53 Notable alumni of Tilburg University

Augustinus Hendricus Martinus Albregts (22 November 1900, in Vught – 8 June 1980, in 's-Hertogenbosch) was a Dutch economist and politician. As a member of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) he was a minister without portfolio, dealing with enhancing productivity in the first Drees cabinet from 1951 to 1952.

Ravesa Lleshi became the Albanian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva in 2018.

Marinus Wilhelmus Johanna Maria Peijnenburg (29 January 1928, Geldrop – 1 April 1979, Rotterdam) was a Dutch politician.

Theodorus Cornelis Michael Josephus van de Klundert (27 February 1936 – 6 December 2024) was a Dutch economist, and Professor of Economics at Tilburg University.

Dirk Bernard Joseph Schouten, known as Dick Schouten, was a Dutch economist, and Professor of General Economics and Economic History at Tilburg University, known for his work concerning macroeconomic modelling.

Henricus Antonius Cornelis Marie "Harrij" Notenboom was a Dutch politician. He served as member of the House of Representatives from 1963 to 1979 and in the European Parliament from 1971 to 1984. Notenboom was a member of the Catholic People's Party and later the Christian Democratic Appeal when the former had merged into it in 1980.

Stefan Stremersch holds the Desiderius Erasmus Distinguished Chair of Economics and a Chair of Marketing, both at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands and a Professor of Marketing at Ghent University, Belgium. Previously he held positions at IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, USA, Goizueta Business School, Emory University, USA, and USC Marshall School of Business,...

Antal P.J. van den Bosch is a Dutch-language researcher. He has been director of the Meertens Institute since January 2017. He previously was a professor at Tilburg University and Radboud University Nijmegen.

J.H. Möller (born May 20, 1967 in Eindhoven) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).

Peter Jan Margry is a Dutch historian and European ethnologist who was till November 2022 professor European Ethnology at the University of Amsterdam and, from 1993 to 2022, senior fellow at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences research center Meertens Institute in the Netherlands. Previously, he worked in The Hague and Den Bosch where he held positions as...

Theodore Aloysius Maria Bemelmans (born 24 February 1943) is a Dutch computer scientist and Emeritus Professor of Administrative Information Systems and Automation at the Eindhoven University of Technology.

Jacobus Maria "Jacques" Aarden was a Dutch politician.

Jan M.B. Cremers is a Dutch sociologist and former politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2008 until 2009.

Lambertus Johannes Carolus Maria "Bart" Le Blanc is a Dutch economist, with a career spanning the sectors of public finance, banking and asset management. He is one of the founding partners of Andreas Capital S.A a Luxembourg-based asset management company. Since 1 January 2015 he is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the APG Group (€400 billion pension funds...

Petrus Clemens Wilhelmus Maria "Pieter" Bogaers was a Dutch politician of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later co-founder of the Political Party of Radicals (PPR).

Matthijs van Miltenburg is a Dutch politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 until 2019. He is a member of the Democrats 66.

Johannes Roelof Maria "Jan" van den Brink was a Dutch politician and banker. He was minister of economic affairs in three successive cabinets.

Mathieu Gerardus Marie "Jeu" Sprengers was the Dutch chairman of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) from 2002 until 2008. Sprengers served as chairman until his death on 6 April 2008, at the age of 69.

Ivan Steve "Steven" Martina is a Curaçaoan businessman and politician of the Partido MAN. He is Minister of Economic Development in the cabinet of Eugene Rhuggenaath since 22 May 2020 and served in the same position from 2 June 2017 to 21 February 2019. He previously served as Minister of Economic Development and vice Prime Minister in the cabinet of...

Gerardus Mattheus Johannes "Gerard" Veldkamp was a Dutch politician of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and economist.

Marius Johannes Josephus van Amelsvoort was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) party and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and economist.

Sanneke Vermeulen is a Dutch Paralympic judoka. She represented the Netherlands at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China and she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 70 kg event.

Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh is an environmental economist of Dutch origin. He is ICREA Research Professor at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and deputy director for Research of its Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, and professor of Environmental and Resource Economics at VU University Amsterdam.

Johannes Wilhelmus Maria "John" Kerstens is a Dutch politician and former trade union leader. As a member of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) he was an MP between 20 September 2012 and 23 March 2017.

Joaquim José Miranda Sarmento is a Portuguese university professor, economist and politician. He currently occupies the position of Minister of State and Finance in the XXIV and the XXV Government of Portugal, since April 2, 2024.

Amit Goyal is a SUNY Distinguished Professor and a SUNY Empire Innovation Professor at SUNY-Buffalo. He leads the Laboratory for Heteroepitaxial Growth of Functional Materials & Devices. He is also Director of the New York State Center of Excellence in Plastics Recycling Research & Innovation, an externally funded center with initial funding of $4.5M for three years at SUNY-Buffalo. He...

Uri Hezkia Gneezy is an Israeli-American behavioral economist, known for his work on incentives. He currently holds the Epstein/Atkinson Endowed Chair in Behavioral Economics at the University of California, San Diego's Rady School of Management. He is also a visiting research professor at the University of Amsterdam and NHH in Bergen.

Franciscus Leonardus Antonius Johannes Wolters (21 October 1943 in Venlo – 9 February 2005 in Venlo) was a Dutch politician. From 1981 to 1998 he was a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). He also was a member and an alderman of the municipal council of Venlo and mayor ad int....

Tom B. W. Berendsen is a Dutch politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

Shona McCallin, is an English former international field hockey player who played as a midfielder for England and Great Britain. She was an Olympic gold medalist at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Fatma Koşer Kaya is a Dutch lawyer and politician of Turkish origin. As a member of Democrats 66 (D66) she was an MP from 8 September 2004 to 19 September 2012. She focused on social affairs. From February 2013 to June 2014, she was an alderwoman of Wassenaar. On 19 August 2015 she once again became a member of the...

Wilhelm Klaus Norbert Schmelzer was a Dutch politician and economist who served as party leader of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) from 1963 to 1971 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1971 to 1973.

Eugene Bernard Holiday is a Sint Maarten politician and who served as the first governor of Sint Maarten, which became a country (Dutch: land) within the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 10 October 2010. He was installed by the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 7 September 2010. He was president of Princess Juliana International Airport...

Johannes Marijnus Antonius Maria "Jan" de Wit is a former Dutch politician and lawyer. As a member of the Socialist Party (Socialistische Partij) he was an MP from 19 May 1998 to 1 April 2014. He focused on matters of judiciary and aliens policy. From 1995 to 1998, he was a Senator.

Yvonne Elisabeth Marie Antoinette Timmerman-Buck is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist. She was a Member of the Council of State from 1 November 2009 until 2018.

Bente Becker is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) who has served as a member of the House of Representatives since 2017.

Grzegorz Mazurek is a Polish professor, academic manager, and expert in Digital transformation and Management. He has serves as Rector of Kozminski University since 2020. He joined European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Board of Trustees in 2024 and was elected Vice-President of EFMD for Central and Eastern Europe in 2025. In 2026, he was appointed to the Superviosry Board...

H.H.F. "Herman" Wijffels is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman.

Pierre René Hubert Marie van der Linden is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and economist.

Wilhelmus Bernhard Henricus Josephus "Wim" van de Donk is a Dutch former politician and former academic, who served as the King's Commissioner of North Brabant from 1 October 2009 to 1 October 2020. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl, CDA). He has been presiding Tilburg University since 19 November 2020.

Michiel van Nispen is a Dutch politician for the Socialist Party. He has been a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands from 2 April 2014, when he replaced Jan de Wit, until 11 November 2025.

Petrus Antonius Josephus Maria "Piet" Steenkamp was a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party.

Ralph Adrianus Joseph Gerardus Hamers is a Dutch businessman who was the chief executive officer (CEO) of UBS Group from September 2020 to April 2023. He was the CEO of Dutch bank ING Group from October 2013 until June 2020.

Martinus Josephus Maria "Tiny" Kox is a Dutch politician who served as President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2022 until 2024. As a member of the Socialist Party (SP), he became a senator on 10 June 2003. He stepped down in February 2024, by which time he had become the longest-serving incumbent member of the...

Johanna Catharina Maria "Jolande" Sap is a former Dutch politician and former educator and civil servant. A member of GroenLinks (GL), she replaced Wijnand Duyvendak as a member of the House of Representatives on 3 September 2008, after his resignation. She had temporarily been replacing Mariko Peters from the previous day who was on parental leave. From 16 December 2010...

Maxim Februari, pseudonym of Maximiliaan Drenth (born 23 February 1963), is a Dutch writer, philosopher and columnist.

Dionne Stax is a Dutch journalist and newsreader.

Attje Harma Kuiken is a Dutch politician and former civil servant serving as the leader of the Labour Party in the House of Representatives since 22 April 2022. She has been a parliamentarian since 30 November 2006 with a brief interruption in 2010. She served two terms as parliamentary leader of the Labour Party, and was leader of the Labour...

Gustaaf Stephanus Modestus "Guus" Meeuwis is a Dutch singer-songwriter. As part of the band Vagant, he scored several hits in the Netherlands and Flanders during the 1990s and first decade of the 2000s. On 24 May 2015, Meeuwis became the first Dutch language performing artist ever to play a fully booked concert at London's Royal Albert Hall.

Klaas Henricus Dominicus Maria Dijkhoff is a Dutch legal scholar and politician who led the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in the House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021. He previously was Minister of Defence (2017) and State Secretary for Security and Justice (2015–2017).

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.

Paul Smeulders is a Dutch politician of GroenLinks.