Editing Venlo (section)

=== Public thinking & public service ===
* [[Gertruid Bolwater]] (died 1511), legendary Dutch folklore heroine, the ''Defender of Venlo''
* [[Erycius Puteanus]] (1574–1646), humanist and [[philologist]].<ref>{{cite CE1913|wstitle= Erycius Puteanus |volume= 12 |last=Simar |first=  Th. |short=1}}</ref>
* [[Colin Halkett|General Sir Colin Halkett]] (1774–1856), a British Army officer & Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.<ref>{{cite DNB |wstitle= Halkett, Colin |volume= 24 |last= Chichester |first=  Henry Manners |author-link= |pages=49-51 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Henri Alexis Brialmont]] (1821–1903), Dutch-born Belgian military engineer.<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle= Brialmont, Henri Alexis |volume= 4 |page=515 |short=1}}</ref>
* [[Johan van Lom]] (1465–1538 or 1539), politician and philanthropist
* [[Willem Hubert Nolens]] (1860–1931), politician and Roman Catholic priest
* [[Charles van Rooy]] (1912–1996), politician, Mayor of Venlo 1952–1957
* [[Teun van Dijck]] (born 1963), politician and saxophonist, restaurateur and civil servant
* [[Geert Wilders]] (born 1963), politician, parliament member since 1998, leader of the [[Party for Freedom|PVV]]
* [[Jolande Sap]] (born 1963), politician and former educator and civil servant