List of Famous people born in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Thomas Kraft is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Klaus M. Schmidt is a German economist who currently works as Professor of Economics at the University of Munich (LMU). His research focuses on behavioural economics, game theory and contract theory. In 2001, Schmidt was awarded the Gossen Prize in recognition for his contributions to economic research on game theory, contract theory, and the economics of fairness. He is a member of the council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings.

Benjamin Auer is a German former professional footballer who is a centre-forward.

Klaus Zmorek is a German actor.

Elisabeth Langgässer was a German author and teacher. She is known for lyrical poetry and novels. Her short story Saisonbeginn, for example, provides a graphically human portrayal of a 1930s German Alpine village erecting a sign forbidding the entry of Jews.

Lars Bender is a German footballer playing for Wuppertaler SV. He made his debut on the professional league level in the 2. Bundesliga for TuS Koblenz on 22 August 2008, when he came on as a substitute in the 67th minute in a game against FSV Frankfurt. On 16 June 2011, he joined Kickers Offenbach.

Oliver Batista Meier is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Heerenveen, on loan from Bayern Munich. A youth international for Germany, he is also eligible to represent Brazil.

Eva Lohse is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). She was the mayor (Oberbürgermeisterin) of Ludwigshafen from 2002 to 2017.

Ludwig Fischer was a German Nazi Party lawyer, politician and a convicted war criminal who was executed for war crimes.

Felix Genn is a German bishop of the Catholic Church who is currently the Bishop of Münster. Previously, he was the Bishop of Essen and, prior to that, was an Auxiliary Bishop of Trier. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Congregation for Bishops.