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 1 January 2019 by the merger of the municipalities Binnenmaas, Cromstrijen, Korendijk, Oud-Beijerland, and Strijen.

Notable people

 * Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522–1568) a general and statesman, Lord of Oud-Beijerland.
 * Philip, Count of Egmont (1558 – 1590) the fifth Count of Egmont and Lord of Oud-Beijerland
 * Thomas van der Wilt (1659 in Piershil – 1733) a Dutch painter
 * Philip van Dijk (1683 in Oud-Beijerland – 1753) a Dutch painter
 * Stoffel Muller (1776 in Puttershoek – 1833) leader of a small Dutch Protestant sect Zwijndrechtse nieuwlichters
 * Suze Groeneweg (born 1875 in Strijensas - 1940) a Dutch politician, the first woman to be elected to the Dutch parliament
 * Renée Jones-Bos (born 1952 in Oud-Beijerland) a Dutch senior civil servant and diplomat
 * Ineke Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink (born 1954) a former Dutch politician and municipal councillor in Cromstrijen
 * Anton Corbijn (born 1955 in Strijen) a Dutch photographer, music video director and film director
 * Eibert Tigchelaar (born 1959 in Sint Anthoniepolder) academic and expert on the Dead Sea Scrolls
 * Carlo Resoort (born 1973 in Numansdorp) a Dutch DJ, remixer and producer; plays with the 4 Strings
 * Benno de Goeij (born 1975 in Oud-Beijerland) a Dutch record producer, works with Armin van Buuren
 * Vivienne van den Assem (born 1983) a Dutch actress and presenter, brought up in Oud-Beijerland

Sport

 * Nijs Korevaar (1927 in Mijnsheerenland – 2016) a Dutch water polo player, team bronze medallist at the 1948 Summer Olympics
 * Kees Verkerk (born 1942 in Maasdam) a former speed skater, three time winter Olympic silver medallist and gold medallist at the 1968 Winter Olympics
 * Adri van Tiggelen (born 1957 in Oud-Beijerland) a retired Dutch footballer with 505 club caps
 * Ria Visser (born 1961 in Oud-Beijerland) a former ice speed skater and silver medallist at the 1980 Winter Olympics
 * Kristie Boogert (born 1973 in Oud-Beijerland) a former professional female tennis player and team silver medallist at the 2000 Summer Olympics