17 Notable alumni of
Utrecht School of the Arts
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The Utrecht School of the Arts is 1715th in the world, 593rd in Europe, and 15th in the Netherlands by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from the Utrecht School of the Arts sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Barry Atsma
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- directoractor
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Barry Atsma is a Dutch actor. He became known in the Netherlands through his role in the TV series Rozengeur & Wodka Lime (2001–2005) and the movie The Black Book. He is a recipient of both a Golden Calf and a Rembrandt Award. Internationally, Atsma is best known for his work on 2014 British film Hector and the Search for Happiness and the 2018 British television series The Split.
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Janine Jansen
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- violinist
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Janine Jansen is a Dutch violinist and violist.
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Fleur Agema
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- architectpolitician
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Marie-Fleur Agema is a Dutch politician affiliated with the Party for Freedom (PVV). From 2 July 2024 to 3 June 2025, she served as first Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport in the Schoof cabinet. Agema previously served as a member of the House of Representatives from 30 November 2006 to 2 July 2024. She was considered a deputy to party leader Geert Wilders.
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Najib Amhali
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- cabaret performertelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Najib Amhali is a Moroccan-born Dutch stand-up comedian and actor.
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Floortje Dessing
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- writertelevision presenterradio personalitypresenter
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Floortje Dessing is a Dutch radio and television presenter, producer and travel writer, best known for her various travel TV shows. She graduated from the Utrecht School of the Arts.
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Lies Visschedijk
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- television actorperforming artistactorfilm actor
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Lies Visschedijk is a Dutch actress. She appeared in more than thirty films since 1997.
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Lidewij de Vos
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- writerbiochemistviolinistpolitician
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Lidewij Guinevère de Vos is a Dutch politician of the far-right Forum for Democracy (FvD).
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Jetske van den Elsen
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- television presenterpresenter
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Jetske van den Elsen is a Dutch female television presenter.
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Martijn Fischer
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- actorsinger
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Martijn Fischer is a Dutch actor.
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Wouter Hamel
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- singercomposerjazz musician
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Wouter Hamel is a Dutch pop singer. He released his debut album Hamel in March 2007. Hamel's style has been compared to Jamie Cullum's.
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Emmy Verhey
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- violinist
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Emmy Verhey is a Dutch violinist.
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Simon van der Geest
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- children's writerplaywrightwriter
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Simon van der Geest is a Dutch writer and poet.
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Rosan Bosch
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- designersculptor
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Rosan Bosch, born in 1969, is the founder and creative director of the Rosan Bosch Studio, located in Copenhagen, Denmark. She gained recognition for her design work on the Swedish Vittra School at Telefonplan. Additionally, her portfolio includes designing learning environments for a variety of educational institutions such as the Sheikh Zayed Private Academy in Abu Dhabi, the Western Academy of Beijing in China, and Liceo Europa in Spain.
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Rob Hornstra
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- photographer
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Rob Hornstra is a Dutch photographer and self-publisher of documentary work, particularly of areas of the former Soviet Union.
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Stefano Gualeni
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- designerlecturer
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Stefano Gualeni is an Italian philosopher, professor, and game designer who has created video games such as Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths, Gua-Le-Ni; or, The Horrendous Parade, and Something Something Soup Something.
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Pascal van Assendelft
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- athletics competitor
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Pascal van Assendelft is a former Dutch sprinter. She started her career in athletics at the age of thirteen and was to become a sprinting athlete, competing at European and Olympic level.
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Frank Dekkers
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- painterdraftspersongraphic artist
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Frank Dekkers is a Dutch painter of landscapes. He studied painting and graphics at the Utrecht School of the Arts. His work is influenced by artist Kees Bol, with whom he interned in 1984.
