Salem, Oregon
Salem, Oregon ranks 1,729th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Mikkeli, Acre, Israel, and Eibar. Memorable people born in Salem, Oregon include John Zerzan, Patricia A. McKillip, and Cathy McMorris Rodgers. Memorable people who died in Salem, Oregon include Jerry Brudos, Gregory Breit, and Red Mitchell. Salem, Oregon has been the birth place of many writers, and politicians and the death place of many extremists, and physicists. Salem, Oregon is located in United States.
Salem is the capital city of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood of West Salem is in Polk County. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1874 and 1995, Salem, Oregon was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including John Zerzan, Patricia A. McKillip, and Cathy McMorris Rodgers. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Salem, Oregon including Jerry Brudos, Gregory Breit, and Red Mitchell.
People Born in Salem, Oregon
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John Zerzan
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 1
Patricia A. McKillip
WRITER
1948 - 2022
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 3
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 2
Alfred Carlton Gilbert
INVENTOR
1884 - 1961
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 5
Kate Nauta
MODEL
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 8
Justin Kirk
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 9
Charles L. McNary
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1944
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 4
Debbie Armstrong
SKIER
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 7
Kendra Sunderland
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 6
People Deceased in Salem, Oregon
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Jerry Brudos
EXTREMIST
1939 - 2006
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 2
Gregory Breit
PHYSICIST
1899 - 1981
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 4
Red Mitchell
MUSICIAN
1927 - 1992
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 1
Larry Norman
SINGER
1947 - 2008
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Salem, Oregon were writers (2), politicians (2), inventors (1), models (1), and actors (1), while most who died were extremists (1), physicists (1), musicians (1), and singers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Salem, Oregon, including John Zerzan, and Patricia A. McKillip. Whereas, throughout history, writers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Salem, Oregon, including John Zerzan, and Patricia A. McKillip.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Salem, Oregon since 1700.
