| Died: | October 3, 1967 | Los Angeles, Calif. | ||||
| Homer Calvin Davenport
Cartoonist, Arabian horse breeder |
Born: | March 8, 1867 | Waldo Hills | |||
| Died: | May 2, 1912 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Richard Clifford Diebenkorn, Jr.
Artist |
Born: | April 22, 1922 | Portland | |||
| Died: | March 30, 1993 | Berkeley | ||||
| Douglas Carl Engelbart
Inventor, Electrical engineer & Computer Scientist |
Born: | January 30, 1925 | Portland | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Alfred Carlton Gilbert
Inventor, Toy-maker, Businessman, Athlete |
Born: | February 13, 1884 | Salem | |||
| Died: | January 24, 1961 | Boston, Mass | ||||
| Matthew Abram "Matt" Groening
Cartoonist |
Born: | February 15, 1954 | Portland | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Tonya Maxine Harding
Boxer, Former chamption figure skater |
Born: | November 12, 1970 | Portland | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Mark Odom Hatfield
Politician, Educator |
Born: | July 12, 1922 | Dallas | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Joni Luann Huntley
Olympic high jumper |
Born: | August 4, 1956 | Sheridan? | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| David Hume Kennerly
Photographer |
Born: | 1947 | ||||
| Died: | ||||||
| David Arthur Kingman
(Nicknames: Kong, Sky King) Baseball player |
Born: | December 21, 1948 | Pendleton | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Philip H. Knight
Businessman, Co-founder: Nike |
Born: | February 24, 1938 | Portland | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Larry E. Mahan
Businessman, Rodeo champion |
Born: | November 21, 1943 | Brooks | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Charles Edwin Anson Markham
Poet |
Born: | April 23, 1852 | Oregon City | |||
| Died: | March 7, 1940 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Phyllis McGinley
Poet, Writer |
Born: | March 21, 1905 | Ontario | |||
| Died: | February 22, 1978 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Kimberley Marie "Kim" Peyton-McDonald
Olympic gold-medal swimmer |
Born: | January 26, 1957 | Hood River | |||
| Died: | December 13, 1986 | Stanford, Calif. | ||||
| Linus Carl Pauling
Nobel Prize-winning scientist |
Born: | February 28, 1901 | Portland | |||
| Died: | August 19, 1994 | Big Sur, Calif. | ||||
| Jane Powell
(Born: Suzanne Lorraine Burce) Actress, Singer, Dancer |
Born: | April 1, 1929 | Portland | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Steve Roland Prefontaine
(Nickname: Pre) Middle/Long distance runner |
Born: | January 25, 1951 | Coos Bay | |||
| Died: | May 30, 1975 | Eugene | ||||
| John Silas "Jack" Reed
Journalist, Poet |
Born: | October 22, 1887 | Portland | |||
| Died: | October 19, 1920 | Moscow, Russion | ||||
| Patricia Nell Scott "Pat" Schroeder
Congresswoman, Politician |
Born: | July 30, 1940 | Portland | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Carl Hilding "Doc" Severinsen
Musician, Bandleader |
Born: | July 7, 1927 | Arlington | |||
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| Norton Winfred Simon
Art collector, Businessman, Philanthropist |
Born: | February 5, 1907 | Portland | |||
| Died: | June 1, 1993 | Los Angeles | ||||
| Sally-Ann Struthers
Actress |
Born: | July 28, 1948 | Portland | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Carl Edwin Wieman
Nobel Prize-winning physicist |
Born: | March 26, 1951 | Corvallis | |||
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