87 Notable alumni of University of Deusto

Updated: June 02, 2026 EliteDegrees

University of Deusto is ranked #1,334 in the world and #46 in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 87 notable alumni from University of Deusto 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 Deusto won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

Olatz Garamendi

1. Olatz Garamendi

1968-. (aged 58)
legal adviser civil servant politician
Olatz Garamendi Landa is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Basque National Party. From 2020 to 2024, she served as Minister of Public Governance and Self-Government in the Third Urkullu Government led by Iñigo Urkullu.
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Rosa Lavín

2. Rosa Lavín

1973-. (aged 53)
executive economist businessperson
Rosa María Lavín Ibarra is a Spanish executive and businesswoman. Since 2015, she has been President of the Confederation of Cooperative Companies of the Basque Country, the Basque social economy business organization. She is the first woman to hold this position, and the first woman to lead a business organization in the Basque Country.
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Daniel Irujo

3. Daniel Irujo

1862-1911 (aged 49)
lawyer politician
Alejandro María Daniel Irujo Urra was a Spanish lawyer. In popular discourse he is known as father of Manuel Irujo Ollo, a Basque political leader. In scholarly historiographic realm he is acknowledged mostly as defense attorney of Sabino Arana during his trials of 1896 and 1902. Politically Irujo is considered a typical case of an identity located in-between Carlism and...
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Marcial Solana González-Camino

4. Marcial Solana González-Camino

1880-1958 (aged 78)
historian lawyer philosopher politician
Marcial Augusto Justino Solana González-Camino was a Spanish scholar, writer and politician. In science he is best known as historian of philosophy and author of a monumental work on 16th century Spanish thinkers, though he contributed also to history, theory of law and theology. In politics he is recognized chiefly as a Traditionalist theorist of state, apart from his rather...
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Fernando Gomez-Bezares

5. Fernando Gomez-Bezares

1956-. (aged 70)
economist
Fernando Gómez-Bezares is an economist, professor in several universities, and author of numerous publications (books, chapters and articles) in his field. In the 1980s he developed a method of selection of risky investments called Penalized present value (PPV).
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Joanes Urkixo

6. Joanes Urkixo

1955-. (aged 71)
screenwriter novelist writer translator poet
Joanes Urkixo Beitia is a Basque language writer, and film and television writer.
Francisco González Bree

7. Francisco González Bree

1968-. (aged 58)
researcher teacher artist
Francisco González Bree, also known as Paco Bree, is a Spanish corporate executive, professor, writer, researcher, artist and a professional in the field of creativity and innovation. In addition to his academic contribution, he is business advisor and regular collaborator in different media such as El Español, on matters related to innovation and creativity, and the importance of these issues...
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Xabier Benito

8. Xabier Benito

1988-. (aged 38)
social worker politician
Xabier Benito Ziluaga, is a Spanish politician, who, since November 2015 has been a Member of the European Parliament, representing Spain as a member of Podemos.
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Joxe Austin Arrieta

9. Joxe Austin Arrieta

1949-. (aged 77)
translator poet university teacher writer
Joxe Austin Arrieta Ugartetxea is a Basque writer and translator.
Leixuri Arrizabalaga

10. Leixuri Arrizabalaga

1981-. (aged 45)
lawyer politician
Leixuri Arrizabalaga Arruza is a Basque lawyer and politician affiliated with the Basque National Party. She started her political career at a young age as town councillor in her hometown Gatika. She was a member of the Basque Parliament for Biscay from 2012 to 2023, and also served as mayor of Gatika from 2015 to 2021. She was her party's...
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Manuel Ayerdi Olaizola

11. Manuel Ayerdi Olaizola

1967-. (aged 59)
politician economist
Manuel Ayerdi Olaizola is a Basque economist, politician, Minister of Economic Development and Business of Navarre and a member of the Parliament of Navarre. He was previously First Vice President of Navarre.
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Joseba Agirreazkuenaga

12. Joseba Agirreazkuenaga

1953-. (aged 73)
historian
Joseba Agirreazkuenaga is a researcher and historian. He is specialist in the history of the Basque Country particularly: the crisis of the Ancien Régime; the fueros, self-governance, the economic concert between Spain and the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country and its fiscal system, and the social movements both in Bilbao and in the Basque Country as a whole.
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Joseba Arregi

13. Joseba Arregi

1946-2021 (aged 75)
university teacher writer politician
Joseba Arregui Aramburu was a Spanish politician, theologian, and academic.
Alba García Martín

14. Alba García Martín

1988-. (aged 38)
activist psychologist columnist politician
Alba María García Martín is a Spanish psychologist, anti-racism activist, and politician. She is the current general coordinator of the Sumar Mugimendua political party.
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María Isabel Pozueta Fernández

15. María Isabel Pozueta Fernández

1965-. (aged 61)
activist sexologist sociologist politician
Maria Isabel Pozueta Fernández is a Basque sexologist, activist, politician and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.
Álvaro Bermejo

16. Álvaro Bermejo

1959-. (aged 67)
writer anthropologist journalist
Álvaro Bermejo Marcos is a Spanish writer.
Miren Azkarate Villar

17. Miren Azkarate Villar

1955-. (aged 71)
university teacher politician writer philologist linguist
Miren Karmele Azkarate Villar is a politician, professor of Basque philology, university lecturer and full member of the Royal Academy of the Basque Language. She was Minister of Culture and spokesperson for the Basque Government.
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Gotzon Garate

18. Gotzon Garate

1934-2008 (aged 74)
Catholic priest linguist university teacher writer
Gotzon Garate Goihartzun was a Basque and Spanish writer and linguist, collector of Basque dialects, Jesuit theologian.
Manuel Garcia-Duran

19. Manuel Garcia-Duran

businessperson
Manuel García-Durán was the chairman and CEO of Grupo Ezentis, a business group with more than 50 years of experience in the technology, infrastructure and telecommunications sectors, listed on the Madrid stock exchanges.
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Federico Moyúa Salazar

20. Federico Moyúa Salazar

1873-1939 (aged 66)
lawyer politician
Federico de Moyúa y Salazar was a Spanish politician who served as the mayor of Bilbao.
Julio Urquijo Ibarra

21. Julio Urquijo Ibarra

1871-1950 (aged 79)
historian university teacher volapükologist lawyer philologist
Julio de Urquijo e Ibarra, Count of Urquijo, in Basque self-styled as Julio Urkixokoa, was a Basque linguist, cultural activist, and a Spanish Carlist politician. As a Traditionalist deputy he twice served in the Cortes, during the terms of 1903-1905 and 1931-1933, though the climax of his political activity fell on the late Restoration period. As a scientist he was...
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Iñaki Ruiz de Pinedo

22. Iñaki Ruiz de Pinedo

1954-. (aged 72)
university teacher sociologist politician
Iñaki Ruiz de Pinedo Undiano is a Basque sociologist, politician and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain. He was previously a member of the Basque Parliament.
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Luis María Atienza Serna

23. Luis María Atienza Serna

1957-. (aged 69)
politician economist
Luis María Atienza Serna is a Spanish politician and businessman. He served as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from May 1994 to May 1996. During his time as Agriculture Minister, the National Parks Autonomous Agency (OAPN) was created.
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Fernando Maura

24. Fernando Maura

1955-. (aged 71)
writer lawyer political economist politician
Fernando Maura Barandiarán is a Spanish lawyer, politician and writer.
Antonio Iturmendi Bañales

25. Antonio Iturmendi Bañales

1903-1976 (aged 73)
politician
Antonio Iturmendi Bañales was a Spanish Carlist and Francoist politician. He is best known as the Minister of Justice, serving in 1951–1965, as the Cortes speaker, serving in 1965–1969; he held the parliamentarian ticket between 1949 and 1976. He is also noted as briefly a civil governor and Tarragona and Zaragoza provinces in 1939. Though not counted among key decision-makers...
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Antonio Losada Diéguez

26. Antonio Losada Diéguez

1884-1929 (aged 45)
writer author
Antón Losada Diéguez was a writer, Galician politician, member of the Irmandades da Fala of Ourense, promoter of the magazine Nós and correspondent of the Royal Galician Academy. He was author of half a dozen books of poetry, seven books, two political writings, the incomplete work A domeadora and the speech Ouservacións encol da prosa galega. He became a member...
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Carlos Martínez Gorriarán

27. Carlos Martínez Gorriarán

1959-. (aged 67)
writer philosopher university teacher politician
Carlos Martínez Gorriarán is a Spanish scholar, born in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain. After being a member of Marxist and Basque nationalist movements, he became one of the founding members and spokespersons of ¡Basta Ya! association and head of the Plataforma Pro from which the Union, Progress and Democracy party emerged in September 2007. In ¡Basta Ya! he was...
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Juan Manuel Eguiagaray

28. Juan Manuel Eguiagaray

1945-2025 (aged 80)
university teacher economist politician
Juan Manuel Eguiagaray Ucelay was a Spanish economist, academic, businessman and politician. He served as the Minister of Industry and Energy from 1993 to 1996.
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María Asunción Quiñones

29. María Asunción Quiñones

1996-. (aged 30)
association football player
María Asunción "Mariasun" Quiñones Goikoetxea is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Turkish Women's Football Super League club FOMGET and the Spain women's national team.
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Unai Hualde

30. Unai Hualde

1976-. (aged 50)
politician legal counselor
Unai Hualde Iglesias is a Navarrese politician from the Basque National Party and a leading member of the coalition Geroa Bai. He is the president of the Basque National Party in Navarre, as well as a Member of the Parliament of Navarre since 2015. He served as the First Vice-president of the Parliament of Navarre from 2015 to 2019, during...
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Alfredo Sáenz Abad

31. Alfredo Sáenz Abad

1942-. (aged 84)
banker economist
Alfredo Sáenz Abad is a Spanish businessman who was the CEO and vice-chairman of the Spanish bank Santander Group, the largest bank in the Eurozone and one of the largest banks in the world in terms of market capitalisation. He obtained his degree in law from the University of Valladolid, and in Economics from the Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao.
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Izaskun Bilbao Barandica

32. Izaskun Bilbao Barandica

1961-. (aged 65)
lawyer politician
Izaskun Bilbao Barandica is a politician from the Basque Country, a region in Spain. She was the President of the Basque Parliament from 2005 to 2009, being the first woman to hold the position. She has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2009. She is affiliated with the Basque National Party, which belongs to the European Democratic Party,...
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Maider Etxebarria

33. Maider Etxebarria

1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Maider Etxebarria García is a Spanish politician. A member of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country, she has served as mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz since 2023.
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Esteban de Bilbao Eguía

34. Esteban de Bilbao Eguía

1879-1970 (aged 91)
lawyer politician
Esteban de Bilbao Eguía, 1st Marquess of Bilbao Eguía, was a Spanish politician during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco.
Ignacio Baleztena Ascárate

35. Ignacio Baleztena Ascárate

1887-1972 (aged 85)
lawyer folklorist requeté soldier songwriter politician
Ignacio Baleztena Ascárate was a Spanish folk customs expert, a Carlist politician and soldier.
Carlos Dívar

36. Carlos Dívar

1941-2017 (aged 76)
magistrate
José Carlos Dívar Blanco was a Spanish magistrate. He served as the 46th President of the Supreme Court and 6th President of the General Council of the Judiciary from September 2008 to June 2012.
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Manuel de Irujo Ollo

37. Manuel de Irujo Ollo

1891-1981 (aged 90)
lawyer politician
Manuel de Irujo Ollo was a lawyer and politician from Navarre, Spain, who became the leader of the Basque Nationalist Party during the Second Spanish Republic. He was a liberal democrat with a profound faith in Christianity. He was Minister of Justice in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939). He went into exile after the Republican defeat. He returned...
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Cruz Martínez Esteruelas

38. Cruz Martínez Esteruelas

1932-2000 (aged 68)
lawyer politician
Cruz Martínez Esteruelas was a Spanish politician who served as Minister of Education and Science of Spain between 1968 and 1973, during the Francoist dictatorship. He was a member of FET y de las JONS.
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José Joaquín Martínez Sieso

39. José Joaquín Martínez Sieso

1956-. (aged 70)
lawyer politician
José Joaquín Martínez Sieso is a Spanish politician and former President of Cantabria between 1995 and 2003.
Mikel Lejarza Ortiz

40. Mikel Lejarza Ortiz

1956-. (aged 70)
university teacher journalist media proprietor film producer television producer
Mikel Lejarza Ortiz is a Spanish audiovisual producer. He became the president of A3 Films (later Atresmedia Cine) in 2010.
Javier Zarzalejos

41. Javier Zarzalejos

1960-. (aged 66)
lawyer politician
Francisco Javier Zarzalejos Nieto is a Spanish civil servant and politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019.
Idoia Mendia Cueva

42. Idoia Mendia Cueva

1965-. (aged 61)
lawyer politician
Idoia Mendia Cueva is a Spanish politician and since 2014 general secretary of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left. Since 2020, she serves as the Second Vice President and the Regional Minister of Labour of Employment in the Basque Government led by Iñigo Urkullu. Previously, from 2009 to 2012, she was the Regional Minister of Interior, Justice...
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Alauda Ruiz de Azúa

43. Alauda Ruiz de Azúa

1978-. (aged 48)
screenwriter director film director
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa is a Spanish filmmaker. Her full-length debut Lullaby (2022) earned critical acclaim, and won her the Goya Award for Best New Director.
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Maite Pagazaurtundúa

44. Maite Pagazaurtundúa

1965-. (aged 61)
writer politician
María Teresa "Maite" Pagazaurtundúa Ruiz, also known as Maite Pagaza, is a Spanish politician, activist and writer. For ten years, she was an MEP in the European Parliament, where she was a member of the political groups Renew Europe (2019–2024, as an independent member of Citizens) and ALDE (2014–2019, as a member of UPyD).
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Jaime del Burgo

45. Jaime del Burgo

1942-. (aged 84)
historian jurist university teacher politician
Jaime Ignacio del Burgo Tajadura Doctor in Law from the University of Deusto (Bilbao, Spain), he is a jurist, historian and politician from Navarra, which is a Foral or autonomous Community, integrated into the Kingdom of Spain. In 1977 he was elected Senator (1977–1982 and 1986–1989) and had an active participation in the drafting of the Spanish Constitution of 1978....
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Juan María Aburto

46. Juan María Aburto

1961-. (aged 65)
jurist politician
Juan María Aburto Rike is a Spanish politician of the Basque Nationalist Party. He was elected mayor of Bilbao in 2015.
Víctor Pradera Larumbe

47. Víctor Pradera Larumbe

1872-1936 (aged 64)
historian engineer lawyer politician
Juan Víctor Pradera Larumbe was a Spanish political theorist and a Carlist politician.
Josu Erkoreka Gervasio

48. Josu Erkoreka Gervasio

1960-. (aged 66)
jurist politician
Josu Erkoreka is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Basque Nationalist Party.
Santiago Manuin Valera

49. Santiago Manuin Valera

1956-2020 (aged 64)
human rights defender environmentalist teacher indigenous leader of the Americas
Santiago Manuin Valera was a Peruvian human rights activist and indigenous leader.
Carlos Garaikoetxea Urriza

50. Carlos Garaikoetxea Urriza

1938-. (aged 88)
economist lawyer politician
Carlos Garaikoetxea Urriza is a former politician from the Spanish Basque Country. He became the second elected Lehendakari (President of the Basque Autonomous Community), after José Antonio Aguirre, and held that office from 1936 - 1960.
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José Antonio Ardanza

51. José Antonio Ardanza

1941-2024 (aged 83)
lawyer businessperson politician
José Antonio Ardanza Garro was a Spanish politician who became the second elected Lehendakari (President of the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain) after the approval of the Statute of Autonomy. He was in office between 1985 and 1999.
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Pedro Morenés

52. Pedro Morenés

1948-. (aged 78)
lawyer businessperson politician
Pedro Morenés y Álvarez de Eulate, is a Spanish politician who was minister of defence and Ambassador of Spain to the United States of America. Prior to his appointment as minister, he was president of Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro, from 2006 to 2011.
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Fernando Velázquez

53. Fernando Velázquez

1976-. (aged 50)
conductor film score composer composer cellist musician
Fernando Velázquez Saiz is a Spanish concert, film and TV composer. Among his best known works are the film soundtracks for Juan Antonio Bayona’s films: The Orphanage, The Impossible and A Monster Calls, for which he won the Goya Film Award for Best Original Composition in 2017.
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Ángel Herrera Oria

54. Ángel Herrera Oria

1886-1968 (aged 82)
Catholic bishop lawyer Catholic priest Catholic deacon politician
Ángel Herrera Oria was a Spanish journalist and Roman Catholic politician and later a cardinal. He established the Instituto Social León XIII (later renamed Fundación Pablo VI) to promote the social doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church and named it in honor of Pope Paul VI who elevated him to the rank of cardinal in 1965.
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José Ignacio Goirigolzarri

55. José Ignacio Goirigolzarri

1954-. (aged 72)
banker economist businessperson
José Ignacio Goirigolzarri Tellaeche is a Spanish economist and executive. He is the current Chairman of CaixaBank since 2021 and Chairman of the state-owned holding BFA. From 2012 to 2021 he served as Chairman of Bankia and from 2001 to 2009 as chairman and COO of BBVA.
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Jon Juaristi

56. Jon Juaristi

1951-. (aged 75)
linguist university teacher writer translator poet
Jon Juaristi Linacero is a Spanish poet, essayist and translator in Spanish and Basque, as well as a self-confessed former ETA militant. He lives in Madrid.
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Eneko Goia Laso

57. Eneko Goia Laso

1971-. (aged 55)
teacher jurist politician
Eneko Goia Laso is a Spanish politician of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV). He was elected to the City Council of San Sebastián in 2011 as the party's leader, and was mayor from 2015 to 2025. He previously served in the Basque Parliament from 2005 to 2007, and the Deputation of Gipuzkoa from 2007 to 2011.
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Antonio Garamendi

58. Antonio Garamendi

1958-. (aged 68)
businessperson
Antonio Garamendi Lecanda is a Spanish businessman, current president of the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE). He previously held the position of treasurer of the CEOE and was also the president of the Spanish metal federation (ConfeMetal).
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Gerardo Diego

59. Gerardo Diego

1896-1987 (aged 91)
pianist poet writer
Gerardo Diego Cendoya was a Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of '27.
Eduardo Madina

60. Eduardo Madina

1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Eduardo Madina Muñoz is a Spanish socialist politician. He was the Secretary General of the Socialist Parliamentary Group in Congress between April 2009 and September 2014.
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José Manuel Albares

61. José Manuel Albares

1972-. (aged 54)
diplomat politician
José Manuel Albares Bueno is a Spanish politician and diplomat who has been serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation in the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez since 2021. As a politician from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he was elected to the 15th Congress of Deputies in the 2023 Spanish general election from Madrid.
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Javier Ignacio Maroto Aranzábal

62. Javier Ignacio Maroto Aranzábal

1972-. (aged 54)
politician economist
Javier Ignacio Maroto Aranzábal is a Spanish politician serving as senator from Castile and León since 24 July 2019 and Spokesperson of the Popular Group in the Senate since 30 July.
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José Antonio Aguirre

63. José Antonio Aguirre

1904-1960 (aged 56)
lawyer politician association football player
José Antonio Aguirre y Lecube was a Basque politician and activist in the Basque Nationalist Party. He was the first president of the Provisional Government of the Basque Country and the executive defense advisor during the Spanish Civil War. Under his mandate, the Provisional Government formed the Basque Army and fought for the Second Spanish Republic.
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Espido Freire

64. Espido Freire

1974-. (aged 52)
translator journalist essayist writer
María Laura Espido Freire is a writer born in Bilbao, Spain on 16 July 1974. She is a recipient of the Premio Planeta de Novela.
Joseba Sarrionandia

65. Joseba Sarrionandia

1958-. (aged 68)
children's writer lecturer poet essayist translator
Joseba Sarrionandia Uribelarrea is a Basque writer who has published a large number of books of poetry and short stories, as well as novels. He has been awarded on numerous occasions for his work, and is nowadays a respected literary personality in the Basque Country.
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Manuel Marchena Gómez

66. Manuel Marchena Gómez

1959-. (aged 67)
magistrate prosecutor
Manuel Marchena Gómez is a Spanish judge and prosecutor who serves as Magistrate of the Supreme Court.
Joaquín Almunia

67. Joaquín Almunia

1948-. (aged 78)
politician university teacher lawyer jurist economist
Joaquín Almunia Amann is a Spanish politician and former member of the European Commission. During his tenure in the two Barroso Commissions, he was European commissioner responsible for economic and monetary affairs (2004–2009) and, subsequently, vice-president and the European Commissioner for Competition (2009–2014).
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Borja Sémper Pascual

68. Borja Sémper Pascual

1976-. (aged 50)
director writer politician
Francisco de Borja Sémper Pascual is a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician. He was a city councillor in the Basque cities of Irun (1995–2010) and San Sebastián (2019–2020) and a member of the Basque Parliament (2003–2020), serving as party spokesman in the latter chamber from 2013.
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Ana Blanco

69. Ana Blanco

1960-. (aged 66)
news presenter television presenter journalist announcer pedagogue
Ana Isabel Blanco López is a Spanish newscaster. From 1990 to 2022 she anchored Televisión Española's flagship daily newscast Telediario, on its three main editions –afternoon, evening, and weekend– in different seasons. She also hosted for some time the weekly Informe Semanal.
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Ángel María Villar

70. Ángel María Villar

1950-. (aged 76)
sports executive association football player
Ángel María Villar Llona is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Iñigo Urkullu Renteria

71. Iñigo Urkullu Renteria

1961-. (aged 65)
teacher politician
Íñigo Urkullu Renteria is a Basque politician from Spain, and the Lehendakari (President) of the Basque Government from 2012 to 2024.
Iván Redondo

72. Iván Redondo

1981-. (aged 45)
political adviser
Iván Redondo Bacaicoa is a Spanish political advisor who served as the 11th Moncloa Chief of Staff from 2018 to 2021.
Isabel Celaá

73. Isabel Celaá

1949-. (aged 77)
diplomat politician secondary school teacher
María Isabel Celaá Diéguez is a Spanish politician. In June 2018, she was appointed Minister of Education and Vocational Training and Spokesperson of the Government of Spain. Since 2022, she serves as Ambassador to the Holy See.
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Fernando Grande-Marlaska

74. Fernando Grande-Marlaska

1962-. (aged 64)
jurist lawyer judge politician
Fernando Grande-Marlaska Gómez is a Spanish judge and politician who has served as minister of the Interior since June 2018. An independent politician close to the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, he has been Member of the Congress of Deputies from 2019 to 2020, and briefly from August to December 2023, representing Cádiz.
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Carlos Sobera

75. Carlos Sobera

1960-. (aged 66)
television presenter university teacher television actor actor screenwriter
Carlos Javier Sobera Pardo is a Spanish actor, television presenter and former law lecturer.
José García-Margallo y Marfil

76. José García-Margallo y Marfil

1944-. (aged 82)
economist jurist lawyer politician
José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil is a Spanish politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation from 2011 to 2016. From 1994 until 2011, and again from 2019 until 2024, he was a member of the European Parliament.
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Emilio Botín

77. Emilio Botín

1934-2014 (aged 80)
businessperson banker
Emilio Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y García de los Ríos, iure uxoris Marquess of O'Shea was a Spanish banker. He was the executive chairman of Spain's Grupo Santander. In 1993 his bank absorbed Banco Español de Crédito (Banesto), and in 1999 it merged with Banco Central Hispano creating Banco Santander Central Hispano (BSCH), which became Spain's largest bank, of which he...
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José Ortega y Gasset

78. José Ortega y Gasset

1883-1955 (aged 72)
sociologist university teacher mathematician pedagogue writer
José Ortega y Gasset was a Spanish philosopher and essayist. He worked during the first half of the 20th century while Spain oscillated between monarchy, republicanism and dictatorship. His philosophy has been characterized as a "philosophy of life" that "comprised a long-hidden beginning in a pragmatist metaphysics inspired by William James and with a general method from a realist phenomenology...
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Mikel Oyarzabal

79. Mikel Oyarzabal

1997-. (aged 29)
association football player
Mikel Oyarzabal Ugarte is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Sociedad, whom he captains, and the Spain national team.
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Santiago Abascal

80. Santiago Abascal

1976-. (aged 50)
essayist sociologist politician
Santiago Abascal Conde is a Spanish politician who has been the president of Vox, a far-right political party, since 2014. He has also been the president of Patriots.eu since 2024, and has been a member of the Congress of Deputies representing Madrid since 2019.
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Álex de la Iglesia

81. Álex de la Iglesia

1965-. (aged 61)
film screenwriter film producer film director actor director
Alejandro "Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, producer and former comic book artist.
Dolores Redondo

82. Dolores Redondo

1969-. (aged 57)
novelist restaurateur writer
Dolores Redondo Meira is a Spanish writer of noir novels, author of the Baztán Trilogy, and winner of the 2016 Premio Planeta de Novela literary prize.
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Anne Igartiburu

83. Anne Igartiburu

1969-. (aged 57)
film actor television presenter
Anne Igartiburu Verdes is a Basque television presenter and actress.
Imanol Pradales

84. Imanol Pradales

1975-. (aged 51)
university teacher politician sociologist
Imanol Pradales Gil is a Basque sociologist, university teacher and politician from Spain who is serving as Lehendakari of the Basque Government since 2024. He is a member of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV).
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Joan Mari Torrealdai

85. Joan Mari Torrealdai

1942-2020 (aged 78)
writer journalist sociologist librarian
Joan Mari Torrealdai Nabea was a Basque writer, journalist and sociologist. He was a member of Euskaltzaindia (the Royal Academy of the Basque Language). He was born in Forua, Biscay, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain.
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Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez

86. Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez

1890-1972 (aged 82)
diplomat lawyer politician
Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez was a Colombian Conservative party politician and lawyer who served as Acting President of Colombia from November 1951 until June 1953, while President Laureano Gómez was absent due to health issues.
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Jan Emanuel Abras

87. Jan Emanuel Abras

1975-. (aged 51)
musicologist conductor composer
Juan Manuel Abras Contel is a classical music composer, conductor, musicologist and historian from Sweden. Born in Stockholm to a European family (French, Italian, etc.) that moved around the world, Abras became a cosmopolitan artist and scientist.
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