#1Sports
Akebono Tarō
1969–2024American professional wrestler and rikishi
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Famous people · Waimanalo
8 famous people were born in Waimanalo, most of them since 1970
Akebono Tarō, the American professional wrestler and rikishi, is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. Second and third on the list are Boom Gaspar and Sasha Colby. For every 10,000 residents the town has 13.2, while at least half the towns in Hawaii list nobody born there. The oldest name on the list belongs to Cyril Pahinui, born in 1950, the newest to Tetairoa McMillan, born in 2003.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Akebono Tarō
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1950
Cyril Pahinui
Youngest
2003
Tetairoa McMillan
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Waimanalo’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Waimanalo’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Waimanalo
Three names lead: Akebono Tarō (27 languages), Boom Gaspar (14) and Sasha Colby (10).
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What Waimanalo is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.4 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 Waimanalo
The rest number 5, with 3 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Waimanalo home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Waimanalo, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waimanalo 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.
Photo credits (6)
- Akebono Tarō: Philbert Ono, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boom Gaspar: user:PJOrsi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sasha Colby: Vice President Kamala Harris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tetairoa McMillan: MMG, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyril Pahinui: Greg Concilla May, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- B.J. Penn: Vanessa M. Forloine, Hickam Air Force Base Public Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons