List of Famous people born in East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Praveen Jordan is an Indonesian badminton player who specialises in doubles. He is the reigning and two-time All England Open champion in mixed doubles, winning in 2016 with Debby Susanto and in 2020 with Melati Daeva Oktavianti. He has played for the badminton club PB Djarum since 2008.

Anneth Delliecia Nasution better known as Anneth Delliecia or Anneth, is an Indonesian singer-songwriter. She is known as the first winner of Indonesian Idol Junior season 3, broadcast by the Indonesia television station RCTI in 2018. Her first single "Tetap Untukmu" and her own written single "Mungkin Hari Ini Esok Atau Nanti" which she created at the age of fourteen have successfully captured the attention of Indonesian music fans. The song went viral and topped charts on various types of digital music platforms in Indonesia.

Chelsie Monica Ignesias Sihite is an Indonesian chess player and Twitch streamer. She holds the title of Woman International Master. She has also represented Indonesia in five chess olympiads.

Isran Noor is an Indonesian politician and academic who is the governor of East Kalimantan.

Sudrajat is an Indonesian politician, former general and diplomat. He held the rank of Major General in the Indonesian Army, and was the Ambassador of Indonesia to China between 2005 and 2009. Currently, he is the CEO of Susi Air.

Jodi Ann Paterson is an American model, actress and former beauty queen. She competed in the Miss Teen USA competition as Miss Oregon Teen USA in 1994. She is Playboy's Playmate for October 1999, and was named Playmate of the Year (PMOY) in 2000. She has also modeled for Perfect 10.

Denny Kantono is a retired Chinese-Indonesian badminton player who specialized in men's doubles. He shared numerous international titles with his regular partner Antonius Ariantho including the French (1993), Hong Kong (1993), Denmark (1994), Thailand (1994), Chinese Taipei, and Indonesia (1996) Opens; as well as the Badminton World Cup (1996) and World Badminton Grand Prix (1998) events. They were runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships in 1995 and bronze medalists at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

Bima Sakti Tukiman is a retired Indonesian footballer and former head coach of the Indonesia national football team. He was named after the galaxy Milky Way, called "Bima Sakti" in Indonesian language.