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.
Artists Oliver L. Barrett (1892–1943), sculptor and educator Tracy Bonham, musician Deedee Cheriel, painter, musician, award-winning set decorator, filmmaker https://eugeneweekly.com/2016/10/06/more-like-an-animal/ Emily Kokal, musician Taravat Talepasand, artist Olga Volchkova, cast-glass sculptor, icon painter Michelle Zauner, musician and author
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 C. J. Brown, soccer player and coach Gregory Byrne, athletics director at the University of Alabama 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 Ashton Eaton, decathlete, five-time world champion, two-time Olympic gold medalist Dan Fouts, University of Oregon (1970–72), San Diego Chargers (NFL) quarterback, Pro Football Hall of Famer, TV commentator 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 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
Authors George Hitchcock (1914–2010), poet and publisher of the literary journal KayakGrimes, William. "George Hitchcock, Kayak Magazine Founder, Dies at 96", The New York Times, September 4, 2010. Accessed September 5, 2010. Frog (died 2024), writer and vendor of joke books
Entertainment Rose McGowan, actress, grew up in Eugene Rebecca Schaeffer, actress, born and raised in Eugene
Others
Creed C. Hammond, major general and Chief of the National Guard BureauNew York Times, Maj. Gen. Hammond, Ex-Head of Militia, April 2, 1940 Jack Herer, cannabis activist, author Eugene Lazowski, Polish physician, saved 8,000 people by creating a fake typhus epidemic in World War IIFake Epidemic Saves a Village from Nazis Stanley G. Love, astronaut Georgia Mason, botanist and herbarium curator Joan Mondale (1930–2014), second lady of the United States Martha Allen Sherwood (1948– 2020), lichenologist Terri Irwin, Conservationist
See also List of people from Oregon Lists of Oregon-related topics
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