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100 Notable alumni of University of the Basque Country

Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees

University of the Basque Country is ranked #361 in the world and #9 in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from University of the Basque Country 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 the Basque Country won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

Izaskun Zubizarreta Gerendiain

1. Izaskun Zubizarreta Gerendiain

1970-2024 (aged 54)
runner ski mountaineer midwife sport cyclist
Izaskun Zubizarreta Gerendiain was a Spanish ski mountaineer.
Josu Larrazabal

2. Josu Larrazabal

1981-. (aged 45)
sporting director professional fitness coach
Josu Larrazabal has the role Head of Performance in the Lidl–Trek cycling team.
Martin Simonson

3. Martin Simonson

1973-. (aged 53)
scientist university teacher writer linguist translator
Martin Simonson is a Swedish scholar, novelist, and translator, specialized in fantasy literature and science fiction. He teaches at the University of the Basque Country in Spain, and is mainly known for being the Spanish translator of some of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Teresa Riera

4. Teresa Riera

1950-. (aged 76)
mathematician politician university teacher trade unionist
Teresa Riera Madurell is a Spanish politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2014. She is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, part of the Party of European Socialists.
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Nélida Zaitegi

5. Nélida Zaitegi

1946-. (aged 80)
professor pedagogue
Nélida Zaitegi de Miguel is a Spanish teacher and pedagogue. Her work focuses on promoting the construction of positive coexistence in educational institutions, as well as the prevention and action in cases of bullying among peers.
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José María Portillo Valdés

6. José María Portillo Valdés

1961-. (aged 65)
historian writer university teacher
José María "Txema" Portillo Valdés is a Spanish historian, professor of Contemporary History at the University of the Basque Country. He is an expert in Spanish constitutional history.
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Nerea Barjola

7. Nerea Barjola

1980-. (aged 46)
writer researcher political scientist women's rights activist
Nerea Barjola Ramos is a Spanish social scientist and feminist activist. She is known for analysing the media coverage of the Alcàsser Case as a reaction to feminist activity in Spain in early 1990s, arguing that it responded to recent gains of the feminist movement by portraying them as inherently connected to violence against women.
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Iñigo Lamarca

8. Iñigo Lamarca

1959-. (aged 67)
writer lawyer university teacher ombudsman
Íñigo Lamarca Iturbe is a Spanish lawyer and served as Ararteko (Ombudsman), of the Basque Country between 2004 and 2014. He previously served as president of GEHITU, and is the first gay man to hold the office.
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Iratxe Aurrekoetxea

9. Iratxe Aurrekoetxea

1969-. (aged 57)
rhythmic gymnast coach
Iratxe Aurrekoetxea Urrutikoetxea is a retired Spanish rhythmic gymnast and coach. She has trained some of the most prominent gymnasts in Spain.
Eva Ferreira García

10. Eva Ferreira García

1978-. (aged 48)
university teacher economist mathematician
María Eva Ferreira García is a Basque mathematician, economist and university professor.
Claudio Aranzadi

11. Claudio Aranzadi

1946-. (aged 80)
economist engineer businessperson politician
José Claudio Aranzadi Martínez is a Spanish engineer, businessman and politician. He served as industry minister from 1988 to 1993.
Jon Gomez

12. Jon Gomez

1990-. (aged 36)
television presenter actor musician
Jon Gomez Garai is a Spanish singer, musician and TV presenter.
Ricardo Cortés Lastra

13. Ricardo Cortés Lastra

1969-. (aged 57)
trade unionist politician
Ricardo Cortés Lastra, is a Spanish politician. He served as a Member of the European Parliament, representing Spain for the Spanish Socialist Workers Party from 2009 to 2014.
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Teresa del Valle

14. Teresa del Valle

1937-2025 (aged 88)
university teacher social anthropologist anthropologist
Teresa del Valle Murga was a Spanish anthropologist, best known for her work in the fields of gender studies and feminism in Spain, in her publications Mujer vasca. Imagen y realidad (1985), Culturas oceánicas: Micronesia (1987), Género y sexualidad (1991), Gendered Anthropology (1993), and Perspectivas feministas desde la antropología social (2000). She was the recipient of a Emakunde Award for...
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Iñaki Antigüedad

15. Iñaki Antigüedad

1955-. (aged 71)
university teacher geologist politician
Iñaki Antigüedad Auzmendi is a Basque geologist and politician. He is professor of hydrogeology at the University of the Basque Country, and leader of Amaiur.
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Hasier Arraiz

16. Hasier Arraiz

1973-. (aged 53)
teacher politician journalist
Hasier Arraiz Barbadillo is a former Basque politician. He was the first president of Sortu, and a member of the Basque Parliament.
Idoia Villanueva Ruiz

17. Idoia Villanueva Ruiz

1980-. (aged 46)
politician
Idoia Villanueva Ruiz is a Spanish politician and engineer. A member of Podemos, she serves as Member of the European Parliament integrated within the European United Left–Nordic Green Left political group since 2019. She previously was a member of the Senate of Spain from 2015 to 2019.
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Olatz Ganboa

18. Olatz Ganboa

1985-. (aged 41)
actor
Olatz Ganboa Pilar is a Basque film, theatre and television actress.
Maiorga Ramirez

19. Maiorga Ramirez

1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Maiorga Ramirez is a Basque nationalist politician. He is a leading member of the Eusko Alkartasuna (EA) in the province of Navarre in northern Spain and, since 2015, one of three just EA members of the Parliament of Navarre, where the EA sits as part of the EHB left-wing nationalist coalition.
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Iñaki Goirizelaia

20. Iñaki Goirizelaia

1958-. (aged 68)
telecommunications engineer university teacher
Iñaki Goirizelaia, PhD is a full professor of Telecommunication Engineering at the University of the Basque Country in the Department of Communication Engineering. In 1981 he began his work as a professor at the Faculty of Engineering of Bilbao. He is the former President of the University of the Basque Country (2009–2017). Previously, he was Vice-president of the Campus of...
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Nekane Balluerka

21. Nekane Balluerka

1966-. (aged 60)
university teacher psychologist
Miren Nekane Balluerka Lasa is a Basque psychologist and university professor.
Marian Beitialarrangoitia

22. Marian Beitialarrangoitia

1968-. (aged 58)
journalist politician
Maria Angeles Beitialarrangoitia Lizarralde is a Basque journalist and politician. She was previously a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain and Basque Parliament, and mayor of Hernani.
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Carlos Ruiz Herrero

23. Carlos Ruiz Herrero

1948-. (aged 78)
association football player physician
Carlos Ruiz Herrero, known simply as Carlos, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Iraia Iturregi

24. Iraia Iturregi

1985-. (aged 41)
association football player association football coach
Iraia Iturregi Sustatxa is a Spanish retired football player who played as a midfielder for Athletic Bilbao of Spain's Primera División for most of her career. She currently acts as head coach of women's team Athletic Bilbao B.
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María Jesús San Segundo

25. María Jesús San Segundo

1958-2010 (aged 52)
economist diplomat university teacher politician
María Jesús San Segundo Gómez de Cadiñanos, was a Spanish economist, academic, diplomat and politician, minister of Education and Science of Spain between 2004 and 2006.
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Iñaki Arriola

26. Iñaki Arriola

1959-. (aged 67)
lawyer politician
Iñaki Arriola López is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left. As of 8 September 2020, he serves in the Basque Government as Regional Minister of Territorial Planning, Housing and Transport in the Third Urkullu Government led by Iñigo Urkullu. From 28 November 2016 to 8 September 2020, he served as Regional Minister...
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Julen Bollain

27. Julen Bollain

1990-. (aged 36)
politician economist
Julen Bollain, Ph.D. in Development Studies, is an economist, professor, and researcher at Mondragon University, specializing in development studies and basic income.
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Gotzone Sagardui Goikoetxea

28. Gotzone Sagardui Goikoetxea

1966-. (aged 60)
physician civil servant politician
Gotzone Sagardui is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Basque National Party. From September 2020 to June 2024 she served as Minister of Health in the Third Urkullu Government led by Iñigo Urkullu. She previously served as city councillor in Bilbao from 2017 to 2020, also serving as deputy mayor from 2019. She was a Member of the Basque Parliament...
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José María Sánchez Carrión

29. José María Sánchez Carrión

1952-. (aged 74)
university teacher writer linguist sociologist baccalaureate tenured teacher
José María Sánchez Carrión is a Spanish linguist, specialised in Basque language, sociolinguistics and historical linguistics. He is an associate member of Euskaltzaindia since 1983. Despite being arguably the best known local academic proponent of reversing language shift measures, he has never held a stable university post in the Basque Country.
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June Fernández

30. June Fernández

1984-. (aged 42)
journalist social entrepreneur
June Fernández Casete is a Spanish journalist. She is a co-founder and the director of the feminist Pikara Magazine.
Pili Zabala

31. Pili Zabala

1968-. (aged 58)
teacher dentist politician
María Pilar Zabala Artano, commonly known as Pili Zabala is an odontologist, professor and Spanish politician, as well as Elkarrekin Podemos candidate for Lehendakari in the 2016 Basque parliamentary election.
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Markel Olano

32. Markel Olano

1965-. (aged 61)
politician philosopher
Markel Olano Arrese is a Spanish politician, member of the Basque Nationalist Party and President of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa since June 6, 2007.
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Beatriz Artolazabal

33. Beatriz Artolazabal

1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Beatriz Artolazabal is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Basque National Party. From 28 November 2016 to 8 September 2020, she served as Minister for Employment and Social Policies in the Second Urkullu Government. From 8 September 2020 to 14 February 2023, she served as Minister of Equality, Justice and Social Policies in the Third Urkullu Government led by Iñigo...
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Paloma Tortajada

34. Paloma Tortajada

1969-2019 (aged 50)
journalist announcer
Paloma Tortajada Lorente was a Spanish journalist and radio and television broadcaster. She firstly worked at Radio Popular de Zaragoza (now called COPE Zaragoza) in Zaragoza before becoming head of news of Antena 3 Radio Aragón. Tortajada worked at Cadena SER from 1992 to 2005 and then was head of society at Cuatro and CNN+ between 2006 and 2009. She...
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Miren Amuriza

35. Miren Amuriza

1990-. (aged 36)
bertsolari philologist writer
Miren Amuriza Plaza is a Spanish bertsolari and Biscayan writer. She has collaborated with some music groups, singing and writing lyrics. In 2017, she was the recipient of the Premio Igartza.
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Miren Etxezarreta

36. Miren Etxezarreta

1936-. (aged 90)
writer economist social activist university teacher
Miren Etxezarreta Zubizarreta is a Spanish Basque economist and intellectual of the left who is linked to social movements. Since 2007 she has been Professor Emeritus in Applied Economics at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
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Ainhoa Tirapu

37. Ainhoa Tirapu

1984-. (aged 42)
association football player
Ainhoa Tirapu de Goñi is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. She spent most of her club career at Athletic Bilbao, and was a member of the Spain national squad for almost a decade.
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Aintzane Ezenarro

38. Aintzane Ezenarro

1971-. (aged 55)
sociologist politician journalist
Aintzane Ezenarro Egurbide is a former Spanish politician and peace activist. She was a member of the Aralar party, and its spokeswoman in the Basque Parliament between the 2005 Basque parliamentary election and her expulsion from the party in 2012. She also was a councillor of her hometown, Getaria.
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Gladys del Estal Ferreño

39. Gladys del Estal Ferreño

1956-1979 (aged 23)
computer scientist activist programmer
Gladys del Estal Ferreño was a Basque environmental activist and programmer from San Sebastián. Killed by the Guardia Civil during a anti-nuclear protest, Del Estal become an important icon of the ecologist movement.
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Gorka Maneiro Labayen

40. Gorka Maneiro Labayen

1974-. (aged 52)
accountant politician
Gorka Maneiro Labayen is a Spanish politician and a member of the Basque Parliament with the Union, Progress and Democracy party (UPyD).
Aizpea Goenaga

41. Aizpea Goenaga

1959-. (aged 67)
writer playwright film director actor
Aizpea Goenaga Mendiola is a Basque actress and film director. She was the director of Etxepare Basque Institute, the institute of the Basque language and culture between 2009 and 2016. She belongs to a well-known dynasty of Basque actors, Aizpea is the aunt of Bárbara Goenaga, an actress herself, the daughter of the actress Juani Mendiola Barkaiztegi and the sister...
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Javier de Andrés Guerra

42. Javier de Andrés Guerra

1967-. (aged 59)
journalist politician
Javier de Andrés Guerra is a Spanish politician. A member of the People's Party, he served as Deputy General of Álava from 2011 to 2015 and as Delegate of the Government in the Basque Country from 2016 to 2018. He was elected to the 15th Congress of Deputies in the 2023 Spanish general election representing Álava.
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Mikel Azurmendi

43. Mikel Azurmendi

1942-2021 (aged 79)
writer translator anthropologist university teacher philosopher
Mikel Azurmendi was a Spanish anthropologist, ETA dissident, and writer. He was the co-founder of the counter-ETA groups Foro Ermua and ¡Basta Ya!.
Uxue Alberdi

44. Uxue Alberdi

1984-. (aged 42)
essayist novelist journalist children's writer bertsolari
Uxue Alberdi Estibaritz is a Basque writer and bertsolari.
Laura Mintegi

45. Laura Mintegi

1955-. (aged 71)
university teacher writer politician
Laura Mintegi Lakarra is a Basque author, politician and a professor at the University of the Basque Country. Although she was born in Navarre, she moved to Biscay at an early age and has lived there ever since; first in Bilbao and later in Algorta.
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Amaia Martinez Grisalena

46. Amaia Martinez Grisalena

1968-. (aged 58)
politician merchant journalist
María Amaya Martínez Grisaleña is a Spanish journalist and politician who has been a member of the Basque Parliament for the Vox party since 2020.
Pedro Horrillo

47. Pedro Horrillo

1974-. (aged 52)
sport cyclist
Pedro Horrillo Muñoz is a Spanish retired racing cyclist who rode as a professional for Mapei, Quick-Step and Rabobank. He was forced to retire from professional cycling after a crash in the 2009 Giro d'Italia.
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Gorka Urtaran

48. Gorka Urtaran

1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Gorka Urtaran Agirre is a Spanish politician of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV). He served as mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz from 2015 to 2023.
Nagua Alba

49. Nagua Alba

1990-. (aged 36)
psychologist politician
Nayua Miriam Goveli Alba, best known as Nagua Alba, is a Spanish politician. She was a member of the 11th and 12th terms of the Congress of Deputies in representation of Gipuzkoa.
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Doris Benegas

50. Doris Benegas

1951-2016 (aged 65)
lawyer politician
Doris Benegas Haddad was a Spanish political lawyer specialising in criminal law, particularly causes related to women and left-wing politics. She was also a political leader, leading a regional branch of the communist movement in the 1970s as well as the pro-independence nationalist leftist coalition, the Castilian Left, from 2002 to her death in 2016.
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Urko Olazabal

51. Urko Olazabal

1978-. (aged 48)
film screenwriter actor film editor film actor
Urko Olazabal Ortiz de Zarate is a Spanish actor.
Karmele Jaio

52. Karmele Jaio

1970-. (aged 56)
writer literary scholar journalist
Karmele Jaio Eiguren is a Basque writer and journalist whose works have been translated into Catalan, German, Russian, Spanish, and English. She is the recipient of multiple awards for Amaren eskuak (2006, Elkar) and Aitaren etxea and (Elkar, 2019).
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Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin

53. Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin

1971-. (aged 55)
lawyer justice of the peace politician
Bakartxo Tejeria Otermin is a Basque politician serving as speaker or President of the Basque Parliament since 2012. She is the third woman to hold the position, as well as the longest serving speaker. Tejeria has been a Member of the Basque Parliament for Gipuzkoa since 2001. She is affiliated with the Basque National Party.
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Estibaliz Urresola

54. Estibaliz Urresola

1984-. (aged 42)
screenwriter film director film producer film editor
Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Miren Gorrotxategi

55. Miren Gorrotxategi

1967-. (aged 59)
writer jurist university teacher politician
Miren Edurne Gorrotxategi Azurmendi is a Basque lawyer, jurist, university teacher and former politician from Spain. She is a university teacher of Constitucional Law at the University of the Basque Country.
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Cristina Iglesias

56. Cristina Iglesias

1956-. (aged 70)
installation artist sculptor teacher artist
Cristina Iglesias is a Spanish installation artist and sculptor living and working in Torrelodones, Madrid. She works with many materials, including steel, water, glass, bronze, bamboo, straw. On January 20, 2016, she was awarded the Tambor del Oro in San Sebastian. Iglesias was the first Spanish woman invited to exhibit her work at the Folkestone Triennial in 2011. She is...
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Antonio Díaz-Miguel

57. Antonio Díaz-Miguel

1934-2000 (aged 66)
basketball player basketball coach
Antonio Díaz-Miguel Sanz was a Spanish professional basketball player and coach. He studied in Madrid, and graduated from the University of Bilbao.
Enrique Urbizu

58. Enrique Urbizu

1962-. (aged 64)
film director screenwriter
Enrique Urbizu is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. A native of Bilbao, he was one of the few Spanish film directors who brought the film noir into the late Spanish film industry.
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Maialen Lujanbio

59. Maialen Lujanbio

1976-. (aged 50)
poet bertsolari writer
Maialen Lujanbio is a Basque poet and bertsolari winner. She composes her oral poetry in the Basque language and she is the only woman to ever reach her level.
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Jorge Guerricaechevarría

60. Jorge Guerricaechevarría

1965-. (aged 61)
television director screenwriter
Jorge Guerricaechevarría, also known as "Guerrica", is a Spanish screenwriter. A regular co-screenwriter for Álex de la Iglesia's films, he has also been a recurring collaborator of Daniel Monzón.
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Ramón Ibarra

61. Ramón Ibarra

1958-. (aged 68)
film actor actor television actor
Ramón Ibarra Robles, commonly known as Ramón Ibarra in Getxo, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain, is a Spanish actor known for appearing in the long-running telenovela El secreto de Puente Viejo, as well as Julieta and B.
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Eneko Andueza Lorenzo

62. Eneko Andueza Lorenzo

1979-. (aged 47)
politician political scientist
Eneko Andueza Lorenzo is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) politician. He has served in the Basque Parliament since 2016 and led the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE-EE) since 2021.
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Koldo Serra

63. Koldo Serra

1975-. (aged 51)
film director screenwriter
Koldo Serra is a Spanish film director and screenwriter, born in Bilbao.
Borja Cobeaga

64. Borja Cobeaga

1977-. (aged 49)
film director screenwriter
Borja Cobeaga Eguillor is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for his 2005 film, One Too Many.
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Oskar Matute

65. Oskar Matute

1972-. (aged 54)
politician
Oskar Matute García de Jalón is a Basque politician and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain. He was previously a member of the Basque Parliament.
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Andoni Ortuzar

66. Andoni Ortuzar

1962-. (aged 64)
journalist politician
Andoni Ortuzar Arruabarrena is a Spanish politician from the Basque Country and journalist, and was from 2013 to 2025 the president of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV).
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Alfonso Alonso Aranegui

67. Alfonso Alonso Aranegui

1967-. (aged 59)
philologist lawyer politician
Alfonso Alonso Aranegui is a Spanish politician, member of the People's Party and Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality from 2014 to 2016.
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Txillardegi

68. Txillardegi

1929-2012 (aged 83)
university teacher politician writer linguist sociolinguist
José Luis Álvarez Enparantza, better known by his pseudonym Txillardegi, was a Basque linguist, politician, and writer. He was born and raised in the Basque Country, and although he did not learn the Basque language until the age of 17, he later came to be considered one of the most influential figures in Basque nationalism and culture in the second...
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Gotzon Mantuliz

69. Gotzon Mantuliz

1988-. (aged 38)
television presenter designer model
Gotzon Mantuliz Dudagoitia is a designer, model, TV commentator/presenter and winner of the 5th edition of the well-known Spanish television show “El Conquistador del Fin del Mundo.” Tambien ganador de la Temporada 5 de "El Desafio" emitido en antena 3 mientras que el "Conquistador del mundo" The show is broadcast on ETB2, the second television channel of Euskal Telebista (ETB),...
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Jesús Eguiguren

70. Jesús Eguiguren

1954-. (aged 72)
university teacher lawyer politician
Jesús María Eguiguren Imaz is a Spanish academic, jurist, politician, and member of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE-EE). Eguiguren served as a member of the Basque Parliament from 1983 to 2012, including a tenure as the second President of the Basque Parliament from 8 January 1987 until 18 December 1990. He later became the President...
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Odón Elorza González

71. Odón Elorza González

1955-. (aged 71)
salesperson lawyer politician
Odon Elorza González is a Socialist Party of the Basque Country–Basque Country Left (PSE-EE) politician. He was a city councillor (1979–2011) and the mayor (1991–2011) of San Sebastián. He was also a member of the Basque Parliament (1984–1991) and the Congress of Deputies (2011–).
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Ramón Jáuregui

72. Ramón Jáuregui

1948-. (aged 78)
minister politician trade unionist
Ramón Jáuregui Atondo is a Spanish politician. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he served as Minister of the Presidency (2010–2011) during the Second Zapatero Government. He also was member of the European Parliament in two separate spells (2009–2010 and 2014–2019).
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Jorge Fernández Madinabeitia

73. Jorge Fernández Madinabeitia

1972-. (aged 54)
television presenter model basketball player presenter actor
Jorge Fernández Madinabeitia is a Spanish TV presenter, model, actor and basketball player from the Basque Country. He is best known for hosting La ruleta de la suerte, the Spanish version of Wheel of Fortune, since 2006.
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Miguel Ángel Blanco

74. Miguel Ángel Blanco

1968-1997 (aged 29)
politician
Miguel Ángel Blanco Garrido was a Spanish economist and municipal politician and a member of the People's Party, in Ermua, the Basque Country. He was kidnapped and murdered by the Basque separatist group ETA.
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Patxi López

75. Patxi López

1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Francisco Javier "Patxi" López Álvarez is a Spanish politician serving as Member of the Congress of Deputies and chair of the Constitutional Committee.
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Nacho Vigalondo

76. Nacho Vigalondo

1977-. (aged 49)
actor screenwriter film director
Ignacio "Nacho" Vigalondo Palacios is a Spanish filmmaker.
Patricia López Arnaiz

77. Patricia López Arnaiz

1981-. (aged 45)
actor
Patricia López Arnaiz is a Spanish actress, best known for her roles in 2020 drama film Ane Is Missing and television series A Different View.
Julio Médem

78. Julio Médem

1958-. (aged 68)
screenwriter director film director film editor film producer
Julio Medem Lafont is a Basque film director, producer, editor, and screenwriter.
Loreto Mauleón

79. Loreto Mauleón

1988-. (aged 38)
actor dancer model
Loreto Mauleón is a Spanish actress. Early recognisable to a Basque audience for her performance in the soap opera Goenkale, she became known to a wider Spanish audience for her performances in El secreto de Puente Viejo and Patria. She has since featured in television series such as Express, The Snow Girl, and Querer and films such as God's Crooked...
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Amaia Montero

80. Amaia Montero

1976-. (aged 50)
singer songwriter
Amaia Montero Saldías is a Spanish singer and songwriter mainly known as the lead vocalist of the Spanish pop-band La Oreja de Van Gogh from 1996 to 2007, and 2025 onwards.
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Miguel Ángel Revilla

81. Miguel Ángel Revilla

1943-. (aged 83)
economist politician bank teller
Miguel Ángel Revilla Roiz is a Spanish politician, economist and bank employee. He served as 7th President of Cantabria from 2003 to 2011 and as the 9th president from 2015 to 2023, making him the longest serving holder of the office. He also served as the 5th Vice President of Cantabria from 1995 to 2003 and regional Minister of Public...
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Itziar Ituño

82. Itziar Ituño

1974-. (aged 52)
actor singer
Itziar Ituño Martínez is a Spanish actress, who performs in Basque language as well as in Spanish. She is best known for her role as Inspector Raquel Murillo in the television series Money Heist.
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Miren Azkarate Villar

83. Miren Azkarate Villar

1955-. (aged 71)
university teacher politician writer philologist linguist
Miren Karmele Azkarate Villar is a politician, professor of Basque philology, university lecturer and full member of the Royal Academy of the Basque Language. She was Minister of Culture and spokesperson for the Basque Government.
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Carlos Martínez Gorriarán

84. Carlos Martínez Gorriarán

1959-. (aged 67)
writer philosopher university teacher politician
Carlos Martínez Gorriarán is a Spanish scholar, born in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain. After being a member of Marxist and Basque nationalist movements, he became one of the founding members and spokespersons of ¡Basta Ya! association and head of the Plataforma Pro from which the Union, Progress and Democracy party emerged in September 2007. In ¡Basta Ya! he was...
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Izaskun Bilbao Barandica

85. Izaskun Bilbao Barandica

1961-. (aged 65)
lawyer politician
Izaskun Bilbao Barandica is a politician from the Basque Country, a region in Spain. She was the President of the Basque Parliament from 2005 to 2009, being the first woman to hold the position. She has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2009. She is affiliated with the Basque National Party, which belongs to the European Democratic Party,...
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Maider Etxebarria

86. Maider Etxebarria

1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Maider Etxebarria García is a Spanish politician. A member of the Socialist Party of the Basque Country, she has served as mayor of Vitoria-Gasteiz since 2023.
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Alauda Ruiz de Azúa

87. Alauda Ruiz de Azúa

1978-. (aged 48)
screenwriter director film director
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa is a Spanish filmmaker. Her full-length debut Lullaby (2022) earned critical acclaim, and won her the Goya Award for Best New Director.
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Josu Erkoreka Gervasio

88. Josu Erkoreka Gervasio

1960-. (aged 66)
jurist politician
Josu Erkoreka is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Basque Nationalist Party.
Eneko Goia Laso

89. Eneko Goia Laso

1971-. (aged 55)
teacher jurist politician
Eneko Goia Laso is a Spanish politician of the Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ-PNV). He was elected to the City Council of San Sebastián in 2011 as the party's leader, and was mayor from 2015 to 2025. He previously served in the Basque Parliament from 2005 to 2007, and the Deputation of Gipuzkoa from 2007 to 2011.
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Eduardo Madina

90. Eduardo Madina

1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Eduardo Madina Muñoz is a Spanish socialist politician. He was the Secretary General of the Socialist Parliamentary Group in Congress between April 2009 and September 2014.
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Borja Sémper Pascual

91. Borja Sémper Pascual

1976-. (aged 50)
director writer politician
Francisco de Borja Sémper Pascual is a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician. He was a city councillor in the Basque cities of Irun (1995–2010) and San Sebastián (2019–2020) and a member of the Basque Parliament (2003–2020), serving as party spokesman in the latter chamber from 2013.
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Anne Igartiburu

92. Anne Igartiburu

1969-. (aged 57)
film actor television presenter
Anne Igartiburu Verdes is a Basque television presenter and actress.
Mari Luz Esteban Galarza

93. Mari Luz Esteban Galarza

1959-. (aged 67)
social anthropologist writer anthropologist sociologist university teacher
Mari Luz Esteban Galarza is a Basque anthropologist. She earned her degree in medicine and surgery from the University of the Basque Country (UPV / EHU) in 1983 and in 1993 she received her doctorate in cultural anthropology from the University of Barcelona.
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Kirmen Uribe

94. Kirmen Uribe

1970-. (aged 56)
writer university teacher
Kirmen Uribe is a Basque-born New York-based award-winning writer whose work transcends borders, weaving together personal and collective histories. Through poetry and fiction, he explores themes of identity, migration, and memory, and reinvents the form. His debut novel, Bilbao–New York–Bilbao (Coffee House Press, 2022), won National Prize for Literature in Spain. His works have been translated into over twenty languages....
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Joxe Azurmendi

95. Joxe Azurmendi

1941-2025 (aged 84)
writer poet philosopher university teacher
Joxe Azurmendi Otaegi was a Spanish Basque writer, philosopher, essayist and poet. He published numerous articles and books on ethics, politics, the philosophy of language, technique, Basque literature and philosophy in general.
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Joan Mari Torrealdai

96. Joan Mari Torrealdai

1942-2020 (aged 78)
writer journalist sociologist librarian
Joan Mari Torrealdai Nabea was a Basque writer, journalist and sociologist. He was a member of Euskaltzaindia (the Royal Academy of the Basque Language). He was born in Forua, Biscay, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain.
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Maria J. Esteban

97. Maria J. Esteban

1956-. (aged 70)
mathematician
Maria J. Esteban is a Spanish mathematician. In her research she studies nonlinear partial differential equations, mainly by the use of variational methods, with applications to physics and quantum chemistry. She has also worked on fluid-structure interaction.
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Enrique Zuazua

98. Enrique Zuazua

1961-. (aged 65)
mathematician university teacher
Enrique Zuazua is the Head of the Chair for Dynamics, Control, Machine Learning and Numerics - FAU DCN-AvH (Alexander von Humboldt Professorship) at the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (FAU). He is also Distinguished Research Professor and the Director of the Chair of Computational Mathematics of DeustoTech Research Center of the University of Deusto in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain and Professor of...
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Marta Macho Stadler

99. Marta Macho Stadler

1962-. (aged 64)
writer mathematician
Marta Macho Stadler is a Basque mathematician, expert in scientific divulgation. She teaches undergraduate courses on geometry and topology at the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU and her research area is the Geometric Theory of Foliations and Noncommutative Geometry. She is editor in chief of the digital blog Mujeres con Ciencia (Women with Science) of the Scientific Culture Chair...
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Mateo Aquino Febrillet

100. Mateo Aquino Febrillet

1955-2016 (aged 61)
politician
Mateo Aquino Febrillet was a Dominican Republic educator, administrator, writer and politician. He was elected Dean of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo in 2011 and candidate for Senator of the Modern Revolutionary Party in the province of San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic in the last elections of 2016.
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