Editing Heerlen (section)

==People from Heerlen==
{{main|List of people from Heerlen}}
{{see also|Category:People from Heerlen}}
A chronological list of notable ''Heerlenaren'' (inhabitants of Heerlen):<ref>[http://www.heerlen.nl/Smartsite.dws?id=3317 Dorpsfiguren en notabelen] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041021063342/http://heerlen.nl/smartsite.dws?id=3317 |date=2004-10-21 }}</ref>
[[File:FdeWever1.jpg|140px|thumb|bust of Frans de Wever, 2011]]
[[File:KlaasDeVries2008.jpg|140px|thumb|Klaas de Vries, 2008]]
[[File:Gijs Tuinman.jpg|140px|thumb|Gijs Tuinman, 2014]]
=== Public service & public thinking ===
* [[M. Sattonius Iucundus]] (third century), Roman politician
* [[Theoderich van Are]] (1087–1126) the first count of Are (Germany) <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eventjesuit.nl/smartsite.dws?id=3219 |title=Gemeente Heerlen |access-date=27 May 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041128222455/http://eventjesuit.nl/smartsite.dws?id=3219 |archive-date=28 November 2004 }}</ref>
* [[Jacob Derk Carel van Heeckeren]] (1730–1795) a politician from a Dutch noble family 
* [[Christian Quix]] (1773–1844) a Roman Catholic priest and director of the Aachen city library 
* [[Jan Gerard Kemmerling]] (1776–1818), [[Mayors of Heerlen|Mayor of Heerlen]]
* [[Egidius Slanghen]] (1820–1882), politician and historian
* [[Joseph Savelberg]] (1827–1907), Roman Catholic priest
* [[Henri Sarolea]] (1844–1900), a Dutch railway entrepreneur and contractor
* [[Frans de Wever]] (1869–1940), general practitioner
* [[Frederik van Iterson]] (1877-1957) a Dutch mechanical engineering professor, developed the [[power station]] [[Stack effect|natural draught]] [[cooling tower]] 
* [[Marcel van Grunsven]] (1896–1969), Mayor of Heerlen from 1926 to 1961
* [[Maximilian von Fürstenberg]] (1904–1988) a [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|cardinal]] of the Roman Catholic Church
* [[Pierre Schunck]] (1906–1993) family owned [[Schunck]] department store and worked in the [[Dutch resistance]]
* [[Theo Bemelmans]] (born 1943), a Dutch computer scientist and academic
* [[Klaas de Vries (politician)|Klaas de Vries]] (born 1943), a retired Dutch politician and jurist
* [[Maud de Boer-Buquicchio]] (born 1944) a Dutch jurist and [[United Nations special rapporteur]]
* [[Jo Ritzen]] (born 1945), a retired Dutch politician economist
* [[Jo Coenen]] (born 1949) a Dutch architect and urban planner
* [[Loek Hermans]] (born 1951), a retired Dutch politician and businessman <ref>[http://www.l1.nl/L1NWS/_rp_links4_elementId/1_2398420 L1 - nieuws en sport uit Limburg] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717182423/http://www.l1.nl/L1NWS/_rp_links4_elementId/1_2398420 |date=17 July 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Wiel Arets]] (born 1955), a Dutch architect and industrial designer
* [[Ellen 't Hoen]] (born 1960) an international medical activist and academic
* [[Frans Timmermans]] (born 1961), politician, [[Vice-President of the European Commission]]
* [[Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert]] (born 1973), a Dutch politician, Minister of Defence 2012-2017
* [[Gijs Tuinman]] (born 1979) [[Royal Netherlands Army]] officer, recipient of the [[Military Order of William]]

=== Arts ===
[[File:Fotothek df roe-neg 0006440 2 035 Agnes Giebel (Sängerin).jpg|140px|thumb|Agnes Giebel, 1953]]
* [[Wilhelm of Herle]] (fl 1350–1370), painter.<ref>{{cite CE1913|wstitle= Wilhelm of Herle |volume= 15 |last= Gietmann |first=  Gerhard |author-link= |short=1}}</ref>
* [[Jan Michiel Dautzenberg]] (1808–1869), Belgian writer
* [[L. O. Wenckebach]] (1895–1962) a Dutch sculptor, painter and medallist
* [[Agnes Giebel]] (1921–2017), a German classical soprano 
* [[Thomas Bernhard]] (1931–1989), an Austrian playwright and novelist
* [[Harrie Geelen]] (born 1939) a Dutch illustrator, film director, animator and poet <ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0311590/   IMDb Database] retrieved 26 February 2020 </ref>
* [[Margriet Ehlen]] (born 1943), a Dutch poet, composer and conductor
* [[Hein van der Heijden]] (born 1958) a Dutch stage, TV and film actor <ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0374037/   IMDb Database] retrieved 26 February 2020 </ref>
* [[L.A. Raeven]], twins and arts duo
* [[Tamara Hoekwater]] (born 1972), a Dutch pop singer
* [[Dennis Droomers|Dennis "Seregor" Droomers]] (born 1980), singer and guitarist of [[symphonic black metal]] band [[Carach Angren]]
* [[Simone Simons]] (born 1985), singer of Dutch [[symphonic metal]] band [[Epica (band)|Epica]]
=== Sports ===
[[File:Tinus Osendarp.jpg|140px|thumb|Tinus Osendarp, 1936]]
* [[Tinus Osendarp]] (1916–2002) a Dutch sprinter, twice bronze medallist at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]]  
* [[René Hofman]] (born 1961) a retired Dutch footballer with 400 club caps
* [[Guido Görtzen]] (born 1970) a volleyball player, team gold medallist in the [[1996 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Ger Senden]] (born 1971) a retired Dutch footballer, played 411 games with [[Roda JC Kerkrade|Roda JC]]
* [[Fernando Ricksen]] (1976–2019) a Dutch professional footballer with 452 club caps
* [[Eugène Martineau (athlete)|Eugène Martineau]] (born 1980) a Dutch decathlete
* [[Shirley Kocaçınar]] (born 1986), a Turkish-Dutch women's football forward 
* [[Danny Hoesen]] (born 1991) a Dutch footballer for [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] 
* [[Jessica Blaszka]] (born 1992) a Dutch female wrestler
* [[Jules Szymkowiak]] (born 1995) a Dutch racing driver