List of people from Portland, Oregon
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The following is a partial list of notable residents, past and present, from Portland, Oregon. A separate list of people from Oregon is available.
Contents
A – E[edit]
- Obo Addy (1936–2012), worldbeat musician
- Brad Adkins (1973–), artist
- Art Alexakis (1962–), member of Everclear
- Goli Ameri (1956–), U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
- Debra Arlyn (1986–), singer-songwriter
- Garner Ted Armstrong (1930–2003), televangelist
- Ray Atkeson (1907–1990), wilderness photographer
- Jean M. Auel (1936–), author of The Clan of the Cave Bear
- Thomas J. Autzen (1888–1958), plywood manufacturing innovator, Autzen Stadium benefactor
- Terry Baker (1941–), athlete, 1962 Heisman Trophy winner, attorney
- Lance Bangs (1972–), artist, filmmaker
- James Beard (1903–1985), food expert
- Jona Bechtolt (1980–), musician
- Larry Beil (1923–1986), American football player
- Pietro Belluschi (1899–1944), architect
- Brian Michael Bendis (1967–), comic book writer
- Simon Benson (1852–1942), philanthropist, logging innovator
- Becca Bernstein (1977–), artist
- Mel Blanc (1908–1989), voice actor best known as voice of Bugs Bunny
- Lance Blankenship (1963–), Major League Baseball player and World Series champion
- Sheila Bleck (1974–), IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Earl Blumenauer (1948–), Democratic U.S. Representative
- Chris Botti (1962–), trumpeter and composer
- Chuck Bown (1954–), NASCAR driver
- Jim Bown (1960–), NASCAR driver
- Terrell Brandon (1970–), NBA all-star
- Matt Braunger (1974–), standup comedian
- Thom Bray (1954–), Riptide actor
- Isaac Brock (1975–), co-founder and frontman of Modest Mouse
- Mel Brown (1944–), R&B and jazz drummer
- Tiffany Lee Brown, writer, artist, Plazm editor
- Carrie Brownstein (1974–), musician, actor, writer
- Louise Bryant (1885–1936), journalist and writer
- Geraldine Bureker (1924–2009), All-American girls professional baseball league player
- John Callahan (1951–2010), cartoonist
- William W. Chapman (1808–1892), U.S. politician, U.S. attorney, lawyer
- Clive Charles (1951–2003), soccer coach
- Janet Chvatal (1964–), classical soprano, director and author
- Beverly Cleary (1916–), author of children's books
- Brad Cloepfil (1956–), architect
- Henry Waldo Coe (1857–1927), frontier physician and politician
- Scott Coffey (1967–), filmmaker, writer, and actor
- Barbara Coombs Lee (1947-), president of Compassion & Choices
- Colleen Coover (1969-), comic book artist
- John H. Couch (1811-1870), sea captain and early merchant who platted Portland's NW alphabet district
- Joseph Buford Cox (1905-2002), chainsaw chain inventor
- Tom Cramer, artist
- Larry Crane, publisher of Tape Op
- Dan Cunneen, musician
- Ward Cunningham (1949-), inventor of wiki
- Chuck Currie (1969-), United Church of Christ clergy and homelessness advocate
- Michael Curry, costume designer for The Lion King, designer of 2002 and 1996 Olympics opening ceremonies
- Walt Curtis (1941-), poet and novelist
- Farel Dalrymple, comic book artist
- Britt Daniel, musician, lead singer of Spoon
- Walt Dawson (1982-), political lobbyist
- Valerie Day (1959-), singer, member of Nu Shooz
- Kelly Sue DeConnick (1970 -), comic book writer
- Kate Deines (1982-), professional soccer player
- Paul deLay (1952-2007), blues harmonica player
- Zooey Deschanel (1980-), actress
- Matthew Dickman (1975-), poet and poetry advocate
- Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993), painter
- Beth Ditto (1981-), singer-songwriter for the indie rock band Gossip
- Michael Doleac (1977-), NBA player
- Abigail Scott Duniway (1834-1915), radical, suffragist, and publisher/editor of Portland newspaper The New Northwest
- Mike Dunleavy, Jr. (1980-), Jesuit H.S. and NBA player for Chicago Bulls
- Katherine Dunn (1945-), author, Geek Love
- Ashton Eaton (1988-), decathlete
- Dick Egan (1884-1947), baseball player
- Sam Elliott (1944-), actor
- Carson Ellis (1975-), illustrator and wife of Colin Meloy
- Rick Emerson (1973-) (formerly Rick Taylor), radio personality
- Douglas Engelbart (1925-2013), inventor of the computer mouse
- Marie Equi (1872-1952), physician and anarchist
- Chris Evans (1847-1917), imprisoned train robber in California; paroled to Portland
F – L[edit]
- Jack Faust (1932-), attorney and host of KATU's Town Hall
- David Feldberg, world champion disc golfer
- Shirley Adele Field (1923-1995), Oregon legislator and judge
- Brad Fitzpatrick (1980-), creator of LiveJournal
- Harrell Fletcher (1967-), artist
- Dick Fosbury (1947-), high jumper, inventor of the Fosbury Flop
- Matt Fraction (1975-), comic book writer
- Black Francis (1965-) musician, and founder of Pixies
- Boaz Frankel (1982-), host and creator of Clips & Quips
- Laura Fritz, artist
- Alex Frost (1987-), actor
- C. Gordon Fullerton (1936-2013), astronaut, member of U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
- Elizabeth Furse (1936-), U.S. Congresswoman
- Clark Gable (1901-1960), film actor, Ohio native, worked in a Portland shop
- Robert L. Ghormley (1883-1958), World War II naval officer
- Gary Gilmore (1940-1977), first person executed in U.S. when capital punishment was reinstated in 1976
- James Gleason (1882-1959), Hollywood character actor and writer[citation needed]
- Rodney Glisan (1827-1890), U.S. Army surgeon on Oregon frontier
- Molly Gloss (1944-), author
- Jeremiah Godby (1993-), ultramarathon runner
- Hilda Goldblatt Gorenstein (1905-1988), artist and inspiration for documentary I Remember Better When I Paint[1] and the Hilgos Foundation
- Jacob Golden, musician
- Aaron Goodwin (1976-), photographer, artist, Ghost Adventures
- A. C. Green (1963-), NBA player
- Matt Groening (1954-), creator of The Simpsons, Futurama and Life In Hell
- Kevin Hagen (1928-2005), actor
- Sally Haley (1908-2007), artist and painter
- Creed C. Hammond (1874-1940), Major General and Chief of the National Guard Bureau
- Tonya Harding (1970-), figure skater, U.S. national champion and Olympian
- Katie Harman (1980-), Miss America 2002
- Joey Harrington (1978-), NFL quarterback
- Lou Harrison (1917-2003), composer
- Michael Allen Harrison, musician
- Steve Havelka, creator of Pokey the Penguin
- Ernest Haycox (1899–1950), writer
- Todd Haynes (1961–), filmmaker
- Sean Healy, multimedia artist
- Dana Heitman (1966–), musician
- Susan Helms (1958–), astronaut
- Margaux Hemingway (1954-1996), model and granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway
- Joe Hill (1879–1915), radical labor activist
- Stewart Holbrook (1893–1964), lumberjack, author, and artist
- Matt Hollywood (1973–), indie rock musician
- Peter Holmström, musician
- Bill Hudson (1949–), musician, singer/songwriter, producer
- Brett Hudson (1953–), musician, singer/songwriter, television producer
- Mark Hudson (1951–), musician, singer/songwriter, record producer
- William Hurt (1950–), Academy Award-winning actor
- Illmaculate (1986–), hip hop musician, youngest winner of Scribble Jam freestyle rap
- Peter Jacobsen (1954–), pro golfer
- Jeff Jahn (1970–), curator, art critic, artist, historian, composer
- Gary Jarman (1980–), musician, singer/songwriter
- Chris Johanson (1968–), painter, artist
- Fred Jones (1979–), basketball player, 2004 NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Champion
- Scott Jones (1966–), NFL offensive guard (1989–1991)
- Terrence Jones (1992–), professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets
- Miranda July (1974–), performance artist, filmmaker
- Louis Kaufman (1905–1994), violinist
- James Kilgore
- Wright King (1923–), film and television actor
- The Kingsmen, 1960s musicians, best known for "Louie Louie"
- Phil Knight (1938–), entrepreneur, co-founder of Nike, Inc.
- Ben Hur Lampman (1886–1954), writer, editor at The Oregonian, Oregon poet laureate
- Storm Large (1969–), singer, songwriter, author, fronts the band Storm and the Balls, contestant on Rock Star: Supernova
- Matt Lattanzi (1959–), actor; ex-husband of Olivia Newton-John
- Thomas Lauderdale (1970–), musician, Pink Martini
- Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–), science fiction and fantasy author
- Norman Leyden (1917–2014), arranger, conductor, clarinetist
- Brian Lindstrom (1961–), documentary filmmaker
- Mickey Lolich (1940–), MLB pitcher
- Courtney Love (1964–), musician and actress
- George A. Lovejoy (1931-2015), New Hampshire State Senator and businessman
- Richard A. Lovett (1953–), science fiction author
- Logan Lynn (1979–) - musician, writer, composer, singer, producer and LGBT activist
M – S[edit]
- Shannon MacMillan (1974–), U.S. soccer player
- Stephen Malkmus (1966–), band member of Pavement
- Robert Mann (1920–), violinist, founder of the Juilliard String Quartet
- Phillip Margolin (1944–), writer and lawyer
- Leanne Marshall (1980–), winner of TV series Project Runway Season 5
- Blair Mastbaum (1975–), novelist, Clay's Way and Us Ones In Between
- Ana Matronic (1974–), singer
- Les McClaine (1977–), comic artist (The Middleman, The Tick), comic writer/artist of Eisner-nominated Jonny Crossbones
- Rose McGowan (1973–), actress
- Dallas McKennon (1919–2009), voice actor, voice of Gumby, Pokey, Archie Andrews, Tony the Tiger
- Mike and Brian McMenamin, brewpub owners
- Carlton Mellick III (1977–), bizarro fiction author
- Colin Meloy (1974–), musician, singer/songwriter, leader of The Decemberists
- James Mercer (1970–), musician, singer/songwriter, leader of The Shins
- Jeff Merkley (1956–), junior United States Senator from Oregon
- Noah Mickens, producer, director, actor, ringmaster of Wanderlust Circus
- Tiffeny Milbrett (1972–), soccer player, Olympic and World Cup champion
- Don Miller (1971–), author
- Bob Mionske (1962–), attorney, Olympic and professional bicycle racer
- Erika Moen (1983–), comic book artist
- Jinkx Monsoon (1987–), drag queen, singer, actor
- Lisa Kennedy Montgomery (1972–), MTV VJ, 1992–1996
- Al Moore (1908–1991), American football player
- Lee Morse (1897–1954), jazz and blues singer/songwriter, Broadway actress
- Cris Moss, curator and artist
- George Harry Mullin (1892–1963), decorated World War I veteran and Victoria Cross winner
- Ona Munson (1903–1955), actress in Gone with the Wind
- Dale Murphy (1956–), Atlanta Braves baseball player
- Bill Naito (1925–1996), businessman
- Rob Neyer (1966–), sportswriter and author
- Scout Niblett (1973–), musician
- Bill Oakley (1966–), writer
- Jack Ohman (1960–), editorial cartoonist for The Oregonian
- Steve Olin (1965-1993), Cleveland Indians pitcher
- George Olsen (1893–1971), bandleader in the 1920s
- Jeff Olson (1973–), San Diego sidewalk chalk writing protests
- Kaitlin Olson (1975–), actress
- William Olvis (1958-2014), composer
- Michael Paul Oman-Reagan (1976–), artist
- Mark Orton, film score composer
- Bettie Page (1923-2008) pin-up model and actress[2]
- Chuck Palahniuk (1962–), writer, author of Fight Club and idiosyncratic guide Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon
- Dennis Patera (1945–), American football player
- Linus Pauling (1901–1994), double Nobel Prize-winning chemist
- Johnny Pesky (1919–2012), Boston Red Sox baseball player
- Henry F. Phillips (1890–1958), inventor of the Phillips-head screw
- Mitch Pileggi (1952–), actor, played FBI assistant director Walter Skinner on TV series The X-Files
- Roddy Piper (1954–2015), professional wrestler
- Orlando Plummer (1836–1913), physician and politician
- Tom Potter (1940–), police chief and mayor (2005–2008)
- Jane Powell (1929–), actress and singer
- Ahmad Rashad (1949–), NFL player, television personality
- Justin Rattner, Intel executive
- Johnnie Ray (1927–1990), singer
- Max Records (1997–), actor
- John Reed (1887–1920), journalist
- Mel Renfro (1941–), defensive back for Dallas Cowboys
- Rozz Rezabek (1960–), punk pioneer and vocalist for early Negative Trend and Theatre of Sheep
- Kim Rhodes (1969–), actress, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, As the World Turns, Another World
- Clete Roberts (1912-1984), radio and TV journalist
- Raina Rose (1982–), folk singer
- Alex Ross (1970–), comic book artist
- Mark Rothko (1903–1970), artist
- Aaron Rowand (1970–), San Francisco Giants and Chicago White Sox outfielder
- Greg Rucka, novelist and comic book writer
- Galen Rupp (1986–), Olympic distance runner
- Pat Russell (1923–) Los Angeles City Council member, 1969–87
- Rusty Nails aka James Allen (1928–2015), clown, author
- Rick Rydell (1963–), outdoors writer, novelist, radio talk show host
- Joe Sacco (1960–), graphic novel journalist
- Katee Sackhoff (1980–), actress, Battlestar Galactica, Bionic Woman
- Greg Sage (1952–), punk musician
- Alberto Salazar (1958–), Olympic track athlete, marathoner, coach
- Curtis Salgado (1954–), soul singer
- Rick Sanders (1945–1972), world champion Greco-Roman wrestler, 2-time Olympic silver medalist (1968-1972)
- Rebecca Schaeffer, actress, whose murder in 1989 led to anti-stalking laws
- Anne Schedeen (1949–), actress, ALF, aka Luanne Ruth Schedeen
- Monte Scheinblum (1967–), 1992 U.S. and world long-driving golf champion[3]
- Dan Schmid (1962–), musician
- Randal L. Schwartz (1961–), author of Perl programming books and magazine articles, controversially convicted computer criminal
- Gordon Scott (1926-2007), actor, portrayer of Tarzan and Hercules
- Gwenn Seemel (1981–), artist[4]
- Floyd Simmons (1925–1996), American football player
- Danny Simon, television writer
- Ernst Skarstedt (1857–1929), Swedish-born author
- Elliott Smith (1969–2003), musician
- Harry Everett Smith (1923–1991), archivist, ethnomusicologist
- Lawrence Leighton Smith (1936–2013), conductor
- Esperanza Spalding (1984–), musician
- Tom Spanbauer, author
- Matthew Stadler, author
- William Stafford (1914–1993), poet
- Dan Steffan, cartoonist
- Damon Stoudamire (1973–), NBA player and coach
- Salim Stoudamire (1982–), NBA player
- Cheryl Strayed (1968–), author, memoirist, novelist, columnist, and essayist.
- Sally Struthers (1947–), actress, All in the Family
- Ndamukong Suh (1987–), defensive tackle for Detroit Lions
- Jon Micah Sumrall (1980–), lead singer of Christian rock band Kutless
T – Z[edit]
- Deb Talan (1968–), singer-songwriter, member of The Weepies
- Simon Tam (1981–), musician, author, and founder of The Slants
- Courtney Taylor-Taylor (1967–), musician
- Tommy Thayer (1960–), musician, guitarist for KISS
- Craig Thompson (1975–), graphic novelist
- Kirk Thornton (1956–), voice actor
- Linus Torvalds (1969–), organizer of Linux operating system kernel
- Michael Totten, writer, foreign correspondent
- Corin Tucker (1972–), musician, guitarist with Sleater-Kinney
- Sara Jean Underwood (1984–), Playboy Playmate of the year 2007, model, actress
- Andrea U'Ren (1968–), children's author and illustrator
- Gus Van Sant (1952–), filmmaker
- Laura Veirs (1973–), folk singer-songwriter
- Angela Via (1981–), singer-songwriter, aka Angela Jolena Trullinger Villarreal and Anela Cortez
- Will Vinton (1947–), claymation animator
- Lindsay Wagner (1949–), actress, best known for The Bionic Woman
- Chris Walla (1975–), musician, guitarist of Death Cab for Cutie
- Marie Watt (1967–), contemporary sculptor
- Janet Weiss (1965–), musician, drummer with Sleater-Kinney
- E. Henry Wemme (1861–1914), businessman
- Minor White (1908–1976), influential photographer
- Brad Wilk (1968–), drummer of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave
- Martin Wong (1946–1999), painter
- Anthony Wynn (1962–), author, playwright
- Mariel Zagunis (1985–), two-time Olympic gold medalist in fencing
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hilda Gorenstein by Meg McSherry Breslin,Chicago Tribune". February 7, 1998.
- ^ Foster, Richard. Real Bettie Page: The Truth About the Queen of Pinups. pp. 132–36.
- ^ Monte Scheinblum Shines When He's Hitting Off the Tee, Bucky Albers, Dayton Daily News, May 19, 1993, Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ Kish, Matthew. "Paint by numbers: Slump forces new focus on sales". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
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