Panama hats have given prestige to presidents, statesmen, prime ministers, aristocrats, and film and music stars all over the world. The following is a list of some of the most prominent wearers of genuine panama hats: • Carlos IV (1748-1819. King of Spain) • Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821. Emperor of France) • Alexander Von Humboldt (1769-1859. German Naturalist) • Aime Bonpland (1773-1858. French Naturalist) • Ferdinand de Lesseps (1805-1894. French Engineer and Diplomat) • Napoleon III (1808-1873. Emperor of France) • Mark Twain (1835-1910. American writer) • Edouard VII (1841-1910. King of England) • General Eloy Alfaro (1842-1912. President of Ecuador) • H. M. Gustavus V (1858-1950. King of Sweden) • Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919. 26th President of the United States of America) • George V (1865-1936. King of England) • Alberto Santos Dumont (1873-1932. Brazilian pioneer aviator) • Winston Churchill (1874-1965. British Prime Minister) • Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965. German philosopher and musician) • Warner Oland (1880-1938. Swedish actor) • Harry Truman (1884-1972. 33rd President of the United States of America) • Al Capone (1899-1947. American gangster) • Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957. American actor) • Tom Wolfe (1900-1938. American novelist) • Clark Gable (1901-1960. American actor) • Gary Cooper (1901-191961. American actor) • Graham Greene (1904-1991. England writer) • Galo Plaza (1906-1987. President of Ecuador and former OAS Secretary) • Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970. President of Egypt) • Charlton Heston (American actor) • Charles of England (Prince of Wales) | Contact Us | **© 2004, Alfonso Eudoro, Inc