18 Notable alumni of
University of Alicante
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The University of Alicante is 1774th in the world, 605th in Europe, and 30th in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from the University of Alicante sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Carlos Mazón Guixot
- Enrolled in the University of Alicante
- 1992-1997 graduated with law
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Carlos Arturo Mazón Guixot is a Spanish politician who served as president of the Valencian Government from 2023 to 2025.
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Eva García Sáenz de Urturi
- Occupations
- writernovelistmanageruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Eva García Sáenz de Urturi is a Spanish novelist.
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Eduardo Zaplana
- Enrolled in the University of Alicante
- In 1984 graduated with licentiate in legal science
- Occupations
- ministerlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Eduardo Andrés Julio Zaplana Hernández-Soro is a Spanish politician who served as Minister of Labour and Social Issues from 2002 to 2004, President of the Valencian Government from 1995 to 2002 and Spokesperson of the Partido Popular (PP) in the Spanish Congress of Deputies from 2004 to 2008.
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Leire Pajín
- Enrolled in the University of Alicante
- 1993-1998 graduated with licentiate in sociology
- Occupations
- politiciansociologist
- Biography
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Leire Pajín Iraola is a Spanish sociologist and politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2024.
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Pilar Llop
- Occupations
- judgepolitician
- Biography
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María Pilar Llop Cuenca is a Spanish judge and politician who served as the minister of Justice of Spain and ex officio First Notary of the Kingdom from 2021 to 2023. Previously, she served as the 61st president of the Senate of Spain. She has been Spanish Senator designated by the Assembly of Madrid, an assembly of which she has been part since June 2019. Previously, she was member of the Assembly of Madrid from 2015 to 2018 and Government Delegate for Gender Violence of the Government of Spain from 2018 to 2019.
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Elia Barceló
- Occupations
- writerscience fiction writer
- Biography
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Elia Barceló or Elia Eisterer-Barceló was a Spanish academic in Austria and she then became a successful full-time writer. She writes in different genres and her work has been adapted to screen.
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Alyse Eady
- Occupations
- beauty pageant contestant
- Biography
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Alyse Cynthia Eady is an American news anchor and beauty pageant titleholder who was Miss Arkansas 2010. Eady was named first runner-up at the Miss America 2011 pageant, which was won by Miss Nebraska 2010 Teresa Scanlan.
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Luis Barcala
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Luis José Barcala Sierra is a lawyer and the current mayor of Alicante, Spain since 19 April 2018.
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Sonia Castedo
- Enrolled in the University of Alicante
- Graduated with licentiate in sociology
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sonia Castedo Ramos is a Spanish politician and was mayor of Alicante until her resignation on December 23, 2014.
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Tesh Sidi
- Enrolled in the University of Alicante
- 2012-2017 graduated with bachelor's degree in computer engineering
- Occupations
- computer scientistpolitician
- Biography
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Teslem Andala Ubbi, better known as Tesh Sidi (Arabic: تسلم سيدي), is a Sahrawi-Spanish computer engineer and politician. Having been an activist for Sahrawi independence, she was elected as an MP in the Congress of Deputies as number three on the lists of Sumar for Madrid after being nominated by Más Madrid, with whom she had previously attempted to run with for the 2023 Madrilenian regional election.
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Rita Bosaho
- Occupations
- activistparamedicpolitician
- Biography
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Rita Gertrudis Bosaho Gori is an Equatorial Guinean-Spanish politician and activist member of Podemos, serving as Director-General for Equality of Treatment and Ethnic-racial Diversity in the Spanish Ministry of Equality since 2020 to 2023. She was a member of the 11th and 12th terms of the Congress of Deputies. In 2015, Bosaho became the first person of color, male or female, to be elected to a seat in the Spanish Parliament.
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Chema García Ibarra
- Occupations
- filmmakerfilm producerfilm director
- Biography
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Chema García Ibarra is a Spanish filmmaker.
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Juan Escarré
- Occupations
- field hockey player
- Biography
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Juan Escarré Urueña is a Spanish field hockey player, who competed for Spain in three Summer Olympics, starting in 1996, when he captured the silver medal with his national side. In December 2004 the veteran midfielder won the Champions Trophy in Lahore, Pakistan, the next year followed by the 2005 Men's Hockey European Nations Cup in Leipzig, Germany.
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Mercedes Alonso Garcia
- Enrolled in the University of Alicante
- Graduated with licentiate in law
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Mercedes Alonso García is a Spanish politician of the Partido Popular. She served as mayor of Elche from 2011 through 2015.
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África Lorente Castillo
- Enrolled in the University of Alicante
- 1973-1976 graduated with diplomatura
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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África Lorente Castillo was a Spanish teacher, politician and activist. She was a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.
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Patricia Blanquer Alcaraz
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Patricia Blanquer Alcaraz is a Spanish politician serving as a member of the Congress of Deputies since 2012. She has served as chairwoman of the committee on the Toledo Pact since 2023.
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Daniel Andújar
- Occupations
- middle-distance runner
- Biography
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Daniel Andújar Ponce is a Spanish middle-distance runner specialising in 800 metres. He represented his country at the 2014 and 2016 World Indoor Championships.
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Jira Bulahi Bad
- Occupations
- electrical engineerpolitical activistpolitician
- Biography
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Jira Bulahi Bad is a Sahrawi engineer, politician, and activist. She is the representative of the Polisario Front in Spain since 2016.
