Ramón
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Given name
- Ramón (singer)Ramón (singer)Ramón del Castillo Palop is a Spanish solo singer best known for representing the state at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest in Istanbul.Ramon was born on May 3, 1985 in Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, the youngest of three boys. He was selected to represent Spain at the Eurovision in 2004 after...
, Spanish singer who represented Spain in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest - Ramon Dekker, Dutch muay thai fighter
- Ramón DíazRamón DíazRamón Ángel Díaz , is a former Argentine football player. For most of his career, he played for, and later coached, Club Atlético River Plate. He is also known by the nickname of El Pelado ....
Argentine football player and coach - Ramón Emeterio BetancesRamón Emeterio BetancesRamón Emeterio Betances y Alacán was a Puerto Rican nationalist. He was the primary instigator of the Grito de Lares revolution, and as such, is considered to be the father of the Puerto Rican independence movement...
(1827–1898), Puerto Rican nationalist - Ramón FumadóRamón FumadóRamón Antonio Fumadó Rodríguez is a male diver from Venezuela, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 2000. He claimed two gold medals at the 2008 South American Swimming Championships in São Paulo.-References:*...
(born 1981), Venezuelan diver - Ramón GarcíaRamón Fernando GarcíaRamón Fernando García is a retired male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19961999-References:...
(born 1972), Colombian road cyclist - Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez (born 1940), American actor (better known as Martin SheenMartin SheenRamón Gerardo Antonio Estévez , better known by his stage name Martin Sheen, is an American film actor best known for his performances in the films Badlands and Apocalypse Now , and in the television series The West Wing from 1999 to 2006.He is considered one of the best actors never to be...
) - Ramón González (athlete)Ramón González (athlete)Ramón González is a retired male javelin thrower from Cuba, who won a total number of three medals at the Pan American Games during his career.-Achievements:-References:*...
(born 1966), Cuban javelin thrower - Ramón Gómez de la SernaRamón Gómez de la SernaRamón Gómez de la Serna Puig was a Spanish writer, dramatist and avant-garde agitator. He strongly influenced surrealist film maker Luis Buñuel....
(1888–1963), Spanish author and dramatist frequently abbreviated as Ramón - Ramon GooseRamon GooseRamon Goose is an English blues rock guitarist, singer and producer, who is known for his work with the hip hop blues band NuBlues, his mastery of the slide guitar, and for producing other American blues artists' albums...
(born 16 January 1977), a blues-rock guitarist, singer - Ramón Guevara (born 1974, Raul Armenteros), Venezuelan film actor prominent with Bang BrosBang BrosBang Bros is a production company of internet based pornography operating out of Miami, Florida, founded in 2000. Although the company is headquartered in Miami, some scenes are filmed in Los Angeles. The network includes a total of thirty two websites; only eighteen of them are active as of June...
- Ramón HernándezRamón HernándezRamón José Hernández Marin is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher who plays for the Colorado Rockies. Previously, he played with the Oakland Athletics , San Diego Padres , Baltimore Orioles , and Cincinnati Reds .-Career:Hernández is a career .263 hitter with 144 home runs, 651 RBI, and 455...
(born 1976), Venezuelan baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds - Ramón Jiménez GaonaRamón Jiménez GaonaRamón Jiménez Gaona Arrelano is a retired male discus thrower from Paraguay, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics . He twice won the title at the South American Championships .-Achievements:-References:*...
(born 1969), Paraguayan discus thrower - Ramon Lopes de FreitasRamon Lopes de FreitasRamon Lopes de Freitas is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for FC Volyn Lutsk.-External links:...
(born 1989) Brazilian footballer - Ramon MagsaysayRamon MagsaysayRamón del Fierro Magsaysay was the third President of the Republic of the Philippines from December 30, 1953 until his death in a plane crash in 1957. He was elected President under the banner of the Nacionalista Party.-Early life:Ramon F...
(1907–1957), third president of the Third Philippine Republic - Ramón NovarroRamón NovarroRamón Novarro was a Mexican leading man actor in Hollywood in the early 20th century. He was the next male "Sex Symbol" after the death of Rudolph Valentino...
(1899–1968), Mexican actor who achieved fame as a "Latin lover" in silent films - Ramon NomarRamon NomarRamon Nomar is a Venezuelan Spanish pornographic actor. He started his pornographic career around the age of 23, and has worked with pornographic film producers like Reality Kings, Brazzers and New Sensation. He is also known for his Galician accent when he speaks Spanish, even though he was born...
(born 1974), Venezuelan born Spanish porn actor. - Ramón Osni Moreira LageRamón Osni Moreira LageRamón Osni Moreira Lage, or simply Ramón , is a Brazilian football attacking midfielder, who currently plays for CSKA Moscow reserves team.-Career:...
(born 1988) Brazilian footballer - Ramón da Silva RamosRamón da Silva RamosRamón da Silva Ramos, commonly known as just Ramón , is a former Brazilian football forward, who played in several Série A clubs...
(born 1950), Brazilian footballer - Ramón Rodrigo de FreitasRamón Rodrigo de FreitasRamón Rodrigo de Freitas or simply Ramón , is a Brazilian attacking midfielder who plays for Boa Esporte Clube....
(born 1983), Brazilian footballer - Ramón Rodríguez (actor) (born 1979), Puerto Rican-American actor
- Ramon SessionsRamon SessionsRamon Sessions is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. He was drafted by Milwaukee with the 56th pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. Sessions played collegiately at the University of Nevada for three years. Sessions ranks second in career assists at Nevada with 478...
, American professional basketball player - Ramón TroncosoRamon TroncosoRamón José Troncoso is a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers.-Los Angeles Dodgers:...
(born 1983), Dominican baseball pitcher - Ramón del Valle-InclánRamón del Valle-InclánRamón María del Valle-Inclán y de la Peña , Spanish dramatist, novelist and member of the Spanish Generation of 98, is considered perhaps the most noteworthy and certainly the most radical dramatist working to subvert the traditionalism of the Spanish...
(1866–1936), Spanish dramatist and novelist - Ramón VinayRamón VinayRamón Vinay was a famous Chilean operatic tenor with a powerful, dramatic voice. He is probably best remembered for his appearances in the title role of Giuseppe Verdi's tragic opera Otello....
(1911–1996), Chilean opera singer
Surname
- Diego Ramon (1641–1724). Commandant of the presidio of San Juan Bautista from its establishment in 1703 until his death
- Gaston RamonGaston RamonGaston Ramon was a French veterinarian and biologist best known for his role in the treatment of diphtheria and tetanus.He was born in Bellechaume and attended l'École vétérinaire d'Alfort from 1906 to 1910...
(1886–1963), French veterinarian and biologist - Haim RamonHaim RamonHaim Ramon is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1983 and 2009, and as both Vice Prime Minister and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office with responsibility for state policy.-Biography:...
(born 1950), Israeli politician and former Minister of Justice - Ilan RamonIlan RamonIlan Ramon was a fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force, and later the first Israeli astronaut....
(1954–2003), Israeli Air Force pilot and an astronaut, killed in the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster - Miriam RamónMiriam RamónMiriam Elitsavet Ramón Duran is a retired female athlete from Ecuador, who competed in the race walking events. She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-External links:*...
(born 1973), Ecuadorian racewalker - Steve RamonSteve RamonSteve Ramon is a Belgian motocross racer.Ramon was the 2003 MX1-GP World Champion. He repeated as MX1-GP world champion in 2007 although, he did not win a single race. Ramon currently races for the Teka Suzuki team managed by former world champion Eric Geboers and his brother Sylvain Geboers...
(born 1979), Belgian motorcross racer - Juan Ramón Comas, Retired Argentinian footballer (last club was Argentinos Juniors)
Localities
- Mitzpe RamonMitzpe RamonMitzpe Ramon is a town in the Negev desert of southern Israel. It is situated on the northern ridge at an elevation of 860 meters overlooking a sizable erosion cirque known as the Ramon Crater.-History:...
, small township located on the edge of Ramon crater - Ramon Crater, a large natural crater in the Israeli Negev desert
- Ramon, subdivision ("frazione") of the municipality of Loria in the TrevisoTrevisoTreviso is a city and comune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 82,854 inhabitants : some 3,000 live within the Venetian walls or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper, while the city...
province, Italy - Ramon, IsabelaRamon, IsabelaRamon is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 45,258 people in 8,376 households.Majority of its inhabitants derive their income from agriculture...
, municipality in the Philippines - Ramon, RussiaRamon, RussiaRamon is an urban locality and the administrative center of Ramonsky District of Voronezh Oblast, Russia. Population: It was first mentioned in 1615. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938....
, an urban-type settlement in Voronezh Oblast, Russia - Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del SurRamon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del SurRamon Magsaysay is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. It was formerly called "Liargao" and is named after Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay who created the municipality by virtue of Executive Order Number 239...
, a municipality in the Philippines
Other
- Ramón treeBrosimum alicastrumBrosimum alicastrum, the breadnut or Maya nut, is a Brosimum tree species under the Moraceae family of flowering plants, whose other genera include fig and mulberries The plant is known by a range of names in indigenous Mesoamerican and other languages, including but not limited to: ramon,ojoche,...
, an alternative common name for the Breadnut tree (Brosimum alicastrum) - Ramon (King of Fighters), a video game character in the King of Fighters series
- Razor Ramon, a character of professional wrestler Scott HallScott HallScott Hall is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation in the early and mid 1990s under the ring name Razor Ramon, as well as for his period in the mid 1990s and early 2000s with World Championship Wrestling under his real name...