#1Famous people · Waimea
Waimea’s famous people span 190 years: 10 births from 1765 to 1955
Best known of all is Larry Ramos, written about in 8 languages. Second place goes to the early journalist in the Kingdom of Hawaii Henry Martyn Whitney, third to R. Keao NeSmith. Larry Ramos was born in 1942. Fewer than a quarter of the 46 towns in Hawaii with famous people list more.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Larry Ramos
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1765
Kaikioewa
Youngest
1955
Jim Ballantine
Most common field
Music
2 people
What stands out about Waimea’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Waimea’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1940s, at 2.
MusicWriting & ArtsNotablePolitics & LawScience & MedicineFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Waimea
First, Larry Ramos (8 languages), then Henry Martyn Whitney (4) and R. Keao NeSmith (4).
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#2Writing & Arts
Henry Martyn Whitney
1824–1904Early journalist in the Kingdom of Hawaii
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waimea 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 (3)
- Larry Ramos: Warner Bros. Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Martyn Whitney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaikioewa: William Ellis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons