Famous People Born In Portland

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 1 
Matt Groening
(Cartoonist, Writer and Producer Known for His TV Series ‘The Simpsons’, ‘Futurama’ and ‘Disenchantment’)
Matt Groening
30
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 15, 1954
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 2 
Linus Pauling
(One of the Greatest Scientists of All Time & Winner of Two Nobel Prizes)
Linus Pauling
10
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 28, 1901
Sun Sign: Pisces
Died: August 19, 1994
 3 
Phil Knight
(Co-founder of Nike, Inc.)
Phil Knight
55
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 24, 1938
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 4 
Katee Sackhoff
28
Birthdate: April 8, 1980
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 5 
Tonya Harding
(American Former Figure Skater)
Tonya Harding
35
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 12, 1970
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
 6 
Sally Struthers
(Actress Known for Her Role of 'Gloria Stivic' in the Series 'All in the Family')
Sally Struthers
14
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: July 28, 1947
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
 7 
Ime Udoka
(Former Professional Basketball Player and Head Coach of the 'Boston Celtics')
Ime Udoka
15
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 9, 1977
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 8 
Ndamukong Suh
(American football player)
Ndamukong Suh
14
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 6, 1987
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 9 
Margaux Hemingway
(American Fashion Model and Actress)
Margaux Hemingway
19
Birthdate: February 16, 1954
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: July 1, 1996
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 10 
Domantas Sabonis
(Basketball player)
Domantas Sabonis
10
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 3, 1996
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'11" (211 cm)
 11 
Sara Jean Underwood
(Playboy's Playmate of The Year 2007 and Former Host of ‘Attack of the Show!’)
Sara Jean Underwood
13
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: March 6, 1984
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 12 
Ahmad Rashād
(Sportscaster)
Ahmad Rashād
5
Birthdate: November 19, 1949
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 13 
Ryan Potter
13
Birthdate: September 12, 1995
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 14 
Matt Lattanzi
(Actor)
Matt Lattanzi
0
Birthdate: February 1, 1959
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 15 
Kathleen Hanna
(Singer)
Kathleen Hanna
5
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: November 12, 1968
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 16 
Scotty Pippen Jr.
(Basketball player)
Scotty Pippen Jr.
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 10, 2000
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 17 
Jane Powell
(Singer)
Jane Powell
6
Birthdate: April 1, 1929
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
 18 
Aminé
(Singer-Rapper Known for Debut Single 'Caroline')
Aminé
19
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: April 18, 1996
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 19 
Zach King
(American Actor, Artist, and Social Media Celebrity)
Zach King
10
Birthdate: February 4, 1991
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 20 
Brenda Strong
(Actress Known for her Roles in 'Desperate Housewives' and 'Dallas')
Brenda Strong
5
Birthdate: March 25, 1960
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 21 
Douglas Engelbart
(Engineer)
Douglas Engelbart
1
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: January 25, 1925
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: July 2, 2013
 22 
Ashton Eaton
(Retired American Decathlete and Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist)
Ashton Eaton
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 21, 1988
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 23 
Isaiah Mustafa
(Actor)
Isaiah Mustafa
5
Birthdate: February 11, 1974
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 24 
James Beard
(Chef, Non-fiction writer)
James Beard
2
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: May 5, 1903
Sun Sign: Taurus
Died: January 21, 1985
 25 
Cole Anthony
(Basketball player)
Cole Anthony
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 15, 2000
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 26 
Max Handelman
(Sportswriter)
Max Handelman
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 3, 1973
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 27 
Esperanza Spalding
(Music educator, Jazz musician, Singer)
Esperanza Spalding
5
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 18, 1984
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 28 
Ken Patera
(American Professional Wrestler)
Ken Patera
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 6, 1943
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 29 
Jerami Grant
(Basketball player)
Jerami Grant
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 12, 1994
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 6'8" (203 cm)
 30 
Barbara Niven
(Actress)
Barbara Niven
6
Birthdate: February 26, 1953
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 31 
Joel David Moore
(Actor)
Joel David Moore
1
Birthdate: September 25, 1977
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 32 
Tommy Thayer
(Lead Guitarist for Glam Metal Band 'Kiss' and the Heavy Metal Band 'Black ‘n Blue')
Tommy Thayer
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 7, 1960
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 33 
Kim Rhodes
(Actress)
Kim Rhodes
3
Birthdate: June 7, 1969
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 34 
Brent Musburger
(Sportscaster)
Brent Musburger
3
Birthdate: May 26, 1939
Sun Sign: Gemini
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 35 
Dick Fosbury
(American Retired High Jumper and One of the Most Influential Athletes in the History of Track and Field)
Dick Fosbury
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 6, 1947
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
 36 
George Dantzig
(Mathematician, Computer scientist, Statistician)
George Dantzig
3
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 8, 1914
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Died: May 13, 2005
 37 
Mitch Pileggi
(Actor)
Mitch Pileggi
4
Birthdate: April 5, 1952
Sun Sign: Aries
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 38 
Andy Ngo
(Journalist)
Andy Ngo
8
Birthdate: 1986 AD
 39 
Damon Stoudamire
(Basketball player)
Damon Stoudamire
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 3, 1973
Sun Sign: Virgo
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 40 
Brad Wilk
(Drummer, Musician)
Brad Wilk
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 5, 1968
Sun Sign: Virgo
 41 
Ryan Crouser
(American Shot Putter and Discus Thrower)
Ryan Crouser
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 18, 1992
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 6'7" (201 cm)
 42 
A. C. Green
(Basketball player)
A. C. Green
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 4, 1963
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'9" (206 cm)
 43 
Dale Murphy
(Baseball player)
Dale Murphy
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 12, 1956
Sun Sign: Pisces
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
 44 
Bruce Abbott
(Actor)
Bruce Abbott
0
Birthdate: July 28, 1954
Sun Sign: Leo
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 45 
Chris Leben
(American Former Mixed Martial Artist and Referee)
Chris Leben
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 21, 1980
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 46 
Dan O'Brien
(Former Decathlete and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Dan O'Brien
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 18, 1966
Sun Sign: Cancer
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 47 
Terrence Ross
(Basketball player)
Terrence Ross
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 5, 1991
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 48 
Holiday Reinhorn
(Fiction Writer)
Holiday Reinhorn
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 12, 1964
Sun Sign: Pisces
 49 
Galen Rupp
(American Long-Distance Runner)
Galen Rupp
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 8, 1986
Sun Sign: Taurus
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 50 
Chris Botti
(Jazz trumpeter who won the Grammy Award in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category, for the album Impressions)
Chris Botti
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 12, 1962
Sun Sign: Libra
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)