#1Famous people · Lihue
14 famous people were born in Lihue, most of them since 1970
At the top of the list is the American surfer Bethany Hamilton, covered in 36 languages. Second and third on the list are Glenn Medeiros and Eric Ken Shinseki. Among the 46 towns in Hawaii with famous people on record, the town ranks 3rd. The list runs from Emilie Widemann Macfarlane, born in 1859, to Kip Colvey, born in 1994.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Bethany Hamilton
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1859
Emilie Widemann Macfarlane
Youngest
1994
Kip Colvey
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Lihue’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lihue’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1970s come out on top, with 4 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsMusicNotableFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lihue
Ranked by languages covered: Bethany Hamilton with 36, then Glenn Medeiros with 31 and Eric Ken Shinseki with 26.
#1GM#2
Music
Glenn Medeiros
born 1970American former musician, singer, and songwriter
31 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Military
Eric Ken Shinseki
born 1942Retired United States Army four-star general, seventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
26 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Lihue is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lihue
11 more, best known first.
Val Okimoto
Republican Minority Leader of the Hawaii House of Representatives
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Lihue.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lihue 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 (9)
- Bethany Hamilton: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Ken Shinseki: US Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kip Colvey: Кирилл Венедиктов, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Yates: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Yates: Chrisjnelson on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilhelmina Kekelaokalaninui Widemann Dowsett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Masato Nakae: MatthewSMaynard at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan J. Baptiste: Polihale, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emilie Widemann Macfarlane: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons