41 Notable alumni of National University of Asuncion
Updated: May 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
National University of Asuncion is ranked #1,958 in the world and #1 in Paraguay by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 41 notable alumni from National University of Asuncion sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with National University of Asuncion won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Elsa Wiezell
1926-2014 (aged 88)
painter
poet
writer
Elsa Wiezell was a Paraguayan poet, feminist and teacher. Her work also includes paintings that reside in art galleries and cultural centers of Asunción. She was born in Asunción, Paraguay, daughter of Julia Apezteguía and Rubén Wiezell, of Swedish descent.
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2. Gloria Cabral
1984-. (aged 42)
architect
Gloria Cabral is a Brazilian-Paraguayan architect, a former partner of the Paraguayan firm Gabinete de Arquitectura.
3. Raúl Sapena Pastor
1908-1989 (aged 81)
diplomat
lawyer
Raul Sapena Pastor Guérin was a Paraguayan lawyer, diplomat, professor and judge who served as foreign minister of the Republic of Paraguay from 1956 to 1976.
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4. Soledad Núñez
1983-. (aged 43)
civil engineer
politician
María Soledad Núñez Méndez is a Paraguayan civil engineer and politician. She was the candidate for vice president of Paraguay for the Concertación political alliance in the 2023 general elections as the running mate of Efraín Alegre, losing to both Santiago Peña and Pedro Alliana of the Colorado Party in an electoral landslide.
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5. Antonio Carlos Barrios Fernández
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Antonio Carlos Barrios Fernández is a Paraguayan physician and politician, currently serving as senator since 2018.
6. Maria Marta Molinas Cabrera
1968-. (aged 58)
university teacher
María Marta Molinas Cabrera is a Paraguayan electrical engineer, educated in Japan, who works in Norway as a professor of engineering cybernetics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
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7. Susy Delgado
1949-. (aged 77)
poet
writer
journalist
Susy Delgado is a Paraguayan poet and writer in Spanish and Guarani.
8. Pedro Peña
1864-1943 (aged 79)
diplomat
politician
Pedro Pablo Peña Cañete was a Paraguayan politician who served as the 24th president of Paraguay from February 28, 1912 to March 22, 1912, during the First Paraguayan Civil War. He was a member of the Colorado Party.
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9. Ricardo Migliorisi
1948-2019 (aged 71)
painter
architect
Ricardo Migliorisi was a Paraguayan painter, costume designer, scenery designer and architect. Migliorisi won national and international awards. Migliorisi showed his work in many countries including the United States and Europe.
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10. Carlos Mateo Balmelli
1961-. (aged 65)
writer
academic
lawyer
politician
Carlos Mateo Balmelli was a Paraguayan politician, who is the former President of the Senate of Paraguay. He belongs to the Authentic Radical Liberal Party.
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11. Esperanza Martínez
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Esperanza Martínez Lleida de Portillo is a Paraguayan medical doctor and politician, currently serving as senator since 2013.
12. Eladio Loizaga
1949-. (aged 77)
diplomat
lawyer
politician
Eladio Loizaga Caballero is a Paraguayan lawyer and diplomat.
13. Lilian Samaniego
1965-. (aged 61)
politician
Lilian Graciela Samaniego González is a Paraguayan pharmaceutical chemist and politician of the Colorado Party. She has been a member of the Senate of Paraguay since 2004.
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14. Margarita Prieto Yegros
1936-2017 (aged 81)
journalist
writer
Margarita Prieto Yegros was a Paraguayan writer, historian, and journalist. She was a recipient of the Honor al Mérito Juana María de Lara.
15. Luis Alberto Riart
1880-1953 (aged 73)
lawyer
diplomat
sociologist
politician
Luis Alberto Riart Vera was a Paraguayan politician and President of Paraguay from 17 March 1924 to 15 August 1924.
16. Mario Ferreiro
1959-. (aged 67)
journalist
politician
Mario Aníbal Ferreiro Sanabria is a Paraguayan television host and politician. He was the presidential candidate of the centre-left coalition Avanza País in the April 2013 elections and received 5.88% of the vote.
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17. David Galeano Olivera
1961-. (aged 65)
linguist
writer
anthropologist
David Abdón Galeano Olivera is a Paraguayan linguist, anthropologist, philologist, translator, and educator. He is also the president and founder of the Guarani Language and Culture Athenaeum, and one of the initiators of the Guarani version of Wikipedia. In 2017, he ventured into science communication as a columnist for the portal Ciencia del Sur.
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18. José Luis Appleyard
1927-1998 (aged 71)
lawyer
playwright
journalist
publisher
poet
José Luis Appleyard was a Paraguayan poet, playwright, lawyer, journalist and publisher.
19. Félix Paiva
1877-1965 (aged 88)
jurist
lawyer
journalist
politician
Félix Paiva was a Paraguayan politician from the Liberal Party.
20. José Patricio Guggiari
1884-1957 (aged 73)
lawyer
politician
magistrate
José Patricio Guggiari Corniglione was a Paraguayan politician who served as the 32nd president of Paraguay from 1928 to 1932. A member of the Liberal Party, he won the first free and fair elections in Paraguay history.
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21. Juan Manuel Frutos
1879-1960 (aged 81)
politician
lawyer
judge
journalist
jurist
Juan Manuel Frutos was a Paraguayan lawyer and politician, who served as the 36th President of Paraguay on a provisional basis, from 3 June to 15 August 1948. As the president of the Supreme Court of Justice, he assumed the role of provisional President of Paraguay after the resignation of Higinio Morínigo.
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22. Manuel Franco
1871-1919 (aged 48)
lawyer
politician
Manuel Franco was President of Paraguay from August 15, 1916, to June 5, 1919.
23. Felipe Molas López
1901-1954 (aged 53)
politician
Felipe Benigno Molas López was the 39th President of Paraguay from February 27, 1949 – September 10, 1949, when he resigned.
24. Paraguayo Cubas
1962-. (aged 64)
lawyer
politician
Paraguayo "Payo" Cubas Colomés is a Paraguayan politician and media personality known for what some see as provocative publicity stunts. A lawyer, he served one term in Congress from 1993 to 1998 as a member of the center-left National Encounter Party. In 2018, Cubas was elected to the Senate as a sole member of the National Crusade Movement but was...
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25. Serafina Dávalos
1877-1957 (aged 80)
lawyer
Serafina Dávalos Alfonze was the first female lawyer in Paraguay, and the country's first prominent feminist.
26. Emiliano González Navero
1861-1934 (aged 73)
lawyer
politician
Emiliano González Navero was a Paraguayan politician of the Liberal Party, he served as President of Paraguay on three occasions and as Vice President of Paraguay on two occasions.
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27. Luis Ángel González Macchi
1947-. (aged 79)
basketball player
lawyer
politician
Luis Ángel González Macchi is a Paraguayan politician who served as the 46th President of Paraguay from 1999 to 2003. He was not elected to the presidency but rather assumed it after the assassination of Vice President Luis María Argaña and the subsequent resignation of President Raúl Cubas, as he was the President of the Senate at the time. A...
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28. Helio Vera
1946-2008 (aged 62)
journalist
lawyer
Helio Vera was a Paraguayan writer, lawyer and journalist. He was a columnist for ABC Color, a daily newspaper in Asunción, and published many stories and novels in his entire career.
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29. Félix Toranzos
1962-. (aged 64)
painter
architect
Félix Toranzos is a Paraguayan artist, architect and graphic designer. He is considered to be one of the most conspicuous representatives of the new generation of artists in Paraguay.
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30. Olga Blinder
1921-2008 (aged 87)
painter
sculptor
engraver
artist
Olga Blinder was a Paraguayan painter, engraver and sculptor. Blinder was born in Asunción into a Jewish family. She lived through the Chaco War, World War II, the 1947 Paraguayan Civil War, in addition to Paraguay's coup d'états in 1954 and 1989. Blinder was also a licensed professor who taught arts and creative education for over 30 years. Her works...
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31. Federico Franco
1962-. (aged 64)
surgeon
politician
Luis Federico Franco Gómez is a Paraguayan politician who was President of Paraguay from June 2012 until August 2013. A member of the Authentic Radical Liberal Party (PLRA), he was elected as Vice President of Paraguay in the 2008 presidential election as the running mate of Fernando Lugo; he took office in August 2008. Following Lugo's impeachment by the Senate...
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32. Juan Carlos Wasmosy
1938-. (aged 88)
civil engineer
entrepreneur
politician
Juan Carlos Wasmosy Monti is a Paraguayan former politician and engineer who was the 44th president of Paraguay from 1993 to 1998. He was a member of the Colorado Party, and the country's first freely elected president, as well as the first civilian president in 39 years.
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33. Raúl Cubas Grau
1943-. (aged 83)
engineer
politician
Raúl Alberto Cubas Grau is a Paraguayan politician and electrical engineer who served as the 45th President of Paraguay from 1998 until his resignation in 1999.
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34. Esther Ballestrino
1918-1977 (aged 59)
activist
Esther Ballestrino de Careaga was a Paraguayan biochemist and political activist. She is most notable for her connection to the future Pope Francis and her forced disappearance (abduction and murder) in Argentina by the military dictatorship of the National Reorganization Process (1976–1983). She had helped found Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, which organised protests by the mothers of missing...
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35. Eligio Ayala
1879-1930 (aged 51)
lawyer
politician
José Eligio Ayala was President of Paraguay from 12 April 1923 to 17 March 1924 and again from 15 August 1924 until 15 August 1928. He was a member of the Liberal Party.
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36. Luis María Argaña
1932-1999 (aged 67)
lawyer
diplomat
judge
politician
Luis María del Corazón de Jesús Dionisio Argaña Ferraro was a Paraguayan politician and jurist. A prominent and influential member of the Colorado Party, he was a Supreme Court judge, unsuccessfully ran for the Colorado Party's nomination for president in the 1993 election and eventually was elected Vice-President in the 1998 election, but was assassinated seven months after assuming office...
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37. Cecilio Báez
1862-1941 (aged 79)
lawyer
journalist
diplomat
politician
Cecilio Báez González was provisional President of Paraguay from December 8, 1905 to November 25, 1906. He was a member of the Liberal Party.
38. Guillermo Cabanellas
1911-1983 (aged 72)
historian
lexicographer
lawyer
editor
Guillermo Cabanellas de Torres was a Spanish historian, labor lawyer, publisher, and lexicographer who carried out his work in Spain, Paraguay, and Argentina.
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39. Elisa Ruiz Díaz
1965-2021 (aged 56)
diplomat
Elisa Mercedes Ruiz Díaz Bareiro was a Paraguayan lawyer and diplomat. She was the Permanent Representative of Paraguay to the Organization of American States (OAS) from 2013 until her death. She served as the Chair of the OAS Permanent Council from 6 April 2021 to 19 May 2021.
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40. Nicanor Duarte
1956-. (aged 70)
lawyer
politician
Óscar Nicanor Duarte Frutos is a Paraguayan lawyer, journalist and politician who served as the 47th President of Paraguay from 2003 to 2008. A member of the Colorado Party, he became the central figure of Paraguayan politics during his presidency.
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41. Martín Almada
1937-2024 (aged 87)
human rights defender
lawyer
writer
Martín Almada was a Paraguayan lawyer, writer and educationalist. A noted dissident and human rights activist, he was imprisoned by the Alfredo Stroessner regime from 1974 to 1977. He was notable for uncovering the Archives of Terror in 1992, which documented repression by Stroessner's regime and proved the existence of Operation Condor.
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