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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1956–1961 | H.B. Dorgelo | ||
| 2 | 1961–1968 | K. Posthumus | ||
| 3 | 1968–1971 | A.A.Th.M. van Trier | ||
| 4 | 1971–1976 | G. Vossers | ||
| 5 | 1976–1979 | P. van der Leeden | ||
| 6 | 1979–1982 | J. Erkelens | ||
| 7 | 1982–1985 | S.T.M. Ackermans | ||
| 8 | 1985–1989 | F.N. Hooge | ||
| 9 | 1989–1991 | M. Tels | ||
| 10 | 1991–1996 | J. H. van Lint | ||
| 11 | 1996–2001 | M. Rem | ||
| 12 | 2001–2005 | R.A. van Santen | ||
| 13 | 2005–2015 | C.J. van Duijn | ||
| 14 | 2015 – | F.P.T. Baaijens |