# List of people from Bend, Oregon

The following is a partial list of notable residents, past and present, from Bend, Oregon, a city in Central Oregon in the western part of the United States of America. A separate list of people from Oregon is available.
* Broda Otto Barnes, physician, hypothyroidism researcher
* Shannon Bex, member of the musical group Danity Kane
* Mohini Bhardwaj, Olympic gymnast
* Drew Bledsoe, former NFL quarterback
* Luke Musgrave, tight end for the Green Bay Packers
* Ian Boswell, racing cyclist for Team Katusha–Alpecin
* Allie Brosh, author, Hyperbole and a Half
* Pat Cashman, comedian, television and radio personality
* John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Corporation; part-time resident
* John Clem Clarke, painter and college football player for the Oregon State Beavers football team
* Ray W. Clough, professor emeritus at UC-Berkeley, founder of the finite element method
* Kent Couch, lawn-chair balloonist
* Adam Craig, professional mountain bike racer and Olympian
* Kiki Cutter, Olympic and World Cup ski champion
* Thomas Del Ruth, cinematographer
* Nate Doss, professional disc golfer and brewer; three-time PDGA World Champion
* Brian Dunning, science author and film producer; runs Skeptoid Inc
* Ashton Eaton, 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medalist, world record holder in both the decathlon and heptathlon
* Alan Embree, former Major League Baseball player
* Myrlie Evers-Williams, civil rights activist
* Ben Ferguson, professional snowboarder
* Jon Fogarty, professional race car driver currently with GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing
* Tommy Ford, professional ski racer and Olympian
* Matthew Fox, television actor on the series Lost
* Michael Garrison, electronic musician
* Jere Gillis, former NHL player
* Scott Goldblatt, 2000 Olympic silver medalist, 2004 Olympic gold medalist in swimming
* Paul Hait, Olympic gold medalist
* Ray Hatton, college professor, author, and long-distance runner
* Chris Horner, pro road racing cyclist, winner of the 2013 Vuelta a España
* Steve House, mountain climber, first non-European winner of Piolet d'Or Award
* Stan Humphries, former NFL quarterback
* Dave Hunt, founder of the Berean Call ministry
* Sara Jackson-Holman, singer-songwriter
* Valarie Jenkins, professional disc golfer and brewer; four-time PDGA World Champion
* Jason Keep, basketball player
* Donald M. Kerr, conservationist and founder of the High Desert Museum
* Rustin R. Kimsey, Episcopalian bishop
* Gary Lewis, outdoor writer for ESPN, author and TV host
* Ryan Longwell, NFL place kicker
* Gerry Lopez, Hawaiian surfing legend and film actor ("Conan the Barbarian")
* Robert D. Maxwell, Medal of Honor recipient
* Donald L. McFaul, U.S. Navy SEAL killed in Panama in 1989
* Max McNown, singer, songwriter
* J. Patrick Metke, politician and businessman
* Jourdan Miller, fashion model and winner of America's Next Top Model, cycle 20
* Chino Moreno, musician and lead singer of Deftones
* William A. Niskanen, former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Reagan administration; former chairman of the Cato Institute
* Paul Phillips, professional poker player
* George P. Putnam, publisher; husband of Amelia Earhart
* Jeremy Roloff, TV personality, Little People Big World
* Grant Rosenberg, TV writer-producer and author
* Laurenne Ross, Olympic alpine ski racer
* Beckie Scott, 2002 Olympic gold medalist in cross country skiing
* Derek Sitter, founder/former owner of Volcanic Theatre Pub and actor/filmmaker
* John Spence, first American combat frogman
* David Stoliar, sole survivor of the Struma disaster
* Conrad Stoltz, three-time XTERRA off-road triathlon champion
* Byron A. Stover, businessman and state legislator
* Mickey Tettleton, former Major League Baseball player
* Andy Tillman, llama rancher, businessman, and author
* Ryan Trebon, professional mountain bike and cyclocross racer
* April Genevieve Tucholke, novelist
* Andreas Wecker, Olympic horizontal bar gold medalist in 1996
* Gary Zimmerman, NFL player, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2008