List of Famous people born in East Java, Indonesia

Laksana Tri Handoko is an Indonesian scientist and public official specializing in theoretical and particle physics. He formerly served as the deputy head of science and technology for the Indonesian Institute of Sciences from 2014 to 2018. In 2018, he replaced Bambang Subiyanto as the acting chairman of the institute.

Dr. Artidjo Alkostar, SH, MH. was an Indonesian lawyer, judge and legal academic. He served as a Supreme Court Judge and Chairman of the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia, where he was famous for his verdicts that tended to increase sentences for convicted corruption cases and the dissenting opinions he issued in several major cases. At the end of his life, he served as a member of the Supervisory Board of the Corruption Eradication Commission for the period of 2019–2023.

Arif Wibowo is an Indonesian politician, who is currently serving as a member of the People's Representative Council since 2009, representing the East Java IV constituency as a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle. He is assigned to the Second Commission which handles local government matters in Indonesia, including regional autonomy, the Indonesian Ministry of Home Affairs, the National Land Agency and the General Elections Commission. He was also known as a leader in the Indonesian National Student Movement at the University of Jember.