Editing Rinteln (section)

== Notable people ==
* [[Friedrich Wilhelm von Lossberg]] (1720–1800), a [[Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel|Hessian]] Lieutenant General fighting with the British-allied [[Hessian (soldier)|German contingents]] in the [[American Revolutionary War]]. 
* [[Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe]] (1723–1787), a ruler of the counties of [[Lippe-Alverdissen]] and [[Schaumburg-Lippe]].
* [[Diederik Lodewijk Bennewitz]] (1764–1826), a Dutch goldsmith, silversmith and jeweller.
* [[Friedrich Kohlrausch (physicist)|Friedrich Kohlrausch]] (1840–1910), physicist who investigated the [[conductive]] properties of [[electrolytes]].<ref>{{Cite Americana|wstitle= Kohlrausch, Friedrich |volume= XVI |short=1 }}</ref>
* [[Margrit Brückner]] (born 1946) a feminist German sociologist
* [[Cajus Julius Caesar]] (born 1951), politician (CDU). He served in the [[Bundestag]] three times
* [[Paul McGuinness]] (born 1951), talent manager, the manager of the rock band [[U2]] from 1978 to 2013.
* [[Keith Rand]] RSA (1956–2013), an English [[Wood carving|wood sculptor]] and a [[Royal Scottish Academy|Royal Scottish academician]].
* [[Graham Coxon]] (born 1969), musician, singer-songwriter and painter; founding member of the rock band [[Blur (band)|Blur]].
=== Sport ===
* [[Paul Casey (footballer, born 1961)|Paul Casey]] (born 1961), former footballer who played over 450 games
* [[Darren Barnard]] (born 1971), former footballer and manager who played 609 games
* [[Mark Jermyn]] (born 1981), former footballer who played 695 games for [[Dorchester Town F.C.]]
* [[Michael Gash]] (born 1986), footballer who has played over 600 games
* [[Stephanie Goddard]] (born 1988), former footballer, played for [[SV Werder Bremen (women)]]; she played over 250 games
* [[Julian Stöckner]] (born 1989), footballer who played over 230 games