List of Famous people born in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Wasiem Taha, better known as Massiv, is a German gangsta rapper of Palestinian origin, living in Berlin. During his early career Taha was signed to the label Horrorkore Entertainment, but later he left and signed to major label Sony BMG. He acts in the German TV-Series 4 Blocks

Bas Kast is a German science writer. He studied psychology and biology at the University of Konstanz and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Working as a freelancer first for the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit and other magazines, he later became an editor and reporter for the Berlin-based newspaper Der Tagesspiegel. His articles have earned him a number of national and international prizes. Kast has written several popular science books, some of which became best selling books that have been translated in numerous languages.

Christian Dissinger is a German handball player who plays for CS Dinamo București and the German national team.

Christian Heidel is a German football executive who previously worked for FSV Mainz 05 and Schalke 04.

Jan Siewert is a German professional football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He became the Academy Manager at Mainz 05 in July 2020.

Leon Klassen is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Austrian club WSG Tirol. Born in Germany, he has represented Russia internationally at various youth levels.

Julian Weber is a German track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He won the European Junior Championship in 2013.

Erik Durm is a German professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Eintracht Frankfurt. He made his senior debut for the Germany national team in 2014, and later that year was part of their squad which won the World Cup.

Kurt Beck is a German politician (SPD), who served as the 7th Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate from 1994 to 2013 and as the 55th President of the Bundesrat in 2000/01. On 14 May 2006 he succeeded Matthias Platzeck as chairman of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD). He resigned from that post on 7 September 2008.

Armin Schuster is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as the president of the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK) since 2020.