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

Hans-Jürgen Hubert Dohrenkamp, better known by his stage name Jürgen von der Lippe, is a German television presenter, entertainer, actor and comedian. His stage name comes from the fact that he was born near the source of the river Lippe.

Anne Will is a German television journalist and host of the eponymous political talk show. She was anchorwoman of the daily Tagesthemen news broadcast on ARD from 14 April 2001 until 24 June 2007.

Mats Julian Hummels is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team.

Sezer Öztürk is a Turkish former footballer.

Juli Zeh is a German writer.

Corinna Schumacher is a German animal rights activist and accomplished horse rider.

Hans-Georg Maaßen is a German civil servant and lawyer. From 1 August 2012 to 8 November 2018, he served as the President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Germany's domestic security agency and one of three agencies in the German Intelligence Community.

Jörg Hubert Meuthen is a German economist and right-wing politician serving as Federal spokesman for Alternative for Germany (AfD) since July 2015. He was frontrunner for the AfD at the 2016 Baden-Württemberg state election and has been a Member of Parliament and parliamentary leader since March 2016. Since the end of 2017, Meuthen has been a member of the European Parliament and deputy chairman of the EFDD. He was the leading candidate of the AfD for the 2019 European Parliament election.

Carsten Linnemann is a German economist and politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Union, he has been a member of the German Bundestag since the 2009 election, representing Paderborn – Gütersloh III. He serves as the leader of MIT, the pro-business wing in the CDU/CSU.

Thorsten Legat is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.