Tasya van Ree
born 1976American painter kai photographer
Famous people · Wheeler AFB
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wheeler AFB
The best known of them is David Ige, with articles in 29 languages. Closest of all is Tasya van Ree, from Mililani Town, 2 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Wheeler AFB. Victoria Lee leads the 15 names listed next door in Wahiawa.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
David Ige
Best known
David Ige
in 29 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wheeler AFB’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wheeler AFB
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Brook Lee
born 1971American beauty queen, Miss Universe 1997
Pua Kealoha
1902–1989American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder
Shizuya Hayashi
1917–2008United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Shinyei Nakamine
1920–1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Wahiawa: 15.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wheeler AFB 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 (10)
- David Ige: Dallas Nagata White, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Ching: Greatness21, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pua Kealoha: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Aiona: U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jerome S. Tayborn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tasya van Ree: TheOfficialPandora, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirk Caldwell: Andrew Wertheimer from Honolulu, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Kuroda: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shinyei Nakamine: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shizuya Hayashi: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert P. Clark: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons