List of people from Honolulu

This is a list of notable past and present residents of the U.S. city of Honolulu, Hawaii, and its surrounding metropolitan area.

‡ - Denotes person is deceased.

Arts

• Dallas Nagata White, landscape photographer known for "lava kiss"^[1]
• Jeff Widener, American photojournalist^[2]

Athletics

• Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, Olympic silver medalist volleyball player and coach^[3]
• David Amerson, football player, North Carolina State and Washington Redskins cornerback
• Francys Arsentiev, first U.S. woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest without the aid of bottled oxygen^[4]
• Heather Bown, Olympic silver medalist volleyball player^[5]
• Byron Chamberlain, former football player in the National Football League^[6]
• Ron Darling, baseball pitcher, broadcaster^[7]
• ‡Duke Kahanamoku, Olympic gold medalist, surfer, actor^[8]
• Marcus Mariota, NFL player^[9]
• Ken Niumatalolo, head football coach^[10]
• ‡Ed Parker, martial artist, author^[11]
• B.J. Penn, UFC lightweight and welterweight champion
• ‡Jackie Robinson, American baseball player
• Nick Rolovich, head football coach^[12]
• Kyla Ross, Olympic gold medalist gymnast and member of the Fierce Five^[13]
• Teee Sanders, Olympic bronze medalist volleyball player^[14]
• Dave Shoji, since 2013, the all-time winningest NCAA Division I head volleyball coach^[15]
• ‡John Simerson, American football player
• Thomas Tamas, sport shooter^[16]
• Manti Teʻo, football player for Notre Dame and San Diego Chargers^[17]
• Michelle Wie, American professional golfer^[18]
• Milt Wilcox, MLB pitcher for Detroit Tigers
• Kim Willoughby, Olympic silver medalist volleyball player^[19]
• ‡Alexander Cartwright, "Father of Baseball"^[20]

Business

• Genshiro Kawamoto, billionaire real estate investor^[21][22]
• Darren Kimura, businessman, founder of Sopogy
• Pierre Omidyar, eBay, creator and founder^[23]
• William S. Patout, III, sugar grower from Iberia Parish, Louisiana; lived in Honolulu, 1959 to 1960.
• ‡Charles Reed Bishop businessman, philanthropist, founder of the Bishop Museum^[24]
• ‡James Dole, developer of the pineapple industry in Hawaii, namesake of the Dole Food Company^[25]

Literature

• ‡Joseph Campbell, writer, lecturer^[26]
• ‡Jack London, American author, journalist, and social activist^[27]
• ‡Jack Lord, American actor^[28]
• Lois Lowry, author^[29]
• ‡Herman Melville, American author^[30]
• ‡James A. Michener, American Pulitzer Prize-Winning novelist^[31]
• Janet Mock, author and MSNBC talk show host ^[32]
• ‡Robert Louis Stevenson, novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer^[33]
• ‡Hunter S. Thompson, American journalist and author^[34]
• ‡Mark Twain, American author^[35]

Movies/television/media

• Sarah Wayne Callies, actress^[36]
• Tia Carrere, singer, actress^[37]
• Mark Dacascos, actor, martial artist^[38]
• David Gallaher, graphic novelist and comic book author
• Lauren Graham, actress and producer^[39]
• ‡John Halliday, American actor^[40]
• Kelly Hu, Actress, Miss Hawaii Teen USA 1985, Miss Teen USA 1985
• Keahu Kahuanui, actor best known for his portrayal of the recurring character Danny Mahealani in the television series Teen Wolf on MTV.
• Nicole Kidman, actress^[41]
• Daniel Dae Kim, actor^[42]
• Al Michaels, American television sportscaster^[43]
• Jason Momoa, actor, director, model^[44]
• Jim Nabors, American actor, singer^[45]
• Timothy Olyphant, actor^[46]
• Janel Parrish, actress (plays Mona in Pretty Little Liars), musician, and model^[47]
• Hironobu Sakaguchi, video game director, writer and producer^[48]
• Mageina Tovah, actress
• Adam West, American actor^[49]

Music

• ‡Don Ho, popular singer
• ‡Israel "Iz" Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole, Hawaiian musician^[50]
• Melody Miyuki Ishikawa, singer^[51]
• Bruno Mars, singer and songwriter^[52]
• Glenn Medeiros, singer-songwriter
• Bette Midler, singer and actress^[53]
• Nicole Scherzinger, singer, dancer, model^[54]
• Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele virtuoso^[55]
• ‡Donald Sur, composer and musicologist

Politics

• Neil Abercrombie, 7th Governor of Hawaii^[56]
• Daniel Akaka, United States Senator, first Native Hawaiian senator in the United States^[57]
• George Ariyoshi, 3rd Governor of Hawaii, the first Asian American governor in the United States^[58]
• ‡John A. Burns, 2nd Governor of Hawaii^[59]
• Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States^[60]
• ‡Sanford B. Dole, lawyer, jurist, the President of the Republic of Hawaii, and the 1st Territorial Governor of Hawaii^[61]
• Tammy Duckworth, United States congresswoman representing the 8th Congressional district in Illinois^[62]
• ‡Hiram Fong, United States Senator, namesake of the Senator Fong's Plantation & Gardens in Kaneohe^[63]
• Mazie Hirono, United States Senator from Hawai'i^[64]
• ‡Daniel Inouye, Medal of Honor recipient, United States Senator, President pro tempore^[65]
• ‡Princess Kaʻiulani, crown princess, heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi^[66]
• ‡King Kalakaua, last reigning king of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi^[67]
• ‡Queen Liliuokalani, last reigning Queen of the Hawaiian Islands^[68]
• ‡Oren E. Long, former territorial governor of Hawai'i, one of Hawai'i's first US Senators^[69]
• ‡King Lunalilo, King to the Kingdom of Hawaii^[70]
• ‡Ferdinand Marcos, former President of the Philippines^[71]
• ‡Patsy Mink, former U.S. congresswoman who co-authored the Title IX Amendment of the Higher Education Act, first Japanese-American woman licensed to practice law in Hawaii^[72]
• Barack Obama, 44th and current President of the United States^[73] (2009–present)
• Sarah Palin, politician, 2008 Republican Vice-Presidential candidate^[74]
• ‡Syngman Rhee, 1st President of South Korea^[75]
• ‡Lorrin A. Thurston lawyer, politician in Honolulu early 1900s^[76]
• ‡Sun Yat-sen, "Father of the Nation" of the Republic of China, and the "forerunner of democratic revolution" in the People's Republic of China^[77]

Miscellaneous

• Judi Andersen, Miss Hawaii USA 1978, Miss USA 1978
• ‡Bernice Pauahi Bishop, Hawaiian princess, philanthropist, aliʻi, and Kamehameha descendant^[78]
• ‡Doris Duke, American heiress, socialite, horticulturalist, art collector, and philanthropist^[79]
• ‡Amelia Earhart, American aviation pioneer and author^[80]
• Marcus "Dyrus" Hill, League of Legends professional player
• ‡Willi Hennig, biologist
• ‡Megan McClung, first female United States Marine Corps officer killed in combat during the Iraq War^[81]
• ‡Charles L. Veach, American astronaut^[82]
• Macel Wilson, Miss Hawaii USA 1962, Miss USA 1962
• Tanya Wilson, Miss Hawaii USA 1972, Miss USA 1972

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