Editing Waalwijk (section)

==Notable people from Waalwijk==
[[File:Martinus Veltman.jpg|140px|thumb|Martinus Veltman, 2005]]
[[File:Yuri van Gelder 2008-1.jpg|thumb|140px|Yuri van Gelder, 2008]]
* [[Valensia]], a Dutch composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Grew up in Waalwijk.
* [[Willem Hendrik Johan van Idsinga]] (1822 in Baardwijk – 1896), politician and Governor of the [[Dutch Gold Coast]] and [[Surinam (Dutch colony)|Surinam]]
* [[Hendrikus Chabot]] (1894 in Sprang – 1949), painter and sculptor
* [[Martinus J. G. Veltman]] (born 1931 in Waalwijk – 2021), theoretical physicist, joint winner of the 1999 [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] for work on [[particle theory]]
* [[René Mioch]] (born 1959 in Waalwijk), journalist, presenter for radio and TV and actor<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1561666/   IMDb Database] retrieved 09 March 2020</ref>
* [[Jan-Hein Kuijpers]] (born 1968 in Waalwijk), lawyer and columnist
* [[Wieki Somers]] (born 1976 in Sprang-Capelle), designer
* [[Olcay Gulsen]] (born 1980 in Waalwijk), fashion designer
* [[Ariën van Weesenbeek]] (born 1980 in Waalwijk), drummer with the Dutch metal band [[Epica (band)|Epica]]
* Bas van Daalen (born 1996 in Waalwijk), known as ''[[Will Grands]]'', record producer, singer and songwriter

=== Sport ===
* [[Frans Slaats]] (born 1912 in Waalwijk – 1993), professional cyclist who broke the world hour record
* [[Ramon van Haaren]] (born 1972 in Waalwijk), former footballer with 291 club caps
* [[Patrick van Balkom]] (born 1974 in Waalwijk), former sprinter, competed at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Jos van Nieuwstadt]] (born 1979 in Waalwijk), former footballer with 310 club caps
* [[Yuri van Gelder]] (born 1983 in Waalwijk), gymnast on the rings, competed at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Frank van Mosselveld]] (born 1984 in Waalwijk), former footballer with 266 club caps