List of famous people from Hawaii
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Hawai'i has been home to many notable people that have become well-known beyond the shores of the islands. Listed below are celebreties that have called Hawai'i home during some significant part of their lives.
- For a list of notable people of Native Hawaiian ancestry, click here.
- For a list of notable politicians of Hawai'i, click here.
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A
- Benny Agbayani, professional baseball player
- Daniel K. Akaka, first native Hawaiian US Senator
- Akebono (born Chad Rowan), sumo wrestler
- Annie Montague Alexander, philanthropist and financier
- George Ariyoshi, first Japanese-American elected governor
B
- Malani Bilyeu, singer
- Angela Perez Baraquio, Miss America 2001
- Henri Berger, bandmaster
- Hiram Bingham I, missionary
- Hiram Bingham II, missionary
- Hiram Bingham III, US Senator from Connecticut, discovered Macchu Picchu
- Bernice Pauahi Bishop, Hawaiian princess and philanthropist
- Charles R. Bishop, banker, philanthropist
C
- Tia Carrere, singer, actress
- Alexander Cartwright, father of American baseball
- Steve Case, former Chairman and CEO of America Online
- Samuel N. Castle, missionary
- Benjamin J. Cayetano, first Filipino American governor
- Brian Ching, first Hawaiian to play for the United States Mens National Soccer team
- Herbert Choy, first Asian-American federal judge in U.S. history
- Bryan Clay, olympic athlete
- Amos S. Cooke, missionary, educator
- Princess Victoria Kaiulani Cleghorn, last Hawaiian princess
D
- Father Damien, Hansens Disease colony worker on Moloka'i
- Ron Darling, baseball player
- Frank Delima, comedian
- James D. Dole, pineapple magnate
- Sanford B. Dole, territorial governor
E
- Jean Erdman, dancer, choreographer
F
- Mackey Feary, singer
- Hiram L. Fong, first Chinese-American senator
G
- Lauren Graham, TV Actress
H
- Bethany Hamilton, shark attack survivor, surfer
- Laird Hamilton, surfer, monster wave rider, inventor of tow-in surfing
- Don Ho, entertainer
- Tasuku Harada,Prewar internationalist, Japanese History, Literature and language professor at the University of Hawaii, the 7th President of Doshisha University.
- Hoku Ho, singer
- Kelly Hu, actress
I
- Daniel K. Inouye, senator
- Andy Irons, surfer
J
- Thomas Jaggar, geologist and founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
- Dwayne Johnson, professional wrestler and actor known as "The Rock"
- Jack Johnson, singer,musician, songwriter, documentary filmaker
- Gerrit P. Judd, missionary and advisor
K
- Ka‘ahumanu, Hawaiian queen
- Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, Olympic swimmer and ambassador of surfing
- Carole Kai, singer and philanthropist
- Henry J. Kaiser, industrialist
- Victoria Kaiulani, princess
- David Kalākaua, king
- Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole, entertainer and singer
- Kamehameha I, monarch that united the Hawaiian islands
- Kamehameha V, last of the Hawai'ian ali'i dynasty
- Nicole Kidman, actress, born in Hawaii
- Robert Kiyosaki, author of financial books
- Konishiki (born Salevaa Atisanoe), sumo wrestler
L
- George Parsons Lathrop, journalist, poet
- Brook Mahealani Lee, Miss Universe 1997
- Lili‘uokalani, Queen, last Hawaiian monarch
M
- Lei Maa, model
- Francis A. Marzen, religious leader
- Bette Midler, actress and entertainer
- Jason Momoa, actor and model
- Joe Moore, actor and journalist
- Lauren (Peters) Moriarty U.S. Ambassador
- Musashimaru, sumo wrestler
N
O
- Barack Obama, politician
- Bobo Olson, World champion boxer, hall of famer
- Ellison Onizuka, astronaut
P
- Gabby Pahinui, music legend
- In Young Park, violinist
- Kawaipuna Prejean, Hawaiian activist
- Kelly Preston, actress
Q
R
- RCA (born Ray Ancheta), singer/actor
S
- Harold Sakata, actor
- Carolyn Sapp, Miss America 1992
- James Shigeta, actor
- Eric Shinseki, US Army general
- Claus Spreckels, developer
- Don Stroud, actor
T
- Jasmine Trias, singer, American Idol finalist
- Merlin Tuttle, mammalogist, Honolulu
U
V
- Camile Velasco, singer, American Idol finalist
W
- John Waihee, first Native Hawaiian governor
- Michelle Wie, golf prodigy
X
Y
- John Young, first European to become "Hawai'ian ali'i" and buried in the Royal Mausoleum