List of Famous people born in Indonesia
Irene Kharisma Sukandar
Irene Kharisma Sukandar is an Indonesian chess player and a two-time Asian women's champion. She is the first female player from Indonesia to achieve both the Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and International Master (IM) titles.
Soeprapto
Lieutenant General R. Soeprapto was the second deputy commander of the Indonesian Army, and was kidnapped from his home in Jakarta by members of the 30 September Movement in the early hours of 1 October. He was later killed at Lubang Buaya.
Daud Yordan
Daud "Cino" Yordan is an Indonesian professional boxer and former IBO Featherweight and Lightweight Champion.
Arthur Irawan
Arthur Daniel Irawan is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Liga 1 club PSS Sleman.
Nia Ramadhani
Prianti Nur Ramadhani or better known as Nia Ramadhani is an Indonesian actress, model and presenter of mixed Norwegian and Sundanese descent.
Sule
Sutisna, more commonly known as Sule, is an Indonesian comedian and actor. Sule became well-known after winning the Indonesian comedian audition show API with Ogi Suwarna and Obin Wahyudin in the group SOS in 2005. His fame escalated after landing a role in the comedic show Opera Van Java on Trans7. His son, Rizky Febian, is a singer.
Meriam Bellina
Ellisa Meriam Bellina Maria Bamboe, or better known as Meriam Bellina, is an Indonesian actress who has won three Citra Awards and acted in more than 50 films. Born and raised in Bandung, she dropped out of senior high school to begin a career as a model and actress. By the mid-1980s she was recognised as a "sex bomb" and "fantasy girl". During the 1990s she focused mostly on television series, but has produced several feature films since 2007.
Tontowi Ahmad
Tontowi Ahmad is a retired Indonesian badminton player. He plays for PB. Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java and joined the club in 2005. Tontowi Ahmad rose to prominence in the world badminton in 2010 when he paired with the established mixed doubles star Liliyana Natsir. With Natsir he won the 2016 Olympic gold medal in the mixed doubles category.
Rizky Febian
Rizky Febian Adriansyah Sutisna, professionally known as Rizky Febian, is an Indonesian singer, songwriter, actor and TV presenter. He is the eldest son of the Indonesian comedian Sule. He is famous for his single "Kesempurnaan Cinta".
Sutiyoso
Sutiyoso is an Indonesian politician and former general who was the Director of the State Intelligence Agency from 8 July 2015 - 9 September 2016. Known informally as 'Bang Yos', he was the governor of Jakarta, the country's capital, during a turbulent period from 1997. During this time there was a total of five presidents in Indonesia. The transitions between presidents were often accompanied by much turmoil and disturbance in the streets of Jakarta. Sutiyoso also served as chairman of the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) for the period 2004–2008.