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

Frank Schwabe is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2005.

Cemile Giousouf is a German; she was the first ever Muslim member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), serving as Member of the Bundestag for one legislative term from 2013 until 2017.

Gideon Jung is a German professional footballer who currently plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Hamburger SV.

Florian Kringe is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Tim Schrick is a German racecar driver and television presenter. He is the son of Peter Schrick, founder of engine manufacturing company Dr. Schrick GmbH now known as AVL-Schrick GmbH.

Mieke Kröger is a German track and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Team Coop–Hitec Products.

Klaus Fichtel is a German former international footballer who played as a defender.

Damian Matthias Armin Wierling is a German swimmer. He competed in the men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Nicole Nau is a German dancer of Tango Argentino and Argentine folklore.

Luke Campbell is a German athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. He represented Germany at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin narrowly missing the final. He later competed at the 2019 World Championships in Doha reaching the semifinals.