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

Bastian Roscheck is a German handball player for SC DHfK Leipzig and the German national team.

Yasmin Kwadwo is a German track and field athlete who competes in the sprints. Her personal best for the 100 metres is 11.29 seconds.

Andrea Lindholz is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2013. She represents the Aschaffenburg constituency.

Kasper König is a German museum director and curator.

Dženis Burnić is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. FC Heidenheim in the 2. Bundesliga and the Germany under-20 national team.

Martin Kree is a German former footballer, who played mostly as a central defender.

Antonia Lottner is a German tennis player.

Markus Happe is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Eckhard Krautzun is a German football coach and former football player.

Lirim Zendeli is a German-Albanian-Macedonian racing driver who is set to compete for MP Motorsport in the 2021 Formula 2 Championship. He competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Charouz Racing System in 2019 as the reigning German Formula 4 champion. After the 2019 F3 season, Zendeli competed in the 2020 Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand before joining Trident for the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, where he won a race at Spa.