List of Polynesians
This is a list of notable Polynesians.
Living People
- Anne Chevalier (Reri), actress
- Dan Hu, Dr. Hu
- Dinah Jane Hansen, member of Fifth Harmony
- Finau 'Ulukalala of Tonga
- Hone Heke
- Kaahumanu
- Liliuokalani
- Lo'au of Tonga
- Queen Pomare IV of Tahiti
- Salamasina of Samoa
- Queen Salote Tupou III of Tonga
- King Tāufa'āhau, Tupou I of Tonga
- Te Kooti
- Te Puea Herangi
- Te Rauparaha
- Te Whiti o Rongomai
- Māui (mythology)
- Kupe
- Timali of Samoa
- Tevaite Vernette (1-time Actress appeared with Mel Gibson and Tony Hopkins in The Bounty)
- The Rock (Dwayne Johnson)
- Fui Fui Moi Moi
- Peyton Siva
- Troy Polamalu
- Jonah Lomu
- Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (world-renowned operatic soprano)
- Nik MacDonald-Washburn
- Haloti Ngata
- Nate Orchard
- Star Lotulelei
Historical people
- King Kamehameha I of Hawaii
- Tupaia, 18th century Tahitian navigator, arioi (Polynesian religious office, similar to priest) and noble; accompanied Lt. James Cook on his renowned first voyage of discovery
- Tarheto, 18th century Tahitian boy who accompanied Tupaia on his voyage with Captain Cook until their deaths in Batavia
Fictional characters
- Jonah Takalua, fictional character on Chris Lilley's Summer Heights High
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