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

Viktor Worms is a German radio and television host and producer.

Sascha Stegemann is a German football referee who is based in Niederkassel. He referees for 1. FC Niederkassel of the Middle Rhine Football Association. He is a FIFA referee, and is ranked as a UEFA second category referee.

Kevin Münch is a German darts player.

Elke Erb is a German author-poet based in Berlin. She has also worked as a literary editor and translator.

Norman Volker Franz is a German murderer and fugitive who is being sought after by international arrest warrant.

Stefan Ruthenbeck is a former German football player who last managed 1. FC Köln. He played as a defender.

Elias Kachunga is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Championship club Sheffield Wednesday. He represented Germany at youth level, and DR Congo at senior level.

Akif Çağatay Kılıç is a Turkish educator, politician, an MP for Samsun Province of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), and the current Minister of Youth and Sports of Turkey.

Ingrid Klimke is a German eventing rider. She appeared at five Olympics from 2000 to 2016. With her horse Abraxxas, she won two gold medals in team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she won a team silver with Hale-Bob.

Burkhard Jung is a German politician, of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been the 21st lord mayor (Oberbürgermeister) of Leipzig (Saxony) since March 29, 2006. In addition, he has been serving as president of the Association of German Cities since 2019; he is the first representative of an East German city in that office.