A rector of a Dutch university is called a rector magnificus. The following people have been rector magnificus of the Eindhoven University of Technology or its predecessor, the Technische Hogeschool Eindhoven (THE):
| Period | Rector magnificus | Image |
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| 1956–1961 | H.B. Dorgelo | 
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| 1961–1968 | K. Posthumus | 
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| 1968–1971 | A.A.Th.M. van Trier | .jpg)
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| 1971–1976 | G. Vossers | |
| 1976–1979 | P. van der Leeden | |
| 1979–1982 | J. Erkelens | |
| 1982–1985 | S.T.M. Ackermans | 
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| 1985–1989 | F.N. Hooge | |
| 1989–1991 | M. Tels | .JPG)
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| 1991–1996 | J. H. van Lint | 
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| 1996–2001 | M. Rem | |
| 2001–2005 | R.A. van Santen | 
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| 2005–2015 | C.J. van Duijn | |
| 2015 – | F.P.T. Baaijens |