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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.
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Broda Otto Barnes, physician,
hypothyroidism researcher
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Shannon Bex, member of the musical group
Danity Kane
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Mohini Bhardwaj, Olympic gymnast
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Drew Bledsoe, former
NFL quarterback
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Luke Musgrave, tight end for the
Green Bay Packers
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Ian Boswell, racing cyclist for
Team Katusha–Alpecin
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Allie Brosh, author,
Hyperbole and a Half
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Pat Cashman, comedian, television and radio personality
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John Chambers, CEO of
Cisco Corporation; part-time resident
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John Clem Clarke, painter and
college football player for the
Oregon State Beavers football team
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Ray W. Clough, professor emeritus at UC-Berkeley, founder of the
finite element method
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Kent Couch, lawn-chair balloonist
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Adam Craig, professional mountain bike racer and Olympian
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Kiki Cutter, Olympic and World Cup ski champion
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Thomas Del Ruth, cinematographer
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Nate Doss, professional disc golfer and brewer; three-time
PDGA World Champion
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Brian Dunning, science author and film producer; runs Skeptoid Inc
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Ashton Eaton, 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medalist, world record holder in both the
decathlon and
heptathlon
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Alan Embree, former
Major League Baseball player
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Myrlie Evers-Williams, civil rights activist
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Ben Ferguson, professional snowboarder
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Jon Fogarty, professional race car driver currently with
GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing
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Tommy Ford, professional ski racer and Olympian
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Matthew Fox, television actor on the series
Lost
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Michael Garrison, electronic musician
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Jere Gillis, former
NHL player
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Scott Goldblatt, 2000 Olympic silver medalist, 2004 Olympic gold medalist in swimming
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Paul Hait, Olympic gold medalist
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Ray Hatton, college professor, author, and long-distance runner
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Chris Horner, pro road racing cyclist, winner of the
2013 Vuelta a España
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Steve House, mountain climber, first non-European winner of Piolet d'Or Award
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Stan Humphries, former NFL quarterback
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Dave Hunt, founder of the Berean Call ministry
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Sara Jackson-Holman, singer-songwriter
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Valarie Jenkins, professional disc golfer and brewer; four-time
PDGA World Champion
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Jason Keep, basketball player
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Donald M. Kerr, conservationist and founder of the
High Desert Museum
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Rustin R. Kimsey, Episcopalian bishop
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Gary Lewis, outdoor writer for
ESPN, author and TV host
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Ryan Longwell, NFL place kicker
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Gerry Lopez, Hawaiian surfing legend and film actor ("Conan the Barbarian")
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Robert D. Maxwell, Medal of Honor recipient
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Donald L. McFaul,
U.S. Navy SEAL killed in Panama in 1989
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J. Patrick Metke, politician and businessman
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Jourdan Miller, fashion model and winner of
America's Next Top Model, cycle 20
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Chino Moreno, musician and lead singer of
Deftones
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William A. Niskanen, former chairman of the
Council of Economic Advisers in the Reagan administration; former chairman of the
Cato Institute
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Paul Phillips, professional poker player
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George P. Putnam, publisher; husband of
Amelia Earhart
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Jeremy Roloff, TV personality, Little People Big World
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Grant Rosenberg, TV writer-producer and author
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Laurenne Ross, Olympic alpine ski racer
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Beckie Scott, 2002 Olympic gold medalist in cross country skiing
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Derek Sitter, founder/former owner of Volcanic Theatre Pub and actor/filmmaker
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John Spence, first American combat frogman
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David Stoliar, sole survivor of the
Struma disaster
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Conrad Stoltz, three-time
XTERRA off-road triathlon champion
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Byron A. Stover, businessman and state legislator
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Mickey Tettleton, former Major League Baseball player
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Andy Tillman, llama rancher, businessman, and author
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Ryan Trebon, professional mountain bike and cyclocross racer
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April Genevieve Tucholke, novelist
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Andreas Wecker, Olympic horizontal bar gold medalist in 1996
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Gary Zimmerman, NFL player, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008
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