Editing Deventer (section)

==Notable residents==
[[File:Portret van Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (1761-1825).jpg|upright=0.65|thumb|Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, ca.1805]]
=== Public thinking & public service ===
[[File:MT Steyn Boer War - false colour image.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|M.T. Steyn]]
* [[Lebuinus]] (??-ca.775) the Apostle of the [[Frisians]] and patron of Deventer
* [[Saint Radboud]] (before 850 – 917) [[Diocese of Utrecht (695–1580)|Bishop of Utrecht]] 899 to 917
* [[Geert Groote]] (1340–1384) a Dutch Roman Catholic deacon, founder of the [[Brethren of the Common Life]]<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Groot,_Gerhard |volume= 12 |short=x}}</ref> 
* [[Gerlac Peterssen]] (ca.1377 – 1411) a Dutch mystic <ref>{{cite Catholic Encyclopedia|wstitle=Gerlac_Peterssen |volume= 11 |short=x}}</ref>
* [[Alexander Hegius von Heek]] (ca.1435–1498) a German humanist who settled in Deventer <ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Hegius,_Alexander |volume= 13 |short=x}}</ref> 
* [[Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck]] (1562-1621) a Dutch composer and organist at the [[Oude Kerk, Amsterdam|Oude Kerk]] in Amsterdam was born in Deventer
* [[Jacobus Revius]] (1586–1658) a Dutch poet, Calvinist theologian and church historian
* [[Samuel Holland (surveyor)|Samuel Holland]] (1728–1801) a [[Royal Engineer]] and Surveyor General of [[British North America]]
* [[Abraham Josias Sluysken]] (1736-1799) last Governor of the [[Dutch Cape Colony]] 
* [[Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck]] (1761–1825) a Dutch jurist, ambassador, politician and [[Grand Pensionary]] of the [[Batavian Republic]]
* [[Frans Adam van der Duyn van Maasdam]] (1771-1848) [[Dutch nobility|nobleman]], officer and politician
* [[Louis Gerlach Pareau]] (1800–1866) a theologian and academic, co-founded [[Groningen theology]]
* [[Willem Jan Knoop]] (1811–1894) a Dutch lieutenant-general, military historian, and politician
* [[W. R. van Hoëvell]] (1812–1879) a minister in the [[Dutch East Indies]], politician and reformer
* [[Elisabeth van Dedem Lecky]] (1842–1912) a Dutch-Irish writer, historian and suffragist
* [[Martinus Theunis Steyn]] (1857–1916) a South African lawyer, politician and statesman <ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Steyn,_Martinus_Theunis |volume= 25 |short=x}}</ref> 
* [[Han Hollander]] (1886–1943) the first Dutch radio sports journalist
* [[Etty Hillesum]] (1914–1943) wrote about the persecutions of the Jews during the [[Netherlands in World War II|German occupation]] 
* [[Bé Udink]] (1926–2016) a Dutch politician, government minister, diplomat and businessman
* [[Willem Scholten]] (1927–2005) a Dutch politician, government minister and economist
* [[Jomanda]] (born 1948) a controversial Dutch healing medium
* [[Guusje Ter Horst]] (born 1952) a retired Dutch politician and psychologist
*[[Caroline van der Plas]] leader of the BBB political party and member of the house of Netherlands representatives since 2021.

=== The arts ===
[[File:Joast (Justus) Hiddes Halbertsma.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Justus Hiddes Halbertsma]]
* [[Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck]] (1562–1621) a Dutch composer, organist and [[pedagogue]]
* [[Bartholomeus Breenbergh]] (1598–1657) a [[Dutch Golden Age]] painter of [[Italianate]] landscapes
* [[Gerard Ter Borch]] (1617–1681) a [[Dutch Golden Age]] genre painter
* [[Justus Hiddes Halbertsma]] (1789–1869) a Frisian writer, poet, minister and linguist
* [[Han van Meegeren]] (1889–1947) a Dutch painter, portraitist and art forger
* [[Truus Schröder-Schräder]] (1889–1985) a Dutch socialite, involved with [[avant-garde]] artists and architects of the [[De Stijl]] movement, lived in the [[Rietveld Schröder House]] 
* [[Mannus Franken]] (1899–1953) a Dutch filmmaker, developed the [[Indonesian cinema]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0291259/ IMDb Database] retrieved 23 February 2020</ref>
* [[Jan Kleinbussink]] (born 1946) a classical musician, cantor-organist of the Lebuïnus Church
* [[Pieter Jan Brugge]] (born 1955) a Dutch film producer<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0115764/ IMDb Database] retrieved 21 February 2020</ref>
* [[Rob Voerman]] (born 1966) a Dutch graphic artist, sculptor and installation artist
* [[Clara Wildschut]] (1906-1950), a Dutch composer

=== Science & business ===
[[File:J.C.H. de Meijere.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|J.C.H. de Meijere]]
* [[Jacob van Deventer (cartographer)|Jacob van Deventer]] (ca. 1500 in Kampen – 1575) a Dutch cartographer of the [[Renaissance]]
* [[John Groenveldt]] M.D. (ca.1647-ca.1710) a physician, member of the [[Royal College of Physicians]]<ref>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Groenveldt,_John |volume= 23 |short=x}}</ref>
* [[Willem ten Rhijne]] (1647–1700) a doctor and botanist with the [[Dutch East India Company]] 
* {{ill|Hendrik van Deventer|nl}} M.D. (1651–1724), considered the world's foremost obstetrician and gynaecologist at the time 
* [[Johannes C. H. de Meijere]] (1866–1947) a Dutch zoologist and [[entomologist]]
* [[Lourens Baas Becking]] (1895–1963) a Dutch botanist and [[microbiologist]]
* [[David de Wied]] (1925–2004) a Dutch professor of [[pharmacology]] at the [[University of Utrecht]]
* [[Hubert Schoemaker]] (1950–2006) a Dutch [[biotechnologist]]

=== Sport ===
[[File:Marc Overmars.jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Marc Overmars, 1998]]
[[File:Carlijn Achtereekte (2018).jpg|upright=0.6|thumb|Carlijn Achtereekte, 2018]]
* [[Gerard le Heux]] (1885–1973) a horse rider, team bronze medallist at the [[1928 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Jan Bultman]] (born 1942) a former water polo player, competed at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[Dick Schneider]] (born 1948) a retired Dutch footballer with over 500 club appearances
* [[Bert van Marwijk]] (born 1952) a Dutch former footballer with 468 club appearances and current manager
* [[Jan van Dijk (footballer)|Jan van Dijk]] (born 1956) a footballer with 465 club appearances with [[FC Groningen]] and current manager
* [[René Temmink]] (born 1960) a Dutch former football referee
* [[Gertjan Verbeek]] (born 1962) a Dutch former footballer with 285 club appearances and current manager
* [[Ron Dekker]] (born 1966) a breaststroke swimmer, competed at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Jan Michels]] (born 1970) a Dutch footballer with over 400 club appearances
* [[Marc Overmars]] (born 1973) footballer with 399 club appearances, director of football at [[AFC Ajax]] 
* [[Victor Sikora]] (born 1978) a Dutch football player with 330 club appearances
* [[Marloes Coenen]] (born 1981 in Olst) a retired Dutch mixed martial artist
* [[Boaz Meylink]] (born 1984) a Dutch rower, team bronze medallist at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[Bas Dost]] (born 1989) a Dutch professional footballer with over 300 club appearances
* [[Carlijn Achtereekte]] (born 1990) a long-distance speed skater, gold medallist at the [[2018 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Elis Ligtlee]] (born 1994) a Dutch track cyclist, gold medallist at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]