List of Punahou School alumni

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This is a list of notable graduates, students who attended, and former faculty of Punahou School , a private, co-educational, college preparatory school in Honolulu, Hawaii. An asterisk (*) indicates a person who attended Punahou but did not graduate with senior class. Parents and children of alumni are noted only if they have made significant achievements in the same field or activity.

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Olympic athletes, medalists and other world champions

Beach volleyball

Diving

Dressage (equestrian)

Kayaking

Sailing

Surfing

Swimming

Warren Kealoha, 1920 and 1924 gold medalist in swimming Warren Kealoha 1924.jpg
Warren Kealoha, 1920 and 1924 gold medalist in swimming
Buster Crabbe, 1928 bronze and 1932 gold medalist in swimming, then Hollywood leading man Buster Crabbe - publicity.GIF
Buster Crabbe, 1928 bronze and 1932 gold medalist in swimming, then Hollywood leading man
Lindsey Berg, two-time silver medalist setter for US Volleyball, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Lindsey Berg.jpg
Lindsey Berg, two-time silver medalist setter for US Volleyball, 2004, 2008, and 2012

Volleyball

Water polo

Track

Other world champion athletes and recent All-Americans

Professional athletes

Football

Norm Chow, former NFL offensive coordinator Norm-Chow-Cal-vs-UCLA-Oct-26-08.jpg
Norm Chow, former NFL offensive coordinator
Manti Te'o, NFL rookie linebacker Mantiteo2010.jpg
Manti Te'o, NFL rookie linebacker
Michelle Wie, LPGA winner 2009 LPGA Championship - Michelle Wie (2).jpg
Michelle Wie, LPGA winner

Baseball

Tennis

Golf

Surfing

Mixed martial arts

Leading medical doctors

Other leading educators and researchers

General Samuel Chapman Armstrong, founder of Hampton University, one of many heroes at Gettysburg Samuel C. Armstrong.gif
General Samuel Chapman Armstrong, founder of Hampton University, one of many heroes at Gettysburg

Administrators and general subjects

Law and business

Science

Logic, philosophy, mathematics, computing and engineering

Social science

U.S. Senator from Connecticut Hiram Bingham III, Professor of History at Yale and explorer, possible inspiration for Indiana Jones HirambinghamIII.jpg
U.S. Senator from Connecticut Hiram Bingham III, Professor of History at Yale and explorer, possible inspiration for Indiana Jones
Secretary of HEW John W. Gardner, architect of the Great Society, Professor of Management, and Education at Stanford, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom JohnGardnerWHF.jpg
Secretary of HEW John W. Gardner, architect of the Great Society, Professor of Management, and Education at Stanford, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
U.S. President Barack Obama, formerly U.S. Senator from Illinois, Constitutional Law Lecturer at University of Chicago Official portrait of Barack Obama.jpg
U.S. President Barack Obama, formerly U.S. Senator from Illinois, Constitutional Law Lecturer at University of Chicago

Civil rights leaders

Honorable Judge Elbert Tuttle, brigadier general, leader of the federal court that desegregated the South, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom Eltuttle.png
Honorable Judge Elbert Tuttle, brigadier general, leader of the federal court that desegregated the South, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

Other elected representatives, government appointees, judges

United States Presidents

US Senators

Brian Schatz, US Senator and Hawaii Lieutenant Governor Brian Schatz, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg
Brian Schatz, US Senator and Hawaii Lieutenant Governor

US Congressional representatives

Hawaiian Prince Kuhio, 20-year delegate to the U.S. Congress Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole wearing campaign hat (PP-97-2-017).jpg
Hawaiian Prince Kūhiō, 20-year delegate to the U.S. Congress
Interim Republican Congressman from Hawaii, Henry Baldwin Henry Alexander Baldwin (vol. 2, 1921).jpg
Interim Republican Congressman from Hawaii, Henry Baldwin
Democratic U.S. Congressman from New York for 19 years, Otis Pike, Pike committee investigator of Richard Nixon Otis G Pike.jpg
Democratic U.S. Congressman from New York for 19 years, Otis Pike, Pike committee investigator of Richard Nixon
Interim Republican U.S. Congressman from Hawaii in 2010, Charles Djou Charles Djou.jpg
Interim Republican U.S. Congressman from Hawaii in 2010, Charles Djou

Presidential appointees

Honorable Judge Sanford Dole, first Governor of Hawaii Presidentsanforddole.jpg
Honorable Judge Sanford Dole, first Governor of Hawaii
Honorable Judge Walter Frear, third Governor of Hawaii Walter F. Frear.jpg
Honorable Judge Walter Frear, third Governor of Hawaii
Lawrence Judd, seventh Governor of Hawaii Lawrence M. Judd (PP-74-3-007).jpg
Lawrence Judd, seventh Governor of Hawaii
Honorable Judge William Charles Achi, Jr., Territorial Judge William Charles Achi, Jr. (vol. 2, 1921).jpg
Honorable Judge William Charles Achi, Jr., Territorial Judge
William Castle, Jr., Appointee of Presidents Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover William Richards Castle Jr (1878-1963), by Philip de Laszlo (1869-1937).jpg
William Castle, Jr., Appointee of Presidents Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover

Local officials, other representatives and appointees

Albert Francis Judd, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii Albert Francis Judd, The Hawaiian Gazette, 1900.jpg
Albert Francis Judd, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii
USMC major general Ross T. Dwyer, USMC Aide to the Secretary of the Navy Dwyer RossT MajGenUSMC.jpg
USMC major general Ross T. Dwyer, USMC Aide to the Secretary of the Navy

Military leaders and heroes

Army

US Army Captain Francis Wai, Awarded Medal of Honor in World War II Francis Brown Wai.jpg
US Army Captain Francis Wai, Awarded Medal of Honor in World War II
Lt General Donald Prentice Booth, commander of the Fourth US Army and High Commissioner of Okinawa Donald Prentice Booth.JPG
Lt General Donald Prentice Booth, commander of the Fourth US Army and High Commissioner of Okinawa
Lt General Stanley "Swede" Larsen, Deputy Commander, US Army, Pacific US Army Lt. Gen. Stanley R. Larsen.jpg
Lt General Stanley "Swede" Larsen, Deputy Commander, US Army, Pacific
US Army major general Stephen Tom, Chief of Staff, Pacific Command Gen stephen tom.jpg
US Army major general Stephen Tom, Chief of Staff, Pacific Command
US Army Lt Col Mark Solomons '79 US Army Lt Col Mark Solomons.jpg
US Army Lt Col Mark Solomons '79
US Navy rear admiral Gordon Chung-Hoon Adm chunghoon portrait.jpg
US Navy rear admiral Gordon Chung-Hoon
US Navy vice admiral Tom Copeman VADM THOMAS H COPEMAN.jpg
US Navy vice admiral Tom Copeman
US Navy rear admiral Alma Grocki USNRearAdmiralAlmaGrocki.jpg
US Navy rear admiral Alma Grocki

Marines

Air Force

Lieutenant General Ben Webster, NATO AIRSOUTH commander LtGen Benjamin Webster.jpg
Lieutenant General Ben Webster, NATO AIRSOUTH commander
Brigadier General C.B. Stewart, Ph.D. in nuclear physics BrGen CB Stewart.jpg
Brigadier General C.B. Stewart, Ph.D. in nuclear physics
Air National Guard major general Gregory B. Gardner Gregory B Gardner.jpg
Air National Guard major general Gregory B. Gardner
Air National Guard major general Michael H. Tice Major general michael h. tice.jpg
Air National Guard major general Michael H. Tice

Entertainment

Musicians and composers

Conrad Herwig, Down Beat's 3-time #1 jazz trombonist Conrad Herwig.jpg
Conrad Herwig, Down Beat's 3-time #1 jazz trombonist
Bob Shane, Grammy Award-winning Kingston Trio guitarist Shanesun2.jpg
Bob Shane, Grammy Award-winning Kingston Trio guitarist
melody., J-pop 3-time top-10 artist Melody, doing a peace sign.jpg
melody., J-pop 3-time top-10 artist

Broadway, stage, and dance performers

Carrie Ann Inaba, dancer, choreographer, and reality show judge Carrie Ann Inaba.jpg
Carrie Ann Inaba, dancer, choreographer, and reality show judge

TV and film performers

Oscar nominee Joan Blondell Joan Blondell banned 1932 publicity photo (cropped).jpg
Oscar nominee Joan Blondell
Actress and singer Teri Ann Linn TeriAnnLinn in 2009.jpg
Actress and singer Teri Ann Linn
Leading actress Kelly Preston Kelly Preston Cannes 2018.jpg
Leading actress Kelly Preston
Actress Sarah Wayne Callies Sarah Wayne Callies Comic-Con 4, 2012.jpg
Actress Sarah Wayne Callies

Other entertainment industry producers

Film director and TV series creator Rod Lurie Rod Lurie crop.jpg
Film director and TV series creator Rod Lurie

Business leaders and philanthropists

Major philanthropists

AOL co-founder and philanthropist Steve Case Steve case 05092009.jpg
AOL co-founder and philanthropist Steve Case
eBay founder and philanthropist Pierre Omidyar Pomidyarji (cropped).jpg
eBay founder and philanthropist Pierre Omidyar

Other founders and CEOs

Cultural notables

Authors, editors, and journalists

David Boynton, prolific naturalist photographer DavidSpaldingBoynton.JPG
David Boynton, prolific naturalist photographer

Other cultural notables

Lorrin A. Thurston, early baseball player and anti-monarchy politician Lorrin A. Thurston, 1892.jpg
Lorrin A. Thurston, early baseball player and anti-monarchy politician
Republic of China President Sun Yat Sen Sunyatsen1.jpg
Republic of China President Sun Yat Sen
USAF Colonel Charles L. Veach, shuttle astronaut Veach.gif
USAF Colonel Charles L. Veach, shuttle astronaut
Miss Universe Brook Mahealani Lee Brook Lee.JPG
Miss Universe Brook Mahealani Lee

Notable former faculty and staff

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Additional references

The main reference for this page is the Punahou School Alumni Directory 1841-1991 Harris Publishing, New York, 1991.

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