20 Notable alumni of University of Santa Maria
Updated: May 23, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Santa Maria is ranked #6,807 in the world and #13 in Venezuela by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 20 notable alumni from University of Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Ana Mercedes Díaz Cardozo
1960-. (aged 66)
lawyer
Ana Mercedes Díaz Cardozo is a Venezuelan lawyer and elector. From 2018 to 2020, she was the Prime Minister of the Space Kingdom of Asgardia. She formed first cabinet with personalities such as Floris Wuyts Leon Shpilsky, Olimpia Niglio, Lena De Winne, Elizabeth Diaz, Stephane Caiveau Markus Gronbach, Philip Appleby,Yana Smelyansky, Eric Lee, Igor Chikin and Ron Schechter.
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2. Naomi Soazo
1988-. (aged 38)
judoka
Naomi Alejandra Soazo Boccardo is a visually impaired Venezuelan judoka. She competed in a number of international events, such as the International Blind Sports Federation World Championships, but is best known for being the only Venezuelan, in any sport, to have won a gold medal at the Paralympic Games.
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3. Mario Villarroel
1947-. (aged 79)
lawyer
university teacher
Mario Enrique Villarroel Lander is a Venezuelan lawyer.
4. Alfonso Rumazo González
1903-2002 (aged 99)
writer
literary critic
Alfonso Rumazo González was an Ecuadorian writer, historian, essayist and literary critic.
5. María Teresa Belandria
1963-. (aged 63)
lawyer
university teacher
María Teresa Belandria is a Venezuelan diplomat, lawyer, professor of political science, and politician who was named by Juan Guaidó and received as Venezuela's ambassador to Brazil in February 2019. She served as the international coordinator for the Venezuelan political party, Come Venezuela. On 4 June 2019, the Brazilian government approved her credentials and recognized her as the official ambassador...
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6. Luisa Ortega Díaz
1958-. (aged 68)
jurist
lawyer
public prosecutor general
politician
Luisa Marvelia Ortega Díaz is a Venezuelan lawyer. Between December 2007 and August 2017, she served as the Prosecutor General of Venezuela. A proponent of the Chavismo ideology, Ortega Díaz was fired as Prosecutor General on 5 August 2017 by the Supreme Tribunal of Justice and the Constituent National Assembly (ANC) promoted by Nicolás Maduro, following a breaking with the...
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7. Henri Falcón
1961-. (aged 65)
military personnel
lawyer
politician
Henri Falcón Fuentes is a Venezuelan politician, lawyer, and retired Bolivarian Army non-commissioned officer. He served as mayor for two consecutive terms of Barquisimeto, Iribarren Municipality from 2000 to 2008 and as Governor of Lara from 2008 until 2017. He was a candidate in the 2018 Venezuelan presidential election.
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8. Antonio Ledezma
1955-. (aged 71)
lawyer
politician
Antonio José Ledezma Díaz is a Venezuelan lawyer, opposition politician and former political prisoner. After unsuccessfully challenging for the leadership of Democratic Action in 1999, he founded a new party, the Fearless People's Alliance.
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9. Juan Carlos García
1971-. (aged 55)
actor
television actor
model
Juan Carlos García Pajero is a Venezuelan actor and model known for his roles in telenovelas for RCTV and Venevisión.
10. Maikel Moreno
1965-. (aged 61)
lawyer
judge
Maikel José Moreno Pérez is a Venezuelan lawyer and judge who served as president of the Supreme Tribunal of Justice of Venezuela from 2017 until 2022.
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11. Vanessa Gonçalves
1986-. (aged 40)
entrepreneur
model
athlete
beauty pageant contestant
dentist
Vanessa Andrea Gonçalves Gomez is a Venezuelan yoga teacher, dentist, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 2010. She represented Venezuela at Miss Universe 2011 and placed in the Top 16.
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12. Raúl Gorrín
1968-. (aged 58)
lawyer
businessperson
Raúl Gorrín Belisario is a fugitive Venezuelan lawyer and businessman who currently serves as president of Globovisión and La Vitalicia insurance company. Due to his close relationship with the Venezuelan government, he is currently subjected to US sanctions over a corruption scheme involving bribery payments to Chávez-era government ministers. In November 2019, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) added Raúl...
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13. Vanessa Suárez
1991-. (aged 35)
singer
actor
model
Vanessa Alexandra Suárez Trivella is a Venezuelan actress, singer and model, known for her roles as Vanessa in the television series Somos tú y yo and its spinoff series Somos tú y yo, un nuevo día.
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14. María Alejandra Díaz
lawyer
María Alejandra Díaz is a Venezuelan politician. She served as a member of the 2017 Constituent National Assembly of Venezuela.
15. Desiree Ortíz
1982-. (aged 44)
television presenter
model
journalist
Desiree Ortiz is a Venezuelan television personality who has hosted "Show Business", on-air in fourteen countries through the Venevisión network, Venevisión Plus and Mega TV.
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16. Cristina Abuhazi
1980-. (aged 46)
television presenter
model
lawyer
presenter
actor
Cristina Abuhazi Garcia is a Venezuelan television host, model, and actress. She is currently working on a variety of TV Shows in Sony Youtube America Latina Network in the United States.
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17. Dross rotzank
1982-. (aged 44)
YouTuber
writer
journalist
Ángel David Revilla Lenoci, better known as DrossRotzank or simply Dross, is a Venezuelan YouTuber and writer who has resided in Buenos Aires, Argentina, since 2007.
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18. Cilia Flores
1956-. (aged 70)
lawyer
politician
Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro is a Venezuelan lawyer and politician who served as the first lady of Venezuela from 2013 to 2026. She is married to Nicolás Maduro, who served as the president of Venezuela from 2013 until the couple were captured by the United States in 2026 and extracted from the country, resulting in his de facto removal...
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19. Tarek William Saab
1962-. (aged 64)
poet
lawyer
writer
prosecutor
Public Ministry of Venezuela
Tarek William Saab Halabi is a Venezuelan politician, lawyer, and poet. He was a leader of the Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) party founded by Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela, who publicly called him "The poet of the revolution". He was the Governor of Anzoátegui from 2004 to 2012, and a member of the Committee for Justice and Truth since 2013....
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20. Benjamín Rausseo
1961-. (aged 65)
film screenwriter
film actor
film director
actor
screenwriter
Benjamín Rausseo Rodríguez is a Venezuelan artist, stand-up comedian and career humorist best known for his character Er Conde del Guácharo (translation: "The Count of Guacharo").
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