Famous people · Makena
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Makena
The best known of them is Isabella Abbott, with articles in 24 languages. The nearest, John Lotulelei, was born in Kihei, 10 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Makena. Famous people are on record for 46 of the towns in Hawaii.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
29 mi
Isabella Abbott
Best known
Isabella Abbott
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Makena’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Makena
Nobody born in Makena is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Gregory Poirier
born 1961American film director and screenwriter
Myra English
1933–2001Popular performer of Hawaiian music and celebrity in Hawaii
Keōpūolani
1778–1823Queen consort of Hawaiʻi and the highest ranking wife of King Kamehameha I
Kekauōnohi
1805–1851Hawaiian princess and queen consort of Kamehameha II, member of the House of Kamehameha and granddaughter of King Kamehameha I.
Isabella Abbott
1919–2010Hawaiian-American professor of botany, ethnobotanist and specialist in algology
Kalākua Kaheiheimālie
1778–1842Queen consort of Kamehameha I; grandmother of Kings Kamehameha IV, Kamehameha V, and Lunalilo
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Makena 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 (11)
- Isabella Abbott: National Marine Sanctuaries, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Kalākua Kaheiheimālie: Clarissa Chapman Armstrong, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaoru Moto: U.S. Dept of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons