List of people from Bend, Oregon

Last updated April 27, 2025

The following is a partial list of notable residents, past and present, from Bend, Oregon, a city in Central Oregon in the western part of the United States of America. A separate list of people from Oregon is available.

Broda Otto Barnes, physician, hypothyroidism researcher
Shannon Bex, member of the musical group Danity Kane
Mohini Bhardwaj, Olympic gymnast
Drew Bledsoe, former NFL quarterback
Luke Musgrave, tight end for the Green Bay Packers
Ian Boswell, racing cyclist for Team Katusha–Alpecin
Allie Brosh, author, Hyperbole and a Half
Pat Cashman, comedian, television and radio personality
John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Corporation; part-time resident
John Clem Clarke, painter and college football player for the Oregon State Beavers football team
Ray W. Clough, professor emeritus at UC-Berkeley, founder of the finite element method
Kent Couch, lawn-chair balloonist
Adam Craig, professional mountain bike racer and Olympian
Kiki Cutter, Olympic and World Cup ski champion
Thomas Del Ruth, cinematographer
Nate Doss, professional disc golfer and brewer; three-time PDGA World Champion
Brian Dunning, science author and film producer; runs Skeptoid Inc
Ashton Eaton, 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medalist, world record holder in both the decathlon and heptathlon
Alan Embree, former Major League Baseball player
Myrlie Evers-Williams, civil rights activist
Ben Ferguson, professional snowboarder
Jon Fogarty, professional race car driver currently with GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing
Tommy Ford, professional ski racer and Olympian
Matthew Fox, television actor on the series Lost
Michael Garrison, electronic musician
Jere Gillis, former NHL player
Scott Goldblatt, 2000 Olympic silver medalist, 2004 Olympic gold medalist in swimming
Paul Hait, Olympic gold medalist
Ray Hatton, college professor, author, and long-distance runner
Chris Horner, pro road racing cyclist, winner of the 2013 Vuelta a España
Steve House, mountain climber, first non-European winner of Piolet d'Or Award
Stan Humphries, former NFL quarterback
Dave Hunt, founder of the Berean Call ministry
Sara Jackson-Holman, singer-songwriter
Valarie Jenkins, professional disc golfer and brewer; four-time PDGA World Champion
Jason Keep, basketball player
Donald M. Kerr, conservationist and founder of the High Desert Museum
Rustin R. Kimsey, Episcopalian bishop
Gary Lewis, outdoor writer for ESPN, author and TV host
Ryan Longwell, NFL place kicker
Gerry Lopez, Hawaiian surfing legend and film actor ("Conan the Barbarian")
Robert D. Maxwell, Medal of Honor recipient
Donald L. McFaul, U.S. Navy SEAL killed in Panama in 1989
Max McNown, singer, songwriter
J. Patrick Metke, politician and businessman
Jourdan Miller, fashion model and winner of America's Next Top Model , cycle 20
Chino Moreno, musician and lead singer of Deftones ^[1]
William A. Niskanen, former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Reagan administration; former chairman of the Cato Institute
Paul Phillips, professional poker player
George P. Putnam, publisher; husband of Amelia Earhart
Jeremy Roloff, TV personality, Little People Big World
Grant Rosenberg, TV writer-producer and author
Laurenne Ross, Olympic alpine ski racer
Beckie Scott, 2002 Olympic gold medalist in cross country skiing
Derek Sitter, founder/former owner of Volcanic Theatre Pub and actor/filmmaker
John Spence, first American combat frogman^[2]^[3]
David Stoliar, sole survivor of the Struma disaster
Conrad Stoltz, three-time XTERRA off-road triathlon champion
Byron A. Stover, businessman and state legislator
Mickey Tettleton, former Major League Baseball player
Andy Tillman, llama rancher, businessman, and author
Ryan Trebon, professional mountain bike and cyclocross racer
April Genevieve Tucholke, novelist
Andreas Wecker, Olympic horizontal bar gold medalist in 1996
Gary Zimmerman, NFL player, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008

References

↑ McElhiney, Brian. "Deftones play hometown show in Bend". The Bulletin.
↑ Perry, Tony (November 3, 2013). "John Spence dies at 95; Navy diver and pioneering WWII 'frogman'". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 27, 2013.
↑ Hammers, Scott (October 30, 2013). "World War II vet was a first: John Spence, dead at 95 in Bend, pioneered U.S. underwater warfare". The Bulletin (Bend) . Retrieved November 27, 2013.

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[1] McElhiney, Brian. "Deftones play hometown show in Bend". The Bulletin.

[latimes-2] Perry, Tony (November 3, 2013). "John Spence dies at 95; Navy diver and pioneering WWII 'frogman'". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved November 27, 2013.

[bulletin-3] Hammers, Scott (October 30, 2013). "World War II vet was a first: John Spence, dead at 95 in Bend, pioneered U.S. underwater warfare". The Bulletin (Bend) . Retrieved November 27, 2013.

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