List of Famous people born in Indonesia
Syahrul Yasin Limpo
Syahrul Yasin Limpo is an Indonesian politician, who has served as Minister of Agriculture in Joko Widodo's Onward Cabinet since 23 October 2019. He was governor of South Sulawesi from 2008 to 2018.
Ririn Dwi Ariyanti
Ririn Dwi Ariyanti Noto, known as Ririn Dwi Ariyanti is an Indonesian actress. She made her soap opera debut with Ada Apa dengan Cinta? that aired on RCTI, an Indonesian TV network.
Witan Sulaeman
Witan Sulaeman is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Serbian SuperLiga club Radnik Surdulica and the Indonesia under-19 team.
Maudy Koesnaedi
Surono
Surono, who is often called Mbah Rono, is the most popular Indonesian geophysicist and volcanologist. He was former the Head of the Indonesian Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, Geological Agency. Currently, he is the Head of the Indonesian Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.
Budi Karya Sumadi
Budi Karya Sumadi is an Indonesian architect who currently serves as the Minister of Transportation in Joko Widodo's Working Cabinet.
Aminah Cendrakasih
Aminah Tjendrakasih is an Indonesian actress best known for her appearance as Lela in the television series Si Doel Anak Sekolahan. Beginning her career in her teenage years, Cendrakasih had her first starring role in 1955's Ibu dan Putri. She has since acted in more than a hundred feature films. In 2012 and 2013 she received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Bandung Film Festival and the Indonesian Movie Awards, respectively.
Melly Goeslaw
Melliana Cessy Goeslaw, better known by her stage name Melly Goeslaw, is an Indonesian singer, songwriter, composer, producer, writer and actress. She began singing while in the fifth grade, then began writing songs and took work as a backing vocalist for Elfa Secioria in high school. This led to her family and her moving to Jakarta to further her career. While providing backing vocals for a promotional tour by Katon Bagaskara, she met Anto Hoed and Andi Ayunir. After marrying Hoed, the three formed the band Potret in 1995. Their 1995 debut album was well received, bringing Goeslaw and her bandmates to fame. After releasing several albums with Potret, Goeslaw attempted to begin a solo career, releasing her self-titled debut album Melly in 1999. Although Melly sold well, she became more popular as a solo artist after providing the soundtrack for the 2002 hit film Ada Apa dengan Cinta? together with her husband. Her later releases include solo albums and soundtracks. In 2005, she released a collection of short stories to celebrate her tenth anniversary as a popular musician; four years later, she directed a concert to celebrate the bicentenary of Bandung city. As of 2011, she has written over 500 songs.
Desy Ratnasari
Hj. Desy Ratnasari, M. Si, M. Psi or better known as Desy Ratnasari is an Indonesian actress, singer and politician of Sundanese descent. She is currently serving as a member of the People's Representative Council from National Mandate Party.
Thomas Trikasih Lembong
Thomas Trikasih Lembong, better known as Tom Lembong, is an Indonesian politician. Since 27 July 2016, he has been Head of Indonesia's Investment Coordinating Board .. He formerly served as Minister of Trade of Indonesia from 12 August 2015 to 27 July 2016.