11 Notable alumni of University of Leon

Updated: June 07, 2026 EliteDegrees

University of Leon is 1222st in the world, 1st in North America, and 42st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from University of Leon 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 Leon won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

Margarita Torres

1. Margarita Torres

1969-. (aged 57)
professor medievalist novelist chronicler politician
Margarita Torres is a Medieval Historian, and Professor of Medieval History at the university of León. In 2015, she was elected as Councillor for Culture, Heritage and Tourism for the city of León.
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Iban García del Blanco

2. Iban García del Blanco

1977-. (aged 49)
lawyer politician
Iban García del Blanco is a Spanish politician, who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.
Mario Amilivia González

3. Mario Amilivia González

1957-. (aged 69)
university teacher politician
Mario Amilivia is a Spanish politician. He has served as mayor of León, Spain on two occasions: from 1995 to 2003, and from December 2004 to June 2007. He comes from a prominent Leonese family; his grandfather, Antonio Amilivia, was president of the football club Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa in the 1950s, and the local soccer field is named after...
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Alejandra Reynoso Sánchez

4. Alejandra Reynoso Sánchez

1975-. (aged 51)
politician
Alejandra Noemí Reynoso Sánchez is a Mexican politician from the National Action Party (PAN). She is a native of León, Guanajuato.
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

5. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

1960-. (aged 66)
politician
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is a Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was the Prime Minister of Spain being elected for two terms, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections. On 2 April 2011 he announced he would not stand for re-election in the 2011 general election and left office on 21 December 2011.
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Sara García Alonso

6. Sara García Alonso

1989-. (aged 37)
researcher molecular biologist astronaut
Sara García Alonso is a Spanish cancer researcher and reserve ESA astronaut. Since 2019, she has been a postdoctoral researcher at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre. In 2022, she was chosen as a reserve astronaut in the European Astronaut Corps.
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José Antonio Alonso

7. José Antonio Alonso

1960-2017 (aged 57)
jurist lawyer judge politician
José Antonio Alonso Suárez was a Spanish judge and politician, member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was member of the Spanish Cabinet from 2004 to 2008.
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Juan Carlos Suárez-Quiñones

8. Juan Carlos Suárez-Quiñones

1961-. (aged 65)
jurist judge politician
Juan Carlos Suárez-Quiñones is a Spanish politician, jurist and judge. Juan Carlos is the current minister of development and the environment of Cortes of Castile and León, in office from 17 July 2019.
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Andrea Fernández Benéitez

9. Andrea Fernández Benéitez

1992-. (aged 34)
lawyer politician
Andrea Fernández Benéitez is a Spanish lawyer and politician. She is a member of the Congress of Deputies and the Secretary of Equality of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).
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José Venancio López

10. José Venancio López

1791-1863 (aged 72)
politician
José Venancio López was a Guatemalan jurist and politician, First President of the Supreme Court, president of the Chamber of Representatives and became 2nd President of the State of Guatemala (25 February 1842 to 14 May 1842).
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Pablo Álvarez Fernández

11. Pablo Álvarez Fernández

1988-. (aged 38)
astronaut aerospace engineer
Pablo Álvarez Fernández is a Spanish aeronautical engineer and astronaut. In November 2022, he was selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as a full astronaut in the class of 2022 and it was in April 2024 when he graduated as such.
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