Editing Nijkerk (section)

== Notable residents ==
[[File:Eijkman.jpg|175px|thumb|Christiaan Eijkman, 1929]]
* [[Kiliaen van Rensselaer (merchant)|Kiliaen van Rensselaer]] (1586 in Hasselt – ca.1642), merchant and Hudson Valley [[patroon]]
* [[Wouter van Twiller]] (1606 in Nijkerk – 1654) the [[Director of New Netherland]] 1632 to 1638.
* [[Arent van Curler]] (1619 in Nijkerk – 1667), founder of [[Schenectady, New York]]
* [[Johann Frederik Eijkman]] (1851 in Nijkerk – 1915), chemist
* [[James Kwast]] (1852 in Nijkerk – 1927), pianist and teacher
* [[Christiaan Eijkman]] (1858 in Nijkerk – 1930), physician and professor of physiology, received the [[Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine]] in 1929 for the discovery of [[vitamins]]
* [[Jakob van Domselaer]] (1890 in Nijkerk – 1960), composer, part of ''[[De Stijl]]'' with [[Piet Mondrian]]
* [[Bernardus Johannes Alfrink]] (1900 in Nijkerk – 1987), Cardinal, [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht]]
* [[Henri Nouwen]] (1932 in Nijkerk – 1996), Catholic priest, professor, writer and theologian
* [[Kees de Kort]] (1934 in Nijkerk – 2022) an artist, illustrates Bible scenes for children's books. 
* [[Norbert Klein (politician)|Norbert Klein]] (1956 – 2021), politician
* [[Levi van Veluw]] (born 1985 in Hoevelaken), contemporary artist using photographs, videos and sculptures

=== Sport ===
* [[Brigitte van der Lans]] (born 1968 in Hoevelaken), former backstroke swimmer, competed at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Bram van Polen]] (born 1985 in Nijkerk), footballer, 385 caps with [[PEC Zwolle]]
* [[Scott Deroue]] (born 1995 in Nijkerkerveen), motorcycle racer
* [[Donny van de Beek]] (born 1997 in Nijkerkerveen), professional footballer