19 Notable alumni of Southern University of Chile
Updated: May 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Southern University of Chile is ranked #1,294 in the world and #5 in Chile by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from Southern University of Chile sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Southern University of Chile won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Pedro Muñoz Leiva
1987-. (aged 39)
politician
Pedro Muñoz Leiva is a Chilean lawyer and socialist politician. He served as a member of the Constitutional Convention, representing the 24th electoral district of the Los Ríos Region.
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2. Carolina Nissen
1976-. (aged 50)
pianist
singer
guitarist
Carolina Nissen is a Chilean singer. She debuted in 2010 with an album of pop-like songs.
3. Roberto Delmastro
1945-2014 (aged 69)
engineer
politician
Roberto Delmastro Naso was a Chilean politician and engineer. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile for Valdivia from March 11, 1998, to March 11, 2014.
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4. Yarela Gómez
1990-. (aged 36)
teacher
politician
Yarela Gómez Sánchez is a Chilean teacher and independent politician. She served as a member of the Constitutional Convention between 2021 and 2022, representing the 27th District of the Aysén Region.
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5. Carlos Lehnebach
1992-1998 (aged 6)
botanist
botanical collector
Carlos Adolfo Lehnebach is a New Zealand botanist. He is employed as a botany curator at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Lehnebach has a master's degree and a PhD from Massey University.
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6. Pablo Galilea
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Pablo Alberto Galilea Carrillo is a Chilean commercial engineer and politician, member of Renovación Nacional (RN). He was a deputy for district No. 59, corresponding to the communes of the Aysén Region, between 1998 and 2010, and undersecretary of fisheries in the first government of Sebastián Piñera between 2010 and 2014.
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7. Consuelo Holzapfel
1956-. (aged 70)
actor
theatrical director
María Consuelo Holzapfel Ossa is a Chilean actress and theater director, known for her collaborations with the director Vicente Sabatini, and one of the most prominent actresses of the currently known as the golden age of telenovelas of Chilean television in the 1990s. She served as director of the theatre program at Universidad del Mar between 2004 and 2015.
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8. Guillermo Teillier
1943-2023 (aged 80)
politician
Guillermo León Teillier del Valle was a Chilean politician, educator, and writer and president of the Communist Party of Chile (PCC).
9. Mahani Teave
1983-. (aged 43)
pianist
Mahani Teave is a classical pianist from Easter Island, Chile.
10. Alejandra Sepúlveda
1965-. (aged 61)
veterinarian
politician
Alejandra Amalia Sepúlveda Orbenes is a politician currently serving as a parliamentary.
11. Iván Flores
1955-. (aged 71)
veterinarian
politician
Iván Alberto Flores García is a Chilean politician currently serving as a member of the Chamber of Deputies, representing District 24 of the Los Ríos Region. He served as President of the Chamber of Deputies from March 2019 to April 2020.
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12. Omar Lara
1941-2021 (aged 80)
poet
editor
translator
Luis Omar Lara Mendoza was a Chilean poet, translator, and editor.
13. Rosabetty Muñoz
1960-. (aged 66)
poet
teacher
writer
Rosabetty Muñoz Serón is a Chilean poet and professor who is linked to the cultural movements Chaicura from Ancud, Aumen from Castro, and Índice and Matra from Valdivia. She is a recipient of the Pablo Neruda Award and the Poetry Altazor Award of the National Arts.
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14. Patricio Rosas Barrientos
1968-. (aged 58)
surgeon
politician
Patricio Eduardo Rosas Barrientos is a Chilean surgeon and politician. Since March 2018, he has served as deputy for district No. 24, corresponding to the Los Ríos Region.
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15. María José Gatica
1984-. (aged 42)
politician
civil engineer
María José Gatica Bertin is a Chilean political figure and businesswoman. She has represented the Los Ríos Region in the Senate since 2022, after previously serving as a regional councilor for the same region between 2014 and 2021. A member of the centre-right party Renovación Nacional (RN), she is known for her positions on public security, decentralization, and economic development...
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16. Carlos Furche
1950-. (aged 76)
agricultural engineer
politician
Carlos Furche Guajardo is a Chilean agricultural engineer and politician who served as minister during the second government of Michelle Bachelet (2014−2018).
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17. Carlos Recondo
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Carlos Recondo Lavanderos is a Chilean politician who served as member of the Constitutional Council and the Chamber of Deputies of his country.
18. Miguel Ángel Calisto Águila
1985-. (aged 41)
economist
international relations
journalist
politician
Miguel Ángel Calisto Águila is a Chilean politician.
19. Paula Narváez
1972-. (aged 54)
psychologist
politician
Paula Narváez Ojeda is a Chilean politician and psychologist who is the Chile ambassador to the United Nations under President Gabriel Boric. She was elected as the seventy-ninth President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council on 27 July 2023.
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