FAMOUS NATIVES

People listed are almost always native to the state. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived within a state for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to the state in their personal endeavors.

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A

• Danny Ainge basketball and baseball player
• David Anders actor
• Cecil D. Andrus secretary of the interior
• Garner Ted Armstrong evangelist

B

• Brad Badger football player
• Del Baker baseball player
• Rex T. Barber aviator, WWII fighter pilot
• Carl Barks artist, illustrator
• James Beard food expert, writer
• Phillip Bradley Bird animator
• Earl Blumenauer politician
• Bill Bowerman founder of nike
• Chuck Bown race car driver
• John Bown race car driver
• Meredith Brooks singer, songwriter
• Ty Burrell actor

C

• Marion Carl aviator, WWII fighter ace
• Raymond Carver short story writer, poet
• Michael Cassidy actor
• Chief Joseph Nez Perce Indian leader
• Beverly Cleary author
• Gretchen Corbett actress
• Jack Corbett cartoonist

D - E

• Homer Davenport political cartoonist
• Harold L. Davis author
• Jack Elam actor
• Jacoby Ellsbury baseball player
• Douglas C. Engelbart inventor
• Neil Everett sportscaster

F - G

• George Buck Flower actor
• Sally Flynn singer
• Dick Fosbury athlete, high jumper
• Dan Gauthier actor
• Alfred C. Gilbert inventor, toy manufacturer
• Bob Gilder golfer
• Matt Groening cartoonist, producer, writer

H

• Page Hamilton singer, guitarist
• Tim Hardin musician, composer
• Tonya Harding figure skater
• Katie Harman former miss america
• Joey Harrington football player
• Bret Harrison actor
• Mark Hatfield politician
• Howard Hesseman actor
• William (Bill) Louis Hudson musician, singer, songwriter
• Brett Hudson musician, singer, songwriter
• Joni Huntley track athlete

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