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

Herman Ponsteen is a retired track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country twice at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972. Four years later he won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit.

André Paus is a Dutch former professional footballer and current manager of Maltese club Birkirkara.

Céline Henriette Bianca van Gerner is a retired Dutch elite artistic gymnast, two-time Olympian, and bronze medalist at the 2018 European Championships

Diego Muhammad bin Robbie Michiels or Diego Michiels is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a full-back. His father, Robbie Michiels, is from Jakarta. While his mother, Annet Kloppenburg, is a Dutch citizen.

Ellen Gezina Maria van Langen is a Dutch former middle distance runner, who specialised in the 800 metres. A talented but injury-ridden athlete, she was the 1992 Olympic Champion for the women's 800 meters. She is now the director of the FBK games.

Coen Boerman is a Dutch former cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2000 to 2002 with Rabobank. He rode in the 2000 Giro d'Italia and the 2001 and 2002 Paris–Roubaix.