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

Birthe Wolter is a German actress.

Thomas Allofs is a retired German footballer who played as a striker.

Friedrich Peter Johannes Joussen is a German businessman, and the executive chairman (Vorstandsvorsitzender) of TUI Group.

Cenk Işler is a retired Turkish international footballer who played as a forward.

Irmgard Schwaetzer is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and a Protestant church official. Since 2013, she has been chairing the Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD).

Uwe Reinders is a German former footballer and manager.

Bruno Guntram Wilhelm Kahl is a German civil servant and administrative lawyer. Since 1 July 2016, he has been President of the Federal Intelligence Service (Bundesnachrichtendienst).

Nadine Gonska is a German sprinter. She competed in the 200 metres at the 2016 European Athletics Championships.

Andreas Thiel is a former German handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Klaus "Major“ Heuser is a German musician, composer and producer. He found international fame as the lead guitarist of the Cologne rock band BAP.