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

David Vržogić is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for ASC GW 49 Wielen.

Kai Hospelt is a German professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Ravensburg Towerstars of the DEL2. He was an Olympian at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

René Klingenburg is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Helga Trüpel is a German politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 until 2019. She is a member of the Alliance '90/The Greens, part of the European Green Party.

Johann König is a German art agent and founder of KÖNIG GALERIE.

Herwig Baier is a German neurobiologist with dual German and US-American citizenship. He is Director at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology and head of the department Genes – Circuits – Behavior. Herwig Baier's research aims to understand how animal brains convert sensory inputs into behavioral responses.

Henning Matriciani is a German footballer who plays as a right-back for Schalke 04.

David Zwirner is a German art dealer and owner of the David Zwirner Gallery in New York City, London, Hong Kong, and Paris.