同校名人
据立思辰留学360介绍，诺贝尔奖得主
Philipp Lenard – 诺贝尔物理学奖 1905
Wilhelm Wien – 诺贝尔物理学奖 1911
Johannes Stark – 诺贝尔物理学奖 1919
Peter Debye – 诺贝尔化学奖 1936
Karl Ziegler – 诺贝尔化学奖 1963
Thomas Südhof – 诺贝尔生理学或医学奖 2013
莱布尼兹奖得主
Peter R. Sahm – 铸造科学 1986
Norbert Peters – 燃烧工程1990
Dieter Enders – 有机化学1993
Siegfried Bethke – 基本粒子物理学1995
Wolfgang Marquardt – 过程工程 2001
Wolfgang Dahmen – 数学 2002
Dierk Raabe – 材料科学 2004
Martin Beneke – 理论粒子物理 2008
Leif Kobbelt – 计算机图形及多媒体 2013
Rainer Waser – 材料科学和纳米电子学2013
科学家（工程科学）
Bodo von Borries – Professor of Electrical Engineering, co-inventor of electron microscope
Philipp Forchheimer (1852–1933) Civil Engineering
Otto Intze – Professor of Hydraulic engineering
Theodore von Kármán – Pioneer of modern Aerodynamics；航空航天时代的科学奇才，火箭之父，钱伟长、钱学森的导师
Georg Menges – Former leader of Institute for Plastics engineering and creator of Georg-Menges Prize
Herwart Opitz – Professor of Machine tools and Production engineering
Jesco von Puttkamer – Rocket engineer, space exploration technology
August Ritter – Professor of Mechanics and Astrophysics
F.A.F. Schmidt – Professor of Internal combustion engines
Rolf G?pfert – Architect
JB Mangun Wijaya – Indonesian architect and novelist
科学家（自然科学和医学）
Hans Günther Aach - Botanist, former director of the Botanical Institute
Friedrich Asinger - Chemist, former director of the Institute for Technical and Petrol Chemistry
Otto Blumenthal – Mathematician
Martin Bojowald – Physicist
Martin Wilhelm Kutta – Mathematician
Hans von Mangoldt – Mathematician
Friedrich Robert Helmert – Mathematician and Geodesist
Helmut Zahn – Chemist, first synthesis of insulin
Hans-Harald Bolt – Director of the Max-Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Herbert Capellmann - Physicist
Stefan Kuetter - Physician, general practitioner
Volker Dohm - Physicist, recipient of the Walter Schottky award
Ubbo Felderhof- Physicist
Wilhelm Keim – Chemist, former director of the Institute for Technical and Petrol Chemistry
Otto Lehmann – Father of liquid crystal research
Dieter Vollhardt - Physicist, recipient of the Max-Planck medal
Walter Metzner – CEO of the Max-Planck Institute for Solid State Research
Claus Müller – Mathematician
Horst Niemeyer – Mathematician
Dierk Raabe – Director of the Max-Planck Institute for Iron Research
Friedrich Schl?gl - Physicist
Arne Stahl - Physicist
Thomas Thiemann – Physicist
Ranga Yogeshwar – Physicist and science journalist
Lu Yongxiang – President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Arnold Sommerfeld – Professor of applied mathematics, 1900–1906. Famous physicist
Rudolf Schulten (1923–1996) Physicist and father of the Pebble bed reactor
科学家（人文科学）
Walter Biemel – Philosopher
Arnold Gehlen – Sociologist
Hans Glinz – Germanist and Linguist
Lutz F. Hornke – Psychological Assessment, Organizational Psychology
Klaus Mehnert – Journalist and Professor of political science
Hartwig Neumann (1942–1992) Historian for old buildings and fortresses
政治人物
Necmettin Erbakan – 土耳其首相
Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie – 印度尼西亚总统 (1998-1999)
Ulrich Daldrup – Professor of International Law, former Mayor of the City of Aachen
Ulla Schmidt – Politician, Federal minister
Rangin Dadfar Spanta – 阿富汗国务大臣 (since March 2006)
Ena von Baer – Chilean journalist, politician, ministry of Segegob (March 2010 - July 2011), designated Senator (July 2011 to date)
公众人物
Wolfgang Back – TV journalist
Young-Sup Huh – 绿十字公司总裁, RWTH-Honorary senator
Andreas Jiman – IT Consultant for Indonesian National Police – National Crime Information Center
Arno Joentgen – Magician
Hugo Junkers – Industrialist and academic
Karlheinz Kaske – 西门子公司CEO (1982–1991)
Theo Lieven – Entrepreneur (founder of Vobis)
Jürgen von der Lippe – Comedian
Sonia Mikich – TV correspondent and top editor
Franz-Josef Paefgen – 宾利总裁，奥迪前总裁
Wolfgang Rudolph – TV Journalist
Hans Wilhelm Schlegel – Astronaut
Christoph Schmallenbach – CEO of AMB Generali
Hans Ernst Schneider/Hans Schwerte – Rector of RWTH under fake name (1970–1973). Identified as a former SS member, and all his rights were revoked
Ulrich Schumacher – 英飞凌公司CEO (2000–2004)
Kemal ?ahin – Turkish entrepreneur (?ahinler Group)
Mario Theissen – Boss of BMW‘s Formula One racing division
Wendelin Wiedeking – 保时捷总裁，大众汽车公司董事
杰出华人校友
路甬祥- 中国人大常委会副委员长，前中国科学院院长
徐金梧- 前北京科技大学校长
韦钰- 前中国教育部副部长
王大中- 前中国清华大学校长
秦大钧- 前成功大学校长
马逊- 前华梵大学校长
