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

Sönke Wortmann is a German film director and producer.

Robin Everardus Gosens is a German professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder or left-back for Serie A club Atalanta and the Germany national team.

Wilhelm Horst Lichter is a German cook, television cook, cookbook author, and television presenter. He also occasionally appears on stage as an entertainer.

Simon Terodde is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hamburger SV.

Mirja Boes, also known under her stage name Möhre, is a German comedian, actress, and singer. Boes produces comedic party music, and also has released tracks of spoken comedy. She has released a number of singles and has also recorded with other German musicians, as part of the 'Mallorca All-Stars'. She won the 2007 German Comedy Award as a member of the ensemble of 'Frei Schnauze', and the 2008 German Comedy Award.

Henrike Marie Bäumer is a German film and TV actress. She has appeared in more than forty films since 1993. She has a son with actor Nicki von Tempelhoff.

Rolf Mützenich is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) who has been serving as chairman of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag since June 2019.

David Christian Bongartz, better known by his stage name David Garrett, is a German classical and crossover violinist and recording artist.

Karl-Heinz "Kalle" Rummenigge is a German football executive and former professional football player. He is the Chairman of Executive Board of FC Bayern München AG, a daughter company of German Bundesliga team Bayern Munich.

Veronica Maria Cäcilia Ferres is a German producer and actress of film, television, and stage. Her 2007 portrayal of Sara Bender in Die Frau vom Checkpoint Charlie, based on the true story of Jutta Fleck, earned her the award for Best Actress at the Deutscher Fernsehpreis.