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100 Notable alumni of University of Barcelona

Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees

University of Barcelona is ranked #116 in the world and #1 in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from University of Barcelona 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 Barcelona won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

Care Santos

1. Care Santos

1970-. (aged 56)
writer literary critic children's writer journalist
Macarena Santos i Torres, is a Spanish writer who writes under the name "Care Santos". She writes in both Catalan and Spanish languages, for both young and adult readers.
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Alicia Sánchez-Camacho

2. Alicia Sánchez-Camacho

1966-. (aged 60)
lawyer politician
Alicia Sánchez-Camacho Pérez is a Spanish lawyer and politician. She served as the President of the People's Party in Catalonia from 2008 to 2017.
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Oriol Mitjà Villar

3. Oriol Mitjà Villar

1980-. (aged 46)
physician scientist
Oriol Mitjà i Villar is a Catalan-born Spanish researcher and consultant physician in internal medicine and infectious diseases with expertise in poverty-related tropical diseases. He has conducted research at the Lihir Medical Centre in Papua New Guinea since 2010 on new diagnostic and therapeutic tools to eradicate yaws. He was awarded the Princess of Girona Award in the scientific research...
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Xavier Antich

4. Xavier Antich

1962-. (aged 64)
university teacher philosopher writer
Xavier Antich i Valero is a Catalan philosopher, writer, and university professor in Catalonia. He is a professor of aesthetics at the University of Girona. He chaired the board of the Tàpies Foundation between 2011 and 2022. Since February 2022, he has been the President of Catalan Civil Association Òmnium Cultural.
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Manuel Cruz

5. Manuel Cruz

1951-. (aged 75)
university teacher philosopher politician
Manuel Cruz Rodríguez is a Spanish philosopher and politician who served as the 60th President of the Senate from May to December 2019. Prior to this, between 2016 and 2019, Cruz served as member of the Congress of Deputies in representation of Barcelona. He is a member of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia.
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Josep Vallverdú

6. Josep Vallverdú

1923-. (aged 103)
secondary school teacher writer philologist translator draftsperson
Josep Vallverdú i Aixalà is a Catalan poet, novelist, playwright, linguist and essayist.
Toni Soler i Guasch

7. Toni Soler i Guasch

1965-. (aged 61)
screenwriter writer television director television presenter journalist
Toni Soler i Guasch is a Spanish journalist, television producer and writer.
Narcís Serra

8. Narcís Serra

1943-. (aged 83)
politician economist
Narcís Serra i Serra (( Catalan pronunciation: [nəɾˈsis ˈsɛrə]; born 30 May 1943) is a Spanish economist and politician, serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Spain from 1991 to 1995. Born in Barcelona in 1943, he was one of the leading figures of Catalan socialism during the Spanish transition to democracy, and he was one of the founders of the...
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David Jiménez

9. David Jiménez

1971-. (aged 55)
journalist
David Jiménez is a Spanish journalist and author, who worked as long-term reporter and war correspondent before becoming editor-in-chief of El Mundo. He has written several books, including the bestseller El director.
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Maria Mercè Marçal

10. Maria Mercè Marçal

1952-1998 (aged 46)
translator poet linguist writer
Maria Mercè Marçal i Serra was a Catalan poet, professor, writer and translator from Spain.
Agustí Villaronga

11. Agustí Villaronga

1953-2023 (aged 70)
film actor screenwriter film director
Agustí Villaronga Riutort was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed several feature films, a documentary, three projects for television and three shorts. His film Moon Child was entered into the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.
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Manuel Delgado Ruiz

12. Manuel Delgado Ruiz

1956-. (aged 70)
professor ethnologist anthropologist
Manuel Delgado Ruiz is a Spanish anthropologist.
Teresa Forcades

13. Teresa Forcades

1966-. (aged 60)
women's rights activist theologian internist anti-vaccine activist nun
Teresa Forcades i Vila OSB is a Catalan physician, Benedictine nun and social activist. Forcades i Vila is known for her controversial views on the church, public health and Catalan independence, and for her vaccine skepticism.
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Josep Maria Espinàs

14. Josep Maria Espinàs

1927-2023 (aged 96)
editor jurist journalist poet lawyer
Josep Maria Espinàs Massip was a Spanish writer, journalist and publisher known for his novels, travel writing and newspaper articles.
Yosef Ben-Jochannan

15. Yosef Ben-Jochannan

1918-2015 (aged 97)
historian archaeologist
Yosef Alfredo Antonio Ben-Jochannan, commonly referred to as "Dr. Ben", was an American writer and historian. He was considered to be one of the more prominent Afrocentric scholars by some Black Nationalists. Conversely, mainstream scholars, such as Mary Lefkowitz, dismissed him citing historical inaccuracies in his work, and disputes about his academic credentials.
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Alba Vergés i Bosch

16. Alba Vergés i Bosch

1978-. (aged 48)
economist engineering technician politician gestor
Alba Vergés i Bosch is a Catalan economist and politician who is current serving as the First Vice President of the Parliament of Catalonia since 2021 and as Acting President of the Parliament of Catalonia from July 2022 until June 2023, when she was succeeded by Anna Erra.
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Joan Oliver i Sallarès

17. Joan Oliver i Sallarès

1899-1986 (aged 87)
playwright poet writer
Joan Oliver i Sallarès, also known by his pseudonym Pere Quart, (1899 in Sabadell – 1986 in Barcelona) was a Catalan poet, playwright, literary manager, translator, narrator, and journalist. He is considered one of the most important twentieth-century writers of Catalonia.
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José Agustín Goytisolo

18. José Agustín Goytisolo

1928-1999 (aged 71)
writer poet lawyer translator essayist
José Agustín Goytisolo Gay was a Spanish poet, scholar and essayist. He was the brother of Juan Goytisolo and Luis Goytisolo, also writers.
Laia Palau

19. Laia Palau

1979-. (aged 47)
basketball player
Laia Palau Altés is a former Spanish professional basketball player. At 314, she is the most capped player in the Spain women's national basketball team, after being in the senior team for two decades (2002-2021). With 12 medals in final tournaments, she is also the top medallist.
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Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol

20. Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol

1819-1885 (aged 66)
engineer shipbuilder journalist inventor politician
Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol was a Spanish lawyer, artist, journalist, newspaper publisher and engineer born in Figueres, Catalonia. He was the inventor of the first air-independent and combustion-engine-driven submarine.
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Miquel Roca

21. Miquel Roca

1940-. (aged 86)
jurist lawyer university teacher politician
Miquel Roca Junyent is a Spanish lawyer and politician from Democratic Convergence of Catalonia. He is one of the Fathers of the Constitution in Spain.
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Valentín Fuster Carulla

22. Valentín Fuster Carulla

1943-. (aged 83)
writer researcher cardiologist physician
Valentín Fuster Carulla, 1st Marquess of Fuster is a Spanish cardiologist and aristocrat.
Montserrat Roig

23. Montserrat Roig

1946-1991 (aged 45)
program director writer journalist
Montserrat Roig i Fransitorra was a Catalan writer of novels, short stories and articles.
Leopoldo María Panero

24. Leopoldo María Panero

1948-2014 (aged 66)
poet writer
Leopoldo María Panero was a Spanish poet and member of the Novísimos group. His work is included in many works of literary history, anthologies, and academic programs across Spain. Much of his work is considered autobiographical.
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Albert Boadella

25. Albert Boadella

1943-. (aged 83)
writer film director actor theatrical director
Albert Boadella Oncins is a Spanish actor and playwright. He was one of the founding members of the Els Joglars theatre company, and its director from 1962 to 2012.
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Enric Prat de la Riba

26. Enric Prat de la Riba

1870-1917 (aged 47)
lawyer journalist essayist politician
Enric Prat de la Riba i Sarrà was a Spanish politician, lawyer and writer. He was a member of the Centre Escolar Catalanista, where one of the earliest definitions of Catalan nationalism was formulated. He became the first President of the Commonwealth of Catalonia on 6 April 1914 and retained this office until his death. He wrote the book and...
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Jaume Cabré

27. Jaume Cabré

1947-. (aged 79)
librettist university teacher philologist literary critic screenwriter
Jaume Cabré i Fabré is a Catalan philologist, novelist and screenwriter. He was one of the founders of the Catalan literary collective, Ofèlia Dracs.
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Francesc Cambó

28. Francesc Cambó

1876-1947 (aged 71)
jurist financier lawyer politician
Francesc Cambó i Batlle was a conservative Spanish politician from Catalonia, founder and leader of the autonomist party Lliga Regionalista. He was a minister in several Spanish governments. He supported a number of artistic and cultural endeavours, especially, the translation of Greek and Latin classical texts to Catalan.
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Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira

29. Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira

1952-. (aged 74)
journalist philologist sociologist politician
Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira is a Catalan politician. He was the vice-president of the Catalan Government from 2006 to 2010. From 1996 to 2008 he was the leader of the Republican Left of Catalonia (Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, ERC). ERC campaigns for Catalonia's independence from Spain and, secondarily, extend it to other Catalan Countries, the whole Catalan linguistic domain.
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Lidia Falcón

30. Lidia Falcón

1935-. (aged 91)
politician teacher lawyer writer activist
Lidia Falcón O'Neill is a Spanish politician and writer. With a degree in law, dramatic art, and journalism, and a PhD in philosophy, she has stood out for her defense of feminism in Spain, especially during the Transition.
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Bernardo Atxaga

31. Bernardo Atxaga

1951-. (aged 75)
poet screenwriter writer children's writer novelist
Bernardo Atxaga, pseudonym of Joseba Irazu Garmendia, is a Spanish Basque writer and self-translator.
Abel Matutes

32. Abel Matutes

1941-. (aged 85)
lawyer businessperson banker association football player politician
Abel Matutes y Juan is a Spanish former politician who served as Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 6 May 1996 to 2000. He was also a European commissioner from 1986 to 1994 and a Member of the European Parliament.
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Pepe Rubianes

33. Pepe Rubianes

1947-2009 (aged 62)
film actor theatrical director stage actor
José Rubianes Alegret, better known as Pepe Rubianes was a Galician actor and theater director, born in Galicia and brought up in Catalonia, specializing in mime, imitation and monologues. He was known for his irony, his sharp sense of humor and verbal torrents sprinkled with swear words, and rigorously dressing in black clothes when acting in dramatic scenes. He defined...
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Salvador Espriu

34. Salvador Espriu

1913-1985 (aged 72)
playwright poet writer
Salvador Espriu i Castelló was a Catalan poet from Spain.
Eugeni d'Ors

35. Eugeni d'Ors

1881-1954 (aged 73)
professor art critic journalist literary critic philosopher
Eugenio d'Ors Rovira, also known as Eugeni d'Ors, was a Spanish writer, essayist, journalist, philosopher and art critic. He wrote in both Catalan and Spanish, sometimes under the pseudonym of Xènius ( pronounced [ˈʃɛnius]).
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Ernest Lluch

36. Ernest Lluch

1937-2000 (aged 63)
writer economist university teacher politician
Ernest Lluch Martín, OC3, OCS, was a Spanish economist and politician, member of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC). He was Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs from 1982 to 1986 in the first Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) government of Felipe González. He was assassinated in 2000 by the Basque separatist organisation, ETA.
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María Teresa Fernández de la Vega

37. María Teresa Fernández de la Vega

1949-. (aged 77)
lawyer judge politician
María Teresa Fernández de la Vega Sanz is a Spanish politician and magistrate of the Socialist Party. During her political career, she served as first deputy prime minister, minister of the Presidency and government spokesperson under prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero from 2004 to 2010 and as president of the Council of State from 2018 to 2022, being the...
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Jaume Collboni Cuadrado

38. Jaume Collboni Cuadrado

1969-. (aged 57)
lawyer politician
Jaume Collboni Cuadrado is a Spanish politician, lawyer by profession and civil servant of the local administration. He became the Mayor of Barcelona on 17 June 2023.
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Raimon Panikkar

39. Raimon Panikkar

1918-2010 (aged 92)
missionary writer Catholic priest university teacher theologian
Raimon Panikkar Alemany, also known as Raimundo Panikkar and Raymond Panikkar, was a Spanish Catholic priest and a proponent of interfaith dialogue. As a scholar, he specialized in comparative religion.
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Lluís Domènech i Montaner

40. Lluís Domènech i Montaner

1850-1923 (aged 73)
architect professor politician
Lluís Domènech i Montaner was a Catalan architect who was very much involved in and influential for the Catalan Modernisme català, the Art Nouveau/Jugendstil movement. He was also a Catalan politician.
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Josep Pla

41. Josep Pla

1897-1981 (aged 84)
writer novelist literary critic journalist
Josep Pla i Casadevall was a Spanish journalist and a popular author. As a journalist he worked in France, Italy, Britain, Germany, and the Soviet Union, from where he wrote political and cultural chronicles in Catalan and Spanish.
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Jordi Fernández

42. Jordi Fernández

1982-. (aged 44)
basketball coach
Jordi Fernández Torres is a Spanish professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Jaume Balagueró

43. Jaume Balagueró

1968-. (aged 58)
film director screenwriter
Jaume Balagueró Bernat is a Spanish film director and screenwriter known for his horror films, most notably the acclaimed REC series.
Juan Carlos Girauta

44. Juan Carlos Girauta

1961-. (aged 65)
lawyer writer politician
Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal is a Spanish politician who served as Member of the Congress of Deputies in the 2016–2019 legislature. Previously, he has served as Member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2016, representing Spain for the Citizens political party.
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Xavier Trias

45. Xavier Trias

1946-. (aged 80)
politician physician
Xavier Trias i Vidal de Llobatera is a Catalan politician, member of Together for Catalonia and was Mayor of Barcelona from July 2011 to June 2015. Among other responsibilities to the Government of Catalonia, he was Minister of Health and of the Presidency for various Jordi Pujol Governments.
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Javier Nart

46. Javier Nart

1947-. (aged 79)
lawyer writer politician war correspondent journalist
Javier Nart Peñalver is a Spanish journalist and politician who has been a member of the European Parliament since 2014, currently taking part in the Renew Europe group. From 2012 until 2019, he was a member of Citizens (Cs).
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Laura Borràs i Castanyer

47. Laura Borràs i Castanyer

1970-. (aged 56)
researcher columnist writer university teacher philologist
Laura Borràs i Castanyer is a Spanish philologist, academic and politician from Catalonia who was the President of the Parliament of Catalonia between 2021 and 2022, when she was suspended as member of the Parliament of Catalonia under allegations of corruption.
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Francina Armengol

48. Francina Armengol

1971-. (aged 55)
pharmacist politician
Francesca Lluc Armengol Socias, known as Francina Armengol Socias, is a Spanish politician from the Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands. She currently serves as president of the Congress of Deputies since 2023 and as member of the Congress of Deputies from the Balearic Islands since 2023.
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Juan Goytisolo

49. Juan Goytisolo

1931-2017 (aged 86)
novelist journalist poet literary editor essayist
Juan Goytisolo Gay was a Spanish poet, essayist, and novelist. He lived in Marrakesh from 1997 until his death in 2017. He was considered Spain's greatest living writer at the beginning of the 21st century, yet he had lived abroad since the 1950s. On 24 November 2014 he was awarded the Cervantes Prize, the most prestigious literary award in the...
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Francisco Pi y Margall

50. Francisco Pi y Margall

1824-1901 (aged 77)
lawyer journalist philosopher orator writer
Francesc Pi i Margall was a Spanish federalist and republican politician and theorist who served as president of the short-lived First Spanish Republic in 1873. He was also a historian, philosopher, romanticist writer, and was also the leader of the Federal Democratic Republican Party and the Democratic Party. Pi was turned into a sort of secular saint in his time.
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Josep Piqué

51. Josep Piqué

1955-2023 (aged 68)
economist professor politician
Josep Piqué Camps was a Spanish politician of the conservative People's Party (PP). He served in ministerial departments under the José María Aznar government. He also helmed the People's Party of Catalonia from 2003 to 2007.
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Fernando Arrabal

52. Fernando Arrabal

1932-. (aged 94)
playwright film director actor writer painter
Fernando Arrabal Terán is a Spanish playwright, screenwriter, film director, novelist, and poet. He was born in Melilla and settled in France in 1955. Regarding his nationality, Arrabal describes himself as "desterrado", or "half-expatriate, half-exiled".
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Mireia Lalaguna Royo

53. Mireia Lalaguna Royo

1992-. (aged 34)
model beauty pageant contestant
Mireia Lalaguna Royo is a Spanish actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2015, becoming the first woman from Spain to win Miss World. She was previously crowned Miss World Spain 2015.
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Andrea Levy Soler

54. Andrea Levy Soler

1984-. (aged 42)
communications adviser lawyer politician
Andrea Levy Soler is a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician. She served in the Parliament of Catalonia from 2015 to 2019, and on the City Council of Madrid from 2019.
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Joaquim Forn

55. Joaquim Forn

1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Joaquim Forn i Chiariello is a Spanish politician and lawyer from Catalonia. A former deputy mayor of the city of Barcelona in north-eastern Spain, Forn served as Minister of the Interior from July 2017 to October 2017 when he was removed from office following the Catalan declaration of independence.
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Jorge Javier Vázquez

56. Jorge Javier Vázquez

1970-. (aged 56)
theatrical producer actor television presenter
Jorge Javier Vázquez Morales is a Spanish television presenter, writer and actor.
Julio Anguita

57. Julio Anguita

1941-2020 (aged 79)
teacher politician
Julio Anguita González was a Spanish politician. He was Mayor of Córdoba from 1979 to 1986, coordinator of United Left (IU) between 1989 and 1999, and Secretary-General of the Communist Party of Spain (PCE) from 1988 to 1998. Due to his enormous influence and his absolute majorities in the Córdoba city council, he was nicknamed el califa rojo (the red...
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Margarita Robles

58. Margarita Robles

1956-. (aged 70)
judge politician
María Margarita Robles Fernández is a Spanish judge and politician, currently serving as Minister of Defence since June 2018. From November 2019 to January 2020, she served as Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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Julia Otero

59. Julia Otero

1959-. (aged 67)
television producer film director television presenter announcer
Julia María Otero Pérez is a Spanish journalist.
Isabel Coixet

60. Isabel Coixet

1960-. (aged 66)
screenwriter film director writer translator executive producer
Isabel Coixet Castillo is a Spanish film director. She is one of the most prolific film directors of contemporary Spain, having directed twelve feature-length films since the beginning of her film career in 1988, in addition to documentary films, shorts, and commercials. Her films depart from the traditional national cinema of Spain, and help to “untangle films from their national...
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Artur Mas

61. Artur Mas

1956-. (aged 70)
politician economist
Artur Mas i Gavarró is a Catalan politician from Spain. He was president of the Government of Catalonia from 2010 to 2015 and acting president from September 2015 to 12 January 2016.
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Pilar Rahola

62. Pilar Rahola

1958-. (aged 68)
YouTuber politician writer journalist TV debater
Pilar Rahola i Martínez is a Spanish journalist, writer, and former politician and MP.
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán

63. Manuel Vázquez Montalbán

1939-2003 (aged 64)
politician writer literary critic poet restaurateur
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán was a prolific Spanish writer from Barcelona: journalist, novelist, poet, essayist, anthologue, prologist, humorist, critic and political prisoner as well as a gastronome and an FC Barcelona supporter.
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Andrew Divoff

64. Andrew Divoff

1955-. (aged 71)
stunt performer television actor actor film actor
Andrew Daniel Divoff is an American actor and producer. Divoff has played many villains in film and on television, including drug cartel leaders, terrorists, and organized crime bosses, though he is best known for playing the evil Djinn/Nathaniel Demerest in the first two Wishmaster films. Other noteworthy film and television roles include the villains Luis Cali in Toy Soldiers, Cherry...
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Robert Moreno

65. Robert Moreno

1977-. (aged 49)
association football coach
Robert Moreno González is a Spanish football manager.
Joan Enric Vives Sicília

66. Joan Enric Vives Sicília

1949-. (aged 77)
Latin Catholic priest professor Catholic bishop
Joan-Enric Vives i Sicília is a Spanish Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Urgell and ex officio episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra from 2003 to 2025.
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Jordi Pujol

67. Jordi Pujol

1930-. (aged 96)
politician banker
Jordi Pujol i Soley is a retired Catalan politician who was the leader of the party Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya (CDC) from 1974 to 2003, and President of the Generalitat de Catalunya from 1980 to 2003.
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Lluís Companys

68. Lluís Companys

1883-1940 (aged 57)
lawyer politician trade unionist
Lluís Companys i Jover was a Catalan politician from Spain who served as president of Catalonia from 1934 and during the Spanish Civil War.
Ada Colau

69. Ada Colau

1974-. (aged 52)
LGBTQ rights activist social activist politician
Ada Colau Ballano is a Spanish activist and politician who was Mayor of Barcelona between 2015 and 2023. On 13 June 2015 she was elected Mayor of Barcelona, the first woman to hold the office, as part of the citizen municipalist platform, Barcelona En Comú. Colau was one of the founding members and spokespeople of the Plataforma de Afectados por...
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Manuel Castells

70. Manuel Castells

1942-. (aged 84)
minister teacher writer philosopher sociologist
Manuel Castells Oliván is a Spanish sociologist. He is well known for his authorship of a trilogy of works, entitled The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture. He is a scholar of the information society, communication and globalization.
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Pau Gasol

71. Pau Gasol

1980-. (aged 46)
actor basketball player professional athlete
Pau Gasol Sáez is a Spanish former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 18 seasons, primarily as a power forward. He was a six-time NBA All-Star and a four-time All-NBA team selection, twice on the second team and twice on the third team. Gasol won two NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in...
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Joan Laporta

72. Joan Laporta

1962-. (aged 64)
businessperson lawyer teacher politician
Joan Laporta i Estruch is a Spanish businessman, politician and president of Barcelona between 2003–2010 and 2021–2026.
Antonio Luna

73. Antonio Luna

1866-1899 (aged 33)
military officer
Antonio Narciso Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta was a Filipino army general and a pharmacist who fought in the Philippine–American War before his assassination on June 5, 1899, at the age of 32.
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Muriel Casals

74. Muriel Casals

1945-2016 (aged 71)
activist economist university teacher politician
Muriel Casals i Couturier was a Catalan economist with both Spanish and French nationalities.
Pasqual Maragall i Mira

75. Pasqual Maragall i Mira

1941-. (aged 85)
teacher politician
Pasqual Maragall Mira is a Spanish retired politician and former President of Generalitat de Catalunya. He had previously been Mayor of Barcelona, from 1982 to 1997, and helped run the city's successful Olympic bid.
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Lluís Homar

76. Lluís Homar

1957-. (aged 69)
actor theatrical director
Lluís Homar i Toboso is a Spanish actor and theater director from Barcelona. He is best known for his roles in Pedro Almodóvar's Bad Education (2004) and Broken Embraces (2009), in Emilio Aragón's Paper Birds (2010), and for his portrayal of the robot Max in Kike Maíllo's film Eva (2011).
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Javier Cercas

77. Javier Cercas

1962-. (aged 64)
translator journalist university teacher writer
Javier Cercas Mena is a Spanish writer and professor of Spanish literature at the University of Girona, Spain. Awards he has won for his novels include the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for Soldiers of Salamis (translated by Anne McLean), and the European Book Prize for The Impostor (translated by Frank Wynne).
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Carme Chacón

78. Carme Chacón

1971-2017 (aged 46)
university teacher lawyer politician
Carme Maria Chacón Piqueras was a Spanish lawyer, lecturer and politician who was minister of Defence from 2008 to 2011 in the cabinet led by Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
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Oriol Junqueras

79. Oriol Junqueras

1969-. (aged 57)
politician university teacher writer historian screenwriter
Oriol Junqueras i Vies is a Catalan politician and historian from Spain. A former mayor of the municipality of Sant Vicenç dels Horts in Catalonia, Junqueras served as Vice President of Catalonia from January 2016 to October 2017, when he was removed from office following the Catalan declaration of independence and was imprisoned until June 2021 for his role in...
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Clara Ponsatí i Obiols

80. Clara Ponsatí i Obiols

1957-. (aged 69)
politician economist
Clara Ponsatí i Obiols is a Catalan economist and politician. She was appointed Minister of Education of the Government of Catalonia by President Carles Puigdemont on 14 July 2017, and was dismissed by the Spanish Government pursuant to Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution on 27 October 2017, due to the organisation of the 2017 Catalan independence referendum and the...
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Jordi Sànchez i Picanyol

81. Jordi Sànchez i Picanyol

1964-. (aged 62)
political scientist political activist politician
Jordi Sànchez i Picanyol is a Spanish former politician and activist from Catalonia, who was president of the Catalan National Assembly (ANC) between May 2015 and November 2017.
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Alicia Giménez Bartlett

82. Alicia Giménez Bartlett

1951-. (aged 75)
writer philologist
Alicia Giménez Bartlett is a Spanish writer particularly known for her series of detective novels with protagonist Petra Delicado.
Francisco Giner de los Ríos

83. Francisco Giner de los Ríos

1839-1915 (aged 76)
writer jurist philosopher university teacher
Francisco Giner de los Ríos was a philosopher, educator, and one of the most influential Spanish intellectuals at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.
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Javier Lambán

84. Javier Lambán

1957-2025 (aged 68)
politician
Francisco Javier Lambán Montañés was a Spanish politician who was a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and served as President of the Government of Aragon from 5 July 2015 to 11 August 2023.
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Jaime Gil de Biedma

85. Jaime Gil de Biedma

1929-1990 (aged 61)
poet writer
Jaime Gil de Biedma y Alba was a Spanish post-Civil War poet.
Pere Aragonès

86. 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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Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo

87. Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo

1856-1912 (aged 56)
literary historian literary critic biographer university teacher writer
Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo was a Spanish scholar, historian and literary critic. Even though his main interest was the history of ideas, and Hispanic philology in general, he also cultivated poetry, translation and philosophy. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times.
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Joaquín Navarro-Valls

88. Joaquín Navarro-Valls

1936-2017 (aged 81)
writer psychiatrist journalist physician
Joaquín Navarro-Valls, M.D. was a Spanish journalist, physician and academic who served as the director of the Holy See Press Office from 1984 to 2006. His role as the press liaison between the Vatican and the world press corps gave him perhaps the highest visibility of any one person in the Vatican during the long reign of Pope John Paul...
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Fernando Ocáriz

89. Fernando Ocáriz

1944-. (aged 82)
Latin Catholic priest
Fernando Ocáriz Braña is a priest of the Catholic Church who has been the prelate of Opus Dei since 2017. Ocáriz is the fourth person to head Opus Dei since its founding in 1928. He is widely published in philosophy and has been a consultor of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith since 1986.
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Salvador Illa Roca

90. Salvador Illa Roca

1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Salvador Illa i Roca is a Spanish politician serving as the President of the Government of Catalonia since 2024. He also served as Minister of Health of Spain from 2020 to 2021. He has been the Secretary for Organization of the Socialists' Party of Catalonia since 2016, and the candidate for the presidency of Catalonia for this party. Previously, Illa...
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Anna Erra i Solà

91. Anna Erra i Solà

1965-. (aged 61)
author politician school teacher
Anna Erra i Solà is a Spanish teacher and politician who served as President of the Parliament of Catalonia between June 2023 and June 2024. She is also a deputy in the Parliament of Catalonia for Junts per Catalunya. Between 2015 and 2023 she was Mayor of Vic, representing Junts per Catalunya.
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Dolors Montserrat i Montserrat

92. Dolors Montserrat i Montserrat

1973-. (aged 53)
lawyer politician
Dolors Montserrat i Montserrat is a Spanish lawyer and politician who serves as Member of the European Parliament. Previously, she served as Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality of Spain from 2016 to 2018, when a vote of no-confidence against Mariano Rajoy ousted the government.
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Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas

93. Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas

1961-. (aged 65)
politician university teacher lawyer writer economist
Jaume Alonso-Cuevillas i Sayrol is a Spanish academic, lawyer and politician from Catalonia who currently serves as Member of the Parliament of Catalonia for the pro-independence party Together for Catalonia and as Second Secretary of the Parliament of Catalonia. He previously served as Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain between May 2019 and March 2021.
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José María Gay de Liébana

94. José María Gay de Liébana

1953-2021 (aged 68)
university teacher economist writer
José María Gay de Liébana y Saludas was a Spanish economist, lawyer, and university professor, popular as an economic commentator on several television programs.
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Espen Barth Eide

95. Espen Barth Eide

1964-. (aged 62)
diplomat political scientist politician
Espen Barth Eide is a Norwegian politician and political scientist. He is currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Jonas Gahr Støre's government, having previously done so under Jens Stoltenberg. He was a member of the Norwegian Parliament for Oslo from 2017 to 2025, representing the Labour Party. He was elected to this seat in the 2017 election,...
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Josep Maria Terricabras i Nogueras

96. Josep Maria Terricabras i Nogueras

1946-2024 (aged 78)
writer philosopher university teacher politician
Josep Maria Terricabras i Nogueras was a Spanish philosopher, academic and politician. He was elected Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Republican Left of Catalonia in the 2014 European Parliament election. Terricabras was born in Calella on 12 July 1946, and died on 16 April 2024, at the age of 77.
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Elisenda Paluzie

97. Elisenda Paluzie

1969-. (aged 57)
economist political activist university teacher politician
Elisenda Paluzie i Hernández is a Catalan economist, politician, and professor from Spain. Since 24 March 2018 she is president of the Assemblea Nacional Catalana, a Catalan independence organization. She has served as Professor of Economics at the University of Barcelona since 2001, is the director of the Centro de Análisis Económico y de las Políticas Sociales ("Center for Economic...
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Manuel Pardo

98. Manuel Pardo

1834-1878 (aged 44)
politician economist
Manuel Justo Pardo y Lavalle was a Peruvian politician who served as the 20th President of Peru. He was the first civilian President in Peru's history.
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Carlos Manuel de Céspedes del Castillo

99. Carlos Manuel de Céspedes del Castillo

1819-1874 (aged 55)
composer military personnel lawyer politician
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes del Castillo was a Cuban revolutionary hero and First President of Cuba in Arms in 1868. Céspedes, who was a plantation owner in Cuba, freed his slaves and made the declaration of Cuban independence in 1868 which started the Ten Years' War (1868–1878). This was the first of three wars of independence, the third of which,...
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Luis Fernando Camacho

100. Luis Fernando Camacho

1979-. (aged 47)
university teacher lawyer businessperson
Luis Fernando Camacho Vaca is a Bolivian activist, businessman, lawyer, and politician serving as the 2nd governor of Santa Cruz since 2021. He is the leader of Creemos, opposition bench in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly and was the chair of the Santa Cruz Civic Committee in 2019.
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