#1Famous people · Oregon City
Of the 17 famous people born in Oregon City, an unusual share are writers and artists
At the top of the list is the American illustrator Drew Struzan, covered in 21 languages. Births span 1852 to 1989, from Edwin Markham to Brad Tinsley. Only 14 of the 137 towns in Oregon with anyone on record list more. The list is still growing: 6 were born since 1970.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Drew Struzan
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1852
Edwin Markham
Youngest
1989
Brad Tinsley
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Oregon City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Oregon City is known for
Oregon City has 2.9× the usual share of writers and artists.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Oregon City’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Oregon City
First, Drew Struzan (21 languages), then Jack Taylor (20) and Matt Lindland (18).
#1
#2
#3Writing & Arts
Matt Lindland
born 1970American mixed martial artist, Olympic wrestler, and political candidate
18 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Oregon City
The rest number 14, with 6 athletes among them.
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A chosen home
Also called Oregon City home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Oregon City, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
3 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oregon City 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 (10)
- Drew Struzan: Count3D from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Taylor: Franco, Jesús (director), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Lindland: Pete Forsyth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Markham: Horner, John B. (for book in which the image is contained);, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Tinsley: Dennis Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ella Higginson: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvey Whitefield Scott: Buchtel & Stolte (1873-1878), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chael Sonnen: GOhioCasts, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Liz Shuler: Cfiles-aflcio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ava Helen Pauling: LP Photographs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons