Notable Alumni of Erasmus University Rotterdam [Sorted List]

1. Lisa Westerhof

1981-. (aged 45)

skipper aircraft pilot

Lisa Laetitia Westerhof is a sailor from the Netherlands. Westerhof represented her country at the Optimist World Championship in 1995 and 1996, becoming only the second girl to win the championship outright.

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2. Peter van Heemst

1952-. (aged 74)

politician

Erik Peter van Heemst is a Dutch politician. From 1991 to 2006 he was a member of the House of Representatives for the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA). Since the municipal elections of 2006 he was the leader of the PvdA in Rotterdam, until his resignation on 27 March 2014.

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3. Bernardita Catalla

1958-2020 (aged 62)

diplomat

Bernardita Leonido Catalla was a Filipina career diplomat who was last appointed the Philippine ambassador to Lebanon. Prior to her posting in Lebanon, she was also assigned to Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

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4. Lucas Bolsius

1958-. (aged 68)

historian politician

Lucas Bolsius is a Dutch historian and politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal and since 31 August 2010 mayor of the city of Amersfoort.

5. Kees van Dijk

1931-2008 (aged 77)

politician economist

Cornelis Pieter "Kees" van Dijk was a Dutch politician of the Christian Historical Union (CHU) party and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and economist.

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6. Henri Termeer

1946-2017 (aged 71)

biochemist

Henri A. Termeer was a Dutch biotechnology executive and entrepreneur. He served as CEO at Genzyme from 1981 to 2011. Termeer created a business model, subsequently adopted by others in the industry, based on charging high prices for therapies for rare genetic disorders, known as orphan diseases. Genzyme used biological processes to manufacture drugs that were not easily copied by...

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7. Jeroen Recourt

1970-. (aged 56)

politician judge

Jeroen Recourt is a Dutch politician and former judge. As a member of the Labour Party (PvdA) he was an MP between 17 June 2010 and 23 March 2017. He focused on matters of the judiciary and the Netherlands Antilles.

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8. Melanie Maas Geesteranus

1970-. (aged 56)

politician

Melanie Henriëtte Maas Geesteranus, until 2021 known by her married name Melanie Schultz van Haegen, is a retired Dutch politician and businesswoman. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), she served as Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment from 2010 to 2017.

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9. Peter Ester

1953-2022 (aged 69)

university teacher sociologist politician

Peter Ester was a Dutch sociologist and politician. As a member of the Christian Union he was a member of the Senate from 7 June 2011 until his death. He focused on matters of economic affairs, agriculture, social affairs and employment, finance, infrastructure, natural environment and Kingdom relations.

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10. Jopie Nooren

1961-. (aged 65)

politician

Johanna Elisabeth Anna Maria "Jopie" Nooren is a Dutch occupational therapist, university professor, and politician. She is a member of the Labour Party and was a member of the Senate between 9 June 2015 and 1 March 2021.

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11. Yurii Lubkovych

1989-2023 (aged 34)

diplomat

Yurii Olehovych Lubkovych was a Ukrainian diplomat who served as the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Internal Affairs from 2021 until his death in 2023.

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12. Ineke Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink

1954-. (aged 72)

columnist politician

Ineke Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink is a former Dutch politician. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) she was elected to the House of Representatives from 3 June 2003 to 9 November 2011. She focused on matters linked to the Algemene Ouderdomswet and other pensions affairs. She was succeeded by Ybeltje Berckmoes-Duindam when she resigned to become...

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13. Eelco van Kleffens

1894-1983 (aged 89)

writer jurist diplomat politician

Eelco Nicolaas van Kleffens was a Dutch politician and diplomat.

14. Geert Reuten

1946-2025 (aged 79)

politician economist

Thaddeus Antonius Gerardus Maria "Geert" Reuten was a Dutch economist and politician. On behalf of the Socialist Party (SP) he was a senator in the First Chamber (upper house) of the Dutch parliament from June 2007 till June 2015 and again from 26 June 2018 to 11 June 2019. Reuten also taught economics at the University of Amsterdam, and was...

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15. Ella Kalsbeek

1955-. (aged 71)

politician

Neeltje Adriana "Ella" Kalsbeek is a former Dutch politician. She was a member of House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid, 1989–2001, 2002–2006). She was State Secretary of Justice under Wim Kok (2001–2001). Since 1 March 2007 she is president of the board of directors of Altra College, an institute for youth care...

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16. Arifin Siregar

1934-2019 (aged 85)

economist

Arifin Mohamed Siregar was an Indonesian banker and politician who served as Minister of Trade from 1988 to 1993, having previously been the Governor of Bank Indonesia from 1983 to 1988. He was born in Medan, and died, aged 85, in Jakarta.

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17. Annette Nijs

1961-. (aged 65)

economist teacher politician

Anette Dorothea Sophia Maria Nijs is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). She was the State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science in the Cabinets Balkenende I and II serving from 22 July 2002 until 9 June 2004. She was a Member of the House of Representatives from 30 January 2003 until 27...

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18. Jo Ritzen

1945-. (aged 81)

economist civil engineer university teacher politician

Jozef Marie Mathias "Jo" Ritzen is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and economist.

19. Eimert van Middelkoop

1949-. (aged 77)

politician

Eimert van Middelkoop is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Union (CU) party and teacher. He is the chairman of the Institute for Multiparty Democracy since 20 January 2018.

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20. Onno Ruding

1939-. (aged 87)

politician banker

Herman Onno Christiaan Rudolf "Onno" Ruding is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman.

21. João Varela

1974-. (aged 52)

politician

João Varela is a Dutch journalist and former politician who served as an MP in the House of Representatives for the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) from 2002 to 2006. He was the LPF's number two candidate during the 2002 general election and was elected in first place after the assassination of the LFP's leader Pim Fortuyn.

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22. Ferry Sonneville

1931-2003 (aged 72)

badminton player

Ferdinand Alexander "Ferry" Sonneville was an Indonesian badminton player noted for his touch, consistency, tactical astuteness, and coolness under pressure. He won numerous international singles titles from the mid-1950s through the early 1960s and his clutch performances helped Indonesia to win its first three Thomas Cup (men's world team) titles consecutively in 1958, 1961, and 1964, setting the pattern for...

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23. Anne Mulder

1969-. (aged 57)

politician economist

Anne Mulder is a Dutch politician and former civil servant who has served as Acting Mayor of Halderberge since 2025. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he previously served in the House of Representatives from 2010 to 2020, where he focused on matters of health care insurance, prevention and pharmaceutics, as well as an alderman...

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24. Willem Drees jr

1922-1998 (aged 76)

university teacher economist politician

Willem "Wim" Drees Jr. was a Dutch politician of the Democratic Socialists '70 (DS'70) party and economist.

25. Aart Jan de Geus

1955-. (aged 71)

jurist lawyer politician trade unionist

Aart Jan de Geus is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman. He served as Minister of Labor and Social Affairs from 2002 to 2007. Then he worked as Deputy Secretary-General for the OECD. From 2012 to 2019, De Geus was Chairman and CEO of the Bertelsmann Stiftung. From January 2020 to 2023, he...

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26. Frank Slootman

1958-. (aged 68)

businessperson chief executive officer

Frank Slootman is a businessman and author known for growing companies founded by others. Slootman has taken three companies through an initial public offering.

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27. Albert Winsemius

1910-1996 (aged 86)

economist

Albert Winsemius PBC was a Dutch economist best known for serving as an economic adviser to Singapore between 1961 and 1984. He led the United Nations Survey Mission to Singapore and played a major role in the formulation of Singapore's national economic development strategy.

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28. Marco Pastors

1965-. (aged 61)

politician

Marcus Gerhardus Theodorus Pastors (born 10 September 1965) is a Dutch civil servant and former politician. Since 1 February 2012 he has been director of the Nationaal Programma Kwaliteitssprong Zuid, a project of the city of Rotterdam to improve living conditions in the south of Rotterdam.

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29. Ronald van Raak

1969-. (aged 57)

historian philosopher politician writer

Antonius Adrianus Gerardus Maria "Ronald" van Raak is a Dutch politician, non-fiction writer and former academic. A member of the Socialist Party, he has been a member of the House of Representatives since 30 November 2006. He focuses on matters of home affairs, kingdom relations, the royal house and general affairs. From 2003 to 2006, he was a Senator of...

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30. Anoushka Schut-Welkzijn

1969-. (aged 57)

politician

Anoushka Schut-Welkzijn is a Dutch politician. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) she was an MP between September 20, 2012, and March 23, 2017.

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31. Nout Wellink

1943-. (aged 83)

banker economist

Arnout Henricus Elisabeth Maria "Nout" Wellink is a Dutch economist and former central banker.

32. Frans Muller

businessperson

Frans W. H. Muller is a Dutch businessman, and the CEO of Ahold Delhaize, since July 2018, having been deputy CEO.

33. Pieter Duisenberg

1967-. (aged 59)

politician economist

Pieter Jacob Duisenberg is an American-born Dutch politician and businessman who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2012 to 2017 for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He resigned to become chairman of the Vereniging van Universiteiten per 1 October 2017. He is the son of Wim Duisenberg (1935–2005), the first President of the...

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34. Cees Veerman

1949-. (aged 77)

politician

Cornelis Pieter "Cees" Veerman is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and economist.

35. Charlie Aptroot

1950-. (aged 76)

teacher politician

Charles Bernard Aptroot is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He was a Member of the House of Representatives from 30 January 2003 to 19 September 2012. He focused on matters of traffic, public transport and internal affairs. On 1 September 2012, he became mayor of Zoetermeer.

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36. Victor Marijnen

1917-1975 (aged 58)

jurist politician university teacher trade unionist

Victor Gerard Marie Marijnen was a Dutch politician of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 24 July 1963 until 14 April 1965.

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37. Wassila Hachchi

1980-. (aged 46)

politician

Wassila Hachchi is a Dutch former politician and former civil servant and Royal Netherlands Navy officer. As a member of Democrats 66 (D66) she was an MP from 17 June 2010 until 19 January 2016. She focused on matters of defense, development aid and Kingdom relations.

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38. Eugene Rhuggenaath

1970-. (aged 56)

politician

Eugene Rhuggenaath is a Curaçaoan politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Curaçao between 29 May 2017 and 14 June 2021. He previously served as the minister for Economic Development in the Koeiman-Cabinet in 2016. He served as a member of the Island Council (2003–2009) and a member of parliament till 2021.

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39. Micky Adriaansens

1964-. (aged 62)

singer politician lawyer board member director

Monique Anne Maria "Micky" Adriaansens is a Dutch politician, lawyer and administrator who served as Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy in the fourth Rutte cabinet from January 2022 until July 2024. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), she was previously a member of the Senate (2019–2022).

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40. Martin van Rooijen

1942-. (aged 84)

politician

Martinus Johannes "Martin" van Rooijen is a Dutch politician and businessman. A member of the 50PLUS (50+) party, he was previously part of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP), now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party He is the parliamentary leader of 50PLUS in the Senate and a Member of the Senate since 11 June 2019.

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41. Frans Weisglas

1946-. (aged 80)

diplomat politician

Frans Willy Weisglas is a retired Dutch politician, diplomat and economist. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from 16 May 2002 until 30 November 2006. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 16 September 1982 until 30 November 2006.

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42. Ab Klink

1958-. (aged 68)

jurist sociologist politician

Abraham "Ab" Klink is a retired Dutch politician of Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and sociologist. He is a corporate director of the VGZ Cooperative since 1 January 2014 and a professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam for Healthcare, Labor and Political Guidance since 1 January 2011.

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43. Johan Witteveen

1921-2019 (aged 98)

economist banker university teacher politician

Hendrikus Johannes "Johan" Witteveen was a Dutch politician and economist who served as the fifth managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1973 to 1978.

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44. Vicky Maeijer

1986-. (aged 40)

politician

Vicky Maeijer is a Dutch politician representing the Party for Freedom (PVV). From 2 July 2024 to 3 June 2025, she served as State Secretary for Long-term and Social Care in the Schoof cabinet. Previously, she was a Member of the European Parliament for the Netherlands from 2014 to 2017 and a member of the House of Representatives from 2017...

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45. Eduard Bomhoff

1944-. (aged 82)

economist university teacher columnist politician

Eduard Jan Bomhoff is a Dutch economist, professor and retired politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport for the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) in the first Balkenende cabinet from 22 July 2002 until 16 October 2002. He since worked as an economics professor at the Monash University Malaysia Campus in Kuala Lumpur.

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46. Jan Anthonie Bruijn

1958-. (aged 68)

university teacher physician politician

Jan Anthonie Bruijn is a Dutch pathologist and politician. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he became a member of the Senate on 6 November 2012. He was president of the Senate between July 2019 and September 2025. Bruijn also worked as a professor of immunopathology at Leiden University. Since September 2025, he has served...

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47. Niko Koffeman

1958-. (aged 68)

politician

Nico Klaas "Niko" Koffeman is a Dutch politician and animal rights activist. A Party for the Animals member, he holds a seat and is his party's leader in the Senate since 12 June 2007.

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48. Raymond Knops

1971-. (aged 55)

aircraft pilot politician

Raymond Willem Knops is a Dutch politician and retired RNLAF officer who served as State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations under the Third Rutte cabinet from 2017 to 2019 and again from 2020 until 2022. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), he was Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 2019 to 2020 in an...

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49. Jeroen van der Veer

1947-. (aged 79)

entrepreneur engineer

Jeroen van der Veer is a Dutch businessman. He was the chairman of Philips, and previously a chief executive officer (CEO) of Royal Dutch Shell.

50. Uri Rosenthal

1945-. (aged 81)

university teacher columnist historian diplomat politician

Uriël "Uri" Rosenthal is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and political scientist.

51. Heleen Mees

1968-. (aged 58)

jurist columnist lawyer writer women's rights activist

Heleen Mees is a Dutch opinion writer, economist, and lawyer. Involved with politics and public policy in the Netherlands and the US, she has also taught at universities in both countries.

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52. Reinette Klever

1967-. (aged 59)

politician

Reinette Joanne Klever is a Dutch politician, asset manager and broadcaster. She has served as Minister for Foreign Trade and Development in the Schoof cabinet since July 2024, on behalf of the Party for Freedom (PVV).

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53. Feike Sijbesma

1959-. (aged 67)

business executive

Feike Sijbesma is a Dutch business executive who was CEO and chairman of the managing board of DSM from 2007 until 2020. And in 2022, he was nominated as honorary chairman. He helped the Dutch government from March to September 2020 as special voluntary corona envoy, especially focused on testing policy and availability. From mid 2020, Sijbesma focuses on several...

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54. Herman Heinsbroek

1951-. (aged 75)

entrepreneur politician

Hermanus Philippus Johannes Bernardus Heinsbroek is a Dutch entrepreneur, media commentator, author and former politician who briefly served as Minister of Economic Affairs in 2002 in the first Balkenende cabinet. He was a member of the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) party from August to October 2002, when he co-founded a new party, List New Politics (Lijst Nieuwe Politiek – LNP),...

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55. Jelle Zijlstra

1918-2001 (aged 83)

economist banker university teacher politician

Jelle Zijlstra was a Dutch politician and economist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 November 1966 until 5 April 1967. He was a member of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP).

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56. Juwono Sudarsono

1942-. (aged 84)

diplomat politician university teacher

Juwono Sudarsono is an Indonesian former diplomat and the author of works on political science and international relations. He was educated at the University of Indonesia, Jakarta (B.A., M.S.); The Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, the Netherlands; the University of California, Berkeley, USA (M.A.); and the London School of Economics, UK (Ph.D.). He is currently an Emeritus Professor at...

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57. Martin van Rijn

1956-. (aged 70)

politician

Maarten Johannes "Martin" van Rijn is a Dutch politician and businessman who served as Minister for Medical Care from March to July 2020. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), he previously was CEO and chairman of the Reinier Haga Groep (a hospital conglomerate) from 1 December 2017. He served as State Secretary at the Ministry of Health, Welfare and...

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58. Lex Veldhuis

1983-. (aged 43)

poker player

Alexander Bastiaan Martin "Lex" Veldhuis is a Dutch professional poker player and Twitch and YouTube streamer from Vlissingen, Netherlands.

59. Jaap Amesz

1982-. (aged 44)

chess player singer

Jaap Amesz is a Dutch television personality. He gained fame as the first winner in 2008, of the Dutch reality television series The Golden Cage, the successor to Big Brother, where he became known as Terror Jaap. In a final competition of the series presented by Bridget Maasland and Rutger Castricum, he won the amount of €1.35 million euros.

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60. Jan Pronk

1940-. (aged 86)

economist diplomat university teacher politician

Johannes Pieter "Jan" Pronk Jr. is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the Labour Party (PvdA) and activist.

61. Paul Zimmerman

1958-. (aged 68)

politician

Paulus Johannes Zimmerman, better known as Paul Zimmerman, is a Dutch-born Hong Kong environmentalist, politician and businessman. He is a former member of the Southern District Council for Pokfulam and CEO of Designing Hong Kong, a group that advocates better urban design.

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62. Hans Wijers

1951-. (aged 75)

politician economist

Gerardus Johannes "Hans" Wijers is a Dutch retired politician and businessman who served as Minister of Economic Affairs from 1994 to 1998 under Prime Minister Wim Kok. A member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party, he has been the chairman of the supervisory board of ING Group since 2018.

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63. Alexandra van Huffelen

1968-. (aged 58)

politician

Alexandra Carla van Huffelen is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party. She served in the third and fourth Rutte cabinets, and she became party chair in November 2024.

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64. Johan H. Andresen Jr

1961-. (aged 65)

investor businessperson

Johan Henrik Andresen is a Norwegian industrialist and investor. Since 1998, Andresen has been the owner of Ferd, one of the largest privately held companies in Norway. He served in the position of chief executive from 1998 to 2012, and has been the chairman of the board since 2012. In the magazine Kapital’s list of the 400 richest Norwegians, Andresen...

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65. Bram Peper

1940-2022 (aged 82)

university teacher sociologist politician

Abraham "Bram" Peper was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).

66. Elbert Dijkgraaf

1970-. (aged 56)

economist university teacher columnist politician

Elbert Dijkgraaf is a Dutch economist and politician of the Reformed Political Party (SGP). He is professor at the Erasmus School of Economics where he holds the chair "Empirical economics of the public sector". He also is fellow of the Tinbergen Institute.

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67. Frans van Houten

1960-. (aged 66)

entrepreneur

François Adrianus "Frans" van Houten is a Dutch businessman. He was the CEO of Royal Philips Electronics (known as Philips) from April 2011 to October 2022.

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68. Herman Tjeenk Willink

1942-. (aged 84)

lawyer judge politician

Herman Diederik Tjeenk Willink is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and jurist. He was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 21 December 2012.

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69. Tamara van Ark

1974-. (aged 52)

politician

Tamara van Ark is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). She served as Minister of Health from 9 July 2020 until 3 September 2021 and as State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment from 26 October 2017 until 9 July 2020 in the Cabinet Rutte III.

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70. Angela de Jong

1976-. (aged 50)

journalist columnist

Angela de Jong is a Dutch journalist, television critic and columnist. She is known for her columns for the newspaper Algemeen Dagblad.

71. Drs. P

1919-2015 (aged 96)

composer songwriter pianist poet singer

Heinz Hermann Polzer, better known under his pseudonym Drs. P ( Dutch: [dɔktoːˈrɑndʏs ˈpeː]), was a Swiss singer-songwriter, poet, and prose writer in the Dutch language. His lyrics and poems used dry humour and surprising twists, enabled by his vast vocabulary. He sang his lyrics with a distinctive shaky voice, while accompanying himself on the piano.

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72. Laurens Dassen

1985-. (aged 41)

politician

Laurens Antonius Josephus Maria Dassen is a Dutch politician and former banker. Dassen grew up in Knegsel, studied business administration at Radboud University and worked for ABN AMRO for six years. He has been a member of Volt Netherlands since its foundation in 2018 and was elected to the House of Representatives as his party's lijsttrekker in the 2021 general...

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73. Guido Imbens

1963-. (aged 63)

academic university teacher econometrician business administration scholar economist

Guido Wilhelmus Imbens is a Dutch-American economist whose research concerns econometrics and statistics. He holds the Applied Econometrics Professorship in Economics at the Stanford Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, where he has taught since 2012.

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74. Mark Harbers

1969-. (aged 57)

politician

Markus Gerardus Jozef "Mark" Harbers is a Dutch politician who served as Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management in the Fourth Rutte cabinet from 10 January 2022 to 2 July 2024. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he previously served State Secretary for Justice and Security in the Third Rutte cabinet from 26 October 2017...

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75. Lilianne Ploumen

1962-. (aged 64)

historian politician

Elisabeth Maria Josepha "Lilianne" Ploumen DCSG is a Dutch politician and activist who served as Leader of the Labour Party from January 2021 until April 2022. She had been a member of the House of Representatives since 2017, as well as parliamentary leader since 2021, leaving the House of Representatives upon her resignation as party leader. Ploumen previously served as...

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76. Tunahan Kuzu

1981-. (aged 45)

adviser politician

Tunahan Kuzu is a Dutch politician of Turkish descent who served as an MP from 20 September 2012 until 5 December 2023. Initially he was a member of the Labour Party (PvdA) and on 13 November 2014 Kuzu and Selçuk Öztürk left the Labour Party and formed the Group Kuzu/Öztürk, later renamed Denk ("Think"). On 18 November 2014, he became...

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77. Kwik Kian Gie

1935-2025 (aged 90)

politician economist

Kwik Kian Gie was an Indonesian economist and politician who served as the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs from 1999 to 2000, the Minister of National Development Planning from 2001 to 2004, as well as briefly serving as the Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly in 1999. He was a prominent Indonesian economist who often wrote columns in the...

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78. Supachai Panitchpakdi

1946-. (aged 80)

diplomat economist politician

Supachai Panitchpakdi is a Thai politician and professor. He was Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) from 1 September 2005 to 31 August 2013. Prior to this, he was the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from 1 September 2002 to 1 September 2005. He was succeeded by Pascal Lamy.

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79. Maria Poonlertlarp

1992-. (aged 34)

actor singer beauty pageant contestant

Maria Lynn Ehren, known professionally as Maria Poonlertlarp (Thai: มารีญา พูลเลิศลาภ, RTGS: Mariya Phunloetlap, pronounced [māː.rīː.jāː pʰūːn.lɤ̂ːt.lâːp]; born January 18, 1992), is a Swedish-Thai actress, model, activist and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Thailand 2017. She represented Thailand at Miss Universe 2017, where she reached the Top 5.

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80. Neelie Kroes

1941-. (aged 85)

politician

Neelie Kroes is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessperson who served as European Commissioner from 22 November 2004 to 1 November 2014.

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81. Jan Tinbergen

1903-1994 (aged 91)

university teacher economist

Jan Tinbergen was a Dutch economist who was awarded the first Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1969, which he shared with Ragnar Frisch for having developed and applied dynamic models for the analysis of economic processes. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential economists of the 20th century and one of the founding fathers...

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82. Ruud Lubbers

1939-2018 (aged 79)

economist entrepreneur university teacher peace activist politician

Rudolphus Franciscus Marie "Ruud" Lubbers was a Dutch politician, diplomat and businessman who served as prime minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994, and as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 2001 to 2005. He was a member of the Catholic People's Party (KVP), which later merged to become the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party.

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83. Carola Schouten

1977-. (aged 49)

civil servant politician

Cornelia Johanna "Carola" Schouten is a Dutch politician of the Christian Union (CU). She was Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and Third Deputy Prime Minister in the third Rutte cabinet from 2017 to 2022. She continued to serve as Third Deputy Prime Minister in the fourth Rutte cabinet alongside her position as Minister for Poverty Policy, Participation and...

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84. Sander Schimmelpenninck

1984-. (aged 42)

journalist

Count Sander Cornelis Schimmelpenninck is a Dutch nobleman, opinion writer & -commentator, and television presenter. From 2016 to September 2020, he was the editor-in-chief of the magazine Quote. Since September 2019, he has been a columnist for the newspaper de Volkskrant. Along with his college friend Jaap Reesema and Titus van Dijk, he co-founded the production company Tonny Media, which...

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85. Joost Eerdmans

1971-. (aged 55)

radio personality columnist television producer presenter politician

Bernard Johannes "Joost" Eerdmans is a Dutch politician and former broadcaster, journalist and civil servant who has led JA21 since 18 December 2020, a party he co-founded with Annabel Nanninga following their departure from Forum for Democracy (FvD). Elected to the House of Representatives in the 2021 general election, he took office on 31 March 2021. Eerdmans had previously served...

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86. Marianne Thieme

1972-. (aged 54)

jurist writer politician

Marianne Louise Thieme is a Dutch politician, author and animal rights activist. A jurist and theologian by education, she served as the Party for the Animals' political leader from 2002 to 2019 and a member of the House of Representatives from 2006 to 2019.

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87. Mohammad Hatta

1902-1980 (aged 78)

politician

Mohammad Hatta was an Indonesian statesman, nationalist, and independence activist who served as the country's first vice president as well as the third prime minister. Known as "The Proclamator", he and a number of Indonesians, including the first president of Indonesia, Sukarno, fought for the independence of Indonesia from the Netherlands. Hatta was an important figure during the Indonesian national...

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88. Prince Friso of the Netherlands

1968-2013 (aged 45)

engineer

Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau was the second son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and Claus von Amsberg, and younger brother of King Willem-Alexander. Friso was a member of the Dutch Royal Family, but because of his marriage without an Act of Consent in 2004, he lost his membership of the Dutch Royal House and was no longer in the...

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89. Tan Malaka

1897-1949 (aged 52)

teacher politician

Ibrahim Simabua Datuak Sutan Malaka, also known as Tan Malaka, was an Indonesian statesman, teacher, Marxist and philosopher who was the founder of Struggle Union (Persatuan Perjuangan) and the Murba Party. He is also known as the Indonesian fighter, national hero, independent guerrilla and spy. Tempo credited him as "Father of the Republic of Indonesia" (Indonesian: Bapak Republik Indonesia).

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90. Soemitro Djojohadikoesoemo

1917-2001 (aged 84)

economist

Sumitro Djojohadikusumo was an Indonesian statesman and one of the country's most influential economists. He held ministerial positions under Presidents Sukarno and Suharto intermittently between 1950 and 1978. During his career in government, Sumitro served as minister of industry and trade, minister of finance, and the minister of research in five different cabinets. He was also the dean of the...

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91. Jan Kees de Jager

1969-. (aged 57)

businessperson politician

Jan Cornelis "Jan Kees" de Jager is a former Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and businessman. He was State Secretary for Finance between 2007 and 2010 and later Minister for Finance between 2010 and 2012.

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92. Peter Bakker

1961-. (aged 65)

businessperson

Peter Bakker is a Dutch businessman who currently serves as president of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

93. Lidewij de Vos

1997-. (aged 29)

writer biochemist violinist politician

Lidewij Guinevère de Vos is a Dutch politician of the far-right Forum for Democracy (FvD).

94. Katalin Cseh

1988-. (aged 38)

physician health economist politician

Katalin Cseh is a Canadian-born Hungarian physician and politician. She was elected as a Momentum Movement (part of the Renew Europe party group) Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in the 2019 parliamentary election and served until 2024. In 2024, she became an MP in the Hungarian Parliament.

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95. Michael Braungart

1958-. (aged 68)

chemist entrepreneur non-fiction writer university teacher

Michael Braungart is a German chemist who advocates that humans can make a positive instead of a negative environmental impact by redesigning industrial production and therefore that dissipation is not waste. A former Greenpeace activist who once lived in a tree as protest, he is now considered to be a visionary environmental thinker.

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96. Sadet Karabulut

1975-. (aged 51)

trade unionist politician

Sadet Karabulut is a Dutch politician and former civil servant and trade unionist of Kurdish descent. As a member of the Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij), she has been an MP since 30 November 2006. She focuses on matters of social affairs (poverty reduction, social assistance, purchasing power, child benefits), female emancipation, and social integration.

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97. Niels Kaj Jerne

1911-1994 (aged 83)

university teacher immunologist physician

Niels Kaj Jerne, FRS was a Danish immunologist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1984 with Georges J. F. Köhler and César Milstein "for theories concerning the specificity in development and control of the immune system and the discovery of the principle for production of monoclonal antibodies".

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98. Elisa Loncon

1963-. (aged 63)

university teacher writer linguist researcher essayist

Elisa Loncón Antileo is a Mapuche linguist and indigenous rights activist in Chile. In 2021, Loncón was elected as one of the representatives of the Mapuche people for the Chilean Constitutional Convention. Following in the inauguration of the body, Loncón was elected President of the Constitutional Convention. This role, along with her academic career, has placed her at the center...

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99. Alima Mahama

1957-. (aged 69)

barrister minister politician

Hajia Alima Mahama is Ghana's first female ambassador to the US. She is a lawyer and was from January 2005 to January 2009 Minister for the affairs of women and children in Ghana under President John Kufuor. She was also the Ghanaian Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, appointed to the office by President Nana Akuffo-Addo on 10 January...

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100. Meles Zenawi

1955-2012 (aged 57)

military personnel politician

Meles Zenawi Asres, born Legesse Zenawi Asres (8 May 1955 – 20 August 2012) was an Ethiopian politician and former rebel militant commander who served as president of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995 and as prime minister from 1995 until his death in 2012.

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