List of people from American Samoa

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This is a list of notable people from American Samoa.

Arts and crafts[edit]

Beauty pageants[edit]

Film and stage[edit]

Literature[edit]

  • Author Sia Figiel was an educator for Fa'asao-Marist and Samoana High School. Figiel was a special liaison for the congressman's office for several years.
  • Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia founded American Samoa's first newspaper in the 1960s and was later elected as a non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from 1981 to 1988. Sunia published a series of books, among them The story of the legislature of American Samoa: 1948–1998 and Puputoa: A Host of Heroes.[citation needed]

Music[edit]

  • The Katinas is a famed contemporary Christian music group composed of brothers.

Politics[edit]

  • Tulsi Gabbard is a member of the United States congress representing Hawaii's 2nd congressional district.
  • Arieta Enesi Mulitauaopele is the first Samoan woman to run for election as Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa.
  • Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen is a member of the United States House of Representatives representing American Samoa. Her father was the first democratically elected governor of American Samoa. Coleman Radewagen is a Republican, and she serves on the Committee on Natural Resources, the Committee on small business and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Sports[edit]

References[edit]

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  5. ^ ¿Quiénes son los afro-mexicanos?, 2014-07-14, retrieved 2016-03-07
  6. ^ T.I.'s Road to Redemption, 2009-02-10, retrieved 2016-03-07
  7. ^ Sagapolutele, Fili. "American Samoan woman takes local health issues to the nation's capital". samoanews.com.
  8. ^ "Former Bengal Jonathan Fanene is appointed to the American Samoa cabinet". Cincy Jungle. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  9. ^ JORDAN, PAT. "GREG LOUGANIS AFTER THE GOLD". Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Greg Louganis' Adoption Story & Heartwarming Reunion with His Birth Father".