FAMOUS NATIVES

People listed are almost always native to the state. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived within a state for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to the state in their personal endeavors.

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O

• Barack Obama U.S. president
• Kimo von Oelhoffen football player
• Bobo Olson boxer
• Timothy Olyphant actor
• Danny Ongais racecar driver
• Ellison Onizuka astronaut

P

• Ed Parker martial artist, founder american kenpo
• William A. Patterson business leader
• Fiamalu Penitani (Musashimaru) sumo wrestler born in somoa)
• B. J. Penn martial artist
• Gail Kawaipuna Prejean activist
• Kelly Preston actress

Q

• Maggie Q actress

R

• Dominic Raiola football player
• William Richardson jurist
• Red Rocha basketball player
• Chad Rowan (Akebono) sumo wrestler
• Anthony Ruivivar actor

S

• Harold Sakata actor
• Lenn Sakata baseball player
• Carolyn Sapp miss america 1992
• Nicole Scherzinger singer
• Amanda Schull ballerina
• Bob Shane singer
• James Shigeta actor
• Jake Shimabukuro musician
• Eric Shinseki u. s. army four-star general
• Shannyn Sossamon actress
• Don Stroud actor

T

• Charles Nainoa Thompson navigator
• Lee Tonouchi writer, editor
• Esera Tuaolo football player
• Mark Tuinei football player
• Merlin Tuttle ecologist

V

• Shane Victorino baseball player

W

• John Waihee III politician
• Justin Wayne baseball player
• Michelle Wie golfer
• Kirby Wright author

Y

• Lois-Ann Yamanaka poet, novelist
• Keone Young actor
• Wally Kaname Yonamine football baseball player

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