List of Famous people born in Oregon, United States of America

Damon Francis Knight was an American science fiction author, editor and critic. He is the author of "To Serve Man", a 1950 short story adapted for The Twilight Zone. He was married to fellow writer Kate Wilhelm.

David Elmer Jeremiah was a United States Navy admiral who served as Vice Chairman and also acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. After his retirement from the Navy in February 1994, he worked in the field of investment banking. He served as partner and President, CEO and later Chairman of Technology Strategies & Alliances Corporation, a strategic advisory and investment banking firm engaged primarily in the aerospace, defense, telecommunications, and electronics industries. During his military career Jeremiah earned a reputation as an authority on strategic planning, financial management and the policy implications of advanced technology.

Thomas Terrell Brandon is an American retired professional basketball player. He played for three teams during his 11-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Erin Way is an American actress. She is known for her role as Kat in the Syfy drama series Alphas. She joined the show in the third episode of the second season.

Carter Frederick Ham is a retired United States Army general who served as the second commander of United States Africa Command. As commander of Africa Command, he led Operation Odyssey Dawn, the initial United States role in the 2011 military intervention in Libya.

Jack Taylor, is a Spanish-based American actor best known for starring in many European low-budget exploitation films of the 1970s, in particular several directed by Spanish cult filmmaker Jesús Franco.

Michael Alan Devecka is an American former Nordic combined skier who competed in the 1972 Winter Olympics, 1976 Winter Olympics, and in the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Keith Packard is a software developer, best known for his work on the X Window System.

Herbert Henri Jasper, was a Canadian psychologist, physiologist, neurologist, and epileptologist.

George Eyre Andrews is an American mathematician working in special functions, number theory, analysis and combinatorics.