The Simpsons and Matt Groening’s Portland

portlandtribune.com — Most of the names from The Simpsons come from street and landmark names in Groening's hometown, Portland. Rev. Lovejoy, Mayor Quimby, Montgomery Burns, even Kearney the bully -- and maybe Sideshow Bob Terwilliger, though Groening denies it. The Portland Tribune explained all, in this 2002 article.