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

Sjoeke Nüsken is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eintracht Frankfurt and the Germany women's national team.

Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut is a German diplomat, currently serving as the Head of EU Delegation to Turkey. He was previously German Ambassador to France. Before that, he served as the chief adviser for European affairs to the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel.

Mike Leon Grosch is a German singer who came to fame as the runner-up of the third season of the television show Deutschland sucht den SuperStar, the German version of Pop Idol.

Nova Meierhenrich is a German television presenter and actress.

Gökhan Töre is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş and the Turkish national team.

Danny Vieira da Costa is a German professional footballer who plays as a right back in the Bundesliga for Mainz 05 on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt.

Fabian Jacobi is a German politician for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag.

Wolfgang Niersbach is a German sports official and former sports journalist. From 2 March 2012 until 9 November 2015, he was President of the German Football Association.

Markus Maria Profitlich is a German comedian, actor and voice actor who was a cast member of Die Wochenshow between 1999 and 2001. He now hosts and performs his own show, Mensch Markus.

Mateusz Przybylko is a German high jumper of Polish descent. He won the gold medal at the 2018 European Championships.