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== Notable people ==
* [[John William, Baron Ripperda]] (1684–1737) political adventurer and Spanish Prime Minister <ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Ripperda, John William |volume= 23 |short=x}}</ref>
* [[Marten Douwes Teenstra]] (1795-1864) writer and traveller in South Africa and the [[Dutch East Indies]]
* [[Albert Egges van Giffen]] (1884–1973) archaeologist, specialised in [[hunebeds]] and [[tumuli]] 
* [[Jan Wiegers]] (1893-1959) expressionist painter
* [[Roelof Kruisinga]] (1922–2012) politician and physician
* [[Bert Groen]] (born 1945) corporate director, former civil servant and politician
* [[Paul Blokhuis]] (born 1963) politician
* [[Sietze de Vries]] (born 1973) organist

=== Sport ===
* [[Matthijs Vellenga]] (born 1977) rower, medallist at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]
* [[David Kuiper]] (born 1980) rower
* [[Hieke Zijlstra]] (born 1981) footballer