Editing Maaseik (section)

==Notable people of Maaseik==
*[[Herlindis of Maaseik|Saint Herlindis]] (d. 745), abbess and saint 
*[[Relindis of Maaseik|Saint Relindis]] (d. 750), sister of Herlindis, abbess and saint 
*[[Hubert van Eyck]], (ca.1366 – 1426), [[painter]], thought to have been born in Maaseik .<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Eyck, Van | volume= 10 |last1= Crowe |first1= Joseph Archer |author1-link= Joseph Archer Crowe | pages = 90&ndash;91 |short=1}}</ref>
*[[Jan van Eyck]] (ca.1385 – 1441), painter, thought to have been born in Maaseik .<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Eyck, Van | volume= 10 |last1= Crowe |first1= Joseph Archer |author1-link= Joseph Archer Crowe | pages = 90&ndash;91 |short=1}}</ref>
*[[Johann Campanus]] (ca.1500 - ca.1575), Anabaptist preacher and religious reformer 
*[[Patrick Damiaens]] (born 1966), [[Wood carving|woodcarver]] 
* [[Jürgen Conings]] (1974-2021), corporal in [[Belgian Air Component]], shooting instructor, [[terrorist]]

=== Sport ===
*[[Harry Everts]] (born 1952), 1975 [[motocross]] world champion 
*[[Vital Borkelmans]] (born 1963), [[football (soccer)|football]] [[fullback (association football)|fullback]] 
*[[Vital Heynen]] (born 1969), [[volleyball]] player and coach 
*[[Sandra Stals]] (born 1975), 800m athlete; 2000 European Indoor Championships bronze medallist 
*[[Kristof Vliegen]] (born 1982), [[tennis]] player
*[[Max Verstappen]] (born 1997), four-time [[Formula One]] drivers champion
*[[Kristof Downer]] (born 1975), lived in Maaseik 1975-1998 and played right back for KMFC.