List of Famous people born in Central Java, Indonesia

Arief Hidayat was the fifth Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia. Previously, he was a professor of law at his alma mater, Diponegoro University.

Willy Dozan a.k.a. Billy Chong is an Indonesian martial artist. His acting career started in 1977 with Pembalasan Si Pitung. He pursued his career in Indonesia, Hong Kong and the United States. Some of the most notable roles are in Crystal Fist and A Fistful of Talons. In 1995, he became a household name in Indonesia after performing in Deru Debu, a popular TV series, for which he directed most of the episodes. He also starred in, directed and produced another hit TV series, Sapu Jagad (2000).

Michael Bambang Hartono, also known as Oei Hwie Siong, is a Chinese Indonesian billionaire heir and businessman.

Nurhayati Srihardini Siti Nukatin, better known by her pen name Nh. Dini, was an Indonesian novelist and feminist. She was the youngest of five children of Saljowidjojo and Kusaminah. One branch of the family can be traced back to the Bugis of South Sulawesi.

Aminah Tjendrakasih is an Indonesian actress best known for her appearance as Lela in the television series Si Doel Anak Sekolahan. Beginning her career in her teenage years, Cendrakasih had her first starring role in 1955's Ibu dan Putri. She has since acted in more than a hundred feature films. In 2012 and 2013 she received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Bandung Film Festival and the Indonesian Movie Awards, respectively.

Leo Rolly Carnando is an Indonesian badminton player from PB Djarum club. He was a World Junior Champions in the mixed doubles in 2018 and in the boys' doubles in 2019, also won double gold at the 2019 Asian Junior Championships in the boys' and mixed doubles events.

Mangkunegara IV (1809–1881) was the fourth ruler of Mangkunegaran, a small principality based in Surakarta, Java, ruling from 1853-1881. His title before ascending was Pangeran Adipati.

Tjahjo Kumolo is an Indonesian politician and the currently-appointed Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform. He previously served as Minister of Home Affairs in President Joko Widodo's 2014-2019 Working Cabinet.

Hj. Sudjiatmi Notomihardjo was the mother of Joko Widodo, Indonesia's current president. Along with her husband, Widjiatno Notomihardjo, she was a wood trader from Solo.

Prasetyo Edi Marsudi is an Indonesian politician from PDI-P who is the speaker of Jakarta Council.