List of people from Eugene, Oregon

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The following is a partial list of notable residents, past and present, from Eugene, Oregon, United States. A separate list of people from Oregon is available.

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Artists

Oliver L. Barrett (1892–1943), sculptor and educator
Maude Kerns, artist
Taravat Talepasand, artist
Olga Volchkova, cast-glass sculptor, icon painter

Athletes

Danny Ainge, North Eugene High School (1977), NBA player, coach and team executive
Jon Anderson, Olympian, 1973 Boston Marathon winner
Alex Brink, Canadian Football League quarterback
Gregory Byrne, athletics director at Mississippi State University
Todd Christensen, Sheldon High School (1974), Los Angeles Raiders NFL tight end
Brian Conklin, professional basketball player for Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A
Mary Decker, middle-distance runner, two-time world champion, member of National Track and Field Hall of Fame
Bill Dellinger, middle-distance runner and University of Oregon coach, Olympic bronze medalist
Ashton Eaton, decathlete, five-time world champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist
Tim Euhus, Churchill High School, NFL tight end
Dan Fouts, University of Oregon (1970–72), San Diego Chargers (NFL) quarterback, Pro Football Hall of Famer, TV commentator
Joey Harrington, University of Oregon (1998–2001), NFL quarterback
Jamey Harris, 1998 national champion, 1,500 meters
Justin Herbert, Sheldon High School (Oregon), University of Oregon (2016–19), Los Angeles Chargers (NFL) quarterback, Rose Bowl MVP
Cyrus Hostetler, javelin thrower, Pan American Games silver medalist
Luke Jackson, University of Oregon, NBA player, basketball coach at Northwest Christian University
Nate Jaqua, South Eugene High School (2000), Seattle Sounders striker
Jordan Kent, Churchill High School, University of Oregon three-sport star, son of UO coach Ernie Kent, wide receiver Seattle Seahawks (NFL)
Matt LaBounty, Oregon, 49ers, Packers, and Seahawks NFL defensive end
Keith Lewis, University of Oregon, San Francisco 49ers free safety
Marcus Mariota, University of Oregon (2012–14), Heisman Trophy Winner, Tennessee Titans quarterback (2015–19), Las Vegas Raiders quarterback (2020–present)
Casey Martin, professional golfer, University of Oregon golf coach
Bill McChesney, University of Oregon distance runner, 1980 Olympic team member
Quintin Mikell, Willamette High School, Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) defensive back
Chris Miller, Sheldon High School (1983), University of Oregon (1983–86), NFL quarterback
Kenny Moore, North Eugene High School (1961), University of Oregon (1963–66), runner, Olympic marathoner, sportswriter (Sports Illustrated), screenwriter (Without Limits), author (Bowerman and the Men of Oregon), actor in track movie Personal Best
Haloti Ngata, University of Oregon (2006), Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions (NFL) defensive tackle
Aaron Olson, professional cyclist
Steve Prefontaine, University of Oregon (1973), Olympic runner
Jeff Quinney, 2000 U.S. amateur golf champion, PGA player
Ahmad Rashad (formerly Bobby Moore), University of Oregon football player (1968–71), NFL receiver, NBC sportscaster
Dathan Ritzenhein, distance runner, 2008 USA men's Olympic marathon team
Marla Runyan, distance runner, five-time Paralympic Games gold medalist
Alberto Salazar, distance runner, marathoner, coach until he was banned for life
Onterrio Smith, University of Oregon, NFL running back
David Vobora, Churchill High School, NFL linebacker
Josh Wilcox, University of Oregon, NFL tight end
Kailee Wong, North Eugene High School, NFL linebacker

Authors

David Bischoff, science fiction author
Richard Brautigan, author
George Hitchcock (1914–2010), poet and publisher of the literary journal Kayak
Nina Kiriki Hoffman, author
Ken Kesey, author
Damon Knight, author
Grace Llewellyn, author of The Teenage Liberation Handbook
Laurie Notaro, author
Jerry Oltion, author, astronomer, and inventor
Chuck Palahniuk, author
Casey Plett, writer
Bruce Holland Rogers, author
William L. Sullivan, author of outdoor guide books
John Varley, science fiction author
Ray Vukcevich, fantasy and literary author
Bob Welch, author, columnist for The Register-Guard
Leslie What, author
Kate Wilhelm, author
Anthony Wynn, author

Entertainment

Andy Andrist, comedian
Brandon Beemer, actor
Dan Carlin, podcaster and author
Esther K. Chae, actress
William De Los Santos, screenwriter for 2002 Eugene-based film Spun
Demetri Goritsas, actor
Howard Hesseman, actor
Christopher Judge, actor (Stargate SG-1), as Doug Judge; football star at the University of Oregon in the mid-1980s
Rose McGowan, actress, grew up in Eugene
Austin O'Brien, actor, costarred with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Last Action Hero as well as appearing in many other films and TV shows
Eric Christian Olsen, actor
Rebecca Schaeffer, actress in My Sister Sam
David Ogden Stiers, actor on the television series M*A*S*H; was in the first graduating class of North Eugene High School (1960)
Eric A. Stillwell, screenwriter and producer
Caitlin Wachs, actress
Jenny Wade, actress, Churchill High School alumnus
Craig Wasson, actor
Puddles the Duck, mascot, dancer
Bryce Zabel, Hollywood writer and producer; chairman Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

Music

Frank Black, musician, Pixies singer and guitarist
Tracy Bonham, musician
Isaac Brock, musician, Modest Mouse, Ugly Casanova
Andie Case, musician
Robert Cray, musician
Anna Gilbert, musician
Tim Hardin, musician
Megan Marie Hart, operatic soprano
Evynne Hollens, musician
Peter Hollens, musician
Kelly Keagy, musician (drummer for Night Ranger)
Mat Kearney, musician
Daniel Levitin, neuroscientist, author, musician, attended University of Oregon 1992–1996
Mark Lindsay, musician, lead singer of Paul Revere and the Raiders
Halie Loren, singer-songwriter
Courtney Love, frontwoman of alternative rock band Hole, lived in Eugene as a child with her mother
Shawn McDonald, musician
Frank Navetta (1962–2008), original bassist for punk band Descendents; born in California, moved to Eugene in 1985 and lived there until his death
Steve Perry, musician, lead singer, songwriter Cherry Poppin' Daddies
RJD2, music producer, singer and musician
Rock and Roll Soldiers, band
Curtis Salgado, Willamette High School alumnus (1971), blues musician
Dan Schmid, musician, Cherry Poppin' Daddies/Frank Black bassist
Corin Tucker, musician, Sleater-Kinney
Theresa Becker Wayman, musician; singer-songwriter; actor; guitarist and vocalist of the indie rock band Warpaint
Mason Williams, musician, writer
Paul Wright, musician
Michelle Zauner, musician, lead vocalist and songwriter for Japanese Breakfast; author of her memoir, Crying in H Mart
Aja Volkman, musician, lead singer of Nico Vega

Others

Garner Ted Armstrong, radio and television evangelist
Herbert W. Armstrong, evangelist and author
John Brombaugh, pipe organ builder
Edgar Buchanan, dentist, actor
Robert Lee Burns, reformed convict
James Dutton, U.S. Air Force test pilot and NASA astronaut
Neil Goldschmidt, politician, Mayor of Portland, U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Jacob Hacker, political scientist
Creed C. Hammond, Major General and Chief of the National Guard Bureau
Jack Herer, cannabis activist, author
Terri Irwin, naturalist, wife of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin
Phil Knight, co-founder of Nike, Inc.
Eugene Lazowski, Polish physician, saved 8,000 people by creating a fake typhus epidemic in World War II
Mickey Loomis, Willamette High School alumnus; general manager, New Orleans Saints, National Football League
Stanley G. Love, astronaut
Georgia Mason, botanist and herbarium curator
Rich McKay, president and CEO of the Atlanta Falcons
Wayne Morse, U.S. Senator
Paul Pierson, political scientist
Marty Ravellette, armless hero
Paul Martin Simon, U.S. Senator from Illinois
Wendell Wood, conservationist
Don Z. Zimmerman, Brigadier General, first Dean of Faculty at the U.S. Air Force Academy
John Zerzan, anarcho-primitivist writer, philosopher, activist

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New York Times, Maj. Gen. Hammond, Ex-Head of Militia, April 2, 1940
Saker, Anne (2010-04-15). "Jack Herer, father of marijuana legalization movement, dies at age 70 in Eugene". The Oregonian. Retrieved 16 April 2010. Herer had been recuperating since March in Eugene. His wife, Jeannie, was at his side at the house the couple had rented when he died.
Fake Epidemic Saves a Village from Nazis
Chicago's 'Schindler' who saved 8,000 Jews from Nazis dies Archived 2007-10-30 at the Wayback Machine
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"Georgia Mason Herbarium Fund". Oregon State University. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
Richard, Terry (2015-08-14). "Wendell Wood, 65, remembered as protector of environment". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2015-09-03.

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