The following is a partial list of notable residents, past and present, from

Hillsboro, Oregon Hillsboro ( ) is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and is the county seat of Washington County. Situated in the Tualatin Valley on the west side of the Portland metropolitan area, the city hosts many high-technology companies, ...

, United States. A separate list of people from Oregon is available.

Mayors

* Harry T. Bagley"Mayors: City of Hillsboro", ''

The Hillsboro Argus ''The Hillsboro Argus'' was a twice-weekly newspaper in the city of Hillsboro, Oregon, from 1894 to 2017, known as the ''Washington County Argus'' for its final year. The ''Argus'' was distributed in Washington County, Oregon, United States. First ...

'', October 19, 1976, The Hub, p. 6. *

William N. Barrett William Nathan Barrett (November 24, 1855 – December 16, 1916) was an American politician and lawyer in Oregon. A native of Washington County, he served in both chambers of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, including three different times in ...

*Steve Callaway * Benjamin P. Cornelius * Rodolph Crandall *

Miller M. Duris Miller M. Duris (March 2, 1928 – March 23, 2014) was an American politician in the state of Oregon. A native Oregonian, he served as mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon, and as chairman of the Washington County Board of Commissioners in the 1970s and ...

Gordon Faber Gordon C. Faber (April 2, 1931 – August 18, 2014) was an American politician and businessman in the U.S. state of Oregon. A native of Pennsylvania, he grew up in Hillsboro, Oregon. He joined the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and was a smal ...

Mayors
. City of Hillsboro. Retrieved on June 20, 2015. * Joseph C. Hare *

William D. Hare William Davenport Hare (September 1, 1834 – February 6, 1910) was an American politician in Oregon. He served as a Republican member of the Oregon Legislature and the 8th mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon. His other duties included those of custo ...

Shirley Huffman Shirley Todd Huffman (August 30, 1928 – July 1, 2018) was an American politician and legal secretary in the U.S. state of Oregon. Raised in Dayton, Oregon, she settled in Hillsboro, Oregon, where she served on the city council before serving ...

* Tom HughesAnderson, David R. "How to Grow: The big question for Hillsboro", ''The Oregonian'', October 19, 2000, West Zoner p. 19. *

Samuel B. Huston Samuel Bruce Huston (March 16, 1858 – November 30, 1920) was an American politician and lawyer in Oregon. Originally a Democrat and later a Republican, he served in both chambers of the Oregon Legislative Assembly and was twice the mayor o ...

Thomas H. Tongue Thomas H. Tongue (June 23, 1844January 11, 1903) was an American politician and attorney in the state of Oregon. Born in England, his family immigrated to Washington County, Oregon, in 1859. In Oregon, he would serve in the Oregon State Senate, S ...

* Charles T. Tozier

Athletes

* Erik Ainge, football player * Wally Backman, World Series champion with the Mets, baseball player *

Bob Beall Robert Brooks Beall (born April 24, 1948) is a former professional American baseball player who played Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves (, -) and the Pittsburgh Pirates in (). He played in a total of 148 games in his four-year Major L ...

, baseball playerMaves, Jr., Norm. "Hillsboro reunion showcases '60s greats", ''

The Oregonian ''The Oregonian'' is a daily newspaper based in Portland, Oregon, United States, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 185 ...

'', August 17, 1988, p. D4. *

Scott Brosius Scott David Brosius (born August 15, 1966) is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman for the Oakland Athletics (–) and the New York Yankees (–). Early life Brosius grew up in Milwaukie, Oregon, where he attended Rex Pu ...

, baseball player *

Scott Brow Scott John Brow (born March 17, 1969) is a former pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from to . He primarily pitched middle relief, but he did start four games in his major league career, three of which were in his rookie season. He gra ...

, baseball player who won the

1993 World Series The 1993 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) season. The 90th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the defending World Series champion and American League (AL) champio ...

with the

Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...

Jim Evenson Jim Evenson (born January 9, 1947) was a running back who played seven seasons in the Canadian Football League for the British Columbia Lions and the Ottawa Rough Riders. Evenson won the Eddie James Memorial Trophy in 1971. He was a part of the ...

, football player *

Thomas Garrigus Thomas Irvin Garrigus (November 9, 1946 – December 29, 2006) was an American Olympic athlete who competed in shooting sports. A native of Oregon, he competed at the 1968 Summer Games where he won a silver medal, and later served as a coac ...

, Olympic shooting athlete * Darrall Imhoff, basketball player * Josh Inman, Olympic rower *

Scott Kozak Scott Allen Kozak (born November 28, 1965) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for five seasons with the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1989 to 1993. He was selected by the Oilers ...

, football player *

Mitch Meeuwsen Mitch Meeuwsen (born April 20, 1982) is a graduate assistant football coach at Oregon State University. Early years Mitch Meeuwsen was born in Hillsboro but grew up in Forest Grove. Meeuwsen played football, basketball and baseball while growing ...

, football player *

Tiffeny Milbrett Tiffeny Carleen Milbrett (born October 23, 1972) is an American former professional soccer forward who was a longtime member of the United States women's national team. In May 2018 the National Soccer Hall of Fame announced Milbrett will be enshr ...

, soccer player *

Vern Olsen Vern Jarl Olsen (March 16, 1918 – July 13, 1989) was an American professional baseball player, a left-handed pitcher who appeared in 112 Major League games for the Chicago Cubs (1939–42; 1946). The native of Hillsboro, Oregon, stood tall an ...

, baseball player *

Ben Petrick Benjamin Wayne Petrick ( ; born April 7, 1977) is a former Major League Baseball player. A native of Oregon, he grew up in Hillsboro, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area. After reaching the Majors, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease a ...

, baseball player *

Roddy Piper Roderick George Toombs (April 17, 1954 – July 31, 2015), better known as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, was a Canadian professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and actor. In professional wrestling, Piper was best known to international audiences for hi ...

, professional wrestler *

Clifford R. Robinson Clifford Ralph Robinson (December 16, 1966August 29, 2020) was an American professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Selected in the second round of the 1989 NBA draft, he played the first ...

, basketball player *

Scott Rueck Scott Michael Rueck (born July 18, 1969) is the head coach of the Oregon State University women's basketball team. Early life Rueck grew up in Hillsboro, Oregon, where he graduated from Glencoe High School. His father had been the first boys' b ...

, women's basketball coach * Ad Rutschman, Hall of Fame football coach *

Wes Schulmerich Edward Wesley Schulmerich (August 21, 1901 – June 26, 1985) was an American Major League Baseball player from the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he played baseball and football at what is now Oregon State University where he partici ...

, baseball player

Politicians

* George R. Bagley, lawyer and judge *

Rick Dancer Rick Dancer (born June 29, 1959) is an American journalist and politician in the state of Oregon. Born in the city of Hillsboro, he was a longtime anchor for KEZI television in Eugene. Among his other activities as anchor, he covered the Thurston ...

, politician and news anchor * Leon S. Davis, politician *

George W. Ebbert George Wood "Squire" Ebbert (June 10, 1810 – October 1, 1890) was a mountain man and early settler in the Oregon Country. Born in Kentucky, he settled on the Tualatin Plains in what became Oregon and participated in the Champoeg Meetings that cre ...

, pioneer * David Edwards, politician who served in the Oregon House * Daniel Gault, educator, newspaperman, and state legislator *

William G. Hare William G. Hare (April 19, 1882 – November 25, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician in the state of Oregon. A native Oregonian, he grew up in the Hillsboro area where he later practiced law. A Republican, he served in both houses of ...

, politician * H. T. Hesse, politician * David Hill, pioneer and city namesake *

Derrick Kitts Derrick Kitts (born c. 1973) is a Republican politician from Hillsboro in the U.S. state of Oregon. A native of Washington, he served two terms in the Oregon House of Representatives before giving up his seat in an unsuccessful bid for Congress ...

, politician who served in the Oregon House * Shawn Lindsay, attorney and politician *

George W. Patterson George Washington Patterson (November 11, 1799 – October 15, 1879) was an American politician in the U.S. State of New York. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and as Lieutenant Governor of New York. E ...

, politician *

Paul L. Patterson Paul Linton Patterson (July 18, 1900 – January 31, 1956) was an American Republican politician. A native of Ohio, he served in World War I before becoming an attorney in Oregon. Later he served as President of the Oregon State Senate (1951–1 ...

, former Oregon governor * D. O. Quick, state legislator *

Edward Schulmerich Edward C. Schulmerich (1863–1937) was a businessman and politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. A native of California, his German family moved to Oregon when he was a boy, settling near Hillsboro. There he worked in the banking industry and o ...

, banker and politician * Samuel Thurston, first

Congressional A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of ...

delegate from Oregon * Thomas Tongue, former

Oregon Supreme Court The Oregon Supreme Court (OSC) is the highest state court in the U.S. state of Oregon. The only court that may reverse or modify a decision of the Oregon Supreme Court is the Supreme Court of the United States. * William H. Wehrung, politician and businessman *

James Withycombe James Withycombe (March 21, 1854 – March 3, 1919) was an English-American Republican politician who served as the 15th Governor of Oregon. Biography Withycombe was born to tenant farmers Thomas and Mary Ann Withycombe in Tavistock, England, ...

, former Oregon governor

Others

* Kelly AuCoin, actor * Cesar Barone, serial killer *

Genevieve Bell Genevieve Bell is an Australian cultural anthropologist best known for her work at the intersection of cultural practice research and technological development (including as a pioneer in the field of futurist research), and for being an industry ...

, anthropologist for Intel *Cecilee Russell Essary, Residents' Interhall Congress advisor at the

University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas (U of A, UArk, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and the largest university in the state. Founded as Arkansas ...

* Peggy Y. Fowler, CEO of Portland General Electric *

Judi Hofer Judith ("Judi) Kay Hofer (February 16, 1940 — December 14, 2013) was an American businesswoman. A native of Oregon, she rose to be a top executive in The May Department Stores Company, which was sold to Macy's in 2006 for a total of $1.2 billion ...

, businessperson *

David Larsen David Larsen (born April 23, 1980) is an American stage actor. A 1998 graduate of Hillsboro High School, Larsen starred in many of its productions, including the title role in ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat''. Larsen attended P ...

, actor *

Savannah Outen Savannah Paige Outen (born October 14, 1992) is an American singer who gained popularity on YouTube. Outen began posting videos of herself singing on YouTube in March 2007 along with Angelika Vee and Esmée Denters. In 2010 she collaborated with ...

, singer *

Tommy Overstreet Thomas Cary Overstreet (September 10, 1937 – November 2, 2015) was an American country music singer. Often referred to as "T.O." by fans and radio disc jockeys, Overstreet had five top-five hit single, hit single (music), singles in the ''Bill ...

, country music singer * Norman Ralston, aviator * John W. Shute, banker *

Albert E. Tozier Albert E. Tozier (March 7, 1860 – June 27, 1937) was an American newspaper editor and local historian in Oregon. A native of Nebraska, he moved to Oregon as a child with his parents, settling in Hillsboro. His father, Charles T. Tozier, served ...

, journalistCorning, Howard M. (1989) ''Dictionary of Oregon History''. Binfords & Mort Publishing. p. 246. * Mary Ramsey Wood, "Mother Queen of Oregon" * Bryce Zabel, writer/producer, former chairman of the

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), also colloquially known as the Television Academy, is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the television industry in the United States. It is a 501(c)(6) non-prof ...

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