Kekauōnohi
1805–1851Hawaiian princess and queen consort of Kamehameha II, member of the House of Kamehameha and granddaughter of King Kamehameha I.
Famous people · Kapalua
Born near Kapalua: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Kekauōnohi, from Lahaina, 8 mi away. No famous person on record lists Kapalua as their birthplace yet. Danny Ongais is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. The longest list of any town in Hawaii belongs to Kailua, with 18.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Danny Ongais
Best known
Danny Ongais
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Kapalua’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Kapalua
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Keōpūolani
1778–1823Queen consort of Hawaiʻi and the highest ranking wife of King Kamehameha I
Myra English
1933–2001Popular performer of Hawaiian music and celebrity in Hawaii
Gregory Poirier
born 1961American film director and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kapalua 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 (9)
- Danny Ongais: Ted Van Pelt from Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keōpūolani: The American Tract Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Victorino: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shan Tsutsui: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendall Grove: Lance Cpl. Stephen McGinnis Crop: East718 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zach Scott: Suzi Pratt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregory Poirier: Nick_Eversman_and_Gregory_Poirier_06_Missing_Paley_Center_in_Los_Angeles_2012.jpg: Genevieve derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kekauōnohi: Henry Byam Martin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaoru Moto: U.S. Dept of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons