Hoeksche Waard (municipality)
Hoeksche Waard is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, consisting of the eponymous Hoeksche Waard and Tiengemeten islands.
The municipality was formed on January 1, 2019, by the merger of the municipalities Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland, and Strijen.Notable people
- Lamoral, Count of Egmont a general and statesman, Lord of Oud-Beijerland
- Philip, Count of Egmont the fifth Count of Egmont and Lord of Oud-Beijerland
- Thomas van der Wilt a Dutch painter
- Philip van Dijk a Dutch painter
- Stoffel Muller leader of a small Dutch Protestant sect Zwijndrechtse nieuwlichters
- Suze Groeneweg a Dutch politician, the first woman to be elected to the Dutch parliament
- Renée Jones-Bos a Dutch senior civil servant and diplomat
- Ineke Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink a former Dutch politician and municipal councillor in Cromstrijen
- Anton Corbijn a Dutch photographer, music video director and film director
- Eibert Tigchelaar academic and expert on the Dead Sea Scrolls
- Carlo Resoort a Dutch DJ, remixer and producer; plays with the 4 Strings
- Benno de Goeij a Dutch record producer, works with Armin van Buuren
- Vivienne van den Assem a Dutch actress and presenter, brought up in Oud-Beijerland
Sport
- Nijs Korevaar a Dutch water polo player, team bronze medallist at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Kees Verkerk a former speed skater, three time winter Olympic silver medallist and gold medallist at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Adri van Tiggelen a retired Dutch footballer with 505 club caps
- Ria Visser a former ice speed skater and silver medallist at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Kristie Boogert a former professional female tennis player and team silver medallist at the 2000 Summer Olympics
