page_title: List of people from Oregon
section_title: P
hierarchical_section_title: List of people from Oregon / P
caption_attribution_description: Español: El escritor estadounidense Chuck Palahniuk en la Feria Internacional del Libro de Miami 2011 English: American writer Chuck Palahniuk at the Miami Book Fair International 2011
context_page_description: This is a list of notable people associated with the U.S. state of Oregon through birth and/or residence.
context_section_description: Bob Packwood (born 1932) – former United States Senate and Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee
  Bettie Page (1923–2008) – pin-up model
  Chuck Palahniuk (born 1961) – journalist, author
  Mark Parent (born 1961) – former Major League Baseball catcher
  Ken Patera (born 1943) – professional wrestler, Olympic weightlifter, and strongman competitor
  Chief Paulina (died 1867) – leader of the Hunipuitöka band of Northern Paiute Native Americans
  Linus Pauling (1901–1994) – chemist and activist; only person to win two Nobel Prizes outright
  Bill Pearl (born 1930) – world champion bodybuilder
  Alfred Peet (1920–2007) – founder of Peet's Coffee & Tea
  Kari Ann Peniche (born 1984) – actress
  Jack Pennick (1895–1964) – actor
  Tom Peterson (born 1930) – home appliance retailer and television pitchman
  Kim M. Peyton-McDonald (1957–1986) – gold medalist from 1976 Summer Olympics; Oregon Sports Hall of Fame inductee
  Julianne Phillips (born 1960) – actress; ex-wife of Bruce Springsteen
  River Phoenix (1970–1993) – actor, musician, and activist
  Mitch Pileggi (born 1952) – actor
  Henry Pittock (1835–1919) – Oregon pioneer; founder and publisher of The Oregonian
  Troy Polamalu (born 1981) – strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers
  Elias Porter (1914–1987) – psychologist
  Norris Poulson (1895–1982) – 36th mayor of Los Angeles
  Jane Powell (born 1929) – actress
  Steve Prefontaine (1951–1975) – track athlete
  Megan Prelinger (born 1967) – cultural historian, archivist
  Maudie Prickett (1914–1976) – actress
caption: Chuck Palahniuk, author
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