25 Notable alumni of University of San Martin de Porres
Updated: May 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of San Martin de Porres is ranked #2,656 in the world and #6 in Peru by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 25 notable alumni from University of San Martin de Porres 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 San Martin de Porres won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Avelino Guillén
1954-. (aged 72)
prosecutor
lawyer
politician
Avelino Trifón Guillén Jáuregui is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. Since 4 November 2021, he has been Minister of the Interior of Peru in the Pedro Castillo government.
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2. Luis Barranzuela
1962-. (aged 64)
police officer
lawyer
politician
Luis Roberto Barranzuela Vite, is a Peruvian lawyer and former Minister of the Interior of Peru.
3. Wilfredo Pedraza
1960-. (aged 66)
lawyer
Gerónimo Wilfredo Pedraza Sierra is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. He served as interior minister of Peru from July 2012 to 31 October 2013.
4. Martín Rivas Teixeira
1969-. (aged 57)
lawyer
politician
Martín Amado Rivas Texeira is a Peruvian politician and lawyer. He was elected as a Congressman of the Republic of Peru for the 2011–2016 period, representing the Lambayeque Department under the Nationalist-dominated Peru Wins ticket. He has been serving in Congress since March 2010 as the replacement for the disqualified Gustavo Espinoza. Rivas belongs to the Peruvian Nationalist Party.
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5. Fredy Otárola
1961-. (aged 65)
lawyer
politician
Fredy Rolando Otárola Peñaranda is a Peruvian lawyer, notary and politician (PNP). He was a former Congressman representing the Ancash Region between 2006 and 2016. He served as Minister of Labour and Employment from 2014 to 2015 and briefly as Minister of Justice in 2015 during the administration of Ollanta Humala.
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6. Salvador Heresi
1966-. (aged 60)
lawyer
politician
Saleh Carlos Salvador Heresi Chicoma is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. Throughout his political career, he served as mayor of San Miguel from 2003 to 2014, member of the Peruvian Congress from 2016 to 2020, and Minister of Justice and Human Rights at the start of Martín Vizcarra administration, in 2018.
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7. Alberto de Belaunde
1986-. (aged 40)
lawyer
politician
Alberto de Belaúnde de Cárdenas is a Peruvian lawyer, LGBT activist, and politician. An independent progressive caucusing with the Purple Party, he currently serves in the Peruvian Congress' complementary term 2020–2021. He previously served in the 2016–2019 term, elected under Peruvians for Change, and subsequently joining the progressive Liberal Bench.
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8. Luis Galarreta
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Luis Fernando Galarreta Velarde is a Peruvian Fujimorist politician and a former Congressman representing Lima between 2006 and 2020. He was President of the Congress for the 2017–2018 annual term. Galarreta was part of the presidential ticket of Keiko Fujimori in the 2021 elections that lost the elections to the Pedro Castillo ticket, however, he was elected to the Andean...
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9. Alberto Otárola
1967-. (aged 59)
lawyer
politician
Luis Alberto Otárola Peñaranda is a Peruvian attorney and politician who was the Prime Minister of Peru from 2022 until his resignation in 2024. He previously served as Minister of Defense twice, under Ollanta Humala and Dina Boluarte.
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10. Luis Castañeda Lossio
1945-2022 (aged 77)
lawyer
politician
Óscar Luis Castañeda Lossio was a Peruvian politician who was the Mayor of Lima, the capital city of Peru, from 2003 to 2010. He became Mayor of Lima again in 2015, after being elected for a third nonconsecutive term with 51% of the popular vote, for a term that lasted until 31 December 2018. He ran for President of Peru...
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11. Maricarmen Alva
1967-. (aged 59)
lawyer
politician
María del Carmen Alva Prieto is a Peruvian lawyer and politician who served as the president of the Congress of the Republic of Peru from 26 July 2021 until 26 July 2022, and a member of the Congress representing Lima. She is a member of Popular Action.
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12. Daniel Peredo
1969-2018 (aged 49)
journalist
writer
Daniel Kirino Peredo Menchola was a Peruvian journalist, announcer and writer. He worked for several important newspapers and in TV and radio in Peru. He was one of the most important Peruvian sports journalists. He is considered one of the best sports storytellers of Peruvian football and one of the most loved in recent years by the fans of that...
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13. José Luna
1955-. (aged 71)
economist
businessperson
chief executive officer
politician
José León Luna Gálvez is a Peruvian economist and politician originally from the National Solidarity party who later founded the Podemos Perú and was a Congressman representing Lima between 2000 and 2016. He was the Third Vice President of the Congress between 2012 and 2014.
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14. Renzo Reggiardo
1972-. (aged 54)
businessperson
politician
Renzo Andrés Reggiardo Barreto is a Peruvian businessman and Popular Renewal politician who has served as the Mayor of Lima since October 2025. A former Congressman, he represented the constituency of Lima for two terms from 2006 to 2016. From 2023 to 2025, Reggiardo served as Lieutenant Mayor of Lima under Mayor Rafael López Aliaga.
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15. Luis Carranza
1966-. (aged 60)
banker
economist
politician
Luis Julián Martín Carranza Ugarte is a Peruvian economist, banker and academic. He served as Minister of Economy and Finance of Peru in the second presidency of Alan García, from July 2006 to July 2008 and from January to December 2009. During his first tenure, he championed several structural economic reforms that proved extremely successful. Peru achieved their highest continued...
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16. Luz Salgado
1949-. (aged 77)
journalist
politician
Luz Filomena Salgado Rubianes de Paredes is a Peruvian Fujimorist politician and journalist who served as President of the Congress thrice, from 2016 to 2017 as a full-term and twice briefly in 2000 in an acting capacity.
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17. Marisol Pérez Tello
1969-. (aged 57)
lawyer
politician
María Soledad Pérez Tello de Rodríguez is a Peruvian lawyer, notary and politician. A former member of the Christian People's Party, she served as its general secretary from 2017 until her departure in 2022. She currently leads Lo Justo por el Perú, a self-described radical centrist party alongside Flor Pablo, annexed to First The People – Community, Ecology, Liberty, and...
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18. Pedro Spadaro
1977-. (aged 49)
lawyer
politician
Pedro Carmelo Spadaro Philipps is a Peruvian lawyer and Fujimorist politician and a former Congressman, representing the Constitutional Province of Callao between 2011 and 2016. Spadaro served as Mayor of Ventanilla from 2019 and 2022. He is the current mayor of Callao.
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19. Cenaida Uribe
1965-. (aged 61)
volleyball player
politician
Cenaida Cebastiana Uribe Medina, more commonly known as Cenaida Uribe, is a Peruvian former volleyball player and politician (PNP). During her sports career, Uribe played for the national team for many years and earned a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She also helped the Peruvian team win the bronze medal at the 1986 FIVB World Championship...
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20. George Forsyth
1982-. (aged 44)
association football coach
politician
association football player
George Patrick Forsyth Sommer is a Peruvian politician and former international footballer.
21. Dina Boluarte
1962-. (aged 64)
lawyer
politician
Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra is a Peruvian politician, civil servant, and lawyer who served as the president of Peru from 7 December 2022 until she was removed from office on 10 October 2025. She had previously served as the first vice president and minister at the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion under President Pedro Castillo. She served as an...
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22. Modesto Montoya
1949-. (aged 77)
university teacher
nuclear physicist
politician
Modesto Montoya is a nuclear physicist and former president of the Peruvian Institute for Nuclear Energy in Lima, Peru. He is a former president and current member of the Peruvian Academy of Nuclear Sciences, former president of the Peruvian Physical Society and member for Peruvian National Academy of Sciences. In 2021, he became an advisor to President Pedro Castillo on...
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23. Enrique Cornejo
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
economist
Enrique Javier Cornejo Ramirez is a Peruvian politician who was the former Minister of Transportation and Communications that was under President Alan García from September 2010 to July 2011. Prior to that, he was the Minister of Housing and Construction.
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24. Michael Espinoza Coila
1991-. (aged 35)
university teacher
human rights defender
lawyer
Michael Espinoza Coila is a peruvian lawyer, university professor, human rights activist and catechist, dedicating himself to Criminology and information technology (ICT). He is known for developing the principle-law-procedure of the best interests of the student and the criminological theory of piety, is also a law activist for university student.
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25. Pilar Nores
1949-. (aged 77)
economist
María del Pilar Nores Bodereau de García is an Argentine-born Peruvian economist and the widow of former President of Peru Alan García, she was that nation's First Lady on two occasions.
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