7 Notable alumni of Juarez University of the State of Durango
Updated: May 21, 2026 EliteDegrees
Juarez University of the State of Durango is ranked #3,789 in the world and #41 in Mexico by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 7 notable alumni from Juarez University of the State of Durango sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Juarez University of the State of Durango won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Esteban Villegas Villarreal
1976-. (aged 50)
surgeon
politician
Esteban Villegas Villarreal is a Mexican surgeon, singer and politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and the current Governor of Durango. He previously served as the mayor of the state capital, Victoria de Durango, as the health secretary of the state, and as a deputy in the state congress. As a singer, he is a member of the...
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2. Ismael Hernández
1990-. (aged 36)
modern pentathlete
Ismael Alfredo Hernández Deras is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) who served as Governor of the State of Durango from September 15, 2004 to September 14, 2010. Hernández has previously served as municipal president (mayor) and senator.
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3. Francisco Gómez Palacio y Bravo
1824-1886 (aged 62)
military personnel
writer
politician
Francisco Gómez Palacio y Bravo was a Mexican writer, educator, jurist and Liberal politician. He served twice as governor of Durango (1867–68 and 1880–83). In October 1887 he was declared Benemérito of the state by the Legislature.
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4. Alexandro Martínez Camberos
1916-1999 (aged 83)
lawyer
poet
Alexandro Martínez Camberos was a Mexican poet, writer, lawyer and judge. He published articles and essays in several newspapers and wrote books on poetry, jurisprudence and social issues.
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5. Guillermo Peschard
1902-1978 (aged 76)
academic
orthodontist
Guillermo Peschard Delgado was an orthodontic dentist and academic. As a professor of dentistry at the Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, he helped found the university's School of Dentistry.
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6. Mónica Palencia
1965-. (aged 61)
lawyer
consultant
university teacher
politician
Mónica Rosa Irene Palencia Núñez is a lawyer who was born in Mexico and she emigrated as an adult to Ecuador. She became the Ecuadorian Minister of the Interior and a citizen of Ecuador in 2023.
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7. Celeste Sánchez-Romero
1990-2022 (aged 32)
researcher
Celeste Sánchez Romero was a Mexican dental researcher and federal deputy from the Labor Party (PT) in the first six months of the LXV Legislature of the Mexican Congress. Prior to becoming a legislator, she was an academic researcher.
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