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Famous people · Panama City
Athletes stand out among the 45 famous people born in Panama City
Articles in 18 languages make the American model Carolyn Murphy the best known. Since 1970, 29 were born, the most of any period. Births span 1931 to 2000, from Cy McClairen to Blake Percival. Fewer than a quarter of the 285 towns in Florida with famous people list more.
Born here
45
notable people
Best known
Carolyn Murphy
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1931
Cy McClairen
Youngest
2000
Blake Percival
Most common field
Sports
33 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Panama City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Panama City’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 10 births.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Panama City is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Panama City
Two of the three are athletes.
#2
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Panama City
A further 42 follow, born between 1931 and 2000.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Panama City home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Panama City, though born elsewhere.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Lynn Haven’s, with one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Panama City and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (21)
- Janay DeLoach: Mardetanha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Shields: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Saief: Matt Garrity from West Palm Beach, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Peek: AVRO, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Patronis: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Kelser: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew López: The Tony Awards, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anwar Stewart: IcE MaN, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Herndon: dbking on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernesto Oglivie: jikatu, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaye Chapman: dbking on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremiah Warren: DMC511, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Oakley: Pvt pauline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blood Raw: BOSS TALK 101, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Bush: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Nelson: YESNetwork, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Delaney Gibson: "delaney gibson", CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Javien Elliott: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Trumbull: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Percival: Blake Percival, (Flickr user percigator), CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Shoaf: Florida House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons