Rutger Bregman
Dutch historian and author
Rutger Bregman is a Dutch historian and author known for Humankind and Utopia for Realists. He also co-founded the School for Moral Ambition.
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Dutch Born 1988 in Westerschouwen, Netherlands
About Rutger Bregman
Rutger Bregman is a Dutch historian and author, born in 1988 in Westerschouwen, Netherlands. Humankind and Utopia for Realists both reached the Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller lists. In Utopia for Realists he argued for universal basic income, open borders and a working week cut to 15 hours. In 2019 he spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he challenged billionaires over tax avoidance. Chris Anderson, who curates TED, included his talk on poverty and cash in his top ten for 2017. The School for Moral Ambition, a non-profit he co-founded in 2024, aims to help people move into jobs with a positive impact. The book Moral Ambition, which came out in 2025, inspired it.