Editing Bergen op Zoom (section)

== Notable people ==
[[File:Portrait of Jacob Obrecht (incl. frame).jpg|140px|thumb|Jacob Obrecht, 1496]]
[[File:Holbein-erasmus.jpg|140px|thumb|Erasmus, 1523]]
[[File:Willeboirts bosschaert zelfportrait.jpg|140px|thumb|Willeboirts Bosschaert, 1637]]
=== The arts ===
* [[Jacob Obrecht]] (1457–1505)  composer, mainly of sacred music
* [[Desiderius Erasmus]] (1466–1536) humanist, philosopher, author<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Erasmus,_Desiderius |volume=9 |short=x}}</ref>
* [[Abel Grimmer]] (1570–1619) a Flemish late Renaissance painter, mainly of landscapes 
* [[Gerrit Houckgeest]] (1600–1661) a [[Dutch Golden Age]] painter of architectural scenes and church interiors
* [[Bartram de Fouchier]] (1609–1673) a [[Dutch Golden Age]] painter
* [[Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn]] (1612–1653) historian, author and scholar
* [[Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert]] (1613–1654) a [[Flemish Baroque painter]] 
* [[Pieter van der Willigen]] (1634–1694) a [[Flemish Baroque painter]]
* [[Govert-Marinus Augustijn]] (1871–1963) a Dutch [[Art Nouveau]] potter
* [[Kees Smout]] (1876–1961) a Dutch sculptor
* [[Anton van Duinkerken]] (1903–1968) a Dutch poet, essayist and academic
* [[Louis Boekhout]] (1919–2012) a Dutch painter who emigrated to Québec, Canada
* [[Pleuni Touw]] (born 1938) a Dutch film, television and theatre actress<ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0869777/  IMDb Database] retrieved 07 October 2019 </ref>
* [[Adriaan Ditvoorst]] (1940–1987) a Dutch film director, screenwriter<ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0228597/  IMDb Database] retrieved 06 October 2019 </ref>
* [[Cornald Maas]] (born 1967) a Dutch television presenter 
* [[Martin Fondse]] (born 1967) a Dutch pianist and composer who plays the vibrandoneon
* [[Bob van Luijt]] (born 1985) a Dutch technology entrepreneur, technologist and new media artist
* [[Julia Boschman]] (born 2002) a Dutch singer in famous girl group K3

=== Public thinking and public service ===
* [[Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten]] (1755–1801) last [[Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies]]
* [[Gerrit Verdooren van Asperen]] (1757–1824) vice-admiral of the [[Royal Netherlands Navy]]
* [[Jacob Van Braam]] (1729–1792) a soldier of fortune, swordmaster and mercenary.<ref>{{Cite Americana|wstitle= Van Braam, Jacob |volume= XXVII |short=1 }}</ref>
* [[Gillis Pieter de Neve]] (1823–1883) commander of the [[Royal Netherlands East Indies Army]] 
* [[Albert Vogel]] (1874–1933) a Dutch Army officer and teacher
* [[Peter Sitsen]] (1885–1945) a military officer, building contractor and public servant in colonial Indonesia
* [[Ed Nijpels]] (born 1950) a retired Dutch politician
* [[Virginie Korte-van Hemel]] (1929–2014) a Dutch politician
* [[Bernard de Wit]] (born 1945) a Dutch theoretical physicist and academic
* [[Paul Schnabel]] (born 1948) a Dutch sociologist, academic and politician
* [[Wim Crusio]] (born 1954) a Dutch behavioral [[neurogeneticist]] and academic
* [[Fatma Koşer Kaya]] (born 1968) a Dutch lawyer and politician of Turkish origin

=== Sports ===
[[File:Rico-verhoeven.jpg|140px|thumb|Rico Verhoeven, 2009]]
* [[Reindert de Favauge]] (1872–1949) a sport shooter, competed at the [[1908 Summer Olympics|1908]] and [[1920 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[Henk Kersken]] (1880–1967) a sailor who competed at the [[1928 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Barent Momma]] (1897–1936) a modern pentathlete, competed at the [[1924 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Willem van Rhijn]] (1903–1979) a modern pentathlete, competed at the [[1928 Summer Olympics|1928]] and [[1932 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Janus van der Zande]] (1924–2016) a marathon runner, competed in the [[1952 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[Maarten Sikking]] (1948–2009) a field hockey goalkeeper, competed at the [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972]] and [[1976 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Rico Verhoeven]] (born 1989) a kickboxer
* [[Oussama Idrissi]] (born 1996) a footballer