Carlos Alberto Gaviria Díaz - Former Colombian Constitutional Court Magistrate and presidential candidate, graduated in 1963 from Universidad de Manizales.
Jaime Humberto Tobón Villegas - Colombian politician and former mayor of Manizales, graduated in 1975 from UManizales.
María Isabel Urrutia - Olympic weightlifter and former Minister of Sports in Colombia, graduated in 1988 from Universidad de Manizales.
Luis Fernando Velasco - Colombian politician and former Minister of the Interior, graduated in 1990 from UManizales.
