Editing Schiedam (section)

== Notable people ==
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=== Public thinking & public service ===
[[File:Jan van Riebeeck.jpg|140px|thumb|Jan van Riebeeck, grew up in Schiedam]]
[[File:Dirk Jan de Geer.jpg|140px|thumb|Dirk Jan de Geer, 1926]]

* [[Lidwina|Saint Lidwina]] (1380–1433) a Dutch mystic, honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.<ref>{{cite CE1913|wstitle= St. Lidwina |volume= 9 |last= Albers |first= Petrus Henricus  |author-link= |short=1}}</ref>
* [[Jacobus Taurinus]] (1576–1618) a preacher and theologian, supporter of the [[Remonstrants]]
* [[Cornelius Haga]] (1578–1654) ambassador of the [[Dutch Republic]] to the [[Ottoman Empire]]
* [[Willem Nieupoort]] (1607–1678) a politician and ambassador, negotiated the [[Treaty of Westminster (1654)]]
* [[Jan van Riebeeck]] (1619–1677) colonial administrator, founded [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]
* [[James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth]] (1649–1685) illegitimate son of [[Charles II of England]]
* [[Harmen van Bol'es]] (1689-1764) a Royal master builder in Russia, Town Carpenter in Schiedam
* [[Engelbertus Lucas Sr.]] (1747–1797) a Dutch rear-admiral, commanding a squadron of the [[Batavian Navy]]
* [[Engelbertus Lucas Jr.]] (1785–1870) a Dutch senior naval officer
* [[Piet Paaltjens]] (1835–1894) a Protestant clergyman and romantic author
* [[Christian Osepins]] (1858–1887) a [[United States Navy|US Navy]] sailor, recipient of the [[Medal of Honor]]
* [[Dirk Jan de Geer]] (1870–1960) a politician, [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands|Dutch Prime Minister]] 1926/1929 and 1939/1940  
* [[Philips Christiaan Visser]] (1882–1955) a diplomat, geographer, mountaineer and [[glaciologist]] 
* [[Jeanne Lampl-de Groot]] (1895–1987) a Dutch psychiatrist, worked with [[Sigmund Freud]]
* [[Thomas van der Hammen]] (1924-2010) a Dutch [[palaeontologist]], botanist and geologist
* [[Wil Velders-Vlasblom]] (1930-2019) a Dutch politician and woman's rights activist
* [[Pieter van Vollenhoven]] (born 1939) husband of [[Princess Margriet of the Netherlands]]
* [[Johannes Bronkhorst]] (born 1946) an academic and [[Indologist]] specialising in early Buddhism 
* [[Elizabeth Witmer]] (born 1946) member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]], [[Canada]]
* [[Herman Heinsbroek]] (born 1951) entrepreneur and former [[List of Ministers of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands|Minister of Economic Affairs]]
* [[Pieter Elbers]] (born 1970) a Dutch airline executive, President and CEO of [[KLM]]

=== The arts ===
[[File:Wybrand de Geest - Adam Joseph Pynacker.jpg|140px|thumb|Portrait of Adam Pijnacker, 1660]]

* [[Adam Pynacker]] (1622–1673) [[Dutch Golden Age]] painter, mostly of landscapes
* [[Piet van Stuivenberg]] (1901–1988) sculptor, painter, lithographer and graphic artist
* [[Arnold van Mill]] (1921–1996) a Dutch opera singer who sang bass
* [[Wim Meuldijk]] (1922–2007) writer, illustrator and screenwriter; created [[Pipo de Clown]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0582803/   IMDb Database] retrieved 29 February 2020</ref>
* [[Theresia van der Pant]] (1924–2013) a Dutch sculptor
* [[Gé Korsten]] (1927-1999) a South African singer of Dutch descent
* [[Rien Poortvliet]] (1932–1995) Dutch painter of the [[Gnomes]] book series
* [[Henk de Vlieger]] (born 1953) a Dutch percussionist, composer and arranger
* [[Mike Redman]] (born 1978) a musician, record producer and film maker <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5149153/   IMDb Database] retrieved 29 February 2020</ref>
* [[Joey Roukens]] (born 1982) a Dutch composer of contemporary classical music

=== Sport ===
[[File:Pauline van der Wildt 1964.jpg|140px|thumb|Pauline van der Wildt, 1964]]
[[File:Kelly Dulfer 2 20180128.jpg|140px|thumb|Kelly Dulfer, 2018]]

* [[Rinus Gosens]] (1920–2008) a football player and manager
* [[Hans Eijkenbroek]] (born 1940) a retired footballer with 339 club caps and manager
* [[Pauline van der Wildt]] (born 1944) a retired Dutch swimmer, team bronze medallist at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Yvonne Buter]] (born 1959) a former Dutch field hockey goalkeeper, team bronze medallist at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]]
* [[John de Wolf]] (born 1962) a Dutch former professional footballer with over 350 club caps
* [[Angela Venturini]] (born 1964) a Dutch former cricketer
* [[Willem Noorduin]] (born 1967) a Paralympian athlete and Olympic medallist 
* [[Robin van der Laan]] (born 1968) a former footballer with 401 club caps and manager
* [[Robert Maaskant]] (born 1969) a Dutch former professional footballer and current manager
* [[Luuk van Troost]] (born 1969) cricketer, captained the [[Netherlands national cricket team]]
* [[Erik Jazet]] (born 1971) a former field hockey player, team medallist in three Olympic Games
* [[Andre van Troost]] (born 1972) a Dutch former cricketer, a right-arm fast bowler
* [[Rob Cordemans]] (born 1974) a Dutch baseball player
* [[Ali Elkhattabi]] (born 1977) a retired Dutch-Moroccan footballer with 238 club caps
* [[Danny Koevermans]] (born 1978) a Dutch former footballer with 296 club caps, currently a coach
* [[Gökhan Saki]] (born 1983) a Dutch-Turkish kickboxer and mixed martial artist
* [[Jos van Emden]] (born 1985) a Dutch road bicycle racer and time-trial specialist
* [[Nick de Bruijn]] (born 1987) a Dutch racing driver
* [[Kelly Dulfer]] (born 1994) a Dutch handball player with the [[Netherlands women's national handball team|Dutch national team]]
*[[Joshua Zirkzee]] (born 2001) a Dutch football player