Portland is a port city in the U.S. state of Oregon located at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers. Established in the 1830s as a camp along the Oregon Trail, Portland evolved into a major West Coast industrial city during the twentieth century. Contemporarily, it is the most populous city in Oregon, and the second-largest city in the Pacific Northwest. [1]
This list of notable people includes persons who were either born in, are current residents of, or have lived in Portland. A person who lives in or comes from Portland, Oregon is called a Portlander.
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bruce Abbott | 1954– | Actor | Yes | |
Alvin P. Adams, Jr. | 1942–2015 | Diplomat | Yes | [2] |
Arthur Adams | 1963– | Comic book artist | No | [3] |
Sam Adams | 1963– | Former mayor of Portland | No | [4] |
Obo Addy | 1936–2012 | Musician | No | [5] |
Brad Adkins | 1973– | Artist | No | [6] |
Jerome Alden | 1921–1997 | Playwright, screenwriter | Yes | [7] |
Pauline Alderman | 1893–1983 | Musicologist, composer | No | [8] |
Art Alexakis | 1962– | Musician | No | [9] |
James H. Allen | 1928–2015 | Clown, author | Yes | [10] |
Laura Allen | 1974– | Actress | Yes | [11] |
Goli Ameri | 1956– | Diplomat, businesswoman | No | [12] |
Rachel Ames | 1929– | Actress | Yes | [13] |
Bob Amsberry | 1928–1957 | Actor | Yes | [14] |
Larry Andersen | 1953– | Major League Baseball player | Yes | [15] |
Marian Anderson | 1897–1993 | Singer | No | [16] |
Marisa Anderson | Musician | No | [17] | |
Signe Toly Anderson | 1941–2016 | Singer | No | [18] |
Debra Arlyn | 1986– | Singer-songwriter | No | [19] |
Arledge Armenaki | 1949– | Cinematographer | Yes | [20] |
Garner Ted Armstrong | 1930–2003 | Televangelist | Yes | [21] |
Hal Ashby | 1929–1988 | Film director and editor | No | [22] |
Victor G. Atiyeh | 1923–2014 | 32nd Governor of Oregon | Yes | [23] |
Ray Atkeson | 1907–1990 | Photographer | No | [24] |
George H. Atkinson | 1819–1889 | Missionary | No | [25] |
Jean M. Auel | 1936– | Author | No | [26] |
Thomas J. Autzen | 1888–1958 | Plywood manufacturing innovator | No | [27] |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Preston Bailey | 2000– | Actor | Yes | [28] |
Terry Baker | 1941– | Attorney, athlete | No | [29] |
Brenda Bakke | 1963– | Actress | No | [30] |
Ireland Baldwin | 1995– | Model | No | [31] |
Lola Baldwin | 1860–1957 | One of first policewomen in the United States | No | [32] |
Lance Bangs | 1972– | Filmmaker | No | |
Daniel E. Barbey | 1989-1969 | U.S. Navy Admiral | Yes | [33] |
Art Barr | 1966–1994 | Professional wrestler | Yes | [34] |
Willie Barrow | 1924–2015 | Civil rights activist | No | [35] |
Blanche Bates | 1873–1941 | Actress | Yes | [36] |
Peter Baum | 1990– | Lacrosse player | No | [37] |
Scott Beach | 1931–1996 | Actor | Yes | [38] |
James Beard | 1903–1985 | Food expert | Yes | |
Jona Bechtolt | 1980– | Musician | No | [39] |
Larry Bell | 1923–1986 | Football player | Yes | |
Pietro Belluschi | 1899–1994 | Architect | No | [40] |
John Virginius Bennes | 1867–1943 | Architect | No | [41] |
Simon Benson | 1852–1942 | Philanthropist, logger | No | [42] |
Becca Bernstein | 1977– | Artist | No | |
Mel Blanc | 1908–1989 | Voice actor | No | |
Lance Blankenship | 1963– | Major League Baseball player, World Series champion | Yes | |
M. Blash | 1978– | Filmmaker | No | [43] |
Sheila Bleck | 1974– | Bodybuilder | Yes | |
Rachel Blumberg | 1969– | Drummer | Yes | [44] |
Earl Blumenauer | 1948– | Democratic U.S. Representative | Yes | |
Wally Boag | 1920–2011 | Actor | Yes | [45] |
William H. Boring | 1841–1932 | Union soldier, founder of Boring, Oregon | No | [46] |
Chris Botti | 1962– | Composer, trumpeter | Yes | |
Terrell Brandon | 1970– | NBA all-star | Yes | |
Matt Braunger | 1974– | Standup comedian | No | [47] |
Thom Bray | 1954– | Actor | No | |
Isaac Brock | 1975– | Singer, frontman of Modest Mouse | No | |
David Brooks | 1915–1999 | Actor | Yes | [48] |
Chuck Bown | 1954– | NASCAR racer | Yes | |
Jim Bown | 1960– | NASCAR racer | Yes | |
Cindy Brown | 1965– | Professional basketball player | Yes | [49] |
Mel Brown | 1944– | Jazz drummer | Yes | |
Melville W. Brown | 1887–1938 | Silent film director | Yes | [50] |
Tiffany Lee Brown | Writer, editor | No | ||
Carrie Brownstein | 1974– | Musician, actor | No | [51] |
Agnes Bruckner | 1985– | Actress | No | [52] |
Monique de Bruin | 1977– | Retired fencer | Yes | [53] |
Louise Bryant | 1885–1936 | Journalist, writer | No | |
Dean F. Bryson | 1910–1995 | Politician, lawyer | Yes | [54] |
Peter Buck | 1956– | Guitarist of R.E.M. | No | [55] |
Jack Buetel | 1915–1989 | Actor | No | [56] |
Barbara Buono | 1953– | Politician | No | [57] |
Geraldine Bureker | 1924–2009 | All-American girls professional baseball player | Yes | |
Helen Burgess | 1916–1937 | Actress | Yes | [58] |
Kevin Burke | 1950- | Musician, Master Irish Fiddler | No | |
Doris Burn | 1923–2011 | Children's author, illustrator | Yes | [59] |
Mabel Byrd | 1895–1988 | Civil rights activist; first African-American to attend the University of Oregon | No | [60] |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Callahan | 1951–2010 | Cartoonist | Yes | |
Cathy Camper | Artist, author | No | ||
Jean Carmen | 1913–1993 | Actress | Yes | [61] |
Jewel Carmen | 1897–1984 | Actress | Yes | [62] |
Cletis Carr | 1959– | Musician | Yes | |
John Francis Carroll | 1858–1917 | Publisher | No | [63] |
Margaret Carter | 1935– | Politician | No | [64] |
Sandra Cassel | 1952– | Actress, acting coach | No | [65] |
Michael Cassidy | 1983– | Actor | Yes | [11] |
Mark Chamberlin | 1955–2011 | Actor | Yes | [66] |
Erin Chambers | 1979– | Actress | Yes | |
William W. Chapman | 1808–1892 | Politician, lawyer | No | [67] |
Walter Chappell | 1925–2000 | Photographer | Yes | [68] |
Clive Charles | 1951–2003 | British soccer player, coach | No | [69] |
Trevor Chowning | 1972- | American Pop Artist | No | |
Janet Chvatal | 1964– | Classical soprano, director | Yes | |
Bernice Claire | 1906–2003 | Actress, singer | No | [70] |
Jillian Clare | 1992– | Actress | Yes | [71] |
Beverly Cleary | 1916–2021 | Author | No | |
Brad Cloepfil | 1956– | Architect | Yes | |
Michelle Clunie | 1969– | Actress | Yes | [11] |
Henry Waldo Coe | 1857–1927 | Physician, politician | No | |
Scott Coffey | 1967– | Filmmaker, actor | No | [72] |
Stephen Coffin | 1807–1882 | Investor, militia officer | No | [73] |
Marissa Coleman | 1987– | WNBA player | Yes | [74] |
Monte Collins | 1898–1951 | Actor, director | No | [75] |
Booth Colman | 1923–2014 | Actor | Yes | [76] |
Santo Condorelli | 1995– | Olympic swimmer | No | [77] |
Donald Cook | 1901–1961 | Actor | Yes | [78] |
Cool Nutz | 1972– | Rapper, Entertainer and Radio Personality | Yes | |
Barbara Coombs | 1947– | President of Compassion & Choices | No | |
Colleen Coover | 1969– | Comic artist | Yes | |
Alfred H. Corbett | 1915–2000 | Attorney, politician | Yes | [79] |
Gretchen Corbett | 1947– | Actress | Yes | [80] |
Henry W. Corbett | 1827–1903 | Industrialist, U.S. senator | No | |
Judy Cornell | 1933–2021 | Olympic swimmer | Yes | [49] |
Robert Cornthwaite | 1917–2006 | Actor | No | [81] |
John H. Couch | 1811–1870 | Sea captain, co-founder of Portland | No | [82] |
Lucy Covington | 1910–1982 | Political activist | No | [83] |
Colin Cowherd | 1963– | Sports media host | No | [84] |
Joseph Buford Cox | 1905–2002 | Entrepreneur, inventor of chainsaw chain | Yes | [85] |
Tom Cramer | 1960– | Artist | Yes | [86] |
Larry Crane | Publisher of Tape Op | No | ||
Ryan Crouser | 1992– | Olympic shot putter and discus thrower | Yes | [87] |
Dan Cunneen | 1963– | Musician | Yes | |
Imogen Cunningham | 1883–1976 | Photographer | Yes | [88] |
Ward Cunningham | 1949– | Inventor of wiki | No | |
Zamah Cunningham | 1892–1967 | Actress | Yes | [89] |
Ann Curry | 1956– | Journalist | No | [90] |
Michael Curry | 1967– | Costume and puppet designer | No | [91] |
Walt Curtis | 1941– | Poet, novelist | Yes | |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Florence Dagmar | 1895–1986 | Actress | Yes | |
Arthur Dake | 1910–2000 | Chess Grandmaster | Yes | [92] |
Adam Aminé Daniel | 1994– | Rapper, musician | Yes | [93] |
Britt Daniel | 1971– | Musician, vocalist of Spoon | No | |
George Dantzig | 1914—2005 | Mathematical scientist | Yes | [94] |
Darcelle XV | 1930–2023 | Drag performer | No | [95] |
Walt Dawson | 1982– | Political lobbyist | Yes | |
Valerie Day | 1959– | Singer | Yes | |
Burchard DeBusk | 1877–1937 | Academic | No | [96] |
Kelly Sue DeConnick | 1970– | Comic writer | No | |
David DeCoteau | 1962– | Filmmaker | Yes | [97] |
Kate Deines | 1982– | Professional soccer players | Yes | [98] |
Paul deLay | 1952–2007 | Blues harmonica player | Yes | |
Albert H. Densmore | 1946– | Businessman, state representative | Yes | |
James DePriest | 1936–2013 | Director emeritus of orchestral studies at Juilliard School; director of Oregon Symphony | No | [99] |
Jennifer Devine | 1968– | Olympic rower | Yes | [49] |
Yassine Diboun | 1978– | Ultrarunner | No | |
Matthew Dickman | 1975– | Poet | Yes | |
Richard Diebenkorn | 1922–1993 | Painter | Yes | |
Aaron Director | 1901–2004 | Law professor at University of Chicago | No | [100] |
Beth Ditto | 1981– | Singer-songwriter of Gossip | No | |
Juan Dixon | 1978– | Basketball player, Portland Trail Blazers | No | |
Robyn Dixon | 1979– | Reality TV personality | No | |
Michael Doleac | 1977– | NBA player | No | |
Lee Dorsey | 1924–1986 | R&B singer | No | [101] |
Sarah Dougher | 1967– | Singer-songwriter | No | [102] |
Linda Douglas | 1928–2017 | Actress, wife of Hank Greenberg | Yes | [103] |
Abigail Scott Duniway | 1834–1915 | Suffragist | No | [104] |
Mike Dunleavy Jr. | 1980– | NBA player | No | [105] |
Katherine Dunn | 1945–2016 | Author | No | [106] |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ron East | 1943– | NFL player, coach | Yes | |
Ashton Eaton | 1988– | Decathlete | Yes | |
Jonah Edelman | 1970– | CEO of Stand for Children | No | |
Dick Egan | 1884–1947 | Baseball player | Yes | |
Jim Elkins | 1901–1968 | Crime boss | No | [107] |
Sam Elliott | 1944– | Actor | No | [105] |
Carson Ellis | 1975– | Illustrator | No | |
Jack Ely | 1943–2015 | Musician of The Kingsmen | Yes | [108] |
Rick Emerson | 1973– | Radio personality | No | |
Douglas Engelbart | 1925–2013 | Inventor of computer mouse | Yes | [109] |
Marie Equi | 1872–1952 | Physician, anarchist | No | [110] |
Winfield Ervin, Jr. | 1902–1985 | Politician, mayor of Anchorage, Alaska | Yes | [111] |
Ellen Estes | 1978– | Olympic silver medalist in water polo | Yes | [49] |
Christopher Evans | 1847–1917 | Train robber | No | |
Sarah A. Evans | 1854–1940 | Suffragist | No | |
Steven Evans | 1991– | Soccer player | Yes | |
John R. Everett | 1918–1992 | First chancellor of City University of New York; president of the New School for Social Research | Yes | [112] |
Neil Everett | 1962– | Sportscaster | Yes | [113] |
Tom Everett | 1948– | Actor | Yes | [114] |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Henry Failing | 1834–1898 | Banker, politician | No | [115] |
Amparito Farrar | 1893–1989 | Soprano concert singer | Yes | [116] |
Jack Faust | 1932– | Attorney, broadcaster | Yes | |
David Feldberg | World champion disc golfer | Yes | ||
Shirley Adele Field | 1923–1995 | Legislator, judge | No | [117] |
Todd Field | 1964– | Actor, filmmaker | No | [118] |
Brad Fitzpatrick | 1980– | Creator of LiveJournal | No | |
Harrell Fletcher | 1967– | Artist | No | |
Lisa Foiles | 1986– | Actress | Yes | [119] |
Dick Fosbury | 1947–2023 | High jumper | Yes | [120] |
William Trufant Foster | 1879–1950 | Economist, first president of Reed College | No | [121] |
Matt Fraction | 1975– | Comic writer | No | [122] |
Alma Francis | 1890–1968 | Actress, singer | Yes | [123] |
Abigail Keasey Frankel | –1931 | Civic worker | No | [124] |
Boaz Frankel | 1982– | Host of Clips & Quips | Yes | |
Nell Franzen | 1889–1973 | Actress | Yes | |
Amy Freeze | 1974– | Meteorologist, WABC-TV New York | No | [125] |
Alex Frost | 1987– | Actor | Yes | |
C. Gordon Fullerton | 1936–2013 | Astronaut, member of Astronaut Hall of Fame | Yes | |
Ron Funches | 1983– | Standup comedian | No | [126] |
Elizabeth Furse | 1936–2021 | U.S. Congresswoman | No | |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Clark Gable | 1901–1960 | Actor | No | [127] |
Rocky Gale | 1988– | Major League Baseball player | Yes | [128] |
Ben Gardner | 1990– | NFL player | Yes | [129] |
Paul Gaustad | 1982– | National Hockey League player | No | [130] |
Geretta Geretta | 1958– | Actress | Yes | [131] |
Florence Holmes Gerke | 1896–1964 | Landscape architect | Yes | [132] |
Robert L. Ghormley | 1883–1958 | Naval officer | Yes | [133] |
Paul Gilbert | 1966– | Musician | No | [134] |
Cole Gillespie | 1984– | Baseball player | Yes | [135] |
Gary Gilmore | 1940–1977 | First person executed in U.S. after reinstatement of capital punishment | No | [136] |
Madeline Gleason | 1903–1979 | Poet, dramatist | No | [137] |
Russell Gleason | 1908–1945 | Actor | Yes | [138] |
Rodney Glisan | 1827–1890 | U.S. Army surgeon | No | [139] |
Molly Gloss | 1944– | Author | Yes | [140] |
Karl Glusman | 1988– | Actor | No | [141] |
Jacob Golden | 1970s– | Musician | No | [142] |
Hilda Goldblatt Gorenstein | 1905–1988 | Artist | No | [143] |
Brandon Gonzáles | 1984– | Professional boxer | Yes | [144] |
Louis S. Goodman | 1906–2000 | Pharmacologist, pioneer of chemotherapy | Yes | [145] |
Aaron Goodwin | 1976– | Photographer, cameraman of Ghost Adventures | Yes | [146] |
Avel Gordly | 1947– | First African-American woman elected to Oregon State Senate | Yes | [147] |
Joe Gordon | 1915–1978 | Baseball player | No | |
Kara Goucher | 1978– | Olympic long-distance runner | No | [148] |
Jessie Coles Grayson | 1886–1953 | Actress | No | [149] |
Gary Graver | 1938–2006 | Cinematographer | Yes | [150] |
A.C. Green | 1963– | Retired NBA Champion | Yes | [151] |
Edith Green | 1910–1987 | Politician | No | [152] |
Harrison Greene | 1884–1945 | Actor | Yes | [153] |
Jim Grelle | 1936–2020 | Olympic middle-distance runner | Yes | [154] |
Gloria Grey | 1909–1947 | Actress | Yes | [155] |
Matt Groening | 1954– | Animator, creator of The Simpsons and Futurama | Yes | [156] |
Woody Guthrie | 1912–1955 | Folk singer-songwriter | No | [157] |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Hagen | 1928–2005 | Actor | No | [158] |
Ancer L. Haggerty | 1944– | U.S. federal judge | Yes | [159] |
Swede Halbrook | 1933–1988 | NBA player | Yes | [160] |
Sally Haley | 1908–2007 | Painter | No | [161] |
Creed C. Hammond | 1874–1940 | Major General and Chief of the National Guard Bureau | No | |
Max Handelman | 1973– | Sportswriter, film producer | Yes | [162] |
Kathleen Hanna | 1968– | Singer-songwriter (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre) | Yes | [163] |
Julia Butler Hansen | 1907–1988 | Politician | Yes | [164] |
Tonya Harding | 1970– | U.S. national champion and Olympic figure skater | Yes | [165] |
Katie Harman | 1980– | Miss America 2002 | Yes | [166] |
Joey Harrington | 1978– | NFL quarterback | Yes | |
Nate Harris | 1983– | NFL linebacker | No | |
Bret Harrison | 1982– | Actor | Yes | [11] |
Lou Harrison | 1917–2003 | Composter | Yes | |
Michael Allen Harrison | Musician | Yes | ||
Larry Harvey | 1948–2018 | Artist, founder of Burning Man | No | [167] |
Lew Harvey | 1887–1953 | Actor | No | [168] |
Byron Haskin | 1899–1984 | Filmmaker | Yes | |
F. W. Hastings | 1848–1935 | Politician | Yes | [169] |
Steve Havelka | Creator of Pokey the Penguin | Yes | ||
James C. Hawthorne | 1819–1881 | Physician, co-founder of Oregon Hospital for the Insane | No | [170] |
Ernest Haycox | 1899–1950 | Writer | Yes | [171] |
Carey Hayes | 1961– | Screenwriter | Yes | |
Chad Hayes | 1961– | Screenwriter | Yes | |
Todd Haynes | 1961– | Filmmaker | No | [172] |
Dana Heitman | 1966– | Musician | Yes | |
Susan Helms | 1958– | Astronaut | No | |
Margaux Hemingway | 1954–1996 | Model, actress; granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway | Yes | [173] |
Christina Hendricks | 1975– | Actress | No | [174] |
Frank Herbert | 1920–1986 | Writer, journalist | No | [175] |
Joe Hill | 1879–1915 | Labor activist | No | |
Jan Hoag | 1948– | Actress | Yes | [176] |
Judi Hofer | 1940–2013 | Businessperson | Yes | |
Portland Hoffa | 1905–1990 | Radio host, actress | Yes | [177] |
Stewart Holbrook | 1893–1964 | Author, artist | No | [178] |
Ben Holladay | 1819–1897 | Transportation mogul | No | [179] |
Matt Hollywood | 1973– | Musician | No | |
Frederick Holman | 1852–1927 | Lawyer | No | [180] |
Peter Holmström | Musician | Yes | [181] | |
Kyron Horman | 2002– | Missing person | Yes | [182] |
Michael Hornburg | 1960– | Author | No | [183] |
Mike Horner | 1955– | Pornographic film actor | Yes | |
Hal E. Hoss | 1892–1934 | Journalist | Yes | [184] |
Bill Hudson | 1949– | Musician, father of Oliver and Kate Hudson | Yes | [185] |
Brett Hudson | 1953– | Musician, television producer | Yes | [186] |
Mark Hudson | 1951– | Musician, record producer | Yes | [186] |
Charlie Huhn | 1951– | Musician | Yes | [187] |
Cooper Hummel | 1994– | Major League Baseball player | Yes | |
William Hurt | 1950–2022 | Actor | No | [188] |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Illmaculate | 1986– | Hip hop musician | Yes | |
ILoveMakonnen | 1989– | Hip hop musician | No | |
Dan Ireland | 1949–2016 | Filmmaker | Yes | [189] |
Mary Frances Isom | 1865–1920 | Librarian, founder of Oregon Library Association | No | [190] |
Kirk Vernström Iverson | born ? | Inventor, writer, producer, media executive, investor and financier | Yes | [191] |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Jacobsen | 1954– | Pro-golfer | Yes | |
Clayton Jacobson II | 1933–2022 | Creator of jet ski | Yes | |
Evan Jager | 1989– | Distance runner | No | [192] |
Jeff Jahn | 1970– | Art critic, historian, and curator | No | [193] |
Cathy Jamison | 1950– | Olympic swimmer | Yes | [49] |
Gary Jarman | 1980– | Musician | No | |
Maxine Jennings | 1909–1991 | Actress | Yes | [194] |
Ethel Jewett | 1877–1944 | Actress | Yes | [195] |
Steve Jobs | 1955–2011 | Creator, founder of Apple | No | [196] |
Chris Johanson | 1968– | Painter | No | [197] |
Syl Johnson | 1900–1985 | Major League Baseball player | Yes | |
Fred Jones | 1979– | NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Champion | Yes | |
Scott Jones | 1966– | NFL offensive guard | Yes | |
Terrence Jones | 1992– | NBA player | Yes | |
Miranda July | 1974– | Filmmaker, performance artist | No | [198] |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Louis Kaufman | 1905–1944 | Violinist | Yes | [199] |
Daniel Kaven | 1977– | Architect, artist | No | [200] |
Gabe Kennedy | 1990– | Chef, entrepreneur | Yes | [201] |
Lisa Kennedy | 1972– | Political commentator | No | [202] |
Robert E. Kennedy | 1914–2010 | Professor, president of California Polytechnic State University | Yes | [203] |
Shell Kepler | 1958–2008 | Actress | No | [204] |
Cecil Kern | 1883–1928 | Actress | Yes | [205] |
Maude Kerns | 1876–1965 | Avant-garde artist | Yes | [206] |
Albertina Kerr | 1890–1911 | Heiress to Kerr Glass Company | Yes | [207] |
Donald M. Kerr | 1946–2015 | Wildlife biologist, conservationist | Yes | [208] |
William Jasper Kerr | 1863–1947 | Academic, first chancellor of Oregon University System | No | [209] |
Nitin Khanna | 1975– | Founder and CEO of MergerTech | No | |
Brian Kidd | 1983– | Unicyclist known as the Unipiper | No | [210] |
James Kilgore | 1947– | Activist, author | Yes | |
Wright King | 1923–2018 | Actor | No | |
Zach King | 1990– | YouTube personality | Yes | [211] |
Phil Knight | 1938– | Co-founder of Nike, Inc. | Yes | [212] |
William W. Knight | 1909–1981 | Publisher | No | [213] |
Terence Knox | 1946– | Actor | Yes | [214] |
Franklin F. Korell | 1889–1965 | Politician | Yes | [215] |
A. Thomas Kraabel | 1934–2016 | Classics and Jewish history scholar | Yes | [216] |
LaVerne Krause | 1924–1987 | Printmaker | Yes | [217] |
Jane Kurtz | 1952– | Author | Yes | |
Taya Kyle | 1974– | Author, activist; wife of Chris Kyle | Yes | [218] |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Barbara La Marr | 1896–1926 | Actress | No | [219] |
William S. Ladd | 1826–1893 | Businessman, industrialist | No | |
Mary Catherine Lamb | 1949–2009 | Textile artist | No | |
Ray Lampkin | 1948– | Retired professional boxer | Yes | |
Ben Hur Lampman | 1896–1954 | Editor, Oregon poet laureate | Yes | |
Cowboy Lang | 1950–2007 | Midget professional wrestler | No | [220] |
k.d. lang | 1961– | Singer-songwriter | No | [221] |
Harry Lane | 1855–1917 | Politician, physician | No | [222] |
Storm Large | 1969– | Musician | No | [223] |
Earle Larrimore | 1899–1947 | Actor | Yes | [224] |
Lars Larson | 1959– | Conservative talk radio host | No | |
Matt Lattanzi | 1959– | Actor; ex-husband of Olivia Newton-John | Yes | [11] |
Thomas Lauderdale | 1970– | Musician (Pink Martini) | No | |
Edgar M. Lazarus | 1868–1939 | Architect | No | [225] |
Ursula K. Le Guin | 1929–2018 | Author | No | |
Agnes Brand Leahy | 1893–1943 | Screenwriter | Yes | [226] |
Clara Elizabeth Chan Lee | 1886–1993 | First Chinese American woman registered to vote | Yes | [227] |
Hazel Ying Lee | 1912–1944 | First Chinese-American female military pilot | Yes | [228] |
Marc Alan Lee | 1978–2006 | United States Navy SEAL | Yes | [229] |
Barbara Lekberg | 1925–2018 | Artist, sculptor | Yes | [230] |
Ion Lewis | 1853–1923 | Architect | No | [231] |
Jack Lewis | 1964– | Author | Yes | [232] |
Norman Leyden | 1917–2014 | Conductor, clarinetist | No | [233] |
Carl L. Linde | 1864–1945 | German American architect | No | [234] |
Ben Linder | 1959–1987 | Engineer | No | [235] |
Brian Lindstrom | 1961– | Documentarian | Yes | [236] |
Albert Littlefield | First professional abortion provider in Portland | No | ||
Fred Lockley | 1871–1958 | Journalist | No | [237] |
Jeanette Loff | 1906–1942 | Actress | No | [238] |
Mickey Lolich | 1940– | Major League Baseball pitcher | Yes | |
Neil Lomax | 1959– | Football player | Yes | [239] |
Ashly Lorenzana | 1987- | Sex worker, author and freelance writer | Yes | [240] |
A. M. Loryea | 1839–1893 | Physician, co-founder of Oregon Hospital for the Insane | No | [241] |
Courtney Love | 1964– | Actress, musician (Hole) | No | [242] |
George A. Lovejoy | 1931–2015 | New Hampshire State Senator, businessman | Yes | |
Richard A. Lovett | 1953– | Author | No | |
Horace Sumner Lyman | 1855–1904 | Journalist, historian | No | [243] |
Logan Lynn | 1979– | Musician, writer, activist | No | |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Les McClaine | 1977– | Comic artist | No | |
S. J. McCormick | 1828–1891 | Publisher | No | [244] |
Rose McGowan | 1973– | Actress, director | No | [245] |
Douglas McKay | 1893–1959 | Politician | Yes | [246] |
Wanda McKay | 1915–1996 | Actress | Yes | [247] |
Dallas McKennon | 1919–2009 | Voice actor | No | [248] |
Brian McMenamin | 1957– | Brewpub owner, businessman | Yes | [249] |
Mike McMenamin | Brewpub owner, businessman | Yes | [249] | |
Ballard MacDonald | 1882–1935 | Songwriter and lyricist | Yes | [250] |
Shannon MacMillan | 1974– | U.S. soccer player | No | |
Vivek Maddala | 1973– | Composer, musician, producer | No | |
L. K. Madigan | 1963–2010 | Writer of young adult fiction. | Yes | [251] |
Holly Madison | 1979– | Playboy Playmate, actress | No | [252] |
Sharon Maeda | 1945– | Activist | No | [253] |
Cleo Maletis | 1925–2009 | Mrs. America 1957 | No | [254] |
Neda Maghbouleh | Professor, sociologist, writer | No | [255] | |
Stephen Malkmus | 1966– | Musician (Pavement) | No | [256] |
Paul Malvern | 1902–1993 | Stuntman, producer | Yes | [257] |
Robert Mann | 1920–2018 | Violinist, founder of Juilliard String Quartet | Yes | [258] |
Thomas Mann | 1991– | Actor | Yes | [11] |
Phillip Margolin | 1944– | Writer, lawyer | Yes | |
Richard Marquette | 1934– | Serial killer | Yes | [105] |
Chan Marshall | 1972– | Musician (Cat Power) | No | [259] |
Leanne Marshall | 1980– | Winner of Project Runway , season 5 | No | |
Vivian Marshall | 1888–1969 | Actress, stuntwoman | No | [260] |
Emily Winfield Martin | Artist, children's author | Yes | ||
Robert Marx | 1956– | Fencer | Yes | [261] |
Blair Mastbaum | 1975– | Author | No | |
Ana Matronic | 1974– | Singer | Yes | |
Carlton Mellick III | 1977– | Author | No | |
Colin Meloy | 1974– | Musician (The Decemberists) | No | |
James Mercer | 1970– | Musician (The Shins) | No | |
Judi Meredith | 1936–2014 | Actress, figure skater | Yes | [262] |
Nancy Merki | 1926–2014 | Olympic swimmer | Yes | [49] |
Natalie Mering | 1988– | Musician (Weyes Blood) | No | [263] |
Jeff Merkley | 1956– | U.S. senator | No | |
Mayo Methot | 1904–1951 | Actress | No | [264] |
Noah Mickens | Ringmaster of Wanderlust Circus | Yes | ||
Tiffeny Milbrett | 1972– | Soccer player, Olympic and World Cup champion | Yes | |
Colleen Miller | 1932– | Actress | No | [265] |
Donald Miller | 1971– | Author | No | |
Karen Minnis | 1954– | Politician | Yes | [266] |
Bob Mionske | 1962– | Attorney, Olympic bicycle racer | No | |
Mirah | 1974– | Musician | No | [267] |
Rhea Mitchell | 1890–1957 | Actress | Yes | [268] |
Erika Moen | 1983– | Comic artist | No | [269] |
Anne Shannon Monroe | 1873–1942 | Writer | No | |
Jinkx Monsoon | 1987– | Drag queen, singer, actor | Yes | [270] |
Lisa Montgomery | 1972– | MTV VJ | No | |
Al Moore | 1908–1991 | Football player | Yes | |
Glen Moore | 1941– | Jazz bassists | Yes | [271] |
Jason Moore | Wikipedia editor and organizer | No | ||
Joel David Moore | 1977– | Actor, director | Yes | |
Hilda Grossman Morris | 1911–1991 | Artist | No | [272] |
Sienna Morris | 1983– | Artist | No | [273] |
Lee Morse | 1897–1954 | Singer-songwriter, actress | No | [274] |
Cris Moss | Artist, curator | No | ||
George Mullin | 1892–1963 | World War I veteran, Victoria Cross winner | Yes | |
Ona Munson | 1903–1955 | Actress | Yes | [275] |
Francis J. Murnane | 1914–1968 | Longshore worker, preservationist | No | [276] |
Dale Murphy | 1956– | Major League Baseball player | Yes | |
Brent Musburger | 1939– | ESPN and ABC newscaster | Yes | [277] |
Isaiah Mustafa | 1974– | Actor, athlete | Yes | [278] |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Legedu Naanee | 1983– | NFL player | Yes | [279] |
Rose Naftalin | 1898–1998 | Restaurateur | No | [280] |
Bill Naito | 1925–1996 | Businessman | Yes | |
Dika Newlin | 1923–2006 | Composer, musician | Yes | [281] |
Rob Neyer | 1966– | Sportswriter, author | No | |
Scout Niblett | 1973– | Musician | No | [282] |
Stella Nickell | 1943– | Convicted criminal | No | [283] |
Jen and Kyndi Niquette | 1988– | Singers (Jen and Kat), lifestyle models | No | [284] |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Colin O'Brady | 1985– | Endurance athlete | No | [285] |
Dan O'Brien | 1966– | Olympic gold medalist | Yes | [286] |
Bill O'Reilly | 1949– | Political commentator, former news anchor | No | [287] |
Broderick O'Farrell | 1882–1955 | Actor | Yes | [288] |
Kevin O'Rourke | 1956– | Actor | Yes | [11] |
Bill Oakley | 1966– | Writer | No | [289] |
Jack Ohman | 1960– | Editorial cartoonist of The Oregonian | No | [290] |
Steve Olin | 1965–1993 | Major League Baseball pitcher | Yes | [291] |
George Olsen | 1893–1971 | Bandleader | Yes | [292] |
Kaitlin Olson | 1975– | Actress, comedian | Yes | [293] |
William Olvis | 1958–2014 | Composer | Yes | |
Mark Orton | Film score composer | No | ||
William Overton | Co-founder of Portland | Yes | [294] | |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Keith Packard | 1963– | Software developer | No | |
Bettie Page | 1923–2008 | Pin-up model | No | [295] |
Chuck Palahniuk | 1962– | Author | No | [296] |
Robert B. Pamplin | 1911–2009 | Businessman | No | [297] |
Jiggs Parrott | 1871–1891 | Major League Baseball infielder | Yes | [298] |
Tom Parrott | 1868–1932 | Major League Baseball pitcher | Yes | [299] |
Dennis Patera | 1945– | NFL player | Yes | [300] |
Ken Patera | 1942– | Olympic weightlifter | Yes | [301] |
Virginia Patton | 1925–2022 | Actress, businesswoman | No | [302] |
Linus Pauling | 1901–1994 | Double Nobel Prize-winning chemist | Yes | [303] |
George Anson Pease | 1830–1919 | Steamboat captain | No | [304] |
Lute Pease | 1869–1963 | Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist | No | [305] |
Jack Pennick | 1895–1964 | Actor | Yes | [306] |
Edward J. Perkins | 1928–2020 | Diplomat | No | [307] |
Johnny Pesky | 1919–2012 | Major League Baseball player (Boston Red Sox) | Yes | [308] |
Susan Peters | 1921–1952 | Actress | No | [309] |
Buddy Peterson | 1925–2007 | Baseball player | Yes | [310] |
Tom Peterson | 1930–2016 | Television personality | No | [105] |
Samuel B. Pettengill | 1886–1974 | Politician | Yes | [311] |
James Phelan | 1892–1974 | Football player, coach | No | [312] |
Henry F. Phillips | 1890–1958 | Inventor of the Phillips-head screw | Yes | [313] |
Hollie Pihl | 1928–2018 | Judge | Yes | [314] |
Mitch Pileggi | 1952– | Actor | Yes | [11] |
Roddy Piper | 1954–2015 | Wrestler | No | [315] |
Joe Plummer | Rock drummer, percussionist | No | [316] | |
Orlando Plummer | 1836–1913 | Physician, politician | No | [317] |
Bill Plympton | 1946– | Animator, illustrator | Yes | [318] |
Justine W. Polier | 1903–1987 | First female judge in New York | Yes | [319] |
Daniel A. Poling | 1884–1968 | Clergyman | Yes | [320] |
Erika Polmar | Entrepreneur and activist | [321] | ||
Paul Popham | 1941–1987 | War veteran, gay rights activist | No | [322] |
Tom Potter | 1940– | Former police chief and mayor of Portland | No | [323] |
Gap Powell | 1898–1989 | Professional football player | Yes | [324] |
Jane Powell | 1929–2021 | Actress, singer | Yes | [325] |
Maudie Prickett | 1914–1976 | Actress | Yes | [326] |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ruth Radelet | 1982– | Musician (Chromatics) | Yes | [327] |
Ahmad Rashad | 1949– | NFL player | Yes | [105] |
Justin Rattner | Intel executive | No | ||
Johnnie Ray | 1927–1990 | Singer | No | [328] |
Max Records | 1997– | Actor | Yes | [11] |
John Reed | 1887–1920 | Journalist | Yes | [277] |
Holiday Reinhorn | 1964– | Writer | Yes | [329] |
Mel Renfro | 1941– | NFL defensive back | No | [330] |
Rozz Rezabek | 1960– | Punk singer (Negative Trend, Theatre of Sheep) | Yes | [331] |
Kim Rhodes | 1969– | Actress | Yes | [11] |
Frank Rice | 1892–1936 | Actor | No | [332] |
Jeff Richards | 1924–1989 | Actor, baseball player | Yes | [333] |
Burton Richardson | 1949– | Television announcer | Yes | |
Mike Richardson | 1950– | Publisher, founder of Dark Horse Comics | Yes | [334] |
Lolita Ritmanis | 1962– | Film composer | Yes | [335] |
Terry Robb | 1956– | Guitarist | No | [336] |
Clete Roberts | 1912–1984 | Newscaster, actor | Yes | [337] |
Robert Robideau | 1946–2009 | Native American rights activist | Yes | [338] |
John Robison | 1985– | Actor | Yes | [11] |
Cleveland S. Rockwell | 1837–1907 | Cartographer, artist | No | [339] |
Josef Rösch | 1925–2016 | Physician, radiologist | No | [340] |
Raina Rose | 1982– | Folk singer | No | [341] |
Keri Rosebraugh | Artist | Yes | [342] | |
Louis Conrad Rosenberg | 1890–1983 | Printmaker | Yes | [343] |
Alex Ross | 1970– | Comic artist | Yes | [344] |
Marv Ross | 1951– | Musician (Quarterflash) | Yes | [345] |
Rindy Ross | 1951– | Singer, musician (Quarterflash) | Yes | [345] |
Mark Rothko | 1903–1970 | Artist | No | [51] |
Aaron Rowand | 1970– | NFL player | Yes | [346] |
Greg Rucka | 1969– | Novelist, comic writer | No | [347] |
Galen Rupp | 1986– | Olympic distance runner | Yes | [348] |
Pat Russell | 1923–2021 | Los Angeles City Council member | Yes | |
Rick Rydell | 1963– | Writer, talk show host | No | [349] |
Nancy Ryles | 1937–1990 | Politician | Yes | [350] |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Domantas Sabonis | 1996- | Professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings | Yes | |
Joe Sacco | 1960– | Graphic novel journalist | No | |
Katee Sackhoff | 1980– | Actress | Yes | [351] |
Greg Sage | 1952– | Musician, singer (Wipers) | No | [352] |
Alberto Salazar | 1958– | Olympic track athlete, coach until he was banned for life | No | |
Curtis Salgado | 1954– | Singer | No | |
Mary F. Sammons | 1954– | Businesswoman, former CEO of Rite Aid and Fred Meyer | Yes | [353] |
Rick Sanders | 1945–1972 | Greco-Roman wrestler, Olympic silver medalist | Yes | |
Alexandra Savior | 1995– | Singer-songwriter | Yes | [354] |
Rebecca Schaeffer | 1967–1989 | Actress | No | [355] |
Anne Schedeen | 1949– | Actress | Yes | [356] |
Monte Scheinblum | 1967– | Long-driving golf champion | Yes | [357] |
Dan Schmid | 1962– | Musician | Yes | |
Gerald Schwartz | 1941– | Mathematician | Yes | |
Randal L. Schwartz | 1961– | Author, convicted computer criminal | Yes | |
Gordon Scott | 1926–2007 | Actor | Yes | [358] |
Harvey W. Scott | 1838–1910 | Publisher | No | [359] |
Leslie M. Scott | 1878–1968 | Politician, historian | Yes | [360] |
Ynez Seabury | 1907–1973 | Actress | Yes | [361] |
Daniel Seavey | 1999– | Musician, contestant of American Idol | Yes | |
Gwenn Seemel | 1981– | Artist | No | [362] |
Della Sehorn | 1927–2001 | Olympic swimmer | Yes | [363] |
Richie Sexson | 1974– | Major League Baseball player | Yes | |
Susan Shadburne | 1942–2018 | Filmmaker | Yes | [364] |
Ari Shapiro | 1978– | Journalist | No | [365] |
David Shipley | 1963– | Journalist, editor of Bloomberg View , formerly The New York Times | Yes | [366] |
Floyd Simmons | 1925–1996 | Football player | Yes | |
Danny Simon | 1918–2005 | Television writer | No | [367] |
Norton Simon | 1907–1993 | Billionaire industrialist | Yes | [368] |
Christine Sinclair | 1983- | Canadian soccer player | No | |
Jacques Singer | 1910–1980 | Violinist, conductor of the Oregon Symphony (1962–1972) | No | |
Lori Singer | 1957– | Actress, cellist | No | [369] |
Ernst Skarstedt | 1857–1929 | Author | No | |
Joseph A. Sladen | 1841–1911 | Union Army recipient of the Medal of Honor | No | [370] |
Elliott Smith | 1969–2003 | Musician | No | [371] |
Harry Everett Smith | 1923–1991 | Archivist, ethnomusicologist | Yes | [372] |
Lawrence Leighton Smith | 1936–2013 | Conductor | Yes | [373] |
Marie Smith | 1898–1991 | Activist | No | [374] |
Esperanza Spalding | 1984– | Musician | Yes | [277] |
Tom Spanbauer | 1946– | Author | No | |
Erik Spoelstra | 1970– | NBA coach | No | [277] |
Mary Jane Spurlin | 1883–1970 | First female judge in Oregon | No | [375] |
Matthew Stadler | 1959– | Author | No | |
William Stafford | 1914–1993 | Poet | No | |
Katy Steding | 1967– | Basketball player, head coach at Boston University | Yes | [49] |
Bob Steele | 1907–1988 | Actor | Yes | [376] |
Dave Stevens | 1955–2008 | Illustrator, comic artist | No | [377] |
Melvin Storer | 1921–2003 | United States Navy shipfitter | Yes | [378] |
Tempest Storm | 1928–2021 | Burlesque dancer | No | |
Damon Stoudamire | 1973– | NBA player, coach | Yes | [379] |
Salim Stoudamire | 1982– | NBA player | Yes | |
Cheryl Strayed | 1968– | Author, essayist | No | [380] |
Brenda Strong | 1960– | Actress | Yes | [381] |
Arthur Dewey Struble | 1894–1983 | United States Admiral | Yes | [382] |
Sally Struthers | 1947– | Actress | Yes | [383] |
Ndamukong Suh | 1987– | NFL player | Yes | |
Jon Micah Sumrall | 1980– | Singer, musician (Kutless) | No | |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Deb Talan | 1968– | Singer-songwriter (The Weepies) | No | |
Simon Tam | 1981– | Musician (The Slants) | No | |
Jason Tanamor | 1975– | Author | No | [384] |
Ruth Taylor | 1905–1984 | Actress | No | [385] |
Thelma Taylor | 1933–1949 | Murder victim | Yes | [386] |
Courtney Taylor-Taylor | 1967– | Musician | Yes | |
James Terwilliger | 1809–1892 | Pioneer, namesake of Terwilliger Boulevard | No | [387] |
Maria Thayer | 1975– | Actress | Yes | [388] |
Tommy Thayer | 1960– | Musician (Kiss) | Yes | [389] |
Twinka Thiebaud | 1945– | Model | No | [390] |
Craig Thompson | 1975– | Graphic novelist | No | |
Chiye Tomihiro | 1924–2012 | Japanese-American activist | Yes | |
Barbara Thorne Stevenson | 1909–1985 | Soprano | Yes | |
Kirk Thornton | 1956– | Voice actor | Yes | |
Tori | 1964– | Bodybuilder | Yes | |
Linus Torvalds | 1969– | Organizer of Linux operating system kernel | No | |
Michael Totten | 1970- | Foreign correspondent, writer | No | |
Vecepia Towery | 1965– | Winner of Survivor: Marquesas | Yes | [391] |
Pennie Lane Trumbull | 1954– | Socialite | Yes | [392] |
Corin Tucker | 1972– | Musician (Sleater-Kinney) | No | |
Richmond K. Turner | 1885–1961 | U.S. Navy Admiral | Yes | [393] |
Wayne Twitchell | 1948–2010 | Major League Baseball player | Yes | |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ime Udoka | 1977– | NBA player, coach | Yes | [394] |
Mfon Udoka | 1976– | WNBA player | Yes | [49] |
Sara Jean Underwood | 1984– | Playboy Playmate, model | Yes | [395] |
Andrea U'Ren | 1968– | Children's author, illustrator | No | |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gus Van Sant | 1952– | Filmmaker | No | [396] |
Gino Vannelli | 1952- | Singer-songwriter | No | [397] |
Laura Veirs | 1973– | Singer-songwriter | No | [277] |
Will Vinton | 1947–2018 | Claymation animator | No | [398] |
Nicole Vogel | Publisher, author | No | [399] | |
Tim Vollmer | 1946– | Olympic discus thrower | Yes | [400] |
Howard Vollum | 1913–1986 | Engineer, founder of Tektronix | Yes | [401] |
Robert Vosper | 1913–1994 | Librarian (UCLA, University of Kansas) | Yes | [402] |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lindsay Wagner | 1949– | Actress | No | [403] |
Chris Walla | 1975– | Musician (Death Cab for Cutie) | No | [404] |
Fred Walton | 1949– | Film director | No | [405] |
Abby Wambach | 1980– | Soccer player | No | [202] |
M. Ward | 1973– | Musician | No | [202] |
Dominic Waters | 1986– | Basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League | Yes | |
Michaela Watkins | 1971– | Comedian, actress | No | [406] |
Marie Watt | 1967– | Sculptor | No | |
Danny Way | 1974– | Professional skateboarder | Yes | [407] |
Henry Weinhard | 1830–1904 | Brewer | No | [408] |
Janet Weiss | 1965– | Drummer (Sleater-Kinney) | No | [409] |
Claxton Welch | 1947– | NFL player | Yes | [410] |
E. Henry Wemme | 1861–1914 | Businessman | No | [411] |
Paul Wexler | 1929–1979 | Actor | Yes | |
Philip Whalen | 1923–2012 | Poet | Yes | [412] |
Nancy Whang | 1977– | Musician (LCD Soundsystem) | Yes | [413] |
Ted Wheeler | 1962– | Mayor of Portland | Yes | |
Minor White | 1908–1976 | Photographer | No | |
Morris H. Whitehouse | 1878–1944 | Architect | Yes | [414] |
Andrew Wiederhorn | 1966– | Entrepreneur | Yes | [415] |
Brad Wilk | 1968– | Drummer (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave) | Yes | [416] |
Nancy Wilson | 1954– | Musician (Heart) | No | [417] |
David Wolman | Author, journalist | No | [418] | |
Carolyn Wood | 1945– | Olympic swimmer | Yes | [49] |
Charles Erskine Scott Wood | 1852–1944 | Author, civil liberties advocate | No | [419] |
Randall Woodfield | 1950– | Serial killer known as the I-5 Killer | No | [420] |
Martin Wong | 1949–1999 | Painter | Yes | [421] |
Renn Woods | 1958– | Actress | No | [422] |
Thomas H. Wright | 1873–1928 | Electrician, teacher | No | [423] |
Anthony Wynn | 1962– | Playwright | No | |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Yeon | 1910–1994 | Architect | Yes | [424] |
Harold Young | 1897–1970 | Film and theater director | Yes | [425] |
Lidia Yuknavitch | 1963– | Writer | No | [426] |
Yeat | 2000– | Rapper | No | [427] |
Person | Lifespan | Notability | Born | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mariel Zagunis | 1985– | Two-time Olympic gold medalist in fencing | Yes | [49] |
Richard Zander | 1964– | Figure skater | Yes | [428] |
Alexandra Zapp | 1971–2002 | Murder victim | Yes | [429] |
Suzanne Zimmerman | 1925–2021 | Olympic silver medalist swimmer | Yes | [49] |
Peter Zuckerman | 1979– | Journalist | No | [430] |
Mark Zusman | 1954– | Publisher | No | [431] |
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I did live in Portland, Oregon for about five years, from when I was like 5 to 10, and then we came back down here to pursue the acting thing.
Joining them for dinner on a recent Thursday night at Supper on Second Street off Avenue A were Scott Coffey, a screenwriter, director and sometime bit player; and his boyfriend, Blair Mastbaum, a novelist. They sat at a table in a room just light enough not to be taken for a bat cave.
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Last rites for Thelma Anne Taylor, 15-year-old Roosevelt High School sophomore whose murder August 6, was confessed by Morris Leland, 22, transient, will be at 1:30 PM. Monday at Mikesworth's Peninsula Funeral Home 3018 N. Lombard Street. Rev. William C. Doughty, pastor of East St. Johns Mission Covenant, of which the girl was a member, will officiate. Burial will be in Columbia Cemetery. Miss Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence A. Taylor, 9903 N. Oregonian Street, was born in Portland December 12, 1933...
He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and two children.