8 Notable alumni of HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht
Updated: May 31, 2026 EliteDegrees
HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht is ranked #1,820 in the world and #16 in Netherlands by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 8 notable alumni from HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Alida Francis
civil servant
journalist
M. Alida U. Francis is a Dutch civil servant who has been appointed island Governor of Sint Eustatius on April 10, 2024. She is the first woman to hold this position out of 400 Island Governors.
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2. Peter de Groot
1980-. (aged 46)
politician
Peter Christiaan de Groot is a Dutch politician, who has been serving as a member of the House of Representatives since the 2021 general election. He is a member of the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), and he also served on the Harderwijk municipal council between 2014 and 2021.
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3. Camille Lepage
1988-2014 (aged 26)
war photographer
photojournalist
journalist
photographer
Camille Lepage was a French photojournalist who was killed during the conflict in the Central African Republic in 2014. Her death was described as a murder by the French presidency and it marked the first death of a Western journalist in the conflict.
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4. Irma Sluis
1971-. (aged 55)
sign language interpreter
Irma Sluis is a Dutch sign language interpreter. She is an interpreter in Dutch sign language (NGT) and international sign language (Gestuno) and has published about working as a sign language interpreter in the Netherlands. Since 2005 she has been working with the Dutch broadcasting organisation NOS where she interprets the morning news.
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5. Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel
1987-. (aged 39)
field hockey player
Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel is a Dutch field hockey player.
6. Daan de Neef
1977-. (aged 49)
politician
philosopher
Daniël "Daan" de Neef is a Dutch speechwriter and former politician. A member of the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), De Neef was a political staffer of the VVD and owned a speech consultancy. He held a seat in the Breda municipal council starting in 2018 and was elected to the House of Representatives in the...
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7. Tjitske Siderius
1981-. (aged 45)
politician
Tjitske Siderius is a Dutch politician.
8. Rob Hornstra
1975-. (aged 51)
photographer
Rob Hornstra is a Dutch photographer and self-publisher of documentary work, particularly of areas of the former Soviet Union.