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Hawai`i
People
Every state of the Union has given birth to people who have left a lasting impression on our history and culture. The following people, all born in Hawai`i, have played distinctive roles.
Born in Hawai`i
| Famous Hawai`ians and Islanders | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Born / Died | Place | ||||
| Benny Agbayani
Baseball player |
Born: | December 28, 1971 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
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| Christine Keiko Agena
Actress |
Born: | October 3, 1973 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
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| Daniel Kahikina "Dan" Akaka
Politician |
Born: | September 11, 1924 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
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| Annie Montague Alexander
Philanthropist, Naturalist |
Born: | December 29, 1867 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
| Died: | September 10, 1950 | California | ||||
| Chang Apana
Police officer, Inspiration for "Charlie Chan" character |
Born: | December 26, 1871 | Waipio, O'ahu | |||
| Died: | December 8, 1933 | Honolulu, O'ahu | ||||
| George Ryoichi Ariyoshi
Politician, Longest Serving Governor |
Born: | March 12, 1926 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Samuel Chapman Armstrong
Educator, Civil War officer |
Born: | January 30, 1839 | East Wailuka, Maui | |||
| Died: | May 11, 1893 | Hampton, Virginia | ||||
| Angela Perez Baraquio
Miss America 2001 |
Born: | June 1, 1976 | Mililani, O'ahu | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Hiram Bingham II
Missionary |
Born: | August 16, 1831 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
| Died: | October 25, 1908 | Baltimore, Maryland | ||||
| Hiram Bingham III
Academic, Explorer, Politician |
Born: | November 19, 1875 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
| Died: | June 6, 1956 | Washington, D.C. | ||||
| Bernice Pauahi Bishop
Last member of Kamehameha dynasty, Philanthropist |
Born: | December 19, 1831 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
| Died: | October 16, 1884 | Honolulu, O'ahu | ||||
| Tia Carrere (Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo)
Actress, Model, Singer |
Born: | January 2, 1967 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
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| Bulldog (Henry James Conaty)
Actor |
Born: | March 1, 1974 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
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| Ronald Maurice "Ron" Darling
Baseball player |
Born: | August 19, 1960 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
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| Sanford Ballard Dole
Politician |
Born: | April 23, 1844 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
| Died: | June 9, 1926 | Honolulu, O'ahu | ||||
| Jean Erdman
Dancer |
Born: | February 20, 1916 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
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| Charles Sidney "Sid" Fernandez
Baseball player |
Born: | October 12, 1962 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
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| Hiram Leong Fong
Businessman, Statesman |
Born: | October 15, 1906 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
| Died: | August 18, 2004 | Honolulu, O'ahu | ||||
| Luther Halsey Gulick
Physical eduction instructor, Founder: Camp Fire Girls |
Born: | December 4, 1865 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
| Died: | August 13, 1918 | South Casco, Me. | ||||
| Don Ho (Donald Ho Tai Loy)
Musician and entertainer |
Born: | August 13, 1930 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
| Died: | April 14, 2007 | Honolulu, O'ahu | ||||
| Daniel Ken Inouye
Politician |
Born: | September 7, 1924 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Ka'ahumanu (Elizabeth Ka'ahumanu)
Queen regent of Kingdom of Hawai'i |
Born: | March 17, 1768 | Maui | |||
| Died: | June 5, 1832 | O'ahu | ||||
| Duke Paoa Kahanamoku (Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku)
Olympic champion swimmer, surfer |
Born: | August 24, 1890 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
| Died: | January 22, 1968 | Honolulu, O'ahu | ||||
| Princess Ka'iulani (Victoria Kawekiu Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Ka'iulani Cleghorn)
Hawaiian crown princesss |
Born: | October 16, 1875 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
| Died: | March 6, 1899 | Ainahau (Waikiki Beach, O'ahu) | ||||
| Kamehameha I (Pai'ea)
King of Kingdom of Hawai'i |
Born: | c. 1758 | Hawai'i | |||
| Died: | May 8, 1819 | Hawai'i | ||||
| Kamehameha II (Liholiho)
King of Kingdom of Hawai'i |
Born: | November 1797 | Hilo, Hawai'i | |||
| Died: | July 14, 1824 | London, England | ||||
| Kamehameha III (Kauikeaouli)
King of Kingdom of Hawai'i |
Born: | March 7, 1814 | Hawai'i | |||
| Died: | December 15, 1854 | Honolulu, O'ahu | ||||
| Kamehameha IV (Alexander Liholiho)
King of Kingdom of Hawai'i |
Born: | February 9, 1834 | Ewa, O'ahu | |||
| Died: | November 30, 1863 | Honolulu, O'ahu | ||||
| Kamehameha V (Lot Kamehameha)
King of Kingdom of Hawai'i |
Born: | December 11, 1830 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
| Died: | December 11, 1872 | Honolulu, O'ahu | ||||
| Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e (Yasokichi Konishiki)
Sumo Wrestler |
Born: | December 31, 1963 | Nanakuli, O'ahu | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| George Parsons Lathrop
Poet, Novelist, Editor |
Born: | August 25, 1851 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
| Died: | April 19, 1898 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| Lili'uokalani (Lydia Kamaka'eha)
Queen of Kingdom of Hawai'i (Last monarch) |
Born: | September 2, 1838 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
| Died: | November 11, 1917 | 'Iolani Palace, Honolulu, O'ahu | ||||
| Bette Midler
Singer, Actress, Comedian |
Born: | December 1, 1945 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
| Died: | ||||||
| Ellison Onizuka
Astronaut: Space Shuttle Challenger |
Born: | June 24, 1946 | Kealakekua, Kona | |||
| Died: | January 28, 1986 | Above Kennedy Space Center, Fla. | ||||
| Gail Kawaipuna Prejean
Social activist |
Born: | April 14, 1943 | ||||
| Died: | April 14, 1992 | |||||
| Toshiyuki "Harold" Sakata
Weightlifter, Wrestler, Actor |
Born: | July 1, 1920 | Holualoa, Hawai'i | |||
| Died: | July 29, 1982 | Honolulu, O'ahu | ||||
| James Shigeta
Actor |
Born: | June 17, 1933 | Hawai'i | |||
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| Don Stroud
Actor |
Born: | September 1, 1943 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
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| Merlin Devere Tuttle
Bat Scientist, Photographer Founder: Bat Conservation International |
Born: | 1941 | Honolulu, O'ahu | |||
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| Chad George Rowan (Akebono Taro)
Sumo Wrestler (Yokozuna) |
Born: | May 8, 1969 | Waimanalo, O'ahu | |||
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