Leon Plantinga (b. 1935) is an American musicologist and pianist known for his scholarship on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century European music. A longtime professor at Yale University, he authored the influential textbook Romantic Music and studies on Clementi, Schumann, and Beethoven.
Cornelius Plantinga Jr. (b. 1946) is an American theologian and scholar of Reformed theology who served as president of Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is known for influential writings on sin, Christian worship, and theology.
Stephen Van Rensselaer III (1765–1839) was the eighth patroon of Rensselaerswyck, a prominent New York politician, militia general in the War of 1812, and a leading supporter of education and infrastructure, including the Erie Canal and the founding of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Jeremiah Van Rensselaer (1738–1810) was an early American politician, merchant, and banker who served in the First U.S. Congress and later as Lieutenant Governor of New York. A member of the prominent Van Rensselaer family, he was also active in Revolutionary War service and Albany civic life.
Henry Rutgers (1745–1830) was an American Revolutionary War officer, philanthropist, and civic leader whose support helped preserve Queen’s College in New Jersey. In 1825 the college was renamed Rutgers College in his honor, later becoming Rutgers University.
Saskia Sassen (born 1947) is a Dutch-American sociologist and professor at Columbia University known for her research on globalization, immigration, and urban economies. She coined the term “global city” and has written influential works examining how major cities shape the modern world economy.
Robert P. Swierenga is an American historian known for his extensive research on Dutch-American immigration and culture. A longtime professor at Kent State University, he authored numerous books documenting the Dutch experience in the Midwest.
Cornelius van Til was a Dutch-born American theologian and philosopher best known for developing presuppositional apologetics. A longtime professor at Westminster Theological Seminary, he became a major influence in Reformed theology.
Dale K. Van Kley is an American historian specializing in the religious and political origins of the French Revolution. A professor at Ohio State University, he is known for influential studies on Enlightenment Europe.
Martinus J. G. Veltman was a Dutch theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize laureate recognized for work on the renormalization of Yang–Mills theory. His research helped shape modern particle physics.
