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 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 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 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
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