Personalities
- Sir Charles Hallé (Karl Halle) was born here in 1819
- Nena (born 24 March 1960 in Hagen), German pop singer
- Karl Ernst Osthaus (1874–1921), patron of the avant-garde
- Nicholas (Klaus) Rescher (born 15 July 1928) American Philosopher
- Mousse T. (born 2 October 1966 in Hagen), German DJ and record producer
- Franz Bronstert (1895–1967) painter
- Emil Schumacher (1912–1999) painter and co-founder of German abstract art
- Henning Wehn (born 10 April 1974 in Hagen), German comedian
- Bettina Hauert (born 18 June 1982 in Hagen), German professional golfer
Read more about this topic: Hagen