This is a chronological list of notable people from Groningen, who were either born and raised there, were long-term residents, or otherwise have a strong association with the area. == Before 1750 == Wessel Gansfort (1419–1489), theologian and early humanist Volcher Coiter (1534–1576), anatomist, founder of comparative osteology and first to identify cerebrospinal meningitis Christiaan Coevershoff (1595–1659), Dutch Golden Age painter Egbert Bartholomeusz Kortenaer (1604–1665), admiral Adriaan…