34 Notable alumni of Autonomous University of Santo Domingo
Updated: May 19, 2026 EliteDegrees
Autonomous University of Santo Domingo is ranked #4,023 in the world and #3 in Dominican Republic by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 34 notable alumni from Autonomous University of Santo Domingo sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Autonomous University of Santo Domingo won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Mateo Aquino Febrillet
1955-2016 (aged 61)
politician
Mateo Aquino Febrillet was a Dominican Republic educator, administrator, writer and politician. He was elected Dean of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo in 2011 and candidate for Senator of the Modern Revolutionary Party in the province of San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic in the last elections of 2016.
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2. Sully Bonnelly
1956-. (aged 70)
fashion designer
Sully Osvaldo de Jesús Bonnelly Canaán is a Dominican-American fashion designer of women's ready-to-wear. He is the founder, owner, and creative director of the brand Sully Bonnelly.
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3. Xiomara Fortuna
1959-. (aged 67)
composer
singer
Xiomara Fortuna is a Dominican singer and composer. She is known for her deep voice and her work in the genres of world music, música raíz (a Dominican style combining rock, jazz and afro-Dominican rhythms), jazz and contemporary music.
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4. Juan Manuel Taveras
1919-2002 (aged 83)
university teacher
radiologist
physician
Juan Manuel Taveras Rodríguez was a Dominican physician and scientist. He was Professor Emeritus at Harvard Medical School and Washington University School of Medicine, Director of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine, and Radiologist-in-Chief Emeritus of the Massachusetts General Hospital and former Chair of Radiology at Washington University School of Medicine.
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5. Marcos Devers
1950-. (aged 76)
politician
Marcos A. Devers is a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. Devers also is a former acting mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts; when he served as acting mayor from September to November 2001, he became the first Dominican-American to execute the role of mayor in the United States and the first Latino mayor in Massachusetts.
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6. Rafael Camilo Abreu
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
economist
Eusebio Rafael Camilo Abreu is a sociologist, historian, economist and politician from the Dominican Republic. He was General Director of the Customs Office of the Dominican Republic and member of the Economic Cabinet during the last presidency of Leonel Fernández. He was appointed Superintendent of Banks in August 2012, by President Danilo Medina Sánchez, retaining this post until 15 September...
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7. Emma Polanco
Emma Polanco Melo is a Dominican accountant and academic. She is the first woman to serve as rector of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, and was the first woman elected dean of its Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences.
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8. Mercedes Lourdes Frias
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
Mercedes Lourdes Frias is an Italian-Dominican politician. She was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies in 2006, serving until 2008. She was the first Black woman to be a member of the Italian parliament.
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9. Aníbal de Castro
1949-. (aged 77)
diplomat
Aníbal de Jesús de Castro Rodríguez is a Dominican diplomat and journalist, who is currently the Dominican Republic Ambassador to Belgium and to the European Union.
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10. Glovis Reyes Aglon
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Lic. Glovis Reyes Aglón is the current mayor of the city of Nizao, Dominican Republic, elected on the municipal elections celebrated on May 16, 2010.
11. Jorge Luis Felipe
1921-1970 (aged 49)
diplomat
lawyer
politician
Héctor Rafael García-Godoy Cáceres was a Dominican politician who served as the 44th president of the Dominican Republic from 1965 to 1966. He led the transitional government which ruled the country following the Dominican Civil War and organized elections held the following year. Former president Joaquín Balaguer won the election and succeeded García-Godoy which marked the beginning of Balaguer's 12...
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12. Reinaldo Pared Pérez
1956-2021 (aged 65)
lawyer
politician
Reinaldo de las Mercedes Pared Pérez was a Dominican politician. He represented Distrito Nacional in Chamber of Deputies from 1998 to 2002, and served in the Senate since 2006. Pared Pérez was president of the senate twice, between 2006 and 2014, and again between 2016 and 2020. A member of the Dominican Liberation Party, he was named general-secretary in 2001.
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13. Alfonso Rodríguez
1956-. (aged 70)
screenwriter
television actor
film director
television producer
Alfonso Rodríguez is a Dominican director, producer, writer, actor and aspiring presidential candidate for the 2020 elections in the Dominican Republic.
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14. Rafael Alburquerque
1940-. (aged 86)
lawyer
writer
politician
Rafael Francisco Alburquerque de Castro is a Dominican politician who was Vice President of the Dominican Republic from August 2004 to August 2012, serving under President Leonel Fernández. Along with Fernández, he was re-elected in May 2008 for a four-year term. Before he became Vice President, he was Secretary of Labour twice between 1991 and 2000 under Presidents Joaquín Balaguer...
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15. Andrés Navarro García
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
writer
diplomat
architect
urban planner
Andrés Navarro García is an architect, writer, professor and politician of the Dominican Republic. From 15 September 2014 to 16 August 2016 he was the Minister of Foreign Relations of the Dominican Republic.
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16. Juan Temístocles Montás
1950-. (aged 76)
writer
economist
Juan Temístocles Montás Domínguez is a Dominican politician, economist and former Minister of Industry and Trade of the Dominican Republic. He previously served as Minister of Economy, Planning and Development and Technical Secretary of State to the Presidency of the Dominican Republic from 1998 to 2016. Between October 28, 2019 and March 7, 2021, he was the President of the...
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17. Félix Bautista
1963-. (aged 63)
lawyer
politician
Félix Ramón Bautista Rosario is a Dominican Republic member of the Senate of the Dominican Republic since 2010. In the period 1996-2000 he was appointed Deputy Director of the Office of Supervising Engineers of State, term in which his privately held companies executed the biggest contracts of the state. Six months later, he was appointed as Director of the Coordinating...
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18. Renée Klang
1916-2014 (aged 98)
politician
Renée Klang Avelino was a Dominican philanthropist and First Lady of the Dominican Republic from 1978 to 1982. The wife and widow of the Dominican President Antonio Guzmán, she founded the National Council for Childhood (CONANI) and earned the mote of "the Eternal First Lady". After the presidency of her late husband, she was devoted to philanthropy and volunteerism in...
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19. Elsa Núñez
1943-. (aged 83)
painter
Elsa Núñez is a Dominican abstract artist whose work spans more than 50 years. Elsa is the daughter of Mercedes Castillo de Núñez and Ramón Antonio Núñez. Her mother was a high school teacher, and her father served as a general in the Dominican military. Elsa's parents had 12 children and raised them in a strict Catholic environment during the...
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20. Cristina Lizardo
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Cristina Altagracia Lizardo Mézquita is a politician and academic from the Dominican Republic. She was Senator for the province of Santo Domingo from 2006 to 2020. Lizardo became the first woman to preside the Senate and the Congress of the Dominican Republic.
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21. Miguel Cocco
1946-2009 (aged 63)
politician
Miguel Salvador Cocco Guerrero was a Dominican businessman and politician.
22. Pedro Borrell
1944-. (aged 82)
architect
Pedro José Borrell Bentz is an internationally recognized Dominican architect and archeologist who has earned several awards and is recognized for the transcendence in his architectural designs.
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23. Freddy Beras-Goico
1940-2010 (aged 70)
television actor
writer
composer
actor
television producer
Freddy Reinaldo Antonio Beras-Goico, popularly known as "Freddy Beras" or just "Beras-Goico", was a Dominican comedian, TV presenter, writer and media personality for over 30 years. He hosted the TV show El Gordo de La Semana and he was a staple of primetime (and late night) TV. He was one of the most recognized personalities in the Dominican Republic.
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24. Marcio Veloz Maggiolo
1936-2021 (aged 85)
archaeologist
writer
anthropologist
Marcio Veloz Maggiolo was a Dominican writer, archaeologist and anthropologist.
25. Margarita Cedeño
1965-. (aged 61)
lawyer
politician
Margarita María Cedeño Lizardo, formerly known as Margarita Cedeño de Fernández, is a Dominican politician who served as Vice President of the Dominican Republic from 2012 to 2020. She was married to former president, Leonel Fernández and served as the First Lady of the Dominican Republic from 2004 to 2012.
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26. Jacobo Majluta Azar
1934-1996 (aged 62)
accountant
politician
Jacobo Majluta Azar was 47th president of the Dominican Republic for a month in 1982. He was previously the 32nd vice president under President Antonio Guzmán Fernández from 1978 until his accession to the presidency. Following Fernández's death in July 1982, Majluta completed his term and handed over power to Salvador Jorge Blanco the following month.
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27. Juan Luis Guerra
1957-. (aged 69)
singer
songwriter
composer
recording artist
record producer
Juan Luis Guerra Seijas is a Dominican musician, singer, composer, and record producer. Throughout his career, he has won numerous awards including 31 Latin Grammy Awards, three Grammy Awards, and one Latin Billboard Music Award. He won 3 Latin Grammy Awards in 2010, including Album of the Year. In 2012, he won the Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the...
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28. Joaquín Balaguer
1902-2002 (aged 100)
statesperson
lawyer
ambassador
university teacher
writer
Joaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo was a Dominican politician, scholar, writer, and lawyer who was the 41st, 45th and 49th president of the Dominican Republic serving three non-consecutive terms from 1960 to 1962, 1966 to 1978, and 1986 to 1996. He previously served as the 24th vice president under President Héctor Trujillo from 1957 to 1960.
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29. Leonel Fernández
1953-. (aged 73)
lawyer
writer
politician
Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna, or Leonel Fernández for short ([leoˈnɛl fɝˈnɑ̃des] lay-oh-NEHL fer-NAHN-dehss), is a Dominican lawyer, academic, and was the 50th and 52nd President of the Dominican Republic from 1996 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2012. From 2016 until 2020, he was the President of the EU–LAC Foundation.
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30. Danilo Medina
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
economist
Danilo Medina Sánchez is a Dominican politician who was President of the Dominican Republic from 2012 to 2020.
31. Pedro Mir
1913-2000 (aged 87)
poet
lawyer
writer
Pedro Julio Mir Valentín was a Dominican poet and writer, named Poet Laureate of the Dominican Republic by Congress in 1984, and a member of the generation of "Independent poets of the 1940s" in Dominican poetry.
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32. Salvador Jorge Blanco
1926-2010 (aged 84)
writer
politician
José Salvador Omar Jorge Blanco was a Dominican politician, lawyer and writer who served as the 48th president of the Dominican Republic from 1982 to 1986. He was a Senator running for the PRD party. He started his political career as a Committee Secretary for the Unión Cívica de Santiago in 1963 and joined the PRD in 1964.
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33. Minerva Mirabal
1926-1960 (aged 34)
lawyer
political activist
María Minerva Mirabal Reyes, or Minerva, was a Dominican political activist and revolutionary. She was the third of the Mirabal sisters, Minerva and her sisters began to speak out against the oppressive dictatorship of Generalissimo Rafael Leonidas Trujillo and conducted clandestine activities against his regime. Like her older sisters, Minerva also received an education at El Colegio Inmaculada Concepción, at...
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34. Geovanny Vicente-Romero
1986-. (aged 40)
political adviser
columnist
professor
writer
Airbnb
Geovanny Vicente-Romero is a Dominican political strategist, lawyer, columnist, international consultant and university professor who teaches strategic communications at Columbia University as an associate lecturer. He specializes in public policy and public administration, and has several years of experience in the public sector, academics, and journalism. He writes a weekly column for CNN as a political analyst.
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