4 Notable alumni of University of Caldas
Updated: May 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Caldas is ranked #2,539 in the world and #17 in Colombia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 4 notable alumni from University of Caldas 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 Caldas won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Bernardo Jaramillo Ossa
1956-1990 (aged 34)
politician
Bernardo Jaramillo Ossa was a Colombian politician and member of the Colombian Communist Party. Jaramillo started working primarily in the Urabá Antioquia region until 1987 when he assumed the presidency of the Patriotic Union Party (UP) after the assassination of Jaime Pardo.
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2. Humberto De la Calle
1946-. (aged 80)
lawyer
columnist
writer
poet
teacher
Humberto de la Calle Lombana is a Colombian lawyer and politician. He served as Vice President of Colombia from 1994 to 1997. De La Calle served in the cabinet as Interior Minister under two Presidents, Andrés Pastrana and César Gaviria. He also served as Ambassador to Spain and the United Kingdom. After 2003, De La Calle worked at his own...
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3. Andrés Useche
composer
film director
singer
illustrator
screenwriter
Andrés Useche is a Colombian American writer, film director, graphic artist, singer-songwriter and activist.
4. Yesenia Olaya
1989-. (aged 37)
university teacher
sociologist
Ángela Yesenia Olaya Requene is a Colombian academic, sociologist, teacher of pedagogy and doctor in anthropology, graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. In 2019 she served as academic coordinator for the Afro-Latin American Studies Certificate at Harvard University.
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