20 Notable alumni of Free University
Updated: May 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Free University is ranked #2,648 in the world and #21 in Colombia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 20 notable alumni from Free University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Free University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Alfonso Prada
1964-. (aged 62)
lawyer
environmentalist
politician
Hernando Alfonso Prada Gil is a Colombian lawyer, professor, and politician who served as Minister of the Interior from 2022 to 2023 during the Petro administration. He previously served as Secretary General of the Presidency from 2017 to 2018 and as Director of SENA from 2014 to 2017 during the Santos administration.
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2. Eduardo Niño
1967-. (aged 59)
association football player
association football coach
Eduardo Niño García is a retired Colombian football goalkeeper. He was born in Bogota, and started his career playing for Independiente Santa Fe, and was then transferred to América de Cali. He later became goalkeeping coach at Millonarios. He is currently the goalkeeping coach for the Colombia national football team as well as for Primera Division Liga Aguila Side: Deportivo...
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3. Rodrigo Rivera Salazar
1963-. (aged 63)
lawyer
journalist
diplomat
politician
Rodrigo Rivera Salazar is a Colombian politician. A lawyer, diplomat, professor and journalist, Rivera served in the Congress first as a Member of the Chamber of Representatives for two terms from 1990 to 1998, and then as Senator of Colombia for two terms from 1998 to 2006, when he retired from Congress to run, ultimately unsuccessfully, for the 2006 Liberal...
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4. Luz Adriana Camargo
1965-. (aged 61)
lawyer
Luz Adriana Camargo Garzón is a Colombian lawyer and criminologist who has served as Attorney General of Colombia since 2024.
5. Juan Pablo Gallo
1979-. (aged 47)
politician
economist
Juan Pablo Gallo Maya is a Colombian economist and politician and former mayor of Pereira since January 2016.
6. Alejandro Galvis Galvis
1891-1981 (aged 90)
lawyer
journalist
diplomat
politician
Alejandro Galvis Galvis was a Colombian publisher and politician.
7. Gloria Stella Díaz
1964-. (aged 62)
lawyer
politician
Gloria Stella Díaz is a Colombian lawyer and politician. In 2015 she was elected Councillor of Bogotá D.C. for the 2016–2019 term. She was a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia for Bogotá from 2006 to 2014, representing the Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation (MIRA) party. Díaz was temporary Senator in replacement of Senator Alexandra Moreno Piraquive in...
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8. Manuel Enríquez Rosero
1958-. (aged 68)
lawyer
politician
Manuel Mesías Enríquez Rosero is a Senator of Colombia. A lawyer and Party of the U politician, he has served in the Congress of Colombia since 2002, first as a Member of the Chamber of Representatives and then as a Senator since 2006, having been replaced temporarily by Julio César Bastidas Castillo in 2004.
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9. Luis Eduardo Garzón
1951-. (aged 75)
environmentalist
sociologist
politician
trade unionist
Luis Eduardo Garzón is the former mayor of Bogotá (2004–2007), a left-wing Colombian political activist and a former union leader. He is a former member of the Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA). In 2009 Garzón joined forces with former mayors Enrique Peñalosa and Antanas Mockus to re-found the Green Party, an eco-oriented political movement.
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10. Héctor Valer
1959-. (aged 67)
lawyer
politician
Héctor Valer Pinto is a Peruvian politician who served as Prime Minister of Peru from 1 February 2022 to 8 February 2022.
11. Carlos Andrés Pérez
1922-2010 (aged 88)
politician
Carlos Andrés Pérez Rodríguez, also known by his initials CAP and often referred to as El Gocho (due to his Andean origins), was a Venezuelan politician who served as the 47th and 50th president of Venezuela from 1974 to 1979 and again from 1989 to 1993. He was one of the founders of Acción Democrática, the dominant political party in...
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12. Enrique Olaya Herrera
1880-1937 (aged 57)
politician
lawyer
diplomat
journalist
publisher
Enrique Alfredo Olaya Herrera was a Colombian journalist and politician. He served as President of Colombia from 7 August 1930 until 7 August 1934 representing the Colombian Liberal Party.
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13. Jorge Barón
1948-. (aged 78)
television presenter
economist
Jorge Eliécer Barón Ortíz is a Colombian television presenter, media personality and businessman. By the mid-1980s, he was already a media sensation in Colombia and was broadcasting shows in other parts of the world, including the United States.
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14. Jorge Oñate
1949-2021 (aged 72)
composer
singer
Jorge Antonio Oñate González was a Colombian singer and composer, one of the most renowned of the vallenato musical genre. As of 2004 and since the beginning of his career in 1968 he had achieved 25 gold discs, 7 platinum discs and 6 double platinum for his sales, among other numerous musical accomplishments. He had also successfully entered politics as...
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15. María Luisa Piraquive
1949-. (aged 77)
singer
autobiographer
María Luisa Piraquive Corredor is a Colombian educator, singer, philanthropist, and leader the Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International.
16. León de Greiff
1895-1976 (aged 81)
musicologist
poet
journalist
diplomat
Francisco de Asís León Bogislao de Greiff Haeusler, was a Colombian poet known for his stylistic innovations and deliberately eclectic use of obscure lexicon. Best known simply as León de Greiff, he often used different pen names. The most popular were Leo le Gris and Gaspar Von Der Nacht. De Greiff was one of the founders of Los Panidas, a...
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17. Israel Romero
1954-. (aged 72)
lawyer
musician
Israel Romero Ospino or popularly known as "El Pollo Isra" is a Colombian vallenato musician, composer and accordionist. Romero was along Rafael Orozco Maestre the founder of the vallenato group Binomio de Oro de América.
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18. Danielle Arciniegas Martínez
1992-. (aged 34)
singer
actor
model
Danielle Arciniegas Martínez is a Colombian actress, model, and singer. She is known for her participation in the television productions: Esmeraldas and Hilos de sangre azul and in the Nickelodeon Latin America series Yo soy Franky, where she plays the role of Tamara Franco and in Francisco el Matemático: Clase 2017 with the role of María Mónica Sánchez 'Barby's.
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19. William Villamizar Laguado
1965-. (aged 61)
politician
William Villamizar Laguado is a Colombian engineer and politician who served as the 74th Governor of Norte de Santander, Colombia for the 2008–2011 term, though he was suspended ten days before completing his tenure. He was subsequently re-elected as the 76th Governor for the terms 2016–2019 and 2024–2027.
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20. Dilian Francisca Toro
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
physician
Dilian Francisca Toro Torres is a Colombian physician and politician, she served as Senator of Colombia from 2002 to 2013. She was investigated by the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia on charges of money laundering, and remained under preventive detention from 25 July 2012 to 1 August 2013 at the Police Centre for Higher Studies (Cespo) in Bogotá. She...
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