List of Famous people born in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Wilhelm Lüke
Willi Achten
Stefan Titze
Günter Schütter
Petra Overzier
Petra Overzier is a German professional badminton player. She is the first player originally from Germany to medal at the World Championships in women's singles category in 2006. Her younger sister Birgit Overzier is also a professional badminton player.
Karl Albrecht Jr.
Karl Hans Albrecht Jr. is a German billionaire, and the son of Karl Albrecht, who founded the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Theo.
Abdelkarim Zemhoute
Bernd Lichtenberg
Dorothee Wilms
Dorothee Wilms is a German politician.
Nathanael Liminski
Nathanael Liminski is a German politician from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Since 30 June 2017, he has been Head of the State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and since June 29, 2022 Minister for Federal, European and International Affairs and the Media. Liminski was considered the irreplaceable "mastermind" and most important confidante of former Prime Minister and failed CDU chancellor candidate Armin Laschet and is now perceived as a close collaborator of new Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst.