Palma is both a surname and a given name of 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 (architect) (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 Dalila Palma (born 1999), Cuban volleyball player 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 prelate, current Archbishop emeritus of Cebu 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