Editing Kerkrade (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:Janine Kitzen (2013).png|125px|thumb|[[Janine Kitzen]], 2013]]
* [[Gabriël Grupello]] (1644–1730) a sculptor who produced religious and mythological sculptures, portraits and public sculptures
* [[Jozef Weidmann]] (1899–1962) a Dutch-Surinamese Catholic priest, politician and union leader<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opo-sranan.com/196.0.html |title=1899-1962 Pater Leonardus Josephus Weidmann|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050220223424/http://www.opo-sranan.com/196.0.html|access-date=16 May 2021|archive-date=2005-02-20|language=nl}}</ref>
* [[Louk Hulsman]] (1923–2009) a Dutch legal scientist and criminologist
* [[Frans Wiertz]] (born 1942) a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Roermond|Bishop of Roermond]] 1993-2017
* [[Thijs Wöltgens]] (1943-2008) a Dutch politician, Mayor of Kerkrade 1994-2000
* [[Gerd Leers]] (born 1951) a Dutch politician, Minister for immigration, Mayor  of Maastricht 2002-2010
* [[Heintje Simons]] (born 1955) a Dutch [[schlager]] singer and actor <ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0800697/  IMDb Database] retrieved 16 January 2020 </ref>
* [[Yvonne Timmerman-Buck]] (born 1956) a Dutch politician and jurist, President of the Senate 2003-2009
* [[Hubertus van Megen]] (born 1961) a prelate of the Catholic Church, diplomat in the [[Holy See]] 
* [[Janine Kitzen]] (born 1978) a soprano singer in opera and musical theatre
* [[Emma Kok]] (born 2008) a singer and winner of ''[[The Voice Kids (Dutch TV series)|The Voice Kids]]'' in 2021
=== Sport ===
[[File:Willy Brokamp 1973c.jpg|125px|thumb|[[Willy Brokamp]], 1973]]
* [[Wiel Coerver]] (1924-2011) a footballer and manager
* [[Willy Brokamp]] (born 1946) a former footballer, with about 400 club caps
* [[Pierre Vermeulen]] (born 1956) a retired Dutch footballer with about 400 club caps
* [[Gène Hanssen]] (born 1959) a former Dutch football player with about 400 club caps
* [[René Trost]] (born 1965) a former Dutch footballer with 323 club caps and football manager
* [[Sieb Dijkstra]] (born 1966) a Dutch retired football goalkeeper with over 200 club caps
* [[Jörg Müller]] (born 1969) a Dutch-born German BMW factory driver
* [[Mark Flekken]] (born 1993) a Dutch footballer
* [[Joshua Brenet]] (born 1994) a Dutch footballer
* [[Jannah Sonnenschein]] (born 1996) a Dutch–Mozambican swimmer, competed at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Jade Suvrijn]] (born 1995) a French tennis player