100 Notable alumni of
University of the Basque Country
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The University of the Basque Country is 450th in the world, 155th in Europe, and 8th in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the 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.
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Itziar Ituño
- Occupations
- actorsinger
- Biography
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Itziar Ituño Martínez is a Spanish actress, who performs in her native Basque language as well as in Spanish. She is best known for her role as Inspector Raquel Murillo in the Spanish television series La Casa de Papel (Money Heist).
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Amaia Montero
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- singersongwriter
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Amaia Montero Saldías is a Spanish singer and songwriter mainly known as the former vocalist of the Spanish pop-band La Oreja de Van Gogh between 1996 and 2007.
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Miguel Ángel Revilla
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate in economics and business science
- Graduated with diplomatura in economics of banking
- Occupations
- politicianbank tellereconomist
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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 Works, Housing and Urbanism in the same period. Despite developing his political career at the regional level, he is very well known in national politics.
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Jorge Fernández Madinabeitia
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- presenteractortelevision presentermodelbasketball player
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Jorge Fernández Madinabeitia is a Spanish TV presenter, model, actor and basketball player from the Basque Country.
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Anne Igartiburu
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate in theatre
- Occupations
- film actortelevision presenter
- Biography
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Anne Igartiburu Verdes is a Spanish Basque television presenter and actress.
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Miguel Ángel Blanco
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- politician
- Biography
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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
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Studied in 2018
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Francisco Javier "Patxi" López Álvarez is a Spanish politician serving as Member of the Congress of Deputies and chair of the Constitutional Committee. He has only completed secondary education but never graduated from college.
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Nacho Vigalondo
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- screenwriterfilm directoractor
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Ignacio "Nacho" Vigalondo Palacios is a Spanish filmmaker.
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Borja Sémper Pascual
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate degree in law
- Occupations
- writerpoliticiandirector
- Biography
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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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Julio Médem
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- film producerscreenwriterdirectorfilm directorfilm editor
- Biography
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Julio Medem Lafont is a Basque film director, producer, editor, and screenwriter.
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Patricia López Arnaiz
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- actor
- Biography
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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.
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Loreto Mauleón
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- modelactordancer
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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 also featured in thriller film God's Crooked Lines (2022).
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Eduardo Madina
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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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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Oskar Matute
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with diplomatura in business science
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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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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Geraldine Roman
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- politicianjournaliststatesperson
- Biography
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Geraldine Batista Roman is a Filipino journalist and politician serving as the Representative of Bataan's 1st district since 2016. She is the first transgender person elected to the Congress of the Philippines.
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Alfonso Alonso Aranegui
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate in Romance studies and law
- Occupations
- politicianphilologistlawyer
- Biography
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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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Andoni Ortuzar
- Occupations
- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Andoni Ortuzar Arruabarrena is a Spanish politician from the Basque Country and journalist, and the president of the Basque Nationalist Party.
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Josu Jon Imaz
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with doctorate in chemistry
- Occupations
- politicianchemist
- Biography
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Josu Jon Imaz San Miguel is a politician, executive and scientist from Zumarraga, Basque Autonomous Community, Spain, born in 1963. He is CEO of the oil company Repsol. Doctor in Chemical Sciences from the University of the Basque Country.
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Txillardegi
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- professorsociolinguistpoliticianwriterlinguist
- Biography
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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 half of the 20th century. He was one of the founders of ETA, but in 1967 he left because he did not agree with its political line.
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Jesús Eguiguren
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate in law
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teacherlawyer
- Biography
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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 of the PSE-EE-PSOE political party from 2002 to 2014.
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Odón Elorza González
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate in law
- Occupations
- politiciansalespersonlawyer
- Biography
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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
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- politiciantrade unionistminister
- Biography
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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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Joxe Azurmendi
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- university teacherwriterpoetphilosopher
- Biography
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Joxe Azurmendi Otaegi is a Basque writer, philosopher, essayist, and poet. He has published numerous articles and books on ethics, politics, the philosophy of language, technique, Basque literature and philosophy in general.
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Antonio Díaz-Miguel
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Studied industrial engineering
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Antonio Díaz-Miguel Sanz was a Spanish professional basketball player and coach. He studied in Madrid, and graduated from the University of Bilbao.
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Cristina Iglesias
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Studied in 1976-1978
- Occupations
- installation artistsculptorteacherartist
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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 the sister of Academy Award-nominated film composer Alberto Iglesias.
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Borja Cobeaga
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- film directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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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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Maialen Lujanbio
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- writerpoetbertsolari
- Biography
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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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Enrique Urbizu
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- film directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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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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Eneko Goia Laso
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- 1989-1993 graduated with licentiate in law
- Occupations
- politicianteacherjurist
- Biography
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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 elected mayor in 2015. He previously served in the Basque Parliament from 2005 to 2007, and the Deputation of Gipuzkoa from 2007 to 2011.
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Kirmen Uribe
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- writerpoetnovelistessayist
- Biography
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Kirmen Uribe is a Basque language writer. He won the National Prize for Literature in Spain in 2009 for his first novel Bilbao-New York-Bilbao, which has been translated into over 15 languages. His poetry collection Meanwhile Take My Hand (Graywolf, 2007), translated into English by Elizabeth Macklin, was a finalist for the 2008 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation. His works have been published in The New Yorker, Open City and Little Star.
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Jorge Guerricaechevarría
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- television directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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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
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- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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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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Doris Benegas
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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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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Gorka Urtaran
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- politician
- Biography
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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.
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Josu Erkoreka Gervasio
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- In 1990 graduated with doctorate in law
- Occupations
- juristpolitician
- Biography
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Josu Erkoreka is a Spanish politician affiliated with the Basque Nationalist Party.
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Koldo Serra
- Occupations
- film directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Koldo Serra is a Spanish film director and screenwriter, born in Bilbao.
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Eneko Andueza Lorenzo
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate in political science
- Occupations
- politicianpolitical scientist
- Biography
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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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Karmele Jaio
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- literaryjournalistwriter
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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
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- 1989-1994 graduated with licentiate degree in law
- Occupations
- justice of the peacepoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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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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Izaskun Bilbao Barandica
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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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, and sits in the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament.
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Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
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- directorfilm directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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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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Miren Gorrotxategi
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- 1987-1991 graduated with licentiate in law
- 1991-1992 graduated with diplomatura in environmental law
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teacherjurist
- Biography
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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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Gorka Maneiro Labayen
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- accountantpolitician
- Biography
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Gorka Maneiro Labayen is a Spanish politician and a member of the Basque Parliament with the Union, Progress and Democracy party (UPyD).
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Gladys del Estal Ferreño
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- computer scientistactivistprogrammer
- Biography
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Gladys del Estal Ferreño was an ecologist activist from San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. She was killed by a bullet shot at her by the Guardia Civil during a protest in Tudela, Navarre, against the nuclear station construction program for the Basque Country, and the aircraft firing range of Bardenas. She has since become an important icon of the ecologist movement.
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Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren
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- screenwriterfilm directorfilm producerfilm editor
- Biography
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Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, and producer. She has won awards for Voces de papel (2016), a documentary, and Cuerdas [es; eu] (2022), a short film, while her first feature film, 20,000 Species of Bees (2023), has won a variety of awards at various film festivals.
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Urko Olazabal
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- 1999-2004 graduated with licentiate in fine art
- Occupations
- film actorfilm screenwriteractorfilm editor
- Biography
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Urko Olazabal Ortiz de Zarate is a Spanish actor.
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Mikel Azurmendi
- Occupations
- philosopherhigh-school teacherwritertranslatoranthropologist
- Biography
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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!.
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Laura Mintegi
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- writerpoliticianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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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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Pedro Horrillo
- Occupations
- sport cyclist
- Biography
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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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Uxue Alberdi
- Occupations
- children's writerbertsolariessayistnovelistjournalist
- Biography
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Uxue Alberdi Estibaritz is a Basque writer and bertsolari.
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Javier de Andrés Guerra
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate in library science
- Graduated with master's degree in public finance and public treasury
- Occupations
- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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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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Aizpea Goenaga
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- writerplaywrightfilm directoractor
- Biography
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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 of the artist Juan Luis Goenaga.
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Amaia Martinez Grisalena
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Studied journalism
- Occupations
- merchantjournalistpolitician
- Biography
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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.
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Maider Etxebarria
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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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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Markel Olano
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate in philosophy
- Occupations
- politicianphilosopher
- Biography
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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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Paloma Tortajada
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- journalistannouncer
- Biography
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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 was lead press officer of the Ministry of Education under Ángel Gabilondo and then returned to Cadena COPE in 2013.
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Miren Etxezarreta
- Occupations
- university teacherwritereconomistsocial activist
- Biography
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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
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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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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Beatriz Artolazabal
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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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 Urkullu.
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Carlos Martínez Gorriarán
- Occupations
- university teacherpoliticianwriterphilosopher
- Biography
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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 opposed to ETA, and also to the "obligatory nationalism" that he considered to be occurring in the Basque Country. He is a member of the Directing and Political counsels of the party.
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Miren Amuriza
- Occupations
- bertsolari
- Biography
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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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Enrique Zuazua
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- mathematicianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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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 Applied Mathematics at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM).
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Aintzane Ezenarro
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- 1989-1994 graduated with licentiate in journalism
- 1991-1996 graduated with licentiate in sociology
- 2012-2013 graduated with master's degree
- 2020-2021 graduated with Master's Degree in Teacher Training
- Occupations
- politicianjournalistsociologist
- Biography
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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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Joan Mari Torrealdai
- Occupations
- librarianwriterjournalistsociologist
- Biography
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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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Marian Beitialarrangoitia
- Occupations
- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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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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Pili Zabala
- Occupations
- politicianteacherdentist
- Biography
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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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María Jesús San Segundo
- Occupations
- university teacherpoliticianeconomistdiplomat
- Biography
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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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Marta Macho Stadler
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate
- Occupations
- mathematicianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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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 UPV/EHU and has been awarded several prizes, among others the Emakunde Equality Prize 2006.
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Carlos Ruiz Herrero
- Occupations
- association football playerphysician
- Biography
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Carlos Ruiz Herrero, known simply as Carlos, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward.
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Iñaki Arriola
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate in law
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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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 for Environment, Territorial Planning and Housing in the Second Urkullu Government. From 2009 to 2012, he served as Regional Minister of Public Works, Transport and Housing in the López Government led by Patxi López. From 1993 to 2009, he served as Mayor of Eibar.
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Iraia Iturregi
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football manager
- Biography
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Iraia Iturregi Sustatxa is a Spanish football 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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Hasier Arraiz
- Occupations
- politicianjournalistteacher
- Biography
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Hasier Arraiz Barbadillo is a former Basque politician. He was the first president of Sortu, and a member of the Basque Parliament.
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José María Sánchez Carrión
- Occupations
- university teacherwritersociologistlinguist
- Biography
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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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Gotzone Sagardui Goikoetxea
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Graduated with licentiate in medicine
- Occupations
- politicianphysiciancivil servant
- Biography
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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 from 2016 to 2017. She holds a degree in Medicine from the University of the Basque Country.
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Julen Bollain
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- In 2021 graduated with Doctor of Economics
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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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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Maria J. Esteban
- Occupations
- mathematician
- Biography
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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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June Fernández
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Studied in 2002-2006
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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June Fernández Casete is a Spanish journalist. She is a co-founder and the director of the feminist Pikara Magazine.
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Idoia Villanueva Ruiz
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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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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Gotzon Mantuliz
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Studied nursing
- Occupations
- modeltelevision presenterdesigner
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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.” The show is broadcast on ETB2, the second television channel of Euskal Telebista (ETB), the Basque public television channel. Following his success, Dudagoitia started working as a commentator in the debate of “El Conquistador del Fin del Mundo”, called “El Conquis: La Aventura” and directed by Patxi Alonso, a Basque journalist. In 2015 he was premiered as a TV presenter with the program “Safari Wazungu”. He has also published a book called “Gotzon Mantuliz. Diario de un conquistador.”
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Miren Azkarate Villar
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- university teacherpoliticianwriterphilologistlinguist
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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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Mateo Aquino Febrillet
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- politician
- Biography
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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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Iñaki Goirizelaia
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- telecommunications engineeruniversity teacher
- Biography
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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 Biscay of the same university (2005–2008).
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Maiorga Ramirez
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- politician
- Biography
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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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Nekane Balluerka
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- university teacherpsychologist
- Biography
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Miren Nekane Balluerka Lasa is a Basque psychologist and university professor.
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Iñaki Antigüedad
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teachergeologist
- Biography
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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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Teresa Riera
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- In 1981 graduated with doctorate in computing
- Occupations
- university teachertrade unionistmathematicianpolitician
- Biography
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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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Ricardo Cortés Lastra
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- trade unionistpolitician
- Biography
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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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Olatz Ganboa
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- 2003-2008 graduated with licentiate in journalism
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Olatz Ganboa Pilar is a Basque film, theatre and television actress.
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Nélida Zaitegi
- Occupations
- professorpedagogue
- Biography
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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
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- In 1990 graduated with doctorate in History
- Occupations
- writeruniversity teacherhistorian
- Biography
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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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Izaskun Zubizarreta Gerendiain
- Occupations
- runnerski mountaineermidwifesport cyclist
- Biography
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Izaskun Zubizarreta Gerendiain was a Spanish ski mountaineer.
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Iñigo Lamarca
- Occupations
- university teacherombudsmanwriterlawyer
- Biography
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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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Nerea Barjola
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- women's rights activistwriterresearcherpolitical scientist
- Biography
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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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Iratxe Aurrekoetxea
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- rhythmic gymnastcoach
- Biography
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Iratxe Aurrekoetxea Urrutikoetxea is a retired Spanish rhythmic gymnast and coach. She has trained some of the most prominent gymnasts in Spain.
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Claudio Aranzadi
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- politicianeconomistengineerbusinessperson
- Biography
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Claudio Aranzadi is a Spanish engineer, businessman and politician. He served as industry minister from 1988 to 1993.
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Teresa del Valle
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- anthropologistuniversity teachersocial anthropologist
- Biography
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Teresa del Valle Murga is 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 Equality in 2010.
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Eva Ferreira García
- Occupations
- university teachereconomistmathematician
- Biography
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María Eva Ferreira García is a Basque mathematician, economist and university professor.
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Josu Larrazabal
- Occupations
- sporting directorprofessional fitness coach
- Biography
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Josu Larrazabal has the role Head of Performance in the Lidl–Trek cycling team.
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Mari Luz Esteban Galarza
- Enrolled in the University of the Basque Country
- Studied medicine
- Occupations
- physiciansocial anthropologistwriteranthropologistsociologist
- Biography
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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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Martin Simonson
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- translatorscientistuniversity teacherwriterlinguist
- Biography
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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.
