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Historical figures born in Samoa

70 notable historical figures were born in Samoa. These are the most notable:

• Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa (born 1957, Politics)
• Malietoa Tanumafili II (1913 to 2007, Politics)
• Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi (born 1945, Politics)
• Sia Figiel (1967 to 2026, Literature)
• Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi (born 1938, Politics)
• Jimmy Thunder (1966 to 2020, Sports)
• Albert Wendt (born 1939, Literature)
• Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II (1921 to 1975, Politics)
• Kamuta Latasi (born 1936, Politics)

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