Editing Bergen op Zoom (section)

=== 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