Editing Wassenaar (section)

== Notable people from Wassenaar ==
=== Academic and public service ===
[[File:Alidius Warmoldus Lambertus Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer (1935).jpg|140px|thumb|Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, 1935]]
* Jonkheer [[Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer]] (1888–1978 in Wassenaar) nobleman and statesman, the last colonial Governor-General of the [[Netherlands East Indies]] 
* [[Henk Hofstra]] (1904–1999 in Wassenaar) politician
* [[Gerard Helders]] (1905–2013) politician died in Wassenaar aged 107
* {{ill|Maurits Kiek|nl}} (1909–1980) World War II [[MI9]] agent, parachuted into Nazi occupied territory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.joodserfgoeddenhaag.nl/gemeente-den-haag-eert-joods-verzetsman-maurits-kiek-1909-1980/|title=Gemeente Den Haag eert Joods verzetsman Maurits Kiek (1909-1980) – Joods Erfgoed Den Haag|first=Corien|last=Glaudemans|date=29 April 2015 |access-date=November 13, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Johan Witteveen]] (1921–2019 in Wassenaar) retired politician 
* [[Sidney van den Bergh]], (born 1929 in Wassenaar) [[Canadians|Canadian]] retired astronomer
* [[Pieter Kooijmans]], (1933–2013), Dutch jurist, politician and diplomat, sat at the [[International Court of Justice]]
* [[Teun A. van Dijk]], (born 1943) discourse analyst, lived in Wassenaar between 1945 and 1962
* [[Corinne Hofman]] (born Wassenar, 1959) professor of Caribbean Archaeology at [[Leiden University]] 
* [[Leendert de Lange]] (born 1972) politician, deputy mayor in Wassenaar 2013/14 and mayor since 2019

=== Royal family ===
* [[Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands]] (born 1967) [[King of the Netherlands]]
* [[Queen Máxima of the Netherlands]] (born 1971) spouse of [[King Willem-Alexander]]
* [[Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange]] (born 2003) [[heir apparent]] to the throne of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]]
* [[Princess Alexia of the Netherlands]] (born 2005) second daughter of [[King Willem-Alexander]] and [[Queen Máxima]]
* [[Princess Ariane of the Netherlands]] (born 2007) third daughter of [[King Willem-Alexander]] and [[Queen Máxima]]

=== The arts ===
[[File:TheoVanGogh.jpg|140px|thumb|Theo van Gogh, 2004]]
* [[Felix Tikotin]] (1893–1986) architect, art collector, art dealer; founded the [[Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art]]; lived in Wassenaar.
* [[Henri Friedlaender]] (1904–1996) Israeli typographer and book designer, lived in the attic of his house in Wassenar in WWII
* [[Boudewijn Büch]] (1948–2002) writer, poet and television presenter; grew up in Wassenar
* [[Theo van Gogh (film director)|Theo van Gogh]] (1957–2004) film director and producer; TV director and producer; screenwriter, actor, critic and author<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0324660/  IMDb Database] retrieved 24 August 2019</ref>
* [[Thom Hoffman]] (born 1957 in Wassenaar), actor and photographer<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0389109/  IMDb Database] retrieved 24 August 2019</ref>
* [[Lorena Kloosterboer]] (born 1962), artist and author, lived in Wassenaar from 1972–1979 and again from 1987–1993
* [[Anthony Ingruber]] (born 1990), Canadian actor, voice actor and impressionist, currently lives in Wassenaar<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3452021/  IMDb Database] retrieved 12 December 2019</ref>

=== Science & business ===
[[File:Annebel van der Knijff.jpg|140px|thumb|Annebel van der Knijff, 2017]]
* [[Sidney Van den Bergh]] [[Royal Society|FRS]] (born 1929 in Wassenaar) a retired Canadian astronomer
* [[Morris Tabaksblat]] (1937–2011) ex CEO of Unilever, lived and died here
* [[Rattan Chadha]] (born 1949) joint founder of the fashion company [[Mexx]]
* [[Hans M. Heybroek]] (1927–2022) botanist, breeder of [[elm]]s resistant to [[Dutch elm disease]]

=== Sport ===
* [[Nico van der Voet]] (born 1944 in Wassenaar), water polo player
* [[Konrad Bartelski]] (born 1954), skier, lived in Wassenaar for a number of years
* [[Junior Strous]] (born 1986) racing driver, racing team owner and entrepreneur from Wassenaar
* [[Annebel van der Knijff]] (born 1996 in Wassenaar) ICF Dutch-Spanish canoe slalom paddler
* [[Laurens van Hoepen]] (born 2005), racing driver
* [[Mark Slats]] Athlete, lived in Wassenaar. The fastest solo row across the Atlantic in 30 days, 7 hours and 49 minutes in 2017.<ref>[https://www.taliskerwhiskyatlanticchallenge.com/talisker-whisky-atlantic-challenge/  Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge] Retrieved 07 June 2022</ref>