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

Volker Kutscher is a German novelist, best known for his Berlin-based Gereon Rath crime series, which serves as the basis for the Sky thriller series Babylon Berlin.

Nils Politt is a German cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Bora–Hansgrohe.

Frederik Pleitgen is a German journalist and correspondent for CNN International.

Saskia Fischer is a German actress who began her career in 1991. She is the daughter of Nicole Heesters and the granddaughter of famous actors Johannes Heesters and Louisa Ghijs. Fischer has lived since 2002 with actor Mario Ramos in Hamburg with whom she has a son.

Mark-Alexander Uth is a German footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Schalke 04. Once-capped by Germany U20 in 2010, Uth was called up to the Germany national football team in 2018.

Lukas Manuel Klostermann is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for RB Leipzig and the Germany national team.

Christian Sewing is a German banker who currently serves as the CEO of Deutsche Bank. He has been a member of the management board since 1 January 2015. On 8 April 2018 he was appointed chief executive officer (CEO) of Deutsche Bank.

Klaus Abbelen is a butcher master, an entrepreneur for meat products, and a race car driver.

Erwin Kostedde is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Peter Neururer is a German professional football manager, notable for coaching a number of Bundesliga clubs.