University
This includes alumni of the main school. Those who also attended one of the university's graduate schools are listed in those sections as well.
| Name | Attended | Notability | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Albaugh (b. 1950) | Boeing Executive | ||
| Bruce Anderson (b. 1944) | 1962–66 | Linebacker in the National Football League. | |
| Thomas A. Bartlett (b. 1930) | 1947–49 | Educator, Chancellor of the State University of New York and the Oregon University System. | |
| Charles B. Bellinger (1839–1905) | Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. | ||
| Douglas H. Bosco (b. 1946) | 1963–1968 | U.S. Representative from California. Also attended the law school. | |
| Bruce Botelho (b. 1948) | B.A. 1971 | Alaska Attorney General and mayor of Juneau, Alaska. Also attended the law school. | |
| George M. Brown (1864–1934) | Class of 1885 | Oregon Attorney General and justice on the Oregon Supreme Court. | |
| James M. Brown (b. 1941) | Class of 1964 | Oregon Attorney General and county district attorney. | |
| Winifred Byrd (1884–1970) | Concert pianist and educator. | ||
| J. R. Campbell (b. 1918) | B.A. 1940 | Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court and judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals. Also attended the law school. | |
| Terry Cooney (b. 1933) | Former Major League Baseball umpire. | ||
| Robert Eakin (1848–1917) | Class of 1873 | Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court. | |
| Sam Farr (b. 1941) | B.S. 1963 | U.S. Representative from California. | |
| James Martin Fitzgerald (b. 1920) | B.A. 1950 | Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Alaska and the Alaska Supreme Court. Also attended the law school. | |
| Theodore Thurston Geer (1851–1924) | Governor of Oregon. | ||
| Melvin Clark George (1849–1933) | U.S. Representative from Oregon. | ||
| Alonzo Gesner (1842–1912) | Oregon State Senator | ||
| Joseph K. Gill (1841–1931) | 1864–1865 | Founder of J. K. Gill Company. | |
| Edith Green (1910–1987) | 1927–1929 | U.S. Representative from Oregon. | |
| Andrew Halcro (b. 1964) | Member of the Alaska House of Representatives | ||
| Bert E. Haney (1879–1943) | Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. | ||
| Mark Hatfield (1922–2011) | 1940–1943 | Governor of Oregon, United States Senator, and state legislator. | |
| Willis C. Hawley (1864–1941) | Class of 1888 | Congressman, president of Willamette. Also attended the law school. | |
| Liz Heaston (b. 1977) | Class of 1999 | First woman to score in a college football game. | |
| Thomas Hemingway | Class of 1962 | Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force. Also attended the law school. | |
| Chauncey Hosford (1820–1911) | Minster and educator, attended the Oregon Institute. | ||
| Charles A. Johns (1857–1932) | B.A. 1878 | Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and Supreme Court of the Philippines. | |
| Randall B. Kester (b. 1916) | Class of 1937 | Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. | |
| Jeff Kruse (b. 1951) | B.S. | Oregon State Senator. | |
| Harry Lane (1855–1917) | Class of 1876 | Mayor of Portland, U.S. Senator. Also attended the medical school. | |
| Richard Laymon (1947–2001) | B.A. | Horror writer. | |
| Cal Lee (b. 1946) | Football coach. | ||
| Susan M. Leeson (b. 1946) | B.A. 1968 | Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court. Also attended the law school. | |
| Lesil McGuire (b. 1971) | B.A. 1993 | Member of the Alaska House of Representatives and the Alaska State Senate. Also attended the law school. | |
| Charles L. McNary (1874–1944) | United States Senator from Oregon and 1940 Republican Vice-Presidential nominee. | ||
| John Hugh McNary (1867–1937) | Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. | ||
| Alex J. Mandl (b. 1943) | Businessman, former president of AT&T. | ||
| Peter K. Manning (b. 1940) | B.A. 1961 | Academic, professor at Michigan State University. | |
| Robert A. Miller (1854–1941) | Politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives. | ||
| Laurie Monnes Anderson (b. 1945) | B.A. 1968 | Member of the Oregon House of Representatives. | |
| Charles S. Moore (1857–1915) | 1872–1874 | Oregon State Treasurer and county judge. | |
| Charles B. Moores (1849–1930) | B.A. 1870 | Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives. | |
| Merrill Moores (1856–1929) | U.S. Representative from Indiana. | ||
| Dale T. Mortensen (b. 1939) | B.A. 1961 | Professor at Northwestern University; 2010 winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics. | |
| Bob Packwood (b. 1932) | Class of 1954 | United States Senator from Oregon. | |
| Skip Priest | B.A. | Member of the Washington House of Representatives. | |
| Tobias Read (b. 1975) | B.A. | Member of the Oregon House of Representatives. | |
| John W. Reynolds (b. 1875) | A.B (1895) A.M. (1897) |
Dean of the law school. | |
| Samuel T. Richardson (1857–1921) | B.A. 1892 | Educator and dean of the law school. Also attended the law school. | |
| Nancy Ryles (1937–1990) | Member of the Oregon House of Representatives, Senate, and Public Utility Commission | ||
| Ron Saxton (b. 1954) | Class of 1976 | Attorney, two-time candidate for Oregon Governor. | |
| Herb Schmalenberger (1925–2006) | College football coach. | ||
| Frederick Schwatka (1849–1892) | Explorer of the Arctic. | ||
| Al Siebert (1934–2009) | B.S. | Psychology author and educator. | |
| Otto Richard Skopil, Jr. (b. 1919) | B.A. 1941 | Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Also attended the law school. | |
| Robert Freeman Smith (b. 1931) | B.A. 1953 | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 2nd district, Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives. | |
| Vic Snyder (b. 1947) | B.A. 1975 | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 2nd district. | |
| Winlock W. Steiwer (1852–1920) | Class of 1971 | Oregon state senator and county judge. | |
| Nick Symmonds (b. 1983) | Class of 2006 | Distance runner, 2008 Olympian, seven NCAA Div. III titles. | |
| Andy Tillman (b. 1952) | Businessman and llama breeder. | ||
| Isaac Homer Van Winkle (1870–1943) | Class of 1898 | Oregon Attorney General and dean of the College of Law. Also attended the law school. | |
| John B. Waldo (1844–1907) | Class of 1866 | Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court. | |
| William Waldo (1832–1911) | President of the Oregon State Senate. | ||
| Marie Watt (b. 1967) | Class of 1990 | Artist. | |
| Dick Weisgerber | Football player. | ||
| Edward Curtis Wells (1910–1986) | Businessman, vice president at Boeing Company. | ||
| Frank K. Wheaton (b. 1951) | Agent and actor. | ||
| Richard Williams (1836–1914) | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's At-large district. | ||
| John N. Williamson (1855–1943) | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 2nd district. | ||
| Parish L. Willis (1838–1917) | B.A. 1865 | Oregon State Senator. | |
| Greg Zerzan | Federal government administrator. Also attended the law school. |
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