Editing Delft (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:Zelfportret van de schilder met zijn gezin Rijksmuseum SK-A-1460.jpg|140px|thumb|Self portrait of Jacob Willemsz Delff and his family, ca. 1590]]
[[File:Cropped version of Jan Vermeer van Delft 002.jpg|140px|thumb|Jan Vermeer van Delft, 1656]]
[[File:Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt - Hugo Grotius.jpg|140px|thumb|portrait of Hugo Grotius, 1631]]
[[File:Frederik Hendrik by Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt.jpg|140px|thumb|Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, ca. 1635]]
[[File:Anthonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723). Natuurkundige te Delft Rijksmuseum SK-A-957.jpeg|140px|thumb|Anthonie van Leeuwenhoek, ca. 1680]]
[[File:Martinus Willem Beijerinck.png|140px|thumb|Martinus Beijerinck, 1931]]
[[File:Betsy Perk.jpg|140px|thumb|Betsy Perk]]
[[File:Stien Kaiser (1968).jpg|140px|thumb|Stien Kaiser, 1968]]
[[File:Ria Stalman 1982b.jpg|140px|thumb|Ria Stalman, 1982]]
Delft is the birthplace of:

=== Dutch Golden Age ===
*[[Jacob Willemsz Delff]] the Elder, (ca. 1550–1601), portrait painter
*[[Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt]] (1567–1641), painter
*[[Willem van der Vliet]] (c. 1584–1642), painter
*[[Adriaen van de Venne]] (1589–1662), painter
*[[Adriaen Cornelisz van Linschoten]] (1590–1677), painter
*[[Daniël Mijtens]] (ca. 1590–1647/48), portrait painter
*[[Leonaert Bramer]] (1596–1674), painter of genre, religious, and history paintings
*[[Pieter Jansz van Asch]] (1603–ca. 1678), painter
*[[Evert van Aelst]] (1602–1657), still life painter
*[[Hendrick Cornelisz. van Vliet]] (ca. 1611–1675), painter of church interiors
*[[Harmen Steenwijck]] (ca. 1612–ca. 1656), painter of [[still life]]s and fruit
*[[Jacob Willemsz Delff the Younger]] (1619–1661), portrait painter
*[[David Beck]] (1621–1656), portrait painter
*[[Egbert van der Poel]] (1621–1664), genre and landscape painter
*[[Daniel Vosmaer]] (1622–1666), painter
*[[Willem van Aelst]] (1627–1683), artist of [[still-life]]s
*[[Hendrick van der Burgh]] (1627–after 1664), genre painter
*[[Johannes Vermeer]] (1632–1675), painter of domestic interior scenes
*[[Ary de Milde]] (1634–1708), ceramist

=== Public thinking and service ===
*[[Christian van Adrichem]] (1533–1585), Catholic priest and theological writer<ref>{{cite Catholic Encyclopedia |wstitle=Christian_Kruik_van_Adrichem |volume=01 |short=x}}</ref>
*[[Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn]] (1556–1623), one of the first Dutchmen in Japan
*[[Hugo Grotius]] (1583–1645), humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian and jurist who laid the foundations for [[international law]]
*[[Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange]] (1584–1647), sovereign [[prince of Orange]] and [[stadtholder]] of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders & Overijssel from 1625 to 1647
*[[Philippus Baldaeus]] (1632–1671), minister in [[Jaffna]]
*[[Diederik Durven]] (1676–1740), [[Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies]] from 1729 to 1732
*[[Abraham van der Weijden]] (1743–1773), ship's captain, initiated of [[Freemasonry in South Africa]]
*[[Gerrit Paape]] (1752–1803), painter of earthenware and stoneware, poet, journalist, novelist, judge, columnist and finally a ministerial civil servant
*[[Aegidius van Braam]] (1758–1822), naval [[vice-admiral]]
*[[Agneta Matthes]] (1847–1909), entrepreneur, manufactured yeast using the [[History of the cooperative movement|cooperative movement]] and housed workers at [[Agnetapark]]
*[[Henk Zeevalking]] (1922–2005), politician and jurist
*[[Piet Bukman]] (1934–2022), politician and diplomat
*[[Klaas de Vries (Labour Party)|Klaas de Vries]] (born 1943), politician and jurist
*[[Atzo Nicolaï]] (1960–2020), politician
*[[Marja van Bijsterveldt]] (born 1961), politician, Mayor of Delft since 2016
*[[Alexander Pechtold]] (born 1965), politician and art historian

=== Science and business ===
*[[Adolphus Vorstius]] (1597–1663), physician and botanist
*[[Martin van den Hove]] (1605–1639), astronomer and mathematician
*[[Antonie van Leeuwenhoek]] (1632–1723), father of [[microbiology]] and developer of the [[microscope]]
*[[Nicolaas Kruik]] (1678–1754), land surveyor, cartographer, astronomer, weatherman and eponym of the [[Museum De Cruquius]]
*[[Bernard Romans]] (ca. 1720-ca. 1783), land surveyor, artist, naturalist, and author 
*[[Martin van Marum]] (1750–1837), physician, inventor, scientist and teacher<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Marum,_Martin_van |volume=17 |short=x}}</ref>
*[[Jacob Gijsbertus Samuël van Breda]] (1788–1867), biologist and geologist
*[[Philippe-Charles Schmerling]] (1791–1836), prehistorian, geologist and pioneer in [[paleontology]]
*[[Martinus Beijerinck]] (1851–1931), microbiologist, discovered [[virus]]es, lived and worked in Delft
*[[Guillaume Daniel Delprat]] [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (1856–1937), metallurgist, mining engineer and businessman
*[[Frederik H. Kreuger]] (1928–2015), high-voltage scientist, academic and inventor
*[[Marjo van der Knaap]] (born 1958), professor of pediatric neurology, [[white matter]] researcher
*[[Antoni Folkers]] (born 1960), architect, humanist
*[[Peter Schrijver]] (born 1963), historical linguist
*[[Ionica Smeets]] (born 1979), mathematician, science journalist, TV presenter and academic
*[[Boyan Slat]] (born 1994), inventor and entrepreneur, CEO of [[The Ocean Cleanup]]

=== Art ===
*[[Suzanne Manet]] (1829–1906), pianist, wife and model of painter [[Édouard Manet]]
*[[Betsy Perk]] (1833–1906), author of novels and plays, pioneer of the Dutch women's movement
*[[Ton Lutz]] (1919–2009) and [[Pieter Lutz]] (1927–2009), brothers and actors<ref>{{cite web |title=Ton Lutz |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0527608/ |website=IMDb |access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[Bram Bogart]] (1921–2012), expressionist painter of the [[COBRA (avant-garde movement)|COBRA]] group
*[[Cor Dam]] (1935–2019), sculptor, painter, illustrator and ceramist
*[[Kader Abdolah]] (born 1954), poet and columnist
*[[Michèle Van de Roer]] (born 1956), artist, designer, photographer and engraver
*[[Mariska Hulscher]] (born 1964), TV presenter<ref>{{cite web |title=Mariska Hulscher |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1506196/ |website=IMDb |access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[Emma Kirchner]] (1830 - 1909), first woman photographer in Delft area<ref>{{Cite web |title=Depth of Field {{!}} Scherptediepte |url=https://depthoffield.universiteitleiden.nl/2035f06nl/ |access-date=2023-01-18 |website=depthoffield.universiteitleiden.nl}}</ref>
*[[Wessel van Diepen]] (born 1966), radio host, music producer and former TV presenter<ref>{{cite web |title=Wessel van Diepen |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5015260/ |website=IMDb |access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[Rob Das]] (born 1969), film and TV actor, director and writer<ref>{{cite web |title=Rob Das |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0201909/ |website=IMDb}}</ref>
*[[Jan-Willem van Ewijk]] (born 1970), film director, actor and screenwriter<ref>{{cite web |title=Jan-Willem van Ewijk |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2438008/ |website=IMDb |access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[Ricky Koole]] (born 1972) a Dutch singer and film actress<ref>{{cite web |title=Ricky Koole |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0465546/ |website=IMDb |access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[Vincent de Moor]] (born 1973), [[trance music]]ian and remixer
*[[VanVelzen|Roel van Velzen]] (born 1978), singer
*[[Marly van der Velden]] (born 1988), actress and fashion designer<ref>{{cite web |title=Marly van der Velden |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1942606/ |website=IMDb |access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[Rose Schmits]] (born c. 1988), potter and trans activist

=== Sport ===
*[[Jan Thomée]] (1886–1954), footballer, team bronze medallist at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Henri van Schaik]] (1899–1991), horse rider, team silver medallist in the [[1936 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Tinus Osendarp]] (1916–2002), sprint runner, twice bronze medallist at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Stien Kaiser]] (1938–2022), speed skater, twice bronze medallist at the [[1968 Winter Olympics]] and gold and silver medallist in the [[1972 Winter Olympics]]
*[[Pieter van der Kruk]] (1941–2020), heavyweight weightlifter and shot putter, competed at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Jan Timman]] (born 1951), chess grandmaster, raised in Delft
*[[Ria Stalman]] (born 1951), discus thrower and shot putter, gold medallist in the discus at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Frank Leistra]] (born 1960), field hockey goalkeeper, team bronze medallist at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Ken Monkou]] (born 1964), football player with 356 club caps
*[[Eeke van Nes]] (born 1969), rower, team bronze medallist at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] and team silver medallist at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Thamar Henneken]] (born 1979), freestyle swimmer, team silver medallist at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Ard van Peppen]] (born 1985), footballer with over 350 club caps
*[[Sytske de Groot]] (born 1986), rower, team bronze medallist at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Aaron Meijers]] (born 1987), footballer with almost 400 club caps
*[[Michaëlla Krajicek]] (born 1989), tennis player
*[[Arantxa Rus]] (born 1990), tennis player
*[[Kelly Vollebregt]] (born 1995), handball player
*[[Victoria Pelova]] (born 1999), football player
*[[Tijmen van der Helm]] (born 2004), racing driver