Editing Vlaardingen (section)

==Notable residents==<!-- Please respect date order, only people with an article -->
People who are born in or (have) lived in Vlaardingen:

=== Counts of Holland ===
* [[Floris I, Count of Holland]] (ca.1017–1061) [[Count of Holland]] then called [[Frisia]], 1049-1061
* [[Dirk IV, Count of Holland]] (ca.1025–1049) was [[Count of Holland]] 1039–1049, then called [[Frisia]]
* [[Dirk V, Count of Holland]] (1052–1091) was [[Count of Holland]] 10611091, then called [[Frisia]]
* [[Floris II, Count of Holland]] (ca.1085–1121) [[Count of Holland]] 1091–1121 
[[File:Bos Dutch politician kabinet Balkenende IV.jpg|140px|thumb|Wouter Bos, 2007]]

=== Public service ===
* [[Gerard Callenburgh]] (1642–1722) was a Dutch admiral and town councillor and [[Burgomaster]]
* [[Koos Vorrink]] (1891–1955) a Dutch politician 
* {{illm|Cornelis Moerman|nl|}} (1893–1988) a [[general practitioner]] who devised [[Moerman Therapy]]
* [[Catharina Halkes]] (1920–2011) a Dutch theologian and [[Feminist theology|feminist]]
* [[Dirk Hoogendam]] (1922–2003) a Dutch war criminal
* [[Geert Mak]] (born 1946) a Dutch journalist and a non-fiction writer about history
* [[Agnes van Ardenne]] (born 1950) a retired Dutch politician and diplomat
* [[Wouter Bos]] (born 1963) a retired Dutch politician, former [[Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands|Deputy Prime Minister]] 2007–2010
* [[Kees van der Staaij]] (born 1968) a Dutch politician
* [[Arjan El Fassed]] (born 1973) a former Dutch politician, human rights activist, aid worker and director of Open State Foundation
[[File:Bassie &amp; Adriaan.png|140px|thumb|Bassie & Adriaan, 1990]]

=== The arts ===
* [[Dolf van der Linden]] (1915–1999) a Dutch conductor of popular music 
* [[Bassie en Adriaan]], (brothers, born 1935 & 1942) actors in their own children's TV show<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103357/  IMDb Database] retrieved 07 January 2020</ref>
* [[Gerrit Berveling]] (born 1944) a Dutch Esperanto author
* [[Threes Anna]] (born 1959) a novelist, theatre and film maker<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2519777/  IMDb Database] retrieved 08 January 2020</ref>
* [[Hans Neleman]] (born 1960) an international photographer and film director from [[Connecticut]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2508625/  IMDb Database] retrieved 08 January 2020</ref>
* [[Martyn LeNoble]] (born 1969) a Dutch bassist and a founding member of the alternative rock band [[Porno for Pyros]]
* [[Karen Mulder]] (born 1970) a Dutch model, singer and former [[supermodel]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0611721/  IMDb Database] retrieved 07 January 2020</ref>
* [[Rik van de Westelaken]] (born 1971) a Dutch TV presenter<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2887811/  IMDb Database] retrieved 08 January 2020</ref>
* [[Rajacenna|Rajacenna van Dam]] (born 1994) a Dutch [[Hyperreality|hyper realistic]] pencil drawing artist

[[File:Aad van der vaart.jpg|140px|thumb|Aad van der Vaart, 2011]]

=== Science & business ===
* [[Ericus Verkade]] (1835–1907) a Dutch businessman, founded [[Verkade]] manufacturing company
* [[Hans Bos]] (born 1950) a Dutch biochemist, cancer researcher and academic
* [[Aart de Geus]] (born 1954) co-founder and CEO of [[Synopsys]]<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Pretz |first=Kathy |date=March 14, 2023 |title=The Maestro Behind Design-Software Behemoth Synopsys |url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/aart-de-geus-profile |magazine=[[IEEE Spectrum]] |issn=0018-9235 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321204231/https://spectrum.ieee.org/aart-de-geus-profile |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Roel Pieper]] (born 1956) a Dutch IT-entrepreneur
* [[Aad van der Vaart]] (born 1959) a Dutch professor of [[Stochastic process|stochastics]] at [[Leiden University]]
* [[Menno Schilthuizen]] (born 1965) a Dutch evolutionary biologist, ecologist and academic researcher
* [[Jim Stolze]] (born 1973) a tech-entrepreneur at [[Amsterdam Science Park]] and with [[TEDx]]

=== Sport ===
[[File:Caroline Vis.jpg|140px|thumb|Caroline Vis, 1989]]
[[File:Mark Huizinga (2008-08-25).jpg|140px|thumb|Mark Huizinga, 2008]]
* Joy De Zeeuw (born 2006) professional tennis player
* [[Andries Hoogerwerf]] (1906–1977) a middle-distance runner in the [[1928 Summer Olympics]], later a scientist and conservationist in the [[Dutch East Indies]] 
* [[Rudie Liebrechts]] (born 1941) a Dutch former speed skater and racing cyclist
* [[Paul-Jan Bakker]] (born 1957) a former [[Netherlands national cricket team|Dutch cricketer]]
* [[Juliette Bergmann]] (born 1958) a Dutch female bodybuilding former champion
* [[Wim Koevermans]] (born 1960) a former football central defender with 340 club caps
* [[Harald Wapenaar]] (born 1970) a Dutch former football goalkeeper with 341 club caps
* [[Caroline Vis]] (born 1970) a retired professional tennis player
* [[Frank Kooiman]] (born 1970) a retired Dutch football goalkeeper with about 310 club caps
* [[Wilma van Hofwegen]] (born 1971) a former freestyle swimmer, team silver medallist at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Serge Zwikker]] (born 1973) a Dutch-American former basketball player.
* [[Mark Huizinga]] (born 1973) a Dutch judoka champion and gold medallist at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] and bronze medallist at the [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996]] and [[2004 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Daniëlle de Bruijn]] (born 1978) a water polo player, team gold medallist at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[Edith Bosch]] (born 1980) a Dutch judoka, silver medallist at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] and bronze medallist at the [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008]] and [[2012 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Chantal Achterberg]] (born 1985) a Dutch rower, team bronze medallist at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] and team silver medalist at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Carlo van Dam]] (born 1986) a Dutch racing driver
* [[Junior Strous]] (born 1986) a Dutch racing driver
* [[Ian Maatsen]] (born 2002) a Dutch football player, who plays for [[Aston Villa]]