5 Notable alumni of University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is ranked #1,038 in the world and #37 in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 5 notable alumni from University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 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 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Australia Navarro
1961-. (aged 65)
lawyer
politician
Maria Australia Navarro de Paz is a Spanish politician from the People's Party and leader of the People's Party of the Canary Islands in the Parliament of the Canary Islands.
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2. Omar Emboirik Ahmed
1956-. (aged 70)
historian
ambassador
diplomat
politician
Omar Emboirik Ahmed Abdelahi was the Sahrawi ambassador to Venezuela until late 2012, also accredited non-resident ambassador to Bolivia and Ecuador, with a base in Caracas.
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3. Javier Santaolalla q
1982-. (aged 44)
telecommunications engineer
physicist
science communicator
Javier Santaolalla Camino is a Spanish physicist, engineer, doctor in particle physics and scientific popularizer. He has worked at the National Center for Space Studies (CNES) in France, CIEMAT and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), where he was part of the team that discovered the Higgs boson through the Large Hadron Collider (LHS) from CMS Experiment.
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4. Carla García Barber
1990-. (aged 36)
physician
beauty pageant contestant
model
Carla Barber Garcia is a Spanish medical doctor, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Spain 2015 and Miss World Spain 2011. She represented her country at both Miss Universe 2015 and Miss World 2011.
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5. Christina Ochoa
1985-. (aged 41)
actor
writer
film director
Cristina Ochoa Lopez, known professionally as Christina Ochoa, is a Spanish actress and science communicator.