The Stieber Twins, a rap duo consisting of brothers Martin (Marshall Mar, a.k.a. Martin Jekyll) and Christian (Luxus Chris a.k.a. Christian Hyde) are from Kirchheim; and Painter Crew Kirchheim, a graffiti troupe originating on one of the town's main streets (Schwartzwald Strasse) was known for creating vandalistic artwork on public spaces.
He also wrote the soundtrack for a number of arthouse films, including the documentary LuXus, about abstract painter Philip Diggle.
Mexico: pirulí or chupirul (the latter name is a result of the success of the trademark used by Luxus).