A rector of a Dutch university is called a rector magnificus. The following people have been rector magnificus of the Erasmus University Rotterdam:
| Period | Rector magnificus | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 - 1918 | |||
| 1918 - 1919 | |||
| 1919 - 1920 | |||
| 1920 - 1921 | |||
| 1921 - 1922 | |||
| 1922 - 1923 | |||
| 1923 - 1924 | |||
| 1924 - 1925 | |||
| 1925 - 1926 | |||
| 1926 - 1927 | |||
| 1927 - 1928 | |||
| 1928 - 1929 | |||
| 1929 - 1930 | |||
| 1930 - 1931 | |||
| 1931 - 1932 | |||
| 1932 - 1933 | |||
| 1933 - 1934 | |||
| 1934 - 1935 | |||
| 1935 - 1936 | |||
| 1936 – 1937 | |||
| 1937 – 1938 | |||
| 1938 – 1939 | |||
| 1939 – 1940 | |||
| 1940 – 1943 | |||
| 1943 – 1944 | |||
| 1944 – 1945 | |||
| 1945 – 1947 | |||
| 1947 – 1949 | |||
| 1949 – 1950 | |||
| 1950 – 1951 | |||
| 1951 – 1952 | |||
| 1952 – 1953 | |||
| 1953 – 1954 | |||
| 1954 – 1955 | |||
| 1955 – 1956 | |||
| 1956 – 1957 | |||
| 1957 – 1958 | |||
| 1958 – 1959 | |||
| 1959 – 1960 | |||
| 1960 – 1964 | |||
| 1964 - 1965 | |||
| 1965 - 1966 | |||
| 1966 - 1967 | |||
| 1967 – 1968 | |||
| 1968 - 1970 | |||
| 1970 - 1971 | |||
| 1971 – 1974 | |||
| 1974 - 1975 | |||
| 1975 - 1979 | |||
| 1979 - 1983 | |||
| 1983 – 1986 | M.W. van Hof | ||
| 1986 – 1989 | |||
| 1989 - 1993 | |||
| 1993 - 2000 | |||
| 2000 - 2003 | |||
| 2004 - 2009 | |||
| 2009 - 2013 | |||
| 2013 - 2018 | |||
| 2018 - 2020 | |||
| 2021 | Frank van der Duyn Schouten (a.i.) | ||
| 2021 - present |