Laaghalerveen
Laaghalerveen is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe.
It is a part of the municipality of Midden- Drenthe, and lies about 8 km south of Assen.
Francisco Verdugo
Francisco Verdugo, Spanish military commander in the Dutch Revolt, born in 1537 in( Talavera de la Reina, province of Toledo, died in Luxembourg, 1595), became" Maestre de Campo General," in the Spanish Netherlands.
He was also the last Spanish Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen, Drenthe and Overijssel between 1581 and 1594.
GRiZ
Grant Richard Kwiecinski, also known by his stage name GRiZ, is an American DJ, songwriter, and electronic producer from Southfield Michigan.
He is known for playing the saxophone along with producing funk, electro- soul, and self- described future- funk.
George de Lalaing, Count of Rennenberg
George de Lalaing count Rennenberg( c. 1550 – 23 July 1581), was stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen, Drenthe and Overijssel in the service of Philip II of Spain from 1577 to 1581.
The Lalaing family came from Hainaut and had a tradition of governing.
His father was Philip de Lalaing, count of Hoogstraten; his mother, Anna of Rennenberg.
David Ji
David Longfen Ji is an American businessman who co-founded Apex Digital, an electronics manufacturer.
In 2004, he was arrested in China following a dispute with Sichuan Changhong Electric, a supplier owned by the city of Mianyang and the province of Sichuan.
Changhong accused him of defrauding them through bad checks.
Ji was taken, according to an account by his lawyer, to the senior management and told, "I decide whether you live or die."
He has been held in China without charges.
Ji's case highlighted an "implicit racism" in dealings with American businessmen.
As a U.S. citizen he was not granted the same treatment by authorities as non-ethnically Chinese businessmen sharing the same nationality.
Eugène Drenthe
Eugène Constantijn Donders Drenthe( December 12, 1925 – March 30, 2009) was a prominent Surinamese poet and playwright.
Drenthe was born in Laarwijk, Surinam.
He died in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on March 30, 2009, at the age of 83.
Hijkersmilde
Hijkersmilde is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe.
It is a part of the municipality of Midden- Drenthe, and lies about 13 km southwest of Assen.
Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg
Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg( ca. 1525 – 1568) was Baron of Barbançon, founder of the House of Arenberg and stadtholder of the Dutch provinces of Friesland, Groningen, Drenthe and Overijssel from 1549 until his death.
He was the son of Louis de Ligne, Baron of Barbançon from the House of Ligne and Marie of Glymes, Lady of Zevenbergen( 1503 – 1566), daughter of Cornelis of Glymes.
Jean de Ligne belonged to the closest circles around Charles V and was made a Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1546.< br>
In 1549 he became stadtholder of the Northern provinces of Friesland, Groningen, Drenthe and Overijssel .<br>
By his marriage to Marguerite de la Marck- Arenberg, sister of Robert III von der Marck- Arenberg who died without children, he became the founder of the third House of Arenberg.
He participated in the campaign in France and distinguished himself in the Battle of St. Quentin( 1557) where he, together with Henry V, Duke of Brunswick- Lüneburg, led the left wing of the infantry in the final attack against the French.
At the start of the rebellion he distanced himself of his good friend William the Silent, Lamoral, Count of Egmont and Philip de Montmorency, Count of Hoorn, and remained loyal to the King Philip II of Spain.
He was unable to stop the spread of Protestantism in his Northern provinces, but succeeded in 1567 to keep them loyal to the Crown without bloodshed.
Back south, he joined the army under the Duke of Alva, but objected against the arrests of Egmont and Hoorn.< br>
When Louis and Adolf of Nassau( brothers of William I of Orange) invaded Groningen, he was sent back by Alva to repulse this army.
There he was killed in the Battle of Heiligerlee on 23 May 1568.
Cardinal Granvelle described his death as a great loss for the Catholic faith and the King.
Arenberg was buried in the Saint Catherine Church in Zevenbergen, and his remains were moved in 1614 to the family vault in Enghien.
He had seven children, amongst whom:
Bruntinge
Bruntinge is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe.
It is a part of the municipality of Midden- Drenthe, and lies about 13 km northeast of Hoogeveen.
Leen de Groot
Leen de Groot( born 16 April 1946) is a retired Dutch cyclist who was active between 1964 and 1969.
He won the Ronde van Drenthe and Delta Profronde in 1967 and the Olympia's Tour in 1968.

Question: Are Eugène Drenthe and Griz of the same nationality?
Answer: no