12 Notable alumni of Nyenrode Business University
Updated: May 31, 2026 EliteDegrees
Nyenrode Business University is ranked #2,545 in the world and #20 in Netherlands by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from Nyenrode Business University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Nyenrode Business University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Antony Burgmans
1947-. (aged 79)
entrepreneur
Antony Burgmans is a Dutch businessman. Formerly non-executive chairman of Unilever, he is currently chairman of paint company AkzoNobel.
2. Harm Bouckaert
1934-. (aged 92)
art dealer
Harm J.G. Bouckaert was an art dealer, gallerist, and major figure in the 1980s art scene in New York City. Harm Bouckaert Gallery was located at 100 Hudson Street, between Franklin and Leonard Streets in Tribeca. Artists that exhibited at the gallery include Adrian Lee Kellard, Stewart Hitch, and Max Coyer. Notable exhibitions include a group exhibition titled "Saints" which...
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3. Dinesh Gunawardena
1949-. (aged 77)
trade unionist
politician
Dinesh Chandra Rupasinghe Gunawardena is a Sri Lankan politician who served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024. He also held the positions of Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government. Gunawardena has been leader of the left-wing Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (MEP) party since 1983, was briefly the de facto leader of the...
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4. Willem Oltmans
1925-2004 (aged 79)
biographer
diarist
autobiographer
journalist
actor
Willem Leonard Oltmans was a Dutch investigative journalist and author active in international politics.
5. 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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6. Janwillem van de Wetering
1931-2008 (aged 77)
novelist
children's writer
linguist
sculptor
painter
Jan Willem Lincoln van de Wetering was the author of a number of works in English and Dutch.
7. Loes Ypma
1980-. (aged 46)
teacher
politician
Loes Ypma is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) she was an MP between 20 September 2012 and 23 March 2017. Previously she was a member of the municipal council of Woerden from 2001 to 2007 and subsequently an alderman of the same municipality from 2007 to 2012.
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8. Karin Straus
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Karin Straus is a Dutch politician and former human resource management employee and management consultant. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) she was an MP between 26 October 2010 and 23 March 2017. She focused on matters of financial arrangements for children (among others child care), social and psychiatric care,...
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9. Oleksiy Pavlenko
1977-. (aged 49)
politician
economist
Oleksiy Mykhaylovych Pavlenko is a Ukrainian businessman and politician who was Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food in the Yatsenyuk Government.
10. Wim Kok
1938-2018 (aged 80)
trade unionist
politician
Willem "Wim" Kok was a Dutch politician and trade union leader who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 August 1994 until 22 July 2002. He was a member of the Labour Party (PvdA).
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11. Cora van Nieuwenhuizen
1963-. (aged 63)
geographer
politician
Cornelia "Cora" van Nieuwenhuizen-Wijbenga is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). She served as Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management in the Third Rutte cabinet from 2017 to 2021, and briefly as Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (ad interim) in 2021.
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12. Hans Mulder
1966-. (aged 60)
computer scientist
J.B.F. Mulder (born 1969) is a Dutch computer scientist, Venture manager in the IT industry, and Professor at the University of Antwerp, known for his work on enterprise engineering.
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