Famous People from Hawaii

Hawaiians are proud of some of the great names, which belong to their state. These names reached far and wide to gain fame and popularity. Here are the descriptions of some of the famous people from Hawaii.

Alexander Cartwright: Born on April 17, 1820, Alexander Cartwright is considered the Father of American Baseball. The United States Congress officially credited him with the invention of the modern game of baseball. Originally, Cartwright was a bookseller in Manhattan, and a fireman. In 1842, he established the Knickerbocker Base Ball Club. The game was initially a stick-and-ball game called town game, which gradually changed to become an elaborate sport. Cartwright is believed as being the first person to ideate a diamond shaped field for this game. During his journey to California in 1849, he introduced baseball in all the towns on his way. Later in his life, he became a successful businessman in Honolulu. But he is still remembered as the inventor of baseball, which is one of the popular games of the present times.

George Ariyoshi: Born on March 12, 1926, Ariyoshi served as the third Governor of Hawaii. Before venturing into politics, he served as an interpreter with the US Army Military Intelligence Service in Japan, during the Second World War. His political career commenced from 1954 after he was elected to the territorial House of Representatives. He was also elected to the territorial senate and in 1959, to the State Senate. A lawyer by profession, he went up to be the first American of Asian descent to be elected as the governor of State of the United States. He is the longest serving state governor in Hawaii.

Daniel Akaka: Born on September 11, 1924, Daniel Akaka is the junior U.S. Senator from Hawaii. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the first U.S. Senator of the Hawaiian ancestry and the only Chinese American member of the Senate. He was born in Honolulu. He joined the military after high school graduation. He earned a Bachelor of Education and later a Masters from the University of Hawaii. In 1976, Akaka was first elected to the United States House of Representatives and won seven subsequent elections. In 2006, Time selected him as one of 'America's Worst Senators' and criticized him for his minor legislation. However, during the elections of 2007, he emerged victorious.

David Copperfield: Born on September 16, 1956, David Copperfield is an American magician and illusionist. Since an early age of twelve, Copperfield started practicing magic. He became the youngest magician to be a part of The Society of American Magicians. He is famous for his feats of walking through the Great Wall of China and making the Statue of Liberty disappear. David Copperfield has made appearances in many television shows of America. He is the proud receiver of the Emmy Award, the Living Legend Award and is the first magician to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Herman Frazier: Born on October 29, 1954, Herman Frazier started his athletic career at the Germantown High School in Philadelphia. He started as a multiple sport athlete and eventually became the Olympic Gold medalist in 1976. Being a member of the US National Track and Field team, he participated in the Olympic and the Pan-American Games. In 1976, he ran the men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. This was the race that earned him a gold medal. He was the winner of the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award and was cited in the list of 101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports by Sports Illustrated. The Black Enterprise magazine named him as one of the 50 most powerful African American sports persons in 2005. He fell prey to a large amount of criticism from the masses but remains being one of the very famous athletes of his time.

Hawaii has seen many famous names rise on its lands. These were only a few of them.