List of people from Hawaii

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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 US 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
 - George Ariyoshi, first Japanese-American elected governor
 
B
- Buck Baker or Dr. William Baker, conductor
 - Bob Ballard, discoverer of Titanic wreck, received degree from the University of Hawaii
 - 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 Hawaii at Manoa
 - 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, US 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
 - Richard Blood, also known as Ricky The Dragon Steamboat, Ricky Steamboat, Rick Steamboat, professional wrestler, born in Honolulu
 - 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 Hawaii at Manoa
 - 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 Hawaii at Manoa
 - 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 US history
 - Sam Choy, chef
 - Kam Fong Chun, police officer/actor
 - Bryan Clay, Olympic athlete
 - Archibald Cleghorn, father of Princess Victoria Kaʻiulani, and husband of Princess Miriam K. Likelike
 - Princess Victoria Kaʻiulani 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 United States 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 US 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 US 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 Hawaii in December 1971
 - Ah Chew Goo, former coach of the University of Hawaii 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 (band), 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
 - Geoff Heise, actor
 - 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, American 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, United States 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
 
- Kaʻahumanu, 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 aliʻi
 - 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 USS Arizona 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 Hawaii
 - 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 US 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 for 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[1]
 - 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, gardener Walker Estate, diplomat and Hindu-German conspirator
 - 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, US 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
 - 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, 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 Hawaii, 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 USS Greeneville 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 US 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, US 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
 
Gallery
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Father Damien
(January 3, 1840 – April 15, 1889), beatified towards sainthood by Pope John Paul II -  			
Mother Marianne Cope
(January 23, 1838 – August 9, 1918), beatified towards sainthood by Pope Benedict XVI -  			
Hiram Fong
(October 15, 1906 – August 18, 2004), first Chinese-American and Asian-American elected United States Senator -  			
General Eric Shinseki
(born November 28, 1942) -  			
Duke Kahanamoku
(August 24, 1890 – January 22, 1968), gold medal-winning Olympic athlete who popularized surfing -  			
Jack Johnson
(born May 18, 1975), Hawaii-born musician, filmmaker, and surfer -  			
Nicole Kidman
(born June 20, 1967), Oscar-winning Australian actress -  			
Akebono Taro
(born May 8, 1969), Hawaii-born sumo wrestler, first foreign born wrestler to reach highest sumo rank Yokozuna -  			
Bette Midler
(born December 1, 1945), Hawaii-born singer and actress -  			

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Scott Feldman
(born February 7, 1983), professional baseball player -  			
Max Holloway
(born December 4, 1991), professional mixed martial artist 
See also
References
- ^ "Fast waves, faster girl". ESPN. November 7, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2021.