List of Famous people born in Central Java, Indonesia

Andy Setyo Nugroho is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga 1 club Persikabo 1973 and the Indonesia national team. He is also a second sergeant in the Indonesian Army.

Sakdiyah Ma'ruf is an Indonesian stand-up comedian. She is known for addressing Islamic extremism in Indonesia within her comedic routines.

Dadang Hawari was an Indonesian psychiatrist.

Nani Soedarsono was an Indonesian politician who served as Minister of Social Welfare between 1983 and 1988.

Widodo Cahyono Putro is a retired Indonesian football player and current manager of Persita Tangerang, who gained fame for scoring a goal with a bicycle kick in a match against Kuwait in the 1996 Asian Cup.

L.G. (Ret) Tjokropranolo was an Indonesian politician and former military officer who was the 8th Governor of Jakarta, serving between 1977 and 1982. During the Indonesian National Revolution, he was the assistant to Sudirman, and later wrote a biography of the commander.

Ricky Fajrin Saputra is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays for Liga 1 club Bali United and the Indonesia national team primarily as a left back but also as a centre back.

Rudi Widodo is an Indonesian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Darmono is a former prosecutor and Attorney General of Indonesia. Before retirement, Darmono was deputy attorney general, a position he occupied since December 23, 2009 after the resignation of Abdul Hakim Ritonga. Darmono was appointed as acting attorney general on September 24, 2010 by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in order to replace Hendarman Supandji who had been honorably discharged with the Presidential Decree No. 104 of 2010.

Edhi Sunarso, born Sunarso, was an Indonesian sculptor and public artist known for numerous well-known monuments and landmarks found throughout Jakarta, including the Selamat Datang Monument and Dirgantara statue, also called the Pancoran Monument, in Pancoran, South Jakarta. He taught sculpture at Yogyakarta State University and the Indonesian Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta.