Palma (name)

Last updated February 25, 2024

Palma is both a surname and a given name of Spanish, Portuguese and Italian origin. Notable people with the name include:

Palma Vecchio (c. 1480–1528), Italian painter
Palma il Giovane (1548/50–1628), Italian painter
Adalberto Palma (born 1981), Mexican football player
Adiel Palma (born 1970), Cuban baseball player
Alejandra Palma (born 1960), Argentine field hockey player
Andrea Palma (1644/64–1730), Italian architect
Andrea Palma (actress) (1903–1987), Mexican actress
Angélica Palma (1878–1935), Peruvian writer
Annabel Palma, American politician
Armando Contreras Palma (born 1947), Salvadoran football manager
Arturo Alessandri Palma (1868–1950), Chilean political figure
Belita Palma (1932–1988), Angolan singer
Brian De Palma (born 1940), American film director and writer
Carlo Di Palma (1925–2004), Italian cinematographer
Cecilia Muñoz-Palma (1913–2006), Filipino jurist
Clemente Palma (1872–1946), Peruvian writer and critic
Donald Palma, American double bassist, conductor and instructor
Emilio Palma (born 1978), Argentine national born in Antarctica
Enrique Tortosa Palma (born 1991), Spanish footballer
Esteban de Palma (born 1967), Argentinian volleyball player
Ever Palma (born 1992), Mexican racewalker
Félix J. Palma, Spanish author
Fernando Palma (born 1993), Honduran diplomat, actor, model
Gustavo Adolfo Palma (1920–2009), Guatemalan singer and actor
Héctor Luis Palma Salazar (born 1960), Mexican drug trafficker
Isaac Palma (born 1990), Mexican racewalker
Joe Palma (1905–1994), American actor
Jorge Palma (born 1950), Portuguese singer and songwriter
José Palma (1876–1903), Filipino poet and soldier
José Ignacio Palma (1910–1988), Chilean engineer and politician
José Joaquín Palma (1844–1911), Cuban revolutionary and poet
José Luis Di Palma (born 1966), Argentine racing driver
Jose S. Palma (born 1950), Filipino archbishop
Joseph-François Charpentier de Cossigny de Palma (1736–1809), French engineer and explorer
Jula de Palma (born 1932), Italian singer
Laura Palma, Mexican actress and model
Leticia Palma (1926–2009), Mexican actress
Luis González Palma (born 1957), Guatemalan photographer
Manuel Solís Palma (1917–2009), Panamanian politician
Marcelo Palma (born 1966), Brazilian racewalker
Mário Palma (born 1950), Portuguese basketball coach
Mario Alberto Molina Palma (born 1948), Panama-born archbishop of Guatemala
Master of San Martino alla Palma (fl. 14th century), Florentine painter
Michael Palma (born 1945), American poet and translator
Milagros Palma (born 1973), Cuban fencer
Francesco Nitto Palma (born 1950), Italian politician
Odelmys Palma (born 1971), Cuban javelin thrower
Omar Palma (born 1958), Argentine football player
Patricio Di Palma (born 1971), Argentine racing driver
Paulo da Palma (born 1965), German-born Portuguese football player
Piero de Palma (1925–2013), Italian singer
Precioso Palma, Filipino novelist and playwright
Rafael Palma (1874–1939), Filipino politician, writer, educator and mason
Raúl Palma (born 1950), Mexican basketball player
Ricardo Palma (1833–1919), Peruvian author, scholar, librarian and politician
Rossy de Palma (born 1964), Spanish actress and model
Ruben Palma (born 1954), Chilean-born Danish writer
Rubén Luis di Palma (1944–2000), Argentine racing driver
Samuel De Palma (1918–2002), American diplomat
Silvestro Palma (1754–1834), Italian composer
Sylvester Romero Palma, bishop of Belize
Tina Monzon-Palma (born 1951), Filipino news anchor
Tomás Estrada Palma (1832–1908), Cuban political figure

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