Born near Kalaeloa: 24 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Louis Smolka, was born in Kapolei, 2 mi away. No entry yet names Kalaeloa as a birthplace. The best known of them is David Ige, with articles in 29 languages. Louis Smolka leads the 5 names listed next door in Kapolei.
What stands out about Kalaeloa’s famous people
Famous people born near Kalaeloa
Nobody born in Kalaeloa is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





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

Albert P. Clark
1913–2010United States Air Force general

Elvin R. Heiberg III
1932–2013United States Army general

Theodore R. Milton
1915–2010Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
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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 Kalaeloa 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 (14)
- 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
- Albert P. Clark: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elvin R. Heiberg III: US Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Papa Īī: Henry L. Chase derivative work: Yjenith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- McKenzie Milton: elisfkc from Orlando, FL, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prince Oana: Grand Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore R. Milton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons