Lebuinus (??
-ca.775) the Apostle of the Frisians and patron of Deventer
Saint Radboud (before 850 – 917) Bishop of Utrecht 899 to 917
Geert Groote (1340–1384) a Dutch Roman Catholic deacon, founder of the Brethren of the Common Life 
Gerlac Peterssen (ca.1377 – 1411) a Dutch mystic 
Alexander Hegius von Heek (ca.1435–1498) a German humanist who settled in Deventer 
Jacobus Revius (1586–1658) a Dutch poet, Calvinist theologian and church historian
Samuel Holland (1728–1801) a Royal Engineer and Surveyor General of British North America
Abraham Josias Sluysken (1736-1799) last Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony
Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (1761–1825) a Dutch jurist, ambassador, politician and Grand Pensionary of the Batavian Republic
Frans Adam van der Duyn van Maasdam (1771-1848) nobleman, officer and politician
Louis Gerlach Pareau (1800–1866) a theologian and academic, co-founded Groningen theology
Willem Jan Knoop (1811–1894) a Dutch lieutenant-general, military historian, and politician
W. R. van Hoëvell (1812–1879) a minister in the Dutch East Indies, politician and reformer
Elisabeth van Dedem Lecky (1842–1912) a Dutch-Irish writer, historian and suffragist
Martinus Theunis Steyn (1857–1916) a South African lawyer, politician and statesman 
Han Hollander (1886–1943) the first Dutch radio sports journalist
Etty Hillesum (1914–1943) wrote about the persecutions of the Jews during the German occupation
Bé Udink (1926–2016) a Dutch politician, government minister, diplomat and businessman
Willem Scholten (1927–2005) a Dutch politician, government minister and economist
Jomanda (born 1948) a controversial Dutch healing medium
Guusje Ter Horst (born 1952) a retired Dutch politician and psychologist
Lebuinus (??-ca.775) the Apostle of the Frisians and patron of Deventer
Saint Radboud (before 850 – 917) Bishop of Utrecht 899 to 917
Geert Groote (1340–1384) a Dutch Roman Catholic deacon, founder of the Brethren of the Common Life 
Gerlac Peterssen (ca.1377 – 1411) a Dutch mystic 
Alexander Hegius von Heek (ca.1435–1498) a German humanist who settled in Deventer 
Jacobus Revius (1586–1658) a Dutch poet, Calvinist theologian and church historian
Samuel Holland (1728–1801) a Royal Engineer and Surveyor General of British North America
Abraham Josias Sluysken (1736-1799) last Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony
Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (1761–1825) a Dutch jurist, ambassador, politician and Grand Pensionary of the Batavian Republic
Frans Adam van der Duyn van Maasdam (1771-1848) nobleman, officer and politician
Louis Gerlach Pareau (1800–1866) a theologian and academic, co-founded Groningen theology
Willem Jan Knoop (1811–1894) a Dutch lieutenant-general, military historian, and politician
W. R. van Hoëvell (1812–1879) a minister in the Dutch East Indies, politician and reformer
Elisabeth van Dedem Lecky (1842–1912) a Dutch-Irish writer, historian and suffragist
Martinus Theunis Steyn (1857–1916) a South African lawyer, politician and statesman 
Han Hollander (1886–1943) the first Dutch radio sports journalist
Etty Hillesum (1914–1943) wrote about the persecutions of the Jews during the German occupation
Bé Udink (1926–2016) a Dutch politician, government minister, diplomat and businessman
Willem Scholten (1927–2005) a Dutch politician, government minister and economist
Jomanda (born 1948) a controversial Dutch healing medium
Guusje Ter Horst (born 1952) a retired Dutch politician and psychologist
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