List of Famous people born in East Java, Indonesia

General Police (Ret.) Timur Pradopo, was Chief of the Indonesian National Police (Kapolri) from 22 October 2010 until 25 October 2013. Timur Pradopo replaced Chief of Police General Bambang Hendarso Danuri who was relieved of duty. He was nominated by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Indriati Gerald Bernardina, also known by her stage name Indriati Iskak and after marriage as Indri Makki, is an Indonesian actress turned psychologist and marketer. Born in Surabaya, she entered the Indonesian film industry and soared to popularity with Usmar Ismail's commercially successful Tiga Dara (1957). She appeared in eight further films and established her own girl group before retiring from cinema in 1963. She graduated from the University of Indonesia with a degree in psychology in 1968, and has taught the subject at the Jakarta Art Institute. For twenty-six years she worked with Unilever, and since 1994 she has been a marketing consultant with Makki Makki.

Soekarwo , popularly known as Pakde Karwo or Uncle Karwo, is an Indonesian politician and former governor of East Java.

Icons or 7Icons is an Indonesian electropop girl group formed on 28 October 2010. The group currently has five members: PJ, Vanilla, T-Sha, Grace, and Mezty.

Maria Kristin Yulianti is a badminton player from Indonesia. She won a bronze medal in women's singles at the 2008 Olympics.

Raden Ajeng Titien Sumarni was an Indonesian film actress active in the 1950s. Born in Surabaya, she moved to Tasikmalaya as a child and developed an interest in stage acting, trained by her uncle and future husband Mustari, later acting for republican troops during the Indonesian National Revolution. Sumarni began acting in film in 1951, making her debut with Seruni Laju. Over her five-year career Sumarni acted in thirty films, established her own film production company, and became one of the most popular Indonesian actresses of her time. Following her final film, Djandjiku (1956), Sumarni fell out of the spotlight, eventually dying at very young age.

Nur Indah Cintra Sukma Munsyi, commonly known as Emilia Contessa is a former Indonesian pop singer and actress. She was a member of the Regional Representative Council, representing East Java, for the 2014-2019 period.

Syaiful Indra Cahya is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a right back.

Anang Hermansyah is an Indonesian singer, musician, producer and politician, who served as a member of the People's Representative Council from the East Java IV constituency as from 2014 until 2019. Since 2007, anang has been one of the judges for the singing talent contest, namely Indonesian Idol. Anang is the ex-husband of famous pop singer turned politician Krisdayanti.

Utami Dewi Kinard is a former world-class badminton player who was considered Indonesia's #1 Women's Singles player in the 1970s, and became the United States' #1 player in 1981 after marrying former 6 time U.S. Men's Singles Champion, Chris Kinard. She is also the sister of 8 time All-England Singles Champion, Rudy Hartono.