Editing Utrecht (section)

==Notable people from Utrecht==
[[File:Geboortehuis van Paus Adriaan.jpg|thumb|upright|Birthplace of [[Pope Adrian VI]]]]

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Over the ages famous people have been born or raised in Utrecht.
Among the most famous Utrechters are:<!-- Please do not add to this list but in the list of people from Utrecht instead -->
*[[Pope Adrian VI]] (1459–1523), head of the Catholic Church
*[[Louis Andriessen]] (1939–2021), composer
*[[Marco van Basten]] (born 1964), football player
*[[Dick Bruna]] (1927–2017), writer and illustrator ([[Miffy]])
*[[C.H.D. Buys Ballot]] (1817–1890), meteorologist ([[Buys-Ballot's law]])
*[[Karel Doorman]] (1889–1942), rear admiral ([[Battle of the Java Sea]])
*[[Paul Fentener van Vlissingen]] (1941–2006), businessman and philanthropist
*[[Anton Geesink]] (1934–2010), [[judoka]], first non-Japanese worldchampion [[Judo]]
*[[Rijk de Gooyer]] (1925–2011), actor, writer, comedian and singer
*[[Sylvia Kristel]] (1952–2012), actress (''[[Emmanuelle (1974 film)|Emmanuelle]]'')
*[[Gerrit Rietveld]] (1888–1964), designer and architect ([[De Stijl]] movement)
*[[Dafne Schippers]] (born 1992), sprinter/heptathlon Olympian
*[[Theo van Doesburg]] (1883–1931), painter and artist ([[De Stijl]] movement)
*[[Herman van Veen]] (born 1945), actor, musician, singer-songwriter and author of ''[[Alfred J. Kwak]]''
*[[Wil Velders-Vlasblom]] (1930–2019), first female alderman in Utrecht
*[[Jason Wilnis]] (born 1990), mixed martial artist and former kickboxing [[Glory_(kickboxing)#Glory_Middleweight_Championship|Glory middleweight champion]]
*[[Jurriën Timber]] (born 2001), football player for [[Premier League]] side [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], with 15 international caps for the [[Netherlands national football team|Dutch national team]]