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Panama ranks 101st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Honduras, Puerto Rico, and Malta. 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 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 transcontinental country in Latin America, spanning the southern tip of Central America into the northern part of 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 the country's over 4 million inhabitants. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1520 and 1998, present day Panama was the birth place of 66 globally memorable people, including John McCain, Manuel Noriega, and Carlos Fuentes. Additionaly, 19 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Panama including Francis Drake, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, and Manuel Noriega.
1936 - 2018
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 1
1934 - 2017
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 2
1928 - 2012
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 3
1918 - 1990
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 4
1929 - 1981
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 5
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 6
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 7
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 8
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 9
1520 - 1542
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 10
1936 - 2009
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 11
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 12
1901 - 1988
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 16
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 26
1886 - 1962
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 28
1882 - 1971
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 30
1940 - Present
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 31
1907 - 1996
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 34
1959 - Present
HPI: 35.81
Rank: 36
1540 - 1596
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 1
1475 - 1519
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 2
1934 - 2017
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 3
1919 - 1991
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 4
1635 - 1669
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 5
1876 - 1941
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 6
1896 - 1956
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 7
1929 - 1981
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 8
1565 - 1614
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 9
1899 - 1956
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 10
1936 - 2009
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 11
1879 - 1937
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Panama were soccer players (30), politicians (19), athletes (3), singers (2), and writers (1), while most who died were politicians (9), explorers (4), writers (2), soccer players (2), and dancers (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.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 16 globally memorable people born in present day Panama since 1700.