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100 Notable alumni of Oregon State University

Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees

Oregon State University is ranked #107 in the world and #61 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Oregon State University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Oregon State University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

Chris Lee

1. Chris Lee

1964-. (aged 62)
businessperson politician
Christopher Kalani Cushman Lee is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate. He was the youngest member and only millennial serving in the Hawaii State Legislature when elected in November, 2008. He currently serves as Majority Whip and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. He also serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations and commissions.
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Jaquori McLaughlin

2. Jaquori McLaughlin

1998-. (aged 28)
basketball player
JaQuori McLaughlin is an American professional basketball player for the Valley Suns of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers and the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.
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Scott Rueck

3. Scott Rueck

1969-. (aged 57)
basketball coach basketball player
Scott Michael Rueck is the head coach of the Oregon State University women's basketball team.
Darlene Hooley

4. Darlene Hooley

1939-. (aged 87)
teacher politician
Darlene Kay Olson Hooley is an American politician and former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon who represented the state's 5th congressional district.
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Robert Cheeke

5. Robert Cheeke

1980-. (aged 46)
motivational speaker
Robert Cheeke is an American vegan activist and former bodybuilder.
Angus Brandt

6. Angus Brandt

1989-. (aged 37)
basketball player
Angus John Brandt is an Australian professional basketball player for the Veltex Shizuoka of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for Oregon State University before beginning his professional career with the Sydney Kings in 2014. After two seasons with the Kings, he joined the Perth Wildcats, where he won two NBL championships in three years. He has also had...
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Dwan Edwards

7. Dwan Edwards

1981-. (aged 45)
American football player
Dwan Sedaine Edwards is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the 2004 NFL draft.
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Brad Avakian

8. Brad Avakian

1961-. (aged 65)
lawyer politician
Brad Peter Avakian is an American politician who served as a Democrat in the Oregon House, the Oregon Senate, and as the state's nonpartisan elected Labor Commissioner.
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F. Wayne Valley

9. F. Wayne Valley

1914-1986 (aged 72)
businessperson
Francis Wayne Valley was an American businessman, philanthropist and football player. He attended Oregon State University in the 1930s, where he was a starting linebacker and fullback on the Oregon State Beavers football team, though he would ultimately graduate with a business degree from the University of Oregon due to OSU cutting his program of study. He would later go...
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Loren Leman

10. Loren Leman

1950-. (aged 76)
civil engineer engineer politician
Loren Dwight Leman is an American politician who served as the eighth lieutenant governor of Alaska, from 2002 to 2006. Before that, he served in both houses of the state legislature, and was elected as the Senate Majority Leader by the end of his term. He served in office in electoral politics from 1989 to 2006. When Leman was elected...
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Ken Forsch

11. Ken Forsch

1946-. (aged 80)
baseball player
Kenneth Roth Forsch is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right-handed pitcher from 1970 to 1984, most prominently as a member of the Houston Astros where he helped the franchise win its first-ever National League Western Division title and postseason berth in 1980. A two-time All-Star player, Forsch pitched a no-hitter...
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Josh Osich

12. Josh Osich

1988-. (aged 38)
baseball player
Joshua Michael Osich is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the San Francisco Giants in 2015 and also played for the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, and Chicago Cubs. He is one of the only players in MLB history who is of Basque descent.
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Swede Halbrook

13. Swede Halbrook

1933-1988 (aged 55)
basketball player
Harvey Wade "Swede" Halbrook was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player from 1960 to 1962. He played in college for Oregon State University, and at 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m), was at the time the tallest player to ever play college and professional basketball.
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Danny Mwanga

14. Danny Mwanga

1991-. (aged 35)
association football player
Jean-Marie Daniel "Danny" Mwanga is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Bella Bixby

15. Bella Bixby

1995-. (aged 31)
association football player
Annabella Madeleine Bixby is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
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Timothy W. Tong

16. Timothy W. Tong

1953-. (aged 73)
justice of the peace
Timothy W. Tong is a former president of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He became President on 1 January 2009, succeeding Poon Chung Kwong. After stepping down, his post was taken over by Philip C. H. Chan as interim President. Prior to obtaining the presidency, Tong was Dean of School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) at George Washington University...
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George Andrews

17. George Andrews

1938-. (aged 88)
mathematician university teacher
George Eyre Andrews is an American mathematician working in special functions, number theory, analysis and combinatorics.
Warren M. Washington

18. Warren M. Washington

1936-2024 (aged 88)
university teacher climatologist meteorologist
Warren Morton Washington was an American atmospheric scientist, a chair of the National Science Board, and a Distinguished Scholar at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. His research was part of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore. In 2019, he was awarded the Tyler...
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Hassani Dotson

19. Hassani Dotson

1997-. (aged 29)
association football player
Hassani Dotson Stephenson is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders.
Marie Gülich

20. Marie Gülich

1994-. (aged 32)
basketball player
Marie Isabelle Gülich is a German professional basketball player. She was drafted 12th overall by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2018 WNBA draft. Gülich played center for the Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team in college. During the 2019 WNBA draft she was traded to the Atlanta Dream for the 11th overall pick Brianna Turner.
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George Oppen

21. George Oppen

1908-1984 (aged 76)
poet writer carpenter
George Oppen was an American poet, best known as one of the members of the Objectivist group of poets. He abandoned poetry in the 1930s for political activism and moved to Mexico in 1950 to avoid the attentions of the House Un-American Activities Committee. He returned to poetry—and to the United States—in 1958, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry...
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Emery Welshman

22. Emery Welshman

1991-. (aged 35)
association football player
Emery Simeon Alexander Welshman is a footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Canada, Welshman represented the Guyana national team.
Steve Johnson

23. Steve Johnson

1957-. (aged 69)
basketball player
Clarence Stephen Johnson is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played the power forward and center positions.
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Andrew Susac

24. Andrew Susac

1990-. (aged 36)
baseball player
Andrew John Susac is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, and Pittsburgh Pirates. Susac played college baseball at Oregon State University.
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Tres Tinkle

25. Tres Tinkle

1996-. (aged 30)
basketball player
Tres Anthony Tinkle is an American professional basketball player for Trabzonspor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers.
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Trevor Larnach

26. Trevor Larnach

1997-. (aged 29)
baseball player
Trevor John Ikaikaloa Larnach is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.
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Marion Eugene Carl

27. Marion Eugene Carl

1915-1998 (aged 83)
military officer
Major General Marion Eugene Carl was an American military officer, World War II fighter ace, record-setting test pilot, and naval aviator. He was the United States Marine Corps' first ace in World War II.
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Andy Levitre

28. Andy Levitre

1986-. (aged 40)
American football player
Andrew Steven Levitre is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2009 NFL draft. He also played in the NFL for the Tennessee Titans and Atlanta Falcons.
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Lonnie Shelton

29. Lonnie Shelton

1955-2018 (aged 63)
basketball player
Lonnie Jewel Shelton was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player who played from 1976 to 1985.
Ethan Thompson

30. Ethan Thompson

1999-. (aged 27)
basketball player
Ethan Ivan Thompson is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Noblesville Boom of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers and represents the Puerto Rican national team.
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Vance Colvig

31. Vance Colvig

1918-1991 (aged 73)
film screenwriter composer film actor film director television actor
Vance DeBar Colvig Jr. was an American actor and writer. He voiced Chopper the Bulldog on The Yogi Bear Show. In the 1980s, he made guest appearances in various films, television series, and music videos.
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Mel Counts

32. Mel Counts

1941-. (aged 85)
basketball player
Mel Grant Counts is an American former basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1964 to 1976. He was on the United States Olympic basketball team that won the gold at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers and was selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1964 NBA draft....
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Steve Kragthorpe

33. Steve Kragthorpe

1965-2024 (aged 59)
American football player
Steven Jon Kragthorpe was an American college football head coach. He served as the head coach for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane from 2003 through 2006 and the Louisville Cardinals from 2007 to 2009. After his head coaching career he was an administrative assistant for the Louisiana State University football program after previously serving as quarterbacks coach for the Tigers football...
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Robbie Findley

34. Robbie Findley

1985-. (aged 41)
association football player
Robert Findley is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward. He was capped 11 times by the United States national team, having made his international debut in 2007.
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Willi Unsoeld

35. Willi Unsoeld

1926-1979 (aged 53)
mountaineer
William Francis Unsoeld was an American mountaineer who was a member of the first American expedition to summit Mount Everest. The American Mount Everest Expedition was led by Norman Dyhrenfurth, and included Unsoeld, Jim Whittaker, Lute Jerstad, Barry Bishop and Tom Hornbein. Whittaker, with Sherpa Nawang Gombu, reached the summit on May 1, 1963. Unsoeld, Hornbein, Bishop and Jerstad reached...
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Jo Rae Perkins

36. Jo Rae Perkins

1956-. (aged 70)
financial adviser real-estate agent politician
Jo Rae Perkins is an American perennial candidate who was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for both the 2020 U.S. Senate election and 2022 U.S. Senate election in Oregon. Perkins lives in Albany, Oregon, and has received national attention for her belief in QAnon.
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Alan Gordon

37. Alan Gordon

1981-. (aged 45)
association football player
Alan Gordon is an American former professional soccer player. In the majority of his career, Gordon was mostly relied upon to make goals in game as a Super–sub.
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Yung Bae

38. Yung Bae

1994-. (aged 32)
musician
Dallas Cotton also known as Yung Bae, is a future funk producer from Portland, Oregon, known for his Bae series of albums which sampled American disco, funk, and 1980s Japanese city pop.
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Lisa Jackson

39. Lisa Jackson

1951-. (aged 75)
writer novelist
Susan Lisa Jackson is an American author of over 75 romance novels and romantic suspense novels.
Khiry Shelton

40. Khiry Shelton

1993-. (aged 33)
association football player
Khiry Lamar Shelton is an American professional soccer player. He has also represented the United States at the under-18 and under-23 levels.
Cecil D. Andrus

41. Cecil D. Andrus

1931-2017 (aged 86)
politician
Cecil Dale Andrus was an American politician who served as 26th and 28th governor of Idaho, for a total of fourteen years. A Democrat, he also served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1977 to 1981 during the Carter Administration. Andrus lost his first gubernatorial election in 1966 but won four (in 1970, 1974, 1986, and 1990) becoming the...
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Trevor Bardette

42. Trevor Bardette

1902-1977 (aged 75)
actor television actor
Trevor Bardette was an American film and television actor. Among many other roles in his long and prolific career, Bardette appeared in several episodes of Adventures of Superman and as Newman Haynes Clanton, or Old Man Clanton, in 21 episodes of the ABC/Desilu western series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp.
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Knute Buehler

43. Knute Buehler

1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Knute Carl Buehler is an American physician and politician who served as the Oregon State Representative for the 54th district from 2015 until January 2019. He was the Republican nominee for Governor of Oregon in the 2018 election, losing to incumbent Democrat Kate Brown. In 2021, he stated that he had left the Republican Party, citing the state party's response...
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Terry Baker

44. Terry Baker

1941-. (aged 85)
gridiron football player Canadian football player lawyer basketball player American football player
Terry Wayne Baker is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football and basketball at Oregon State University, where he was a member and president of Phi Delta Theta. Baker played for the Oregon State Beavers football team from 1960 to 1962, winning the...
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Travis Bazzana

45. Travis Bazzana

2002-. (aged 24)
baseball player
Travis William Bazzana is an Australian professional baseball second baseman in the Cleveland Guardians organization. He was drafted first overall in the 2024 MLB draft by the Guardians.
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Ava Helen Pauling

46. Ava Helen Pauling

1903-1981 (aged 78)
women's rights activist human rights defender
Ava Helen Pauling was an American human rights activist. Throughout her life, she was involved in various social movements including women's rights, racial equality, and international peace.
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Sarah Kennedy

47. Sarah Kennedy

1948-. (aged 78)
actor television actor
Sarah Kennedy is an American actress who appeared in many popular television shows during the 1970s and early 1980s, including Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. She was also an occasional guest on Match Game and The Tonight Show, and appeared in films such as The Telephone Book (1971) and The Working Girls (1974).
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Isaiah Hodgins

48. Isaiah Hodgins

1998-. (aged 28)
American football player
Isaiah Hodgins is an American professional football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL draft.
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Katherine Ann Power

49. Katherine Ann Power

1949-. (aged 77)
bank robber
Katherine Ann Power, also known under the aliases Mae Kelly and Alice Louise Metzinger, is an American ex-convict and long-time fugitive, who, along with her fellow student and accomplice Susan Edith Saxe, was placed on the FBI's Most Wanted Fugitives list in 1970. The two participated in robberies at a Massachusetts National Guard armory and a bank in Brighton, Massachusetts,...
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Steve Lyons

50. Steve Lyons

1960-. (aged 66)
baseball player
Stephen John Lyons is an American former professional baseball player who previously worked as a television sportscaster for the New England Sports Network (NESN). He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four teams over a period of nine seasons (1985–1993), including four stints with the Boston Red Sox. He was initially an outfielder and third baseman, but found a...
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Meghna Chakrabarti

51. Meghna Chakrabarti

journalist
Meghna Chakrabarti is an American journalist and radio producer. She is the host of NPR's On Point. She was the long-time host for the Modern Love podcast. She formerly hosted the WBUR local news program Radio Boston and was the primary fill-in host for Here & Now, produced by WBUR and distributed nationally by NPR.
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José Ortiz

52. José Ortiz

1963-. (aged 63)
basketball player
José Rafael "Piculín" Ortiz Rijos is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player. He played in the NBA, various European teams, and in Puerto Rico's Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). Ortiz played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers.
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Camille Herron

53. Camille Herron

1981-. (aged 45)
marathon runner ultramarathon runner
Jacquelyn Camille Herron is an American ultramarathon runner. She has achieved 12 world records in ultramarathon distances.
Markus Wheaton

54. Markus Wheaton

1991-. (aged 35)
athletics competitor American football player
Markus Levonte Wheaton is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round (79th overall) of the 2013 NFL draft. He also played for the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles.
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Jake Luton

55. Jake Luton

1996-. (aged 30)
American football player
Jake Luton is an American professional football quarterback. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL draft. He played college football for the Idaho Vandals, Ventura Pirates, and Oregon State Beavers.
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Matt Boyd

56. Matt Boyd

1991-. (aged 35)
baseball player
Matthew Robert Boyd is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers, and Cleveland Guardians.
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George Bruns

57. George Bruns

1914-1983 (aged 69)
trombonist film score composer conductor composer pianist
George Edward Bruns was an American composer of music for film and television. His accolades include four Academy Award nominations and three Grammy Award nominations. He is mainly known for his compositions for numerous Disney films from the 1950s to the 1970s, among them Sleeping Beauty (1959), One Hundred and One Dalmatians, The Absent-Minded Professor (both 1961), The Sword in...
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Irwandi Yusuf

58. Irwandi Yusuf

1960-. (aged 66)
politician
Irwandi Yusuf is an Indonesian politician who was the governor of Aceh. He was re-elected Governor in early 2017 after serving an earlier term between 2006 and 2012.
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Katharine Jefferts Schori

59. Katharine Jefferts Schori

1954-. (aged 72)
bishop Anglican priest
Katharine Jefferts Schori is the former presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church of the United States. Previously elected as the 9th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada, she was the first woman elected as a primate in the Anglican Communion, meaning she was the first woman to lead a national church body in the Anglican tradition. Jefferts...
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Donald Pettit

60. Donald Pettit

1955-. (aged 71)
chemist engineer astronaut
Donald Roy Pettit is an American astronaut and chemical engineer best known for his orbital astrophotography and in-space inventions such as the Zero G Cup, which received the first ever patent for an object invented in space. He is a veteran of three long-duration missions aboard the International Space Station, one Space Shuttle mission, and a six-week expedition to find...
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Eric Moreland

61. Eric Moreland

1991-. (aged 35)
basketball player
Eric Andrew Moreland is an American professional basketball player for the Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers.
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Jacquizz Rodgers

62. Jacquizz Rodgers

1990-. (aged 36)
American football player
Jacquizz "Quizz" Rodgers is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers, and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL draft.
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Stefen Romero

63. Stefen Romero

1988-. (aged 38)
baseball player
Stefen Daniel Romero is an American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Orix Buffaloes.
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Jared Cunningham

64. Jared Cunningham

1991-. (aged 35)
basketball player
Jared Armon Cunningham is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Oregon State, where he was an All-Pac-12 first team selection before being selected with the 24th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Luke Heimlich

65. Luke Heimlich

1996-. (aged 30)
baseball player
Luke Andrew Heimlich is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He attended Oregon State University and played college baseball for the Oregon State Beavers. He was named the Collegiate Pitcher of the Year in 2018.
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Jodi Ann Paterson

66. Jodi Ann Paterson

1975-. (aged 51)
actor television actor beauty pageant contestant film actor model
Jodi Ann Paterson is an American model, actress and former beauty queen. She competed in the Miss Teen USA competition as Miss Oregon Teen USA in 1994. She is Playboy's Playmate for October 1999, and was named Playmate of the Year (PMOY) in 2000. She has also modeled for Perfect 10. She is married to 1991 CART series champion and...
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Drew Eubanks

67. Drew Eubanks

1997-. (aged 29)
basketball player
Drew Eubanks is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers.
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Jay Harbaugh

68. Jay Harbaugh

1989-. (aged 37)
American football coach
Jay Patrick Harbaugh is an American professional football coach who is the special teams coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). A member of the Harbaugh family, he is the son of Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh, grandson of former player and coach Jack Harbaugh, and the nephew of New York Giants head coach,...
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John Ensign

69. John Ensign

1958-. (aged 68)
general manager veterinarian politician
John Eric Ensign is an American veterinarian and former politician who served as a United States senator from Nevada from 2001 until his resignation in 2011 amid a Senate Ethics Committee investigation into his attempts to hide an extramarital affair. A member of the Republican Party, Ensign previously represented Nevada's 1st congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1995...
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John Hekker

70. John Hekker

1990-. (aged 36)
American football player
John Robert Hekker is an American professional football punter for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers and was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2012. Hekker played ten seasons with the St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams from 2012 to 2021, appearing...
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Philip Emeagwali

71. Philip Emeagwali

1954-. (aged 72)
computer scientist mathematician engineer
Philip Emeagwali is a Nigerian computer scientist. He is accused of making controversial statements about his achievements, such as inventing the Internet and creating the world's fastest computer, the Connection Machine, which are disputed by the scientific society or community
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Michael Conforto

72. Michael Conforto

1993-. (aged 33)
baseball player
Michael Thomas Conforto, nicknamed "Scooter", is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Pinto Colvig

73. Pinto Colvig

1892-1967 (aged 75)
circus performer animator actor clown voice actor
Vance DeBar Colvig Sr., known professionally as Pinto Colvig, was an American actor, cartoonist, and circus and vaudeville performer whose schtick was playing the clarinet off-key while mugging. Colvig was the original performer of the Disney characters Goofy and Pluto, as well as Bozo the Clown and Bluto in Popeye. In 1993, he was posthumously made a Disney Legend for...
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Jordan Poyer

74. Jordan Poyer

1991-. (aged 35)
American football player
Jordan Lynn-Baxter Poyer is an American professional football safety for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers, where he was a consensus All-American. Poyer was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2013 NFL draft, but was waived only a few months into his rookie season. After becoming a...
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J. B. Bickerstaff

75. J. B. Bickerstaff

1979-. (aged 47)
basketball player basketball coach
John-Blair Bickerstaff is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was previously the head coach for the Memphis Grizzlies and the Cleveland Cavaliers, and has also been an assistant coach for several other NBA teams.
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Ted Stevens

76. Ted Stevens

1923-2010 (aged 87)
lawyer politician
Theodore Fulton Stevens Sr. was an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. Senator from Alaska from 1968 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he was the longest-serving Republican Senator in history at the time he left office. He was the president pro tempore of the United States Senate in the 108th and 109th Congresses from...
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Brandon Browner

77. Brandon Browner

1984-. (aged 42)
gridiron football player flag football player Canadian football player American football player
Brandon Kemar Browner is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots, and New Orleans Saints, and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Calgary Stampeders. He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers before signing with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted...
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Adley Rutschman

78. Adley Rutschman

1998-. (aged 28)
baseball player American football player
Adley Stan Rutschman is an American professional baseball catcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Oregon State Beavers. He was named the Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year in 2019. The Orioles selected Rutschman with the first overall selection in the 2019 MLB draft, and he signed for $8.1 million, at...
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A. C. Green

79. A. C. Green

1963-. (aged 63)
basketball player
A.C. Green Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Iron Man", he holds a National Basketball Association (NBA) record for most consecutive regular-season games played with 1,192. Green played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat. He found most success with the Lakers, with whom he won three championships in 1987, 1988 and...
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Mike Gabbard

80. Mike Gabbard

1948-. (aged 78)
politician
Gerald Michael Gabbard is an American politician who is the Hawaii state senator for District 21 from the Democratic Party, since 2006. Gabbard rose to prominence for efforts to prevent same-sex marriage in Hawaii by passing a 1998 amendment to the Constitution of Hawaii to give the state legislature "the power to reserve marriage to opposite-sex couples" under the 1996...
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Jade Carey

81. Jade Carey

2000-. (aged 26)
artistic gymnast
Jade Ashtyn Carey is an American artistic gymnast. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics as an individual, and at the 2024 Summer Olympics as a member of the U.S. women's team, nicknamed the "Golden Girls".
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Jacoby Ellsbury

82. Jacoby Ellsbury

1983-. (aged 43)
baseball player
Jacoby McCabe Ellsbury is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox from 2007 through 2013 and then played for the New York Yankees from 2014 to 2017. An enrolled member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, Ellsbury is the first Native American of Navajo descent to play Major...
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Gary Payton II

83. Gary Payton II

1992-. (aged 34)
basketball player
Gary Dwayne Payton II is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a junior and senior playing college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers, Payton was named first-team All-Pac-12 as well as Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. He won his first NBA championship with the Warriors in 2022.
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Jeff Monson

84. Jeff Monson

1971-. (aged 55)
boxer Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner politician mixed martial arts fighter
Jeffrey William Monson is an American-born Russian mixed martial artist, boxer, and submission grappler who competes primarily in the heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 1997, he has competed for the UFC, Strikeforce, DREAM, PRIDE, M-1 Global, Impact FC, World Victory Road, and Cage Warriors. In submission wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Monson is a two-time ADCC World Champion and a...
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Brent Barry

85. Brent Barry

1971-. (aged 55)
basketball player basketball coach
Brent Robert Barry, also known by the nickname "Bones", is an American professional basketball coach, executive, broadcaster and former player. He is a game analyst for Amazon Prime's coverage of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The shooting guard played professionally in the NBA, winning two league championships with the Spurs in 2005 and 2007, and also won the Slam Dunk...
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Chad Johnson

86. Chad Johnson

1986-. (aged 40)
ice hockey player
Chad Ochocinco Johnson, known from 2008 to 2012 as Chad Ochocinco, is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Santa Monica Corsairs and the Oregon State Beavers, and played for the Cincinnati Bengals and the New England Patriots during his tenure...
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Linus Pauling

87. Linus Pauling

1901-1994 (aged 93)
physicist university teacher biochemist crystallographer peace activist
Linus Carl Pauling FRS was an American chemist and peace activist. He published more than 1,200 papers and books, of which about 850 dealt with scientific topics. New Scientist called him one of the 20 greatest scientists of all time. For his scientific work, Pauling was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954. For his peace activism, he was...
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Jensen Huang

88. Jensen Huang

1963-. (aged 63)
entrepreneur electrical engineer engineer computer scientist manager
Jen-Hsun Huang, commonly anglicized as Jensen Huang, is a Taiwanese and American business executive, electrical engineer, and philanthropist who is the founder, president, and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nvidia, the world's largest company by market capitalization. As of January 2026, Forbes estimates his net worth to be US$164.1 billion, making Huang the eighth-wealthiest individual in the world.
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Colby Covington

89. Colby Covington

1988-. (aged 38)
presenter professional wrestler amateur wrestler mixed martial arts fighter
Colby Ray Covington is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former Interim UFC Welterweight Champion. As of February 10, 2026, he is #14 in the UFC welterweight rankings.
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Gary Payton

90. Gary Payton

1968-. (aged 58)
basketball player
Gary Dwayne Payton Sr. is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 17 seasons. Widely considered one of the greatest point guards of all time, he is best known for his 13-year tenure with the Seattle SuperSonics, where he holds franchise records in assists and steals and led them to an NBA...
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Douglas Engelbart

91. Douglas Engelbart

1925-2013 (aged 88)
inventor
Douglas Carl Engelbart was an American engineer, inventor, and a pioneer in many aspects of computer science. He is best known for his work on founding the field of human–computer interaction, particularly while at his Augmentation Research Center Lab in SRI International, which resulted in creation of the computer mouse, and the development of hypertext, networked computers, and precursors to...
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Phil Knight

92. Phil Knight

1938-. (aged 88)
writer philanthropist businessperson entrepreneur
Philip Hampson Knight is an American billionaire businessman who is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, Inc., a global sports equipment and apparel company. He was previously its chairman and CEO. As of October 2025, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$35.4 billion. He is also the owner of the stop motion film production company Laika. Knight is a...
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Sara Jean Underwood

93. Sara Jean Underwood

1984-. (aged 42)
actor television actor film actor model Playboy Playmate
Sara Jean Underwood is an American model, television host and actress who was chosen as the Playmate of the Month for the July 2006 issue of Playboy magazine and later became Playmate of the Year in 2007. She is a former host of Attack of the Show! on G4.
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Casten Nemra

94. Casten Nemra

1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Casten Ned Nemra is a Marshallese politician who was President of the Marshall Islands for 17 days in January 2016. He was elected by the Nitijeļā (Parliament) as President in January 2016, following the 2015 general election, narrowly defeating Senator Alvin Jacklick, a seven-term member of Parliament, by a 17–16 vote. He was the youngest person to hold the job...
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Brian Boquist

95. Brian Boquist

1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Brian James Boquist is an American politician from Oregon. He served in the Oregon Senate representing District 12 from 2009 until 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he briefly defected to the Independent Party from 2021 until 2023. He previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 23 in the mid-Willamette Valley, from 2005 to 2009.
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Kylor Kelley

96. Kylor Kelley

1997-. (aged 29)
basketball player
Kylor Kelley is an American professional basketball player for the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball for the Oregon State Beavers.
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William Oefelein

97. William Oefelein

1965-. (aged 61)
engineer astronaut military officer aircraft pilot
William Anthony Oefelein is an American freelance adventure writer and photographer and former NASA astronaut who, on his only spaceflight, piloted the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission.
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Suzanne W. Simard

98. Suzanne W. Simard

1960-. (aged 66)
naturalist ecologist university teacher
Suzanne Simard is a Canadian forestry scientist and conservationist who is best known for her research on forest ecology and plant intelligence.
Norris C. Poulson

99. Norris C. Poulson

1895-1982 (aged 87)
accountant politician
Charles Norris Poulson was an American politician who represented Southern California in public office at the local, state, and federal levels. He served as the 36th Mayor of Los Angeles from 1953 to 1961, after having been a California State Assemblyman and then a member of the United States Congress. He was a Republican.
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Frits Bolkestein

100. Frits Bolkestein

1933-2025 (aged 92)
playwright autobiographer historian economist university teacher
Frederik "Frits" Bolkestein was a Dutch politician and energy executive who served as Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) from 1990 to 1998 and European Commissioner for Internal Market from 1999 until 2004 under Romano Prodi.
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