Born near Ewa Villages: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Louis Smolka, born in Kapolei, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is David Ige, with articles in 29 languages. Next door, Kapolei lists 5, led by Louis Smolka. The list for Ewa Villages is empty for now.
What stands out about Ewa Villages’ famous people
Famous people born near Ewa Villages
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Brook Lee
born 1971American beauty queen, Miss Universe 1997


Tasya van Ree
born 1976American painter kai photographer




Shinyei Nakamine
1920–1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Kapolei has the most on record: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ewa Villages and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- David Ige: Dallas Nagata White, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Aiona: U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tasya van Ree: TheOfficialPandora, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirk Caldwell: Andrew Wertheimer from Honolulu, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Kuroda: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dillon Gabriel: Erik Drost, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Ogata: Okaaina, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shinyei Nakamine: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons