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

Frank Biela is an auto racing driver, mainly competing in touring cars and sportscar racing. He has raced exclusively in cars manufactured by the Audi marque since 1990.

Klaus Karl Ludwig is a German racing driver.

August Franz Anton Hans Fritzsche was a senior German Nazi official, ending the war as Ministerialdirektor at the Propagandaministerium. He was the preeminent German broadcaster of his time, as part of efforts to present a more popular and entertaining side of the Nazi regime, and his voice was recognised by the majority of Germans.

Heinz van Haaren is a Dutch former football midfielder.

Diana Sorbello is a German schlager singer.

Nikolaus Schneider was from 9 November 2010 to 10 November 2014 president of the council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD).

Michael Jakobs is a retired German football player.

Sebastian Schonlau is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for and captains 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV.

Dietmar "Didi" Schacht is a former professional German footballer and current football coach, who most recently was in charge of SV Straelen.