List of Famous people born in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Bernhardine Nienau, called Bernile, was a German girl who became known as "the Führer's child" because of her close friendship with Adolf Hitler that lasted from 1933 to 1938. One of her grandmothers was Jewish.

Johannes Röring is a German politician. Born in Vreden, North Rhine-Westphalia, he represents the CDU. Johannes Röring has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2005.

Ulrich Büscher is a German former football player.

Manfred Nielson is an admiral of the German Navy currently serving as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia.

Thomas Druyen is a German sociologist and director of two institutes at the Sigmund Freud Private University in Vienna. In addition to his work as a speaker and author - especially on philosophical and contemporary topics - Druyen focuses his research on the psychological and neural conditions as well as the accompanying phenomena of shaping the future, digitization and demographic change. He also deals with the psychology and life of the wealthy. As one of the most important researchers in the field of wealth research, Druyen is regularly present in various print and audiovisual media.

Hans Albert is a German philosopher. Born in Cologne, he lives in Heidelberg.

Christoph Vogelsang is a German professional poker player from Sassenberg, Münster.

Nicole Schott is a German figure skater. She is the 2016 CS Warsaw Cup champion, the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy bronze medalist, a two-time NRW Trophy champion, and a five-time German national champion. She has finished within the top ten at three European Championships.

Vera Brandes is a German music producer and researcher in music and media effects.

Marcel Risse is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Viktoria Köln, on loan from 1.FC Köln. Born in Cologne, Risse has played for Bayer Leverkusen, 1. FC Nürnberg and 1. FSV Mainz 05.