List of Famous people born in Indonesia
Maria Harfanti
Maria Harfanti is an Indonesian TV Host, social activist, pianist and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Indonesia 2015. She represented her country in Miss World 2015 pageant and was placed as 2nd Runner Up and Miss World Asia 2015.
Susi Susanti
Lucia Francisca "Susi" Susanti Haditono is a retired Indonesian badminton player. Relatively small of stature, she combined quick and graceful movement with elegant shotmaking technique, and is regarded by many as one of the greatest women's singles players of all time. She is the first Indonesian Olympic gold medalist and the only Indonesian woman to do so until Lilyana Natsir accomplished the feat in 2016.
Laura Gemser
Laurette Marcia "Laura" Gemser is a retired Indonesian-Dutch actress, model and costume designer. She is primarily known for her work in Italian erotic cinema, most notably the Emanuelle series. Many of her films were collaborations with directors Joe D'Amato and Bruno Mattei.
Alex Noerdin
Alex Noerdin was the Governor of South Sumatra between 2008 and 2018.
Karel Satsuit Tubun
Karel Sadsuit Tubun was an Indonesian police officer who is now regarded as a National Hero of Indonesia. He was killed while on duty as a guard in the neighborhood where one of the abductions of 30 September Movement took place. He was promoted posthumously to the rank of Police Second Sub-inspector. The Indonesian frigate KRI Karel Satsuit Tubun is named after him.
Aliando Syarief
Muhammad Ali Syarief Alkatiri, also known as Aliando or Aliando Syarief, is an Indonesian actor, singer, songwriter. He has Arab descent from his father, Syarief Alkatiri, and his mother, Tengku Resi Refado, is from Minangkabau.
Robert Budi Hartono
Robert Budi Hartono is a Chinese Indonesian tobacco billionaire with a 2018 net worth of US$12.6 billion. He owns and runs the privately held Djarum, the world's third largest maker of clove cigarettes. Djarum has reportedly recently grabbed shares from the number two cigarette firm, Sampoerna. Budi Hartono also has a stake with his brother, Michael Bambang Hartono in one of Indonesia's biggest banks, Bank Central Asia, formerly controlled by billionaire Liem Sioe Liong. In 2020, according to American business magazine, Forbes, Budi Hartono's net worth reportedly reached US$13.6 billion and he was noted as the richest Indonesian and 80th richest person in the world.
Nicholas Saputra
Nicholas Schubring Saputra is an Indonesian actor and film producer. He is known for his role as Rangga in the 2002 cult classic romance Ada Apa dengan Cinta? (2002), a role he reprised in Ada Apa Dengan Cinta? 2 (2016). He has won Best Actor award at the Indonesian Movie Awards for his role in Janji Joni (2005), Citra Award for Best Leading Actor at the Indonesian Film Festival for his performance in Gie (2005), and Citra Award for Best Supporting Actor at the Indonesian Film Festival for his performance in Aruna & Lidahnya (2018).
Eko Irawan
Eko Yuli Irawan is an Indonesian weightlifter, Olympian, and World Champion competing in the 62 kg category until 2018 and 61 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.
Djoko Suyanto
Air Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto was the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces from 2006 to 2007. After ending his services as the commander, he served as the Coordinating Minister for Legal, Political and Security Affairs in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Second United Indonesia Cabinet.