List of people from Honolulu explained
This is a list of notable past and present residents of the U.S. city of Honolulu, Hawaii, and its surrounding metropolitan area.
Arts
- Satoru Abe, American sculptor and painter
- Jean Charlot, internationally famous French-American painter, muralist, and illustrator
- Tadashi Sato, known for Aquarius, a 36-foot circular mosaic on the floor of the atrium of the Hawaii State Capitol
- Madge Tennent, British-American painter considered the most important contributor to 20th-century Hawaiian art[1]
- Dallas Nagata White, landscape photographer known for "lava kiss"[2]
- Jeff Widener, American photojournalist[3]
- John Chin Young, known for his Zen-like depictions of horses
Athletics
- Robyn Ah Mow-Santos, Olympic silver medalist volleyball player and coach[4]
- Dennis Alexio, kickboxer
- 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[5]
- David Aupiu, football player
- Dino Babers, head football coach for the Syracuse Orange
- Heather Bown, Olympic silver medalist volleyball player[6]
- Byron Chamberlain, NFL player[7]
- Buster Crabbe, 1932 Olympic gold medalist and actor (Tarzan, Flash Gordon, and Buck Rogers)
- Ron Darling, MLB pitcher, broadcaster[8]
- Ka'imi Fairbairn, American football player
- Sid Fernandez, MLB pitcher
- Chris Fuamatu-Maʻafala, NFL player
- Kurt Gouveia, NFL player
- Charlie Hough, MLB pitcher
- Mike Huff, MLB pitcher
- Nia Jax, WWE wrestler
- Duke Kahanamoku, Olympic gold medalist, surfer, actor[9]
- Olin Kreutz, NFL player
- Ashley Lelie, NFL player
- Karl Lorch, NFL player
- Mike Lum, MLB player
- Salvador "Dado" Marino (1915-1989), flyweight boxer who became World flyweight champion in 1950[10]
- Marcus Mariota, NFL player[11]
- Carissa Moore, professional surfer[12]
- Ken Niumatalolo, football coach[13]
- Kenso Nushida (1899–1983), baseball player[14]
- Ed Parker, martial artist, author[15]
- B.J. Penn, UFC lightweight and welterweight champion
- Max Holloway, former UFC Featherweight Champion
- Dominic Raiola, NFL player
- Nick Rolovich, college football coach[16]
- Kyla Ross, Olympic gold medalist gymnast and member of the Fierce Five[17]
- Lenn Sakata, MLB player
- Teee Sanders, Olympic bronze medalist volleyball player[18]
- Dave Shoji, since 2013, all-time winningest NCAA Division I head volleyball coach[19]
- John Simerson, football player
- Andi Sullivan, soccer player for the United States
- Thomas Tamas, sport shooter[20]
- Manti Teʻo, football player for Notre Dame and San Diego Chargers[21]
- Shane Victorino, MLB World Series champion (2008 Philadelphia Phillies, 2013 Boston Red Sox)
- Michelle Wie, professional golfer[22]
- Milt Wilcox, MLB pitcher
- Jerome Williams, MLB pitcher
- Kim Willoughby, Olympic silver medalist volleyball player[23]
- Bobby Wood, MLS soccer player
- Alexander Cartwright, "Father of Baseball"[24]
- Tua Tagovailoa, NFL player, Miami Dolphins
Business
- Thomas O. Bales Jr., medical technology and aerospace inventor and entrepreneur
- James Dole, developer of the pineapple industry in Hawaii, namesake of the Dole Food Company[25]
- Genshiro Kawamoto, billionaire real estate investor[26] [27]
- Stanley Kennedy Sr. founder of Hawaiian Airlines
- Darren Kimura, businessman, founder of Sopogy
- Pierre Omidyar, eBay creator and founder[28]
- 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[29]
Literature
- Joseph Campbell, writer, lecturer[30]
- Jack London, author, journalist, and social activist[31]
- Jack Lord, actor[32]
- Lois Lowry, author[33]
- Herman Melville, author[34]
- James A. Michener, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist[35]
- Janet Mock, author and MSNBC talk show host [36]
- Robert Louis Stevenson, novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer[37]
- Hunter S. Thompson, journalist and author[38]
- Mark Twain, author[39]
- Kirby Wright, poet and writer
Movies/television/media
- Jacob Batalon, actor
- Sarah Wayne Callies, actress[40]
- Tia Carrere, singer, actress[41]
- Mark Dacascos, actor, martial artist[42]
- Denise Dowse, actress and director, Beverly Hills, 90210
- David Gallaher, graphic novelist and comic book author
- Lauren Graham, actress and producer, Gilmore Girls[43]
- Erin Gray, actress, Silver Spoons
- John Halliday, actor[44]
- Kelly Hu, actress, Miss Hawaii Teen USA 1985, Miss Teen USA 1985
- Carrie Ann Inaba, judge, Dancing with the Stars
- Keahu Kahuanui, actor, plays Danny Mahealani in series Teen Wolf on MTV
- Nicole Kidman, Academy Award-winning actress[45]
- Daniel Dae Kim, actor[46]
- Clyde Kusatsu, actor
- Lori Matsukawa, television news anchor
- Al Michaels, television sportscaster[47]
- Jason Momoa, actor, director, model[48]
- Jack Mower, actor
- Tahj Mowry, actor
- Jim Nabors, actor, singer, The Andy Griffith Show, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.[49]
- Timothy Olyphant, actor, Deadwood, Justified[50]
- Kelly Preston, actress, model
- Maggie Q, actress, Nikita
- Hironobu Sakaguchi, video game director, writer and producer[52]
- James Shigeta, actor
- Karen Steele, actress
- Don Stroud, actor
- Mageina Tovah, actress
- Mark Fischbach, YouTuber known as "Markiplier"
- Kam Fong Chun, actor, Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)
- Katija Pevec, actress
Music
- Anjani, singer-songwriter and pianist
- Yvonne Elliman, popular singer
- Don Ho, popular singer
- Israel "Iz" Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole, Hawaiian musician[53]
- Melody Miyuki Ishikawa, singer[54]
- Bruno Mars, singer-songwriter[55]
- Glenn Medeiros, singer-songwriter
- James Mercer, frontman of rock band The Shins
- Bette Midler, singer and actress[56]
- Kid Ory, jazz musician and bandleader
- Nicole Scherzinger, singer, dancer, model[57]
- Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele virtuoso[58]
- Hana Shimozumi, light opera singer
- Huening Kai, Korean-American singer in boyband Tomorrow X Together
- Donald Sur, composer and musicologist
- Mike Starr, musician, Alice in Chains
Politics
- Neil Abercrombie, Governor of Hawaii, 2010–2014[59]
- Daniel Akaka, U.S. Senator, first Native Hawaiian Senator in the United States[60]
- George Ariyoshi, 3rd Governor of Hawaii, the first Asian American governor in the United States[61]
- John A. Burns, 2nd Governor of Hawaii[62]
- Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States[63]
- Ben Cayetano, Governor of Hawaii 1994–2002
- Nora Stewart Coleman, former First Lady of American Samoa[64]
- Sanford B. Dole, lawyer, jurist, the President of the Republic of Hawaii, and the 1st Territorial Governor of Hawaii[65]
- Tammy Duckworth, United States Senator from Illinois and former U.S. congresswoman representing the 8th Congressional district in Illinois[66]
- Hiram Fong, United States Senator, namesake of the Senator Fong's Plantation & Gardens in Kaneohe[67]
- Mazie Hirono, U.S. Senator from Hawai'i[68]
- Daniel Inouye, Medal of Honor recipient, U.S. Senator, President pro tempore[69]
- Princess Kaʻiulani, crown princess, heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi[70]
- King Kalakaua, last reigning king of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi[71]
- Queen Liliuokalani, last reigning Queen of the Hawaiian Islands[72]
- Oren E. Long, former territorial governor of Hawai'i, one of Hawai'i's first US Senators[73]
- King Lunalilo, King to the Kingdom of Hawaii[74]
- Bongbong Marcos, 17th President of the Philippines
- Ferdinand Marcos, former President of the Philippines[75]
- Imee Marcos, Senator of the Philippines
- 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[76]
- Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States[77]
- Sarah Palin, politician, 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate[78]
- Syngman Rhee, 1st President of South Korea[79]
- Mark Takai, former U.S. Representative
- Lorrin A. Thurston, lawyer, politician in Honolulu early 1900s[80]
- 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[81]
Miscellaneous
- Judi Andersen, Miss Hawaii USA 1978, Miss USA 1978
- Kermet Apio, comedian
- Dorothea Bennett (1929–1990), geneticist
- Bernice Pauahi Bishop, Hawaiian princess, philanthropist, aliʻi, and Kamehameha descendant[82]
- Redmond Burke, heart surgeon
- Doris Duke, American heiress, socialite, horticulturalist, art collector, and philanthropist[83]
- Ann Dunham, mother of Barack Obama
- Amelia Earhart, American aviation pioneer and author[84]
- Katrina Forest, American microbiologist and structural biology pioneer.
- Charles Irving Elliott aviation pioneer
- Marcus "Dyrus" Hill, League of Legends professional player
- Willi Hennig, biologist
- Brook Lee, Miss Hawaii USA 1997, Miss USA 1997, Miss Universe 1997
- Elizabeth Peet McIntosh, OSS agent in WWII[85]
- Megan McClung, first female United States Marine Corps officer killed in combat during the Iraq War[86]
- Harry T.L. Pang, posthumous Purple Heart recipient killed during the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor while serving with the Honolulu Fire Department
- James Mahmud Rice, sociologist
- David C. Schutter, attorney and activist
- Winfield W. Scott Jr., United States Army Lieutenant General
- Charles L. Veach, American astronaut[87]
- Ehren Watada, United States Army Lieutenant who refused to deploy to Iraq
- Macel Wilson, Miss Hawaii USA 1962, Miss USA 1962
- Tanya Wilson, Miss Hawaii USA 1972, Miss USA 1972
- Danny Yamashiro, American clergyman, researcher, and religious broadcaster
Notes and References
- News: The History of Today: 150 Years. Honolulu Advertiser. February 5, 2006. 29A. 1972: Artist Madge Tennent dies at the age of 82. At the time of her death, many art critics considered her the most important individual contributor to art in Hawai`i in the 20th century..
- News: Meiers. Rich. Hawaii photographer captures "hottest kiss ever". 4HD WSMV. July 19, 2012. December 28, 2015.
- Web site: Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features . Nadine Kam . June 3, 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080905041558/http://starbulletin.com/2004/06/03/features/story2.html . September 5, 2008 . December 15, 2015 . dead .
- Web site: Robyn Ah Mow-Santos. https://web.archive.org/web/20140907120202/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-volleyball/athletes/robyn-ahmowsantos. dead. September 7, 2014. TeamUSA: Volleyball. December 15, 2015.
- News: May 6, 2007. Peace at last for Sleeping Beauty . The Age. May 24, 2012 . Tweedie. Neil .
- Web site: Heather Bown. https://web.archive.org/web/20140110084410/http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/BO/Heather-Bown. dead. January 10, 2014. TeamUSA: Volleyball. December 15, 2015.
- Web site: Byron Chamberlain . databaseFootball.com . October 6, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120612025930/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CHAMBBYR01 . June 12, 2012 .
- Web site: Ron Darling. Baseball Reference.com. September 28, 2013.
- Web site: Duke Kahanamoku. City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii. September 30, 2013.
- Web site: Dado Marino - Lineal Flyweight Champion. The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia.
- Web site: Marcus Mariota - Hawaii News - Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii Newspaper. November 26, 2015.
- https://www.espn.com/espnw/journeys-victories/story/_/id/7186983/fast-waves-faster-girl "Fast waves, faster girl"
- Web site: Lieber Steeg. Jill. New Navy coach Niumatalolo is big fan of old one. USA Today. December 19, 2007. December 15, 2015.
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW9V-721 Hawaii, Births and Christenings
- Web site: Ed Parker. Kenpo Karate - Setting History Right 1949-1954 by Will Tracy. September 30, 2013.
- Thayer. Evans. Nevada offensive coordinator Nick Rolovich hired as Hawaii head coach. Sports Illustrated. November 27, 2015. December 15, 2015.
- Web site: Kyla Ross. USA Gymnastics. December 15, 2015.
- Web site: Teee Sanders. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033530/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/teee-sanders-williams-1.html. dead. April 18, 2020. Sports Reference. December 15, 2015.
- Web site: Dave Shoji. University of Hawai'i Athletics. December 15, 2015.
- Web site: Thomas Tamas. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418023359/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/tom-tamas-1.html. dead. April 18, 2020. Sports Reference LLC. September 28, 2013.
- Web site: Manti Te'o. University of Notre Dame official website. December 15, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20170420120030/http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/teo_manti00.html. April 20, 2017. dead.
- Web site: Michelle Wie: bio. Michelle Wie website. December 15, 2015.
- Web site: Kim Willoughby. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222093915/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-volleyball/athletes/Kim-Willoughby. dead. December 22, 2015. TeamUSA: Volleyball. December 15, 2015.
- Web site: Alexander Cartwright. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. September 29, 2013.
- Web site: James Dole. The Honolulu Advertiser. September 29, 2013.
- Web site: The Billionaires. Forbes, see entry #72. December 28, 2015.
- Web site: Thompson. David. The Worst Neighbor on the Block: Genshiro Kawamoto. Honolulu Magazine. January 9, 2014. December 28, 2015.
- Web site: Pierre Omidyar. Forbes. September 28, 2013.
- Web site: Charles Reed Bishop . Kamehameha Schools . September 29, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130827023034/http://ksbe.edu/pauahi/crbishop.php . August 27, 2013 .
- Web site: Joseph Campbell. Notable Names Data Base. September 29, 2013.
- Book: Day, A. Grove. Bob. Dye. 1996. 1984. Jack London and Hawaii. Hawaiʻi Chronicles. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu. 113–119. 0-8248-1829-6.
- Web site: Jack Lord. IMDb. December 15, 2015.
- Web site: Lois Lowry. Notable Names Data Base. September 28, 2013.
- Book: Gale, Robert A.. 1995. preface. A Herman Melville Encyclopaedia. Greenwood Press. Westport, Connecticut. xiv. 0-313-29011-3.
- Web site: James A. Michener biography. Academy of Achievement. December 15, 2015.
- Web site: So POPular! with Janet Mock. MSNBC. September 21, 2015.
- Web site: Robert Louis Stevenson. Notable Names Data Base. September 30, 2013.
- Web site: Ohira. Rod. Thompson's gonzo marathon coverage, friendship recalled. Honolulu Advertiser. February 1, 2005. December 15, 2015.
- News: Downes. Lawrence. Mark Twain's Hawaii. NYT. May 14, 2006. December 15, 2015.
- Web site: Sarah Wayne Callies. CBS Interactive Inc.. September 28, 2013.
- Book: Tia Carrere. Hawaii: Past and Present. September 28, 2013. 9781448808298. August 15, 2010.
- Web site: Mark Dacascos. Notable Names Data Base. September 28, 2013.
- Web site: Lauren Graham. Notable Names Data Base. February 21, 2016.
- Web site: John Halliday. IMDb. December 15, 2015.
- Web site: Nicole Kidman. Notable Names Data Base. September 28, 2013.
- Web site: Daniel Dae Kim. Notable Names Data Base. September 28, 2013.
- Web site: Al Michaels biography . Sports Stars USA . December 17, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061113150659/http://www.sportsstarsusa.com/sportscasters/michaels_al.html . November 13, 2006 . unfit .
- Web site: Jason Momoa. IMDb. December 15, 2015.
- Web site: Cuba. Victoria. Jim Nabors honored for decades of entertainment. Hawaii News Now. June 4, 2015. December 15, 2015.
- Web site: Timothy Olyphant. Notable Names Data Base. September 28, 2013.
- News: Former Hawaii girl to star in 'Bratz' movie. Honolulu Advertiser. Lee, Diane S.W. . 2007-07-25.
- Web site: Hironobu Sakaguchi. LinkedIn Corporation. September 28, 2013.
- Web site: Israel Kamakawiwoʻole. Notable Names Data Base. September 30, 2013.
- Web site: Melody Miyuki Ishikawa. IMDb. December 15, 2015.
- Web site: Bruno Mars. Notable Names Data Base. September 28, 2013.
- Web site: Bette Midler. Notable Names Data Base. September 28, 2013.
- Web site: Nicole Scherzinger. Notable Names Data Base. September 28, 2013.
- Web site: iTunes Preview Jake Shimabukuro. Apple Inc.. October 1, 2013.
- Web site: Neil Abercrombie. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. September 28, 2013.
- Web site: Daniel Akaka. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. September 28, 2013.
- Web site: George Ariyoshi. National Governors Association. September 28, 2013.
- Web site: John A. Burns. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. September 29, 2013.
- Web site: James Earle Carter, Jr.: 1 October 1924 -. Naval History and Heritage Command. December 15, 2015.
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- Web site: Sanford B. Dole. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.. September 29, 2013.
- News: Hoover. Will. Duckworth working to win. Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu. January 15, 2006. December 28, 2015.
- Web site: Hiram Fong. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. September 30, 2013.
- News: Boylan. Dan. The Immigrant Congresswoman. Midweek. Honolulu. March 21, 2007. December 28, 2015.
- Web site: Daniel Inouye. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. September 30, 2013.
- Web site: Kaʻiulani: Hawai'i's Island Rose. Smithsonian.com. December 19, 2013.
- Web site: King Kalakaua. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.. September 30, 2013.
- Web site: Queen Liliuokalani. PBS by WGBH. September 29, 2013.
- Web site: Long, Oren Ethelbirt, (1889-1965). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. December 15, 2015.
- Web site: King Lunalilo. Hawaii History.org. September 30, 2013.
- Web site: Ferdinand Marcos . Malacanang Museum . September 30, 2013 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20080804093918/http://www.op.gov.ph/museum/pres_marcos.asp . August 4, 2008 .
- News: Gootman. Elissa. Patsy Mink, Veteran Hawaii Congresswoman, Dies at 74. New York Times. September 30, 2002. December 28, 2015.
- Web site: Barack Obama. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. September 28, 2013.
- Web site: Go. Alison. Sarah Palin's Extensive College Career. US News. September 5, 2008. December 15, 2015.
- Web site: Syngman Rhee. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.. September 30, 2013.
- Web site: Lorrin A. Thurston. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. September 30, 2013.
- Web site: Historical sites of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's activities in Hawaii. October 18, 2008 . Dr. Sun Yat-sen Hawaii Foundation. December 19, 2013.
- Web site: Bernice Pauahi Bishop. The My Hero Project, Inc.. September 29, 2013.
- Web site: Shangri-La History: Doris Duke Bio. Shangri-La. December 15, 2015.
- Web site: Amelia Earhart. State of Hawaii. September 30, 2013.
- Web site: Virginia Women in History: Elizabeth Peet McIntosh. Library of Virginia. 4 March 2015.
- Web site: Megan McClung. Military Times - Gannett Government Media Corporation. September 30, 2013.
- Web site: Biographical Data: Charles Lacy Veach, NASA Astronaut. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center: NASA. December 17, 2015.