Editing Alkmaar (section)

== Notable residents ==
=== Public thinking & public service ===
[[File:Cornelis van der Lijn.jpg|140px|thumb|Cornelis van der Lijn, ca.1650]]
[[File:Patrick Cammaert.jpg|140px|thumb|Patrick Cammaert, 2001]]
* [[Isaac Dorislaus]] (1595–1649) a Dutch Calvinist historian and lawyer <ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Dorislaus,_Isaac |volume= 08 |short=x}}</ref> 
* [[Jan Janse de Weltevree]] (1595 in De Rijp – ??) a Dutch sailor, the first Dutchman to visit [[Korea]]
* [[Cornelis van der Lijn]] (1608–1679) [[Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies]] 1646-1650 and elected Mayor of Alkmaar in 1668
* [[Bernard Nieuwentyt]] (1654 in West-Graftdijk – 1718) a Dutch philosopher, mathematician, physician and magistrate
* [[Anna Smitshuizen]] (1751–1775) the victim of a [[cause célèbre]] murder
* [[Kees Boeke]] (1884–1966) a Dutch reformist educator, Quaker missionary and pacifist
* [[Nicolette Bruining]] (1886–1963) a Dutch theologian, teacher and humanitarian in WWII
* [[Geertruida Wijsmuller-Meijer]] (1896–1978) a resistance fighter, saved Jewish children
* [[Cornelis Berkhouwer]] (1919–1992) politician, [[President of the European Parliament]] 1973-1975
* [[Rudi Vis]] (1941–2010) British Labour politician, [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] 1997 to 2010
* [[Jaap Pop]] (born 1941) a former Dutch politician, Mayor of Alkmaar 1988-1995
* [[Sybilla Dekker]] (born 1942) a retired Dutch politician and businesswoman
* [[Ronald Bandell]] (1946–2015) a Dutch civil servant, politician and Mayor of Alkmaar 1995–2000 
* [[Jos Punt]] (born 1946) bishop in the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam]]
* [[Patrick Cammaert]] (born 1950) a retired Dutch general and commander of UN peacekeeping missions

=== The arts ===
[[File:Bosboom-Toussaint August Falise Kennemerstraatweg Alkmaar.JPG|140px|thumb|Bust of ''A.L.G. Bosboom-Toussaint'' in Alkmaar]]
[[File:Roderick Teerink in Japan.jpg|140px|thumb|Roderick Teerink, 2006]]
[[File:Jan Wils.JPG|140px|thumb|Jan Wils, 1928]]
* [[Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher]] (1594–1649), [[poet]] and [[Engraving|engraver]]
* [[Pieter van Schaeyenborgh]] (1600–1657), painter known for pictures of fish; worked in Alkmaar from 1635
* brothers [[Caesar van Everdingen]] (1616/7-1678) & [[Allaert van Everdingen]] (1621–1675) <ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Everdingen,_Allart_van |volume= 10 |short=x}}</ref> [[Dutch Golden Age]] painters
* [[Emanuel de Witte]] (1617–1692) a Dutch perspective painter of genre paintings
* [[Willem de Fesch]] (1687–1761) a virtuoso Dutch [[violone]] player and composer
* [[Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint|Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint]] (1812–1886) a Dutch novelist <ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Bosboom-Toussaint,_Anna_Louisa_Geertruida |volume= 04 |short=x}}</ref>
* [[Cécile de Jong van Beek en Donk]] (1866–1944) a Dutch feminist writer
* [[Dirk Smorenberg]] (1883–1960) a Dutch [[Art Deco]] painter
* [[Jan Wils]] (1891–1972) a Dutch architect and founding member of the [[De Stijl]] movement
* [[Jan Gerrit van Gelder]] (1903–1980) a Dutch art historian
* [[Ans Wortel]] (1929–1996) a Dutch painter, poet and writer
* [[Rudi Carrell]] (1934–2006) entertainer, hosted his own TV show <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0140167/  IMDb Database] retrieved 16 February 2020</ref>
* [[Dan van der Vat]] (1939–2019) a journalist, writer and military historian
* [[Angela Groothuizen]] (born 1959) a Dutch singer, artist and TV personality <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0343218/   IMDb Database] retrieved 16 February 2020</ref>
* [[Karin Bloemen]] (born 1960) is a Dutch actress and singer <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0088812/  IMDb Database] retrieved 16 February 2020</ref>
* [[Lorena Kloosterboer]] (born 1962) a Dutch-Argentine artist who paints using [[trompe-l'œil]]
* [[Joost Zwagerman]] (1963–2015) a Dutch writer, poet and essayist <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1432762/   IMDb Database] retrieved 16 February 2020</ref>
* [[Marco Borsato]] (born 1966) a Dutch singer <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0097441/   IMDb Database] retrieved 16 February 2020</ref>
* [[Edwin Brienen]] (born 1971) a Dutch film director, actor, producer and journalist <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0108889/   IMDb Database] retrieved 16 February 2020</ref>
* [[Hellen van Meene]] (born 1972) a Dutch photographer known for her portraits
* [[Tom Six]] (born 1973) a Dutch horror filmmaker, writer and actor <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1519353/  IMDb Database] retrieved 16 February 2020</ref>
* [[:es:Roderick Teerink|Roderick Teerink]] (born 1976) a Dutch-Argentine actor and music producer <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2830082/  IMDb Database] retrieved 13 April 2021</ref>
* [[Sabine Marcelis]] (born 1985) a Dutch-New Zealander artist and designer
* [[Melissa Venema]] (born 1995) a Dutch trumpet player

=== Science & business ===
[[File:PietervanForeest.JPG|140px|thumb|Pieter van Foreest, ca.1590]]
* [[Petrus Forestus]] (1521–1597) a prominent [[physician]] of the [[Dutch Republic]] 
* [[Adriaan Anthonisz]] (1527–1607) a mathematician, surveyor, cartographer, military engineer and [[burgomaster]] of Alkmaar
* [[Willem Blaeu]] (1571–1638) a Dutch cartographer, atlas maker and publisher
* [[Adriaan Metius]] (1571–1635) a Dutch [[geometer]] and [[astronomer]] 
* [[Cornelis Drebbel]] (1572–1633) a Dutch engineer, in 1620 built the first navigable submarine 
* [[Jan Leeghwater]] (1575 in De Rijp – 1650) a Dutch architect, mill builder and hydraulic engineer
* [[Joan Blaeu]] (1598–1673) a Dutch cartographer
* [[Adriaan Reland]] (1676 in De Rijp – 1718) a Dutch Orientalist scholar and cartographer
* [[Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom]] (1854–1907) a Dutch chemist who studied [[phase behaviour]] in [[physical chemistry]]
* [[Alfred Peet]] (1920–2007) founder of American coffee retailer [[Peet's Coffee & Tea]]
* [[Jacob Gelt Dekker]] (1948 in Oterleek– 2019) a Dutch businessman, philanthropist and writer

=== Sport ===
[[File:Maarten van der Weijden (2008-08-25).jpg|140px|thumb|Maarten van der Weijden, 2008]]
[[File:Dewi-Claire Schreefel.JPG|140px|thumb|Dewi Claire Schreefel, 2012]]
* [[Harm Ottenbros]] (born 1943) a former Dutch road bicycle racer, 1969 world champion
* [[Dick Quax]] (1948–2018) a Dutch-born New Zealand long-distance runner
* [[Hans Nijman]] (1959–2014) a Dutch former mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
* [[Richard Goulooze]] (born 1967) a Dutch former professional footballer with 351 club caps
* [[Michel Vonk]] (born 1968) a Dutch former professional footballer with 342 club caps
* [[Jakko Jan Leeuwangh]] (born 1972) a former speed skater
* [[Macha van der Vaart]] (born 1972) a Dutch field hockey player, team bronze and silver medallist at the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000]] and [[2004 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[Steven de Jongh]] (born 1973) a Dutch former road bicycle racer
* brothers [[Yuri Cornelisse]] (born 1975) & [[Tim Cornelisse]] (born 1978) Dutch retired footballers with 371 and 445 club caps
* [[Jochem Verberne]] (born 1978) rower, team silver medallist in the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Maarten van der Weijden]] (born 1981) a Dutch long distance and marathon swimmer; [[Dutch Sportsman of the year]] 2008
* [[Theo Bos]] (born 1983) a Dutch road and track cyclist
* [[Wesley Harms]] (born 1984) a Dutch professional darts player
* [[Gago Drago]] (born 1985) an Armenian-Dutch welterweight kickboxer
* [[Dewi Claire Schreefel]] (born 1985) a Dutch female professional golfer on the [[LPGA Tour]] 
* [[Aleister Black|Tom Büdgen]] (born 1985) a Dutch professional wrestler who previously worked in [[WWE]], currently signed to [[All Elite Wrestling]] under the ring name Malakai Black
* [[Yvonne Hak]] (born 1986) a Dutch middle-distance runner, won gold at the [[2010 European Athletics Championships]]
* [[Nycke Groot]] (born 1988) a Dutch handball player, 141 caps with the [[Netherlands women's national handball team|women's national team]]
* [[Joyce Sombroek]] (born 1990) a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper, team gold and silver medallist at the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] and [[2016 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[Indy Dontje]] (born 1992) a Dutch racing driver