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Famous people · Pahoa

4 famous people were born in Pahoa

The best known is the American politician Nelson Doi, with articles in 7 languages. James Kealoha, the American politician, comes second, with Teruto Tsubota third. Over 23 years of births, the list goes from James Kealoha (1908) to Barney B. Menor (1931). The biggest group are leaders: 3.

#1 best knownNelson DoiPolitics & Law · 1922–2015
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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Nelson Doi
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
James Kealoha
Youngest
1931
Barney B. Menor
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known

Born in Pahoa

Leaders take two of the three places.

Nelson Doi#1
Politics & Law

Nelson Doi

1922–2015

American politician

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
James Kealoha#2
Politics & Law

James Kealoha

1908–1983

American politician

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Teruto Tsubota#3
Military

Teruto Tsubota

1922–2013

American humanitarian

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Pahoa’s famous people were born

The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 2 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Nelson DoiJames Kealoha
Politics & LawMilitary

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Pahoa is known for

Set against the usual town, leaders come out 3.6 times as common.

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 Pahoa

1 more, best known first.

BM

Barney B. Menor

1931–1999

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pahoa 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.

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