6 Notable alumni of University of Montevideo
Updated: May 23, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Montevideo is ranked #3,071 in the world and #3 in Uruguay by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 6 notable alumni from University of Montevideo 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 Montevideo won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Andrés Ojeda
1984-. (aged 42)
lawyer
politician
Andrés Ojeda Spitz is a Uruguayan lawyer, television personality and politician, serving as secretary general of the Colorado Party. He was the party's candidate for president in the 2024 general election in which he finished in third place.
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2. Laura Raffo
1973-. (aged 53)
economist
businessperson
politician
María Laura Raffo Degeronimi is a Uruguayan economist, businesswoman, and politician of the National Party. She began her political career in 2020 after being proclaimed as the candidate of the Coalición Multicolor for the municipal elections of that year.
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3. Pablo Bartol
1965-. (aged 61)
teacher
entrepreneur
politician
Pablo Bartol is an Uruguayan social entrepreneur, lecturer and politician who served as Minister of Social Development from March 1, 2020 to May 1, 2021.
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4. Mariana Percovich
1963-. (aged 63)
playwright
writer
theatre manager
teacher
civil servant
Mariana Percovich is a Uruguayan playwright, teacher, and theater director. She graduated as a literature professor from the Instituto de Profesores Artigas (IPA) of Montevideo. Prior to her reintegration into EMAD, she had been the Performing Arts Coordinator of her country's Ministry of Education and Culture, where she spent four years. She has won the Florencio Award twice. She has...
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5. Günter Lumer
1929-2005 (aged 76)
writer
mathematician
Günter Lumer was a German-born mathematician known for his work in functional analysis. He is the namesake of the Lumer–Phillips theorem on semigroups of operators on Banach spaces, and was the first to study L-semi-inner products. Born in Germany and raised in France and Uruguay, he spent his professional career in the United States and Belgium.
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6. Daniel Ketchedjian
1979-. (aged 47)
conferencier
magician
television presenter
Daniel Ketchedjian Handalian is a Uruguayan magician and television personality