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 Katherine Oppenheimer, Manuel Noriega, 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 1,086,990, with over 2,100,000 in its urban area. 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 43 globally memorable people, including Manuel Noriega, Carlos Fuentes, and Rubén Blades. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in Panama City including Katherine Oppenheimer, Manuel Noriega, and Margot Fonteyn.
People Born in Panama City
Go to all RankingsManuel Noriega
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 1
Carlos Fuentes
WRITER
1928 - 2012
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 2
Rubén Blades
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 3
Miguel Bosé
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 4
Laurentino Cortizo
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 5
Diego de Almagro II
EXPLORER
1520 - 1542
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 6
Ricardo Martinelli
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 7
Guillermo Endara
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2009
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 8
Jordana Brewster
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 9
Juan Carlos Varela
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 10
Ernesto Pérez Balladares
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 11
Eric Arturo Delvalle
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2015
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Panama City
Go to all RankingsJosé Antonio Remón Cantera
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1955
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 15
Atheyna Bylon
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 42
Ravi Kumar
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 43
People Deceased in Panama City
Go to all RankingsKatherine Oppenheimer
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 1972
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 1
Manuel Noriega
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 2
Margot Fonteyn
DANCER
1919 - 1991
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 3
Jimmie Angel
EXPLORER
1899 - 1956
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 4
Rafael de Nogales Méndez
WRITER
1879 - 1937
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 5
Guillermo Endara
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2009
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 6
Manuel Amador Guerrero
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1909
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 7
Jorge Illueca
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2012
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 8
José Antonio Remón Cantera
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1955
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 9
Belisario Porras Barahona
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1942
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 10
Clara González
LAWYER
1898 - 1990
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 11
Pablo Arosemena
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1920
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Panama City
Go to all RankingsKatherine Oppenheimer
BIOLOGIST
1910 - 1972
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 1
José Antonio Remón Cantera
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1955
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 9
Clara González
LAWYER
1898 - 1990
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 11
Rosa María Britton
WRITER
1936 - 2019
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 14
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Panama City were soccer players (20), 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 Luis Tejada, Felipe Baloy, and Jaime Penedo. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Panama City, including Luis Tejada, Felipe Baloy, and Jaime Penedo.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in Panama City since 1700.