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Ramin Djawadi is an Iranian-German film score composer known for composing the hit HBO series Game of Thrones and the Marvel films Blade: Trinity, Iron Man and Eternals. He also composed Clash of the Titans, A Wrinkle in Time, Pacific Rim, Westworld, Gears of War 4 and 5, Medal of Honor, Open Season 1 and 2, Jack Ryan and Warcraft. He won two Emmy Awards for Game of Thrones.

Asiye Nur Fettahoglu is a Turkish actress. She was credited for a number of years by her married name "Nur Aysan", but after divorcing, she went back to her birth surname. Fettahoglu was born in 1980 to Fatma and Sinan Fettahoglu as one of their five children, in Duisburg, Germany. Her education was at Besiktas Lisesi and then she went to Halic University and graduated with a degree in Fashion Design. She worked for a while as a television anchor for financial news for the Sky Turk channel.

Marcus O. Rosenmüller was born on 27 February 1963 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a director and writer, known for Wunderkinder (2011), Der tote Taucher im Wald (2000) and Die Holzbaronin (2013).

Katy Karrenbauer was born on 31 December 1962 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress and writer, known for Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast (1997), Cloud Atlas (2012) and Verbotene Liebe (1995).

In 1950, Krug moved to East Germany where he worked in heavy industry before he started his career as an actor and, later on, as a singer and entertainer in the communist GDR. In 1968, he got the national prize and was only at the beginning of his career. He starred in many successful East German films until he applied for expatriation in 1977. His first major commitment was the series Auf Achse (1980) that brought him a high popularity in the West and further roles in TV films, as in the very successful German whodunnit series Tatort.

Hans Caninenberg was born on 15 January 1913 in Duisburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Sandokan (1976), Liselotte von der Pfalz (1966) and Die Nibelungen (1967). He was married to Lola Müthel. He died on 29 June 2008 in Gräfelfing, Bavaria, Germany.

Max Lang was born in 1982 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an assistant director and writer, known for The Gruffalo (2009), The Snail and the Whale (2019) and Room on the Broom (2012).

At the age of 14, Pleitgen was already working as a freelancer for sports and court reporting for the local edition Bünde der Freie Presse Bielefeld. He also began a two-year traineeship here in 1959. At the beginning of 1963, Pleitgen joined WDR television in Cologne, where he worked for the "Tagesschau" until 1970. This is where the journalist's foreign reporting began, who reported from Brussels and Paris on the discussions between the "European Economic Community" (EEC) and NATO and in 1967 reported from the Middle East on the "Six-Day War" between Israel and its Arab neighbors. In 1969 he married Gerda Lichtenberg. Together they became parents of four children. In 1970, Pleitgen was appointed as a foreign correspondent for ARD in Moscow, from where he kept the German television audience informed about the internal events in the Soviet Union until 1977 in such a way that he soon became a "Cold War reporter".

In mid-1977, Pleitgen moved to East Berlin in the same role after Klaus Bednarz replaced him in Moscow. Until 1982, the foreign correspondent had a lasting impact on the German public's image of the other German state through his reports and reports from the GDR. As the successor to Peter Merseburger, Pleitgen went to Washington in mid-1982 to document the era of the Reagan administration as ARD's USA correspondent until 1987 - not without critical judgments about the president's policies. After Pleitgen temporarily managed the ARD studio in New York in 1987/88, he was appointed editor-in-chief of WDR television in mid-1988. A little later he also took over the moderation of the foreign magazine "Weltspiegel". At the beginning of 1994, Pleitgen was promoted to radio director of WDR, whose five programs he restructured in terms of content. In mid-1995, Pleitgen was appointed director of WDR, succeeding Friedrich Nowottny.

The new boss of the largest ARD broadcaster focused on quality in his programming by trying to increase viewership through good television journalism (reports, documentaries) and upscale entertainment films. During his term in office, Pleitgen also promoted the expansion of ARD's online program in the spirit of the new media revolution. Finally, he himself played an active role in the programming as the moderator of the Sunday ARD "Press Club". Pleitgen was confirmed as director of WDR for another term in 2000. At the beginning of 2001, Pleitgen was also appointed chairman of ARD. In the following months, the new chairman of "First" was particularly involved in the dispute over the television broadcasting rights for the 2002 and 2006 World Cups. At the end of 2002, Pleitgen resigned from the ARD chairmanship. In addition to being director of WDR, he now took on the role of deputy chairman of ARD.

In September 2004, the deputy chairman of ARD and director of WDR took action against the planned introduction of a state-determined quota in public broadcasting: In this context, Pleitgen warned against interference with the broadcasters' program autonomy. In January 2005, the WDR director also spoke out in favor of expelling politicians from broadcasting committees in the future in order to guarantee the independence of the media. On December 17, 2006, after almost 300 broadcasts, Fritz Pleitgen hosted the ARD "Presseclub", one of the oldest series on German television, for the last time. Monika Piel followed him. In May 2005, Pleitgen was awarded the "Médaille Charlemagne pour des Médias Européens" in Aachen as a European media personality. From April 1, 2007 to the end of 2011, Pleitgen was chairman of the management board of Ruhr 2010 GmbH.

He was honored with the Great Cross of Merit in 2012 for his voluntary, social commitment, such as as President of the German Cancer Aid. He was also awarded the "Golden Blokhin Medal" from the Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology in 2019. In June 2020 it became known that Pleitgen was suffering from pancreatic cancer.

Fritz Pleitgen died on September 15, 2022 in Cologne.

Günther Stoll was born on 18 August 1924 in Duisburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971), Melissa (1966) and Derrick (1974). He was married to Edina Pop and Karin Behrmann. He died on 12 January 1977 in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany.

Tim Ricke is an actor and was born in 1977 in Duisburg, a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. After school, he completed an apprenticeship as a surveying technician. In 2007 he decided to start acting. Since then, he has played in a variety of series mainly in the scripted reality genre. Later other formats followed. In his youth, Ricke was a competitive swimmer and water polo player. In 1993 he started the bodybuilding sport, which he still runs today. In the period from 2008 to 2013, Ricke also participated actively in amateur bodybuilding competitions. He is known for Maleficius (2019), Hüftkreisen mit Nancy (2019), Treuetest (2013).

Jan Andrees was born on 21 October 1985 in Duisburg, Germany. He is a composer, known for Stowaway (2021), Against the Ice (2022) and All Quiet on the Western Front (2022).

Dirk Dautzenberg was born on 7 October 1921 in Duisburg, Germany. He was an actor, known for Tag für Tag (1965), Michael Kramer (1965) and Die Kuba-Krise 1962 (1969). He died on 15 February 2009 in Wilhelmshaven, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Milan Marcus was born on 11 January 1987 in Duisburg, Germany. He is an actor, known for 112 - Sie retten dein Leben (2008), Verbotene Liebe (1995) and MEK 8 (2011).

Michael Bornhütter was born on 29 March 1962 in Walsum, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Matrix Resurrections (2021) and V for Vendetta (2005).

Martin Rütter was born on 22 June 1970 in Duisburg, Germany. He is an actor and director, known for Martin Rütter: Nachsitzen (2015), Der Hundeprofi (2008) and HILLarious (2023).

Else Quecke was born on 5 September 1907 in Duisburg, Germany. She was an actress, known for Hunting Scenes from Bavaria (1969), Der Fall Winslow (1961) and Gaslicht (1960). She was married to Ernst Frank. She died on 19 June 2004 in Bad Wiessee, Bavaria, Germany.

Charlotte Bohning was born on 23 April 1975 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for Rote Rosen (2006), Cologne P.D. (2003) and Merz gegen Merz (2019).

Romina Becks was born on 29 December 1987 in Duisburg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Verbotene Liebe (1995), VIVApedia (2012) and Das perfekte Promi-Dinner (2005).

Jona Gaensslen was born in 2005 in Duisburg, Germany. He is an actor, known for Dear Thomas (2021) and Double Trouble and the Magical Mirror (2019).

Katharina Abel was born in 1992 in Duisburg, Germany. She is an actress, known for Plünderich (2023), Monster im Kopf (2023) and Smeilingen - Don't worry, be happy! (2024).

Stefan Rogall was born in 1969 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is a writer, known for Police Call 110 (1971), Tatort (1970) and Lotta (2010).

Siham El-Maimouni was born on 5 March 1985 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is an actress, known for Die Heinzels 2: Neue Mützen, Neue Mission (2024), Titel, Thesen, Temperamente (1967) and West.art (2001).

Dirk Stermann was born on 7 December 1965 in Duisburg, Germany. He is an actor and writer, known for Willkommen Österreich (2007), Forever Never Anywhere (2007) and Dorfers Donnerstalk (2004).

André Lotterer is a professional racing driver most well known for his achievements with Audi Sport in the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the FIA World Endurance Championship. Along with teammates Marcel Fässler and Benoît Tréluyer, he is a three-time Le Mans winner and was crowned FIA World Endurance Champion in 2012. After Audi withdrew their LMP1 program in 2016, Porsche announced that Lotterer would join Porsche for the 2017 season, sharing a car with 2016 Le Mans winner Neel Jani and 2015 Le Mans winner Nick Tandy.

Markus John was born on 17 February 1962 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He is an actor, known for Ellerbeck (2015), Cologne P.D. (2003) and Eher fliegen hier UFOs (2023).