Famous Hawaiians
These are just a few of the famous people who were either born in Hawaii or spent some important time in Hawaii.
Benny Agbayani, baseball player
Daniel K. Akaka, first native Hawaiian U.S. senator
Annie Montague Alexander, philanthropist and financier
Dennis Alexio, kickboxer
Ray Ancheta (RCA), singer and actor
George Ariyoshi, Hawaii governor and first Japanese-American governor
Salevaa Atisanoe (Konishiki), sumo wrestler
Angela Perez Baraquio, Miss America
Kula Dawn Barbieto, surfer
Henri Berger, bandmaster
Buddy Bess, publisher
Malani Bilyeu, singer
Hiram Bingham, missionary
Hiram Bingham II, missionary
Hiram Bingham III, U.S. Senator and discoverer of Macchu Picchu
Bernice Pauahi Bishop, Hawaiian princess and philanthropist
Charles R. Bishop, banker, philanthropist
Ken Bradshaw, surfer
Andy Bumatai, comedian and filmmaker
Tia Carrere, singer and actress
Anthony Carter, basketball player
Alexander Cartwright, founder of American baseball and businessman
Steve Case, CEO of America Online
Samuel N. Castle, missionary
Benjamin J. Cayetano, Hawaii governor and first Filipino-American governor
Brian Ching, soccer player
Hung Wo Ching, airline executive, real
estate investor, and agricultural economist
Herbert Choy, first Asian-American federal judge in U.S. history
Bryan Clay, Olympic athlete
Princess Victoria Kaiulani Cleghorn, Hawaiian princess
Coconuts Musume, pop group
James Cook, explorer
Amos S. Cooke, missionary and educator
Mother Marianne Cope, religious leader
Father Damien, leper-colony worker
Ron Darling, baseball player
Frank Delima, comedian
James D. Dole, pineapple magnate
Sanford B. Dole, president of the Republic of Hawaii, territorial governor
Jason Elam, football player
Jean Erdman, dancer and choreographer
Mackey Feary, singer
Sid Fernandez, baseball player
Hiram L. Fong, U.S. senator and first Chinese-American senator
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala, football player
Tadd Fujikawa, golfer
Sunny Garcia, surfer
Darien Gee, author
Lauren Graham, actress
Bethany Hamilton, surfer
Laird Hamilton, surfer and inventor of tow-in surfing
Don Ho, singer and entertainer
Hoku Ho, singer
Kelly Hu, actress
Egan Inoue, superbrawl champion
Daniel K. Inouye, U.S. senator
Andy Irons, surfer
James Jacobson, author
Thomas Jaggar, geologist and founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Dwayne Johnson (The Rock), wrestler and actor
Jack Johnson, singer, songwriter, and documentary filmmaker
Malia Jones, surfer and model
Gerrit P. Judd, missionary and advisor
Ka‘ahumanu, Hawaiian queen
Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, Olympic swimmer and
surfer
Carole Kai, singer and philanthropist
Henry J. Kaiser, industrialist
David Kalākaua, Hawaiian king
Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole, entertainer and singer
King Kamehameha I, Hawaiian king
King Kamehameha II, Hawaiian king
King Kamehameha III, Hawaiian king
King Kamehameha IV, Hawaiian king
King Kamehameha V, Hawaiian king
Nicole Kidman, actress
Q'orianka Kilcher, actress
Robert Kiyosaki, author of financial books
George Parsons Lathrop, journalist and poet
Brook Mahealani Lee, Miss Universe
Jason Scott Lee, actor
Ashley Lelie, football player
Queen Lili‘uokalani, Hawaiian queen
Linda Lingle, Hawaii governor
King Lunalilo, Hawaiian king
Lei Maa, model
Francis A. Marzen, religious leader
Lokelani McMichael, triathlete and model
Al Michaels, sports broadcaster
Bette Midler, singer and actress
Patsy Takemoto Mink, U.S. representative
and first Asian-American congresswoman
Jason Momoa, actor
Joe Moore, actor and journalist
Lauren (Peters) Moriarty, U.S. ambassador
Musashimaru, sumo wrestler
Barack Obama, U.S. senator
Bobo Olson, boxer
Tim Olyphant, actor
Ellison Onizuka, astronaut
Thumper Nagasako, in-line skater
Gabby Pahinui, music legend
In Young Park, violinist
Kawaipuna Prejean, Hawaiian activist
Kelly Preston, actress
Kalani Queypo, dancer and actor
Michelle Rodriguez, actress
Chad Rowan (Yokozuna), sumo wrestler
Harold Sakata, actor
Carolyn Sapp, Miss America
Tom Sellick, actor
James Shigeta, actor
Eric Shinseki, general
Claus Spreckels, developer
Don Stroud, actor
Rell Sunn, surfer and cancer spokesperson
Maa Tanuvasa, football player
Ruddy Tongg, founder, Aloha Airlines
Jasmine Trias, singer
Chris Truby, baseball player
Mark Tuinei, football player
Augie Tulba, filmmaker
Merlin Tuttle, mammalogist
Jeff Ulbrich, football player
Camile Velasco, singer
Brian Viloria, boxer
John Waihee, first Native Hawaiian governor
Cynthia Watros, actress
Michelle Wie, golfer
Oprah Winfrey, TV talk show host, actress, producer, book author, billionaire
John Young, first European to become Hawai‘ian ali‘i
