Barneveld, Netherlands

 

Barneveld (Low Saxon: Barreveld) is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland and also the capital of the municipality of Barneveld of the same name, known in the middle of the Netherlands for its poultry breeding and trade and as a strongly Protestant community.

In 2020 the village had 34,800 inhabitants, who are called Barnevelders. The Barneveldse Beek flows through the south of Barneveld.

 

Getting here

By train
Barneveld has three stations on the railway line Amersfoort - Ede-Wageningen, a line nicknamed the chicken line, Barneveld Centrum, Barneveld Noord and Barneveld Zuid. From 2007, a light rail train from Connexxion started running between Barneveld Noord and Amersfoort, 4 times an hour. Trains to Amersfoort and Ede run every half hour from Barneveld Centrum. At Barneveld Noord station there is a P+R from highway A1. From there, a train runs to Amersfoort every 15 minutes.

By bus
A number of long bus services run through the municipality. However, a number of villages cannot be reached by bus. Wittenberg bus station is located in the middle of the buses. Bus lines 102, 105 and 107 will be located here. Bus 102 runs between Amersfoort and Apeldoorn every half hour, every hour in the evenings and weekends. The bus passes through Terschuur. Bus 107 runs every hour from Putten to Ede, every half hour on weekdays during the day. The 107 passes through Stroe. Bus 205 runs every hour between Barneveld and Harderwijk. This bus passes through Voorthuizen and Veenhuizerveld. Appel, Kootwijk and Hoog Buurlo cannot be reached by bus.

By car
North of Barneveld is the A1 and to the west the A30. A transferium was taken into use at Barneveld Noord station in April 2006. Through this free parking facility, the province of Gelderland and the municipality of Barneveld want to encourage motorists to continue their journey to Randstad by train. You will have to use the slow train between Barneveld Noord and Amersfoort. This local train has only limited capacity and so far offers insufficient capacity for a favorable alternative.

On foot
The European walking route E11, locally also called Marskramerpad, runs through a number of villages and hamlets in the municipality of Barneveld. The E11 runs from The Hague to the east, currently to the Poland/Lithuania border. The route can be found on the internet, comes from Achterveld and runs through a varied landscape via Terschuur, Appel, Veenhuizerveld to Stroe. From Stroe, the route enters the Veluwe and runs via heide, Kootwijk, the Kootwijkerzand sand drift and Hoog Buurlo to Hoenderloo. The route passes the former broadcasting station Radio Kootwijk a few kilometers away. For detailed information, please visit the website of Wandelnet.

 

Get around

Barneveld is served by Veolia buses. In addition to the OV-chipkaart, which is valid throughout the Netherlands, there are some cards for the Veluwe area that are only valid in this region. It refers to

Na9minderkaartje (“After 9 fewer cards”). The name says it clearly. Outside the morning rush hour, the bus fare is cheaper. After leaving the bus, the ticket loses its validity. So changing is not allowed. The card is valid on all regional Veolia bus lines and costs €3.00 per person.
Roadrunner children aged 4 and under 12 ride for free when accompanied by an adult with a normal Strippenkaart or season ticket. The card is valid Mon-Fri from 9 a.m., Sat+Sun all day long. The ticket is only valid on the buses of Veolia Transport Veluwe, Arriva and Syntus in the province of Gelderland, as well as on lines 43s and 86s of Connexxion.
Weekend Dagkaart The “weekend day ticket” is valid for two adults and three children (or fewer) on a Saturday or Sunday (or public holiday) on all Veolia buses on the Veluwe. It costs €10 and is available from the bus driver.

The following bus routes operate in and around Barneveld:
79 Barneveld - Achterveld - Stoutenburg - Leusden. This bus departs from Station Centrum bus stop Mon-Fri 7:03am-6:03pm every hour; Sat 8:03 a.m. – 5:03 p.m. every hour and Sun 11:03 a.m. – 6:03 p.m. also every 60 minutes.
105s Harderwijk - Ermelo - Putten - Barneveld - Kootwijkerbroek - Stroe - Harskamp - Otterlo - Arnhem. This bus runs from Station Centrum to Harderwijk Mon-Fri 6:30-10:30 every 30 minutes, at 11:30 and 12:30, then from 13:30-18:30 every 30 minutes and from 19:30 –22:30 every 60 minutes; Sat 7:57, 8:57 and 9:30-14:30 every 60 minutes, from 15:00-18:30 every 30 minutes and from 19:30-22:30 every 60 minutes; Sun 10:30-21:30 every 60 minutes.
In Eichtung Arnhem, the bus departs from Station Centrum Mon-Fri 5:57am-8:27am every 30 minutes, 9:27am-10:27am, 11:27am-5:27pm every 30 minutes (during the summer and Christmas holidays however only every hour at :27), 18:27–21:27 every hour; Sat 7:27-11:27 every hour, 12:27-16:27 every 30 minutes, 17:27-21:27 every hour; Sun 10:27-21:27 every hour.
509 Barneveld - Terschuur - Appel - Driedorp - Nijkerk NS - Nijkerkerveen - Hoevelaken. This line is operated with an 8-passenger bus. From Station Centrum bus stop Mon-Fri 8:04-18:04. The last bus only goes to Nijkerk NS. The line does not run on Saturdays and Sundays!
511 Barneveld - De Glind - Scherpenzeel. This line is operated with an 8-passenger bus. From Station Centrum bus stop Mon–Fri 7:58–16:58; Sat 9:58-16:58. The line does not run on Sundays!

Regional taxi De Vallei
Regiotaxes are to supplement public transport on behalf of the province of Gelderland. Similar to this, the Regiotaxi calculates its tariff according to zones. The price is €1.75 per zone (+ 1 zone as basic rate). From the 6th zone, you pay €5.75 for each zone. This should make the Regiotaxi particularly attractive for short trips and connecting trips. The Regiotaxi runs daily between 6 a.m. and 1 a.m. in the regions of Veenendaal, Rhenen, Wageningen, Ede, Barneveld and Scherpenzeel.

 

Public transport

Train
The municipality of Barneveld has three train stations: Barneveld Centrum station, Barneveld Noord station and Barneveld Zuid station, which opened in February 2015. Connexxion slow trains depart from here in the direction of Ede-Wageningen and Amersfoort. The stations are part of the Valleilijn.

Bus
The municipality of Barneveld has various bus connections to, among others, Arnhem, Amersfoort, Hoevelaken, Apeldoorn, Nijkerk and Harderwijk. The buses are operated by EBS and Hermes under the name RRRReis.

 

Sights

Oude Kerk (NH Kerktoren), Torenplein 1, ​Torenplein bij 1. Tel.: +31 (0)342 417558 . The Dutch Reformed (NH) Church is a fine example of a 15th-century brick building. The two lowest layers of the tower date from the early 13C. The hexagonal oak pulpit is from 1654. Of the tombstones, the coffin from 1691 for the mayor Johan van Pomp, behind the chancel, is the oldest. The church can be visited by appointment, admission is free.
The other religious communities in the town (14, including one Catholic) are listed on one page of the municipality of Barneveld.
Huize De Schaffelaar, Stationsweg 5. This country house from 1852 is one of the best examples of English Tudor style (16C) in the Netherlands. The 60-hectare park behind the (non-accessible) country house is accessible.
Veluws Museum Nairac (Museum Nairac), Langstraat 13, ​Brouwerstraat 1. Tel.: +31 (0)342 415666 . The museum is named after 19th-century Barneveld mayor Nairac, who had a compulsion to open up old burial mounds. We now know that digging up such burial mounds means destroying them, so there is no reason to be thankful for Nairac's digging, for he destroyed much. Part of his collection is on display in this otherwise excellent historical museum, as well as some period rooms and an exhibition dedicated to Jan van Schaffelaar. Open: Tue-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 1pm-5pm. Closed on Good Friday. Price: adults €2.50; children (5-14) €6.50; Seniors (65+) €7.50; Children (-4) free. MJK. Accepted payment methods: Museumkaart.
Dutch Pluimvee Museum, Hessenweg 2a. Tel: +31 (0)342 400073. Today, Barneveld is synonymous with 'chicken and egg', although it was not until the 1900's that the poultry industry really took off here. Before that, the village was more of a center for the sheep trade. Towards the end of the 19th century one of the best-known and most productive chicken breeds was developed here quite by accident: the Barnevelder. This "poultry museum" shows how explosively the industry developed afterwards. There are also real chickens and chicks to see, as well as a restaurant and gift shop. Open: 3.3. – 31.10.: Tue–Sat 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. as well as Easter and Whit Monday. Price: adults €4.50; Children (2-11) €2.25.
Museum of Old Crafts and Toys (Oude Ambachten & Speelgoed Museum), Rijksweg 87, 3784 LV Terschuur. Tel: +31 (0)342 462060 . Website also in German. Around 150 old crafts are exhibited in the museum; from a smithy and a clog maker to a farm with stable, yard, household goods and clothing from times long past. On the upper floor is a collection of old and antique toys, including some unique exhibits. Open: Jan-Dec: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm; Apr–Sep: also Sun 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Easter and Whit Monday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 25.12 – 1.1. as well as 30.4. closed. Price: adults €8.00; Juniors (5-14) €6.50; Seniors (65+) €7.50; Children (-4) free.

 

What to do

Oud Veluwse Market. The Old Veluwer Markt (OVM) is a tourist event in Barneveld that has been held annually on six consecutive Thursdays in July and August since 1966. The market consists of around 200 wooden market stalls spread throughout the center of Barneveld, where craftsmen sell their wares and old crafts are presented. Even after more than 40 years, the OVM is still a popular attraction, attracting between 8,000 and 20,000 visitors. The events take place between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

 

Shopping

Opening hours
Most shops are open Mon from 1pm, Tue-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-4:30/5pm.

Some shops have a lunch break from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Koopavond
The weekly koopavond takes place in Barneveld on Fridays. The shops are then open until 21:00.

Markets
A general goods market takes place on Thurs 8:00-13:00 at the Kapteijnstraat 26 car park.
There is a small animal market on Wed 8:30 am - 12:30 pm on Mercuriusweg 41 postcode 3771 NC Barneveld, just off the A1 motorway exit "de Hasselaar".

Admission and parking free info:
The egg market will be closed at the end of 2009 and converted into an egg exchange. Until then, it will take place on Thursday mornings in the market halls, which will then also be demolished. The egg market will then move to the Pluimveemuseum.

 

Eat

Cheap
Pizzeria Lanterna, Schoutenstraat 14, Barneveld. Tel.: +31 (0)342 424522. Pizzeria as you know it from Germany with 29 pizzas, various pasta dishes, etc. Open: Tue–Sun 5:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. Price: Pizza €6.25-10; Pasta €6.25-9; salads €5-7.25; Antipasti €6.75-8.75; Meat dishes €13.50-19; Fish dishes 15-20 €.
Lunchroom La Delizia, Dijkje 10, Barneveld. Tel.: +31 (0)342 400824. If you want to eat Italian before the opening hours of the pizzeria, you can go to the lunchroom "La Delizia", which belongs to the same owner. The offer is somewhat limited in terms of lunchroom. Open: Tue–Thu 11:30–17:00; Fri–Sat 11:30–21:00. Price: Panini €5-6; Pizza €4.50-6.50; Pasta €6.00; salads €5.50-7.50; Frittata 5-6 €; Meat dishes €12.00; Sweets €2.50-4.50.

Middle
Eeterij "De Hebberd", Jan van Schaffelaarstraat 61, Barneveld. Tel: +31 (0)342 475480. This eatery is called 'De Hebberd', which means 'The Greedy Maw'. The portions aren't too small either. Good value for money and friendly service contribute to the convivial atmosphere of the place. Open: Mon–Thu 12:00–0:00; Fri–Sat 12:00–2:00; Sun 12:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. The kitchen closes at 9:30 p.m. Reservation is recommended. Price: Soups €4.75; Appetizers €7.85-8.95; Gourmet salads (small) €8.75 (large) €10.95; main dishes fish €15.95-17.95; Meat and poultry €13.95-18.95; Vegetarian €13.75; desserts €6.75; Ice cream €4.25-4.85.
Rose Garden, Schoutenstraat 26, Barneveld. Tel: +31 (0)342 416365. A Chinese restaurant that deviates a little from the usual 'standard Chinese'. The "Rose Garden" is a member of the "Fine Eastern Restaurants" and has specialized primarily in simple Chinese cuisine, which is combined with high quality and subtle creativity. Like most Asian restaurants, the "Rose Garden" also offers take-away sales. Open: Tue 6 p.m. – p.m.; Wed–Thu 1:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.; Fri-Sun 12:00-22:00. Price: soups €5.00-8.50; Appetizers €5.00-16.00; Vegetable and egg dishes 14.00-18.00 €; Indonesian dishes €16.00-20.00; Pork and poultry dishes e 16.00 - 18.50; Vegetarian meals €11.00-12.50; Tie-pan meals €19.00-26.00; Fish and shrimp dishes €19.00-35.00; Surprise menu (from 2 people) 2 courses €27.50 per person; 3 courses €33.50 per person P.; 4 courses €42.50 per person p., 5 courses €52.50 p.p. P.; Rice tables (from 2 people) Indonesian rice table 27.00 € p. P.; Chinese rice table 30.00 € p. P.; Cantonese rice table 32.50 € p. P
Het Groene Pandje, Langstraat 74, Barneveld. Tel.: +31 (0)342 491374. In the "Groene Pandje", the little green house, Rien and Kitty Schueler serve specialties made from fresh ingredients that change every season in the atmosphere of a warm, cozy house. Price: Lunch dishes (between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.) €2.50-12.50. soups €4.50; Starters €8.95-10.95; Meat main courses €16.50-27.95; main dishes fish €18.95-19.95; Main dishes vegetarian €16.75; Desserts €5.25-7.95. Children's menu €5.55

Upscale
Het Schaap, Nieuwstraat 48. Tel.: +31 (0)342 412003. The restaurant 'Het Schaap' (The Sheep) is located in an inn from 1468. At the back is the country estate 'De Schaffelaar', which the restaurant overlooks to the village of Barneveld. The restaurant is in the upper price range and offers French-Mediterranean cuisine. Open: Tue – Sat from 11:30 a.m. The kitchen closes at 9 p.m. Price: soups €5.00-6.50; Appetizers €11.50-13.50; Fish main dishes: €23.75-26.50; Meat main courses €21.50-29.00; Desserts €6.50-7.75.

 

Hotels

camping
Nature campsite Zanderdennen, Lovinklaan 2a, 3775 KW Kootwijk. Mobile: (0)6 55358978. This natural campsite, run by the State Forest Service SBB, is located on a quiet site west of Kootwijk and close to the Kootwijkerzand nature reserve, a lost desert where every visitor thinks they are alone. Open: 01.04.-31.10. Price: adults €5.60; Children (-12) €3.60; Tourist tax €0.88. 25 places on 0.8 ha.
Minicamping and naturecamping 't Zevenbosch, Meeuwenveenseweg 16, 3781 NT Voorthuizen. Tel.: +31 (0)342 470101. A mini-camping (40 places) in maximum nature with free arrangement. Open: 01.04.-31.10. Price: Tent, caravan incl. 2 people €18.00; Shelter/small tent incl. 2 people €8.00; Tourist tax €0.88. Electricity, water and shower are included.
Camping De Harskamperdennen, Houtvester van 't Hoffweg 25, 3775 KB Kootwijk. Tel.: +31 (0)318 456272. Large site (400 sites), car-free and without permanent campers. Open: 01.04.-31.10. Price: tent, caravan incl. 2 people €17.90-22.40; hikers and cyclists (2 people) €14.50; Tourist tax 0.88 €.
Three examples from each price category. You can find many other places on the VVV Barneveld website (page opens very slowly!).

B & B
B&B Barneveld, Churchillstraat 26. Tel.: +31 (0)342 490340, mobile: (0)6 29595971. Mrs. Joke Slijkhuis welcomes her guests in 3 rooms (1 SR, 2 DR) in her house. The rooms are equipped with TV and have a shared bathroom with bath and shower. Price: single room €27.50; 1 person in a double room €35.00; Double room €45.00.
Pension Nooitdacht, Bouwheerstraat 59. Tel.: +31 (0)342 424305. This pension is located 50m from the center of Barnevelde and 350m from the train station. The detached house is surrounded by a large garden with a terrace and a pond. Feature: pension. Open: All year round. Price: €31.00 p.p.

 

Security

Barneveld is part of the West-Veluwe Vallei district of the Gelderland-Midden police region. In Barneveld there is a politiebureau at Nijkerkerweg 119. This is open Mon-Sat (except ft) 8:30-17:00 and by appointment. It can be reached via the central telephone number 0900-8844.

 

Health

General practitioners
There are eight GP practices in Barneveld, which can be found on the site.

Dentist
Dentist Vermeulen, Koolhovenstraat 13. Tel.: +31 (0)342 417791.

Pharmacy
Pharmacy Barneveld, Churchillstraat 77. Tel.: +31 (0)342 412182, email: info@apotheekbarneveld.nl

 

Post

Post office, Raadhuisplein 55. Tel: (0)900 7678526. Open: Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat 9am-12.30pm.

 

Etymology

The name Barneveld may be an old name or a corruption of the name Bronveld. Another possible origin of the name is Amber Field. Another possible explanation: the word "barn" meant "to burn". In the past, (arable) land was often reclaimed by burning down a piece of forest. Barneveld is located in/near the former Nederwoud. The name indicates it: a forest area. In that region there are still many field names with "fire", which indicates reclamation by burning. Barneveld could therefore also have been created on a field created by burning (barning).

 

History

Barneveld has existed as a church village since 1333. It is thought that the place already existed in the 12th century because a text from 1174 mentions a Wolfram van Barneveld. The place fulfills a market function in the Gelderse Vallei, but has never been elevated to a city. In the 17th and 18th century Barneveld was an important junction in the network of Hessenwegen. The name Barneveld may be an old name or a corruption of the name Bronveld. Another possible origin of the name is Amber field. Another possible explanation: the word "barnen" meant "burning". In the past, (building) land was often cleared by burning down a piece of forest. Barneveld is located in / near the former Nederwoud. The name indicates it: a forest area. In that region many field names still occur with "fire", which indicates extraction by burning. Barneveld could therefore also have arisen on a field created by burning (barns).

Barneveld has also become famous for the account of the Kabeljauw rider leader Jan van Schaffelaar, who jumped from the tower besieged by Hoeken on 16 July 1482. A statue of him has stood on Torenplein since 1903. Huize De Schaffelaar and the adjacent Schaffelaarse bos, east of the village, are named after him. Since June 2009, the theater (Schaffelaartheater) in Barneveld has also been named after Jan van Schaffelaar.

After the Reformation, the Protestant Barnevelders expelled the last Catholic priest from their village, and he then settled in Achterveld, just across the border from the province of Utrecht, making this village a Catholic enclave in an otherwise Protestant region (Amersfoort and the Veluwe). From Achterveld the priest could still reach his parishioners in Barneveld on foot.

 

WWII

Barneveld was located on the Grebbelinie and therefore suffered greatly from the violence of war at the beginning and the end of World War II. The population was evacuated by the German attack in May 1940, as was the livestock. Most people had to go to Lunteren.

Thanks to the initiative of Secretary-General Frederiks (Interior) (Frederiks plan), at the end of 1942, two places to stay in the municipality of Barneveld became available for the reception of approximately 700 Jewish Dutch nationals, who would be safeguarded from their "merits for Dutch society". deportation. This concerned castle "De Schaffelaar" and house "De Biezen". The German occupier did not keep this promise either. At the end of September 1943, the Jews from Barneveld had to go to Camp Westerbork and from there to Theresienstadt. There, dozens of them died. Some of the others were released in February 1945 during an exchange and transferred to Switzerland. In 1987, a monument by artist Ralph Prins was placed at the driveway of De Schaffelaar, in memory of the internment of the "Barneveld group". On April 16, 1945, the Canadians liberated the village.

 

Geography

The municipality of Barneveld is largely located in the central part of the Gelderse Vallei. In the east and northeast are the sandy soils of the Veluwe with forests, heaths and near Kootwijk the Kootwijkerzand. The municipality is intersected from east to west by the Barneveldse Beek.

 

Religion

The municipality of Barneveld is located in the so-called Bible belt. By national standards, the municipality has many inhabitants with a religious reformed belief. In the municipal elections of 2022, the SGP became the largest party (10 seats). Together with other Christian parties, the ChristenUnie (5 seats) and the CDA (4 seats), they have a majority in the city council.

 

Churches

Instead, a growing majority of the population is Orthodox Protestant. The Hervormde Gemeente is the largest church in the Netherlands. However, the largest church is De Hoeksteen of the Reformed Congregation in the Netherlands with 2,550 seats.

 

Economy

Agriculture

The municipality is characterized by a high concentration of pig farms and poultry farms. The agricultural area consists mainly of grassland and relatively little arable land, except on the edge of the Veluwe and scattered here and there throughout the municipality.

The number of chickens in the municipality of Barneveld is the second largest of all Dutch municipalities, namely 3.2 million chickens, after the municipality of Ede with 3.6 million chickens (2020).

Due to the high concentration of (poultry) livestock, the municipality has a high manure surplus.

 

Tourism

There are many campsites, especially in the transition zone between the Valley and the Veluwe, in particular between Voorthuizen and Garderen.

 

Media

Barneveld has its own daily newspaper in the Barneveldse Krant. The Barneveldse Krant is published by Royal BDU Publishers in Barneveld. The first copy of the daily newspaper appeared on October 24, 1871 and the newspaper has had a stable circulation for many years. However, this newspaper was also hit by cutbacks and its circulation also fell slightly at the beginning of 2013.

Barneveld also has a local broadcaster, Radio Barneveld. Since October 5, 1996, this provides broadcasts for the entire municipality of Barneveld. This station can be received 24 hours a day on 93.5 MHz in the ether, Radio Barneveld on cable can be received on 93.1 MHz.

Since November 2006, the free door-to-door newspaper Barneveld NU from publisher Wegener has been renamed the once-a-week Barneveld Today in order to form a competitor for the Barneveldse Krant. Gradually, the publication frequency was reduced to three times a week (summer 2009) to eventually return to the level of Barneveld NU (summer 2010) with one publication per week on Thursday. According to the editors of the newspaper, people would rather read news on the internet 24/7 and that is the reason for the decline in publication frequency.

The office of the Nederlands Dagblad was also located in Barneveld for many years. This is a daily newspaper that is distributed throughout the Netherlands. The newspaper mainly has subscribers with a Christian background. Since 2017, that newspaper has been based in Amersfoort.

 

Neighborhoods and hamlets

Barneveld consists of 18 districts and 9 neighbourhoods. The neighborhoods of Barneveld are: Center, De Koot, Vogelbuurt, Bloemenbuurt, De Lors, Staatsliedenwijk, De Valk, Vliegersveld, Rootselaar-East, Rootselaar-West, Oldenbarneveld, De Vaarst (also known as Barneveld-Noord), Norschoten, De Brielaerd, De Burgt, Veller, Harselaar-East, Harselaar-West and Harselaar-West-West.

The neighborhoods are: De Tuinen, Beekakkers, Eilanden West, De Burgthoven, De Lanen West, De Lanen Oost, De Woudse Erven, Eilanden Oost and De Nederwoudse Brinken.

 

Famous people from Barneveld

Jasper Hendrik van Zuylen van Nievelt (1751-1828), politician
Johannes Barend Mettenbrinck (1776-1860), mayor
Carel August Nairac (1815-1883), mayor
Elias Fransen (1827-1898), pastor
Antoon Willem van Borssele (1829-1903), mayor
Gerrit Jan Wilbrink (1834-1907), notary
Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn (1851-1922), astronomer
Eduard Daniël van Oort (1876-1933), ornithologist and professor
Evert Roskam (1892-1974), politician (NSB) and SS man
Roelof Jan Dam (1896-1945), resistance fighter
Egbert Adriaan Kreiken (1896-1964), astronomer
Wouter Hendrik van den Brink (1904-1958), politician (NSB) and SD member
Ben van Dorst (1907-1944), water board official and resistance member
A.H.J. Prince (1921-2000), professor of anthropology
Jaap Kamphuis (1921-2011), pastor and theologian
Chris van Veen (1922-2009), politician (CHU/CDA) and employer chairman
Cor Labree (1928-1992), mayor
Jan Achterstraat (1928), politician (ARP/CDA)
Herman Goudswaard (1930-2009), teacher and peace activist
Gerard van den Berg (1932-2009), radio and television presenter
Arleen Augér (1939-1993), American soprano
Johan de Leeuw (1953), politician (ARP/CDA)
Jan van den Brink (1957), trade union official
Pim van Galen (1959}, television presenter
Sandra Korthuis (1959), politician (VVD)
Christa Anbeek (1961), theologian
Carolina Mout (1962), actress, singer and voiceover
Conny van Bentum (1965), swimmer and team doctor
Jaco Geurts (1970), politician (CDA)
Tjitske Jansen (1971), author
Arco Jochemsen (1971), footballer
Dick Schreuder (1971), football player and football coach
Céline Blom (1972), politician (D66)
Alfred Schreuder (1972), football player and football coach
Sander van de Streek (1993), football player
Gert van Hoef (1994), organist