19 Notable alumni of National University of Tucuman
Updated: May 10, 2026 EliteDegrees
National University of Tucuman is ranked #2,006 in the world and #12 in Argentina by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from National University of Tucuman 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 Tucuman won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Guillermo Snopek
1975-. (aged 51)
lawyer
politician
Guillermo Eugenio Mario Snopek is an Argentine politician of the Justicialist Party. He has served as a National Senator for Jujuy Province from 2017 to 2023, having served in lower chamber of Congress from 2015 to 2017 and in the Legislature of Jujuy from 2009 to 2015.
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2. Ana Falú
1947-. (aged 79)
architect
Ana María Falú is an Argentine architect and a social activist for human rights and for women's rights. She has been Regional Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM; now part of UN Women) for the Andean Region (2002–2004) and for Brazil and the Southern Cone Countries (2004–2009). She is a researcher and Professor at the National...
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3. Walter Barrionuevo
1954-. (aged 72)
lawyer
politician
Walter Basilio Barrionuevo is an Argentine Justicialist Party (PJ) politician, and governor of Jujuy Province.
4. Mario Acuña
1940-2009 (aged 69)
astrophysicist
Mario Acuña was an Argentine research scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in the Space Plasmas and Planetary Magnetospheres Branches, and then as a Senior Astrophysicist. He was a major pioneer in the field of planetary magnetism.
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5. Liliana Fellner
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Liliana Beatriz Fellner is an Argentine politician. She was a National Senator representing Jujuy Province from 2005 to 2017, and a National Deputy elected in the same province from 2003 to 2005.
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6. Pedro R. David
1929-2022 (aged 93)
judge
Pedro R. David was an Argentine magistrate.
7. María Elisa Castro
1954-. (aged 72)
architect
politician
María Elisa Castro is an Argentine architect and politician from the Justicialist Party (PJ), who served as national senator for the Santiago del Estero Province between 2001 and 2007. By lot, she was awarded a six-year term that ended in 2007.
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8. José Ignacio García Hamilton
1943-2009 (aged 66)
historian
lawyer
journalist
politician
José Ignacio García Hamilton was an Argentine writer, noted historian, lawyer and politician. He was elected to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies for the Radical Civic Union representing Tucumán Province.
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9. Violeta Hemsy de Gainza
1929-2023 (aged 94)
pianist
music teacher
writer
Violeta Hemsy de Gainza was an Argentine pianist and music pedagogue. She focused on the music education of children, improvisation and music therapy, considering learning music a human right. Her books were translated into many languages. She served in international organisations, as a board member of the International Society for Music Education from 1985 to 1990, and as president of...
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10. José Manuel Cano
1965-. (aged 61)
dentist
politician
José Manuel Cano is an Argentine dentist and politician of the Radical Civic Union (UCR). He was a National Deputy from 2013 to 2015, and later from 2017 to 2021. He also served as a National Senator for his home province of Tucumán from 2009 to 2013.
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11. Rossana Chahla
1966-. (aged 60)
physician
gynecologist
politician
Rossana Elena Chahla is an Argentine gynaecologist and politician. A member of the Justicialist Party, she has been serving as Mayor of San Miguel de Tucumán since 2023, the first woman to hold the office. She was previously a National Deputy from 2021 to 2023 representing Tucumán Province for the Frente de Todos and, before that, the Public Health Minister...
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12. César Pelli
1926-2019 (aged 93)
university teacher
architect
entrepreneur
César Pelli was an Argentine-American architect who designed some of the world's tallest buildings and other major urban landmarks. Three of his most notable buildings are the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, the World Financial Center in New York City, and the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco. The American Institute of Architects named him one of the ten most influential...
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13. Cristina Perez
1973-. (aged 53)
actor
writer
journalist
Cristina Pérez is an Argentine television news journalist. Since 2002, she has worked alongside Rodolfo Barilli, as news anchor of Telefe's Telefe Noticias a las 20 ("Telefe News at 8 PM").
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14. Juan Manzur
1969-. (aged 57)
surgeon
politician
Juan Luis Manzur is an Argentine surgeon and politician currently serving as a National Senator for Tucumán Province. A member of the Justicialist Party, he previously served as Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers from 2021 to 2023, under President Alberto Fernández. He previously served as Minister of Health of Argentina from 2009 to 2015, and as Governor of Tucumán...
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15. Tomás Eloy Martínez
1934-2010 (aged 76)
writer
journalist
university teacher
screenwriter
Tomás Eloy Martínez was an Argentine journalist and writer.
16. Leda Valladares
1919-2012 (aged 93)
musician
writer
folklorist
ethnographer
poet
Leda Valladares was an Argentine singer, songwriter, musicologist, folklorist, and poet. Born in San Miguel de Tucumán in northern Argentina, she grew up surrounded by both classical European music and the folk music of the Amerindian people living in the area. From a young age she studied piano and in her teens began a band with her brother that explored...
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17. Joaquín Morales Solá
1950-. (aged 76)
journalist
Joaquín Morales Solá is an Argentine political journalist. Since 2003 he started working for news television channel Todo Noticias and since 1993 he became a political columnist for the conservative newspaper La Nación.
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18. Silvana Tenreyro
1973-. (aged 53)
university teacher
economist
María Silvana Tenreyro is a British-Argentine economist who is professor of economics at the London School of Economics and was an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee from July 2017 to July 2023. She was president of the European Economic Association for 2021.
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19. José Luis Espert
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
economist
José Luis Espert is an Argentine economist and politician. He is member of the political coalition La Libertad Avanza. He was elected National Deputy for the Province of Buenos Aires in the 2021 Argentine legislative election. He was the founder and leader of the Avanza Libertad coalition, briefly joined Juntos por el Cambio in 2023, and became a member of...
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