19 Notable alumni of University of Vigo

Juan Antonio Saavedra Reinaldo is a shooter from Spain.

Santiago Lopo, born in Vigo in 1974, is a Galician writer, teacher and translator.

Gustavo Nieves Campello is a Spanish T12/B2 Paralympic athlete. Losing his vision suddenly at 17, he left the sport of football for athletics. He first raced competitively in 1998 Vigo half marathon. He went on to compete at IPC European and World Championships. He also competed at the 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics, but did not medal in...

Ana Belén Vázquez Blanco is a Spanish politician. She has been a member of the Congress of Deputies since 2016, having previously served from 2000 to 2015. From 2006 to 2007, she served as mayor of Bande.

Gonzalo Caballero Míguez is a Spanish economist and politician. He is the secretary-general of the Socialists' Party of Galicia (PSdeG-PSOE) since 2017.

Anxo Manuel Quintana González, commonly known as Anxo Quintana, is the former leader of the Galician Nationalist Bloc, the main nationalist party in Galicia. From 2005 to 2009 he was a partner in the Galician Government, holding the positions of Vice-President and Minister for Social Affairs.

Borja Oubiña Meléndez is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Alberto Vázquez Rico is a Spanish (Galician) comic book artist and filmmaker. He has received three Goya Awards for his animated films. His most famous works are Birdboy: The Forgotten Children, a feature-length adult animated movie based on his own graphic novel, and Unicorn Wars, an original feature-length adult animated film. He is also a drummer in the Mano de...

Diego José Gago Bugarín is a Spanish People's Party (PP) politician. He was a city councillor in Pontevedra in Galicia from 2015 to 2019, and was then elected to the Congress of Deputies. He was the president of the New Generations of the People's Party (NNGG) from 2017 to 2021.

Diego Moldes González is a Spanish writer, critic and film historian.

Carmela González Troncoso is a Spanish telecommunication engineer and researcher specialized in privacy issues, and an LGBT+ activist. She is currently a scientific director at the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy, on leave from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland. She is the head of the SPRING lab (Security and Privacy Engineering Laboratory). Troncoso gained recognition...

Francisco Javier Da Silva Irago, better known as Kiko da Silva, is a Galician illustrator and cartoonist.

Xela Arias Castaño was a Spanish Galician-language poet and translator.

María Castro Jato is a Spanish actress, TV presenter, dancer and rhythmic gymnast.

Francisco Javier Gómez Noya is a Spanish triathlete. He is the winner of five ITU Triathlon World Championships, he holds three ITU Triathlon World Cup titles, and won the Silver medal for Spain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in men's triathlon. He has also won world titles for Ironman 70.3 and XTERRA Triathlon.

Óliver Laxe Coro is a French-born Galician film director, screenwriter and actor. Better known for his films You All Are Captains (2010), Mimosas (2016), Fire Will Come (2019) and Sirāt (2025). The latter has been nominated for Best International Film and Best Sound at the 98th Academy Awards and earned Laxe the Jury Prize at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

David López Veleiro, known by his stage name David Amor, is a Spanish actor, comedian, television presenter, former handball player and model.

Ángela Rodríguez Martínez, commonly known as Pam, is a Spanish politician. She is a member of the Podemos political party in Galicia. In the XI and XII legislatures, she served as a deputy in the Cortes Generales representing Pontevedra. From October 2021 until November 2023, she was the Secretary of State for Equality and Gender Violence. Her focus is on...