18 Notable alumni of University of Alicante
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Alicante is ranked #543 in the world and #17 in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from University of Alicante 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 Alicante won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Rita Bosaho
1965-. (aged 61)
activist
paramedic
politician
Rita Gertrudis Bosaho Gori is an Equatorial Guinean-Spanish politician and activist member of Podemos, serving as Director-General for Equality of Treatment and Ethnic-racial Diversity in the Spanish Ministry of Equality since 2020 to 2023. She was a member of the 11th and 12th terms of the Congress of Deputies. In 2015, Bosaho became the first person of color, male or...
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2. Chema García Ibarra
1980-. (aged 46)
filmmaker
film producer
film director
Chema García Ibarra is a Spanish filmmaker.
3. Juan Escarré
1969-. (aged 57)
field hockey player
Juan Escarré Urueña is a Spanish field hockey player, who competed for Spain in three Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, when he captured the silver medal with his national side. In December 2004 the veteran midfielder won the Champions Trophy in Lahore, Pakistan, the next year followed by the 2005 Men's Hockey European Nations Cup in Leipzig, Germany.
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4. Mercedes Alonso Garcia
1964-. (aged 62)
lawyer
politician
Mercedes Alonso García is a Spanish politician of the Partido Popular. She served as mayor of Elche from 2011 through 2015.
5. África Lorente Castillo
1954-2020 (aged 66)
teacher
politician
África Lorente Castillo was a Spanish teacher, politician and activist. She was a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.
6. Patricia Blanquer Alcaraz
1973-. (aged 53)
politician
economist
Patricia Blanquer Alcaraz is a Spanish politician serving as a member of the Congress of Deputies since 2012. She has served as chairwoman of the committee on the Toledo Pact since 2023.
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7. Daniel Andújar
1994-. (aged 32)
middle-distance runner
Daniel Andújar Ponce is a Spanish middle-distance runner specialising in 800 metres. He represented his country at the 2014 and 2016 World Indoor Championships.
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8. Jira Bulahi Bad
1965-. (aged 61)
electrical engineer
political activist
politician
Jira Bulahi Bad is a Sahrawi engineer, politician, and activist. She is the representative of the Polisario Front in Spain since 2016.
9. Eva García Sáenz de Urturi
1972-. (aged 54)
writer
novelist
manager
university teacher
Eva García Sáenz de Urturi is a Spanish novelist.
10. Eduardo Zaplana
1956-. (aged 70)
minister
lawyer
politician
Eduardo Andrés Julio Zaplana Hernández-Soro is a Spanish politician who served as Minister of Labour and Social Issues from 2002 to 2004, President of the Valencian Government from 1995 to 2002 and Spokesperson of the Partido Popular (PP) in the Spanish Congress of Deputies from 2004 to 2008.
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11. Leire Pajín
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
sociologist
Leire Pajín Iraola is a Spanish sociologist and politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2024.
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12. Pilar Llop
1973-. (aged 53)
judge
politician
María Pilar Llop Cuenca is a Spanish judge and politician who served as the minister of Justice of Spain and ex officio First Notary of the Kingdom from 2021 to 2023. Previously, she served as the 61st president of the Senate of Spain. She has been Spanish Senator designated by the Assembly of Madrid, an assembly of which she has...
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13. Elia Barceló
1957-. (aged 69)
writer
science fiction writer
Elia Barceló or Elia Eisterer-Barceló was a Spanish academic in Austria and she then became a successful full-time writer. She writes in different genres and her work has been adapted to screen.
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14. Alyse Eady
1988-. (aged 38)
beauty pageant contestant
Alyse Cynthia Eady is an American news anchor and beauty pageant titleholder who was Miss Arkansas 2010. Eady was named first runner-up at the Miss America 2011 pageant, which was won by Miss Nebraska 2010 Teresa Scanlan.
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15. Luis Barcala
1962-. (aged 64)
lawyer
politician
Luis José Barcala Sierra is a lawyer and the current mayor of Alicante, Spain since 19 April 2018.
16. Sonia Castedo
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Sonia Castedo Ramos is a Spanish politician and was mayor of Alicante until her resignation on December 23, 2014.
17. Carlos Mazón Guixot
1974-. (aged 52)
politician
Carlos Arturo Mazón Guixot is a Spanish politician who served as president of the Valencian Government from 2023 to 2025.
18. Tesh Sidi
1994-. (aged 32)
computer scientist
politician
Teslem Andala Ubbi, better known as Tesh Sidi (Arabic: تسلم سيدي), is a Sahrawi-Spanish computer engineer and politician. Having been an activist for Sahrawi independence, she was elected as an MP in the Congress of Deputies as number three on the lists of Sumar for Madrid after being nominated by Más Madrid, with whom she had previously attempted to run...
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