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Panamanian people Panamanians (Spanish: ''Panameños'') are people identified with Panama, a transcontinental country in Central America (a region within North America) and South America, whose connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For m ...

who are famous or notable and were either born in

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...

or have Panamanian ancestry.

Artists

Alfredo Sinclair Alfredo Sinclair (8 December 1914 – 2 February 2014) was a Panamanian artist. He was born in Panama City. He studied with Humberto Ivaldi at the National School of Painting and later in Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine R ...

, painter * Alicia Viteri, painter *

Antonio Jose Guzman Antonio Jose Guzman is a Dutch Panamanian visual artist, communication designer and lecturer. He lives and works in Amsterdam, Panama City and Dakar. Early life and career Guzman was born in Panama City, Panama in 1971. Guzman began studying ph ...

, artist *

Carlos Francisco Chang Marín Carlos Francisco Chang Marín or Changmarín (February 26, 1922 – December 5, 2012) was a Panamanian folklorist, painter, musician, journalist, activist and writer of poetry, essays and children's literature. His writing, which has been descr ...

, folk artist * Chafil Cheucarama,

Wounaan The Embera–Wounaan are a semi-nomadic indigenous people in Panama living in Darién Province on the shores of the Chucunaque, Sambú, Tuira Rivers and its waterways. The Embera-Wounaan were formerly and widely known by the name Chocó, and ...

carver, illustrator, and painter * José Luis Rodríguez Pittí, poet, artist *

Olga Sinclair Olga Sinclair (born 1957 in Panama City) is an artist and figurative painter. She participated for the first time in a collective exhibition amongst professional painters at the age of just 14. She started painting studies with her father, t ...

, painter * Pablo Runyan, painter

Beauty queens and fashion models

Ester Cordet In chemistry, an ester is a compound derived from an oxoacid (organic or inorganic) in which at least one hydroxyl group () is replaced by an alkoxy group (), as in the substitution reaction of a carboxylic acid and an alcohol. Glycerides are fa ...

, former ''

Playboy ''Playboy'' is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. K ...

Playmate of the Month A Playmate is a female model featured in the centerfold/gatefold of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month (PMOTM). The PMOTM's pictorial includes nude photographs and a centerfold poster, along with a pictorial biography and the "Playm ...

Justine Pasek Yostin Lissette "Justine" Pasek Patiño (born 27 August 1979) is a Polish-Panamanian model, philanthropist and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2002. Originally the first runner-up at the Miss Universe 2002 competition, Pasek became t ...

, former

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Rachel Smith Rachel Renee Smith (born April 18, 1985) is an American actress, TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss USA 2007 and who previously had competed in the Miss Teen USA 2002 pageant. She represented the United States at Mis ...

, former

Miss USA Miss USA is an American beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1952 to select the entrant from United States in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operated both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA, until 2020, ...

Business

* Ursula M. Burns, CEO of

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Pedro Heilbron Pedro Heilbron (born March 5, 1958, in Colón, Panama) is the CEO of Copa Holdings S.A., the parent company of Panamanian carrier Copa Airlines and Colombian carrier AeroRepública. Early life and education Heilbron received a B.A. in economics ...

, CEO of

Copa Airlines Compañía Panameña de Aviación, S.A., (commonly referred to as Copa and branded simply as "Copa Airlines") is the flag carrier of Panama. It is headquartered in Panama City, Panama, with its main hub at Tocumen International Airport. Copa is ...

Karl Kani Karl Kani (; born Carl Williams on May 23, 1968 in Limon, Costa Rica) is an American fashion designer, founder and CEO of the hip hop fashion brand Karl Kani. He comes from a modest family from Brooklyn, New York. When he was young, he dreame ...

, urban fashion designer (Panamanian father)

Entertainment

Erika Ender Erika María Ender Simoes (born 21 December 1974) is a Panamanian-American singer and songwriter. In addition to her singing career, Ender is considered one of the most important and prolific composers in the Latin music market today. Along with ...

, musician/composer *

Sharon Aguilar Sharon Aguilar (born 1986) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. She toured with 2NE1 in 2012, and has both founded and performed with several other groups. She played lead guitar and violin with Scarlet Fever, the all- ...

, musician/composer * Akinyele, rapper (Panamanian mother) *

Tatyana Ali Tatyana Marisol Ali is an American actress and singer best known for her role as Ashley Banks on the NBC sitcom ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' from 1990 to 1996. She starred as Tyana Jones on the TV One original series ''Love That Girl!'', and ...

, actress (Panamanian mother) *

Pedro Altamiranda Pedro Altamiranda Félez (30 November 1935 – 7 March 2024) was a Panamanian singer and composer known for his Carnival songs. Altamiranda sang about the culture and politics of Panama using humorous Panamanian slang. This attracted the atten ...

, singer/composer *

Lord Panamá Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or a ...

, calypso singer and composer *

Tony Moro Tony may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tony (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Gregory Tony (born 1978), American law enforcement officer * Motu Tony (born 1981), New Zealand international rugby leag ...

, bolero and chachacha singer *

Nancy Ames Nancy Ames (born Nancy Hamilton Alfaro on September 30, 1937) is an American folk singer and songwriter. She regularly appeared on the American version of the television series ''That Was the Week That Was''. The TW3 Girl, as she was known, s ...

, singer * Tanya Aparicio, pianist *

Tyson Beckford Tyson Beckford (born December 19, 1970) is an American model and actor best known as a Ralph Lauren Polo model. He was also the host of both seasons of the Bravo program '' Make Me a Supermodel''. Beckford has been described as one of the most s ...

, model (maternal grandmother born in Panama) *

Aloe Blacc Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III (born January 7, 1979), known professionally by his stage name Aloe Blacc (), is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. He is best known for his singles "I Need a Dollar", " The Man", which topped the charts in th ...

, singer * Pop Smoke, rapper (Panamanian father) *

Rubén Blades Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948), known professionally as Rubén Blades (, but in Panama and within the family), is a Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician, performing musically most often in th ...

, singer, actor, former Minister of Tourism *

Miguel Bosé Luis Miguel González Bosé (born 3 April 1956), usually known as Miguel Bosé, is a Spanish pop new wave singer and actor. Early life Bosé was born in San Fernando Hospital in Panama City, Panama, the son of Italian actress Lucia Bosè (19 ...

, Spanish actor and singer (born in Panama) *

Jordana Brewster Jordana Brewster (born April 26, 1980) is a Panamanian-American actress. Best known for her role as Mia Toretto in the ''Fast & Furious'' franchise, she made her acting debut in an episode of ''All My Children'' in 1995 and next took on the recu ...

, actress *

Rod Carrillo Rod Carrillo is a Panamaian electronic dance music record producer and the CEO of Carrillo Music. Originally hailing from the Republic of Panama, Carillo specializes in dance music with a Latin influence. He founded Carrillo Music in 2007 and h ...

, house and Latin music producer, label owner (born in Panama) *

Casanova Giacomo Girolamo Casanova (, ; 2 April 1725 – 4 June 1798) was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice. His autobiography, (''Story of My Life''), is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of information about the c ...

, rapper *

Billy Cobham William Emanuel Cobham Jr. (born May 16, 1944) is a Panamanian Americans, Panamanian–American jazz drummer who came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with trumpeter Miles Davis and then with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. He was indu ...

, drummer, for

Mahavishnu Orchestra The Mahavishnu Orchestra were a jazz fusion band formed in New York City in 1971, led by English guitarist John McLaughlin. The group underwent several line-up changes throughout its history across its two periods of activity, from 1971 to 1976 a ...

Melissa De Sousa Melissa De Sousa is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Shelby in the 1999 romantic comedy-drama film '' The Best Man'', its 2013 sequel ''The Best Man Holiday'' and the 2022 Peacock series '' The Best Man: The Final Chapters ...

, actress (film '' The Best Man'') * Edgardo Diaz, music producer ( Menudo) (born in Panama) *

La Factoría La Factoría was a Panamanian reggaeton and Reggae en Español group led by Marlen Romero better known by her stage name Demphra. Initially the group was formed by Marlen Romero (Demphra), Johanna Mendoza (Joysi Love), Edgardo Miranda (MC Joe) a ...

, Spanish reggae duo *

Flex Flex or FLEX may refer to: Computing * Flex (language), developed by Alan Kay * FLEX (operating system), a single-tasking operating system for the Motorola 6800 * FlexOS, an operating system developed by Digital Research * FLEX (protocol), a comm ...

, Spanish reggae artist *

Gaitanes Biography From their native Panama, they began their careers in 1989, forming their first group named Impakto (Impact) under the direction of their father Dicky Gaitán, and the management of their mother Dalys. Along with their musical caree ...

, singers, musical producers, composers *

Carlos Garnett Carlos Garnett (born December 1, 1938) is a Panamanian-American jazz saxophonist. Biography Garnett was born on December 1, 1938, in Red Tank, Panama Canal Zone. He was interested in jazz after hearing the music of Louis Jordan and James Mood ...

, jazz saxophonist *

El General Edgardo Armando Franco (born 27 September 1969), better known as El General, is a Panamanian former reggae artist considered by some to be one of the fathers of "Reggae en Español". During the early 1990s, he was one of the artists who initiate ...

Spanish reggae Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

artist * Margarita Henríquez, singer *

Lori Heuring Lori Ann Heuring (born April 6, 1973) is a Panamanian-born American film and television actress, perhaps most known for her starring role in ''8mm 2'', as Alice Richards in ''The Locket'' (2002), and as Mrs. Kesher in David Lynch's ''Mulhollan ...

, actress *

Clark Kent Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publish ...

, rap music producer *

Vincent Laresca Vincent Laresca (born January 21, 1974) is an American actor. Laresca is of Panamanian and Italian descent. He first appeared in film in the 1992 movie ''Juice,'' as Radames. Since then, he has appeared in many popular films, including '' The De ...

, actor *

Eddy Lover Eduardo Mosquera (born March 15, 1985), better known by his stage name Eddy Lover, is a Panamanian reggaeton and Spanish reggae singer-songwriter. Eddy Lover rose to inte ...

, Spanish reggae artist *

Makano Hernán Enrique Jiménez Pino (born May 7, 1983), is a Panamanian singer better known by his stage name Makano. At the age of 12, Jiménez was part of a reggaeton group called "Los Makanos". The members of the group made a promise that the firs ...

, Spanish reggae artist * Jaime Murrell, singer *

Uncle Murda Leonard Grant (born July 25, 1980), better known by his stage name Uncle Murda, is an American rapper from East New York, Brooklyn. He is Afro Panamanian of his mother's side. He is currently signed to G-Unit Records. He is known for his annual ...

, rapper *

Nando Boom Nando Boom is a reggae en Español singer from Panamá led by Fernando Brown.Harris, CraigNando Boom Biography, AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2011 Brown began singing in 1977, and "Nando Boom" started in 1985. Nando Boom's new and speedy mu ...

, reggae artist *

Danilo Pérez Danilo Pérez (born December 29, 1965) is a Panamanian pianist, composer, educator, and a social activist. His music is a blend of Panamanian roots with elements of Latin American folk music, jazz, European impressionism, African, and other music ...

, jazz pianist, producer, composer *

José Quintero José Benjamín Quintero (15 October 1924 – 26 February 1999) was a Panamanian theatre director, producer and pedagogue best known for his interpretations of the works of Eugene O'Neill. Biography Early years Quintero was born in Panama C ...

, Broadway director *

Los Rabanes Los Rabanes is a Latin Grammy winning ska rock fusion band from Chitré, Herrera, Panama. With a career spanning two decades and eight albums, they are considered pioneers in the region, and are the first band from Central America to win a Latin ...

, reggae-rock band * J. August Richards, actor * Coco Rodriguez, singer, actress * José Luis Rodríguez Vélez, orchestra director, clarinetist, composer *

Daphne Rubin-Vega Daphne Rubin-Vega ( Vega; born November 18, 1969) is a Panamanian-American actress, dancer, and singer-songwriter. She is best known for originating the roles of Mimi Marquez in the Broadway musical ''Rent'' and Lucy in the Off-Broadway play ''J ...

, actress and singer *

Samy y Sandra Sandoval Samy and Sandra Sandoval are a brother and sister musical duo from Panama. They perform típico, a form of traditional Panamanian music and Panamanian-style cumbia. They have been praised as ''patrónes de la cumbia'' ("masters of cumbia"), a ...

, singer, musician * Pop Smoke, rapper *

DJ Spinna Vincent E. Williamsbetter known by his stage name DJ Spinna, is an American hip hop and deep house producer from Brooklyn. According to Allmusic, he has "remained strictly an underground artist despite his astonishing talent." Life and career Spi ...

, record producer and DJ (Panamanian roots) *

Alexis Texas Alexis may refer to: People Mononym * Alexis (poet) ( – ), a Greek comic poet * Alexis (sculptor), an ancient Greek artist who lived around the 3rd or 4th century BC * Alexis (singer) (born 1968), German pop singer * Alexis (comics) (1946–197 ...

, American adult film actress *

Tessa Thompson Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress. She began her professional acting career with the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica College. She appeared in productions of '' The Tempest ...

, actress and singer (Panamanian father) *

Aaron Zebede Aaron Zebede is a Panamanian stage actor, director, and producer. As a stage actor his work includes the roles of 'Alfred P. Doolitle' in My Fair Lady (2003), 'Perón' in "Evita" (2004), 'Tevye' in ''Fiddler on the Roof'' (a role he played in two ...

, actor, director and producer. * Sech, singer, rapper, songwriter, and producer

Historical figures

Bayano Bayano, also known as Ballano or Vaino, was an African enslaved by Spaniards who led the biggest slave revolts of 16th century Panama. Captured from the Yoruba community in West Africa, it has been argued that his name means ''idol''. Different ...

, rebel slave * Floyd Britton, political dissident * Edward Ashton Gaskin Stuart, educator and labor leader *

Victoriano Lorenzo Victoriano Lorenzo is considered one of the great heroes of Panamanian history, although his story and motives are sometimes debated by different sectors in his homeland. Born when the isthmus was still a part of Colombia, which was a part of th ...

, patriot * Juan Materno Vásquez de León, lawyer and professor *

Luis Anderson McNeil Luis Alejandro Anderson McNeil (born February 9, 1941 in Colon, Republic of Panama), was the first Panamanian Secretary General of CIOSL/ORIT Inter-American Regional Organization of Labor (ORIT/ILO). He was also appointed Vice Minister and Ministe ...

, former labor minister *

Belisario Porras Belisario Porras Barahona (28 November 185628 August 1942) was a Panamanian journalist and politician. He served three terms as President of Panama between 1912 and 1924. Porras was born in Las Tablas, on the thirty-fifth anniversary of Panama ...

, former president *

Urracá Urracá or Ubarragá Maniá Tigrí (d. 1531) was an Ngäbe Amerindian chieftain or cacique in the region of present-day Panama who fought effectively against the Spanish conquistadors. The Spaniards captured Urracá when he met them to discuss a ...

, chieftain * Jason Pace, 2019 World Champion donut eater

Journalism

Escolastico Calvo Escolastico Calvo was a Panamanian journalist and editor. He was an editor of the Panamanian newspaper ''La Hora'' when he was shot by politician Aquilino Boyd after running a scathing editorial.Gwen Ifill Gwendolyn L. Ifill ( ; September 29, 1955 – November 14, 2016) was an American journalist, television newscaster, and author. In 1999, she became the first African-American woman to host a nationally televised U.S. public affairs program ...

, television correspondent and host *

Gustavo Adolfo Mellander Gustavo "Gus" Adolfo Mellander is a leader in the field of university and college administration in the United States. He served as dean of academic affairs and interim chancellor at Inter American University of Puerto Rico, 1966–69,The San Jua ...

, academic journalist, 13 books and 400 articles *

Juan Williams Juan Antonio Williams (born April 10, 1954) is a Panamanian Americans, Panamanian-born American journalist and political analyst for Fox News Channel. He writes for several newspapers, including ''The Washington Post'', ''The New York Times'', ...

, television correspondent

Literature

Rosa María Britton Rosa María Britton (28 July 1936, Panama City – 16 July 2019, Panama City) was a Panamanian doctor and novelist. Background and education Her father was Cuban and her mother was Panamanian. She attended school in Panama City and her secondar ...

, writer *

Carlos Fuentes Carlos Fuentes Macías (; ; November 11, 1928 – May 15, 2012) was a Mexican novelist and essayist. Among his works are ''The Death of Artemio Cruz'' (1962), '' Aura'' (1962), '' Terra Nostra'' (1975), ''The Old Gringo'' (1985) and ''Christophe ...

, Mexican writer (born in Panama) *

Gloria Guardia Gloria Guardia (1940 – 13 May 2019) was a Panamanian novelist, essayist and journalist whose works received recognition in Latin America, Europe, Australia and Japan. She was a Fellow at the Panamanian Academy of Letters and Associate Fellow at ...

, novelist and essayist *

Ricardo Miró Ricardo Miró Denis (November 5, 1883 in Panama City, Panama – March 2, 1940), was a Panamanian writer and is considered to be the most noteworthy poet of this country. He traveled to Bogotá at the age of fifteen to study painting, but was forc ...

, poet *

Rogelio Sinán Rogelio Sinán (born on Taboga Island in 1902; died in 1994) was the pseudonym of Panamanian writer Bernardo Domínguez Alba. He went to universities in Chile and Italy before becoming a consul to Calcutta. He has written plays, short stories ...

, poet and writer * José Luis Rodríguez Pittí, writer * Consuelo Tomás, writer

Politics

Arnulfo Arias Madrid Arnulfo Arias Madrid (15 August 1901 – 10 August 1988) was a Panamanian politician, medical doctor, and writer who served as the President of Panama from 1940 to 1941, again from 1949 to 1951, and finally for 11 days in October 1968. Throu ...

, former president *

Harmodio Arias Madrid Harmodio Arias Madrid (3 July 1886 – 23 December 1962) was a Panamanian politician. He served as acting President of Panama in January 1931 and again from June 5, 1932, to October 1, 1936, after winning the 1932 presidential election. Fa ...

, former president *

Nicolás Ardito Barletta Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to: People Given name * Nicolas (given name) Mononym * Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer Surname Nicolas * Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), ...

, former president *

Guillermo Endara Guillermo David Endara Galimany (May 12, 1936 – September 28, 2009) was a Panamanian politician who served as the President of Panama from 1989 to 1994. Raised in a family allied to Panameñista Party founder Arnulfo Arias, Endara attended s ...

, former president *

Adrian Fenty Adrian Malik Fenty (born December 6, 1970) is an American politician who served as the sixth mayor of the District of Columbia. He served one term, from 2007 to 2011, losing his bid for reelection at the primary level to Democrat Vincent C. Gray ...

, former mayor of Washington, D.C. (Panamanian father) * Esteban Huertas, independence fighter *

Jorge Illueca Jorge Enrique Illueca Sibauste (September 17, 1918 – May 3, 2012) was a Panamanian politician and diplomat who served as President of Panama in 1984. Illueca was born in Panama City, Panama. He attended the University of Panama, Harvard Un ...

, diplomat and politician * Julio E. Linares, former Treasury Minister (1963–1964) and Foreign Minister (1989–1993) *Ricardo Martinelli, former president *John McCain, American politician, member of the United States Senate, and 2008 United States presidential election, 2008 presidential nominee *Mireya Moscoso, former president *Norberto Navarro, Minister of Public Works under three presidents, 1940s-50s. Founded the PRI party. *Manuel Antonio Noriega, former dictator *Ernesto Pérez Balladares, former president *

, former president *Dudley Thompson, Jamaican Pan-Africanist, politician and diplomat *Martín Torrijos, Martín Torrijos Espino, former president *Omar Torrijos, former dictator

Sports

*Edwin Aguilar, soccer player *Pedro Alcazar, world boxing champion *Michael Amir Murillo, soccer player *Andrés Andrade Cedeño, soccer player *Felipe Baloy, soccer player *Édgar Bárcenas, soccer player *Leonardo Barker, professional football player *Reginald Beckford, sprinter *William Bedford (basketball), William Bedford, former basketball player *Juan Berenguer, professional baseball player *Rolando Blackman, former basketball player *Panama Al Brown, world boxing champion, first Hispanic world champion in history *Johan Camargo, professional baseball player *Rod Carew, professional baseball player *Lorenzo Charles, professional basketball player (Panamanian parents) *Bruce Chen, professional baseball player *Eileen Coparropa, Olympic swimmer *Roberto Corbin, soccer player *Manuel Corpas, professional baseball player *Ed Cota, basketball player *Harold Cummings, soccer player *Kevin Daley, basketball player and Harlem Globetrotter *Frank Davis (American football), Frank Davis, professional football player *Jorge Dely Valdés, soccer player *Einar Díaz, professional baseball player *Roberto Durán, world boxing champion *Gabriel Enrique Gómez, soccer player *Luis Ernesto Tapia *Rommel Fernández, soccer player *Gary Forbes, professional basketball player *Alfonso Frazer, world champion boxer *Rubén Garcés, former basketball player *Aníbal Godoy, soccer player *Stuart Gray (basketball), Stuart Gray, professional basketball player *Reggie Grenald, professional basketball player *Carlos Harvey, soccer player *Darius Holland, professional football player *George Headley, cricket player *Leroy Jackson, professional basketball player *Guillermo Jones, professional boxer *Bayano Kamani, track and field athlete *Roberto Kelly, baseball player *Kevin Kurányi, German soccer player *Lloyd La Beach, first Olympic medal winner from Panama *Bobby Lashley, professional wrestler and former mixed martial arts fighter *Carlos Lee, professional baseball player *Héctor López, professional baseball player *Jorge Luján (boxer), Jorge Luján, boxer *José Macías, professional baseball player *Ernesto Marcel, professional boxer *Ramiro Mendoza, professional baseball player *Orlando Miller, professional baseball player *Donovan Mitchell, professional basketball player *Roberto Nurse, soccer player *Ben Oglivie, professional baseball player *Eusebio Pedroza, former world boxing champion *Jaime Penedo, soccer player *Blas Pérez, soccer player *Laffit Pincay, Jr., horse jockey *Luis Antonio Rivera, soccer player *Mariano Rivera, professional baseball player *Rubén Rivera, professional baseball player *Humberto Robinson, major league baseball player *Davis Romero, professional baseball player *Carlos Ruiz (baseball), Carlos Ruiz, professional baseball player *Olmedo Sáenz, professional baseball player *Irving Saladino, former World and Olympic track and field champion *Manny Sanguillén, professional baseball player *Rennie Stennett, professional baseball player *Arturo Tejada, soccer player *Luis Tejada, soccer player *Ruben Tejada, professional baseball player *Román Torres, soccer player *Roberto Vásquez, professional boxer *Roberto Wallace, professional football player *Oscar Willis Layne, cyclist *Hilario Zapata, professional boxer

Other

*Princess Angela of Liechtenstein, member of the Princely Family of Liechtenstein, Royal House of Liechtenstein *Jorge Cham, webcomics producer, author of ''PhD Comics'' {{Panama topics Lists of Panamanian people, List