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

Dr. Werner Münch is a German politician (CDU). After the reunification of Germany he moved to Saxony-Anhalt where he became the first Financial Minister of this state since refounding of same after the reunification under the 1st Minister-President Gerd Gies. After Gies had to resign already in 1991 Münch was elected as 2nd Minister-President of Saxony Anhalt from 4 July 1991 to 28 November 1993, when he resigned after criticism over alleged overpayments. He was succeeded by Christoph Bergner.

Leo Dautzenberg is a German politician and member of Christian Democratic Union of Germany in the Bundestag from 1998 till 2011.

Sebastian Schnuelle is a Canadian dog musher and dog sled racer from Whitehorse, Yukon, who won the 2009 1,000 mile Yukon Quest sled dog race. Schnuelle is fluent in English, French, and German. Nicknames: 'Sab' or 'the Armchair Musher'.

Chris Kempers is a German singer, best known for her participation in the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest.