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Famous people · Wailea

Born near Wailea: 15 famous people within 35 miles

Closest of all is John Lotulelei, from Kihei, 6 mi away. Isabella Abbott is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. Of the towns next door, Kihei lists the most: 3, with John Lotulelei first. The longest list of any town in Hawaii belongs to Kailua, with 18.

#1 best knownIsabella AbbottScience & Medicine · 1919–2010
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Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
28 mi
Isabella Abbott
Best known
Isabella Abbott
in 24 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Wailea’s famous people

Close to homeThe 15 names on this page were all born no farther than 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Wailea

The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miWailuku · 4Kihei · 2Makawao · 2Hana · 2Wailea
Isabella Abbott

Isabella Abbott

1919–2010

Hawaiian-American professor of botany, ethnobotanist and specialist in algology

Science & MedicineHana · 28 miWikipedia ↗
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The best known from each town bordering Wailea.

JLKiheiJohn Lotulelei & 2 more

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wailea 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.

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