Notable Residents
- Konrad Raiser (b.1938), former General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, taught theology in Bochum
- Wolfgang Clement (b. 1940), former Minister of Economy and Labor
- Hans Ehrenberg (1883–1958), theologian, Nazi critic, and co-founder of the Confessing Church
- Manfred Eigen (b. 1927), 1967 Nobel Prize winner in chemistry
- Tommy Finke (b. 1981), songwriter and composer
- Frank Goosen (b. 1966), cabaret artist and author, wrote Learning to Lie
- Herbert Grönemeyer (b. 1956), actor (Das Boot), singer, songwriter, who became famous with the song "Bochum"
- Claus Holm (1918–1996), actor, born in Bochum
- Else Hirsch (1889–1943), Jewish teacher who organized 10 Kindertransports to England and Holland
- Alfred Keller (1882–1974), general in the Luftwaffe during the Second World War
- Norbert Lammert (b. 1948), president (Speaker) of the Bundestag (German parliament)
- Andrei Osterman (1686–1747), Bochum-born Russian statesman
- Otto Schily (b. 1932), former Minister of the Interior
- Hans-Jürgen Schlieker (1924–2004), painter
- André Tanneberger (b. 1973), also known as "ATB", electronic music producer, began his career in Wattenscheid
- Mark Warnecke (b. 1970), breaststroke swimmer, won the world title at the age of 35
- Thomas Köner (b. 1965), multimedia artist
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