46 Notable alumni of University of Concepcion
Updated: May 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Concepcion is ranked #801 in the world and #3 in Chile by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 46 notable alumni from University of Concepcion 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 Concepcion won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Amaya Alvez
1971-. (aged 55)
lawyer
university teacher
Amaya Álvez Marín is a Chilean lawyer, academic, and politician.
2. Antonio Leal Labrín
1950-2021 (aged 71)
politician
sociologist
Antonio Leal Labrín was a Chilean politician. A member of the Party for Democracy, he served in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile from 1998 to 2010 and was its President from 2006 to 2007.
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3. Marina Arrate
1957-. (aged 69)
writer
poet
literary critic
psychologist
Marina Arrate Palma is a Chilean poet and clinic psychologist.
4. Argeliers León
1918-1991 (aged 73)
university teacher
musicologist
composer
Argeliers León Pérez was a Cuban composer and musicologist.
5. Aníbal Pérez
1948-. (aged 78)
lawyer
politician
Aníbal Pérez Lobos is a Chilean lawyer and politician, member of the Party for Democracy (PPD).
6. Tania Madriaga
1972-. (aged 54)
sociologist
politician
Tania Isabel Madriaga Flores is a Chilean politician, sociologist and former member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention.
7. Carlos Olivares Zepeda
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
physician
Carlos Olivares Zepeda is a Chilean politician and physician who served as deputy.
8. Antonio Saldías
1951-. (aged 75)
writer
newspaper editor
historian
philosopher
poet
Antonio Róbinson Saldías González, also known as Don Antonio de Petrel is a Chilean researcher and writer. He studied philosophy at the University of Concepción.
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9. José Goñi
1948-. (aged 78)
diplomat
economist
politician
José Mario Goñi Carrasco is a Chilean diplomat and politician, currently appointed ambassador to the United States. Before this appointment he had served as Minister of National Defense from 2007 to 2009. His previous diplomatic roles include Ambassador to Mexico, Italy and Sweden. He is a graduate in business majoring in economics of the University of Concepción.
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10. Augusto Parra Muñoz
1942-. (aged 84)
economist
lawyer
diplomat
politician
César Augusto Parra Muñoz is a Chilean diplomat who has served as a diplomat and parliamentary.
11. Jorge Rathgeb
1967-. (aged 59)
farmer
lawyer
politician
Jorge Evaldo Rathgeb Schifferli is a Chilean politician who serves as a member of Chilean Chamber of Deputies. A member of the centre-right party Renovación Nacional (RN), he has served as a Deputy representing the 22nd District (La Araucanía) since 2018, and previously held the same position for District 48 from 2014 to 2018.
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12. Eugenio Gustavo Cantuarias Larrondo
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
Eugenio Gustavo Larrondo Larrondo is a Chilean politician who served as senator.
13. Eduardo Morales Miranda
1910-2012 (aged 102)
physician
Eduardo Morales Miranda was one of the founders of Universidad Austral de Chile, and its first rector. He was born to Abdón Morales and Amelia Miranda, who lived in Constitución, Maule Region, Chile. Morales went to high school in Liceo Manuel Blanco Encalada in Talca, and went on later to study medicine in Universidad de Chile, where he became a...
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14. Elisa Giustinianovich
1984-. (aged 42)
politician
Elisa Giustinianovich Campos is a Chilean chemical engineer, bioengineer, academic, and independent politician.
15. Félix González Gatica
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
Félix Marcelo González Gatica is a Chilean politician and public administrator who currently serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies.
16. María Elena Carrera
1929-. (aged 97)
surgeon
politician
María Elena Carrera Villavicencio is a Chilean physician and politician who served as a member of the Senate of Chile.
17. Natalia Riffo
1971-. (aged 55)
psychologist
politician
Natalia Odette Riffo Alonso is a Chilean politician and psychologist who was minister of the second government of Michelle Bachelet (2014−2018).
18. Inés Enríquez Frödden
1913-1998 (aged 85)
university teacher
lawyer
politician
Inés Enríquez Frödden was a Chilean politician. She became the first female Intendant in Chile in 1950, and the first female representative of the Lower House in 1951. She focused on the social rights of women and children.
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19. Mariano Ruiz-Esquide
1930-2024 (aged 94)
surgeon
politician
Mariano Ruiz-Esquide was a Chilean surgeon and politician who served as a Senator. He died on 20 January 2024, at the age of 93.
20. Joanna Pérez
1976-. (aged 50)
public administration
politician
Joana Elena Pérez Olea is a Chilean politician and public administrator who currently serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.
21. Paulina Veloso
1957-. (aged 69)
lawyer
politician
Paulina Eliana Veloso Valenzuela is a Chilean lawyer and Socialist Party politician who served as the Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency of Chile (also rendered as the president's Chief of Staff in English) from March 11, 2006 to March 27, 2007.
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22. Enrique Lee
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
plastic surgeon
Enrique Segundo Lee Flores is a surgeon with specialization in plastic surgery and Chilean politician.
23. Hugo Gunckel Lüer
1901-1997 (aged 96)
botanist
botanical collector
scientific collector
taxonomist
university teacher
Hugo Gunckel Lüer was a Chilean pharmacist, botanist, and university professor.
24. Tomás Pablo
1921-1999 (aged 78)
politician
Tomás Pablo Elorza was a Chilean politician and architect who served as President of the Senate of Chile.
25. Jorge Ulloa
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Jorge Iván Ulloa Aguillón is a Chilean politician who currently serves as the Chilean ambassador to Paraguay. He was close to Manuel Contreras.
26. Renán Fuentealba Moena
1917-2021 (aged 104)
lawyer
politician
Tulio Renán Fuentealba Moena was a Chilean politician who was deputy of Chile from 1957 to 1965, president of the Christian Democratic Party from 1961 to 1965 and again from 1972 to 1973 and senator of the senator from 1965 to 1973.
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27. Hugo Dolmestch
1944-. (aged 82)
lawyer
judge
Hugo Enrique Dolmestch Urra is a Chilean lawyer, judge, and teacher. He was a Minister of the Supreme Court of Chile, and was its President from 2016 to 2018.
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28. Beatriz Sánchez
1970-. (aged 56)
news presenter
politician
journalist
Beatriz de Jesús Sánchez Muñoz is a Chilean journalist and politician. She is currently the Chilean ambassador to Mexico.
29. Jacqueline van Rysselberghe
1965-. (aged 61)
psychiatrist
politician
Jacqueline van Rysselberghe Herrera is a Chilean psychiatrist and politician. She is a member of the right-wing party Independent Democratic Union (UDI) was National Senator from 2014 to 2022.
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30. Pepo
1911-2000 (aged 89)
comics artist
René Ríos Boettiger, also known as Pepo, was a Chilean cartoonist, creator of the famous character Condorito. He has been credited as the most prominent Chilean graphic humorist of the 20th century.
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31. Héctor Llaitul
1967-. (aged 59)
political activist
Héctor Javier Llaitul Carrillanca is a Chilean of Mapuche-Huilliche origin, known as the leader of the armed organization Coordinadora Arauco-Malleco (CAM) participant in the Mapuche conflict, where he is referred to as "Comandante Héctor" or "El Negro." He has been charged with crimes such as incitement to violence, use of firearms, violent occupation, theft of timber, and attacks against authorities.
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32. Elicura Chihuailaf
1952-. (aged 74)
poet
writer
Elicura Chihuailaf Nahuelpán is a Mapuche Chilean poet and author whose works are written both in Mapudungun and in Spanish, and have been translated into many other languages as well. He has also translated the works of other poets, such as Pablo Neruda, into Mapudungun. He is the recipient of the 2020 National Prize for Literature, the first Mapuche writer...
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33. Hugo Gutiérrez
1961-. (aged 65)
writer
human rights defender
lawyer
politician
Hugo Humberto Gutiérrez Gálvez is a Chilean lawyer and politician.
34. Víctor Pérez Varela
1954-. (aged 72)
lawyer
politician
Víctor Claudio José Pérez Varela is a Chilean lawyer and politician who has served as minister and parliamentary.
35. Sergio Micco
1963-. (aged 63)
lawyer
politician
Sergio Aurelio Micco Aguayo is a Chilean politician and public administrator who served as a head of the National Institute of Human Rights of Chile between 2019 and 2022.
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36. Raúl Rettig
1909-2000 (aged 91)
diplomat
lawyer
politician
Raúl Rettig Guissen, was a Chilean politician and lawyer.
37. Edgardo Enríquez
1912-1996 (aged 84)
physician
politician
surgeon
Edgardo Enríquez Frödden was a Chilean physician, academic and minister of education under the Salvador Allende government.
38. Rocío Cantuarias
1979-. (aged 47)
lawyer
politician
Rocío Cantuarias Rubio is a Chilean lawyer, academic, and former member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention.
39. Jaime Campos
1953-. (aged 73)
lawyer
politician
Jaime Alfonso Campos Quiroga is a Chilean lawyer and politician. He was minister during the governments of Ricardo Lagos (2000−2006) and Michelle Bachelet (2014−2018).
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40. Francesca Muñoz
1980-. (aged 46)
politician
Francesca Elizabeth Andrea Muñoz González is a Chilean politician, English teacher, and member of the Christian Social Party (PSC). She currently serves as a deputy for District 20.
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41. Álvaro Henríquez
1969-. (aged 57)
composer
Álvaro Felipe Henríquez Pettinelli is a Chilean singer-songwriter, best known for being the vocalist and guitarist of the band Los Tres and Pettinellis considered by MusicaPopular.cl to be "the great musical symbol of the 1990s in Chile".
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42. Karol Cariola
1987-. (aged 39)
midwife
politician
Karol Aída Cariola Oliva is a Chilean politician, and former president of the Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Concepción (University of Concepción Student Federation) for 2010. She was elected General Secretary of the Juventudes Comunistas de Chile, abbr. JJ.CC., (the youth wing of the Communist Party of Chile) at the organizations XIII Congress held in October 2011. Cariola...
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43. Miguel Humberto Enriquez Espinosa
1944-1974 (aged 30)
politician
physician
Miguel Humberto Enríquez Espinosa was a physician and a founder of the Chilean Marxist-Leninist urban guerrilla Movement of the Revolutionary Left (MIR), founded in 1965. He was General Secretary of the MIR between 1967 and his death in 1974.
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44. Manuel Monsalve
1965-. (aged 61)
physician
politician
surgeon
Manuel Zacarías Monsalve Benavides is a Chilean surgeon and politician. A member of the Socialist Party (PS) from 1992 to 2024, he served as its General Secretary in 2010. From March 2022 to October 2024, he served as Chile's Undersecretary of the Interior under President Gabriel Boric.
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45. Alejandro Navarro
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
pedagogue
Alejandro Navarro Brain is a Chilean politician who has served as a member of Parliament for the Bíobío Region since 1994.
46. Geoconda Navarrete
1969-. (aged 57)
social worker
politician
Geoconda Navarrete Arratia is a Chilean social worker and politician.