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

Sigrid Combüchen is a Swedish novelist, essayist, literary critic and journalist.

Edward Henry Garnier, Baron Garnier, Kt PC QC is a British barrister and former Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. A former Guardian lawyer, Lord Garnier is on the socially liberal wing of his party and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Harborough in Leicestershire from 1992 until 2017. He most recently served as Solicitor General for England and Wales from the election of 2010 until the 2012 ministerial reshuffle. He stood down from the House of Commons at the 2017 general election.

Max Moszkowicz Sr. is a retired Dutch lawyer.

Ina-Yoko Teutenberg is a German former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2000 and 2013 for the Red Bull Frankfurt, Saturn Cycling Team and Specialized–lululemon teams. She took over 200 wins during her career, including 11 stages of the Giro Rosa, the 2009 Tour of Flanders, and being part of the Team Specialized–lululemon team that won the World Team Time Trial Championship in 2012. She now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's Team Trek–Segafredo.

Sven Teutenberg is a German cyclist, who currently rides for German amateur team SG Kaarst.

Adolf Winkelmann is a German film director, film producer and screenwriter. He is also a professor of film design in the department of design at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

Karl-Otto Saur was State Secretary in the Reich Ministry of Armaments and War Production in Germany during the Nazi era and de jure last defence minister of the Third Reich.