- Sam Adams
Sam Adams is an elected official in Portland, Oregon in the United States. In 2004 he was elected to the Portland City Council, defeating attorney Nick Fish.
- Gordon Smith
Gordon Harold Smith (born May 25, 1952) is Oregon's junior United States Senator, currently serving his second term. He is a member of the Republican Party.
- Ron Wyden
Ronald Lee Wyden (born May 3, 1949) is Oregon 's senior United States Senator . He is a member of the Democratic Party . He was born in Wichita, Kansas . Before his election to the Senate in 1996, he served 15 years in the U.S. House of Representatives . Wyden attended the University of California, Santa Barbara on a basketball scholarship before receiving his B.A. with distinction from Stanford University.
- Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley is the Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives. Merkley, a Democrat, represents House District 47, located in eastern Multnomah County within the Portland city limits. Merkley grew up within the boundaries of his district, graduating from David Douglas High School. He earned his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and a Master of Public Policy degree from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.
- Earl Blumenauer
United States Congressman Earl Blumenauer , a Lewis and Clark law school graduate, will deliver the commencement address. ... United States Representative Earl Blumenauer represents Oregon"as third congressional district in Portland. The former Portland commissioner and state representative first was elected to Congress in 1996.
- Peter Defazio
Peter Anthony DeFazio (born May 27, 1947) is an American politician. He serves as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Oregon, representing the. DeFazio is currently serving his 11th term. He is Oregon's most senior member of Congress, which makes him the dean of Oregon's House of Representatives delegation. DeFazio serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure, Homeland Security, and Natural Resources committees, …
- Greg Walden
Gregory "Greg" Walden (born January 10, 1957, in The Dalles, Oregon) is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Oregon and represents its, which covers more than two-thirds of the state (generally, east of the Cascades.) Walden earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Oregon in 1981. He is the son of Paul E. Walden, three-term Oregon state representative. Walden and his wife, Mylene, live in Hood River with their son Anthony.
- David Wu
David Wu (born April 8 , 1955 ) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Oregon , representing the state's first congressional district . His district includes a small section of western Multnomah County, Oregon and all of Yamhill , Columbia , Clatsop and Washington counties. He is the first Chinese-American to be elected to the US Congress. Wu was born in Taiwan , and moved to the United States with his family in 1961.
- Norma Paulus
Norma Paulus (b. March 13 1933) born Norma Jean Petersen in Belgrade, Nebraska is a Republican politician from the state of Oregon, United States. Raised as one of seven children in Eastern Oregon, Paulus started her working career as the secretary for the district attorney for Harney County in Burns, Oregon. Then after recovering from polio she moved to Salem, Oregon and worked as a legal secretary, …
- Darlene Hooley
Darlene Hooley (born April 4 1939 in Williston, North Dakota) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon and represents the 5th Congressional District. Hooley resides in West Linn, Oregon. In the 2006 election, Hooley won re-election to a sixth term, defeating Republican Mike Erickson, Green Paul Aranas and Constitution candidate Douglas Patterson.
- Kevin Love
Kevin Wesley Love (b. September 7, 1988 in Santa Monica, California), is a college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins.
- Mark Hatfield
Mark Odom Hatfield (born July 12, 1922) is a former United States Senator and Governor of Oregon. He is a member of the Republican Party.
- Wayne Morse
Wayne Lyman Morse was a United States Senator from Oregon from 1945 until 1969. He made a filibuster for 22 hours and 26 minutes in 1953 protesting the Tidelands Oil legislation, which at the time was the longest filibuster in Senate history. Morse was born to a farming family in Verona, Wisconsin, who imbued the political beliefs of Robert M. LaFollette, Sr. in their children.
- Les Aucoin
Les AuCoin (born October 21, 1942) is a former Representative from Oregon, United States. He was the first Democratic congressman to represent since statehood. He served in the House of Representatives for 18 years until 1993, rising to the position of dean of the Oregon House delegation and becoming 84th in overall House seniority.
- Chief Joseph
Chief Joseph (1840-September 21, 1904) was the chief of the Wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa) band of Nez Perce Indians during General Oliver O. Howard's attempt to forcibly remove his band and the other "non-treaty" Indians to a reservation in Idaho. For his principled resistance to the removal, he became renowned as a humanitarian and peacemaker.
- Phil Knight
Philip H. Knight (born February 24, 1938) is the co-founder and former CEO of Nike, Inc. and the owner of Laika Entertainment House (formerly Will Vinton Studios). Knight is also known for his monetary support of the University of Oregon, where he received his bachelor's degree in accounting in 1959. Knight received his MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1962.
- Kellen Clemens
Roy Kellen Clemens (born June 6, 1983 in Burns, Oregon) is a current American football quarterback for the New York Jets. He was drafted in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played high school football for the Burns Hilanders and led them to the Oregon state 3A championship game in 1999. Clemens played college football at the University of Oregon. He was a senior during the 2005 season, …
- John Robinson
John Robinson (born October 25, 1985) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of John McFarland in Gus Van Sant's "Elephant" and Stacy Peralta in the skateboarding film "Lords of Dogtown". Robinson enjoys snowboarding and played lacrosse in high school. He has also done some modeling. He is a 2005 graduate of the Oregon Episcopal School.
- Herbert Hoover
Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st United States President. His acts of philanthropy ranged from monetary donations to volunteerism. Hoover donated his entire presidential salary to charity. More >> Hoover is known for being elected president by one of the biggest majorities in the history of the Republican Party. Hoover's administration worked for legislation to protect children, to help small businesses and homeowners, and legislation for the reform of criminals.
- Bob Packwood
Robert William "Bob" Packwood (born September 11, 1932) was an American politician from Oregon and a member of the Republican Party. He was forced to resign from the United States Senate in 1995 after allegations of sexual harassment, abuse, and assault from dozens of women emerged.
- Matthew Abram Groening
Growing up in Portland, Oregon, Matt Groening did not take a particular interest in school, which is what originaly turned him towards drawing. In the mid-1980' s, Matt Groening moved to Los... ... Matt Groening created The Simpsons. Matt Groening created Futurama. The Simpsons is one of the greatest shows ever. Furturama is one of the greatest shows ever. Because of this Simpsons fact Matt Groening is one of the all-time greats. Because of...
- Neil Goldschmidt
Neil Goldschmidt has served as Governor, Mayor of its major city, U.S. Cabinet Secretary, and executive officer of a Fortune 500 corporation. Today he has a small consulting firm focused primarily on strategic planning and problem solving for national and international businesses. He serves a limited number of clients on a continuing basis. In addition, he chairs Drug Strategies, Inc. and the Oregon Children's Foundation.
- Maarty Leunen
Maarty Leunen (born September 3, 1985 in Vancouver, Washington) is an American college basketball player. A 6'9", 215 pound forward at the University of Oregon, he is a key reason why the Oregon Ducks reached the Elite 8 in the 2007 NCAA Division I tournament. The junior is currently averaging 10.9 ppg and 8.3 rpg.
- Pat Casey
Pat Casey (b. 1959 in McMinnville, Oregon) is the head coach for the Oregon State Beavers baseball team. He is best known for winning the 2006 College World Series for the Beavers' first-ever baseball National Championship. Despite losing all but two starters on the team and being selected last in the NCAA College World Series bracket, he led the Beavers to a repeat championship in the 2007 College World Series, the first unranked team in history to accomplish this feat.
- Steve Prefontaine
Steve Roland Prefontaine (commonly referred to as Pre by runners and fans) was an American Olympic runner born in Coos Bay, Oregon. Prefontaine was primarily a long distance runner, and at one point held the American record in every running event from the 2000 meters to the 10,000 meters. Prefontaine had one leg longer than the other (a common condition that does not affect running speed), …
- Karen Minnis
Karen Minnis (R-Wood Village) is a Republican politician in Oregon, U.S.A. She has been a member of the Oregon House of Representatives since 1998, and served as Speaker of the House from 2003 to 2006. Minnis is currently serving her fifth term in the House of Representatives. She represents District 49, which includes the cities of Fairview, Troutdale, and Wood Village, and a portion of Gresham, in east Multnomah County.
- Ben Howland
Ben Howland (born May 28, 1957 in Lebanon, Oregon) is an American college head coach of men's basketball. He has been the head coach of the University of California, Los Angeles since 2003, and recently signed a contract extension through 2013. Aggressive man-to-man defense is the trademark of Ben Howland-coached teams.
- Dave Johnson
David ("Dave") Allen Johnson (born April 7, 1963 in North Dakota) is a former decathlete from the United States, who grew up in Missoula, Montana. As a child he attended C. S. Porter Elementary School and later attended Sentinel and Big Sky high schools. Dave's family moved to Corvallis, Oregon in 1980 and he attended Crescent Valley High School, graduating in 1981. Dave was involved in a series of petty thefts as a teenager, …
- June Jones
June Sheldon Jones, III (born February 19, 1953, Portland, Oregon) is an American football coach, formerly with the Atlanta Falcons and currently with the University of Hawaiʻi.
- Joseph Lane
Joseph Lane (December 14, 1801 - April 19, 1881) was an American general during the Mexican-American War and a United States Senator from Oregon.
- Jacoby Ellsbury
Jacoby McCabe Ellsbury (born September 11, 1983, in Madras, Oregon) is a minor league baseball player who is currently the # 1 prospect in the Boston Red Sox organization and rated as the # 33 prospect for 2007 by Baseball America. He was originally drafted, but not signed, by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 23rd round of the 2002 MLB entry draft and in 2005 was drafted by Boston, 23rd overall, in the entry draft out of Oregon State University.
- Erik Ainge
Erik Douglas Ainge (born June 12, 1986 in Portland, Oregon) is a collegiate American football player for the University of Tennessee.
- Kyle Singler
Kyle Singler (b. May 4, 1988 in Medford, Oregon, United States), is a college basketball player for the Duke Blue Devils.
- John Harris
John Thomas Harris (born September 13, 1954) is a former Major League Baseball player. His first MLB appearance was with the California Angels on September 26, 1979. Harris was born in Portland, Oregon. He attended Lubbock Christian University. He was chosen in the 29th round of the 1976 Major League Baseball draft. He played in the major leagues from 1979 until October 1981 - all with the California Angels.
- Bruce Campbell
Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22 1958) is an American actor, producer, writer and director. He is best known for his starring role as Ash in the "Evil Dead" trilogy of horror/slapstick movies, and has since become a B-movie icon.
- Roy Schuening
Roy Schuening is a 6-foot, 4-inch, 317-pound offensive lineman for the Oregon State University Beavers football team. A native of Pendleton, Oregon, he has started 37 consecutive games for the Beavers, a current high team mark. He was the lead blocker in the winning extra-point try in the 2007 Sun Bowl to help get running back Yvenson Bernard into the end zone for a 2-point conversion, and was subsequently named to the 2007 ESPN All-Bowl team.
- Bill Johnson
William Dean ("Bill") Johnson (born March 30, 1960) is an American former Alpine skier who became the first American man to ever win an Olympic gold medal in alpine skiing.
- Elizabeth Furse
Elizabeth Furse (born October 13, 1936) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 1999, representing the 1st District of Oregon. She is a Democrat. Furse was born in Nairobi, Kenya, to British parents, and grew up in South Africa. She was the first person born in Africa to win election to the U.S. Congress. Inspired by her mother, she became an anti-apartheid activist in 1951 joining the first Black Sash demonstration in Cape Town, …
- Luke Jackson
Luke Ryan Jackson (born November 6, 1981 in Eugene, Oregon), is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors. The tenth overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, Jackson has thus far spent most of his career on the injured list with knee tendinitis and back spasms.
- Peter Skene Ogden
Peter Skene Ogden (alternately Skeene, Skein or Skeen), (baptised 12 February, 1790 - September 27, 1854) was a fur trapper and a Canadian explorer of what is now British Columbia the American West. During his many expeditions he explored parts of Oregon, Washington, Nevada, California, Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. His birthdate is variously given as 1774, 1794, or 1790. He was the son of Chief Justice Isaac Ogden of Quebec.