Notable Alumni of Autonomous University of Madrid [Sorted List]

1. Ana Luisa Martínez-Collado

1961-. (aged 65)

art historian art theorist

Ana Martínez Collado is a Spanish art theorist, feminist and writer on aesthetics.

2. Siomara España Muñoz

1976-. (aged 50)

poet

Siomara España Muñoz is an Ecuadorian poet, essayist, professor and literary critic. She is director of the area of Literature of the House of Culture Núcleo del Guayas.

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3. Joan Robledo-Palop

art collector

Joan Robledo-Palop is an art historian, entrepreneur and art collector born in Valencia, Spain, and based in New York, USA.

4. Javier Hurtado

1981-. (aged 45)

lawyer politician

Javier Hurtado Domínguez is a Spanish politician. On 7 September 2020, he was appointed minister of tourism, commerce and consumption in the Basque Government led by Iñigo Urkullu. He is affiliated with the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left party.

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5. Rosalía Gonzalo

1969-. (aged 57)

politician

Rosalía Gonzalo López is a Spanish politician, member of the People's Party (PP).

6. Fernando Alfageme

1977-. (aged 49)

physician dermatologist science communicator

Fernando Alfageme Roldán is a Spanish dermatologist. He introduced the diagnostic technique of cutaneous ultrasound in Spain, is an associate professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid, and is responsible for the Dermatological Ultrasound Unit at the Puerta de Hierro University Hospital in Majadahonda. He has authored several essays, manuals and academic articles about dermatology.

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7. Rocio de la Villa

1959-. (aged 67)

researcher professor art critic art historian

Rocio de la Villa is a Spanish university professor, art historian, curator, researcher and art critic. She has edited and collaborated in the edition of distinct catalogues and publications related with the art and the position of the woman in the artistic world. In 2014 she was rewarded with the Prize MAV in the modality of Criticism of art. She...

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8. Gabriel Mato Adrover

1961-. (aged 65)

politician

Gabriel Mato Adrover is a Spanish People's Party politician. He has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2009.

9. Rafa Casette

1965-. (aged 61)

actor

Rafa Casette is a Spanish actor and singer. His career began aged 30 in a Spanish zarzuela called La Verbena de la Paloma in 1995. After his participation in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Stephen Sondheim in 2009 at the Teatro Español de Madrid, he has been involved continuously in audiovisual projects, including his first lead...

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10. Elena Ramírez Parra

1972-. (aged 54)

biologist molecular biologist botanist

Elena Ramírez Parra is a Spanish botanist and researcher who studies the negative effects of environmental stress (drought, salinity of the soil, excess radiation, presence of heavy metals and the high and low temperatures) on plant growth. Applications of her research include improving harvest yield. In 2010, Ramírez won a L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science.

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11. Marina Logares

1976-. (aged 50)

mathematician

Marina Logares Jiménez is a Spanish mathematician and LGBT+ activist. She was named one of the 50 most influential LGBT+ people in Spain in 2019.

12. Leticia González

1971-. (aged 55)

university teacher chemist scientist

Leticia González Herrero is a theoretical chemist, known for her work on molecular excited states, especially ultrafast dynamics of DNA nucleobases and highly accurate simulations of transition metal complexes.

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13. David Ortega Gutiérrez

1966-. (aged 60)

politician judge

David Ortega Gutiérrez is a Spanish academic and former politician. He served on the City Council of Madrid from 2011 to 2015, as leader of the Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) group.

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14. Eulalia Pérez Sedeño

1954-. (aged 72)

university teacher philosopher writer

Eulalia Pérez Sedeño, is a philosopher, a specialist in science, technology, and gender and professor of investigation in the Department of science, technology and society of the Institute of Philosophy Higher Council of Scientific Research (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC).

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15. Sonia Antoranz Contera

1970-. (aged 56)

university teacher nanotechnologist physicist

Sonia Antoranz Contera is a Spanish physicist. She serves as Professor of Biological Physics at the University of Oxford, a senior fellow at the Oxford Martin School, and a senior research fellow at Green Templeton College.

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16. Raúl Rabadán

1974-. (aged 52)

biologist university teacher physicist computer scientist theoretical physicist

Raúl Rabadán is a Spanish-American theoretical physicist and computational biologist. He is currently the Gerald and Janet Carrus Professor in the Department of Systems Biology, Biomedical Informatics and Surgery at Columbia University. He is the director of the Program for Mathematical Genomics at Columbia University and previously the director of the Center for Topology of Cancer Evolution and Heterogeneity (2015-2021)....

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17. Luis Vega

1960-. (aged 66)

mathematician

Luis Vega González is a Spanish mathematician, specializing in partial differential equations.

18. Selena Millares

1963-. (aged 63)

essayist novelist writer philologist poet

Selena Millares is a Spanish writer and professor.

19. Carlos Aguilar

1958-. (aged 68)

writer film critic journalist opinion journalist

Carlos Aguilar is a Spanish film critic and novelist.

20. Guillermina Mekuy

1982-. (aged 44)

politician minister

Guillermina Mekuy Mba Obono is an Equatoguinean writer and politician who became a minister.

21. Juan Moscoso del Prado

1966-. (aged 60)

politician economist

Juan Moscoso del Prado Hernández is a Spanish economist and former politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) who served a member of the Spanish Congress of Deputies from 2004 to 2016, representing Navarre.

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22. Alfonso Valencia

1959-. (aged 67)

biologist

Alfonso Valencia is a Spanish biologist, ICREA Professor, current director of the Life Sciences department at Barcelona Supercomputing Center, of Spanish National Bioinformatics Institute, and coordinator of the data pillar of the Spanish Personalised Medicine initiative, IMPaCT. From 2015 to 2018, he was President of the International Society for Computational Biology.

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23. Estrella Galán

1971-. (aged 55)

politician human rights defender

Estrella Galán Pérez is a Spanish human rights activist who is the director general of the Spanish Commission for Refugee Aid (CEAR). She was Sumar's lead candidate for the 2024 European Parliament election in Spain, and was elected a Member of the European Parliament, where she joined the parliamentary group of The Left.

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24. Cassandra G. Extavour

researcher geneticist opera singer

Cassandra Extavour is a Canadian geneticist, researcher of organismic and evolutionary biology, professor of molecular and cell biology at Harvard University, and a classical singer. Her research has focused on evolutionary and developmental genetics. She is known for demonstrating that germ cells engage in cell to cell competition before becoming a gamete, which indicates that natural selection can affect and...

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25. Fernando Becker

1955-. (aged 71)

politician economist

Fernando Becker Zuazúa is a Spanish economist, executive, professor and politician. He has served as minister of Economy and Finance of the Junta of Castile and León (1991–1995) and as President of the Official Credit Institute (1996–1999).

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26. Marisol Casado Estupiñán

1956-. (aged 70)

triathlete

María de la Soledad Casado Estupiñán is a Spanish sports administrator and triathlete. She has been President of the International Triathlon Union since 2008, and as of 2017, she is the only female Spanish member of the International Olympic Committee. Marisol is the only woman to preside over an International Summer Sport Federation and one of (only) two in the...

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27. Máriam Martínez-Bascuñán

1979-. (aged 47)

political scientist

Máriam Martínez-Bascuñán Ramírez is a Spanish political scientist. She is a professor of political science and international relations at the Autonomous University of Madrid. She specializes in feminist political theory and the study of populism. In 2018, she became the Opinion Director of the newspaper El País.

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28. Carlos M. Duarte

1960-. (aged 66)

biologist oceanographer marine biologist

Carlos Manuel Duarte is a marine ecologist conducting research on marine ecosystems globally, from polar to the tropical ocean and from near-shore to deep-sea ecosystems. His research addresses biodiversity in the oceans, the impacts of human activity on marine ecosystems, and the capacity of marine ecosystems to recover from these impacts. He is also interested in transdisciplinary research, collaborating with...

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29. Cristina Sánchez-Andrade

1968-. (aged 58)

writer

Cristina Sánchez-Andrade is a Spanish writer and translator of partial English descent. In 2004 she won the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize for her work Ya no pisa la tierra tu rey (Your King No Longer Treads the Earth). Her 2014 novel Las Inviernas was a finalist for the Premio Herralde, and in translation (by Samuel Ritter as...

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30. Santiago Cabanas Ansorena

1954-. (aged 72)

diplomat

Santiago Cabanas Ansorena is a Spanish retired diplomat.

31. María José Montiel

1968-. (aged 58)

opera singer musician

María José Montiel is a Spanish mezzo-soprano opera singer born in Madrid. In 2011 she was awarded the Premio Teatro Campoamor for her interpretation of Carmen by the Fundación Premio Líricos Teatro Campoamor.

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32. Txema Guijarro García

1975-. (aged 51)

politician economist

Txema Guijarro García is a Spanish economist and politician of Podemos party. He currently serves as Member of the Congress of Deputies since 2016 and he chairs the Congress' Committee on Budget since 2019.

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33. Marta Arce Payno

1977-. (aged 49)

judoka

Marta Arce Payno is a B3 classified Spanish judo competitor who has represented Spain at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2024 Summer Paralympics where she has won a pair of silver medals and a pair of bronze medals.

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34. María Ángeles Durán

1942-. (aged 84)

university teacher economist sociologist

María Ángeles Durán Heras is a Spanish sociologist best known for being a pioneer in research on unpaid work, the social situation of women and their social and work environment, health economics, and inequality in the use of time. She was the first woman to attain a chair of sociology in Spain, in 1982. She was one of the first...

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35. María José Segarra Crespo

1963-. (aged 63)

prosecutor

María José Segarra Crespo, is a Spanish jurist, Attorney General between 2018 and 2020. She began her career in the prosecutor's office in 1987. From 2004 to 2018 she was in charge of the Prosecutor's Office of Province of Seville.

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36. José María Espejo-Saavedra Conesa

1976-. (aged 50)

lawyer politician

José María Espejo-Saavedra Conesa is a Spanish politician serving as Member of the Congress of Deputies and chair of the Congress' Committee on International Cooperation for Development since 2019. He is a member of the Citizens party.

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37. Muhsin al-Ramli

1967-. (aged 59)

linguist poet writer translator novelist

Muhsin Al-Ramli is an expatriate Iraqi writer living in Madrid, Spain since 1995. He is a translator of several Spanish classics to Arabic. He produced the complete translation of Don Quixote from Spanish to Arabic. He teaches at the Saint Louis University Madrid Campus. He is the current editor of Alwah, a magazine of Arabic literature and thought, which he...

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38. Roberto Salvarezza

1952-. (aged 74)

researcher biochemist politician

Roberto Carlos Salvarezza is an Argentine biochemist, researcher and politician. He was Argentina's Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation from 2019 to 2021, in the cabinet of President Alberto Fernández.

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39. José Folgado

1944-2020 (aged 76)

senior lecturer economist politician

José Folgado Blanco was a Spanish businessman, economist and politician.

40. Marcos Giralt Torrente

1968-. (aged 58)

writer literary critic

Marcos Giralt Torrente is a Spanish writer.

41. Alma Ezcurra

1986-. (aged 40)

politician

Alma Lucía Ezcurra Almansa is a Spanish politician of the People's Party (PP). She was elected to the Assembly of Madrid in 2023 and the European Parliament in 2024.

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42. Rosa García García

1965-. (aged 61)

mathematician economist

Rosa García García, is a Spanish executive. She was CEO of Siemens Spain, president of German Chamber of Commerce in Spain, independent advisor for Acerinox. and Bankinter. Married with three children, she has spent most of her professional life in the United States.

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43. Silvia Clemente Municio

1967-. (aged 59)

civil servant politician

Silvia Clemente Municio is a Spanish politician and civil servant. She is a member of the People's Party of Castile and León, and was the minister for the environment of the Junta of Castile and León from 2001 to 2003. She was appointed director general in charge of environmental quality on August 5, 1999. She was president of the Junta...

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44. Alana S. Portero

1978-. (aged 48)

playwright poet writer theatre manager LGBTQ rights activist

Alana S. Portero is a Spanish writer, poet, playwright and stage director. She writes about culture, feminism and LGBT activism, with a special focus on trans women.

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45. Ana de Miguel

1961-. (aged 65)

university teacher philosopher writer

Ana de Miguel Álvarez is a Spanish philosopher and feminist. Since 2005 she has been a titular professor of Moral and Political Philosophy at King Juan Carlos University of Madrid. She directs the course History of Feminist Theory at the Complutense University of Madrid's Instituto de Investigaciones Feministas.

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46. Román Escolano

1965-. (aged 61)

politician economist

Román Escolano Olivares is a Spanish economist. He was Minister of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness of Spain in 2018 for 3 months until the approval of the motion of no-confidence against Rajoy. He was also vice president of the European Investment Bank between 2014 and 2018.

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47. Eva Nogales

1965-. (aged 61)

university teacher biophysicist biologist

Eva Nogales is a Spanish-American biophysicist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, where she served as head of the Division of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology (2015–2020). She is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator.

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48. Jaime Alfonsín

1956-. (aged 70)

lawyer

Jaime Alfonsín Alfonso, 1st Marquess of Alfonsín, GE, is a Spanish state lawyer. Alfonsín served King Felipe VI for 30 years, first as Private Secretary to the Prince of Asturias from 1995 to 2014 and later as Private Secretary to the King from 2014 to 2024.

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49. Ignacio González González

1960-. (aged 66)

civil servant lawyer politician

Jaime Ignacio González González is a Spanish politician and member of the Partido Popular. González served as the President of the Community of Madrid, one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain, from 26 September 2012 to June 2015.

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50. Trinidad Jiménez

1962-. (aged 64)

politician

Trinidad Jiménez García-Herrera is a Spanish politician who served as minister of foreign affairs and minister of health, among others political positions. She is widely considered to be a confidante of former socialist prime ministers Felipe González and José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Jiménez is a member of the Inter-American Dialogue.

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51. Carolina Punset

1971-. (aged 55)

lawyer politician

Carolina Punset Bannel is a Spanish politician, lawyer and forensic handwriting expert. She served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2016 until 2019. Punset has a post-graduate certificate in international development cooperation and non-governmental organizations.

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52. Paz Esteban López

1958-. (aged 68)

civil servant

Paz Esteban López is a Spanish intelligence officer. She served as Director of the National Intelligence Centre (CNI) from 2020 to 2022. She was the first woman to hold the post and was previously the Secretary-General of the agency from 2017 to 2019, under Félix Sanz Roldán. In 2022, she was removed from her position as CNI director following revelations,...

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53. Carlos Taibo

1956-. (aged 70)

writer political scientist university teacher orator

Carlos Taibo Arias is a writer, editor, and retired professor of political science at the Autonomous University of Madrid.

54. Borja Prado

1956-. (aged 70)

businessperson

Francisco de Borja Prado Eulate, is a Spanish businessman currently serving as President of Spanish Media company Mediaset España. He has also served as chairman of Endesa.

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55. Rafael Yuste

1963-. (aged 63)

neurobiologist university teacher

Rafael Yuste is a Spanish–American neurobiologist. He is one of the initiators of the BRAIN Initiative announced in 2013. He is currently a professor at Columbia University.

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56. Margarita del Val

1959-. (aged 67)

biochemist virologist immunologist molecular biologist

Margarita del Val Latorre is a Spanish chemist, immunologist, and virologist. She coordinates the Salud Global ("Global Health") platform run by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC).

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57. Silvia Intxaurrondo

1979-. (aged 47)

writer journalist television presenter radio personality

Silvia Intxaurrondo Alcaine is a Spanish journalist who works for the state broadcaster Televisión Española as the co-anchor of the weekday morning show La hora de La 1 on La 1. She had previously worked for the television news channel CNN+ in 2005 and again in 2010, for Cuatro in 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 to 2013, W...

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58. María Blasco Marhuenda

1965-. (aged 61)

biologist researcher

María Antonia Blasco Marhuenda, known as María Blasco, is a Spanish molecular biologist. She was the director of the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas, CNIO) from June 22, 2011 to January 29, 2025.

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59. Javier Solana

1942-. (aged 84)

physicist diplomat university teacher politician

Francisco Javier Solana de Madariaga KCMG CYC is a Spanish physicist and PSOE politician. After serving in the Spanish government as Foreign Affairs Minister under Felipe González (1992–1995) and as the Secretary General of NATO (1995–1999), leading the alliance during Operation Allied Force, he was appointed the European Union's High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, Secretary General of...

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60. Lola Rodríguez Díaz

1998-. (aged 28)

model actor

Lola Rodríguez Díaz is a Spanish actress, model, and LGBT rights activist.

61. Ione Belarra

1987-. (aged 39)

psychologist politician

Ione Belarra Urteaga is a Spanish politician and psychologist from Podemos who served as Minister of Social Rights and 2030 Agenda from 2021 to 2023. She has been her party's leader since June 2021.

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62. Dolores Delgado

1962-. (aged 64)

prosecutor jurist politician

Dolores Delgado García is a Spanish prosecutor who served as Attorney General of Spain from 2020 to 2022. Previously, she served as Minister of Justice and First Notary of the Kingdom from 2018 to 2020, in the first Pedro Sánchez administration.

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63. Cristóbal Montoro Romero

1950-. (aged 76)

university teacher economist politician

Cristóbal Ricardo Montoro Romero is a Spanish economist and former People's Party politician. He served as Minister of Finance from 2000 until 2004, as Minister of Finance and Public Administration from 2011 until 2016 and as Minister of Finance and the Civil Service from 2016 until 2018, when the Partido Popular government fell in a vote of no confidence.

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64. Pepe Viyuela

1963-. (aged 63)

actor poet clown politician circus performer

José Viyuela Castillo, known as Pepe Viyuela, is a Spanish actor, clown, poet, and comedian.

65. Felipe VI of Spain

1968-. (aged 58)

sovereign military officer

Felipe VI is King of Spain, having reigned since 19 June 2014.

66. Macarena García

1988-. (aged 38)

film actor singer actor artistic gymnast

Macarena García de la Camacha Gutiérrez-Ambrossi is a Spanish actress. She won the Goya Award for Best New Actress for her performance in the 2012 silent film Snow White. She has since featured in films such as Palm Trees in the Snow (2015), Holy Camp! (2017), and A House on Fire (2024) and series such as El ministerio del tiempo...

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67. José María Portillo Valdés

1961-. (aged 65)

historian writer university teacher

José María "Txema" Portillo Valdés is a Spanish historian, professor of Contemporary History at the University of the Basque Country. He is an expert in Spanish constitutional history.

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68. Idoia Villanueva Ruiz

1980-. (aged 46)

politician

Idoia Villanueva Ruiz is a Spanish politician and engineer. A member of Podemos, she serves as Member of the European Parliament integrated within the European United Left–Nordic Green Left political group since 2019. She previously was a member of the Senate of Spain from 2015 to 2019.

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69. Nagua Alba

1990-. (aged 36)

psychologist politician

Nayua Miriam Goveli Alba, best known as Nagua Alba, is a Spanish politician. She was a member of the 11th and 12th terms of the Congress of Deputies in representation of Gipuzkoa.

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70. Elisa Herrero Uceda

1957-2020 (aged 63)

writer

Elisa Herrero Uceda is a Spanish writer. She is committed to the defence of the environment and the conservation of folk culture. She has written articles and books on natural and folk culture.

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71. Teresa Rodrigo Anoro

1956-2020 (aged 64)

physicist university teacher

Teresa Rodrigo Anoro was a Spanish scientist who worked in particle physics. She worked at CERN, Fermilab and the Instituto de Física de Cantabria and was professor at the University of Cantabria. Whilst at CERN, Rodrigo worked on the Compact Muon Solenoid and research for the Higgs boson.

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72. Fernando Álvarez de Miranda y Torres

1924-2016 (aged 92)

politician university teacher lawyer diplomat jurist

Fernando Álvarez de Miranda y Torres was a Spanish politician, lawyer, and university professor of Procedural Law. He was president of the Congress of Deputies from 1977 to 1979, the first after Spain's transition to democracy. From 1994 to 1999 he was Ombudsman of Spain.

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73. Darío Villanueva

1950-. (aged 76)

literary theorist writer comparatist philologist professor

Francisco Darío Villanueva Prieto is a Spanish literary theorist and critic. He has been a member of the Royal Spanish Academy (Spanish: Real Academia Española) since 2007, and he occupies the chair corresponding to the letter D. Secretary of the Academy from December 2009, he was elected director in 2014, post he held until January 2019.

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74. Eduardo Garzón

1988-. (aged 38)

university teacher economist science communicator

Eduardo Garzón Espinosa is a Spanish economist and university assistant professor.

75. Carmen Moriyón

1966-. (aged 60)

oncologist politician

María del Carmen Moriyón Entrialgo is a Spanish surgeon and politician.

76. Belén Gopegui

1963-. (aged 63)

screenwriter writer journalist

Belén Ruiz de Gopegui Durán is a Spanish novelist and screenwriter.

77. Cristina Garmendia

1962-. (aged 64)

biologist businessperson university teacher politician

Cristina Garmendia y Mendizábal is a Spanish biologist and businesswoman. With no previous political career, she was appointed as Minister of Science and Innovation in April 2008 by the President of the Government of Spain, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.

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78. Aitzole Araneta

1982-. (aged 44)

sexologist LGBTQ rights activist

Aitzole Araneta Zinkunegi is a Spanish sexologist and transfeminist activist.

79. Inés María Cañizares Pacheco

1970-. (aged 56)

politician

Inés María Cañizares Pacheco is a Spanish economist and politician for the Vox party. She has been a member of the Congress of Deputies since November 2019 for the Toledo constituency.

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80. Lorena Berdún Villegas

1973-. (aged 53)

actor radio personality sexologist psychologist stage actor

Lorena Berdún is a Spanish psychologist, television presenter and actress. She studied psychology in Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and has branched out into the area of sexology, graduating from the University of La Laguna in Tenerife. She is one of Spain's most prominent sexologists due to her appearances on radio and television, giving sexual advice and talking about sexual education.

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81. Juan Gonzalez Gomez

1973-. (aged 53)

roboticist YouTuber university teacher telecommunications engineer engineer

Juan González Gómez "Obijuan" is a doctor in computer science and telecommunications publicly recognized for having become the first Spanish winner of the O'Reilly Open Source Award.

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82. Marisol Soengas

1968-. (aged 58)

microbiologist immunologist

María S. Soengas (born 1968) is a Spanish immunologist who is a senior scientist at the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO). Her research considers melanoma and the development of new therapeutic strategies. She was elected to the European Molecular Biology Organization in 2022.

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83. María Escudero Escribano

1983-. (aged 43)

chemical engineer

María Escudero-Escribano is a Spanish chemist. Her research considers the design of materials for catalysis, fuel cells and sustainable chemistry. She works at the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) as an ICREA Research Professor since September 2022. Formerly she was director of the Nano-Electrochemical group at the University of Copenhagen.

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84. Carlos Cuerpo

1980-. (aged 46)

politician economist

Carlos Cuerpo Caballero is a Spanish economist and politician who has been serving as minister of Economy, Trade and Enterprise in the government of Pedro Sánchez since 2023. He succeeded Nadia Calviño after she was elected as president of the European Investment Bank.

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85. Adriana Maldonado López

1990-. (aged 36)

politician

Adriana Maldonado López is a Spanish politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019.

86. Ana Blanco

1960-. (aged 66)

news presenter television presenter journalist announcer pedagogue

Ana Isabel Blanco López is a Spanish newscaster. From 1990 to 2022 she anchored Televisión Española's flagship daily newscast Telediario, on its three main editions –afternoon, evening, and weekend– in different seasons. She also hosted for some time the weekly Informe Semanal.

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87. Diego López Garrido

1947-. (aged 79)

economist lawyer university teacher politician

Diego López Garrido is a Spanish politician, university professor and Secretary of State for the European Union in the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, as well as a former minister of the Spanish government. He's currently Vice-president and Director at Fundación Alternativas.

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88. Juan José Tamayo

1946-. (aged 80)

theologian

Juan José Tamayo is a Spanish theologian and professor of theology at the Charles III University of Madrid. He specializes in Catholic hierarchy but has broadened into Islamic studies. He has contributed to controversies about Opus Dei, and has written over 50 books. He is president of the Asociación de Teólogos Juan XXIII.

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89. Ignacio Aguado

1983-. (aged 43)

lawyer politician

Ignacio Jesús Aguado Crespo is a Spanish lawyer and politician from Citizens (Cs), serving as the party's spokesman in the Assembly of Madrid and as Vice President, Cabinet Minister of Sports and Transparency and Spokesperson of the Government of the Community of Madrid between 2019 and 2021.

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90. América Valenzuela

1977-. (aged 49)

journalist science journalist

América Jimena Valenzuela is a Spanish science journalist and science popularizer.

91. Daniel Lacalle

1967-. (aged 59)

fund manager X poster economist opinion journalist university teacher

Daniel Lacalle Fernández is a Spanish economist. He works as an investment manager and as a professor of global economics. He is the author of several economics books as well as being a columnist and contributor to various print and digital publications. Ideologically, he is usually defined as a conservative liberal, close to but not affiliated with the Partido Popular,...

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92. Sergio Mena

1975-. (aged 51)

journalist

Sergio Mena is a Spanish journalist and university professor.

93. Fernando García de Cortázar

1942-2022 (aged 80)

Catholic priest university teacher writer historian

Fernando García de Cortázar y Ruiz de Aguirre was a Spanish Jesuit priest and historian.

94. Queen Sofía of Spain

1938-. (aged 88)

aristocrat

Sofía is a member of the Spanish royal family who was Queen of Spain from 1975 to 2014 as the wife of King Juan Carlos I until his abdication. She is the eldest and last surviving child of King Paul and Queen Frederica of Greece. She is also the last surviving grandchild of King Constantine I and Queen Sophia of...

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95. Juan Mayorga

1965-. (aged 61)

artistic director playwright screenwriter university teacher mathematician

Juan Antonio Mayorga Ruano is a Spanish dramatist. He is best known in English-speaking countries for his 2004 play Himmelweg (Way to Heaven), which was brought to the London stage in June 2017 as part of the Festival of Spanish Theatre in London (Festelón).

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96. José Ángel Mañas

1971-. (aged 55)

writer

José Ángel Mañas is a Spanish writer. Mañas is often included as a member of the generation of neorealist Spanish writers from the 1990s, along with Juan Gracia, Gabriela Bustelo, Ray Loriga and Lucía Etxebarria. His books have been translated into several languages.

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97. Gaspar Llamazares

1957-. (aged 69)

politician

Gaspar Llamazares Trigo is a Spanish politician. He was the leader of the leftist coalition United Left (IU) from 2001 to 2008, as the General Coordinator.

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98. Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana

1973-. (aged 53)

ethnobotanist botanist

Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana is a Bolivian ethnobotanist. She investigates the use and protection of traditional knowledge of plants in indigenous communities, particularly in the Bolivian Andes. She is currently an Associated Researcher at the Herbario Nacional de Bolivia, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Mayor de San Andres in Bolivia. Her goal is giving them the knowledge to participate in decision-making on...

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99. Ángeles Moreno Bau

1968-. (aged 58)

diplomat

Ángeles Moreno Bau is a Spanish diplomat who has been serving as ambassador of Spain to the United States since 2024. She is the first woman to serve in this position. Previously, Moreno served as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in the second government of Pedro Sánchez from 2021 to 2023 and Secretary of State for International Cooperation from...

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