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

Klaus Biesenbach, born in Bergisch Gladbach, West Germany, is the director of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), and former director of MoMA PS1 and Chief Curator at Large at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City. He is also the founding director of Kunst-Werke (KW) Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin and Berlin Biennale.

Benjamin Philip Kleibrink is a German left-handed foil fencer, 2007 team European champion, two-time Olympian, two-time Olympic medalist, and 2008 Olympic champion.

Martin Stratmann is a German electrochemist and materials scientist. He is one of the directors at the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung in Düsseldorf since 2000 and heads its department of Interface Chemistry and Surface Engineering.

Franz-Josef Hermann Bode is German prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany, since 1995. He has been a bishop since 1991 and Deputy Chairman of the German Bishops Conference since 2017. Within that Conference, he is considered one of the strongest advocates of expanding the role of women in the Church.