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{{short description|Wikipedia list article} The following is a list of notable people associated with the Pompeu Fabra University, including alumni and faculty members of the university.

UPF alumni include

Activists[edit]

Mireia Boya Busquet (1979), scientist, activist, and politician
Míriam Hatibi (1993), data analyst and activist
Agostina Mileo (1987), Argentine environmentalist, science communicator, and writer

Artists and Architects[edit]

Simon Penny (1955), Australian artist, theorist and curator
Jordi Pericot i Canaleta (1931), plastic artist and designer
Jaime Serra Palou (1964), artist and journalist, specialized in infographics and data visualization design

Architecture[edit]

Josep Acebillo (1946), architect; winner of the Royal Gold Medal
Alexander Pilis, architectural investigator

Photography[edit]

Gloria Aura Bortolini (1982), Italian reporter, photographer and filmmaker
Antonio Briceño (1966), professional photographer and has been a passionate activist in environmental issues, as well as in ethnic minorities and human rights
Valeria Zalaquett (1971), Chilean photographer and portraitist who has worked mainly in contemporary and digital art
Joan Fontcuberta (1955), conceptual artist whose best-known works examine the truthfulness of photography; winner of the David Octavius Hill Medal and Hasselblad Award
Pedro Madueño (1961), photographer

Authors[edit]

Rafael Argullol (1949), writer, philosopher, poet and professor of aesthetics; winner of the Premio Nadal
Iolanda Batallé (1971), writer and editor
Constantino Bértolo (1946), publisher and writer
Javier Calvo (1973), writer; winner of the Premio Biblioteca Breve
Edgar Cantero (1981), writer and cartoonist
Jorge Carrión (1976), writer and cultural critic
Teresa Colom i Pich (1973), Andorran author; considered one of the most important poets in Andorra
Alicia Escardó (1963), Uruguayan writer, cultural manager, and multimedia e-learning content creator
Berta García Faet (1988), poet, translator, and scholar of Hispanic Literature
Robert Juan-Cantavella (1976), writer
Eduardo Mendoza Garriga (1973), novelist; winner of the Premio Planeta de Novela, European Book Prize, Franz Kafka Prize and Miguel de Cervantes Prize
Valerie Miles (1963), publisher, writer, translator and the co–founder of Granta en español
Mónica Ojeda (1988), Ecuadorian writer
Francesc Serés (1972), Catalan language writer
Jaume Subirana i Ortín (1963), writer, scholar, and blogger; dean of the Institució de les Lletres Catalanes
Olga Xirinacs Díaz (1936), writer; awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi; only female Mestra en Gai Saber (Master in the Art of Poetry) after Mercè Rodoreda

Business and management[edit]

Lourdes Casanova, academic, author and Senior Lecturer of Management
Vinay Nair, serial entrepreneur and academic

Film and theatre[edit]

Javier Beltrán (1983), film and theatre actor
Gloria Aura Bortolini (1982), Italian reporter, photographer and filmmaker
David Bonneville (1978), London-based filmmaker
Meritxell Colell Aparicio (1983), director
Lluís Galter (1983). film director and screenwriter
Ingrid Guardiola (1980), film director, producer and cultural essayist
Quim Gutiérrez (1981), actor; winner of a Goya Award
Tatiana Huezo (1972), film director of Salvadoran and Mexican nationality, residing in Mexico; winner of the Ariel Award for Best Director
Isaki Lacuesta (1975), film director; winner of a Golden Shell
Oliver Laxe (1982), French-born Spanish film director, screenwriter and actor; winner of the FIPRESCI Award
Simona Levi (1966), theatre director, playwright, activist, technopolitical strategist
Carlos Marqués-Marcet (1983), film director, screenwriter and film editor best known for his first fictional film 10,000 km; winner of a Goya Award, Biznaga de Oro and Gaudí Award
Oriol Paulo (1975), screenwriter and director; winner of a Goya Award
Nicole Vanden Broeck (1988), French-Mexican film director, writer, and producer
Lydia Zimmermann (1966), actress, film director and editor, businesswoman, author, activist, cinematographer, and academic

Historians[edit]

Joaquim Albareda (1957), professor of modern history
Josep Fontana (1931-2018), historian
Josep Maria Fradera (1952), professor of Contemporary History
Antoni Malet (1950), historian of mathematics
Ana Margarida Arruda (1955), Portuguese historian and archaeologist specialized in Phoenician-Punic archaeology
Josep Termes (1936-2011), historian; awarded the Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes
Enric Ucelay-Da Cal (1948), American historian specializing in contemporary history

Economic historians[edit]

Jörg Baten (1965), German economic historian
Jordi Nadal (1929-2020), economic historian; awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi
Hans-Joachim Voth (1968), German economic historian

Journalism[edit]

Carlos Alberto Scolari (1963), researcher and expert in communication and digital media, interfaces and communication ecology
Núria Almiron (1967), specialized in communication and power relations
Marcel Mauri (1977), journalist and historian; vice president and spokesman of Òmnium Cultural
Montserrat Minobis i Puntonet (1942-2019), feminist journalist; awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi
Sandra Sabatés (1979), journalist and TV presenter
Vladimir de Semir (1948), journalist
Mònica Terribas i Sala (1968), journalist and professor; director of Televisió de Catalunya

Law[edit]

Meritxell Batet (1973), jurist and President of the Congress of Deputies; Minister for Territorial Policy and Civil Service
Genís Boadella (1979), lawyer, politician and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain
Victor Comella Ferreres, professor and author of Law
Joan Herrera i Torres (1971), lawyer and politician; leader of the leftist party Iniciativa per Catalunya
Charles W. Mooney Jr. (1947), Professor of Law
Josep Joan Moreso (1959), academic
Carles Mundó (1976), lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of Justice of Catalonia
Miquel Roca (1940), lawyer and politician; one of the Fathers of the Constitution in Spain

Linguistics and literature[edit]

Paz Battaner (1938), philologist and lexicographer
Victoria Cirlot (1955), scholar of medieval culture and literature, philologist, translator and editor
Teun A. van Dijk (1943), Dutch scholar in the fields of text linguistics, discourse analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA)
Berta García Faet (1988), poet, translator, and scholar of Hispanic Literature
Martí Gasull i Roig (1969-2012), Catalan linguistic activist and a mountaineer; one of the founders of the Platform for the Catalan Language (Plataforma per la Llengua)
Jaume Vallcorba Plana (1949-2014), philologist and publisher

Music[edit]

Uri Giné (1986), musician, singer and songwriter; founder and lead singer of Bongo Botrako
Sergi Jordà (1961), innovator, installation artist and digital musician
Andrés Lewin-Richter Ossiander (1937), composer of electronic music
Cristina Pato (1980), Galician bagpiper, pianist and composer; member of the Silk Road Ensemble
Frederic Schindler (1980), French-Argentinean music supervisor
Xavier Serra (1959), researcher in the field of sound and music computing

Other[edit]

Gloria Pérez-Salmerón (1958), librarian; President of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
Josep Sucarrats (1975), writer specialized in gastronomy

Philosophy[edit]

Jaume Casals (1958), Professor of Philosophy; rector of UPF
Catia Faria (1980), Portuguese moral philosopher and activist for animal rights and feminism
Hugo Omar Seleme (1968), Argentinean political philosopher
Eugenio Trías Sagnier (1942-2013), philosopher
Santiago Zabala (1975), philosopher; author of Hermeneutic Communism

Politicians[edit]

Elisenda Alamany (1983), teacher and politician
Elsa Artadi (1976), economist, academic and politician; member of the Parliament of Catalonia and Minister of the Presidency and Government Spokesperson of Catalonia
Meritxell Batet (1973), jurist and President of the Congress of Deputies; Minister for Territorial Policy and Civil Service
Genís Boadella (1979), lawyer, politician and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain
Alfred Bosch (1961), academic, journalist, author, politician and Minister of Foreign Action, Institutional Relations and Transparency of Catalonia
Mireia Boya Busquet (1979), scientist, activist, and politician
Antoni Comín (1971), philosopher and Spanish politician; Counselor of Health of Catalonia
Luis Garicano (1967), economist and politician; Vice-President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
Joan Herrera i Torres (1971), lawyer and politician; leader of the leftist party Iniciativa per Catalunya
Joan Margall (1975), politician; mayor of Torroella de Montgrí
Andreu Mas-Colell (1944), expert in microeconomics and one of the world's leading mathematical economists; his textbook on microeconomics is the most used graduate microeconomics textbook in the world; Minister of Economy and Knowledge of Catalonia; winner of the King Juan Carlos Prize in Economics and BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards
Sergi Miquel (1989), politician who serves as Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain
Dolors Montserrat (1973), lawyer and politician; Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality of Spain; Third Vice President of the Congress
Carles Mundó (1976), lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of Justice of Catalonia
Neus Munté (1970), politician; Vice President of Catalonia; Minister of Presidency; Government Spokesperson; Minister of Social Welfare and Family
Núria Parlón (1974), politicians; mayor of Santa Coloma de Gramenet
Marta Pascal (1983), politician; Senator of the Parliament of Catalonia; President of the Nationalist Youth of Catalonia
Miquel Roca (1940), lawyer and politician; one of the Fathers of the Constitution in Spain
Marta Rosique (1996), politician and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain
Marta Rovira (1977), politician and lawyer; Secretary-General of Republican Left of Catalonia
Gabriel Rufián (1982), politician
Roger Torrent (1979), politician and urban planner; 15th President of the Parliament of Catalonia
Ramon Tremosa (1965), economist and politician; Minister of Enterprise and Knowledge
Mireia Vehí (1985), sociologist and politician

International[edit]

Sílvia Riva González (1979), Andorran politician and notary; Minister of Culture and Sports
Mariana Zuvic (1974), Argentine politician; vice-president of the Civic Coalition ARI party

Sciences[edit]

Nolasc Acarín Tusell, specialist in neurology and psychiatry
Ricardo Baeza-Yates (1961), Chilean-Catalan computer scientist; awarded the J. W. Graham Medal
Jordi Camí (1952), Professor of Pharmacology; Vicepresident of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation
Felipe Cucker (1958), Uruguayan mathematician and theoretical computer scientist
Gustavo Deco, Argentinian and Italian neuroscientist
Robin M. Hogarth (1942), British-American psychologist and emeritus professor in the Department of Economics and Business
Carles Lalueza-Fox (1965), biologist specialized in the study of ancient DNA; one the fifty investigators that collaborated with a study which demonstrated the presence of Neanderthal DNA in the Homo sapiens for the first time
Núria López Bigas (1975), biologist and research professor with expertise in medical genetics, computational biology, and bioinformatics
Angel Lozano, electrical engineer
Josep Maria Ganyet (1965), computer engineer specialized in artificial intelligence
Núria Sebastián Gallés, cognitive scientist known for her work on bilingual language development and the impact of bilingualism on cognition
Michael Wolf (1967), econometric and applied statistician

Social sciences[edit]

Rainer Bauböck (1953), Austrian sociologist, political scientist and migration researcher; winner of the European Latsis Prize
Xavier Coller i Porta, sociologist and journalist
Gøsta Esping-Andersen (1947), Danish sociologist whose primary focus has been on the welfare state and its place in capitalist economies; author of The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism
Vicenç Navarro (1937), sociologist and political scientist
Ignacio Sánchez-Cuenca, sociologist
Andrés Roemer (1963), writer, philanthropist, and an internationally recognized public intellectual who is passionate about critical thinking and human rights
Maria Rosa Virós i Galtier (1935-2010), Professor of Political Sciences and Administration; first female Rector of a Catalan University
Willem Saris (1943), Dutch sociologist and Emeritus Professor of Statistics and Methodology
Mireia Vehí (1985), sociologist and politician

Economics[edit]

Rita Almeida (1974), Portuguese economist
Oriol Amat (1957), Professor of Financial Economics and Accounting
Mary Amiti, economist
Pol Antràs (1975), economist
Elsa Artadi (1976), economist, academic and politician; member of the Parliament of Catalonia and Minister of the Presidency and Government Spokesperson of Catalonia
Diego Comin, economist
Fabián Estapé (1923-2012), economist
Jordi Galí (1961), macroeconomist who is regarded as one of the main figures in New Keynesian macroeconomics today; winner of the Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation Award
Luis Garicano (1967), economist and politician; Vice-President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
Jeffrey E. Harris, economist and physician
Adriana Kugler, Colombian-American economist
Andreu Mas-Colell (1944), expert in microeconomics and one of the world's leading mathematical economists; his textbook on microeconomics is the most used graduate microeconomics textbook in the world; Minister of Economy and Knowledge of Catalonia; winner of the King Juan Carlos Prize in Economics and BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards
Albert Marcet (1960), economist, specialized in macroeconomics, time series, financial economics and economic dynamic theory
Eleonora Patacchini, economist specializing in applied economics and applied statistics
Albrecht Ritschl, Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics
Barbara Rossi, professor of economics
Gilles Saint-Paul (1963), French economist
Xavier Sala-i-Martin (1962), Spanish-born Catalan-American economist
John Schmitt (1962), American economist
Uwe Sunde (1973), German economist; winner of the Gossen Prize
Ramon Tremosa (1965), economist and politician; Minister of Enterprise and Knowledge
Reinhilde Veugelers, Belgian economist
Xavier Vives (1955), economist regarded as one of the main figures in the field of industrial organization
Fabrizio Zilibotti (1964), Italian economist; winner of the Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation Award

Sports[edit]

Tòn Cónsul (1998), pair skater; 2020 Spanish national champion
Anna Corbella i Jordi (1976), sailor; first Catalan-Spanish sailor to finish the Barcelona World Race; awarded the Royal Order of Sports Merit
Esther Morales Fernández (1985), swimmer
Jessica Vall (1988), competitive swimmer and breaststroke specialist

References[edit]

[[Category:Pompeu Fabra University alumni| ] [[Category:Pompeu Fabra University faculty| ] [[Category:Lists of people by university or college|Pompeu Fabra University]