page_title: Helmond
section_title: Notable residents
hierarchical_section_title: Helmond / Notable residents
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of Lucas Gassel attributed to Johannes (Jan) Wierix, engraving, 1572, from the Pictorum aliquot Germaniae Inferioris Effigies by Dominicus Lampsonius
context_page_description: Helmond is a municipality and a city in the Metropoolregio Eindhoven of the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands.
  Helmond has many textile companies. The Vlisco factory is located next to the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal which runs through the city.
  The name 'Helmond' can be traced back to a combination of Hel, which means "low-lying", and Mond, which would refer to a higher ground, secure place. The name has nothing to do with the contemporary literal translation of Hell Mouth.
  In 1241 a first coat of arms was created, containing a helmet as a reference to the word Helmond, since this early in history the historical meaning of the city name was already lost to its inhabitants. This helmet would symbolize the fortified medieval town. Originally a medieval pot helmet, this was later adapted to a new fashion style and is now a tournament helmet. The oak branches symbolizing freedom. The bird in the branches is a medieval decoration and has no meaning.
  The spoken language is Helmonds.
context_section_description: Lucas Gassel (ca.1490-ca.1570) Flemish Renaissance painter of landscapes
  Anthonius Konings (1821-1884) a Redemptorist professor and theological writer 
  Theodorus Willem van Lidth de Jeude (1853–1937) a Dutch zoologist and herpetologist
  Matthijs Vermeulen (1888–1967) a Dutch composer and music journalist
  Willem Zeylmans van Emmichoven (1893-1961) a Dutch psychiatrist and anthroposophist
  Franz Jozef Van Beeck (1930-2011) a Dutch priest, author and Christian theologian
  Elly Blanksma-van den Heuvel (born 1959), politician and former bank manager, Mayor of Helmond since 2012
  Harry van Bommel (born 1962) a politician, anti-globalisation activist and former educator
  Diana van Berlo (born 1966), former member of disco/pop girl group Luv'
  Stochelo Rosenberg (born 1968) a Gypsy jazz guitarist who leads the Rosenberg Trio
  M. H. Benders (born 1971) a Dutch poet and philosopher
caption: Lucas Gassel, 1572
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