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

Martin Perscheid was a German cartoonist. He created a main character in 1994, who appeared from 1998 under the title Perscheids Abgründe. More than 4,300 strips appeared in several German newspapers and magazines. He is known for his "fearless glimpses into human abysses of sexism, racism, ignorance, corruption and stupidity, captured with black humour."

Tatjana Lofamakanda Pinto is a German athlete who competes as a sprinter.

Sebastian Stahl is a German racing driver. He is the step-brother of former Formula One drivers Ralf Schumacher and the seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher.

Nikolaus Blome is a German journalist and author.

Nicole Safft, professionally known as Rollergirl, is a German singer with a number of successful tracks such as "Dear Jessie" and "Luv U More", a cover of the Sunscreem song.

Lena Goeßling is a German footballer. She plays as a midfielder for VfL Wolfsburg.

Dirk Wiese is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2013.

Brigitte Margret Ida Mohnhaupt is a German convicted former terrorist associated with the second generation of the Red Army Faction (RAF) members. She was also part of the Socialist Patients' Collective (SPK). From 1971 until 1982 she was active within the RAF.

Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst is a German prelate of the Catholic Church and theologian. He was a vicar and an auxiliary bishop in Münster before becoming the Bishop of Limburg in January 2008. Pope Francis removed him from the exercise of his episcopal office on 23 October 2013 and on 26 March 2014 accepted his resignation as Bishop of Limburg, following a long-standing public dispute about the costs and financing of a diocesan construction project.

Alexandra Popp is a German footballer and Olympic gold medalist. She plays as a striker for VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team. She previously played for FCR 2001 Duisburg and 1. FFC Recklinghausen. Popp was named German Footballer of the Year twice, in 2014 and 2016, and in February 2019, was named captain of the national team.