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)
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)
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)
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)
Birthdate: October 5, 1958
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bocas del Toro Province, Panama
Birthdate: September 27, 1969
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Birthdate: February 13, 1929
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Santiago, Panama
Died: July 31, 1981
7
Rolando Blackman
(Panamanian-American Former Basketball Player)
Birthdate: February 26, 1959
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
Birthdate: December 3, 1993
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Río Abajo, Panama City, Panama
9
Juan Carlos Varela
(The 37th President of Panama)
Birthdate: December 12, 1963
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Panama City
10
Román Torres
(Panamanian Professional Football Defender)
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’)
Birthdate: July 14, 1952
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Birthdate: May 16, 1944
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Colón, Panama
13
Jaime Penedo
(Panamanian Retired Footballer Who Played as a Goalkeeper)
Birthdate: September 26, 1981
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Birthdate: December 2, 1952
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Panama
15
Blas Pérez
(Retired Panamanian Footballer Who Played as a Forward)
Birthdate: March 13, 1981
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
16
Rubén Tejada
(Panamanian Professional Baseball Infielder)
Birthdate: October 27, 1989
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Santiago, Panama
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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)
Birthdate: February 24, 1981
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
19
Justine Pasek
(Beauty pageant winner, Model)
Birthdate: August 27, 1979
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: July 1, 1946
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Pedasi, Panama
21
Juan Williams
(Journalist)
Birthdate: April 10, 1954
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Colon, Panama
22
Carlos Ruiz
(Panamanian Former Professional Baseball Catcher)
Birthdate: January 22, 1979
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: David, Panama
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
23
Laffit Pincay Jr.
(Panamanian Jockey)
Birthdate: December 29, 1946
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
24
Manny Sanguillén
(Former Panamanian Baseball Player Who Played as a Catcher)
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)
Birthdate: May 19, 1976
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
26
Gabriel Torres
(Panamanian Professional Football Forward)
Birthdate: October 31, 1988
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Panama City
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
27
Ildaura Murillo-Rohde
(Nurse)
Birthdate: September 6, 1920
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Panama
Died: September 5, 2010
Birthdate: August 29, 1980
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
29
Patricia de Leon
(Actress, Beauty Pageant winner)
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)
Birthdate: January 23, 1983
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Colón, Panama
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
31
Julio Dely Valdés
(Panamanian Former Professional Football Striker)
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)
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)
Birthdate: June 27, 1968
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Birthdate: March 11, 1952
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Panama City
35
Makano
(Singer-songwriter)
Birthdate: May 7, 1983
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Colombia City, Panama
Birthdate: May 3, 1982
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Boquete, Chiriquí, Panama
37
Fidel Escobar
(Panamanian Football Centre-Back)
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)
Birthdate: December 13, 1993
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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)
Birthdate: November 26, 1987
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Colón, Panama
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
41
Rosa Montezuma
(Model, Beauty pageant winner)
Birthdate: May 16, 1993
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: David, Chiriquí, Panama
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
42
Mehr Eliezer
(Model, Beauty pageant winner)
Birthdate: January 16, 1997
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New Delhi, India
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
43
Luis Tejada
(Panamanian Professional Football Striker)
Birthdate: March 28, 1982
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Panama City, Panama
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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)
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)
Birthdate: July 5, 1902
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Colón, Panama Colón, Panama
Died: April 11, 1951
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: December 3, 1998
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chiriquí, Panamá
48
Arnulfo Arias
(Three-Time Panamanian President)
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)
Birthdate: August 3, 1998
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Alanje, Panama
50
Guillermo Jones
(Former Panamanian Boxer and WBA Cruiserweight Champion)
Birthdate: May 5, 1972
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Colón, Panama
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)