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Panama ranks 104th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Libya, Bangladesh, and Mali. Memorable people born in present day Panama include Manuel Noriega, John McCain, and Carlos Fuentes. Memorable people who died in Panama include Francis Drake, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, and Manuel Noriega. Panama has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and explorers.

Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country located at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Its capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half of the country's over 4 million inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 1998, present day Panama was the birth place of 72 globally memorable people, including Manuel Noriega, John McCain, and Carlos Fuentes. Additionaly, 23 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Panama including Francis Drake, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, and Manuel Noriega.

People Born in Present Day Panama

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People Deceased in Present Day Panama

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Panama were soccer players (30), politicians (19), athletes (6), singers (3), and writers (2),  while most who died were politicians (10), explorers (4), writers (3), soccer players (2), and biologists (1).

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Panama, including Jorge Dely Valdés, Julio Dely Valdés, and Alfredo Anderson. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Panama, including Jorge Dely Valdés, Julio Dely Valdés, and Alfredo Anderson.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 18 globally memorable people born in present day Panama since 1700.