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

Mirkan Aydın is a German footballer of Kurdish descent who plays for Hatayspor.

Erdoğan Yeşilyurt is a Turkish-German footballer who currently plays for Sivasspor.

Serkan Çalık is a Turkish-German former professional footballer who played as a right winger or second striker.

Gert Engels is a former German footballer and current coach of Nadeshiko League club INAC Kobe Leonessa.

Arzu Karabulut is a German-born Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Beşiktaş J.K. with jersey number 7, and the Turkey women's national team.

Aida el Ayoubi is an Egyptian singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

Johannes Theodor "Theo" Bücker is a German football manager and a former player, who is the current coach of the under-15 team of Lebanese club Athletico SC.

Kerim Avci is a Turkish-German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Adana Demirspor.

Taner Yalçın is a German footballer of Turkish descent who currently plays for TFF Second League club Sivas Belediyespor.