Hendrik de Cock (1801–1842) a Dutch minister responsible for the 1834 Dutch Reformed Church split
Anthony Winkler Prins (1817 in Voorst – 1908) a Dutch writer, chief editor of the Winkler Prins encyclopedia.

Herman Mees (1880–1964) was a Dutch artist, portrait painter, watercolorist and academic
Herman Johannes Lam (1892–1977) a Dutch botanist
Addeke Hendrik Boerma (1912–1992) the first Executive Director of the World Food Programme 1962-1967
Gerda Geertens  (born 1955 in Wildervank) a Dutch composer
Hendrik de Cock (1801–1842) a Dutch minister responsible for the 1834 Dutch Reformed Church split
Anthony Winkler Prins (1817 in Voorst – 1908) a Dutch writer, chief editor of the Winkler Prins encyclopedia.
Herman Mees (1880–1964) was a Dutch artist, portrait painter, watercolorist and academic
Herman Johannes Lam (1892–1977) a Dutch botanist
Addeke Hendrik Boerma (1912–1992) the first Executive Director of the World Food Programme 1962-1967
Gerda Geertens  (born 1955 in Wildervank) a Dutch composer
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