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Famous people · Eugene
37 famous people were born in Eugene, more of them performers than in most towns
Articles in 32 languages make the actress Rebecca Schaeffer the best known. Only 2 towns in Oregon list more. More than half were born since 1970, 21 in all. Martin Hynes, born in 1901, is the earliest name and Eli Brown, born in 1999, the latest.
Born here
37
notable people
Best known
Rebecca Schaeffer
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Martin Hynes
Youngest
1999
Eli Brown
Most common field
Sports
14 people
Also called it home
14
notable residents
What stands out about Eugene’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Eugene’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 10 in all.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsNotableScience & MedicineMusicFaithPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Eugene is known for
Eugene has 2.3× the usual share of performers.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Eugene
Two of the three are performers.
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Everyone else born in Eugene
The rest number 34, with 14 athletes among them.
Danny Ainge
born 1959American basketball executive and former player, and baseball player
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A chosen home
Also called Eugene home
14 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Brianne Theisen-Eaton the best known.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Springfield’s, at 7 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eugene and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- Mac Wilkins: Sun Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Ainge: Aaron Frutman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaiah Hartenstein: Jerimaiai1000, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Mondale: NARA: White House Staff Photographers, Carter Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brianne Theisen-Eaton: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Damon Knight: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raevyn Rogers: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregory Harrison: MGM Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Wolverton: Nihonjoe, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons