#1Famous people · Kailua
More famous people were born in Kailua than in any other town in Hawaii: 18
At the top of the list is the American mixed martial artist B.J. Penn, covered in 23 languages. Second place goes to the American professional wrestler Brian Adams, third to Brad Tavares. 4 of them are writers and artists, 2.2 times the share across U.S. towns. Since 1970, 9 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
B.J. Penn
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1660
Kūali'i
Youngest
2005
Luke Vickery
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Kailua’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Kailua’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 5.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotableFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Kailua is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 2.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Kailua
B.J. Penn, Brian Adams and Brad Tavares are written about in 23, 13 and 11 languages.
#1BA#2
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Kailua
Of the other 15, 8 are athletes.
Kalama
1817–1870Queen consort of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi and spouse of King Kamehameha III, the third ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Kailua home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Wally Amos.
Wally Amos
1936–2024American television personality, entrepreneur, and author
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Kaneohe counts 10 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kailua and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (10)
- B.J. Penn: Vanessa M. Forloine, Hickam Air Force Base Public Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Tavares: Sgt. Teresa J. Cleveland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kalama: Hugo Stangenwald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Feldman: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard L. Pyle: Luiz A. Rocha, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ka'imi Fairbairn: Bagumba, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kila Ka'aihue: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Amos: Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jill N. Tokuda: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Akebono Tarō: Philbert Ono, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons