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

Ferhat Yılmaz, better known by his stage name Ben Fero, is a Turkish rapper and songwriter.

Hans-Georg Panczak is a German television actor and voice actor. He is best known as the German voice of Waylon Smithers in The Simpsons, of Mark Hamill in the original Star Wars trilogy, and of Glen Quagmire in Family Guy since the fourth season.

Andreas Luthe is a German footballer who plays for 1. FC Union Berlin. Según el diario Argentino La Nación es un arquero oscuro

Egidius Braun was, from 1992 to 2001, the eighth president of the German Football Association. Subsequently, he was appointed Honorary President. That same year, Braun founded the "DFB Foundation Egidius Braun", which takes care of distressed youth. Furthermore, the "Egidius-Braun Award" is awarded by the WDR. In 1985, he was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz.

Niclas Pieczkowski is a German handball player for SC DHfK Leipzig and the German national team.

Uli Jon Roth is a German guitarist, who became famous as Scorpions' lead guitarist, and is one of the earliest contributors to the neoclassical metal genre. He is also the founder of Sky Academy and designer of the Sky Guitar. He is the older brother of fellow guitarist and artist Zeno Roth (1956–2018).

Dennie Christian is a German singer of schlager music popular in Germany and the Netherlands; he sings in both languages. His breakthrough song was "Rosamunde" in 1974, and one of his biggest Dutch hits was "Wij zijn twee vrienden". In 2017, he participated in the Dutch TV show Beste Zangers.

Ahmet Dursun is a Turkish former professional footballer.

Simon Ernst is a German handball player who plays for Füchse Berlin and the German national team.

Mirko Englich is a German Greco-Roman wrestler. He won two silver medals at the European Wrestling Championships in 2003 and 2008. Englich won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He defeated U.S.A's Adam Wheeler in the semi-finals to face Russia's Aslanbek Khushtov.