Born near Princeville: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Bruce Irons, from Hanalei, 2 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Princeville. The best known of them is Bethany Hamilton, with articles in 36 languages. Across Hawaii, 46 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Princeville’s famous people
Famous people born near Princeville
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lizzie Alohikea
1881–1939Hawaiian writer and singer, wife of Alfred Alohikea, d. 1939

Glenn Medeiros
born 1970American former musician, singer, and songwriter

Eric Ken Shinseki
born 1942Retired United States Army four-star general, seventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs





Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole
1871–1922Hawaiian royalty and Hawaiian politician

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Princeville 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 (8)
- 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
- Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirby Yates: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sonya Balmores: https://www.flickr.com/people/75348994@N00, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Choy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Yates: Chrisjnelson on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons