Editing Enschede (section)

== Notable people ==
[[File:Harry Bannink.jpg|140px|thumb|Harry Bannink, 1978]]
[[File:Hansje van Halem (cropped).jpg|140px|thumb|Hansje van Halem, 2018]]
:''See also [[:Category:People from Enschede|People from Enschede]]''

=== Arts ===
*[[Aleida Leurink]] (1682–1755) Dutch writer
*[[Édouard Niermans (architect)|Édouard Niermans]] (1859–1928) French architect during the ''[[Belle Époque]]''
*[[Marilyn Mills]] (1903–1956) Dutch-born American film actress of the [[silent era]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0590102/ IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209121025/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0590102/ |date=2022-12-09 }} retrieved 9 February 2020</ref>
*[[Kees van Baaren]] (1906–1970) Dutch composer and teacher
*[[Harry Bannink]] (1929–1999) Dutch composer, arranger and pianist
*[[Willem Wilmink]] (1936–2003) Dutch poet and writer
*[[Jan Cremer]] (born 1940) Dutch author, photographer and painter
*[[Jasper van 't Hof]] (born 1947) Dutch jazz pianist and keyboard player
*[[Wilma Landkroon]] (born 1957) Dutch pop singer
*[[Natasja Vermeer]] (born 1973) Dutch model and actress<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1743229/ IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530123350/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1743229/ |date=2019-05-30 }} retrieved 9 February 2020</ref>
*[[Hansje van Halem]] (born 1978) Dutch graphic designer and type designer
*[[Bracha van Doesburgh]] (born 1981) Dutch actress<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1476196/ IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530235546/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1476196/ |date=2019-05-30 }} retrieved 29 August 2019</ref>
*[[Christiaan Kuyvenhoven]] (born 1985) Dutch classical pianist

=== Public thinking & public service ===
[[File:KoWierenga20071102.jpg|140px|thumb|Heiko "Ko" Wierenga, 2007]]
*[[Maurice Frankenhuis]] (1894–1969) Dutch Jewish businessman, historian, researcher, author, Holocaust survivor and philanthropist; lived in Enschede pre-WW1
*[[Ankie Stork]] (ca.1922 – 2015) [[Dutch resistance]] fighter during the WWII German occupation
*[[Kees Boertien]] (1927–2002) Dutch politician and jurist
*[[Ko Wierenga|Heiko Wierenga]] (1933–2013) Dutch politician and Mayor of Enschede 1977 to 1994
*[[Jan Mans]] (born 1940) Dutch politician, Mayor of Enschede 1994 to 2005
*[[Bert Doorn]] (born 1949) Dutch politician and [[Member of the European Parliament]]
*[[Peter den Oudsten]] (born 1951) Dutch politician, Mayor of Enschede 2005 to 2014
*[[Tomás Gómez Franco]] (born 1968) Spanish politician
*[[Pepijn van Houwelingen]] (born 1980) Dutch politician (MP)

=== Science & business ===
[[File:J. H. F. (Hans) van Abeelen thuis in Enschede.jpg|140px|thumb|Hans van Abeelen, 1998]]
*[[Hans van Abeelen]] (1936–1998) first Dutch [[Behaviour genetics|behavioural geneticist]]
*[[Henk J. M. Bos]] (born 1940) Dutch historian of mathematics
*[[Paul Polman]] (born 1956) Dutch businessman with [[Procter & Gamble]], [[Nestlé]] and [[Unilever]]
*[[Wiebe Draijer]] (born 1965) Dutch engineer, civil servant and CEO of the [[Rabobank]].
*[[Maarten J. M. Christenhusz]] (born 1976) botanist, natural historian and photographer
*[[Uğur Üngör]] (born 1980) academic and scholar of genocide and mass violence, raised in Enschede

=== Sports ===
[[File:Bas Nijhuis (2017).jpg|140px|thumb|Bas Nijhuis, 2017]]
[[File:WSDSSC Kolomna 2016 - Jorien ter Mors.JPG|140px|thumb|Jorien ter Mors, 2016]]
*[[Hans Schnitger]] (1915–2013) field hockey player, competed in the [[1936 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Paul Hoekstra]] (born 1944) Dutch-born, Belgian retired sprint canoeist, silver medalist at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Jan Jeuring]] (born 1947) Dutch former professional footballer, 326 appearances for [[FC Twente]]
*[[Johan Reekers]] (born 1957) Dutch eight time paralympian
*[[Henk-Jan Zwolle]] (born 1964) former rower, team bronze and gold medalist at the [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] and [[1996 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Dorien de Vries]] (born 1965) sailor, bronze medalist at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Noor Holsboer]] (born 1967) field hockey defender, team bronze medalist at the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988]] and [[1996 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Kirsten Gleis]] (born 1969) retired volleyball player, played 241 matches for the [[Netherlands women's national volleyball team|NL]]
*[[Sander Westerveld]] (born 1974) former professional football goalkeeper with 440 club appearances
*[[Jeroen Heubach]] (born 1974) former football player with over 320 club appearances
*[[Bas Nijhuis]] (born 1977) Dutch football [[FIFA referee]] and full-time baker
*[[Ruud ter Heide]] (born 1982) former professional football striker with 313 club appearances, and a convicted killer
*[[Rianne Guichelaar]] (born 1983) water polo player, team gold medalist at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Karim El Ahmadi]] (born 1985) Moroccan professional footballer with almost 400 club appearances
*[[Jorien ter Mors]] (born 1989) Dutch short and long track speed skater; gold medalist at the [[2014 Winter Olympics|2014]] and [[2018 Winter Olympics]]
*[[Mitch Stockentree]] (born 1991) former professional footballer
*[[Larry ten Voorde]] (born 1996) Dutch racing driver and two-time champion of the [[Porsche Supercup]]