24 Notable alumni of University of Alcala
Updated: June 02, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Alcala is ranked #696 in the world and #23 in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 24 notable alumni from University of Alcala sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Alcala won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Aitzole Araneta
1982-. (aged 44)
sexologist
LGBTQ rights activist
Aitzole Araneta Zinkunegi is a Spanish sexologist and transfeminist activist.
2. José Carlos Martínez
1962-2011 (aged 49)
trade unionist
politician
José Carlos Martínez was an Argentine politician, formerly of ARI. He sat in the Argentine Senate representing Tierra del Fuego Province.
3. Mariam Budia
1970-. (aged 56)
university teacher
playwright
writer
Mariam Budia is a Spanish writer, researcher, and playwright.
4. Scipione Pannocchieschi d'Elci
1598-1670 (aged 72)
Catholic deacon
Catholic bishop
Catholic priest
Scipione Pannocchieschi d’Elci was a Catholic cardinal who served as Apostolic Nuncio to the Republic of Venice and as Archbishop of Pisa.
5. Elena Herraiz
1992-. (aged 34)
television presenter
linguist
YouTuber
Elena Herraiz Medina, known online as Linguriosa ( pronounced [liŋɡuˈɾjosa]), is a Spanish YouTuber, linguistic popularizer and Spanish-language teacher. Since 2024, she has appeared on the TV programme Cifras y letras.
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6. Iñaki Piñuel
1965-. (aged 61)
psychologist
Iñaki Piñuel y Zabala is a Spanish psychologist, essayist, researcher and professor of Organization and Human Resources at the Faculty of Business and Labour Sciences in the University of Alcalá, Madrid. He is an expert in Management and Human Resources and one of the leading European specialists in research and divulgation of mobbing or psychological harassment in the workplace and...
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7. Agustín Moreto y Cavana
1618-1669 (aged 51)
writer
playwright
Agustín Moreto y Cavana, was a Spanish Catholic priest and dramatist.
8. Manuela Roka
1973-. (aged 53)
university teacher
politician
Manuela Roka Botey is an Equatorial Guinean politician who served as prime minister of Equatorial Guinea from 1 February 2023 to 17 August 2024. She is the first woman to fill this role. Her appointment to prime minister by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema was announced on January 31, 2023. She succeeded Francisco Pascual Obama Asue in the office. She had...
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9. María Isidra de Guzmán y de la Cerda
1767-1803 (aged 36)
translator
María Isidra de Guzmán y de la Cerda was a Spanish noble and scholar. She is regarded to be the first woman to receive a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Spain.
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10. Chenta Tsai Tseng
1990-. (aged 36)
singer
LGBTQ rights activist
Chenta Tsai Tseng, better known as Putochinomaricón (stylized as PUTOCHINOMARICÓN), is a Taiwanese-born Spanish musician and architect. They began in the Spanish alternative music scene in 2018. Their name was created from the insults they would be referred to on the streets. They released their debut album Corazón de cerdo con ginseng al vapor in 2018, followed by Jájá Éqúísdé...
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11. Agustín de Cazalla
1510-1559 (aged 49)
canon
theologian
Agustín de Cazalla was a Spanish clergyman, with humanist and Erasmist tendencies, who was prosecuted for founding a Protestant sect in Valladolid. The son of a royal accountant, Pedro de Cazalla, and Leonor de Vibero (or Vivero) - both were of 'converso' families - the nephew of Bishop Juan de Cazalla and the brother of María de Cazalla (of the...
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12. Alberto Rojo Blas
1975-. (aged 51)
politician
Alberto Rojo Blas is a Spanish politician, Mayor of Guadalajara since June 2019. He previously served as Mayor of Hita from 2003 to 2011. He is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).
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13. Belén Garijo
1960-. (aged 66)
physician
business executive
manager
chief executive officer
Belén Garijo is a Spanish business executive. Since May 2021, she has been the CEO and chair of the executive board of Merck Group.
14. Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz
1606-1682 (aged 76)
theologian
linguist
mathematician
musicologist
architect
Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz OCist was a Spanish Catholic scholastic philosopher, ecclesiastic, mathematician, polyglot, and writer. He is believed to be a great-grandson of Jan Popel y Lobkowicz.
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15. Tirso de Molina
1583-1648 (aged 65)
Catholic priest
writer
historian
playwright
poet
Gabriel Téllez, O. de M., also known as Tirso de Molina, was a Spanish Baroque dramatist and poet, as well as a Mercedarian friar, and Catholic priest. He is primarily known for writing The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest, the play from which the character Don Juan originates. His work also includes female protagonists and the exploration of...
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16. Mateo Alemán
1547-1614 (aged 67)
writer
novelist
Mateo Alemán y del Nero was a Spanish novelist and writer.
17. Henar Álvarez
1984-. (aged 42)
journalist
screenwriter
Henar Álvarez Díaz is a Spanish scriptwriter and comedian who co-hosts the Cadena SER radio show Buenismo bien. She was a scriptwriter and collaborator on the Movistar+ platform's #0, Las que faltaban.
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18. Carla García Barber
1990-. (aged 36)
physician
beauty pageant contestant
model
Carla Barber Garcia is a Spanish medical doctor, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Spain 2015 and Miss World Spain 2011. She represented her country at both Miss Universe 2015 and Miss World 2011.
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19. Rafael Hernando Fraile
1961-. (aged 65)
lawyer
politician
Rafael Antonio Hernando Fraile is a Spanish attorney and politician who represents Almería Province in the Spanish Congress of Deputies. He was the spokesperson of the People's Party in Congress between 2014 and 2018. He has also been the President of New Generations.
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20. César Bianchi
1977-. (aged 49)
presenter
writer
journalist
César Bianchi is a Uruguayan communicator, presenter, journalist, teacher and writer.
21. Jaime Castro Castro
1938-. (aged 88)
statesperson
lawyer
diplomat
politician
Jaime Castro Castro is a Colombian lawyer and politician, who served as Mayor of Bogotá from 1992 to 1994. A Liberal Party politician, he served as Minister of Government under President Belisario Betancur Cuartas, and as Minister of Justice under President Misael Pastrana Borrero.
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22. Sergio Díaz-Granados Guida
1968-. (aged 58)
lawyer
politician
Sergio Díaz-Granados Guida is a Colombian lawyer specialized in Government and Finance who graduated from the Universidad Externado de Colombia. He holds graduate degrees in Public Management from INAP (Spain) and Constitutional Rights from the University of Salamanca. Currently, he serves as the Executive President of CAF, Development Bank of Latin America.
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23. Macarena Santelices
1977-. (aged 49)
journalist
politician
Macarena Eugenia Santelices Cañas is a Chilean journalist, television presenter, and politician, and a member of the Republican Party of Chile (PRCh).
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24. Paúl Granda López
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
Paúl Andrés Granda López is an Ecuadorian politician who occupied the mayorship of Cuenca between 2009 and 2014.