Editing Alphen aan den Rijn (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:Liesbeth Spies 2012.jpg|140px|thumb|Liesbeth Spies, 2012]]
* [[Quirijn van Brekelenkam]] (1622/29 in Zwammerdam – 1669/79), a [[Dutch Baroque]] genre painter
* [[George Pieter Willem Boers]] (1811 in Hazerswoude – 1884), an [[Royal Netherlands East Indies Army|East Indies Army]] colonel and [[Governor of the Dutch Gold Coast]]
* [[J.C. Bloem]] (1887 Oudshoorn – 1966), a Dutch poet and essayist
* [[Maartje Offers]] (1891 in Koudekerk – 1944), a Dutch classical contralto singer
* [[Lykele Faber]] (1919 in Koudekerk - 2009), a [[Dutch resistance]] commando and radio operator
* [[Roel van den Broek]] (born 1931), a Dutch religious scholar and academic
* [[Matthijs van Heijningen]] (born 1944), a Dutch film producer<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0374050/  IMDb Database] retrieved 15 February 2020</ref>
* [[Bas Eenhoorn]] (born 1946), a politician and management consultant, Mayor of Alpen 2010–2012
* [[Harald Prins]] (born 1951), a Dutch [[anthropologist]], [[ethnohistorian]] and filmmaker
* [[Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg]] (born 1965), a scientist and academic focused on pedagogy and family relations
* [[Liesbeth Spies]] (born 1966), a Dutch politician, Mayor of Alphen aan den Rijn since 2014
* [[Arvin Slagter]] (born 1985), a Dutch basketball player, winner of Olympic Gold in [[3x3 basketball]] at the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in [[Paris]]
* Abid Tounssi (born 1981), stage name ''[[Salah Edin]]'', a Dutch Moroccan rapper and actor<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2010286/  IMDb Database] retrieved 15 February 2020</ref>

=== Sport ===
[[File:Tom Okker.jpg|140px|thumb|Tom Okker, 1964]]
[[File:2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Vault - Noël van Klaveren 01.jpg|140px|thumb|Noël van Klaveren, 2015]]
* [[Wim Schouten]] (1878–1941), a sailor, competed at the [[1928 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[Petrus Wernink]] (1895 in Oudshoorn – 1971), a sailor, competed at the [[1920 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Tom Okker]] (born 1944 in Hazerswoude), a Dutch former tennis player, world No. 3 in 1974
* [[Dido Havenaar]] (born 1957 in Hazerswoude), a former Japanese football player with 302 club caps
* [[Bettine Vriesekoop]] (born 1961 in Hazerswoude), a former table tennis player 
* [[Ron van Teylingen]] (born 1967 in Boskoop) is a sailor, competed at the [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] and [[1996 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Hans Nieuwenburg]] (born 1968 in Koudekerk), a former water polo defender, competed in two Summer Olympics
* [[Wouter van Pelt]] (born 1968), a former Dutch field hockey player, with 236 international caps
* [[Peter van Niekerk]] (born 1971 in Hazerswoude), a sailor, competed at the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000]] and [[2004 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Arjan van Heusden]] (born 1972), a Dutch former football goalkeeper with 206 club caps
* [[Mark van der Zijden]] (born 1973 in Boskoop), a former freestyle swimmer, team bronze medallist at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Evert-Jan 't Hoen]] (born 1975), a Dutch baseball player, competed in three Summer Olympics
* [[Wilbert Pennings]] (born 1975), a Dutch high jumper, competed in the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Jeannette Pennings]] (born 1977), a Dutch bobsledder and track and field athlete
* [[Martin Verkerk]] (born 1978 in Leiderdorp), a retired professional Dutch tennis player
* [[John Heitinga]] (born 1983), a Dutch football coach and former player with 324 club caps
* [[Noël van Klaveren]] (born 1995), a Dutch artistic gymnast
* [[Jelle Sels]] (born 1995), a Dutch tennis player
* [[Thijs Timmermans]] (born 1998), a Dutch football player
* [[Kerstin Casparij]] (born 2000), a Dutch football player