100 Notable alumni of
University of Valencia

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The University of Valencia is 375th in the world, 133rd in Europe, and 7th in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Valencia sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Manuela Carmena

    Manuela Carmena
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1944-.. (age 82)
    Enrolled in the University of Valencia
    In 1965 graduated with licentiate degree in law
    Occupations
    writerlawyerjudgepolitician
    Biography

    Manuela Carmena Castrillo is a retired Spanish lawyer and judge who served as Mayor of Madrid from June 2015 to June 2019. She was a member of the General Council of the Judiciary.

  2. José Luis Ábalos

    José Luis Ábalos
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1959-.. (age 67)
    Enrolled in the University of Valencia
    Graduated with diplomatura
    Occupations
    school teacherpolitician
    Biography

    José Luis Ábalos Meco is a Spanish politician who served as Minister of Development (of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda since 2020) from 2018 to 2021, in the cabinets chaired by Pedro Sánchez. He also served as member of the Congress of Deputies from 2009 to 2026.

  3. Claas Relotius

    Claas Relotius
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1985-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    journalistediting staff
    Biography

    Claas-Hendrik Relotius is a German former journalist. He resigned from Der Spiegel in 2018 after admitting to numerous instances of journalistic fraud.

  4. Valeria Vegas

    Valeria Vegas
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1985-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    documentarianactortrans activistbiographerwriter
    Biography

    Valeria Martínez Zaragoza, known by her pseudonym Valeria Vegas, is a Spanish transgender journalist, essayist, writer, documentary filmmaker and producer.

  5. Rita Barberá Nolla

    Rita Barberá Nolla
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1948-2016 (aged 68)
    Enrolled in the University of Valencia
    Graduated with licentiate in political science, economics, and business science
    Occupations
    civil servanteconomistjournalistpolitician
    Biography

    María Rita Barberá Nolla was a Spanish politician who was the mayor of Valencia from 1991 until 2015.

  6. Marta Flich

    Marta Flich
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1978-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    economistfilm directortelevision presenteractor
    Biography

    Marta Flich is a Spanish economist, comedian and TV host.

  7. Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

    Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1867-1928 (aged 61)
    Occupations
    lawyerjournalistwriterpoetnovelist
    Biography

    Vicente Blasco Ibáñez was a journalist, politician, and a bestselling Spanish novelist in various genres whose most widespread and lasting fame in the English-speaking world is from Hollywood films that were adapted from his works.

  8. Santiago Posteguillo

    Santiago Posteguillo
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1967-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    linguistphilologistwriter
    Biography

    Santiago Posteguillo Gómez is a Spanish philologist, linguist and author, born in Valencia in 1967. He has become known for a number of novels set in Ancient Rome, especially his Scipio Africanus and Trajan trilogies.

  9. Pedro Cavadas

    Pedro Cavadas
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1967-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    surgeon
    Biography

    Pedro Carlos Cavadas Rodríguez is a Spanish surgeon.

  10. Juan Luis Vives

    Juan Luis Vives
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1492-1540 (aged 48)
    Occupations
    university teacherteacherRenaissance humanistphilosopherpedagogue
    Biography

    Juan Luis Vives y March was a Spanish (Valencian) scholar and Renaissance humanist who spent most of his adult life in the southern Habsburg Netherlands. His beliefs on the soul, insight into early medical practice, and perspective on emotions, memory and learning earned him the title of the "father" of modern psychology. Vives was the first to shed light on some key ideas that established how psychology is perceived today.

  11. Graciano López Jaena

    Graciano López Jaena
    Born in
    Philippines Flag Philippines
    Years
    1856-1896 (aged 40)
    Occupations
    journalistphysician
    Biography

    Graciano López y Jaena, commonly known as Graciano López Jaena ( Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈlopes ˈhaɪna]), was a Filipino journalist, orator, reformist, and national hero who is well known for his newspaper, La Solidaridad (December 13, 1888).

  12. Vicent Partal i Montesinos

    Vicent Partal i Montesinos
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1960-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    journalist
    Biography

    Vicent Partal is a Spanish journalist and director of VilaWeb. He has also worked in El Temps, Diari de Barcelona, TVE, Catalunya Ràdio, El Punt, and La Vanguardia, among others. He is considered an Internet pioneer.

  13. Mónica Oltra

    Mónica Oltra
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1969-.. (age 57)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Mónica Oltra Jarque is a Spanish left-wing politician, and the ex-vice president, ex-spokesperson and ex-minister for Equality and Inclusive Policies of the Valencian government.

  14. Eduardo Zaplana

    Eduardo Zaplana
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1956-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    ministerlawyerpolitician
    Biography

    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.

  15. Alicia Giménez Bartlett

    Alicia Giménez Bartlett
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1951-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    writerphilologist
    Biography

    Alicia Giménez Bartlett is a Spanish writer particularly known for her series of detective novels with protagonist Petra Delicado.

  16. Joan Fuster Ortells

    Joan Fuster Ortells
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1922-1992 (aged 70)
    Occupations
    lawyerjournalistwriterpoetessayist
    Biography

    Joan Fuster i Ortells was an influential Catalan writer. He is considered a major writer in the Valencian language, and his work contributed to reinvigorate left-wing, pro-Catalan nationalism in Valencia during the Spanish transition to democracy. In his influential political essay Nosaltres, els valencians (1962) he coined the term Països Catalans (Catalan Countries) to refer to the Catalan-speaking territories.

  17. Adela Cortina Orts

    Adela Cortina Orts
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1947-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    university teacherphilosopherwriter
    Biography

    Adela Cortina is a Spanish philosopher.

  18. Joan Ribó

    Joan Ribó
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1947-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    secondary school teacherpoliticiantrade unionistprofessorengineer
    Biography

    Joan Ribó Canut is a Spanish politician and engineer who was the mayor of Valencia from 2015 to 2023. Ribó is a member of Coalició Compromís.

  19. Francisco Camps

    Francisco Camps
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1962-.. (age 64)
    Enrolled in the University of Valencia
    Graduated with licensed in law
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Francisco Enrique Camps Ortiz is a Spanish politician belonging to the Partido Popular (PP). He served as President of the Valencian Government, the Valencian regional administration, in the period 2003–2011, and is still a member of the Corts Valencianes, the Valencian regional parliament.

  20. María Blasco Marhuenda

    María Blasco Marhuenda
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1965-.. (age 61)
    Enrolled in the University of Valencia
    Graduated with licentiate
    Occupations
    biologistresearcher
    Biography

    María Antonia Blasco Marhuenda, known as María Blasco, is a Spanish molecular biologist. She was the director of the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas, CNIO) from June 22, 2011 to January 29, 2025.

  21. Carmen Montón

    Carmen Montón
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1976-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Carmen Montón Giménez is a Spanish politician currently serving as ambassador permanent observer of Spain to the Organization of American States since 2020.

  22. Joan Baldoví i Roda

    Joan Baldoví i Roda
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1958-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    dance teacherschool teacherphysical education teacherpolitician
    Biography

    Joan Baldoví i Roda born 7 August 1958 in Sueca, Valencia) is a Spanish politician, who has represented Valencia Province in the Congress of Deputies since 2011.

  23. Manuel Vicent

    Manuel Vicent
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1936-.. (age 90)
    Enrolled in the University of Valencia
    Graduated with licentiate in philosophy and law
    Occupations
    writernovelistjournalistshort story writer
    Biography

    Manuel Vicent is a Spanish writer. He was born in La Vilavella, Castellón and studied philosophy and law at the University of Valencia. A prolific author, he has written more than 40 books. He has won several literary prizes, including the Premio Nadal and the Premio Alfaguara, which he won twice.

  24. Carmen Alborch

    Carmen Alborch
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1947-2018 (aged 71)
    Occupations
    professorjuristlawyerwriterminister
    Biography

    Carmen Alborch Bataller was a Spanish politician, writer, and minister of culture.

  25. Luis Planas

    Luis Planas
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1952-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    diplomatlawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Luis Planas Puchades is a Spanish labour inspector, diplomat and politician serving as minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food since 2018. He has served as acting minister of Territorial Policy and Civil Service from May 2019 to January 2020 and represented Córdoba in the Congress of Deputies from 1982 to 1987 and from 2019 to 2020, and Andalusia region in the Spanish Senate from April to June 1996.

  26. Carlos Fabra

    Carlos Fabra
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1945-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    businesspersonpolitician
    Biography

    Carlos Fabra Carreras is a Spanish politician and businessman. He was president of the Provincial Council of Castellón from 1995 to 2011 and one of the leaders of the Partido Popular in the province. He was president of the public company that manages Castellón airport until 22 March 2013, when he resigned after learning that he would be tried in court. He was prosecuted for various offences of influence peddling, bribery and five tax offences, and was sentenced in November 2013 to four years in prison for defrauding the tax authorities of 700,000 euros.

  27. Raimon

    Raimon
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1940-.. (age 86)
    Occupations
    singermusiciansinger-songwriter
    Biography

    Ramon Pelegero Sanchis, who takes the stage name of Raimon, is a Spanish singer. He performs in the musical style of Nova Cançó, and in the Catalan language.

  28. Francisco Tomás y Valiente

    Francisco Tomás y Valiente
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1932-1996 (aged 64)
    Occupations
    professorjuristwritersenior lectureruniversity teacher
    Biography

    Francisco Tomás y Valiente was a Spanish jurist, historian, and writer. He was professor of history of law in the Autonomous University of Madrid. He presided Spain's Constitutional Court from 1986 to 1992. He was assassinated by ETA in 1996.

  29. Esteban González Pons

    Esteban González Pons
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1964-.. (age 62)
    Enrolled in the University of Valencia
    In 1991 graduated with licentiate in law
    Occupations
    lawyerwriterpolitician
    Biography

    Esteban González Pons is a Spanish politician of the People's Party (PP) who was a member of the European Parliament between 2014 and 2023. He was elected to the 15th Congress of Deputies from Valencia in the 2023 Spanish general election. In July 2024 he returned to the European Parliament as vicepresident

  30. Mathieu Orfila

    Mathieu Orfila
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1787-1853 (aged 66)
    Enrolled in the University of Valencia
    Studied in 1804
    Occupations
    pharmacologistforensic scientistchemistphysiologisttoxicologist
    Biography

    Mathieu Joseph Bonaventure Orfila was a Spanish born French toxicologist and chemist, regarded as father of modern toxicology.

  31. Olga Malinkiewicz

    Olga Malinkiewicz
    Born in
    Poland Flag Poland
    Years
    1982-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    physicist
    Biography

    Olga Malinkiewicz is a Polish physicist, inventor and entrepreneur. She is known for inventing a method of producing solar cells based on perovskites using inkjet printing. She is a co-founder and the Chief Technology Officer at Saule Technologies. She is the recipient of two European Inventor Awards (2024).

  32. Francisco Juan Martínez Mojica

    Francisco Juan Martínez Mojica
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1963-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    microbiologistuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Francisco Juan Martínez Mojica is a Spanish molecular biologist and microbiologist at the University of Alicante in Spain. He is known for his discovery of repetitive, functional DNA sequences in bacteria which he named CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats). These were later developed into the first widespread genome editing tool, CRISPR-Cas9.

  33. Gabriel Miró

    Gabriel Miró
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1879-1930 (aged 51)
    Occupations
    civil servantwriter
    Biography

    Gabriel Miró Ferrer, known as Gabriel Miró, was a Spanish modernist writer. In 1900 he finished his studies in law at the University of Granada and the University of Valencia. He focused mainly on writing novels, but also collaborated to a large number of newspapers such as: El Heraldo, Los Lunes de El Imparcial, ABC and El Sol. He was among the contributors of the Madrid-based avant-garde magazine Prometeo between 1908 and 1912. The rich and poetic language, the philosophical and theological ideas, and the subtle irony are some of the main characteristics of his works. Gabriel Miró preferred to focus on the intimate world of his characters and its development, in the inner relations between everything in their surrounding and the way they evolve in time.

  34. Pedro Laín Entralgo

    Pedro Laín Entralgo
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1908-2001 (aged 93)
    Occupations
    medical historianuniversity teachermilitary officerphilosopherphysician
    Biography

    Pedro Laín Entralgo was a Spanish physician, historian, author and philosopher. He worked, fundamentally, on medical history and anthropology.

  35. José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes

    José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1968-.. (age 58)
    Enrolled in the University of Valencia
    Graduated with licentiate degree in law
    Occupations
    philosopher of lawpolitician
    Biography

    José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes is a Spanish philosopher of law and politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) who has been serving as Minister of Culture and Sport in the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez since 2020. He is also a member of the PSOE's federal executive board.

  36. Duke Buchan

    Duke Buchan
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1963-.. (age 63)
    Occupations
    diplomatinvestment bankerentrepreneur
    Biography

    Richard Duke Buchan III is an American financier, diplomat, farmer and philanthropist serving as the United States Ambassador to Morocco since 2025.

  37. Francisco Brines

    Francisco Brines
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1932-2021 (aged 89)
    Occupations
    poetwriter
    Biography

    Francisco Brines Bañó was a Spanish poet.

  38. José Sanchis Sinisterra

    José Sanchis Sinisterra
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1940-.. (age 86)
    Occupations
    dramaturgetheatrical directorwriterplaywrighttheatrologist
    Biography

    José Sanchis Sinisterra is a Spanish playwright and theatre director. He was born in Valencia. He is best known, outside of Spain, for his award-winning play, ¡Ay Carmela!.

  39. Antoni Asunción Hernández

    Antoni Asunción Hernández
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1951-2016 (aged 65)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Antoni Asunción Hernández was a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was Minister of Interior between 1993 and 1994. He also served as member of the Congress of Deputies during the V Legislature (1993–1996).

  40. Antonio José Cavanilles

    Antonio José Cavanilles
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1745-1804 (aged 59)
    Occupations
    botanistbotanical collectorscientific collectorpteridologistuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Antonio José Cavanilles was a leading Spanish taxonomic botanist, artist and one of the most important figures in the 18th century period of Enlightenment in Spain.

  41. Vicente Barrera Simó

    Vicente Barrera Simó
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1968-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    matadorbullfighterpolitician
    Biography

    Vicente Barrera Simó is a Spanish politician of the party Vox. He was previously a bullfighter. He was vice president and Minister of Culture and Sport in the Generalitat Valenciana, in the government of Carlos Mazón, from July 2023 to July 2024.

  42. Gabriela Bravo Sanestanislao

    Gabriela Bravo Sanestanislao
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1963-.. (age 63)
    Enrolled in the University of Valencia
    Graduated with licentiate degree in law
    Occupations
    prosecutorpolitician
    Biography

    Gabriela Bravo Sanestanislao is a Spanish politician who served as minister of justice, interior and public administration for the Valencian Community from 2019 to 2023 as part of the Second government of Ximo Puig.

  43. Cèlia Amorós Puente

    Cèlia Amorós Puente
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1944-.. (age 82)
    Occupations
    philosopher
    Biography

    Celia Amorós Puente is a Spanish philosopher, essayist and supporter of feminist theory. She is a key figure in the so-called equality feminism and focused an important part of her research in the building of relations between Enlightenment and feminism. Her book Hacia una crítica de la razón patriarcal constitutes a new outlook on the gender perspective (gender studies) of philosophy, revealing the biases of androcentrism and claims a critical review on behalf of women.

  44. Rafael Altamira y Crevea

    Rafael Altamira y Crevea
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1866-1951 (aged 85)
    Occupations
    university teacherhistorianwriterliterary criticpolitician
    Biography

    Rafael Altamira y Crevea was a Spanish historian and jurist.

  45. Jordi Sevilla

    Jordi Sevilla
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1956-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    politicianeconomist
    Biography

    Jordi Sevilla Segura, is a Spanish politician and economist chairman of Red Eléctrica Group between 2018 and 2020, when he resigned. He was Minister for Public Administration between 2004 and 2007.

  46. Jaume Matas

    Jaume Matas
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1956-.. (age 70)
    Enrolled in the University of Valencia
    Graduated with Llicenciate in Business Management and Economic Sciences
    Occupations
    politicianinspector
    Biography

    Jaume Matas Palou is a Spanish politician. He was President of the Balearic Islands from 1996 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2007. In March 2012 Matas was sentenced to six years' imprisonment for fraud.

  47. José Luis Villacañas Berlanga

    José Luis Villacañas Berlanga
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1955-.. (age 71)
    Enrolled in the University of Valencia
    In 1977 graduated with licentiate in philosophy
    Graduated with doctorate
    Occupations
    novelistwriterphilosophy historianpolitical philosopherpoet
    Biography

    José Luis Villacañas Berlanga is a Spanish political philosopher and historian of political ideas.

  48. Joan Lerma

    Joan Lerma
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1951-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    politicianeconomist
    Biography

    Joan Lerma Blasco is a Spanish politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), who served as the first democratically elected President of the Valencian Government since the restoration of democracy in the 1970s.

  49. Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte

    Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1960-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    researcherbiochemistpharmacist
    Biography

    Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte is a Spanish biochemist and developmental biologist. He is a professor in the Gene Expression Laboratories at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, US since 1993.

  50. Enric Morera i Català

    Enric Morera i Català
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1964-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    businesspersonpolitician
    Biography

    Enric Xavier Morera i Català is a Spanish politician who served as secretary-general of Més–Compromís and spokesperson for the Compromís coalition.

  51. Julio Cervera Baviera

    Julio Cervera Baviera
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1854-1927 (aged 73)
    Occupations
    explorerinventorpolitician
    Biography

    Julio Cervera Baviera was a Spanish engineer, educator, explorer, and colonial military commander. He was an early pioneer in the development of radio and authored various scientific and geographic books and articles.

  52. José Viñals Íñiguez

    José Viñals Íñiguez
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1954-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    economistfinancierbankerchief executive officer
    Biography

    José Maria Viñals Íñiguez is a Spanish economist and businessman. He serves as Group Chairman of Standard Chartered and Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank, the United Kingdom subsidiary of Standard Chartered.

  53. Esteban Valenzuela

    Esteban Valenzuela
    Born in
    Chile Flag Chile
    Years
    1964-.. (age 62)
    Enrolled in the University of Valencia
    Graduated with doctorate in contemporary history
    Occupations
    politicianwriterjournalist
    Biography

    Esteban Valenzuela Van Treek is a Chilean journalist, politician and writer, born in Rancagua. Since 11 March 2022, he has served as Chile's Minister of Agriculture. Mayor of Rancagua from 1992 to 1996, and Deputy from 2002 to 2010.

  54. Isidro Goma y Tomas

    Isidro Goma y Tomas
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1869-1940 (aged 71)
    Occupations
    Catholic priestCatholic bishop
    Biography

    Isidro Gomá y Tomás was the Bishop of Tarazona in the Province of Zaragoza and was known for his strong support of Francisco Franco and the National Movement during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). He was later made Cardinal and Archbishop of Toledo and was Primate of Spain.

  55. Bernat Soria

    Bernat Soria
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1951-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    university teacherphysicianpolitician
    Biography

    Bernat Soria Escoms is a Spanish scientist. He is also affiliated with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, for whom he served as Minister of Health from 2007 to 2009.

  56. Gregorio Mayans

    Gregorio Mayans
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1699-1781 (aged 82)
    Occupations
    latinisthistoriannon-fiction writerlibrarianprofessor
    Biography

    Gregorio Mayans y Siscar was a Spanish historian, linguist and writer of the Enlightenment in Spain.

  57. Santiago Grisolía García

    Santiago Grisolía García
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1923-2022 (aged 99)
    Occupations
    biologistwriterbiochemistuniversity teacherinternist
    Biography

    Santiago Grisolía García, 1st Marquess of Grisolía was a Spanish biochemist.

  58. Susana Camarero

    Susana Camarero
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1970-.. (age 56)
    Enrolled in the University of Valencia
    In 1994 graduated with licentiate in law
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Susana Camarero Benítez, is a politician who belongs to the People's Party (PP) where she serves on the national executive.

  59. Joan Francesc Mira i Casterà

    Joan Francesc Mira i Casterà
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1939-.. (age 87)
    Occupations
    writertranslatorhellenistsociologistlinguistic rights activist
    Biography

    Joan Francesc Mira i Casterà is a Spanish writer, anthropologist and sociologist. He is an honorary member of the Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana and President of Acció Cultural del País Valencià. In politics he is a supporter and has been a candidate of Valencian Nationalist Bloc in 2000 and 2003.

  60. Ricardo Samper Ibáñez

    Ricardo Samper Ibáñez
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1881-1938 (aged 57)
    Occupations
    diplomatlawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Ricardo Samper Ibáñez was a Spanish political figure during the Second Spanish Republic.

  61. Pablo Jarillo-Herrero

    Pablo Jarillo-Herrero
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1976-.. (age 50)
    Enrolled in the University of Valencia
    1994-1999 graduated with licentiate
    Occupations
    physicistuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Pablo Jarillo-Herrero is a Spanish physicist and current Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

  62. José Luis Villar Palasí

    José Luis Villar Palasí
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1922-2012 (aged 90)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    José Luis Villar Palasí was a Spanish politician who served as Minister of Education and Science of Spain between 1968 and 1973, during the Francoist dictatorship. He was frequently associated with the Opus Dei during the Francoist regime, but his actual membership is disputed.

  63. José María Albiñana

    José María Albiñana
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1883-1936 (aged 53)
    Occupations
    politicianphysician writerpsychiatristneurologistphysician
    Biography

    José María Albiñana was a Spanish physician, eugenicist, neurologist, medical writer, philosopher and anti-republican right-wing politician.

  64. Vicent Marzà i Ibàñez

    Vicent Marzà i Ibàñez
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1983-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    teacherpolitician
    Biography

    Vicent Marzà i Ibáñez is a Valencian teacher and politician, member of the Valencian Parliament for Compromís and member of Més–Compromís. Between 2015 and 2022 he was Minister of Education, Research, Culture and Sports of the Generalitat Valenciana.

  65. Ana Botella Gómez

    Ana Botella Gómez
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1958-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    civil servantpolitician
    Biography

    Ana Botella Gómez is a Spanish politician of the Socialist Party serving as Member of the Congress of Deputies representing Valencia. From 2018 to 2020, she served as the 11th Secretary of State for Security of the Government of Spain.

  66. Manuel Sanchis i Guarner

    Manuel Sanchis i Guarner
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1911-1981 (aged 70)
    Occupations
    teacherwriterhistorianromanistlexicographer
    Biography

    Manuel Sanchís Guarner was a Spanish philologist, historian and writer.

  67. Francisco Sosa Wagner

    Francisco Sosa Wagner
    Born in
    Morocco Flag Morocco
    Years
    1946-.. (age 80)
    Occupations
    politicianuniversity teacherlawyerwriterjurist
    Biography

    Francisco Sosa Wagner is a Spanish jurist, professor of administrative law, writer and politician. He was elected at the 2009 European election as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Union, Progress and Democracy party. He was re-elected in 2014, but resigned his seat in October that year.

  68. Sandra Gómez López

    Sandra Gómez López
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1985-.. (age 41)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Sandra Gómez López is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) politician.

  69. José Ibáñez Martín

    José Ibáñez Martín
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1896-1969 (aged 73)
    Occupations
    professordiplomatuniversity teacherpolitician
    Biography

    José Ibáñez Martín was a Spanish politician who was a long-serving member of the Cabinet of Francisco Franco: from 1939 to 1951, he served as Minister of National Education.

  70. Clementina Ródenas i Villena

    Clementina Ródenas i Villena
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1949-.. (age 77)
    Occupations
    politicianprofessor
    Biography

    Clementina Ródenas Villena is a Spanish politician from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) who was Mayor of Valencia between 1989 and 1991.

  71. Carlos Flores Juberías

    Carlos Flores Juberías
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1964-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Carlos Flores Juberías is a Spanish professor of law at the University of Valencia, specialising in the Constitution of Spain. He was the lead candidate for Vox in the 2023 Valencian regional election, in which they came fourth with 13 seats. The party formed a government with the People's Party (PP), in which he was not included due to controversy over his conviction for harassment of his ex-wife in 2002. He was then elected to the Congress of Deputies.

  72. Avel·lí Corma Canós

    Avel·lí Corma Canós
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1951-.. (age 75)
    Enrolled in the University of Valencia
    Graduated with licentiate in chemistry
    Occupations
    university teacherchemist
    Biography

    Avel·lí Corma i Canós ForMemRS is a Valencian (Spain) chemist distinguished for his world-leading work on heterogeneous catalysis.

  73. Diego Mateo Zapata

    Diego Mateo Zapata
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1664-1745 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    physicianphilosopher
    Biography

    Diego Mateo López Zapata was a Spanish physician and philosopher who was denounced by the Spanish Inquisition and subsequently tortured for following and promoting Judaism in the 17th and 18th centuries. Zapata treated a number of influential figures in the court of King Philip V.

  74. Juan Benlloch i Vivó

    Juan Benlloch i Vivó
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1864-1926 (aged 62)
    Occupations
    Catholic priest
    Biography

    Juan Baptista Benlloch i Vivó was a Spanish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Burgos from 1919, who was elevated to the cardinalate in 1921, and who, as Co-Prince of Andorra, composed the text for "El Gran Carlemany", that country's national anthem.

  75. Antonio Ponz

    Antonio Ponz
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1725-1792 (aged 67)
    Occupations
    painterart historian
    Biography

    Antonio Ponz Piquer was a Spanish painter.

  76. Santiago Lanzuela

    Santiago Lanzuela
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1948-2020 (aged 72)
    Occupations
    politicianeconomist
    Biography

    Santiago Lanzuela Marina was a Spanish economist and politician for the People's Party (PP), who served as President of the Government of Aragon, one of the Spanish regional administrations.

  77. Héctor Illueca Ballester

    Héctor Illueca Ballester
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1975-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Héctor Illueca Ballester is a Spanish labour inspector and politician. He served as Director of the Labour and Social Security Inspectorate from February 2020 to September 2021.

  78. Ricard Pérez Casado

    Ricard Pérez Casado
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1945-2026 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    politicianeconomist
    Biography

    Ricard Pérez Casado was a Spanish politician who served as the mayor of Valencia, representing the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).

  79. Ciprià Ciscar

    Ciprià Ciscar
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1946-.. (age 80)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Ciprià Císcar Casabàn is a lawyer and Spanish politician who belongs to the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and served as federal secretary of the PSOE from 1994 to 2000.

  80. Francisco de Toledo

    Francisco de Toledo
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1532-1596 (aged 64)
    Occupations
    Catholic priest
    Biography

    Francisco de Toledo was a Spanish Jesuit priest and theologian, Biblical exegete and professor at the Roman College. He is the first Jesuit to have been made a cardinal (in 1593).

  81. Pilar Pedraza

    Pilar Pedraza
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1951-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    translatornovelistuniversity teacherwriter
    Biography

    Pilar Pedraza Martínez is a Spanish professor and writer. Her work has two main aspects: horror narrative and essay.

  82. Pilar Lima

    Pilar Lima
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1977-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    teacherpolitician
    Biography

    María Pilar Lima Gozálvez is a Spanish politician of the party Podemos. She served as a senator from 2015 to 2019 and a member of the Corts Valencianes from 2019 to 2023. She was the leader of Podemos in the Valencian Community from 2020 to 2023, resigning after an unsuccessful campaign in the 2023 Valencia City Council election. Deaf from birth, she was Spain's first deaf senator.

  83. Luis Simarro Lacabra

    Luis Simarro Lacabra
    Born in
    Italy Flag Italy
    Years
    1851-1921 (aged 70)
    Occupations
    neurologist
    Biography

    Luis Simarro Lacabra was a Spanish neurologist who was born in Rome while his parents were living in the Papal States.

  84. Ana María Cuervo

    Ana María Cuervo
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1966-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    biologistbiochemistphysician
    Biography

    Ana Maria Cuervo is a Spanish-American physician, researcher, and cell biologist. She is a professor in developmental and molecular biology, anatomy and structural biology, and medicine and co-director of the Institute for Aging Studies at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is best known for her research work on autophagy, the process by which cells recycle waste products, and its changes in aging and age-related diseases.

  85. Jaime Siles

    Jaime Siles
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1951-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    university teacherwriterlinguisttranslatorpoet
    Biography

    Jaime Siles is a Spanish poet, translator and literary critic. He was born in Valencia in 1951, and studied Philosophy and Literature at Salamanca University. He continued his studies at Tubingen University, aided by a scholarship from the Fundación Juan March. He taught at the University of La Laguna, before moving to Vienna in 1983 where he became the director of the Spanish Cultural Institute.

  86. Emmanuel Domingo y Sol

    Emmanuel Domingo y Sol
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1836-1909 (aged 73)
    Occupations
    Catholic priest
    Biography

    Manuel Domingo y Sol was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Pontifical Spanish College in Rome and the religious order known as the Diocesan Labour Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (1883). As a new priest he had built a sports arena and a theater to provide a place for adolescents to engage in sport activities and to act.

  87. Carles Mulet Garcia

    Carles Mulet Garcia
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1975-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    secondary school teacher
    Biography

    Carles Mulet Garcia is a Spanish politician and senator. He is a senator by appointment in the Senate of Spain representing the Valencian Parliament of Coalició Compromís. He was appointed into the Senate of Spain by the Valencian Parliament on 23 July 2015.

  88. Manuel Ureña Pastor

    Manuel Ureña Pastor
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1945-.. (age 81)
    Enrolled in the University of Valencia
    1968-1973 studied history and geography
    Occupations
    bishopCatholic priestuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Manuel Ureña Pastor is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church who became a bishop in 1988 and served as ordinary in Ibiza, Alcalá de Henares, and Cartagena before becoming Archbishop of Zaragoza, the position he held from 2005 until he retired in 2014. He resigned citing health problems, though later reports demonstrated his mishandling of a charge of harassment against one of his priests.

  89. Ricardo Peralta Ortega

    Ricardo Peralta Ortega
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1951-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Ricardo Peralta Ortega, is a Spanish politician and former member of the Spanish Parliament.

  90. José Evangelista

    José Evangelista
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1943-2023 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    composeruniversity teacher
    Biography

    José Evangelista was a Spanish composer and music educator who was based in Montreal, Canada. He was professor of composition at the Université de Montréal from 1979 to 2009. A member of the Canadian League of Composers, the Sociedad General de Autores y Editores, and an associate of the Canadian Music Centre, Evangelista was known for his commitment to contemporary classical music and non-Western music.

  91. Belén Hoyo

    Belén Hoyo
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1984-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Belén Hoyo Juliá is a Spanish politician who belongs to the People's Party (PP).

  92. Carmelina Sánchez-Cutillas

    Carmelina Sánchez-Cutillas
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1921-2009 (aged 88)
    Occupations
    historianpoetnovelistwriter
    Biography

    Carmelina Sánchez-Cutillas i Martínez del Romero was a Spanish historian, novelist and poet in Catalan language. Winner of the first Competition of Valencian Poetry of the University of Kentucky, a selection of her poem book Un món rebel (A rebel world) was translated into English in 1969.

  93. Paúl Granda López

    Paúl Granda López
    Born in
    Ecuador Flag Ecuador
    Years
    1972-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Paúl Andrés Granda López is an Ecuadorian politician who occupied the mayorship of Cuenca between 2009 and 2014.

  94. Fernando Giner Grima

    Fernando Giner Grima
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1964-.. (age 62)
    Enrolled in the University of Valencia
    In 1987 graduated with licentiate in economics
    Occupations
    economistteacherpolitician
    Biography

    Fernando Giner Grima is a Spanish businessman, economist and former politician. A member of the Citizens party, he led them to six seats on Valencia City Council in 2015 and 2019, before leaving politics when they lost all their seats in 2023.

  95. José Ramón Pin Arboledas

    José Ramón Pin Arboledas
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1944-.. (age 82)
    Occupations
    politicianeconomist
    Biography

    José Pin Arboledas is a Spanish economist and politician.

  96. Concepción Aleixandre Ballester

    Concepción Aleixandre Ballester
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1862-1952 (aged 90)
    Occupations
    physiciangynecologistacademic
    Biography

    María de la Concepcion Aleixandre Ballester, also known as Maria de la Concepcion Isidra Faustina Stephanie Vicenta, was a Spanish teacher, medical doctor, gynecologist, inventor, scientist, and writer. She was the first woman admitted to Spain's Gynecological Society.

  97. Timothy S. Healy

    Timothy S. Healy
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1923-1992 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    academic administratoreducatorCatholic priest
    Biography

    Timothy Stafford Healy SJ was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who straddled the religious and secular life, serving as the vice chancellor of the City University of New York, the president of Georgetown University, and the president of the New York Public Library.

  98. Pau Alabajos i Ferrer

    Pau Alabajos i Ferrer
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1982-.. (age 44)
    Enrolled in the University of Valencia
    Graduated with Catalan philology
    Occupations
    composerguitaristpoliticianwriter
    Biography

    Pau Alabajos i Ferrer is a spanish singer-songwriter and politician. As of 2017 he has seven records. He is the current Secretary of the musicians and singers association in the Valencian Country Col•lectiu Ovidi Montllor (COM).

  99. Isaura Navarro

    Isaura Navarro
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1973-.. (age 53)
    Enrolled in the University of Valencia
    In 1997 graduated with licentiate in law
    Occupations
    lawyerpoliticiantrade unionist
    Biography

    Isaura Navarro Casillas, is a Spanish politician and former member of the Spanish Parliament. She holds a law degree obtained from the University of Valencia and specialises in business and labour law with a focus on worker's rights, due to obtaining the relevant qualifications in 1997. She has been the legal counsel of the Workers' Commissions Public Service and Public Administration Federation since the year 2000. In 2004 she was chosen to head the list of United Left in Valencia. With a drop in the overall United left vote, she won the 16th and final list seat, although a drop of less than 1800 votes would have cost her seat. In 2005 she became part of the federal praesidium of United Left. In the 2008 election she lost her seat to the People's Party. In 2015 she was elected to the Corts Valencianes, the Valencian autonomous parliament, as part of the Coalició Compromís list.

  100. José Orlandis

    José Orlandis
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1918-2010 (aged 92)
    Enrolled in the University of Valencia
    Studied in 1940
    Occupations
    priestCatholic priesthistorianjuristuniversity teacher
    Biography

    José Orlandis Rovira was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and historian who wrote more than 200 works, including 20 books.