List of Famous people born in Indonesia
Djoko Tjandra
Djoko Soegiarto Tjandra alias Joe Chan is an Chinese Indonesian businessman and corruption felon. His family founded the Mulia Group of companies. In 2009, he fled to Papua New Guinea one day before he was sentenced to jail for his role in the embezzlement of banking funds. After 11 years on the run, he was arrested in Malaysia in July 2020 and sent to Indonesia, where he now faces charges of bribing police and a public prosecutor.
Tubagus Hasanuddin
Tubagus Hasanuddin is an Indonesian politician and former general who has served as a member of the People's Representative Council between 2009 and 2018, and from 2019 to present.
Basuki Rahmat
Basuki Rahmat was an Indonesian General and a witness to the signing of the Supersemar document transferring power from President Sukarno to General Suharto.
Maria Selena
Maria Selena Nurcahya, known as Maria Selena, is an Indonesian actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Puteri Indonesia 2011 and was represented her country in Miss Universe 2012 pageant. She was represented Central Java in the Pemilihan Puteri Indonesia 2011. She made a Top 10 in the Miss Universe for Best National Costume.
Boy William
William Hartanto known professionally as Boy William, is an Indonesian actor, VJ, and rapper. He first started his career by winning the Starteen model election in 2009 where he showed his talent for dancing the Haka Dance. He represented his school in the Haka Dance Competition in Africa for a month. He also had leading roles in Indonesian films Di Balik 98 and Sunshine Becomes You. He is currently a VJ of Breakout on the television channel NET.
Krisdayanti
Kris Dayanti, often written mononymously as Krisdayanti, is an Indonesian singer and actress. She is the younger sister of Yuni Shara, another Indonesian singer. She is the daughter of Trenggono and Rachma Widadiningsih. At the age of 9, she sang a song for the movie Megaloman. On three years later, she released her first album, Biasa Saja, together with the soundtrack album for Catatan Si Emon. While still in high school, Yanti participated in numerous singing and modelling competitions. In 1991, she was a finalist in the GADIS Sampul competition.
Munafri Arifuddin
Munafri Arifuddin is an Indonesian businessman who is the CEO of the football club PSM Makassar.
Jihane Almira
Jihane Almira Chedid is an Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly Ambassador, actress, fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2020. She is known for her work in advocating for #ActYourThoughts orphanage programs. Chedid is the first delegate from Central Java to ever be crowned Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata. She will represent Indonesia at the Miss Supranational 2021 pageant, to be held in Poland.
Ardhito Pramono
Ardhito Rifqi Pramono who is familiarly called Ardhito is a singer, songwriter and actor from Indonesia. Apart from being a singer, Ardhito has been a creative planner and also a music director. He has also been involved in working on several a short films and web-series.
Retno Marsudi
Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi is an Indonesian diplomat who has been serving as the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Working Cabinet since 2014. She is the first female minister appointed to the post. She was previously the Indonesian Ambassador to the Netherlands from 2012 to 2014, as well as Ambassador to Iceland and Norway from 2005 to 2008.