diff --git a/homeassistant/components/default_config/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/default_config/__init__.py
index 3a99757b54bf..d56cf9a4ee89 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/default_config/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/default_config/__init__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES = (
     'history',
     'logbook',
     'map',
+    'person',
     'script',
     'sun',
     'system_health',
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/onboarding/views.py b/homeassistant/components/onboarding/views.py
index 497fa827f083..804589200fa5 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/onboarding/views.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/onboarding/views.py
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ class UserOnboardingView(_BaseOnboardingView):
             })
             await provider.data.async_save()
             await hass.auth.async_link_user(user, credentials)
+            if 'person' in hass.config.components:
+                await hass.components.person.async_create_person(
+                    data['name'], user_id=user.id
+                )
             await self._async_mark_done(hass)
 
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/person/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/person/__init__.py
index 8ad03e3f0ff3..162d8f97a73b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/person/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/person/__init__.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from homeassistant.helpers.restore_state import RestoreEntity
 from homeassistant.components import websocket_api
 from homeassistant.helpers.typing import HomeAssistantType, ConfigType
 from homeassistant.util import dt as dt_util
+from homeassistant.loader import bind_hass
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 ATTR_EDITABLE = 'editable'
@@ -51,6 +52,17 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
 _UNDEF = object()
 
 
+@bind_hass
+async def async_create_person(hass, name, *, user_id=None,
+                              device_trackers=None):
+    """Create a new person."""
+    await hass.data[DOMAIN].async_create_person(
+        name=name,
+        user_id=user_id,
+        device_trackers=device_trackers,
+    )
+
+
 class PersonManager:
     """Manage person data."""
 
diff --git a/tests/components/onboarding/test_views.py b/tests/components/onboarding/test_views.py
index d6a4030190de..5b303943747f 100644
--- a/tests/components/onboarding/test_views.py
+++ b/tests/components/onboarding/test_views.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ async def test_onboarding_user_already_done(hass, hass_storage,
 
 async def test_onboarding_user(hass, hass_storage, aiohttp_client):
     """Test creating a new user."""
+    assert await async_setup_component(hass, 'person', {})
     mock_storage(hass_storage, {
         'done': ['hello']
     })
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ async def test_onboarding_user(hass, hass_storage, aiohttp_client):
     assert user.name == 'Test Name'
     assert len(user.credentials) == 1
     assert user.credentials[0].data['username'] == 'test-user'
+    assert len(hass.data['person'].storage_data) == 1
 
 
 async def test_onboarding_user_invalid_name(hass, hass_storage,