Eugene, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon ranks 1,575th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ryazan, Topeka, Kansas, and Marília. Memorable people born in Eugene, Oregon include Tim Hardin, Mac Wilkins, and Eric Christian Olsen. Memorable people who died in Eugene, Oregon include Ken Kesey, Theodore Sturgeon, and Roger Y. Tsien. Eugene, Oregon has been the birth place of many actors, and basketball players and the death place of many writers, and chemists. Eugene, Oregon is located in United States.
Eugene is a city in and the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about 50 miles (80 km) east of the Oregon Coast. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1930 and 1998, Eugene, Oregon was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Tim Hardin, Mac Wilkins, and Eric Christian Olsen. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Eugene, Oregon including Ken Kesey, Theodore Sturgeon, and Roger Y. Tsien.
People Born in Eugene, Oregon
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Tim Hardin
MUSICIAN
1941 - 1980
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 1
Mac Wilkins
ATHLETE
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 2
Eric Christian Olsen
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 3
Rebecca Schaeffer
ACTOR
1967 - 1989
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 4
Danny Ainge
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 5
Joan Mondale
ARTIST
1930 - 2014
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 6
Austin O'Brien
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 7
James Dutton
ASTRONAUT
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 8
Isaiah Hartenstein
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 37.02
Rank: 9
Brandon Beemer
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 34.98
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Eugene, Oregon
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Ken Kesey
WRITER
1935 - 2001
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 1
Theodore Sturgeon
WRITER
1918 - 1985
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 2
Roger Y. Tsien
CHEMIST
1952 - 2016
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 3
Eugene Lazowski
PHYSICIAN
1913 - 2006
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 4
Damon Knight
WRITER
1922 - 2002
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 5
Kate Wilhelm
WRITER
1928 - 2018
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 6
Steve Prefontaine
ATHLETE
1951 - 1975
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Deceased in Eugene, Oregon
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Most individuals born in present day Eugene, Oregon were actors (4), basketball players (2), musicians (1), athletes (1), and artists (1), while most who died were writers (4), chemists (1), physicians (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Eugene, Oregon, including Eric Christian Olsen, Rebecca Schaeffer, and Austin O'Brien. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Eugene, Oregon, including Eric Christian Olsen, Rebecca Schaeffer, and Austin O'Brien.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Eugene, Oregon since 1700.
