Notable Alumni
- Antón de Marirreguera, Asturian-language writer
- Melchor de Navarra y Rocafull, viceroy of Peru
- Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, Enlightenment statesman, author and philosopher
- Agustín Argüelles, politic
- Rafael del Riego, general and liberal politician
- Leopoldo Alas Clarín, journalist and writer
- Armando Palacio Valdés, novelist and critic
- Melquíades Álvarez, politic
- Antonio Flores de Lemus, economist and politic
- Ramón Pérez de Ayala, novelist
- Alejandro Casona, poet and playwright
- Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, novelist
- Luis Suárez Fernández, historian
- Carlos Bousoño, poet
- Ángel González, poet
- José Manuel Castañón, writer
- Santiago Vera-Rivera, composer
- Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias, former judge at the European Court of Justice
- Olvido García Valdés, poet and essayist
- Luis Martínez Noval, Minister of Labour and Social Security (1990–1993)
- Gustavo Suárez Pertierra, minister of Education and Science (1993–1995) and Defence (1995–1996)
- Gaspar Llamazares, leader of United Left Coalition (Izquierda Unida) (2000–2008)
- Miguel Álvarez-Fernández, musician
- Fernando Suárez González, Minister of Labour (1974–1975)
- Víctor García de la Concha, Director of Royal Spanish Academy
- Salvador Gutiérrez Ordóñez, linguist
- Alejandro Fernández Sordo, lawyer and politician
- Regino Olivares, lawyer
- Xaviel Vilareyo, author
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