List of Famous people born in Overijssel, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Antonius Gerhardus Michael (Ton) Koopman is a Dutch conductor, organist and harpsichordist. He is also professor at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. In April 2003 he was knighted in the Netherlands, receiving the Order of the Netherlands Lion.

Ronald Mulder is a Dutch speed skater. He won bronze in the men's 500 metres event at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and finished sixth in the men's 500 metres event at the 2012 World Single Distance Championships. His twin brother, Michel Mulder, is also a speed skater. Both competed in The World Games 2017 in Wroclaw, Poland representing the Netherlands in 500 metres sprint and 200 metres time trial. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics in the men's 500 metres event, finishing in 7th place.

Willem Jan Pluim is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking or central midfielder for and captains Indonesian Liga 1 club PSM Makassar.

Michel Mulder is a Dutch speed skater. He is the 2014 Olympic Champion at the 500 m distance and 2014 Olympic bronze medalist at the 1,000 m distance. He finished second in the men's 500 metres event at the 2012 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships. His twin brother, Ronald Mulder, is also a speed skater. Despite being the defending champion for the 500m distance at the Olympic Games, Michel did not qualify for the 2018 Olympics. His twin brother competed in the event and finished in 7th place.

Maurits Lammertink is a Dutch cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux in road racing, and UCI Cyclo-cross team Tormans, in cyclo-cross. In 2016, he won the overall classification of the Tour de Luxembourg ahead of Philippe Gilbert and Alex Kirsch. In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France. In May 2018, he was named in the startlist for the Giro d'Italia.

Johannes Marcellus Maria "Han" Polman is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party. He has been the King's Commissioner of Zeeland since 1 March 2013. Previously he was Mayor of Bergen op Zoom and Noordwijkerhout.

Rob Harmeling is a retired Dutch professional road bicycle racer. Harmeling rode the Tour de France three times: in 1991 he was the lanterne rouge, in 1992 he won a stage, and in 1994 he was disqualified for hanging onto the team car. As amateur, Harmeling competed in the road race at the 1988 Summer Olympics and finished in 38th place. He won the world title in team time trial at the 1986 UCI Road World Championships.

Egbert Rolf "Erben" Wennemars is a Dutch former speed skater. He specialized in the sprint and middle distances of 500, 1000 and 1500 meters, and set six world records during his career.

Guus "Guusje" ter Horst is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and psychologist. She is a member of the supervisory board of Royal Dutch Shell since 1 January 2013 and chairwoman of the supervisory board of the Institute for Sound and Vision since 11 July 2011.

Wouter olde Heuvel is a Dutch former speed skater who participates in international competitions. His older brother Remco is also a speed skater.