List of Famous people born in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Ronald Joseph Corbett MacLean is a Canadian sportscaster for the CBC and Rogers Media who is best known as the host of Hockey Night in Canada from 1986 to 2014 and since 2016, and is also a hockey referee.

Moritz Seider is a German professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing with Rögle BK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) on loan as a prospect with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Red Wings, 6th overall, in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.

Gerhard Ludwig Müller is a German cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) from his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012 until 2017. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2014.

Günter Verheugen is a German politician who served as European Commissioner for Enlargement from 1999 to 2004, and then as European Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry from 2004 to 2010. He was also one of five vice presidents of the 27-member Barroso Commission. After his retirement, he is now honorary Professor at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder).

Christin Hussong is a German track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She has won gold at the 2011 World Youth Championships, 2015 European U23 Championships and at the 2018 European Championships. Hussong holds the European Championships record with her personal best throw of 67.90 m.

Isaac Evolue Etue Bofenda Bonga is a German professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Standing 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he began his professional career with Skyliners Frankfurt of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Born in Neuwied, Bonga represents the senior German national team in international competitions. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers and immediately traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2018 NBA draft. Bonga is the only active NBA player to have a body mass index (BMI) below 20.

Torsten Lieberknecht is a retired German football player and manager, who last managed MSV Duisburg.

Suat Serdar is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Schalke 04 and the Germany national team.

Jürgen Kohler is a World Cup-winning German footballer and manager, who played as a centre-back. Since 2018, he is in charge of the youth team of Viktoria Köln.

Christiane Lutz is a German opera director.