Panamanian

Panama is the southernmost Central American nation bordered by Costa Rica, Columbia and Caribbean. The history of the country goes back to the 16th century when it was inhabited by the Spanish. Today, one of the fastest growing economies amongst the Central American countries, it has made its mark in all the major sectors, including arts and culture, science and technology, commerce and business, visual arts and entertainment, sports and so on. Much of Panama’s cultural soul is derived from European music and art by the Spanish inhabitants who beautifully blended African and Native American culture with European culture. Panama has been home to several stalwarts from various fields, who have raised the bar and made the country stall tall in the world platform. Artists such as Antonio Jose Guzman, Margarita Henriquez, Jose Quintero, Aaron Zebede and others gave Panama’s cultural world a new dimension. Gloria Gaurdia is well known for her works as a novelist, writer and essayist. Panama is also home to three world boxing champions namely, Pedro Alcazar, Roberto Duran and Panama Al Brown. The country also made its mark at Olympics with athletes such Irving Saladino, the country first and only Olympic gold medallist and Llyod La Beach two times Bronze medallist. Find out more about famous Panamanians with this section.
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 1 
Roberto Durán
(Former Boxer from Panama Who Was a World Champion in 4 Categories)
Roberto Durán
18
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 16, 1951
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Guararé, Panama
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 2 
Mariano Rivera
(Former Professional Baseball Pitcher and One of the Greatest Relievers of All Time)
Mariano Rivera
12
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 29, 1969
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 3 
Rubén Blades
(Panamanian Musician & Singer Who Mainly Performs in 'Salsa' and 'Latin Jazz' Genres)
Rubén Blades
8
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 16, 1948
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
 4 
Princess Angela of Liechtenstein
(Fashion designer and the wife of Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein)
Princess Angela of Liechtenstein
3
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: October 5, 1958
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bocas del Toro Province, Panama
 5 
El General
(Musician)
El General
6
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 27, 1969
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
 6 
Omar Torrijos
(Elected official)
Omar Torrijos
9
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 13, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Santiago, Panama
Died: July 31, 1981
 7 
Rolando Blackman
(Panamanian-American Former Basketball Player)
Rolando Blackman
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 26, 1959
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
 8 
Sech
(Singer)
Sech
6
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 3, 1993
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Río Abajo, Panama City, Panama
 9 
Juan Carlos Varela
(The 37th President of Panama)
Juan Carlos Varela
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 12, 1963
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Panama City
 10 
Román Torres
(Panamanian Professional Football Defender)
Román Torres
6
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 20, 1986
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 11 
Ramon Fonseca Mora
(Panamanian Novelist, Lawyer and Co-Founder of the Former Law Firm ‘Mossack Fonseca’)
Ramon Fonseca Mora
4
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: July 14, 1952
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
 12 
Billy Cobham
(Drummer)
Billy Cobham
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 16, 1944
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Colón, Panama
 13 
Jaime Penedo
(Panamanian Retired Footballer Who Played as a Goalkeeper)
Jaime Penedo
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 26, 1981
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 14 
Marc Anthony Thompson
(Panamanian Singer-Songwriter Known for His Albums: ‘Black Music’ and ‘Godmusic’)
Marc Anthony Thompson
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 2, 1952
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Panama
 15 
Blas Pérez
(Retired Panamanian Footballer Who Played as a Forward)
Blas Pérez
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 13, 1981
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 16 
Rubén Tejada
(Panamanian Professional Baseball Infielder)
Rubén Tejada
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 27, 1989
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Santiago, Panama
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 17 
Guillermo Endara
(President of Panama)
Guillermo Endara
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 12, 1936
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Panama City
Died: September 28, 2009
 18 
Felipe Baloy
(Retired Panamanian Footballer Who Scored Panama’s First Ever Goal in a FIFA World Cup)
Felipe Baloy
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 24, 1981
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 19 
Justine Pasek
(Beauty pageant winner, Model)
Justine Pasek
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 27, 1979
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 20 
Mireya Moscoso
(Former President of Panama (1999 - 2004))
Mireya Moscoso
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 1, 1946
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Pedasi, Panama
 21 
Juan Williams
(Journalist)
Juan Williams
5
Birthdate: April 10, 1954
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Colon, Panama
 22 
Carlos Ruiz
(Panamanian Former Professional Baseball Catcher)
Carlos Ruiz
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 22, 1979
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: David, Panama
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 23 
Laffit Pincay Jr.
(Panamanian Jockey)
Laffit Pincay Jr.
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 29, 1946
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
 24 
Manny Sanguillén
(Former Panamanian Baseball Player Who Played as a Catcher)
Manny Sanguillén
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 21, 1944
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Colón, Panama
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 25 
Ed Cota
(Retired Panamanian-American Basketball Player Who Remained Undrafted by the NBA)
Ed Cota
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 19, 1976
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 26 
Gabriel Torres
(Panamanian Professional Football Forward)
Gabriel Torres
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 31, 1988
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Panama City
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 27 
Ildaura Murillo-Rohde
(Nurse)
Ildaura Murillo-Rohde
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 6, 1920
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Panama
Died: September 5, 2010
 28 
Flex
(Singer Songwriter)
Flex
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: August 29, 1980
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
 29 
Patricia de Leon
(Actress, Beauty Pageant winner)
Patricia de Leon
2
Birthdate: January 2, 1978
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 30 
Irving Saladino
(Former Long Jumper and Panama's First Olympic Gold Medalist)
Irving Saladino
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 23, 1983
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Colón, Panama
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 31 
Julio Dely Valdés
(Panamanian Former Professional Football Striker)
Julio Dely Valdés
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 12, 1967
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Colón, Panama
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 32 
Eusebio Pedroza
(Panamanian Boxer and Former WBA Featherweight Champion)
Eusebio Pedroza
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 2, 1956
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Died: March 1, 2019
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 33 
Isabel Saint Malo
(First Woman Who Served as Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs in Panama)
Isabel Saint Malo
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 27, 1968
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
 34 
Ricardo Martinelli
(Former President of Panama)
Ricardo Martinelli
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 11, 1952
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Panama City
 35 
Makano
(Singer-songwriter)
Makano
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 7, 1983
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Colombia City, Panama
 36 
Joey Montana
(Singer)
Joey Montana
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 3, 1982
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Boquete, Chiriquí, Panama
 37 
Fidel Escobar
(Panamanian Football Centre-Back)
Fidel Escobar
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 9, 1995
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 38 
Johan Camargo
(Panamanian Baseball Player Who Plays as an Infielder)
Johan Camargo
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 13, 1993
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 39 
Manuel Noriega
(Former Panamanian Dictator)
Manuel Noriega
35
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 11, 1934
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Panama City
Died: May 29, 2017
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 40 
Armando Cooper
(Panamanian Footballer Who Plays as a Midfielder)
Armando Cooper
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 26, 1987
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Colón, Panama
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 41 
Rosa Montezuma
(Model, Beauty pageant winner)
Rosa Montezuma
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 16, 1993
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: David, Chiriquí, Panama
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 42 
Mehr Eliezer
(Model, Beauty pageant winner)
Mehr Eliezer
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 16, 1997
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New Delhi, India
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 43 
Luis Tejada
(Panamanian Professional Football Striker)
Luis Tejada
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 28, 1982
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 44 
Martín Torrijos
(Politician)
Martín Torrijos
3
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 18, 1963
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chitré
Died: 1981 AD
 45 
Iverson Molinar
(Panamanian Basketball Player Who Plays as a Shooting Guard and Point Guard)
Iverson Molinar
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: December 3, 1999
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 46 
Panama Al Brown
(The First Latin American Boxing World Champion)
Panama Al Brown
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: July 5, 1902
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Colón, Panama Colón, Panama
Died: April 11, 1951
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 47 
Josenid
(Singer)
Josenid
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 3, 1998
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chiriquí, Panamá
 48 
Arnulfo Arias
(Three-Time Panamanian President)
Arnulfo Arias
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 15, 1901
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Penonomé, Panama
Died: August 10, 1988
 49 
Jonathan Araúz
(Panamanian Baseball Player Who Plays as a Shortstop and Second Baseman)
Jonathan Araúz
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 3, 1998
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Alanje, Panama
 50 
Guillermo Jones
(Former Panamanian Boxer and WBA Cruiserweight Champion)
Guillermo Jones
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 5, 1972
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Colón, Panama
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)