Biographies

About Aalten residents who have played an important or notable role in our local history or beyond. This list is by no means exhaustive.

Adriaan Johannes Willem Monnik

1879–1951

Abraham Antonij Stumph

1784–1818

Abraham Casper Salomon ten Bokkel

1761–1831

Abraham ten Dam

1834–1915

Adriaan Pieter Slicher van Bath

1838–1933

Anton Driessen

1797–1879

Anton Kuijsten

1917–2007

Antoon Stapelkamp

1886–1960

Arent Jan te Slaa

1870–1935

Arnoldus Florentinus Roelvink, LL.M.

1789–1861

Aron Jedwab (Willem Herfstink)

1943

Bernard Andries Roelvink

1818–1882

Bernard Huinink

1886–1970

Bernard Leezer

Bernard Manschot

1850–1920

Bernardus Gerhardus Vaags

1855–1936

Cato Kothuis

1908–2001

Christiaan Casper Stumph

1745–1820

Dela Maria Vaags

1956–2011

Derk Lijsen (1767–1838)

dec. 1767–1838

Dick Fries

1924–2002

Dirk Stegeman

1830–1910

Doeke Bekius

1922–2013

Rev. Derk Breukelaar

1814–1891

Evert Jan van Schaik

1881–1947

Evert Maarten Smilda

1928–2020

Evert Sickens van Veen

1902–1976

Father Jan de Vries

1911–1964

Frederik Willem Jacob Immink

1822–1893

G.J. Kaemingk, inventor of ‘electric education’

Georg Ludwig Carl Heinrich Baud

1858–1921

Gerard Tebroke

Gerrit Heersink

1846–1920

Gerrit Hendrik Heinen

1851–1930

Gerrit Jan Heinen

1858–1929

Gerrit Jan Lammers

1903–1976

Gerrit Jan Prinsen

1888–1941

Gertrud van Myllendonk

1552–1612

Gooswijn van der Lawick

ca. 1547–1629

Heinrich Driessen

1794–1879

Hendrickje Stoffels

Hendrik Hieltje Hans Haverkamp

1927–2011

Herman Driessen

1831–1911

Izaak Antonie de Moor

1905–1984

Jacobus Wilhelmus van Hopbergen

1817–1913

Jan Brill

1878–1924

Jan Elferink

Jan Hendrik Willem Mensink

1869–1943

Jan Steven Schaars Prins

1817–1893

Jans Betting

1871–1956

Johan (Hans) Pruim, LL.M.

1931–2014

Johan Hora Adema

1843–1938

Johan Obbink

1869–1957

Paul Hagemann

1882–1960

John Bernard William Maitland

1826–1894

Johannes der Weduwen

1902–1945

Joop and Truus Doodeheefver

Joseph Driessen

1870–1938

Joseph Gerard van der Schaaf

1798–1877

Leonard Roelvink, LL.M.

1833–1886

Lourens Navis

1870–1940

‘Knonnepoetse’

1894–1967

Ruurd Faber

1912–1992

Monasso: Italian Terrazzo Workers in Aalten

Otto Hendrik Roschet

1769–1824

Jan Holstein

1589

Pastor Van Rooijen

1876

Piet Bloot

1924–1982

Piet te Lintum

1909–1985

Pieter Hendrikus Boer

1862–1927

Pieter Losecaat Vermeer

1856–1909

Rev. Herman Theodorus Obbink

1869–1947

Rev. Jan Derk Stegeman

1875–1970

Rev. Johannes Hendrik Frederik Gangel

1839–1908

Rev. Tjeerd Radsma

1772–1839

Servaas van Leuven

1811–1898

The Thomson-van Hopbergen family

Ton Kötter

1906–1991

Toni Stapelkamp

1807–1889

‘Uncle Jan’ Wikkerink

1896–1981

Vagrant from Bredevoort sent to Veenhuizen as punishment

Warnar Willem Marinus Moll

1857–1937

Wilhelm Albertus Lammers

1857–1913

Wilhelm van Haersolte

ca. 1596–1646

Willem Carel Tack

1838–1915

Willem Catharinus Krijgers Janzen

1899–1991

Willem Hebly

1908–1996

Willem Massen

1908

Willem te Gussinklo Jr.

1888–1969

Willem te Gussinklo Sr.

1852–1920

Willy Walvoort

1935–2018

Wim Mateman

1945–2019

Wolf Misslich († 1639)

1639