12 Notable alumni of Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo
Updated: May 21, 2026 EliteDegrees
Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo is ranked #1,560 in the world and #12 in Mexico by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Fausto Vallejo
1949-. (aged 77)
lawyer
politician
Fausto Vallejo y Figueroa is a Mexican lawyer, politician, a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), a and former governor of Michoacán. He has served three times as mayor of Morelia, Michoacán (1994–1995, 2002–2004 and 2008–2011). On June 18, 2014, he announced he was stepping down as governor to take care of his health.
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2. Cristóbal Arias Solís
1954-. (aged 72)
lawyer
politician
Cristóbal Arias Solís is a Mexican lawyer and politician, belonging to the National Regeneration Movement (Morena). He has been a senator of the Republic three times: from 1988 to 1991, 1994 to 2000, and from 2018 to 2021. He also served as a federal deputy from 1982 to 1985 and from 1991 to 1994. He has been a candidate for...
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3. Joseph A. Lopez
1779-1841 (aged 62)
Catholic priest
educator
chaplain
academic administrator
Joseph Anton Lopez SJ was a Mexican Catholic priest and Jesuit. Born in Michoacán, he studied canon law at the Colegio de San Nicolás and the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico. He became acquainted with the future Empress consort Ana María Huarte and was made chaplain to the future imperial family. He was later put in charge of the...
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4. Antonio García Conejo
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Antonio García Conejo is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).
5. Iris Vianey Mendoza
1981-. (aged 45)
lawyer
politician
Iris Vianey Mendoza Mendoza is a Mexican politician and lawyer affiliated with the PRD. She currently serves as Senator of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress.
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6. Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla
1753-1811 (aged 58)
Catholic priest
rebel leader
priest
politician
Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla Gallaga Mandarte y Villaseñor, commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo ( Spanish: [miˈɣel iˈðalɣo]), was a Mexican Catholic priest and prominent leader of the Mexican War of Independence, who is recognized as the Father of the Nation.
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7. José María Morelos
1765-1815 (aged 50)
priest
military personnel
politician
José María Teclo Morelos Pérez y Pavón was a Mexican Catholic priest, statesman and military leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811.
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8. Pascual Ortiz Rubio
1877-1963 (aged 86)
military personnel
diplomat
minister
politician
Pascual Ortiz Rubio was a Mexican military officer, topographical engineer, diplomat and politician who served as the 49th President of Mexico from 1930 to 1932. He was one of three presidents to serve out the six-year term (1928–1934) of assassinated president-elect Álvaro Obregón, while former president Plutarco Elías Calles retained power in a period known as the Maximato. Calles was...
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9. Marko Antonio Cortés Mendoza
1977-. (aged 49)
politician
Marko Antonio Cortés Mendoza is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN). He currently serves in the Chamber of Deputies for the LXIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress, representing the state of Michoacán and the fifth electoral region.
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10. Juan Bautista Ceballos
1811-1859 (aged 48)
lawyer
judge
politician
Juan Bautista Loreto Mucio Francisco José de Asís de la Santísima Trinidad Ceballos Gómez Sañudo was a Mexican politician who served in congress and in the supreme court before being briefly made president after the resignation of President Mariano Arista during a revolution known as the Plan of Jalisco in 1853. He failed to come to any sort of arrangements...
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11. Aureliano Blanquet
1848-1919 (aged 71)
minister
military personnel
politician
Aureliano Blanquet Torres was a Mexican general who served as secretary of war and navy from 1913 to 1914 during the presidency of Victoriano Huerta. Blanquet served in the Federal Army during the Mexican Revolution and was a key participant in the coup d'état during the Ten Tragic Days. One historian has identified Blanquet as "one of the major villains...
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12. Leonel Godoy Rangel
1950-. (aged 76)
lawyer
politician
Leonel Godoy Rangel is a Mexican lawyer, politician, and former Governor of Michoacán. He is a former president of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). Godoy hails from the coastal region of Michoacán. He serves as deputy for the National Regeneration Movement.
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