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

Giuseppe "Billy" Reina is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent nine seasons in the Bundesliga with Arminia Bielefeld, Borussia Dortmund and Hertha BSC.

Kimberly Drewniok is a German volleyball player. She participated in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League.

Martin Amedick is a football player who currently plays for SC Paderborn 07 II. He started his professional career in 2001 as a defender for Arminia Bielefeld. After not breaking into Bielefeld's first team, he moved to Eintracht Braunschweig in 2004, where he became a regular starter. In 2006, he transferred to Borussia Dortmund. After two years he moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern, before signing for Eintracht Frankfurt four years later. In the summer of 2013, he returned to his hometown club SC Paderborn 07 where he spent three years as a youth player.

Benjamin Reichert is a German former professional football player and co-founder of the SK Gaming e-sports clan.

Karina Urbach is a German historian with a special interest in the Nazi period (1933–45). She has written several books on 19th and 20th century European political and cultural history.

Günther Weisenborn was a German writer and fighter in the German Resistance against Nazism.

Marc Brašnić is a German-Croatian footballer who plays as a forward for 1. FC Düren.

Filip Tapalović is a former Croatian international footballer and the current assistant manager for A-League club Melbourne Victory.