25 Notable alumni of
University of Murcia
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The University of Murcia is 1558th in the world, 540th in Europe, and 26th in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 25 notable alumni from the University of Murcia sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Nathy Peluso
- Occupations
- singersongwriterrecording artist
- Biography
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Natalia "Nathy" Peluso is an Argentine-Spanish singer and songwriter. Born in Argentina and raised in Alicante, Spain, Peluso became interested in the performing arts at an early age, performing cover songs at musical bars in her teenage years in Torrevieja. After graduating from King Juan Carlos University, Peluso relocated to Barcelona to pursue a professional career in music, with her first releases Esmeralda (2017) and La Sandunguera (2018) being confected independently. Peluso slowly started to become recognized in Spain. After signing to Sony Music Spain, she started working on her breakthrough album Calambre (2020) for which she won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 2021. Her second studio album, Grasa, was released in 2024.
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Rozalén
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- writerrecording artistguitaristsinger
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María de los Ángeles Rozalén Ortuño known professionally as Rozalén is a Spanish singer and songwriter.
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María Dueñas
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- university teachernovelistwriter
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María Dueñas Vinuesa is a Spanish writer and professor. She rose to fame in 2009 with El tiempo entre costuras, her first novel, which became one of the best-selling works of Spanish literature in recent years and has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. She is particularly known for her historical novels set during periods of Spanish and international conflict, including the Spanish Civil War and World War II, often featuring strong female protagonists navigating personal and political upheaval. Her debut novel was adapted into a highly successful television series that premiered in 2013 on Antena 3 and was dubbed by media as the "Spanish Downton Abbey" due to its critical and popular acclaim. After spending two decades as a professor of English Philology at the University of Murcia, she transitioned to full-time writing and has since become one of Spain's most internationally recognized contemporary authors, with her works selling millions of copies worldwide.
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José Guirao
- Enrolled in the University of Murcia
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- politiciancultural manager
- Biography
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José Guirao Cabrera was a Spanish cultural manager and art expert who served as Minister of Culture and Sport in the government of Pedro Sánchez between 2018 and 2020. He was also Member of the Congress of Deputies.
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Inocencio Arias
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- diplomat
- Biography
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Inocencio F. Arias, also known as Chencho, is a multifarious Spanish diplomat, who served as consul general in Los Angeles, California, United States. He retired in 2010.
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José Ballesta
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- politician
- Biography
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José Francisco Ballesta Germán is a Spanish medical professor and politician. A full professor at the University of Murcia since 1992, he served as the university's president from 1998 to 2006. As a People's Party politician, he was the mayor of Murcia (2015–2021; 2023–) and a minister in the Government of the Region of Murcia (2007–2014).
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Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso
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- teacherpolitician
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Ramon Luis Valcárcel Siso is a Spanish politician and former Member of the European Parliament from Spain. He served in the Parliament between the 2014 and 2024 elections.
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Blanca Andreu
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- poetwriter
- Biography
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Blanca Andreu is a Spanish poet belonging to the Spanish literary generation known as the Generation of the '80s (Generación de los ochenta) or Postnovísimos.
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María González Veracruz
- Enrolled in the University of Murcia
- Graduated with licentiate in biochemistry
- Occupations
- biochemistpolitician
- Biography
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María González Veracruz is a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). She was a deputy in the Regional Assembly of Murcia (2007–2011) and in the Congress of Deputies (2011–2019). In 2022 she was named Secretary of State for Telecommunications and in September 2024 she was named Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence.
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José Antonio Maravall
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- historianjuristphilosophy historianwriter
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José Antonio Maravall Casesnoves was a Spanish historian and essayist associated with the Generation of '36 movement.
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Francisco Pardo Piqueras
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- politician
- Biography
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Francisco Pardo is a Spanish politician serving as Director-General of the Police since June 1, 2018. Pardo is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and he has previously served as the 8th Secretary of State for Defence from 2004 to 2007.
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Geovanny Vicente-Romero
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- political advisercolumnistprofessorwriterAirbnb
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Geovanny Vicente-Romero is a Dominican political strategist, lawyer, columnist, international consultant and university professor who teaches strategic communications at Columbia University as an associate lecturer. He specializes in public policy and public administration, and has several years of experience in the public sector, academics, and journalism. He writes a weekly column for CNN as a political analyst.
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María de los Llanos de Luna Tobarra
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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María de los Llanos de Luna Tobarra, is a Spanish politician and lawyer, who has been Delegate of the Spanish Government in Catalonia between 2011 and 2016.
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Alberto Garre
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- politician
- Biography
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Alberto Garre López, is a Spanish politician who served as President of the Region of Murcia between April 2014 and July 2015. In March 2017, Garre left the People's Party, accusing the then national leader Mariano Rajoy of "inaction on corruption", founding his own party, Somos Región, in February 2018. He currently serves as president of that party.
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Luis Leante
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- writerchildren's writerjournalistscreenwriter
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Luis Ramón Leante Chacón, commonly known as Luis Leante, is a Spanish novelist and Latin professor.
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Emilio Argüeso Torres
- Enrolled in the University of Murcia
- In 2008 studied forensic science, journalism, and criminology
- Occupations
- police officerpoliticianjournalist
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Emilio Argüeso Torres is a Spanish politician, lawyer and criminologist. He is a senator by appointment in the Senate of Spain representing the Valencian Parliament or Cortes Valencianas. He was appointed into the Senate of Spain by the Valencian Parliament on 27 June 2019.
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Miguel Ángel Hernández
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- university teacherwriterart historian
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Miguel Ángel Hernández is a Spanish writer. He is professor of art history at the University of Murcia, and has published several books on art and visual culture. He is best known for his fictional works, among them the novels Intento de escapada (2013), which won the Premio Ciudad Alcalá de Narrativa and was translated in five languages, and El instante de peligro (2015), which was a finalist for the Premio Herralde de Novela. His novel is El dolor de los demás (2018), selected among the books of the year by El País and The New York Times en Español.
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Melibea Obono
- Occupations
- university teachernovelistjournalistresearcherpolitical scientist
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Trifonia Melibea Obono Ntutumu Obono is an Equatorial Guinean novelist, political scientist, academic and LGBT activist. Her novel La Bastarda is the first novel by a female Equatorial Guinean writer to be translated into English.
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Luis Chamizo
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- writerpoetlawyermayor
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Luis Florencio Chamizo Trigueros was a Spanish writer in Castilian and "Castúo", a dialect in Extremadura. He was born within a humble family and he started writing poems secretly.
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María Cegarra Salcedo
- Enrolled in the University of Murcia
- 1940-1947 graduated with Bachelor of Chemical Sciences
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- teacherpublishercouncil memberchemistpoet
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María Cegarra Salcedo was a Spanish chemist, teacher, and poet. She was the first woman graduate in chemistry in Spain. In her later life, Cegarra was a councillor in her hometown, being the first female councillor of the La Unión Town Hall.
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Óscar Urralburu
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- politicianuniversity teachersecondary school teachertrade unionist
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Óscar Urralburu Arza is a Spanish professor and politician, deputy in the Regional Assembly of Murcia and member of Podemos.
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José Antonio Pujante
- Enrolled in the University of Murcia
- Graduated with licentiate in philosophy
- Occupations
- philosophy teacherpolitician
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José Antonio Pujante Diekmann was a Spanish politician and philosophy professor. Pujante, a regional coordinator for the United Left–Greens of the Region of Murcia, served as a deputy of the Regional Assembly of Murcia from 2007 until his death in office in 2019.
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Miguel Sánchez López
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Miguel Sánchez López is a Spanish lawyer, criminologist and politician with professional offices in Murcia and Caravaca de la Cruz, and Citizens candidate for the Presidency of the Region of Murcia in 2015. Since June 2019 he has been a senator by regional designation of the Regional Assembly of Murcia, being the only senator of Citizens and spokesman in the Upper house of the same.
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Luis Huete
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- economistwriterbusinessperson
- Biography
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Luis Huete is a Spanish professor at IESE Business School, University of Navarra.
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Manuel Pérez García
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Manuel Pérez García is associate professor at the Department of History of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He is also Distinguished Researcher at Pablo de Olavide University (UPO) of Seville (Spain). From 2013 to 2017 he was associate professor at the School of International Studies, Renmin University of China.
