List of Panamanian Americans
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This is a list of notable Panamanian Americans, including original immigrants who obtained American citizenship as well as their American descendants.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Panamanian Americans or must have references showing they are Panamanian Americans and are notable.
List
- Linda Martín Alcoff - philosopher
- Tatyana Ali - actress and singer
- Ra Un Nefer Amen - founder of the Pan-African religious organization Ausar Auset Society, dedicated to providing Afrocentric-based spiritual training to people of African descent
- Nancy Ames - American folk singer and songwriter; granddaughter of former President of Panama Ricardo Joaquín Alfaro
- Braulio Baeza - American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey
- Tyson Beckford - actor and model
- Uri Berenguer - play-by-play announcer for the Boston Red Sox Spanish Beisbol Network
- A. R. Bernard - founder, Senior Pastor and CEO of Christian Cultural Center (CCC), in Brooklyn, New York; born in Panama, and emigrated to New York with his family when he was four
- Aloe Blacc - singer
- Roberto Blades - Panamanian salsa singer
- Rubén Blades - salsa singer
- Jordana Brewster - actress
- Jeff Buckley (1966–1997) - American singer-songwriter and guitarist; son of musician Tim Buckley; his mother was a Panama Canal Zonian of mixed Greek, French, American and Panamanian descent[1]
- Rod Carew - Baseball Hall of Famer
- Eddie Castro - Panamanian-born jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing
- El Chombo - American-born Panamanian producer and artist
- Billy Cobham - Panamanian American jazz drummer, composer and bandleader; Panamanian born, American raised[2]
- Emayatzy Corinealdi - American film and television actress
- Ed Cota - American professional basketball player
- Melissa De Sousa - actress
- Ruben Douglas - professional basketball player
- Adrian Fenty - American politician who served as the sixth mayor of the District of Columbia
- Gary Forbes - Panamanian professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets
- Brooke Hogan - American singer, actress, model, socialite, and television personality; eldest child of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan
- Hulk Hogan - professional wrestler; of Italian, French and Panamanian descent[3]
- Sam Hoger - American mixed martial artist
- David Iglesias - American attorney from Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Shoshana Johnson - former United States soldier; first black or Hispanic female prisoner of war in the military history of the US; Panamanian born, and American raised
- Clark Kent
- Lily LaBeau - American pornographic actress; of Irish and Panamanian descent
- Olga F. Linares - Panamanian–American academic anthropologist and archaeologist
- John McCain - American politician, U.S. Senator from Arizona, and 2008 Republican presidential candidate; Panamanian born, and American raised
- Scott A. Muller - American-born Panamanian Olympic slalom canoer
- Sigrid Nunez - American writer
- Demitrius Omphroy - American-born Panamanian footballer; of Panamanian and Filipino descent[4]
- J. August Richards - American actor; known for his portrayal of vampire hunter Charles Gunn on the WB cult television series Angel; of Panamanian descent[5]
- Mariano Rivera - New York Yankees pitcher
- Michele Ruiz - broadcaster and founder of SaberHacer.com
- Sacario - American rapper and songwriter
- Clarence Samuels (1900–1983) - first photographer of Hispanic American of African descent in the United States Coast Guard and first to command a cutter
- Jorge Velásquez - Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey
- Nick Verreos - American fashion designer and contestant on the second season of the reality television program Project Runway; Greek-American father and Panamanian mother
- Josephine Wayne (1908–2003) - first wife of American film actor John Wayne; born in Consul General of Panama in the United States[6]
- Juan Williams - journalist and political analyst
See also
References
- ↑ Kane, Rebecca (1998-07-19). "What is Jeff's Ethnic Background?". jeffbuckley.com. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
- ↑ allmusic Billy Cobham Biography
- ↑ Hollywood Hulk Hogan By Hulk Hogan
- ↑ Dominguez F., Jose Miguel (2010-06-02). "Entrenamiento. Demitrius Omphroy quiere entrar en la sub-21". PA-Digital.com (in Spanish) (Panama America). Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ↑ "Raising the Bar: J. August Richards". TNT. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ↑ Time Magazine, October 12, 1942
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