Editing Assen (section)

==Notable people born in Assen==
[[File:Jan Donner.jpg|150px|thumb|Jan Donner, 1926]]
[[File:Songfestival Dick Rienstra, Bestanddeelnr 929-0092.jpg|150px|thumb|Dick Rienstra, 1977]]
[[File:Harrysinkgraven.jpg|150px|thumb|Harry Sinkgraven, 2011]]
{{See also|Category:People from Assen}}
* [[Johannes Alberti]] (1698 in Assen – 1762) a theologian
* [[Hendrik Jan Smidt]] (1831 in Assen – 1917) [[List of colonial governors of Suriname|Governor-General of Suriname]] 1885 to 1888
* [[Tettje Clay-Jolles]] (1881 in Assen – 1972) one of the first female Dutch physicists
* [[Jo van de Kieft]] (1884 – 1970 in Assen) a politician and businessman
* [[Jan Donner]] (1891 in Assen – 1981) a politician
* [[Johannes Linthorst Homan]] (1903 in Assen – 1986) a politician and diplomat
* [[Anne de Vries]] (1904 in Kloosterveen – 1964) a teacher and author
* [[Henk Feldmeijer]] (1910 in Assen – 1945) a Dutch Nazi
* [[Jacob Staal]] (1913 in Assen - 1981) a commando during World War II
* [[Wim Franken]] (1922 in Assen – 2012) a composer, pianist and [[carillonneur]]
* [[Dick Rienstra]] (1941 in Assen) a singer and actor<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0726292/ IMDb Database] retrieved 11 October 2019</ref>
* [[Relus ter Beek]] (1944 in Coevorden – 2008) a politician
* [[Erik Ziengs]] (born 1960 in Hoogersmilde) a politician and businessman
* [[John-Paul Langbroek]] (born 1961 in Assen) an Australian politician
* [[Juul Kraijer]] (born 1970 in Assen) a visual artist who uses drawing and photography

=== Sport ===
* [[Johan Bontekoe]] (1943 in Assen– 2006) a freestyle swimmer, competed in the [[1964 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Klenie Bimolt]] (born 1945 in Assen) a former breaststroke swimmer, silver medallist at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Egbert Streuer]] (born 1954 in Assen) a former professional sidecar driver
* [[Harry Sinkgraven]] (born 1966) a football coach and former footballer with 334 club caps
* [[Peter Hoekstra (footballer)|Peter Hoekstra]] (born 1973 in Assen) retired footballer with 273 club caps
* [[Bas Roorda]] (born 1973 in Assen) a football player with 280 club caps
* [[Timothy Beck]] (born 1977 in Assen) a sprinter and bobsledder, competed in the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] and in the [[2002 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Sergio van Dijk]] (born 1982 in Assen) a Dutch-Indonesian football player, over 330 club caps
* [[Marc de Maar]] (born 1984 in Assen) professional cyclist, [[Quick-Step]]
* [[Boy Westerhof]] (born 1985 in Assen) a professional tennis player
* [[Inge Dekker]] (born 1985 in Assen) a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer, bronze medallist at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Brian Kamstra]] (born 1993 in Assen) a professional cyclist, [[Team Novo Nordisk]]
* [[Maike van der Duin]] (born 2001 in Assen) a professional cyclist, [[Le Col–Wahoo]]