List of Famous people born in East Java, Indonesia

Hendro Kartiko is a retired Indonesian footballer who last played with Mitra Kukar. He normally played as a goalkeeper and is 178 cm in height. He also played for the Indonesia national football team. His first appearance in the senior national team was in the Asian Cup 1996 for Indonesia against Kuwait, Indonesia draw 2-2, where he came as a substitute for the injured Kurnia Sandy in the 80th minute. In Asian Cup 2000 Asian people mention him "Fabian Barthez Asia", in this event Indonesia had one draw and two losses in the first round, drew 0-0 with Kuwait, loss 0-4 from China PR and loss 0-3 from South Korea. In Asian Cup 2004 he was chosen as a Man of The Match for Indonesia against Qatar, Indonesia won 2-1. He has 60 caps in the senior national team since his debut in 1996 and became one of football players in his country with the most appearances in the senior national team squad. Since 2007, he has not been chosen again as the number one goalkeeper in the senior national team. He was replaced by other younger players in Indonesia. Currently, his place in the national team is occupied by Kurnia Mega.

Denny Setiawan is an Indonesian badminton player who later represented Singapore. Setiawan joined the PB Djarum club in 2006, and now works as a badminton coach. Setiawan was part of the Indonesia junior team that competed at the 1997 and 1998 Asian Junior Championships, winning a silver and four bronze medals. He had won some international senior tournament in Asian Satellite and also in Oceania, and the 2003 Waikato International tournament impressed him, by defeating the top seeds Keita Masuda and Tadashi Ohtsuka, of Japan.

Fira Basuki is an Indonesian novelist. Arguably her most famous work is her trilogy debut consisting of Jendela-Jendela, Pintu and Atap. The trilogy concerning the journeys of Javanese brother and sister Bowo and June; from graduating high school, studying abroad in the US, their meta-physical experiences, relationships with people of different nationalities, and their return home to Indonesia.

Shendy Puspa Irawati is an Indonesian badminton player from PB Djarum club.