The following are islanders from the Cook Islands:
Entertainers and musicians Will Crummer, musician Sonny Terei, musician Calum Hood, musician Sam V, singer, songwriter James Tito, actor, musician James Maeva, actor, consultant
Politicians Inatio Akaruru, Cook Islands politician. Former Cabinet Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Albert Henry, former Premier of the Cook Islands Geoffrey Henry, Cook Islands politician Robert Woonton, former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands
Sports Rourururoa Une (living), footballer Margharet Matenga, netball player
Other Jacqueline Evans, environmentalist Johnny Frisbie, writer Vereara Maeva-Taripo, textile artist, political activist, and composer