De Wolden

De Wolden () is a municipality in the northeastern Netherlands in the province of Drenthe.

Population centres

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of De Wolden, June 2015

Jan Evertsen Cloppenburgh (1571 in Ruinen Ã¢ÂÂ 1648) a Dutch publisher during the Dutch Golden Age
Steven van Voorhees (1600 in Hees Ã¢ÂÂ 1684) an early Dutch settler in America
Henrik Ruse, Baron of Rysensteen (1624 in Ruinen - 1679) a Dutch officer and fortification engineer
Hendrikje Doelen (1784 in Oosterwijk Ã¢ÂÂ 1847) a Dutch serial killer
Jan Arend Godert de Vos van Steenwijk II (1818 in De Wijk Ã¢ÂÂ 1905) a Dutch politician and president of the senate 1874/1880
Jan Hendrik de Boer (1899 in Ruinen Ã¢ÂÂ 1971) a Dutch physicist and chemist
Jan Vayne (1966 in Zuidwolde) a Dutch pianist
Korie Homan (born 1986 in de Wijk) a Dutch former wheelchair tennis player and gold medallist at the 2008 Paralympics