12 Notable alumni of University of Cadiz
Updated: June 02, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Cadiz is ranked #937 in the world and #35 in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from University of Cadiz 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 Cadiz won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Inmaculada Nieto Castro
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
political scientist
Inmaculada Nieto Castro is a Spanish politician of the United Left (IU). She has been a deputy in the Parliament of Andalusia since 2012, and spokesperson of her party in parliament since 2019, within the coalitions of Adelante Andalucía (2018), Unidas Podemos and Por Andalucía.
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2. María José García-Pelayo Jurado
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
María José García-Pelayo Jurado is a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician. She has served on the city council of her hometown of Jerez de la Frontera since 1995, with three spells as mayor (2003–2005; 2011–2013; 2023–). She has also sat in both houses of the Cortes Generales including three spells in the Senate (2011–2015; 2022–2023; 2023–), and in the Parliament...
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3. Lourdes Ortega
1968-. (aged 58)
university teacher
linguist
Lourdes Ortega is a Spanish-born American linguist. She is currently a professor of applied linguistics at Georgetown University. Her research focuses on second language acquisition and second language writing. She is noted for her work on second language acquisition and for recommending that syntactic complexity needs to be measured multidimensionally.
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4. Andrea Benítez
1994-. (aged 32)
singer
skateboarder
Andrea Claudia Benítez Rivera is a Spanish professional skateboarder, recognized in that sport at the national level.
5. 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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6. José Antonio Monago
1966-. (aged 60)
firefighter
lawyer
politician
José Antonio Monago Terraza is a Spanish politician who belongs to the People's Party (PP) who served as President of the Regional Government of Extremadura, the Extremaduran regional administration, from 2011 to 2015. Outside of political life, Monago received a Doctorate in Law from the University of Salamanca He became Extremaduran regional leader of the PP in 2007 and served...
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7. Antonio Sanz
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
Antonio Sanz Cabello is a lawyer and politician.
8. Teresa Rodríguez
1981-. (aged 45)
politician
secondary school teacher
trade unionist
María Teresa Rodríguez-Rubio Vázquez is a Spanish politician. Active in United Left in her youth within the platform Espacio Alternativo, in 2008 the organization split from IU. She then participated in the creation of Izquierda Anticapitalista, later renamed as Anticapitalistas. She was a Member of the European Parliament representing Podemos from 2014 to 2015, and was the party's presidential candidate...
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9. José María González Santos
1975-. (aged 51)
secondary school teacher
politician
comparsista
trade unionist
activist
José María González Santos, mononymously known as Kichi, is a Spanish politician and teacher, Mayor of Cádiz from 2015 to 2023.
10. Juan Carlos Campo Moreno
1961-. (aged 65)
writer
politician
judge
magistrate
Juan Carlos Campo Moreno is a Spanish judge and politician who served as minister of Justice and ex officio First Notary of the Kingdom from 2020 to 2021 and as Member of the Congress of Deputies from 2016 to 2020 representing Cádiz. Previously, he served as the 7th Secretary of State for Justice from 2009 to 2011 and as member...
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11. Bibiana Aído
1977-. (aged 49)
civil servant
economist
United Nations official
politician
Bibiana Aído Almagro is a Spanish politician who served as minister of equality. She became the first person to hold the post on 14 April 2008, at the beginning of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero's second term as Prime Minister of Spain.
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12. Leonor Rodríguez
1991-. (aged 35)
basketball player
Leonor del Pilar Rodríguez Manso is a former Spanish international basketball player for Perfumerías Avenida and the Spanish national team.