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

Peter Knäbel is a retired German football player.

Gonzalo Castro Randón is a German footballer who plays for VfB Stuttgart as a midfielder.

Tetsuya Kakihara is a Japanese voice actor and singer. Previously affiliated with 81 Produce, he became a freelancer in June 2013. He set up his own agency, Zynchro, in July 2014.

Uta Ranke-Heinemann is a German theologian, academic, and author. She holds the (nondenominational) chair of History of Religion at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Essen, her birthplace.

Elisabeth Röhm is a German-American television and film actress. She is best known for playing Kate Lockley in the television series Angel from 1999 to 2001 and Serena Southerlyn in the television series Law & Order from 2001 to 2005. She has also appeared in films such as American Hustle (2014), Joy (2015) and Bombshell (2019).

Marie-Luise Marjan is a German actress.

Alexander Voigt is a German football manager and former player.

Werner Mauss is a German former private investigator and civilian employee for police authorities and intelligence services. The name Mauss became known to the general public in association with several political conflicts and alleged scandals. The scandals included alleged conspiracy with terrorist organizations such as the ELN.

Bernd Stelter is a German comedian, a writer and a television presenter.

Torsten Klaus Frings is a German former footballer, and current manager of SV Meppen.