Notable Alumni
- Jean M. Auel - author of The Clan of the Cave Bear
- Bree Schaaf Boyer - U.S. Olympic Bobsledder, 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver BC
- Ken Butler - artist and experimental musician
- Tony Curtis - backup tight end for the Dallas Cowboys
- Issa - singer, songwriter and producer signed with Akon
- Dave Jansen - Wrestler and mixed martial artist
- Mark Dacascos - actor and martial artist
- Carolyn Davidson - creator of the Nike swoosh
- D. Scott Davis - Chairman and CEO, United Parcel Service of America.
- Paul De Muniz - Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice
- Clint Didier - former NFL tight end, Super Bowl XVII Champion
- David James Duncan - novelist, essayist
- Mike Erickson - frequent candidate for elected office and entrepreneur
- Dan Frantz - American football player for the Chicago Rush
- Katie Harman - 2002 Miss America
- Adam Hayward - linebacker for Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Darick Holmes - a former NFL running back
- June Jones - head football coach, Southern Methodist University
- Terence Knox - Actor
- Jeff Lahti - retired Major League Baseball pitcher and 1982 World Series Champion
- Joseph LeBaron - current U.S. Ambassador to Qatar
- Neil Lomax - National Football League quarterback, played for St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals (1981–89)
- Courtney Love - actress and frontwoman of alternative rock band Hole (did not graduate)
- Holly Madison - Playboy model, Reality TV Star "The Girls Next Door"
- Fariborz Maseeh - Pioneer in the field of micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS) and philanthropist who founded IntelliSense in 1991
- Charles Moose - former police chief for Montgomery County, Maryland, one of the sites of the Beltway Sniper attacks
- Jack Ohman - editorial cartoonist for The Oregonian
- Steve Olin - late Major League Baseball pitcher
- Pierre Ouellette - science fiction author
- Mike Pierce - UFC fighter
- Bill Plympton - animator
- Mike Richardson - founder, Dark Horse Comics
- Gordon Riese - Portland State pitcher and Pac-10 Referee
- R. William Riggs - former Oregon Supreme Court justice
- Barbara Roberts - 34th Governor of Oregon
- Harry Anastasiou Pioneer in peace-building initiatives across the world and author of two books
- Betty Roberts - first woman to serve on the Oregon Supreme Court and Oregon Court of Appeals
- Deborah J. Ross - science fiction and fantasy author
- Richard Sanders wrestler, NCAA, FILA and Summer Olympics
- Lawrence Leighton Smith - conductor and pianist
- Esperanza Spalding - jazz musician
- Tom Trebelhorn - Major League Baseball manager
- Ime Udoka - current small forward for the Sacramento Kings in the National Basketball Association
- Freeman Williams - retired National Basketball Association guard
- Norm Winningstad - businessman and engineer
- Jordan Senn - linebacker for Carolina Panthers
- Michael Moynihan- Journalist, author, musician
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