Panama City
Panama City ranks 317th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Las Vegas, Antioch, and Toledo, Ohio. Memorable people born in Panama City include Manuel Noriega, Carlos Fuentes, and Rubén Blades. Memorable people who died in Panama City include Manuel Noriega, Katherine Oppenheimer, and Margot Fonteyn. Panama City has been the birth place of many soccer players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Panama City is located in Panama.
Panama City, also known as Panama, is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has a total population of 410,354 in the city proper and 1,086,990 in the Panama District, which includes the outer corregimientos of the city. The metropolitan area has over 2,100,000 people. The city is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of Panama. The city is the political and administrative center of the country, as well as a hub for banking and commerce. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1998, Panama City was the birth place of 45 globally memorable people, including Manuel Noriega, Carlos Fuentes, and Rubén Blades. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Panama City including Manuel Noriega, Katherine Oppenheimer, and Margot Fonteyn.
People Born in Panama City
Go to all RankingsManuel Noriega
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 44
Carlos Fuentes
WRITER
1928 - 2012
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 37
Rubén Blades
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 30
Miguel Bosé
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 9
Ricardo Martinelli
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 23
Laurentino Cortizo
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 7
Diego de Almagro II
EXPLORER
1520 - 1542
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 43
Guillermo Endara
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2009
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 39
Juan Carlos Varela
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 22
Jordana Brewster
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 31
Ernesto Pérez Balladares
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 17
José Antonio Remón Cantera
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1955
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 40
Newly Added People Born in Panama City
Go to all RankingsLuis Mejía
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 36.66
Rank: 36
Roderick Miller
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 31.78
Rank: 35
People Deceased in Panama City
Go to all RankingsManuel Noriega
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 14
Katherine Oppenheimer
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 1972
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 7
Margot Fonteyn
DANCER
1919 - 1991
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 6
Jimmie Angel
EXPLORER
1899 - 1956
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 9
Manuel Amador Guerrero
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1909
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 10
Rafael de Nogales Méndez
WRITER
1879 - 1937
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 13
Guillermo Endara
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2009
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 8
José Antonio Remón Cantera
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1955
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 11
Jorge Illueca
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2012
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 12
Belisario Porras Barahona
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1942
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 1
Pablo Arosemena
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1920
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 5
Clara González
LAWYER
1898 - 1990
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Panama City were soccer players (22), politicians (11), athletes (4), singers (2), and writers (1), while most who died were politicians (8), writers (2), biologists (1), dancers (1), and explorers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Panama City, including Felipe Baloy, Jaime Penedo, and Luis Tejada. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Panama City, including Felipe Baloy, Jaime Penedo, and Luis Tejada.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Panama City since 1700.