58 Notable alumni of Pompeu Fabra University
Updated: June 07, 2026 EliteDegrees
Pompeu Fabra University is 433st in the world, 1st in North America, and 14st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 58 notable alumni from Pompeu Fabra 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 Pompeu Fabra University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Ingrid Guardiola Sánchez
1980-. (aged 46)
essayist
director
teacher
film producer
Ingrid Guardiola Sánchez is a Catalan filmmaker, producer, and cultural essayist. Between 2021 and 2025, she was the director of Bòlit, Contemporary Art Center of Girona.
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2. Martí Gasull i Roig
1969-2012 (aged 43)
philologist
philosopher
cultural activist
Martí Gasull i Roig was a Catalan linguistic activist and a mountaineer, one of the founders of the Platform for the Catalan Language (Plataforma per la Llengua). He was fully involved in the organisation's coordination, becoming its ideologist. He combined his love for the Catalan language and culture with his great passion for mountaineering. On 23 September 2012, he died...
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3. Josep Sucarrats Miró
1975-. (aged 51)
journalist
Josep Sucarrats Miró is a Catalan writer, specialized in gastronomy.
4. Diego Comin
1973-. (aged 53)
university teacher
economist
Diego Adolfo Comin is a Spanish economist who is currently Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College.
5. Meritxell Colell Aparicio
1983-. (aged 43)
film producer
screenwriter
university teacher
film editor
documentary filmmaker
Meritxell Colell Aparicio is a Spanish director.
6. Ernesto Díaz Espinoza
1978-. (aged 48)
screenwriter
film director
film editor
Ernesto Díaz Espinoza is a Chilean editor, film director and writer best known for his films Kiltro (2006), Mirageman (2007), The ABCs of Death (2012), Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman (2012), Redeemer (2014) and The Fist of the Condor (2023).
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7. Clara Roquet
1988-. (aged 38)
film director
screenwriter
Clara Roquet is a Spanish filmmaker from Catalonia.
8. Uri Giné
1986-. (aged 40)
singer
Uri Giné is a Spanish musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the founder, lead singer, and songwriter of the alternative rock band Bongo Botrako from their formation in 2007 until their indefinite hiatus announcement in 2015.
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9. Marina Herlop
1992-. (aged 34)
pianist
singer
composer
Marina Hernández López, known professionally as Marina Herlop, is a Catalan pianist, singer, and experimental musician. She is known for her fusion of classical and avant-garde styles in her music. Herlop uses an invented language in her lyrics, mixing elements from existing languages and her own constructed vocabulary.
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10. Javier Calvo
1973-. (aged 53)
literary critic
screenwriter
novelist
writer
translator
Javier Calvo Perales is a Spanish writer born in Barcelona in 1973.
11. Uriel Bertran i Arrué
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
economist
Uriel Bertran i Arrué is a Spanish Associate Professor, Economist, and pro-Catalan independence Politician. He is known for leading the Esquerra Independentista movement within the ERC and co-founding the Catalan Solidarity for Independence party (SI), alongside Joan Laporta and Alfons López Tena. In the 2010 Catalan parliament election he was elected a Deputy for the constituency of Barcelona, serving until...
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12. Neus Ballús i Montserrat
1980-. (aged 46)
screenwriter
film director
film producer
film editor
Neus Ballús is a Catalan film director and scriptwriter.
13. Sergi Miquel Valentí
1989-. (aged 37)
industrial designer
politician
Sergi Miquel i Valentí is a Spanish politician from Catalonia and former Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.
14. Nadia Blel Scaff
1981-. (aged 45)
lawyer
Nadia Georgette Blel Scaff is a Colombian lawyer and politician. She was elected as a Senator of Colombia since 2014. She serves as President of the Conservative Party since 2024.
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15. Tatiana Huezo
1972-. (aged 54)
screenwriter
film director
documentarian
documentary filmmaker
Tatiana Huezo Sánchez is a film director of Salvadoran and Mexican nationality, residing in Mexico. Her first film, El lugar más pequeño (2011), a documentary about the Salvadoran Civil War, has been awarded internationally. In 2016 she premiered Tempestad, the story of two women who suffer the consequences of human trafficking in Mexico. It received the 2016 Fénix Award for...
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16. Carles Mundó i Blanch
1976-. (aged 50)
lawyer
politician
Carles Mundó i Blanch is a Spanish lawyer and politician from Catalonia who served as the Minister of Justice of Catalonia until the dismissal of the Parliament of Catalonia and of the Catalan Government in 2017 due to its declaration of independence. He was reelected to the Catalan Parliament on 21 December 2017 as a member of the Catalonia Yes...
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17. Marcel Mauri
1977-. (aged 49)
university teacher
historian
journalist
official
political activist
Marcel Mauri de los Rios is a journalist and historian, former vice president and spokesman of Òmnium Cultural.
18. Elena Martín
1992-. (aged 34)
actor
screenwriter
film director
Elena Martín Gimeno is a Spanish actress and filmmaker from Catalonia.
19. Jorge Carrión
1976-. (aged 50)
literary critic
journalist
non-fiction writer
writer
hispanist
Jorge Carrión is a Spanish writer, cultural critic, and director of the Master in Literary Creation at the Pompeu Fabra University. His published books include the non-fiction works Bookshops (2013) and Barcelona: Book of Passageways (2017), and the novels The Dead (2010), The Orphans (2014), and The Tourists (2015). He writes in the Spanish edition of The New York Times,...
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20. Alícia Romero Llano
1976-. (aged 50)
jurist
politician
Alícia Romero Llano is a Spanish politician of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia who has served in the Parliament of Catalonia since 2012. She previously served on the city council of Mataró, where she was deputy mayor from 2005 to 2011. In 2024, she was designated as Minister of Economy and Finance of Catalonia in the government of Salvador Illa.
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21. Carlos Marqués-Marcet
1983-. (aged 43)
screenwriter
film director
film editor
Carlos Marqués-Marcet is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and film editor best known for his first fictional film 10,000 km.
22. Silvia Calzón
1975-. (aged 51)
politician
epidemiologist
Silvia Calzón Fernández is a Spanish epidemiologist and politician who is currently serving as commissioner of the Nuclear Safety Council. She is also known for serving as secretary of state for health from 2020 to 2023 and, briefly, as director of the Spanish Anti-Doping Agency in 2024.
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23. Marta Rosique
1996-. (aged 30)
journalist
political activist
politician
secondary school teacher
Marta Rosique i Saltor is a Catalan politician from Spain and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.
24. Mireia Vehí i Cantenys
1985-. (aged 41)
activist
sociologist
women's rights activist
politician
Mireia Vehí i Cantenys is a Spanish sociologist and politician from Catalonia, who served as Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain. She was previously a member of the Parliament of Catalonia.
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25. Ángela Cervantes Sorribas
1993-. (aged 33)
actor
Ángela Cervantes Sorribas is a Spanish actress.
26. Maria Arnal
1987-. (aged 39)
songwriter
producer
singer
musician
Maria Arnal Dimas is a Spanish artist, singer and composer based in Barcelona. Her music has received great recognition from Spanish critics. She combines his facet of electronic pop and polyphonic traditional music with projects that experiment with sound, technology and art.
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27. Cristina Pato
1980-. (aged 46)
composer
pianist
tambourine player
bagpiper
Cristina Pato Lorenzo is a Galician bagpiper, pianist and writer. Cristina has served as a visiting professor and artist-in-residence at New York University (NYU), Harvard University, and the University of California, Santa Barbara. Additionally, she collaborated for over fifteen years with Silkroad (arts organization), the non-profit organization founded by cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
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28. Joan Herrera i Torres
1971-. (aged 55)
jurist
politician
Joan Herrera i Torres is a Spanish lawyer and politician from Catalonia. He was the leader of the leftist party Iniciativa per Catalunya.
29. Roger Montañola i Busquets
1986-. (aged 40)
political scientist
businessperson
politician
Roger Montañola i Busquets is a Spanish politician and political scientist, who was a member of the Parliament of Catalonia within the Convergence i Unió parliamentary group. A member of the Democratic Union of Catalonia (UDC) until 2016, he was one of the promoters of Lliures.
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30. Mireia Oriol
1996-. (aged 30)
actor
stage actor
model
Mireia Oriol is a Spanish actress from Catalonia.
31. Javier Beltrán
1983-. (aged 43)
actor
film actor
Javier Beltrán Andreu is a Spanish film and theatre actor.
32. Marta Rovira i Vergés
1977-. (aged 49)
lawyer
law professor
politician
Marta Rovira i Vergés is a Spanish lawyer and politician. She was the General Secretary of Republican Left of Catalonia between 2011 and 2024.
33. Elsa Artadi i Vila
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
economist
Elsa Artadi i Vila is a Spanish economist, academic and politician from Catalonia. Artadi is a member of the Parliament of Catalonia and was previously Minister of the Presidency and Government Spokesperson of Catalonia.
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34. Roger Torrent i Ramió
1979-. (aged 47)
urban planner
political scientist
politician
Roger Torrent i Ramió is a Spanish politician and urban planner from Catalonia. A former mayor of the municipality of Sarrià de Ter in north-eastern Spain, Torrent was President of the Parliament of Catalonia from January 2018 until March 2021. Since 26 May 2021 he is the Minister of Business and Work of Catalonia.
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35. Aina Clotet
1982-. (aged 44)
theatrical director
film director
singer
screenwriter
Aina Clotet Fresquet is a Spanish actress and director known mainly for her participation in numerous series of the Catalan channel TV3 among which Estació d'enllaç and Infidels stand out. In 2015 she made her directorial debut with her first short film Tiger, which was nominated for a Gaudí award.
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36. Pablo Derqui
1976-. (aged 50)
actor
film actor
Pablo Derqui Maestre is a Spanish actor from Catalonia. An accomplished stage actor, he is better known to the wider public for his performances in television series such as Hispania, Isabel, Pulsaciones or Cathedral of the Sea.
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37. Margarita Prohens Rigo
1982-. (aged 44)
translator
politician
Margalida "Marga" Prohens Rigo is a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician. She served in the Parliament of the Balearic Islands from 2011 to 2019, and the Congress of Deputies. In 2021, she became president of the People's Party of the Balearic Islands, winning the 2023 Balearic regional election and becoming President of the Balearic Islands.
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38. Jaume Asens Llodrà
1972-. (aged 54)
human rights defender
lawyer
politician
Jaume Asens Llodrà is a Spanish politician of Catalunya en Comú who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.
39. Isaki Lacuesta
1975-. (aged 51)
critic
screenwriter
film director
Isaki Lacuesta is a Spanish film director from Catalonia. His work includes documentary film, narrative film and video art.
40. Marta Pascal i Capdevila
1983-. (aged 43)
historian
political adviser
political scientist
politician
Marta Pascal Capdevila is a Spanish politician, a Senator of the Parliament of Catalonia. From July 2016 to July 2018, she was general coordinator of the Catalan European Democratic Party (PDeCAT). From October 2012 to February 2015, she was president of the Nationalist Youth of Catalonia, and from July 2015 until its dissolution in July 2016 she was the spokesperson...
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41. Antoni Comín
1971-. (aged 55)
teacher
philosopher
intellectual
politician
Antoni "Toni" Comín i Oliveres is a Catalan intellectual and politician from Spain. He is currently the executive vice-president of the Council for the Republic and has been an MEP since July 2019. He is the fourth child of the politician and intellectual Alfonso Carlos Comín i Ros and Maria Lluïsa Oliveres i Sanvicens, whose other children are Maria, Pere...
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42. Sandra Sabatés
1979-. (aged 47)
journalist
television presenter
Sandra Sabatés is a Spanish journalist and TV presenter.
43. Pere Aragonès
1982-. (aged 44)
jurist
businessperson
university teacher
politician
Pere Aragonès i Garcia is a Catalan lawyer and former politician who served as President of the Government of Catalonia from 2021 to 2024. He previously served between 2018 and 2021 as Vice President and Minister of Economy and Finance of Catalonia, as well as Acting President between September 2020 and May 2021. He is a member of the Republican...
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44. Meritxell Batet
1973-. (aged 53)
jurist
lawyer
university teacher
politician
Meritxell Batet Lamaña is a Spanish jurist, politician, and member of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC), who served as President of the Congress of Deputies from 2019 to 2023. Prior to this, she served as Minister for Territorial Policy and Civil Service of the Government of Spain between June 2018 and May 2019.
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45. Miki Esparbé
1983-. (aged 43)
actor
screenwriter
film director
Miquel Esparbé Gener, better known as Miki Esparbé, is a Spanish actor. He is known for his performances in Off Course, Barcelona, nit d'estiu, and Cuerpo de élite.
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46. Alexia Putellas
1994-. (aged 32)
association football player
Alèxia Putellas i Segura, often known mononymously as Alexia, is a Spanish professional footballer from Catalonia who plays as a midfielder or forward for Liga F club Barcelona, which she captains, and the Spain women's national team. She previously played for Espanyol and Levante, and has represented Catalonia. Having won all major club and most of the individual awards available...
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47. Gabriel Rufián
1982-. (aged 44)
social graduated
politician
Gabriel Rufián Romero is a Spanish politician. In the Spanish general election of 2015 he led the Republican Left of Catalonia, a pro-independence electoral party. He is also a member of the secretariat of the Assemblea Nacional Catalana and a member of Súmate, two other pro-independence groups.
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48. Quim Gutiérrez
1981-. (aged 45)
actor
television actor
Joaquim "Quim" Gutiérrez Ylla is a Spanish actor. He won the Goya Award for Best New Actor for his performance in Dark Blue Almost Black (2006).
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49. Camila Caneque
1984-2024 (aged 40)
conceptual artist
writer
Camila Cañeque was a philosopher, conceptual and performance artist from Barcelona. Her work critiqued modernity and existential fatigue. Her work explored the concept of unproductivity, inefficiency and the unfinished in a chaotic world.
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50. Óliver Laxe
1982-. (aged 44)
screenwriter
film director
film producer
actor
film actor
Óliver Laxe Coro is a French-born Galician film director, screenwriter and actor. Better known for his films You All Are Captains (2010), Mimosas (2016), Fire Will Come (2019) and Sirāt (2025). The latter has been nominated for Best International Film and Best Sound at the 98th Academy Awards and earned Laxe the Jury Prize at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.
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51. Joan Margall Sastre
1975-. (aged 51)
historian
politician
Joan Margall i Sastre is a Spanish politician from Catalonia who serves as a Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.
52. Anna Corbella
1976-. (aged 50)
sailor
veterinarian
firefighter
Anna Corbella i Jordi is a Catalan Spanish sailor. She was the first Spanish woman to sail non-stop around the world and the third woman to do it twice.
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53. Jessica Vall Montero
1988-. (aged 38)
swimmer
biologist
Jessica Vall Montero is a Spanish competitive swimmer and breaststroke specialist. She has a degree in Biomedicine from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra and has worked at Barcelona's Biomedical Research Center. She swims for Club Natació Sant Andreu, where she has trained for over five years with her coach Jordi Jou, ex-elite swimmer also for C.N. Sant Andreu. Besides elite training,...
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54. Neus Munte Fernandez
1970-. (aged 56)
lawyer
politician
Neus Munté Fernández is a Catalan politician.
55. Asena Serbezova
1973-. (aged 53)
academic
health minister
pharmacist
politician
Asena Serbezova is a Bulgarian pharmacist and university teacher, minister of health under the government of Kiril Petkov from 2021 to 2022.
56. Mónica Ojeda
1988-. (aged 38)
novelist
university teacher
short story writer
writer
poet
Mónica Ojeda Franco is an Ecuadorian writer. A native of Guayaquil, she obtained her bachelor's degree from the Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, followed by a master's degree from the Universidad Pompeu Fabra de Barcelona. She is currently working on her doctorate in Madrid. Ojeda has published in several genres, including poetry, novels, and short stories. In 2017, she...
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57. María Begoña Yarza
1964-. (aged 62)
physician
politician
surgeon
María Begoña Yarza Sáez is a Chilean politician and physician who served as Minister of Health.
58. Jonathan Menkos
1975-. (aged 51)
writer
academic
economist
politician
Jonathan Kiril Thomas Menkos Zeissig is a Guatemalan economist, politician, writer, academic and analyst serving as Guatemala's Minister of Public Finance since January 19, 2024. He previously served as president of the Central American Institute of Fiscal Studies (ICEFI) starting September 2012.
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