there were so many people I couldn't decide which ones to pick. So here are all of them!A
- Robert H. Adleman (1919-1995), novelist, historian and restaurateur
- Danny Ainge (1959-), former NBA star
- Goli Ameri, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
- Thomas J. Autzen (1888-1958), Name bearer, University of Oregon's stadium; Contributing engineer- plywood manufacturing technologies
- Wally Backman (1959-),Former Major League Baseball second baseman, inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.
- Carl Barks (1901-2001), comic book writer and artist
- Rex T. Barber (1917-2001), a World War II fighter pilot, best known for shooting down Isoroku Yamamoto
- Jeffrey Barry (1969-) former Major League Baseball outfielder.
- James Beard (1903-1985), American chef and food journalist
- Grayson Boucher (1984-), basketball player known as "The Professor" on the AND 1 Streetball Mix Tape Tour
- Bill Bowerman (1911-1999), track coach at University of Oregon; Nike co-founder
- Brian Bruney (1982-), Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the New York Yankees.
- Brian Burres (1981-), Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles.
C- Raymond Carver, author
- Helen Cha-Pyo, orchestra conductor and organist
- Beverly Cleary (1916-), writer
- Chief Joseph (1840-1904), was the chief of the Wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa) band of Nez Perce Indians
- Chad Cota (1971-), former National Football League player and current co-owner of InfoStructure
- Pinto Colvig (1892-1976) actor, voice actor, best known as the voice of Disney's Goofy and portraying the original Bozo the Clown.
- Ann Curry (1956-), television journalist
D- Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993), artist
E- Robert Eakin 1848-1917, Oregon Supreme Court chief justice
- H. Chandler Egan 1884-1936, golf course designer
- Randall Edwards (born 1961), Oregon State Treasurer
- Jacoby Ellsbury (born 1983), baseball player
- Harris Ellsworth (1899-1986), member of U.S. Congress from Oregon.
- Marie Equi (1872-1952), physician and anarchist
- Neil Everett (1962-), ESPN sportscaster
F- Tami Farrell (1984-), Miss Teen USA 2003
- Mark Few (1962-), head basketball coach at Gonzaga University
- David Fincher (1962-), film director
- Carrie Finklea (1988-), actress
- Sally Flynn (1946-), singer, featured performer from The Lawrence Welk Show
- Alex Frost (1987-), actor, from Elephant and Drillbit Taylor
G- Gary the Retard (1952-), radio personality, one of the most popular members of Howard Stern's Wack Pack
- A.C. Gilbert (1884-1961), inventor, athlete, toy-maker and businessman, best known as the inventor of the Erector Set
- Neil Goldschmidt (1940-), influential and controversial Governor, Mayor of Portland, lobbyist
- Matt Groening (1954-), the creater of The Simpsons (cartoonist)
- Jeremy Guthrie (1979-), Major League Baseball, starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles.
H- Page Hamilton (1960-), musician
- Tonya Harding (1970-), ice skater, boxer
- Katie Harman (1980-), Miss America 2002
- Mark Hatfield (1922-), senator
- Howard Hesseman (1940-) actor, best is known for his role as disc jockey John "Dr. Johnny Fever" Caravella on the television sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati.
- Herbert Hoover (1874-1964), (moved to Oregon at the age of ten), the thirty-first President of the United States (1929-1933)
I- Terri Irwin (1964-), co-star (with husband Steve) of The Crocodile Hunter
K- Scott Kelly (musician), of Neurosis (band)
- Ken Kesey (1935-2001), author
- Kip Kinkel (born 1982), school shooter
- John Kitzhaber, (born 1947, Oregon Governor, 1995-2003
- Phil Knight (1938-), founder of Nike
- Jon Krakauer (1954-), author and mountaineer (born in Massachusetts, but grew up in Corvallis)
L- Winona LaDuke (1959-), Native American activist
- Frances Moore Lappe, (born 1944), author and activist
- Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-), author
- Leonard Levy (1923-2006), Pulitzer Prize winner
M- Larry Mahan (1943-), six time World All-Around Rodeo Champion cowboy
- Donald Malarkey (1921-), a soldier who fought in World War II, best known for being one of the soldiers portrayed in the Band of Brothers television miniseries.
- Tom McCall (1913-1983), influential Governor
- Ranald MacDonald (1824-1894), first man to teach the English language in Japan.
- Macy Morse (1921-), peace activist
- Dale Murphy (1956-), former Major League Baseball player
- Bob Packwood (1932-), former United States Senate and Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee
- Chuck Palahniuk (1961-), writer
- Mark Parent (1961-) former Major League Baseball catcher.
- Linus Pauling (1901-1994), chemist and activist; only person to win two Nobel Prizes outright
- Alfred Peet (1920-2007), founder, Peet's Coffee & Tea
- Kim M. Peyton-McDonald (1957-1986), gold medalist from 1976 Summer Olympics; Oregon Sports Hall of Fame inductee
- Julianne Phillips (1960-) (née Smith), actress
- River Phoenix (1970-1993), actor
- Mitch Pileggi (1952-), actor, best known for playing FBI assistant director Walter Skinner on the longrunning popular series The X-Files
- Steve Prefontaine (1951-1975), track athlete
R- Susan Raye (1944-), country singer
- John Reed (journalist) (1887-1920), journalist and Bolshevik activist
- Harold Reynolds (1960-), former MLB player, ESPN Baseball analyst
- Michael Ruppert, political activist and founder of From The Wilderness newsletter.
- Rebecca Schaeffer, 1967-1989 actress
- Doc Severinsen, (1927-) trumpeter, led the NBC Orchestra on The Tonight Show.
- Sonny Sixkiller, former Washington Huskies Quarterback, Actor
- Robert W. Straub (1920-2002), Governor of Oregon
- Eric A. Stillwell (1962-), screenwriter and producer
- Sally Struthers (1948-), actress
T- Jack Tafari (1946-), housing rights activist
- Corin Tucker (1972-), musician, guitarist with Sleater-Kinney
V- Will Vinton (1948-) a director and producer, know for his commercial creations, The California Raisins, the Domino's Noid, and the M&M's characters.
W- Neale Donald Walsch (1943-), author of the Conversations with God series
- Carl Wieman (1951-), physicist, and winner of 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics laureate
- Anthony Wynn (1962-), author
- Bob Welch, author and columnist
- Craig L. Williams (1961-), Emperor XVI Craig Hollywood of the Imperial Court of New York.
Z- John Zerzan (1943-), anarchist
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