Editing 's-Hertogenbosch (section)

==Notable residents==

=== Public thinking and public service ===
[[File:Portret Macropedius, Philips Galle.jpg|140px|thumb|Macropedius, 1572]]
[[File:Jan de Quay 1962 (1).jpg|140px|thumb|Jan de Quay, 1962]]
* [[Erasmus]] (1484–1497), priest and humanist scholar
* [[Macropedius]] (1487–1558), a Dutch humanist, schoolmaster and Latin playwright
* [[John Slotanus]] (died 1560), a Dutch Roman Catholic polemical writer.<ref>{{cite CE1913|wstitle= John Slotanus |volume= 14 |last=  Callan |first= Charles J. |short=1}}</ref>
* [[Johannes Chrysostomus vander Sterre]] (1591–1652), an ecclesiastical writer and abbot
* [[Johan Bax van Herenthals]] (1637–1678), the governor of the [[Dutch Cape Colony]] 1676/1678
* [[Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande]] (1704–1775), governor of [[Essequibo (colony)|Essequibo]] and [[Demerara]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/06/14/features/laurens-storm-van-%e2%80%99s-gravesande-guyana%e2%80%99s-greatest-governor/|title=Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande: Guyana's greatest governor?|author=David A. Granger|author-link=David A. Granger|website=Stabroek News|access-date=14 August 2020}}</ref>
* [[Petrus Josephus Johannus Sophia Marie van der Does de Willebois]] (1843–1937), a Dutch jonkheer, politician and Mayor of 's-Hertogenbosch
* [[Joseph Sweens]] (1858–1950), an [[Catholic Church|RC]] missionary bishop in [[Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Victoria Nyanza|South Nyanza]] in [[German East Africa]]
* [[Christiaan Cornelissen]] (1864–1942), a Dutch syndicalist writer, economist and trade unionist
* [[Henk Sneevliet]] (1883–1942), a Dutch Communist, active in both the Netherlands and the [[Dutch East Indies]]
* [[Frans Teulings]] (1891–1966), a Dutch politician and economist
* [[Pieter Godfried Maria van Meeuwen]] (1899–1982), a Dutch judge and a politician
* [[Jan de Quay]] (1901–1985), a politician and psychologist; [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands]] 1959/1963
* [[Bert Röling]] (1906–1985), a Dutch jurist and founding father of [[polemology]], the study of war
* [[Louis van de Laar]] (1921–2004), a Dutch politician and historian
* [[Bram Stemerdink]] (born 1936), a retired Dutch politician and army officer
* [[Don Burgers]] (1932–2006), a Dutch politician, mayor of 's-Hertogenbosch from 1989 to 1996
* [[Marco Kroon]] (born 1970), soldier with the [[Korps Commandotroepen]]
* [[Matthijs van Miltenburg]] (born 1972), a politician, municipal councillor 2010/2014 and [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] 2014/2019

=== Science and business ===
[[File:Mercator.jpg|140px|thumb|Mercator, engraving from 1739]]
* [[Gerardus Mercator]] (ca.1520–1530), a geographer, [[cosmographer]] and [[cartographer]] 
* [[Wilhelm de Raet]] (ca.1537-1583), a Dutch hydraulic engineer and master builder, worked in [[Lucca]]  
* [[Willem 's Gravesande]] (1688–1742), a Dutch academic, mathematician and natural philosopher, developed the laws of [[classical mechanics]]
* [[Gerard Troost]] (1776–1850), a Dutch-American medical doctor, naturalist and mineralogist
* [[Jacob Moleschott]] (1822–1893), [[physiologist]] and writer on [[dietetics]] and [[scientific materialism]]
* [[Diederik Korteweg]] (1848–1941), a mathematician, co-wrote the [[Korteweg–de Vries equation]] 
* [[Jacob R. H. Neervoort van de Poll]] (1862–1924), an [[entomologist]] specialising in [[Coleoptera]]  
* [[Peter Reijnders]] (1900–1974), a photographer and film director; co-founded the theme park [[Efteling]] 
* [[Frans de Waal]] (1948–2024), [[primatologist]], [[ethologist]] and academic

=== Art ===
[[File:Jheronimus Bosch (cropped).jpg|140px|thumb|Jheronimus Bosch, posthumous portrait from ca.1550]]
* [[Hieronymus Bosch]] (ca.1450–1516), painter of the [[Early Netherlandish painting]] school.
* [[Hubert Gerhard]] (ca.1540–1620), a Dutch sculptor
* [[Abraham van Diepenbeeck]] (1596–1675), a Dutch painter of the [[Flemish School]].<ref>{{Cite CE1913|wstitle= Abraham van Diepenbeeck |volume= 4 |last= Van Cleef |first= Augustus  |author-link= |short=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Americana|wstitle= Diepenbeeck, Abraham van |volume= IX |short=1 }}</ref>
* [[Theodoor van Thulden]] (1606–1669), a painter and engraver of altarpieces and portraits. 
* [[Quirinus van Amelsfoort]] (1760–1820), a Dutch painter of allegories, history and portraits
* [[Karel Sluijterman]] (1863–1931), a Dutch architect, furniture designer, interior designer, illustrator, ceramist, book binding designer and professor
* [[Anton Sistermans]] (1865–1926), a Dutch baritone, singer of lieder and oratorios
* [[Sophie van der Does de Willebois]] (1891–1961), a Dutch ceramist
* [[Charles Bolsius]] (1907–1983), painter and woodworker
* [[Willem van den Hout]] (1915–1985), a Dutch writer of the [[Bob Evers]] series of children's books
* [[Jos van Veldhoven]] (born 1952), a Dutch choral conductor
* [[Leon de Winter]] (born 1954), writer and columnist<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935782/  IMDb Database] retrieved 10 February 2020</ref>
* [[Oscar van Dillen]] (born 1958), a Dutch composer, conductor and instrumentalist

=== Sport ===
[[File:Gijs van Heumen 1986.jpg|140px|thumb|Gijs van Heumen, 1986]]
[[File:CAPITANA DE HOLANDA DE HOCKEY.jpg|140px|thumb|Mijntje Donners, 2004]]
* [[Henri Smulders]] (1863–1933), a sailor and team silver medallist at the [[1900 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Sjef van Run]] (1904–1973), a Dutch footballer, appeared 359 times for [[PSV Eindhoven]]
* [[Wim van Heumen]] (1928–1992), a field hockey coach and municipal councillor 1970/1992
* [[Gijs van Heumen]] (born 1952), a retired field hockey coach, son of [[Wim van Heumen|Wim]]
* [[Cees Schapendonk]] (born 1955), a former football striker with over 510 club caps
* [[Sophie von Weiler]] (born 1958), a retired Dutch field hockey forward, team gold and bronze medallist at the [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984]] and [[1988 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Arnold Scholten]] (born 1962), a retired football midfielder with over 440 club caps 
* [[Marcel Brands]] (born 1962), a former professional footballer, former Director of Football at [[Everton F.C.]] 
* [[Fred van der Hoorn]] (born 1963), a Dutch former footballer with over 500 club caps
* [[Manon Bollegraf]] (born 1964), a former professional female tennis player
* [[Annemarie Verstappen]] (born 1965), a female former freestyle swimmer, team silver and double bronze medallist at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Mijntje Donners]] (born 1974), field hockey player, with 234 caps for the Dutch National Women's Team, and team silver and bronze medallist at three Summer Olympics 
* [[Anthony Lurling]] (born 1977), a Dutch former footballer with 587 club caps
* brothers [[Geert-Jan Derikx]] (born 1980) & [[Rob Derikx]] (born 1982), field hockey players, team silver medallists at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Henri van Opstal]] (born 1989), a Dutch kickboxer
* [[Robin van Roosmalen]] (born 1989), a Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist
* [[Maikel Scheffers]] (born 1982), wheelchair tennis player, bronze medallist at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics]] 
* [[Andy Souwer]] (born 1982), a Dutch welterweight [[shoot boxer]] and mixed martial artist
* [[Maartje Goderie]] (born 1984), a Dutch field hockey player, twice team gold medallist at the [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008]] and [[2012 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel]] (born 1987), a Dutch field hockey player, team gold and silver medallist at the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] and [[2016 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[Marianne Vos]] (born 1987), a Dutch cyclo-cross, road, track and mountain bicycle racer
* [[Kenny van Gaalen]] (born 1988), a Dutch [[sidecarcross]] rider
* [[Toon Greebe]] (born 1988), a Dutch darts player
* [[Patrick van Aanholt]] (born 1990), a Dutch professional footballer with over 280 club caps
* [[Michiel van der Heijden]] (born 1992), a Dutch mountain biker and [[Cyclo-Cross]] Rider.