List of Famous people born in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Niklas Kaul is a German athlete competing in the combined events. He won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 2019 World Championships, becoming the youngest ever decathlon world champion. In addition, he won gold medals at the 2016 World U20 Championships and 2017 European U20 Championships and is the current world U20 record holder in the decathlon.

Markus Gabriel is a German philosopher and author at the University of Bonn. In addition to his more specialized work, he has also written popular books about philosophical issues.

Ricarda Funk is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008.

Robin Koch is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Leeds United and the German national team.

Friederike Becht is a German actress.

Katja Isabel Leikert is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since 2013, representing the Hanau electoral district. Within the CDU/CSU Bundestag Group, parliamentary colleagues elected her one of the alliance's eleven Bundestag deputy chairpersons in January 2018.

Daniel Bahr is a German politician and member of the FDP. From May 2011 to December 2013 he was Federal Minister of Health.

Julia Jäkel is a German business executive. She has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Gruner + Jahr, one of the largest publishing houses in Europe, since 2013.

Roman Weidenfeller is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga clubs 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Borussia Dortmund, as well as the German national team.

Thomas Steffen is a German lawyer who has been serving as State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Health under Minister Jens Spahn in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel since 2019. He previously served in various positions in the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF).