Famous People with Name Ponce

José Daniel Ponce            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

José Daniel Ponce: a former Argentine football (soccer) player, who was part of the Estudiantes de La Plata team that won two back-to-back championships in 1982 and 1983.Ponce was born in Godoy Cruz, Mendoza and was promoted to the first team of Estudiantes by coach Carlos Bilardo, when he shared the midfield with Miguel Ángel Russo, Alejandro Sabella and Marcelo Trobbiani. The team won two back-to-back titles and Ponce was called by Bilardo (now national coach) to the national team. His trademark were his precision free kicks, and his skill with the ball, both dribbling and passing, was often decisive in fast-break attack.

Sergio Daniel Ponce            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Sergio Daniel Ponce: a Argentine football player currently playing for Chacarita Juniors.

Arturo Ponce            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Arturo Ponce: was an Argentine Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Juan Bernal Ponce            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Juan Bernal Ponce: was a Chilean born Costa Rican architect. He later moved to Costa Rica in 1974 after a brief stay in Colombia, following the fall of the government of Salvador Allende. He settled in Escazú, west of the city of San José. He published many works on architecture and served as professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Costa Rica until shortly before his death.

Jorge Gallardo            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jorge Gallardo: was a Chilean born Costa Rican architect. He went on to study at the School of Fine Arts in Viña del Mar in 1954. In 1957 he joined the School of Architecture, of the University of Chile, and in 1960 studied Architecture, at the University of Chile in Santiago, graduating in 1965. He later moved to Costa Rica in 1974 after a brief stay in Colombia, following the fall of the government of Salvador Allende. He settled in Escazú, west of the city of San José. He published many works on architecture and served as professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Costa Rica until shortly before his death.