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Hawaii has been home to many notable people who have become well-known beyond the shores of the islands. Listed below are notable people who have called Hawaii home during some significant part of their lives.

A

  • Brian Adams (1963–2007), professional wrestler; born in Kona
  • Eddie Aikau, professional surfer
  • Benny Agbayani, professional baseball player, born in Honolulu
  • Keiko Agena, actress
  • Daniel Akaka, first U.S. senator with Hawaiian ancestry
  • Akebono Tarō (born Chad Rowan), sumo wrestler, born in Waimanalo
  • Dennis Alexio, former World Kickboxing Champion, lived and fought out of Honolulu
  • Robert Allerton, industrialist and patron-owner of Allerton Garden, Kauai
  • Tyson Alualu, professional football player, born in Honolulu
  • Chang Apana, folk figure who inspired Charlie Chan; worked for the Honolulu Police Department
  • S. Haunani Apoliona, Office of Hawaiian Affairs trustee, chairperson of OHA Board of Trustees

B

  • Buck Baker or Dr. William Baker, conductor
  • Bob Ballard, discoverer of Titanic wreck, received degree from the University of Hawaiʻi
  • Kimee Balmilero, Filipino-American, Broadway actor, Miss Saigon, Mamma Mia, Hi-5
  • Gabe Baltazar, Filipino saxophone player
  • Danny Barcelona, Filipino-American jazz-band drummer for Louis Armstrong
  • Roseanne Barr, actress in Roseanne, macadamia nut farmer and activist
  • Sasha Barrese, actress
  • Chris Barron (1968), vocalist with Spin Doctors, born at Pearl Harbor
  • Donn Beach, restaurateur of Don the Beachcomber tiki restaurant, died in Honolulu
  • Greg Beeman, director-producer
  • Larry Beil, journalist, graduated from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
  • Barbi Benton, model/actress, has a home in Hawaii
  • Henri Berger, composer and royal bandmaster of the Kingdom of Hawaii
  • Daniel Bess, actor, Rick Allen on 24
  • Henry Bianchini, Hawaiian-based sculptor, painter and printmaker
  • Ashley Bickerton, contemporary artist, painter, sculptor
  • Hiram Bingham I, missionary
  • Hiram Bingham II, missionary
  • Hiram Bingham III, U.S. senator from Connecticut, discovered Machu Picchu
  • Bernice Pauahi Bishop, Hawaiian princess and philanthropist
  • Charles Reed Bishop, banker, philanthropist, husband of Bernice Pauahi Bishop
  • Bill Bixby, actor/director; had residence in Hawaii
  • Don Blanding, poet
  • Daryl Bonilla, Hawaii-based actor, born in Honolulu
  • Richard Boone, actor, who lived in Hawaii for seven years
  • Robert Sidney Bowen, author, died of cancer in Honolulu in 1977
  • Bradajo, poet known for writing in Hawaiian Pidgin
  • Beau Bridges, actor, attended University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
  • Darin Brooks, actor on Days of Our Lives
  • Jason Brooks, actor, splits time between Hawaii and Los Angeles
  • Andy Bumatai, Hawaii-based comedian and actor
  • Ray Bumatai, Hawaii-based actor and producer, died in Honolulu
  • Redmond Burke, pediatric heart surgeon
  • John A. Burns, second governor of Hawaii, 1962–1974, interred at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu
  • Eric Byler, director of Charlotte Sometimes and Americanese, attended Moanalua High School, Honolulu

C

  • William Robert Caddy, World War II Medal of Honor recipient, interred at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu
  • Daryl Cagle, editorial cartoonist
  • Sarah Wayne Callies, actress
  • James Campbell, founder of the Estate of James Campbell, a major landowner in Hawaii
  • Joseph Campbell, author, lived and died in Honolulu
  • George Ham Cannon, World War II Medal of Honor recipient
  • Glenn Cannon, actor, co-director of the Cinematic and Digital Arts Program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
  • Tia Carrere, singer, actress
  • Alexander Cartwright, father of American baseball
  • Steve Case, former chairman and CEO of America Online
  • Benjamin J. Cayetano, first Filipino-American governor
  • Cedric Ceballos, basketball player, rap artist
  • Byron Chamberlain, athlete, born in Honolulu
  • Levi Chamberlain, missionary
  • Michael Chamberlain, film director, current resident of Honolulu
  • Richard Chamberlain, actor, current resident of Hawaii
  • Wah Chang, Hollywood designer
  • Ben Chapman, actor, longtime resident of Oahu, Hawaii
  • Duane "DOG" Chapman, bounty hunter, has lived in Hawaii since 1989
  • Charo, entertainer, longtime resident
  • Tom Cheney, cartoonist
  • Brian Ching, professional soccer (football) player for the US Men's National Team and Houston Dynamo, of Major League Soccer
  • Herbert Choy, first Asian-American federal judge in U.S. history
  • Sam Choy, chef
  • Kam Fong Chun, police officer/actor
  • Bryan Clay, Olympic athlete
  • Archibald Cleghorn, father of Princess Victoria Kaiulani, and husband of Princess Miriam K. Likelike
  • Princess Victoria Kaiulani Cleghorn, last Hawaiian princess
  • Harlan Cleveland, DIKW
  • Titus Coan, early missionary to Hawaii, founder of Haili Church
  • Ed Cobb, singer, member of the group The Four Preps
  • Scott Coffey, actor, born in Hawaii, studied in Honolulu
  • Bruce Cooil, statistical modeler, born and raised in Honolulu
  • Captain James Cook, British explorer, died at Kealakekua Bay
  • Francis Judd Cooke, composer
  • Gordon Cooper, astronaut, lived in Hawaii
  • Mother Marianne Cope, the successor to Father Damien
  • David Copperfield, illusionist, early career at Pagoda Hotel
  • Matt Corboy, actor, born and raised in Honolulu
  • Nancy Cordes, CBS News correspondent
  • Ed Corney, IFBB Hall of Fame bodybuilder
  • Buster Crabbe, athlete and actor, studied at the Punahou School in Honolulu
  • John P. Craven PhD, JD, ocean engineering scientist, developer of OTEC and law professor
  • Richard E. Cunha, cinematographer

D

  • Mark Dacascos, actor and martial artist, born in Honolulu
  • Anthony Peter Damato, World War II Medal of Honor recipient
  • Father Damien, priest, missionary to the Lepers of Molokai, beatified
  • Ron Darling, MLB pitcher and broadcaster
  • Gavan Daws, Shoal of Time author, Hawaiiana historian
  • Frank Delima, comedian
  • Richard Denning, actor, owned residence in Hawaii
  • Martin Denny, composer
  • Benjamin Dillingham, businessman
  • Walter F. Dillingham, industrialist
  • Jordan Dizon, NFL linebacker for Detroit Lions
  • Jimmie Dodd, actor, died in Honolulu
  • James Drummond Dole, pineapple magnate
  • Sanford B. Dole, territorial governor
  • Isami Doi, artist and printmaker
  • Richard Donner, director, owns residence in Hawaii
  • David Douglas, botanist, namesake of Douglas-fir tree
  • Alex Dreier, television journalist and actor
  • Doris Duke, heiress, owner of "Shangri-La" residence on Black Point
  • Kamalani Dung, olympic medalist and professional softball pitcher
  • Ann Dunham, mother of President Barack Obama
  • Dyrus, real name Marcus Hill, professional League of Legends player

E

  • Jason Elam, NFL kicker, attended college in Hawaii
  • Yvonne Elliman, singer
  • Kate Elliott, science fiction and fantasy writer
  • Kenny Endo, professional taiko player
  • Georgia Engel, actress, attended college in Hawaii
  • Jean Erdman, dancer, choreographer
  • Neil Everett, ESPN sportcaster

F

  • Nuu Faaola, former NFL running back
  • Mary Elizabeth Pruett Farrington, Republican congressional representative
  • Scott Feldman, Major League Baseball pitcher (Houston Astros)
  • Sid Fernandez, baseball pitcher, born in Honolulu
  • Tony Fiammetta, fullback for the Chicago Bears
  • Hiram Leong Fong, first Chinese-American U.S. senator from Hawaii, interred at Nuuanu Cemetery in Honolulu
  • Khalil Fong, Chinese singer based in Hong Kong, lived until age 6 in Kauai
  • Leo Ford, actor, operated Pacific Paradise Tours
  • Russ Francis, NFL tight end, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers
  • Herman Frazier, 1976 Olympic gold medalist, head of 2004 U.S. Olympic team
  • Harry Fujiwara, professional wrestler, born in Hawaii

G

  • David Gallaher, writer of Green Lantern Corps, born in Honolulu
  • Brickwood Galuteria, politician, elected chair of the Hawaii Democratic Party in 2004
  • Sunny Garcia, pro surfer
  • Loyal Garner, singer
  • Brian Gaskill, actor, born in Honolulu
  • Thomas Gill, lieutenant governor and U.S. representative
  • Henry G. Ginaca, engineer and inventor of the machine that peeled and cored pineapples being prepared for canning
  • Gary Goldman, producer, graduated from the University of Hawaiʻi in December 1971
  • Ah Chew Goo, former coach of the University of Hawaiʻi men's basketball team and a star high school basketball player
  • Kurt Gouveia, pro football player
  • Lauren Graham, TV actress
  • Wendy Lee Gramm, economist, wife of Phil Gramm
  • Glen Grant, folklorist and author
  • Erin Gray, actress
  • Dave Guard, singer with Kingston Trio, born in Hawaii

H

  • Brian Haberlin, comic book artist, co-creator of Witchblade
  • Marie Louise Habets, ex-nun on whose life The Nun's Story was based
  • Lance Hahn, musician, co-founder of the prolific punk band J Church, born in Honolulu
  • Bethany Hamilton, shark attack survivor, surfer
  • Laird Hamilton, surfer, monster wave rider, inventor of tow-in surfing
  • George Harrison, musician, former Beatle; had residence in Hawaii
  • Kayo Hatta, film director
  • Hilo Hattie, also known as Clara H. Nelson, Hawaiian entertainer, born in Honolulu
  • Dick Haymes, actor, lived in Hawaii in 1953
  • Michael Haynes III, professional wrestler, born in Honolulu
  • Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, author, resident of Hawaii
  • Christian Hedemann (1852–1932), Danish-born engineer and pioneering amateur photographer
  • Cecil Heftel, United States representative and businessman
  • George Helm, Kahoolawe Ohana activist
  • Marie Helvin, top model of the 1970s and 1980s
  • George Herbig, astronomer
  • Harvey Hess, lyric poet, librettist
  • Ryan Higa, YouTuber known by his YouTube username "nigahiga", born in Hilo
  • John Hillerman, actor, best known for his role in Magnum, P.I.
  • Barron Hilton, heir of Hilton Hotel chain, was stationed in Hawaii in World War II
  • Dave Hlubek, lead guitarist and founding member of Molly Hatchet
  • Coco Ho, professional surfer
  • Don Ho, entertainer, born in Kakaako and died near Waikiki Beach
  • Hoku Ho, singer
  • Michael Rikio Ming Hee Ho, conceptual artist
  • Michael Ho, professional surfer
  • Michael Hoffman film director, born in Hawaii
  • Max Holloway, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, former Featherweight Champion
  • Josh Holloway, actor on the television show Lost in Hawaii Kai, Honolulu
  • Garrett Hongo, Japanese-American poet
  • Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu, singer featured in Lilo & Stitch
  • kuʻualoha hoʻomanawanui, Native Hawaiian author
  • Robert T. Hoshibata, bishop of the United Methodist Church
  • Christian Hosoi, professional skateboarder of Hawaiian descent
  • Charlie Hough, MLB pitcher
  • Victor Stewart Kaleoaloha Houston, United States representative from the Territory of Hawaii
  • Kelly Hu, Miss Hawaii Teen USA 1985, Miss Teen USA 1985, Miss Hawaii USA 1993
  • Huening Kai, K-pop singer-songwriter from Honolulu
  • Matthias Hues, actor, moved to Hawaii
  • Mike Huff, MLB outfielder
  • Kathryn Hulme, author of The Nun's Story
  • Wayne Hunter, offensive tackle for New York Jets

I

  • Curtis Iaukea, secretary of Foreign Affairs for the Kingdom of Hawaii
  • Carrie Ann Inaba, actress, choreographer, judge on ABC's Dancing with the Stars and host of CBS' The Talk
  • Enson Inoue, mixed martial artist
  • Daniel K. Inouye, U.S. senator for Hawaii, 1963–2012
  • Andy Irons, surfer
  • Yuna Ito, Japanese pop singer from Honolulu

J

  • Thomas Jaggar, geologist and founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
  • William Paul Jarrett, United States representative from the Territory of Hawaii
  • Arthur Johnsen, artist and painter of Hawaiiana
  • Jack Johnson, singer-songwriter, musician, and documentary filmmaker, born in Oahu
  • Lia Marie Johnson, actress, singer, guitarist, born in Wahiawa, Hawaii
  • Daniel Jones, member of rock & roll band 7th Order, grew up in Honolulu
  • Cris Judd, actor, partly raised in Hawaii
  • Gerrit P. Judd, missionary and advisor

K

;Ka–Kg

  • Kaahumanu, Hawaiian queen
  • Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, three-time Olympic gold medalist (swimming), surfer, born and died in Honolulu, interred at Oahu Cemetery in Honolulu
  • Carole Kai, singer and philanthropist
  • Natasha Kai, former US WNT soccer player, for Philadelphia Independence, born in Kahuku, Hawaii
  • Henry J. Kaiser, industrialist
  • Victoria Kaiulani, Hawaiian princess, interred at Royal Mausoleum in Honolulu
  • David Kalākaua, king, interred at Royal Mausoleum in Honolulu
  • Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, prince of Hawaii
  • Harry Kalas, sportscaster, broadcast Hawaii Islanders
  • Emma Kaleleonalani, Hawaiian monarch
  • Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole, entertainer and singer
  • Stacy Kamano, actress
  • Kamehameha I, monarch who united the Hawaiian islands, interred at Royal Mausoleum in Honolulu
  • Kamehameha V, last of the House of Kamehameha
  • Lisa Linn Kanae, poet and professor of English
  • Herb Kawainui Kāne, artist, historian, and cofounder of the Polynesian Voyaging Society
  • Chiefess Kapiolani, Hawaiian alii
  • Queen Kapiolani, Hawaiian queen
  • Gilbert Lani Kauhi, actor
  • Kaumualii, last king of Kauai
  • Guy Kawasaki, official Apple Computer evangelist
  • Princess Ruth Keelikolani, princess of the Kingdom of Hawaii, largest landowner in Hawaii
  • Klaus Keil, geologist, known for mineral keilite
  • Rabbit Kekai, professional surfer whose mentor was Duke Kahanamoku, born in Honolulu, teaches surfing in Waikiki Beach
  • Ma'ake Kemoeatu, defensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens
  • Douglas Kennedy, actor, died in Honolulu, interred at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu
  • Keala Kennelly, professional surfer and actress, John from Cincinnati, Blue Crush, Step into Liquid
  • Douglas Kenney, actor, died in Kauai
  • Ed Kenney, actor and singer
  • Steven L. Kent, novelist, raised in Honolulu, attended Kalani High School

;Ki–Kz

  • Isaac C. Kidd, World War II Medal of Honor recipient, died in Pearl Harbor, interred at Memorial
  • Nicole Kidman, Australian actress, born in Honolulu
  • Hau'oli Kikaha, linebacker for the New Orleans Saints
  • Daniel Dae Kim, actor with roles in Lost and Hawaii Five-0
  • Jason Kincaid, professional wrestler, born in Honolulu
  • Harry Kim, first Korean-American elected mayor in US
  • Rebekah Kim, Korean-American singer and former member of South Korean girl group After School
  • Ricky Kim, Korean-American model and actor
  • Darren Kimura, businessman, born in Hilo, attended Waiakea High School
  • Samuel Wilder King, governor of the Territory of Hawaii and United States representative from the Territory of Hawaii
  • Robert Kiyosaki, author of financial books
  • Terence Knapp, actor and director, lives in Honolulu
  • Konishiki (born Salevaa Atisanoe), sumo wrestler
  • Glen Kozlowski, NFL wide receiver
  • Olin Kreutz, NFL center
  • Shogo Kubo, professional skater, lives with his family in Oahu
  • Kūkahi, musician, born in Honolulu
  • Clyde Kusatsu, actor, born in Honolulu, attended Iolani High School

L

  • Travis LaBoy, linebacker for San Diego Chargers
  • Bu Laia, comedian
  • Mike Lambert, USA national volleyball team, AVP MVP
  • George Parsons Lathrop, journalist, poet
  • Alfred Laureta, jurist, first U.S. federal judge of Filipino ancestry
  • Shawn Lauvao, guard for Washington Redskins
  • Vicki Lawrence, actress, entertainer, lived in Maui for a time after the Carol Burnett Show
  • Brook Mahealani Lee, Miss Hawaii USA 1997, Miss USA 1997, Miss Universe 1997
  • Christopher Lee, executive of TriStar Pictures, chairman of Academy for Creative Media for University of Hawaiʻi
  • Jason Scott Lee, actor of Hawaiian descent, graduate of Pearl City High School
  • Kui Lee, born Kuiokalani Lee, musician, composer of "I'll Remember You" sung by Don Ho, Elvis Presley and Andy Williams
  • Liliuokalani (1838–1917), queen of Hawaii 1891–1893; last Hawaiian monarch
  • Charles Lindbergh, iconic aviator, lived and died on Maui
  • Linda Lingle, governor of Hawaii 2002–10; born in Missouri
  • Susanna Lo, screenwriter, director and producer, graduate and student body president of Star of the Sea High School
  • Phil Loadholt, offensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings
  • Oren Ethelbirt Long, first governor of Hawaii, interred at Oahu Cemetery in Honolulu
  • Tai Sing Loo, photographer, born in Hawaii
  • Gerry López, professional surfer, born in Hawaii
  • Jack Lord, actor, star of Hawaii Five-O, died in Honolulu
  • Edward Tsang Lu, astronaut
  • Agnes Lum, bikini supermodel popular in Japan, born in Honolulu
  • Mike Lum, MLB outfielder
  • King Lunalilo, king of Hawaii January 8, 1873 – February 3, 1874
  • Rod Lurie, film director, spent part of his childhood in Hawaii
  • Arthur Lyman, musician
  • Ben Lyon, actor, died in Honolulu
  • Lorenzo Lyons, minister and author of the beloved hymn "Hawai`i Aloha"

M

  • Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala, football player
  • Kenneth MacDonald, British actor
  • Gardner McKay, actor/writer, died in Honolulu
  • Kaluka Maiava, linebacker for the Cleveland Browns
  • Peter Maivia, professional wrestler
  • Eduardo Malapit (1933–2007), first U.S. mayor of Filipino ancestry
  • Larry Manetti, actor, best known for Magnum, P.I.
  • Vince Manuwai, football player
  • Ferdinand Marcos, former Philippine president, lived and died in exile in Honolulu
  • Marcus Mariota, NFL quarterback, 2014 Heisman Trophy winner
  • Markiplier, real name Mark Fischbach, YouTuber and Let's Player, born in O'ahu but raised in Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Bruno Mars, stage name of Peter Hernandez, singer-songwriter and music producer
  • Francis A. Marzen, religious leader
  • Thalia Massie, wife of a Navy lieutenant, from the publicized 1931 rape case
  • Josh Mauga, linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs
  • Kevin McCollum, producer, graduated from Punahou School in Honolulu
  • Glenn Medeiros, singer-songwriter
  • melody. (Melody Miyuki Ishikawa), singer of J-pop music
  • James Mercer, lead singer and guitarist of indie rock band The Shins
  • W.S. Merwin, poet, longtime resident of Maui
  • Stein Metzger, beach volleyball player and Olympian
  • James A. Michener, novelist, wrote about Hawaii
  • Al Michaels, sports broadcaster, began his sports broadcasting career in Hawaii in 1968
  • Bette Midler, actress and entertainer, graduate of A.W. Radford High School
  • Patsy Takemoto Mink, United States Congresswoman and author of the Title IX Amendment to the Higher Education Act
  • Tau Moe, singer, died in Laie, Hawaii
  • Tom Moffatt, entertainment producer, former DJ with KPOI
  • Jason Momoa, actor and model, born in Honolulu
  • Darius A. Monsef IV, internet entrepreneur and philanthropist
  • Carissa Moore, professional surfer
  • Joe Moore, actor and journalist based in Honolulu
  • Scott Moore, screenwriter
  • Jon Moritsugu, film director, born in Honolulu
  • Jim Morrison, lawyer, helicopter pilot, lived in Hawaii
  • Roger E. Mosley, actor, best known for his role in Magnum, P.I.
  • Tahj Mowry, actor, born in Honolulu
  • Don Muraco, professional wrestler, born in Pūpūkea, Hawaii
  • Arthur Murray, entertainer, died in Honolulu
  • Musashimaru (born Fiamalu Penitani), sumo wrestler

N

  • Jim Nabors, actor and singer
  • Linda Nagata, novelist
  • Kellye Nakahara, actor
  • Lane Nishikawa, actor, director, performance artist
  • Al Noga, pro football player
  • Jordan Norwood, pro football player

O

  • Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States, born in Honolulu (August 4, 1961)
  • Kimo von Oelhoffen, football player
  • Bobo Olson, world champion boxer, hall of famer
  • Eileen Olszewski, professional female boxer
  • Timothy Olyphant, actor
  • Danny Ongais, racecar driver
  • Ellison Onizuka, astronaut
  • Julie Ow, actress
  • Chad Owens, professional football player
  • Yukio Ozaki, Japanese-born ceramicist, wood sculptor, teacher

P

  • Gabby Pahinui, musician
  • Grace Park, actress
  • Janel Parrish, actress
  • Richard Parsons, Time-Warner CEO
  • William S. Patout, III, sugar grower in Iberia Parish; lived in Honolulu in the 1960s
  • William A. Patterson, United Airlines president, 1934–1966
  • Kalani Pe'a, singer-songwriter
  • B.J. Penn, professional mixed martial artist
  • Jeff Peterson, slack key guitarist
  • Rick Pitino, basketball coach; began career in Hawaii
  • Gregory Poirier, writer, director, producer
  • Troy Polamalu, professional football player
  • Kawaipuna Prejean, Hawaiian activist
  • Kelly Preston, actress
  • Albert Pyun, film director

Q

  • Maggie Q (born Maggie Denise Quigley), actress, model
  • Maria Quiban, weather anchor for KTTV-TV in Los Angeles

R

  • Dale Radomski, stuntman
  • Dominic Raiola, football player
  • Larry Ramos, actor, The King and I; entertainer and singer with The New Christy Minstrels, and the Association; born on Kauai
  • Jonah Ray, actor, comedian
  • Kealii Reichel (born 1961), Hawaiian singer, dancer, chanter and scholar
  • Syngman Rhee, first president of South Korea, later exiled to Hawaii
  • James O. Richardson, commander in chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet 1940–1941 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
  • Malea Rose actor, writer, producer, founder of skincare company
  • Eric Roberts, actor, resident
  • Red Rocha, basketball player, coach
  • George Rodiek, diplomat and Hindu-German conspirator, built Walker Estate
  • Makua Rothman (born 1984), world champion surfer
  • Anthony Ruivivar, actor, Third Watch
  • Robert Rusler, actor, Babylon 5
  • Peggy Ryan, dancer and choreographer

S

  • Buffy Sainte-Marie, singer, Academy Award-winning songwriter, educator and activist, lives on Kauai
  • Stan Sakai, comic book creator
  • Harold Sakata, Olympic medalist and actor, Goldfinger
  • Lenn Sakata, baseball player
  • Carolyn Sapp, Miss America 1992
  • Bronson Sardinha, baseball player
  • Garret T. Sato, actor
  • Nicole Scherzinger, dancer-singer, The Pussycat Dolls
  • Amanda Schull, ballerina and actress
  • Tom Selleck, actor; lived in Hawaii during Magnum, P.I.
  • Shag, real name Josh Agle, artist
  • Bob Shane, singer with Kingston Trio
  • James Shigeta, actor
  • Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele musician
  • Eric Shinseki, U.S. Army general and 34th chief of staff
  • William Herbert Shipman (1854–1943), influential businessman
  • Calvin C.J. Sia, pediatrician
  • Mana Silva, safety for the Dallas Cowboys
  • Megan Skiendiel, singer, actress, member of girl group Katseye
  • Aloysius Snuffleupagus, entertainer
  • Shannyn Sossamon, actress and musician
  • Claus Spreckels, developer
  • Mike Starr, bassist, Alice in Chains
  • Ricky Steamboat, professional wrestler, born in Honolulu
  • Karen Steele, actress
  • Jake Steinfeld, fitness host of Body by Jake, which was taped in Hawaii
  • Don Stroud, actor
  • Kazimir Strzepek, cartoonist
  • Sun Yat-sen, Qing dynasty revolutionary, provisional president of the Republic of China
  • Kurt Suzuki, catcher for the Washington Nationals
  • Heidi Swedberg, actress, Susan Ross on Seinfeld
  • John M. Systermans, Belgian-born follower of Father Damien who worked extensively in Hollywood

T

  • Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (1950–2025), actor
  • Yuta Tabuse, basketball player
  • Tua Tagovailoa, American football quarterback
  • Takamiyama (born Jesse Kuhaulua, 1944), sumo wrestler
  • Reuben Tam, artist and educator
  • Mosi Tatupu, NFL player, attended school in Hawaii
  • Freddie Tavares, musician and inventor
  • Kevin S. Tenney, director, screenwriter
  • Manti Te'o, football player
  • Paul Theroux, travel writer and novelist
  • John Paul Thomas, artist, educator
  • Nainoa Thompson, native Hawaiian navigator
  • Geoff Thorpe, guitarist with Vicious Rumors and 7th Order
  • Asa Thurston (1787–1868), in first company of missionaries to Hawaii
  • Lorrin A. Thurston, grandson of missionaries, leader in 1893 monarchy overthrow and leader of the Provisional Government of Hawaii
  • Lee Tonouchi, pidgin author
  • Haunani-Kay Trask, native Hawaiian professor of Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi, and political activist
  • Jasmine Trias, singer, American Idol finalist
  • Corky Trinidad, cartoonist, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
  • Esera Tuaolo, football player
  • Mark Tuinei, football player
  • Merlin Tuttle, mammalogist, Honolulu

U

  • Max Unger, center for the New Orleans Saints

V

  • Charles L. Veach (1944–1995), astronaut
  • Camile Velasco, singer, American Idol finalist
  • Shane Victorino, baseball player
  • Brian Viloria, boxer and Olympic athlete

W

  • Scott Waddle, commander of the submarine during the Ehime Maru incident
  • John Waihee, first Native Hawaiian governor
  • William Wang, businessman, founder and CEO of Vizio
  • Megan Ward, actress
  • Justin Wayne, MLB pitcher
  • Charlie Wedemeyer, prep player of the decade: football, basketball, baseball
  • Guy Whimper, NFL offensive tackle
  • Jeff Widener, journalistic photographer, noted for Tiananmen Square photo
  • Michelle Wie, LPGA golfer
  • Milt Wilcox, MLB pitcher
  • Robert William Wilcox (1855–1903), native Hawaiian revolutionary, soldier, and U.S. representative from the Territory of Hawaii
  • Jerome Williams, MLB pitcher
  • Brandon Wilson, Lowell Thomas Award-winning author of non-fiction travel narratives and explorer
  • Taylor Wily, sumo wrestler and actor
  • Charles F. Winslow, 19th-century physician and atomic theorist
  • Alan Wong, chef
  • Kevin Wong, U.S. beach volleyball Olympian, first Asian-American Olympic beach volleyball athlete, born in Pearl City, Hawai'i
  • Kolten Wong, MLB player
  • Kirby Wright, novelist and poet born in Honolulu and raised on Oahu and Moloka'i
  • Robert Wyland, artist

Y

  • Roy Yamaguchi, chef
  • Lois-Ann Yamanaka, novelist
  • Ryuzo Yanagimachi, assisted fertilization and cloning pioneer
  • Kirby Yates, relief pitcher for the New York Yankees
  • Tyler Yates, former MLB pitcher
  • Wally Kaname Yonamine, former Japanese baseball player
  • John Young, first European to become "Hawaiian ali'i" and buried in the Royal Mausoleum
  • Keone Young, actor

Z

  • Zhang Xueliang, Chinese WWII General

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File:Mother Marianne Cope.jpg|Mother Marianne Cope<br>(January 23, 1838 – August 9, 1918), beatified towards sainthood by Pope Benedict XVI

Image:Hiram_Fong.jpg|Hiram Fong<br>(October 15, 1906 – August 18, 2004), first Chinese-American and Asian-American elected U.S. senator

File:Eric Shinseki official Veterans Affairs portrait.jpg|General Eric Shinseki<br>(born November 28, 1942)

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Image:JackJohnson2004.jpg|Jack Johnson <br> (born May 18, 1975), Hawaii-born musician, filmmaker, and surfer

Image:Nicole Kidman Cannes 2017 2.jpg|Nicole Kidman<br> (born June 20, 1967), Oscar-winning Australian actress

<!-- Image with inadequate rationale removed: Image:Felixleiter.jpg|Jack Lord<br> (December 30, 1920 – January 21, 1998) Actor who portrayed Steve McGarrett in Hawaii 5-0 -->

Image:YokozunaAkebonoPuttingOnRopeBelt.jpg|Akebono Taro<br> (born May 8, 1969), Hawaii-born sumo wrestler, first foreign born wrestler to reach highest sumo rank Yokozuna

Image:BetteMidler90cropped.jpg|Bette Midler<br>(born December 1, 1945), Hawaii-born singer and actress

File:Official portrait of Barack Obama.jpg|Barack Obama<br>(born August 4, 1961), Hawaii-born Illinois senator and 44th United States president

File:Scott Feldman -- April 9, 2009.jpg|Scott Feldman<br>(born February 7, 1983), professional baseball player

File:Max Holloway, 2018.jpg|Max Holloway<br>(born December 4, 1991), professional mixed martial artist

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See also

  • List of Hawaii suffragists
  • Lists of Americans

References