
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pupukea
David Ige is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. The nearest, Brian Ching, was born in Haleiwa, 4 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Pupukea yet. The longest list of any town in Hawaii belongs to Kailua, with 18.
What stands out about Pupukea’s famous people
Famous people born near Pupukea
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Pua Kealoha
1902–1989American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder


Brook Lee
born 1971American beauty queen, Miss Universe 1997
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pupukea 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 (4)
- David Ige: Dallas Nagata White, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Ching: Greatness21, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natasha Kai: Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob Sippel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pua Kealoha: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons