Editing Gelsenkirchen (section)

=== Sport ===
* [[Ernst Kuzorra]] (1905–1990), footballer and manager, 12 caps and 7 goals for [[Germany national football team|Germany]], 6x German Champion, 450 Appearances and 419 Goals for [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke]], part of their 'Team of the Century'
* [[Fritz Szepan]] (1907–1974), footballer with 34 caps and 8 goals for [[Germany national football team|Germany]], 6x German Champion, 434 Appearances and 309 Goals for [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke]], part of their 'Team of the Century'
* [[Norbert Nigbur]] (born 1948), footballer with 6 caps for [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]], [[1974 World Cup]] winner, 440 appearances for [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke]], part of their 'Team of the Century'
* [[Michael Skibbe]] (born 1965), former football player and current coach
* [[Olaf Thon]] (born 1966), footballer and manager, 52 caps for [[Germany national football team|Germany]], [[1990 World Cup]] winner, 3x [[Bundesliga]] Winner, 383 appearances for [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke]], part of their 'Team of the Century'
* [[Hamit Altıntop]] (born 1982), footballer with 82 caps and 7 goals for [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]], league winner in [[Bundesliga|Germany]], [[La Liga|Spain]] and [[Süper Lig|Turkey]]
* [[Manuel Neuer]] (born 1986), footballer with 117 caps for [[Germany national football team|Germany]], [[2014 World Cup]] winner, 11x [[Bundesliga]] Winner, 2x [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] Winner and 5x [[IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper|World's Best Goalkeeper]]
* [[Mesut Özil]] (born 1988), footballer with 92 caps and 23 goals for [[Germany national football team|Germany]], [[2014 World Cup]] winner and [[La Liga]] winner
* [[İlkay Gündoğan]] (born 1990), footballer with 66 caps and 17 goals for [[Germany national football team|Germany]], league winner in [[Bundesliga|Germany]] and [[Premier League|England]]