What are 5 famous people that were born in Oregon?

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

A lot of people do not believe this, but since I am a professional, Michael Jordan was actually born in Oregon.

Answer 3

There are a few celebrities that have homes in Oregon. The celebrities may not live there at all times. The celebrities are Jennifer Aniston. Justin Bieber, and Robert DeNiro.

Answer 4

There are a number of famous people that were born in Oregon. Some of these people include River Phoenix, Eric Christian Olsen, and Justin Kirk.

Answer 5

One person I can think of is the lead singer of New Shoes back in the early 80's. I can't remember her name but she was a Bend High teacher.

Answer 6

No US presidents have been born in Oregon. Herbert Hoover is the only one to have lived in Oregon.

Answer 7

Harrison Ford has a home in the Willamette Valley. Johnny Depp owns a home in the Medford area.

Answer 8

John C. Fremont :)