List of Famous people born in Central Java, Indonesia

Sujono Hadinoto was an Indonesian politician and academician. He briefly served as Minister of Economic Affairs in the Sukiman Cabinet, and was the chairman of the Indonesian National Party between 1947 and 1950.

Andreas Nova Widianto is an Indonesian former badminton player. He is currently the Indonesia national team mixed doubles assistant coach.

Raden Ayu Siti Hartinah was the wife of the second Indonesian president, Suharto and former First Lady of Indonesia from 1967 until 1996. She is usually known as Ibu Tien to Indonesians, but is also known as Siti Hartinah Soeharto.

Willibrordus Surendra Broto Rendra, widely known as Rendra or W. S. Rendra, was an Indonesian dramatist, poet, activist, performer, actor and director.

Soimah Pancawati is an Indonesian comedian, singer, pesindhèn, and presenter from Yogyakarta, Indonesia. She sings in several genres, including campursari, pesindhèn, ketoprak, Java pop, hip-hop, and dagelan. She grew up in a coast village at Tayu, Pati, Central Java.

Peter Frans Gontha is an Indonesian businessman, commercial television pioneer, and jazz impresario. He served as Indonesian ambassador to Poland from October 2014 to January 2019.

Pakubuwono IV was the fourth Susuhunan. He reigned from 1788 to 1820.

Rian Sukmawan was a professional badminton player from Indonesia.

Agus Basuki Bin Suwito Hadiwiryono, or mononymously known as Basuki, was an Indonesian actor and comedian. He was born in Surakarta, Central Java. He was a member of the Indonesian comedy troupe, Srimulat. However, he became famous after appearing in the program, Si Doel Anak Sekolahan in 1996. He was also famous for creating a jingle called "Wes Ewes Ewes Bablas Angine" for a traditional medicine commercial.

Arswendo Atmowiloto was an Indonesian journalist and writer. Considered one of Indonesia's most productive writers, he began his literary career in the 1970s and entered journalism in the 1980s. Following a controversial publication in 1990, he was imprisoned for subversion until 1993, though he continued his literary and journalistic work during and after his sentence.