14 Notable alumni of
University of Vigo

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The University of Vigo is 1751st in the world, 588th in Europe, and 29th in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 14 notable alumni from the University of Vigo sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. María Castro

    María Castro
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1981-.. (age 43)
    Occupations
    actortelevision presenterrhythmic gymnast
    Biography

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

  2. Xela Arias

    Xela Arias
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1962-2003 (aged 41)
    Occupations
    translatorwriterpoet
    Biography

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

  3. Teresa Portela

    Teresa Portela
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1982-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    kayakerphysiotherapist
    Biography

    María Teresa Portela Rivas is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Portela competed in six Summer Olympics, earning a silver medal on her sixth games at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Women's K-1 200 m. Previously she finished fourth on one occasion (2012 Summer Olympics: Women's K-1 200 m) and fifth on three occasions (2004: K-2 500 m, K-4 500 m; 2008: K-4 500 m).

  4. Gonzalo Caballero Míguez

    Gonzalo Caballero Míguez
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1975-.. (age 49)
    Occupations
    economistwriterpoliticianuniversity teacher
    Biography

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

  5. Borja Oubiña

    Borja Oubiña
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1982-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    association football player
    Biography

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

  6. Anxo Quintana

    Anxo Quintana
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

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

  7. Diego Gago

    Diego Gago
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1987-.. (age 37)
    Enrolled in the University of Vigo
    Graduated with economic law
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

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

  8. Alberto Vázquez

    Alberto Vázquez
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    directorcomics artistillustratorfilm directorfilmmaker
    Biography

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

  9. Diego Moldes

    Diego Moldes
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1977-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    screenwriterliterary critic
    Biography

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

  10. Kiko da Silva

    Kiko da Silva
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1979-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    cartoonistcomics artist
    Biography

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

  11. Santiago Lopo

    Santiago Lopo
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

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

  12. Carmela Troncoso

    Carmela Troncoso
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1982-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    researcherinternational forum participantactivisttelecommunications engineer
    Biography

    Carmela González Troncoso is a Spanish telecommunication engineer and researcher specialized in privacy issues, and an LGBT+ activist. She is currently a tenure track assistant professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland and the head of the SPRING lab (Security and Privacy Engineering Laboratory). Troncoso gained recognition for her leadership of the European team developing the DP-3T protocol that aims at the creation of an application to facilitate the tracing of COVID-19 infected persons without compromising on the privacy of citizens. Currently she is also member of the Swiss National COVID-19 Science Task Force in the expert group on Digital Epidemiology. In 2020, she was listed among Fortune magazine's 40 Under 40.

  13. Juan Antonio Saavedra Reinaldo

    Juan Antonio Saavedra Reinaldo
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1973-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    sport shooter
    Biography

    Juan Antonio Saavedra Reinaldo is a shooter from Spain.

  14. Gustavo Nieves Campello

    Gustavo Nieves Campello
    Born in
    Spain Flag Spain
    Years
    1982-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    athletics competitor
    Biography

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