This short list of biographies is designed to introduce students and teachers to Oregonians who have significantly influenced the region and the people who have lived in it. Many of the links lead to our partner project, The Oregon Encyclopedia.

 

A John Jacob Astor (1763-1848), fur company magnate   C George Chamberlain (1845-1928), governor and reformer Capt. William Clark (1770-1838), military explorer Concomly (1765?-1830?), Chinook headman

B George Baker (1868-1941), theater owner and mayor Simon Benson (1851-1942), businessman and civic leader Louise Bryant (1885-1936), illustrator, writer, and activist Asahel Bush (1824-1913), newspaper editor and politician   D Will Daly (1869-1924), mayor and labor reformer David Douglas (1799-1834), botanist George Drouillard (1776?-1810), trapper and interpreter Thomas Jefferson Dryer (1808-1879), newspaper editor Abigail Scott Duniway (1834-1915), newspaper editor and woman suffrage activist