Notable Alumni of University of Saragossa [Sorted List]

1. José María Marxuach Echavarría

1848-1910 (aged 62)

politician physician

José María Marxuach Echavarría, was a Puerto Rican medical doctor and politician who served twice as Mayor of the City of San Juan, Puerto Rico. His first administration was before the U.S. invasion of Puerto Rico and his second administration was under United States colonial rule.

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2. Carlos Forcadell Álvarez

1946-. (aged 80)

historian university teacher

Carlos Forcadell Álvarez is a Spanish historian, Professor Emeritus of Contemporary History of the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR). The scope of his academic research includes the history of the labor movement in Spain, the public use of history, political cultures in Spain, historiography as well as the history of Aragon.

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3. Manuel Marraco Ramón

1870-1956 (aged 86)

businessperson politician

Manuel Marraco Ramón was a Spanish businessman and politician. He was a deputy for Zaragoza in 1918–19) during the Spanish Restoration, and was again deputy for Zaragoza from 1931 to 1933 during the Second Spanish Republic. He was Governor of the Bank of Spain in 1933–34. Between 1934 and 1935 he was in turn Minister of Finance, Minister of Industry...

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4. Ramon Torrecillas

1963-. (aged 63)

physicist

Ramon Torrecillas is a Spanish physicist and materials scientist internationally recognized for his research in the fields of nanomaterials and biomaterials. Since December 2019 he is Head of the Brussels' Office of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), which holds the institutional representation of the CSIC before the institutions of the EU and other relevant organizations and forums.

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5. Jesús Elizalde

1907-1980 (aged 73)

requeté soldier politician

Jesús Elías Francisco Elizalde Sainz de Robles was a Spanish Carlist politician. He served in the Cortes in two separate strings: during the Second Republic in 1936 and during Francoism in 1954-1958. In 1938-1939 he was a member of Junta Política of Falange Española Tradicionalista, and in 1954-1958 he was a member of FET's Consejo Nacional. In 1942-1944 he headed...

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6. Fermín Abella y Blave

1832-1888 (aged 56)

writer

Fermín Abella y Blave was a Spanish jurist, writer, editor and civil servant.

7. Félix Ynduráin Muñoz

1946-. (aged 80)

physicist university teacher

Félix Ynduráin Muñoz is a Spanish condensed matter physicist and Professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid. He has more than 120 research papers published. Some of the centers where he has worked are the University of Cambridge, the University of California, Berkeley, the Thomas J. Watson Research Center, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Paris-Sud and the...

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8. Felix Latasa Ortin

1733-1805 (aged 72)

scholar Catholic priest theologian historian bibliographer

Felix de Latassa y Ortin was Aragonese bibliographer responsible for compiling (in several works) a chronological index of Aragonese writers from the time of the birth of Christ up to his own time.

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9. Luis Vázquez Martínez

1949-. (aged 77)

mathematician

Luis Vázquez Martínez is a Spanish applied mathematician. He is a professor of applied mathematics in the faculty of informatics of the Complutense University of Madrid.

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10. José Barluenga

1940-2016 (aged 76)

university teacher chemist

José Joaquín Barluenga Mur was a Spanish chemist known for his research in organometallic chemistry. He was a professor of chemistry at Oviedo University until his retirement in 2014.

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11. Pedro Cerbuna

1538-1597 (aged 59)

Catholic bishop canon regular Catholic priest

Pedro Cerbuna del Negro was a Spanish monk, bishop of Tarazona and founder of the University of Zaragoza. He was born in Fonz and died in Calatayud.

12. Manuel Mindán Manero

1902-2006 (aged 104)

philosopher professor Catholic priest

Manuel Mindán Manero was an Aragonese philosopher and priest. Doctor of Philosophy in 1951, from the University of Madrid, he served as professor and civil servant at the Ramiro de Maeztu Institute in Madrid, being secretary of the Luis Vives Institute of Philosophy of the CSIC and director for 25 years of the Spanish Journal of Philosophy.

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13. Salvador Minguijón Adrián

1874-1959 (aged 85)

jurist legal historian notary philosopher politician

Salvador Minguijón Adrián was a Spanish law scholar, political theorist and politician. As a lawyer he is known mostly as a longtime academic in the University of Zaragoza and briefly member of the Spanish constitutional court. As a theorist he is considered one of key representatives of Traditionalism. As a politician he is recognized as associated with Carlism, Christian Democracy,...

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14. María José Pueyo

1970-. (aged 56)

marathon runner

María José Pueyo Bergua is a Spanish marathon runner. At age thirty-eight, Pueyo made her official debut for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's marathon, along with her compatriots Alessandra Aguilar and Cuban-born Yesenia Centeno. She finished the race in sixty-fourth place by thirty-one seconds ahead of Hungary's Petra Teveli, with a time of...

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15. Ignacio Javier Gomara Granada

1927-2022 (aged 95)

lawyer politician

Javier Gómara was a Spanish politician who served as a Deputy.

16. María Esther Herranz García

1969-. (aged 57)

politician

María Esther Herranz García is a Spanish politician. Esther serves as a Member of the European Parliament with the People's Party, part of the European People's Party, from 2002 to 2019 and again in 2024.

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17. Juan Palarea y Blanes

military personnel politician

Juan Palarea Blanes, also known by his alias el Médico, was a Spanish medical practitioner, politician and guerrillero commander during the Peninsular War. He was appointed Captain General of Valencia and Murcia in 1836.

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18. Francisco Codera Zaidin

1836-1917 (aged 81)

historian philologist numismatist arabist professor

Francisco Codera y Zaidín was a Spanish historian, philologist and Arabist scholar. Among his students, known in the academic field as the Beni Codera, were Arabists Rafael Altamira and José Deleito.

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19. José Canga-Argüelles

1771-1842 (aged 71)

economist statesperson archivist politician

José Canga Argüelles was a Spanish statesman.

20. Eduardo Barriobero y Herrán

1875-1939 (aged 64)

writer lawyer translator politician latinist

Eduardo Barriobero y Herrán was a lawyer and activist in the Confederación Nacional del Trabajo.

21. Cirilo de Alameda y Brea

1781-1872 (aged 91)

Catholic priest Latin Catholic bishop

Cirilo de Alameda y Brea O.F.M. Obs. was a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was archbishop of Toledo 1857–1867.

22. Violeta Barba

1987-. (aged 39)

lawyer politician

Violeta Barba Borderías is a Spanish lawyer and former politician of the Podemos party. Formerly the leader of the youth sector of the United Left of Aragon, she joined Podemos and was elected to the Cortes of Aragon in the 2015 election, becoming president of the Cortes (speaker) the following year; she was the first woman and youngest person in...

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23. Ramón Tejedor

1955-. (aged 71)

politician

Ramón Aurelio Tejedor Sanz is a Spanish politician who belongs to the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and who previously served as acting President of the Government of Aragon in early 1995.

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24. Luis Oro

1945-. (aged 81)

chemist

Luis Antonio Oro Giral has been professor of chemistry at the University of Zaragoza since 1982. His main research interests are in organometallic chemistry and homogeneous catalysis with a special interest in reaction mechanisms. He has coauthored well over 500 scientific papers being co-author or co-editor of several books. He has received numerous national and international awards and honors, and...

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25. Eloy Fernández Clemente

1942-2022 (aged 80)

historian economist

Eloy Fernández Clemente was a Spanish economist and historian.

26. Emilio Eiroa

1935-2013 (aged 78)

politician

Emilio Eiroa García was a Spanish politician and lawyer. Eiroa served as the President of the Government of Aragon from 1991 until 1993. He was also one of the founding members of the Aragonese Party. He later became the President of the Aragonese Corts from 1995 to 1999.

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27. Jesús Romeo Gorría

1906-2001 (aged 95)

jurist businessperson politician

Jesús Romeo Gorría was a Spanish politician who served as Minister of Labour of Spain between 1962 and 1969, during the Francoist dictatorship. He was a member of FET y de las JONS.

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28. Marta Fernández Martín

1966-. (aged 60)

lawyer politician

Marta Fernández Martín is a Spanish politician of the party Vox, president of the Cortes of Aragon since 2023.

29. Antoni Morell Mora

1941-2020 (aged 79)

writer historian lawyer diplomat poet lawyer

Antoni Morell Mora was a Spanish-born Andorran diplomat, civil servant, writer and lawyer.

30. Carmen Magallón

1951-. (aged 75)

university teacher historian of science physicist

Carmen Magallón-Portolés is a PhD, a physicist, and Master in Philosophy of Science by University of Zaragoza, Spain, committed with the advancement of women through researching their contributions to two important fields: science and peace. Her thinking is an important reference in the Spanish studies of Women in Science and Feminist Pacifism. Among her works in this field: Mujeres en...

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31. Jordi Cervós i Navarro

1930-2021 (aged 91)

pathologist neuropathologist university teacher anatomist neuroscientist

Jorge Cervós-Navarro was a Spanish pathologist, histologist, and neuroscientist.

32. Zoel García de Galdeano

1846-1924 (aged 78)

journalist mathematician

Zoel García de Galdeano y Yanguas was a Spanish mathematician. He was considered by Julio Rey Pastor as "The apostle of modern mathematics".

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33. Chesús Bernal Bernal

1960-2019 (aged 59)

university teacher politician

Chesús Gregorio Bernal Bernal was a Spanish academic and politician. He was a professor at the University of Zaragoza, specialising in Romance languages. In 1986, he co-founded the Chunta Aragonesista (CHA), and served in the Cortes of Aragon from 1995 to 2011.

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34. Ana Díez

1957-. (aged 69)

film director screenwriter

Ana Diez is a Spanish director and screenwriter, who was born in Tudela, Navarre. She spent time in Mexico, where she received her degree in cinema. One of her best-known films is Ander eta Yul, which was in the Basque language. She has been referred to as "the first woman director in the New Basque Cinema." She received the Goya...

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35. Francisco José Ynduráin

1940-2008 (aged 68)

university teacher theoretical physicist physicist

Francisco José Ynduráin Muñoz was a Spanish theoretical physicist. He founded the particle physics research group that became the Department of Theoretical Physics at the Autonomous University of Madrid, where he was a professor. He was described by his colleagues as "a scientist that always searched for excellence in research".

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36. Mercedes de la Merced

1960-2013 (aged 53)

politician

Mercedes de la Merced Monge was a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician. She was a councillor on Madrid City Council from 1991 to 2003, and a Member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 1999.

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37. José María Albareda

1902-1966 (aged 64)

university teacher Catholic priest politician geologist naturalist

José María Albareda Herrera was a Spanish soil scientist and science administrator. In 1939, he founded the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), the main Spanish scientific institution.

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38. Teresa Rodrigo Anoro

1956-2020 (aged 64)

physicist university teacher

Teresa Rodrigo Anoro was a Spanish scientist who worked in particle physics. She worked at CERN, Fermilab and the Instituto de Física de Cantabria and was professor at the University of Cantabria. Whilst at CERN, Rodrigo worked on the Compact Muon Solenoid and research for the Higgs boson.

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39. José Atarés

1960-2013 (aged 53)

lawyer politician

José Atarés Martínez was a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician. He was a city councillor (1991–2007) and the mayor of Zaragoza (2000–2003). He was also a senator for the Zaragoza constituency from 2004 until his death.

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40. Ignacio Jordan de Asso del Rio

1742-1814 (aged 72)

economist entomologist botanist legal historian university teacher

Ignacio Jordán Claudio de Asso y del Río was a Spanish diplomat, naturalist, lawyer and historian. He sometimes used the pseudonym of Melchor de Azagra.

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41. Eloy Suárez

1962-. (aged 64)

politician

Eloy Vicente Suárez Lamata is a Spanish politician who currently serves as a deputy in the Congress of Deputies for Zaragoza and president of the Finance Committee. He was the spokesperson for the People's Party (PP) in the Zaragoza City Council from 2011 to 2016.

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42. Pedro Arrojo-Agudo

1951-. (aged 75)

physicist politician

Pedro Arrojo-Agudo is a Spanish physicist, economist, environmentalist, and a professor at the University of Zaragoza. He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2003, for his contributions to conservation of water. He was made the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation in October 2020.

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43. Mariano Lagasca

1776-1839 (aged 63)

botanical collector scientific collector physician agronomist botanist

Mariano Lagasca y Segura, also known as Mariano la Gasca, was a Spanish botanist, writer and doctor. He was the director of the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid (Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid).

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44. Eusebio Bardají y Azara

1776-1844 (aged 68)

diplomat politician

Eusebio Bardají y Azara was a Spanish politician and diplomat who briefly served as the Prime Minister of Spain in 1837. He also held other offices such as Minister of State. In addition, he was a senator for Cuenca from 1837 to 1840.

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45. Juan Antonio Quintana

1939-2022 (aged 83)

voice actor television actor actor film actor

Juan Antonio Quintana was a Spanish actor.

46. Lupercio Leonardo de Argensola

1559-1613 (aged 54)

poet writer statesperson chronicler politician

Lupercio Leonardo de Argensola was a Spanish dramatist and poet.

47. Ana Santos Aramburo

1957-. (aged 69)

librarian

Ana Santos Aramburo is a Spanish librarian who has been the director of the National Library of Spain since February 2013.

48. Sara Giménez Giménez

1977-. (aged 49)

lawyer politician

Sara Giménez Giménez is a Spanish Roma lawyer who stands out for her fight for the integration of the gitano community into society. She also fights against the inequalities suffered by minorities based on race or sexual orientation. She became a member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance in 2018 and joined the board of Fundación Secretariado Gitano...

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49. Camilo Villarino

1964-. (aged 62)

diplomat jurist

Camilo Villarino Marzo is a Spanish diplomat and jurist who serves as Private Secretary to the King since 19 February 2024.

50. Miguel A. Catalán

1894-1957 (aged 63)

university teacher physicist chemist baccalaureate tenured teacher

Miguel Antonio Catalán y Sañudo was a Spanish spectroscopist.

51. José Luis Soro

1966-. (aged 60)

politician

José Luis Soro Domingo is a Spanish politician from Chunta Aragonesista who served as Regional Minister of Territorial Planning, Mobility and Housing from July 2015 to August 2023. He was the president of CHA from February 2012 to February 2020.

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52. Fermín Caballero

1800-1876 (aged 76)

politician writer journalist

Fermín Caballero y Morgáez was a Spanish geographer, journalist, writer, and liberal politician.

53. Jesús Comín Sagüés

1889-1939 (aged 50)

employee lawyer requeté soldier politician

Jesús Comín y Sagüés was a Spanish Carlist politician and soldier. He has been twice elected deputy to the Republican Cortes. He is also recognized for his role during early days of the Civil War, when he decisively contributed to Nationalist seizure of Zaragoza and large part of Aragón.

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54. Francisco Tadeo Calomarde y Arría

1773-1842 (aged 69)

politician

Francisco Tadeo Calomarde y Arría, 1st Duke of Santa Isabel was a Spanish statesman.

55. Javier Moscoso

1934-2025 (aged 91)

jurist politician

Javier Moscoso del Prado y Muñoz was a Spanish politician who served as Minister of the Presidency from December 1982 to July 1986 and as Attorney General of the State from September 1986 to January 1990. Moscoso died on 16 July 2025, at the age of 90.

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56. Susana Sumelzo Jordán

1969-. (aged 57)

politician

Susana Sumelzo Jordán is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) who has been serving as secretary of state for ibero-america since 2023. Previously, she served as member of the Congress of Deputies from 2011 to 2024, representing the province of Zaragoza.

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57. Concha Andreu

1967-. (aged 59)

oenologist politician

Concepción "Concha" Andreu Rodríguez is a Spanish oenologist and politician who served as the President of La Rioja from 2019 to 2023. From 2011 to 2024 she was a member of the Parliament of La Rioja.

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58. Julio Rey Pastor

1888-1962 (aged 74)

historian of mathematics university teacher mathematician writer

Julio Rey Pastor was a Spanish mathematician and historian of science.

59. Juan Antonio Llorente

1750-1823 (aged 73)

historian writer politician

Juan Antonio Llorente, ORE was a Spanish historian.

60. José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán

1944-. (aged 82)

Catholic priest Catholic bishop friar Catholic missionary

José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R., is a Spanish-born Panamanian Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of David from 1999 to 2024. He is a member of the Order of Augustinian Recollects. Pope Francis made him a cardinal in 2015.

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61. Pilar Palomero

1980-. (aged 46)

film director screenwriter

Pilar Palomero is a Spanish film director and screenwriter.

62. Salustiano de Olózaga y Almandoz

1805-1873 (aged 68)

lawyer writer military personnel philosopher politician

Salustiano de Olózaga y Almandoz was a Spanish politician, diplomat, lawyer and writer who served as Prime Minister of Spain and was appointed three times ambassador to France.

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63. Fernando Álvarez de Miranda y Torres

1924-2016 (aged 92)

politician university teacher lawyer diplomat jurist

Fernando Álvarez de Miranda y Torres was a Spanish politician, lawyer, and university professor of Procedural Law. He was president of the Congress of Deputies from 1977 to 1979, the first after Spain's transition to democracy. From 1994 to 1999 he was Ombudsman of Spain.

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64. Jorge Azcón

1973-. (aged 53)

lawyer politician

Jorge Antonio Azcón Navarro is a Spanish politician, serving as the President of the Government of Aragon since 2023. He is the president of the People's Party of Aragon. He was also a city councillor (2000–2007; 2011–2023) and the mayor (2019–2023) of Zaragoza.

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65. Ignacio Martínez de Pisón

1960-. (aged 66)

writer novelist journalist screenwriter

Ignacio Martínez de Pisón is a Spanish writer. He is the author of more than a dozen books, among which the most notable are:

66. Pedro Laín Entralgo

1908-2001 (aged 93)

medical historian university teacher military officer philosopher physician

Pedro Laín Entralgo was a Spanish physician, historian, author and philosopher. He worked, fundamentally, on medical history and anthropology.

67. Luisa Fernanda Rudi Ubeda

1950-. (aged 76)

politician

Luisa Fernanda Rudi Úbeda is a Spanish politician currently serving as Senator from Teruel in Aragón since 2015. She served as the 175th president of the Congress of Deputies, being the first woman to hold the position in Spanish history. From 2011 to 2015 she served as president of the Government of Aragon.

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68. Fidel Pagés

1886-1923 (aged 37)

physician inventor founder military physician

Fidel Pagés Miravé was a Spanish military surgeon, known for developing the technique of epidural anesthesia.

69. Mingote

1919-2012 (aged 93)

caricaturist humorist painter journalist requeté soldier

Ángel Antonio Mingote Barrachina, 1st Marquess of Daroca, also simply known as Mingote, was a Spanish cartoonist, writer and journalist. He drew a daily cartoon in ABC since 1953 until his death in 2012.

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70. Pedro Santisteve

1958-. (aged 68)

lawyer singer university teacher politician

Pedro Santisteve Roche is a Spanish criminal lawyer, social activist and university professor. He was the mayor of Zaragoza from 13 June 2015 until 15 June 2019.

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71. Celestino Aós Braco

1945-. (aged 81)

Catholic priest Catholic bishop psychologist theologian

Celestino Aós Braco OFMCap is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago in Chile from 2019 to 2023, after being apostolic administrator there for nine months. He was previously Bishop of Copiapó in Chile from 2014 to 2019. He was made a cardinal in 2020.

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72. Fernando Lázaro Carreter

1923-2004 (aged 81)

romanist linguist university teacher journalist literary critic

Fernando Lázaro Carreter was a Spanish linguist, journalist and literary critic.

73. Pascual Madoz

1806-1870 (aged 64)

geographer lawyer writer statistician politician

Pascual Madoz Ibáñez was a Spanish politician and statistician.

74. Javier Lambán

1957-2025 (aged 68)

politician

Francisco Javier Lambán Montañés was a Spanish politician who was a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and served as President of the Government of Aragon from 5 July 2015 to 11 August 2023.

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75. Xabier Arzalluz

1932-2019 (aged 87)

Catholic priest lawyer university teacher politician

Xabier Arzalluz Antia was a Basque politician, leader of the Basque Nationalist Party from 1979 until 2004. He was a nationalist and a Christian Democrat, considered during the period one of the most powerful politicians in the Basque Autonomous Community, making strategic decisions for the party he led from 1986 onwards.

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76. Juan Alberto Belloch

1950-. (aged 76)

politician judge

Juan Alberto Belloch is a Spanish judge and socialist politician, who served in different cabinet posts. He served as the mayor of Zaragoza between June 2003 and 13 June 2015.

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77. Manuel Vilas

1962-. (aged 64)

poet

Manuel Vilas is a Spanish writer. He has achieved distinction in several genres, including poetry, essays, short stories and novels. His novel Alegría was a finalist for the Premio Planeta while an earlier book Ordesa won the Prix Femina Étranger.

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78. César Alierta

1945-2024 (aged 79)

lawyer businessperson

César Alierta Izuel was a Spanish businessman, who was the chief executive officer and chairman of Telefónica S.A. from 26 July 2000, until replaced by José María Álvarez-Pallete in 2016. He guided the company through a significant Latin American expansion. Alierta earned a bachelor's degree in law at the Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain) in 1967. Three years after his degree,...

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79. Miguel Pardeza

1965-. (aged 61)

association football player

Miguel Pardeza Pichardo is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a forward.

80. Luisa Gavasa Moragón

1951-. (aged 75)

actor

Luisa Gavasa Moragón is a Spanish actress. She made her feature film debut in Doña Perfecta (1977). Her portrayal of the groom's mother in The Bride (2015) earned her a Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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81. Paula Ortiz

1979-. (aged 47)

writer film director university teacher screenwriter

Paula Ortiz Álvarez is a Spanish director, screenwriter and producer who works for Get in the Pictures Productions and Amapola Films, teaches Audiovisual Communication at the University of Barcelona, and collaborates with the University of San Jorge in Zaragoza.

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82. José Calvo Sotelo

1893-1936 (aged 43)

State lawyer jurist lawyer university teacher politician

José Calvo Sotelo, 1st Duke of Calvo Sotelo, GE was a Spanish jurist and politician. He was the minister of finance during the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera and a leading figure during the Spanish Second Republic. During this period, he became an important part of Spanish Renovation, a monarchist movement. Calvo Sotelo's assassination in July 1936 by the...

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83. Javier Tebas

1962-. (aged 64)

lawyer sports executive

Xavier Tebas Medrano, better known as Javier Tebas, is a Spanish lawyer and the president of Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, the association responsible for administering Spain's two highest-tier professional football leagues. First elected in April 2013, he was re-elected for a fourth term in December 2023 until 2027. Tebas has promised that this will be his last term, ending...

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84. Teresa Perales

1975-. (aged 51)

para swimmer politician

Teresa Perales Fernández, 1st Marchioness of Perales, is an S2 classified Spanish swimmer, politician and motivational speaker who has won a total of 28 Paralympic medals at the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics. She is the most decorated Spanish Paralympian in history, and holds the current Paralympic record in women's 100m freestyle (S2) following the...

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85. Pilar Alegría Continente

1977-. (aged 49)

politician

María del Pilar Alegría Continente is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politician who served as minister of Education from July 2021 to December 2025, and as Spokesperson of the Government from November 2023 to December 2025.

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86. José Antonio Labordeta

1935-2010 (aged 75)

journalist television presenter writer singer-songwriter poet

José Antonio Labordeta Subías was a Spanish Aragonese singer, songwriter, poet, writer and political activist. He was described by The Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa (Great Aragonese Encyclopedia) as "The most important Aragonese singer-songwriter". He began singing in an attempt to give more relevance to his poetry; his songs are well-known and beloved anthems in Aragón. Poetic songs such as "Aragón", "Canto...

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87. Ángel Sanz Briz

1910-1980 (aged 70)

diplomat

Ángel Sanz-Briz was a Spanish diplomat and humanitarian. Sanz-Briz is credited with saving more than 5,200 Jews in German-occupied Hungary from the Holocaust in the later stages of World War II.

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88. María Moliner

1900-1981 (aged 81)

librarian lexicographer archivist linguist

María Moliner was a Spanish librarian and lexicographer. She is perhaps best known for her Diccionario de uso del español, first published in 1966–1967, when she completed the work started in 1952.

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89. Fernando Simón

1963-. (aged 63)

epidemiologist

Fernando Simón Soria is a Spanish epidemiologist serving as Director of the Coordination Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies of the Ministry of Health. He came to public prominence as spokesman for the special committee on Ebola virus disease in Spain in 2014, and a similar role during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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90. Pablo Echenique

1978-. (aged 48)

physicist politician

Pablo Echenique Robba is an Argentine-born Spanish physicist and politician. As a scientist, he holds a position at the Spanish National Research Council in Zaragoza (CSIC).

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91. José Martí

1853-1895 (aged 42)

politician writer translator poet military personnel

José Julián Martí Pérez was a Cuban nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero because of his role in the liberation of his country from Spain. He was also an important figure in Latin American literature. He was a political activist and is considered an important philosopher and political theorist. Through...

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92. Santiago Ramón y Cajal

1852-1934 (aged 82)

university teacher pathologist neurologist essayist physician

Santiago Ramón y Cajal was a Spanish neuroscientist, pathologist, and histologist specialising in neuroanatomy, and the central nervous system. He and Camillo Golgi received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1906. Ramón y Cajal was the first Spaniard to win a scientific Nobel Prize. His original investigations of the microscopic structure of the brain made him a pioneer...

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93. Josemaría Escrivá

1902-1975 (aged 73)

Latin Catholic priest lawyer writer

Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás was a Spanish Catholic priest who founded Opus Dei, an organization of laypeople and priests dedicated to the principle of everyday holiness. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2002.

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94. José Luis Meilán Gil

1933-2018 (aged 85)

university teacher jurist politician

José Luis Meilán Gil was a Spanish lawyer, university professor and politician. He was a member of parliament, participated in the making of the Spanish constitution, and was rector of Universidade da Coruña.

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95. Gustavo Bueno

1924-2016 (aged 92)

university teacher philosopher secondary school teacher

Gustavo Bueno Martínez was a Spanish philosopher, founder of a philosophical doctrine dubbed by himself as "philosophical materialism".

96. Victor Lobo Escolar

1979-. (aged 47)

biathlete cross-country skier

Victor Lobo Escolar is a Spanish biathlete. He competed at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, in sprint and individual.

97. Ana Alós

1969-. (aged 57)

economist businessperson politician

Ana Isabel Alós López is a Spanish politician from the People's Party.

98. Manuel Azaña

1880-1940 (aged 60)

lawyer writer politician

Manuel Azaña Díaz was a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of the Second Spanish Republic (1931–1933 and 1936), organizer of the Popular Front in 1935 and the last President of the Republic (1936–1939). He has been called the father of the Republic and was the most prominent leader of the Republican cause during the Spanish Civil War of...

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99. Irene Vallejo

1979-. (aged 47)

writer philologist

Irene Vallejo Moreu, born in Zaragoza in 1979, is a Spanish philologist, historian, and writer.

100. Pablo Artal Soriano

1961-. (aged 65)

physicist university teacher

Pablo Artal is a Spanish physicist and full professor specialized in optics at the University of Murcia, as well as in the development and application of new techniques in human vision research. He is the founder and director of the Optics Lab at Murcia University and received the Spanish National Research award "Juan de la Cierva" and the Rey Jaime...

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