Editing Rheden (section)

== Notable residents ==
=== Public thinking & public service ===
* [[Lubbert Jan van Eck]] (1719 in Velp - 1765) the 31st [[Governor of Ceylon]]
* [[Theodoor Johan Arnold van Zijll de Jong]] (1836 in Velp - 1917) commander of the [[Royal Netherlands East Indies Army]]
* [[Daniël de Blocq van Scheltinga]] (1903 in Velp – 1962) a Dutch Nazi politician
* [[Hans van den Broek]] (born 1936) a retired Dutch politician, member of the municipal council 1970 to 1974
* [[Sammy van Tuyll van Serooskerken]] (born 1951 in Velp) a Dutch politician
* [[Tom Middendorp]] (born 1960 in Rheden) a retired general of the [[Royal Netherlands Army]] 
* [[Erik Proper]] (born 1967 in Rheden) a Dutch computer scientist
* [[Melanie Schultz van Haegen]] (born 1970 in Laag-Soeren) a retired Dutch politician and businesswoman
* [[Princess Marilène of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven]] (born 1970 in Dieren) the wife of [[Prince Maurits of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven]]
[[File:Detail Louis Couperus - The Hague.JPG|140px|thumb|Louis Couperus]]
[[File:Anouk van Dijk .tif|140px|thumb|Anouk van Dijk, 2009]]

=== The arts ===
* [[Mina Kruseman]] (1839 in Velp – 1922) a 19th-century Dutch feminist, actress and author
* [[Louis Couperus]]  (1863 – 1923 in De Steeg) a Dutch novelist and poet
* Baroness [[Ella van Heemstra]] (1900 in Velp – 1984) a Dutch-British aristocrat and the mother of [[Audrey Hepburn]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0887054/  IMDb Database] retrieved 10 October 2019</ref>
* [[Simon Carmiggelt]] (1913–1987) author, who had a home in [[De Steeg]]
* [[Teun Jacob]] (1927 in Rheden - 2009) a Dutch wall painter and sculptor
* [[Jan Siebelink]] (born 1938 in Velp) a Dutch author
* [[Paula van der Oest]] (born 1965 in Laag-Soeren) a Dutch film director and screenwriter<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0644309/  IMDb Database] retrieved 11 October 2019</ref>
* [[Anouk van Dijk]] (born 1965 in Velp) a Dutch choreographer, dancer, artistic director and teacher
* Maarten Demmink (born 1967 in Goudriaan), known as [[Demiak]], a Dutch painter, photographer and sculptor
* [[Jorrit van der Kooi]] (born 1972 in Rheden) a Dutch film and TV director and presenter<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2043406/  IMDb Database] retrieved 11 October 2019</ref>

=== Sport ===
* [[Jo Teunissen-Waalboer]] (1919 in Velp – 1991) a Dutch javelin thrower, competed at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Henk Bosveld]] (1941 in Velp – 1998) a Dutch football midfielder, with over 500 club caps
* [[Karel Aalbers]] (born 1949 in Velp) President of [[Vitesse Arnhem]] 1984 to 2000
* [[René Klaassen]] (born 1961 in Velp) a former field hockey defender, participated in the [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984]] and [[1988 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Erik Breukink]] (born 1964 in Rheden) a former professional road racing cyclist
* [[Edward Gal]] (born 1970 in Rheden) a Dutch dressage rider, triple gold medalists at the [[2010 FEI World Equestrian Games]]
* [[Ho-Pin Tung]] (born 1982 in Velp) a Chinese-Dutch auto-racing driver
* [[Jhon van Beukering]] (born 1983 in Velp) an Indonesian naturalised retired pro. footballer with over 200 club caps