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

Dimitrios Grammozis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and current manager who last coached Darmstadt 98. During his playing years, he was known as a versatile defender and defensive midfielder.

Daniel Altmaier is a German tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 122, achieved in October 2020.

Holger Waldenberger is a German professional quiz player. He won the individual title in the European Quizzing Championships in 2012.

Jochen Nickel is a German actor. He has appeared in more than 160 films and TV series since 1988.

Stefan Heße is a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Hamburg since 26 January 2015. The youngest bishop in Germany, he has often been outspoken on social and religious topics.

Daniel Ebel, better known as Dendemann, is a German rapper. He is known for his rough voice and his witty, wordplay-filled lyrics in which he mostly tells stories from everyday life.

Britta Heidemann is a German épée fencer.

Jochen Busse is a German television actor.

Tom Gaebel is a German singer and leader of a big band named after himself. He changed the spelling of his last name, omitting the umlaut. In addition to singing and arranging, Gaebel writes lyrics in English.

Katrin Heß is a German actress, model, and voice-over artist.