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

Felix Reda is a German researcher and politician who was Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Germany. He was a member of the Pirate Party Germany until 27 March 2019, part of The Greens–European Free Alliance. He has been Vice-President of the Greens/EFA group since 2014. He was also previously the president of Young Pirates of Europe. After the 2019 European Parliament election Reda was succeeded by Patrick Breyer, Marcel Kolaja, Markéta Gregorová, and Mikuláš Peksa.

Stefan Reinartz is a retired German footballer who played a defensive midfielder or defender.

Ulrich 'Uli' Ernst Borowka is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Lamya Kaddor is a German scholar of Islamic studies of Syrian ancestry, a writer and founder and chairwoman of the Liberal-Islamic Association. She is known for introducing Islamic education in German in public schools in Germany.

Simon Rolfes is a retired German footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Klaus Allofs is a German former professional football player, manager, and executive.

Claus-Dieter Wollitz is a German football coach and former player, who last managed 1. FC Magdeburg.

Friedrich Curtius is a German football official.

Marcel Siem is a German professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.

Güven Yalçın is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Lecce on loan from Beşiktaş.