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Famous people · Kilauea

Born near Kilauea: 18 famous people within 35 miles

The nearest, Bruce Irons, was born in Hanalei, 7 mi away. Bethany Hamilton is the most widely known, written about in 36 languages. No famous person on record lists Kilauea as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Hawaii belongs to Kailua, with 18.

#1 best knownBethany HamiltonWriting & Arts · born 1990
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Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Bethany Hamilton
Best known
Bethany Hamilton
in 36 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Kilauea’s famous people

Close to home18 notable people were born within 35 miles of Kilauea.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Kilauea

They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miLihue · 6Hanalei · 3Koloa · 2Kalaheo · 1Kekaha · 1Kilauea
Eric Ken Shinseki

Eric Ken Shinseki

born 1942

Retired United States Army four-star general, seventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs

MilitaryLihue · 17 miWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kilauea 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.

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