Portland is a port city in the U.S. state of Oregon located at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers.
Established in the 1830s as a camp along the Oregon Trail, Portland evolved into a major West Coast industrial city during the twentieth century.
Contemporarily, it is the most populous city in Oregon, and the second-largest city in the Pacific Northwest.
[1] This list of notable people includes persons who were either born in, are current residents of, or have lived in Portland.
A person who lives in or comes from Portland, Oregon is called a Portlander.