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

Armin-Paul Hampel is a German politician for the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) and since 2017 member of the Bundestag.

Daniel Keita-Ruel is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for SV Sandhausen.

Irmgard Möller is a former member of the German terrorist group the Red Army Faction (RAF). Her father was a high school teacher, and before joining the RAF, she was a student of German studies.

Ludger Beerbaum is an internationally successful German equestrian who competes in show jumping and has been ranked the No. 1 Show Jumper in the world by the FEI on multiple occasions. He is also a four-time Olympic Gold medalist team and individual.

Frank Rüdiger Heinrich Magnitz is a German politician from the Alternative for Germany party. Magnitz has been a Member of the Bundestag since 2017.

Lars Ricken is a German retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Since 2008, he has been a youth coordinator at Borussia Dortmund.

Deniz Naki is a German footballer of Kurdish origin who played for Amed Sportif Faaliyetler Kulübü.

Detlef Schrempf is a German-American retired professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies from 1981 to 1985, and was drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 1985 NBA draft, with the eighth overall pick. He was an All-NBA Third Team member in 1995, a three-time NBA All-Star and the NBA Sixth Man of the Year twice.

Katharina Franck is a German singer, songwriter, and musician. She first achieved fame as singer, songwriter, and guitarist of pop rock band the Rainbirds in the late 1980s. Besides her work with Rainbirds, she was also a member of the band Stein, and has released several solo albums.

Björn Otto is a retired German pole vaulter.