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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]
Bryan Clay , 2008 Olympic gold medalist for the
decathlon
Jeff Cobb , Olympian and ROH wrestler
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]
Maggi Parker , actress,
Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)
Janel Parrish , actress, model, plays Mona in
Pretty Little Liars
[51]
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[
citation needed ]
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
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