Cultural Production in
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Panama
Panama
Panama ranks 104th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Libya, Bangladesh, and Mali. Memorable people born in present day Panama include John McCain, Manuel Noriega, and Carlos Fuentes. Memorable people who died in Panama include Francis Drake, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, and Katherine Oppenheimer. 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 in Latin America 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 John McCain, Manuel Noriega, and Carlos Fuentes. Additionaly, 23 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Panama including Francis Drake, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, and Katherine Oppenheimer.
People Born in Present Day Panama
Go to all RankingsJohn McCain
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2018
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 1
Manuel Noriega
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 2
Carlos Fuentes
WRITER
1928 - 2012
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 3
Omar Torrijos
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1981
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 4
Roberto Durán
BOXER
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 5
Edward A. Murphy Jr.
ENGINEER
1918 - 1990
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 6
Rubén Blades
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 7
Miguel Bosé
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 8
Laurentino Cortizo
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 9
Billy Cobham
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 10
Diego de Almagro II
EXPLORER
1520 - 1542
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 11
Mireya Moscoso
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Panama
Go to all RankingsJosé Antonio Remón Cantera
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1955
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 27
Clara González
LAWYER
1898 - 1990
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 31
Rosa María Britton
WRITER
1936 - 2019
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 36
Linda Martín Alcoff
PHILOSOPHER
1955 - Present
HPI: 36.95
Rank: 42
Jorge Castelblanco
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 70
Atheyna Bylon
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 71
Ravi Kumar
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 72
People Deceased in Present Day Panama
Go to all RankingsFrancis Drake
EXPLORER
1540 - 1596
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 1
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
EXPLORER
1475 - 1519
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 2
Katherine Oppenheimer
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 1972
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 3
Manuel Noriega
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 4
Margot Fonteyn
DANCER
1919 - 1991
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 5
François l'Olonnais
PIRATE
1635 - 1669
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 6
Anastasio Somoza García
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1956
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 7
Sherwood Anderson
WRITER
1876 - 1941
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 8
Omar Torrijos
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1981
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 9
Pedro Fernandes de Queirós
EXPLORER
1565 - 1614
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 10
Jimmie Angel
EXPLORER
1899 - 1956
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 11
Rafael de Nogales Méndez
WRITER
1879 - 1937
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Panama
Go to all RankingsKatherine Oppenheimer
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 1972
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 3
José Antonio Remón Cantera
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1955
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 16
Clara González
LAWYER
1898 - 1990
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 18
Rosa María Britton
WRITER
1936 - 2019
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 22
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).
Occupational Trends
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 Luis Tejada. 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 Luis Tejada.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 18 globally memorable people born in present day Panama since 1700.