People From Groningen Province
- Abel Tasman, Explorer
- Cornelis Dopper, conductor and composer
- Albert Eckhout, painter
- Ede Staal, singer-songwriter
- Wiebbe Hayes, a Dutch soldier and national hero in the 17th century
- Lenie 't Hart, animal rights activist
- Jozef Israëls, painter
- Aletta Jacobs, first woman to study medicine in the Netherlands
- Freek de Jonge, cabaret artist
- Jurrie Koolhof, former football striker. Played 106 matches for PSV Eindhoven
- Gerrit Krol, writer
- Jan Mulder, former football player. Played for Ajax Amsterdam
- Arjen Robben, footballer
- Autumn, Band
- Noisia, Band
- Daniel Bernoulli, mathematician
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