Editing Zeist (section)

== Notable people ==

The following notable persons were born in Zeist:
[[File:HendrikMarsman193X.jpg|140px|thumb|Hendrik Marsman 1930s]]
* [[Guido Verbeck]] (1830–1898) political adviser, educator and missionary, worked as a foreign adviser in [[Japan]]
* [[Hermann Snellen]] (1834–1908) [[ophthalmologist]], invented the [[Snellen chart]]
* [[Anthon van Rappard]] (1858–1892) painter and draughtsman
* [[Willem Pijper]], (1894–1947) composer, music critic and music teacher
* [[Hendrik Marsman]], (1899–1940) poet and writer
* [[Isaäc Arend Diepenhorst]], (1916–2004) former minister of education
* [[Johan Witteveen]] (1921–2019) politician and MD of the [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF) 1973-1978 
* [[Carel Blotkamp]] (born 1945) artist, art historian, writer and critic
* [[Wam Kat]], (born 1956) political activist and author 
* [[Mark Overmars]], (born 1958) author of [[GameMaker Studio]]
* [[Jan van de Pavert]] (born 1960) sculptor, painter, draftsman, animator, and video artist
* [[Mirjam Sterk]] (born 1973) former politician, civil servant and educator

=== Sport ===

[[File:Eva de Goede.jpg|140px|thumb|Eva de Goede, 2009]]
* [[Henk Kamerbeek]] (1893–1954) hammer thrower, competed at the [[1924 Summer Olympics|1924]] and [[1928 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[André Bolhuis]] (born 1946) a retired field hockey player, competed at the [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972]] and [[1976 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Bert Blyleven]], (born 1951) [[Major League Baseball]] Hall of Fame [[pitcher]]
* [[Guusje van Mourik]] (born 1955) [[karateka]], judoka and boxer
* [[Jos Ruijs]] (born 1955) rower, competed in the [[1976 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Chima Onyeike]] (born 1975) football coach and former professional player with 257 caps 
* [[Jeroen Rauwerdink]] (born 1985) volleyball player
* [[Eva de Goede]] (born 1989) field hockey player, gold medalist in the [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008]], [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] and [[2020 Summer Olympics]], and silver medallist at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]