Editing Tilburg (section)

=== Public thinking & public service ===
[[File:Peerke Donders.jpg|140px|thumb|Peerke Donders, 1880s]]
* [[Peter Donders|Bl. Peerke Donders]] (1807–1887), Roman Catholic missionary, cared for the lepers of [[Batavia, Dutch East Indies|Batavia]], [[Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral, Paramaribo|Suriname]]; beatified in 1982.<ref>{{cite CE1913|wstitle= Peter Donders |volume= 5 |last= Magnier |first= John |author-link= |short=1}}</ref>
* [[Franciscus Janssens]] (1881–1950), the 76th General Abbot of the Common Observance
* [[Carl Romme]] (1896–1980), a Dutch politician and jurist
* [[Norbert Schmelzer]] (1921–2008), a Dutch politician, diplomat, economist and Minister
* [[Ernst Hirsch Ballin]] (born 1950), a retired Dutch politician and jurist, lives in Tilburg
* [[Henk Krol]] (born 1950), a Dutch journalist, publisher, entrepreneur and politician
* [[Yvonne van Rooy]] (born 1951), a retired Dutch politician, [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]], diplomat and businesswoman
* [[Roger van Boxtel]] (born 1954), a retired Dutch politician, now CEO of [[Nederlandse Spoorwegen|Dutch Railways]]