Notable People from Hawaii

Barack Obama

president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)

Liliʻuokalani

monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom (1838–1917)

Kelly Preston

American actress (1962–2020)

Kamehameha I

founder and ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii

Hiram Bingham III

American academic, explorer, treasure hunter and politician (1875–1956)

Daniel Inouye

United States Senator from Hawaii (1924–2012)

Kalākaua

last reigning king of the Kingdom of Hawaii (1836–1891)

Kaʻahumanu

Queen consort of Hawaii (1768–1832)

Kamehameha II

Monarch of the Hawaiian Islands (1797–1824)

Duke Kahanamoku

American swimmer, surfer and actor (1890-1968)

Ellison Onizuka

American astronaut from Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii, first Asian American to reach space, later died in the Space Shuttle Challenger accident

Kamehameha III

King of the Hawaiian Islands from 1825 to 1854

Sanford B. Dole

American judge (1844-1926)

James Shigeta

American actor (1929–2014)

Daniel Akaka

American politician (1924-2018)

Kamehameha IV

King of the Hawaiian Islands (1834–1863)

Akebono Tarō

American professional wrestler and rikishi (1969–2024)

Kamehameha V

King of Hawaii from 1863 to 1872

Lunalilo

Sixth monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii (1835-1874)

Harold Sakata

American sportsman and actor (1920-1982)

Patsy Mink

American politician (1927–2002)

Hiram Fong

American politician (1906–2004)

Bill Smith

American swimmer (1924–2013)

Mike Starr

American bassist (1966–2011)

Mr. Fuji

American professional wrestler and manager (1934-2016)

George Ariyoshi

Governor of Hawaii from 1974 to 1986

Danny Ongais

racecar driver

Kaʻiulani

Princess and heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaii until the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy (1875–1899)

Annie Montague Alexander

American paleontologist, zoologist, botanist and philanthropist (1867-1950)

Emma of Hawaii

Queen consort of King Kamehameha IV from 1856 to his death in 1863

Pua Kealoha

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1902-1989)

Warren Kealoha

American swimmer (1903–1972)

Thelma Kalama

American swimmer (1931–1999)

Karen Steele

American actress and model (1931-1988)

Mariechen Wehselau

American swimmer (1906–1992)

Richard Loo

American character actor (1903–1983)

Kapiolani

queen consort of the Hawaiian Islands (1834–1899)

Bill Woolsey

American swimmer (1934–2022)

Don Ho

American singer, songwiter and actor (1930–2007)

Samuel Kahanamoku

American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist (1902–1966)

Evelyn Kawamoto

American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist

Robin Olds

United States Air Force general (1922-2007)

Khalil Fong

Hong Kong singer (1983–2025)

Adriano Directo Emperado

American martial artist (1926–2009)

Charles Kalani

American professional wrestler and actor (1930-2000)

Robert William Wilcox

Hawaiian soldier, revolutionary and politician (1855-1903)

Bill Harris

American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist

Bobo Olson

American boxer (1928–2002)

William Francis Hillebrand

United States chemist, U.S. Geological Survey (1853–1925)

Red Rocha

American basketball player and coach (1923–2010)