List of people from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
# List of people from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel

This is a list of notable people associated with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, including rectors, faculty, current and former scientists, and alumni.

## Rectors

| Name | Tenure |
| - | - |
| Aloïs Gerlo | 1969-1974 |
| Roger Van Geen | 1974-1978 |
| Bart De Schutter | 1978-1982 |
| Oscar Steenhaut | 1982-1986 |
| Sylvain Loccufier | 1986-1990 |
| Jean Renneboog | 1990-1991 |
| Robert Dejaegere | 1991-1994 |
| Els Witte | 1994-2000 |
| Benjamin Van Camp | 2000-2008 |
| Paul De Knop | 2008-2016 |
| Caroline Pauwels | 2016-2022 |
| Jan Danckaert | 2022-? |

## Alumni

### Scientists and academics

* Diederik Aerts (1953-)
* Leo Apostel (1925-1995)
* Patrick Baert (1961-)
* Jean Bourgain (1954-2018)
* Ingrid Daubechies (1954-)
* Sophie de Schaepdrijver (1961-)
* Willy Gepts (1922-1991)
* Raymond Hamers
* Francis Heylighen (1960-)
* Pattie Maes
* Christine Van Den Wyngaert (1952-)
* Lode Wyns

### Artists

* André Delvaux (1926-2002)
* Fabienne Demal (Axelle Red) (1968-)
* Jef Geeraerts (1930-)
* Erik Pevernagie (1939-)

### Politicians

* Bert Anciaux (1959-)
* Karel De Gucht (1954-)
* Patrick Dewael (1955-)
* Christian Leysen (1954-)
* Annemie Neyts (1944-)
* Bruno Tobback (1969-)
* Louis Tobback (1938-)
* Johan Vande Lanotte (1955-)
* Frank Vanhecke (1959-)
* Willy Claes (1938- )
* Upakit Pachariyangkun (1961-)

### Businesspeople

* Tony Mary (1950-)
* François Narmon

### Athletes

* Sébastien Godefroid (1971-), Olympic sailor
