Hawai'i has been home to several notable people that have become well-known beyond the shores of the islands. Listed below are some of the celebreties that have called Hawai'i home during part or all of their lives.

• For a list of notable people of Native Hawaiian ancestry, click here.
• For a list of notable politicians of Hawai'i, click here.

A

• Benny Agbayani, professional baseball player
• Daniel K. Akaka, forst native Hawaiian US Senator
• Akebono (born Chad Rowan), sumo wrestler
• Annie Montague Alexander, philanthropist and financier
• George Ariyoshi, first Japanese-American elected governor

B

• Malani Bilyeu , singer
• Angela Perez Baraquio, Miss America 2001
• Henri Berger, bandmaster
• Hiram Bingham I, missionary
• Hiram Bingham II, missionary
• Hiram Bingham III, US Senator from Connecticut, discovered Macchu Picchu
• Bernice Pauahi Bishop, Hawaiian princess and philanthropist
• Charles R. Bishop, banker, philanthropist

C

• Tia Carrere, singer, actress
• Alexander Cartwright, father of American baseball
• Samuel N. Castle , missionary
• Benjamin J. Cayetano, first Filipino American governor
• Bryan Clay , olympic athlete
• Amos S. Cooke , missionary, educator
• Princess Victoria Kaiulani Cleghorn, last Hawaiian princess

D

• Father Damien, Hansens Disease colony worker on Moloka'i
• Ron Darling, baseball player
• Frank Delima, comedian
• James D. Dole, pineapple magnate
• Sanford B. Dole, territorial governor

E

• Jean Erdman, dancer, choreographer

F

• Mackey Feary , singer
• Hiram L. Fong, first Chinese-American senator

G

H

• Bethany Hamilton, shark attack survivor, surfer
• Laird Hamilton, surfer, monster wave rider, inventor of tow-in surfing
• Don Ho, entertainer
• Tasuku Harada ,Prewar internationalist, Japanese History, Literature and language professor at the University of Hawaii, the 7th President of Doshisha University.
• Hoku Ho , singer
• Kelly Hu, actress

I

• Daniel K. Inouye, senator
• Andy Irons, surfer

J

• Thomas Jaggar, geologist and founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
• Dwayne Johnson, professional wrestler and actor known as "The Rock"
• Jack Johnson, singer,musician, songwriter, documentary filmaker
• Gerrit P. Judd, missionary and advisor

K

• Ka‘ahumanu, Hawaiian queen
• Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, Olympic swimmer and ambassador of surfing
• Henry J. Kaiser, industrialist
• Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole, entertainer and singer
• Kamehameha I, monarch that united the Hawaiian islands
• Kamehameha V, last of the Hawai'ian ali'i dynasty
• Nicole Kidman, actress, born in Hawaii
• Robert Kiyosaki, author of financial books
• Konishiki (born Salevaa Atisanoe), sumo wrestler

L

• George Parsons Lathrop , journalist, poet
• Brook Mahealani Lee, Miss Universe 1997
• Lili‘uokalani, Queen, last Hawaiian monarch

M

• Lei Maa , model
• Francis A. Marzen, religious leader
• Bette Midler, actress and entertainer
• Jason Momoa , actor and model
• Joe Moore, actor and journalist
• Lauren (Peters) Moriarty U.S. Ambassador

N

O

• Barack Obama, politician
• Bobo Olson, World champion boxer, hall of famer
• Ellison Onizuka, astronaut

P

• Gabby Pahinui, music legend
• In Young Park, violinist
• Kawaipuna Prejean, Hawaiian activist
• Kelly Preston, actress

Q

R

• RCA (born Ray Ancheta), singer/actor

S

• Harold Sakata, actor
• Carolyn Sapp , Miss America 1992
• James Shigeta, actor
• Claus Spreckels, developer
• Don Stroud , actor

T

• Jasmine Trias, singer, American Idol finalist
• Merlin Tuttle , mammalogist, Honolulu

U

V

• Camile Velasco, singer, American Idol finalist

W

• Michelle Wie, golf prodigy

X

Y

• John Young, first European to become "Hawai'ian ali'i" and buried in the Royal Mausoleum

Z