6 Notable alumni of University of Medellin
Updated: May 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Medellin is ranked #7,708 in the world and #58 in Colombia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 6 notable alumni from University of Medellin 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 Medellin won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Juan Diego Gómez
1975-. (aged 51)
lawyer
politician
Juan Diego Gómez Jiménez is a Colombian politician and lawyer, leader of the Conservative Party. He served as Deputy of Antioquia Department from 2004 to 2007 and again from 2007 to 2010, later he would be elected in the 2010 Parliamentary election as a member of the Chamber of Representatives, representing from his native Antioquia Department from 2010 to 2014,...
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2. Iván Darío Agudelo
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
Iván Darío Agudelo Zapata is a Colombian lawyer and politician. He was a Member of the Colombian House of Representatives representing Antioquia. He is currently a senator in the Senate of Colombia. In the 2010 legislative elections, he was elected Representative to the House for Antioquia with the endorsement of the Colombian Liberal Party with 22,022 votes. In the 2014...
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3. Federico Gutiérrez
1974-. (aged 52)
politician
Federico Andrés Gutiérrez Zuluaga is a Colombian politician, civil engineer, who currently serves as the mayor of Medellín, having held this office previously from 2016 to 2019. Before being mayor, he had been a member of the Medellín municipal council from 2004 to 2011. A member of the Creemos Colombia party, Gutiérrez was the candidate for the 2022 Colombian presidential...
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4. Carlos Mauro Hoyos
1939-1988 (aged 49)
lawyer
politician
Carlos Mauro Hoyos Jiménez was a Colombian jurist and politician who was born in Támesis, Antioquia and died in Rionegro. He was the general inspector of the nation from September 1987 until he was kidnapped and assassinated by hitmen under orders of Medellín Cartel.
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5. Sofía Andrea Gómez Uribe
1992-. (aged 34)
freediver
civil engineer
Sofía Gómez Uribe is a Colombian freediver and civil engineer. She holds six national records in three different freediving disciplines ("depth apneas"), a Bolivarian Games record set at the 2013 Games in Trujillo, Peru, that won her a gold medal in the Women's individual dynamic apnea free-diving event, and a Pan-American record in dynamic apnea with equipment.
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6. Luis Alfredo Ramos
1948-. (aged 78)
diplomat
lawyer
politician
Luis Alfredo Ramos Botero is a Colombian politician. Most recently, he was the Governor of the Department of Antioquia from 2008 to 2011.