5 Notable alumni of University of Santiago de Cali
Updated: May 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Santiago de Cali is ranked #7,755 in the world and #60 in Colombia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 5 notable alumni from University of Santiago de Cali 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 Santiago de Cali won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Sigifredo López
1963-. (aged 63)
lawyer
politician
Sigifredo López Tobón is a lawyer and politician. While deputy in the administrative department of Valle del Cauca he was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in 2002. After surviving a massacre of 11 of his fellow deputies, also kidnapped, on 18 June 2007, he was released on February 5, 2009.
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2. Adriana Carabalí
politician
Adriana Carabalí was briefly the 69th Governor of Valle del Cauca. She was appointed by decree of President Juan Manuel Santos in May 2012 whilst elections took place.
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3. Óscar Figueroa
1983-. (aged 43)
weightlifter
Oscar Albeiro Figueroa Mosquera is a retired Colombian weightlifter, and a gold medallist competing in the 62 kg category until 2018 and 67 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories. He was born in the rural township of Zaragoza, located in Cartago, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
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4. William Ospina
1954-. (aged 72)
editing staff
novelist
writer
translator
poet
William Ospina is a Colombian poet, essayist and novelist. He was born in Herveo, Tolima. He won the Romulo Gallegos Prize for his novel El país de la canela, part of a trilogy about the invasion and conquest of South America.
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5. Carlos Mayolo
1945-2007 (aged 62)
writer
film director
actor
screenwriter
Carlos Mayolo was a Colombian actor and film director. He directed more than ten films from 1970 to 2000. The style of his films was defined by himself as "Tropical Gothic".
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